Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10


their kindness and invited them to
see her. JULIA MANNING
66O5 Bonsello avenue, St. Michael's
school, grade 8, age Is.
A little cry of amazement came from
Marys lips at what she saw in the
bundle. 1t was a baby. 1t had rosy
cheeks and bright blue eyes. "A
baby" was all Mary could say.
Il wonder what I can do with it,"
she finally asked herself. But pretty
soon she came to the conclusion that
1t would be best to take 1t home and
let her mother decide, as she couldn't
She knelt down in the snow and care
fully lifted the baby in her arms. 1t
was heavy load for Mary, but she
trudged bravely on through the snow
When she reached home she found
Jack sweeping the snow off the walk
What have you in that bundle,
Mary?'' asked Jack. Something aw-
full nice" said Mary, mysteriously.
Please tell begged Jack
"'Come into the house and I'll show
it to you" Jack dropped his broom
and followed Mary into the house.
Let me show you something NICE"
said Mary to her mother, as she laid
the bundle on the bed and proceeded to
open it. And in brief and excited
manner Mary related her adventure.
Make it as comfortable as you can,
Mary" said her mother, land I will
send Jack down town and let him put
an advertisement in the paper"
Three days passed and yet no one
called to claim the baby. Mary and
Jessie finally began to think that they
were going to have the baby for their
little sister, but on the fourth day
lady called. She said that the baby
did not belong to her, but she would
willingly care for it as she had no
one to care for. Mary's mother con-
scented and the lady promised Mary
that she would name the baby after
her FRANK TOM HOWELL,
Boyd Street school, grade S.
There she saw the prettiest Mexican
hairless dog Mary had ever esen. AS
the dog as shivering with the cold
Mary wrapped it up again and started
for home with her find. When she
turned into Lincoln street she almost
bumped into her teacher. Good morn
ing, Mary" said the teacher. What
have you there?" Then Mary told her
how she had found it and what it was,
and said she was going to take it
home. eff you go home now, Mary,
you will be late for school, SO you had
better take the dog with you and we
will ask the janitor to care for it un-
til school lets out" At school Mary's
thoughts were constantly on the dog
and at recess she went down to the
furnace room, where she found that
the. dog had made friends with the
janitor'S kitten. After school Mary
took doggie home and explained the
manner in which she had found it.
This is valuable dog said Mary's
father, land must have fallen out of
the handsome cutter you saw passing
Mary wanted very much to keep the
little dog until her father read the fol-
lowing notice in the evening paper:
Lost out of cutter, between the
school house and the Old Peoples
home, small Mexican dog; pet of
little crippled boy. Return to Hotel
Chesterfield and receive reward"
The next morning Jack carried the
dog to the hotel and received $40. Then
Jack bought a fine young German
mastiff dog from a friend in the city,
for which he paid S. and Mary was
delighted with it. The other S. Mary
put into her bank to save and she
never forgot the day when she tried
to find an excuse for not going to
school. MAUDE EDWARDS
1927 West Tenth street; 5th grade
Hobart school. Age II.
Mary unrolled the bundle and found
the dearest little fluffy white puppy.
She gave an exclamation of joy as
she beheld the little creature. AS she
was admiring it the man and lady of
the cutter came back in search of the
puppy and found Mary in raptures
over it. The lady told her she might
have it for Christmas present. Mary
thanked her for it, and, hugging her
treasure in her arms, she fastened
home to tell her mother and father
of the good news
When she arrived home her father
was very vexed at her absence from
school and also for her unladylike be-
havior in catching onto bobsleds, but
her mother told her that she might
keep the puppy if she would promise
to do better in the future, which she
gladly promised to do.
Papa told Mary to bring it in by the
fire and get it some milk, as the little
fellow was very hungry. The puppy
drank the milk with much relish and
then went and curled up on the mat
and went to sleep. When school was
out Jessie came home much disturbed
at Mary's absence from school. When
she found the little treasure Mary had
brought home she was so pleased with
it that she forgave Mary the anxiety
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