Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
Honorable Mentionl

TAT ARIES mother and father had
MI gone to their new camp in the
LII mountains. 1t was the first time
Marie had been to the mountains, and
she was much interested in all the new,
wonderful things she saw. She had
been out fishing once with her father,
and he had made her fishing pole.
She thought it would be delightful to
go fishing some time by herself. SO
one morning when she awoke very
early and no one was awake she arose
quietly, dressed hastily and, taking her
fishing pole and tackle, set out toward
the brook. The sun was high in the
air, and many of the woodland Great
ures were astir. Marie seated herselt
on a fiat rock which projected out into
the water and for more than an hour
fished earnestly and patiently.
Meanwhile those at camp had risen.
They saw that Marie's bed was empty,
and a thorough search was begun for
her. When they believed that every
nook and corner had been searched her
father remembered how interested his
little daughter had been in fishing,
and they soon found that Maries pole
was gone So they all hastened toward
the fishing pool, and there was Marie
still fishing. She had caught no fish
at all and was very tired, hot and hum
CRY. She was careful in the future
not to go away without letting them
know where she had gone.
MINERVA SMITH.
Box "a, r. F. D. No. 1, Pasadena;
grade 7B, San Diego; age IL years.
Little 5-year-old Elsa wanted to go
fishing after seeing a picture of little
girl her size engaged in that sport. She
knew that mother and nurse were both
too busy to go with her that day, so
she decided to go alone.
She took a bent wire for hook and
a string and stout hickory rod. Then
after pledging Mary Ann, her rag doll
to secrecy she told her of her plan,
and then quietly slipped out of the
house and ran down to the beach as
fast as her little legs could carry her.
Far down the beach she ran, away
from any houses, and only stopped
when she came to the place you see in
the picture.
After she reached the large rock she
cautiously seated herself upon it, and
threw the Undated hook into the water.
Minute after minute passed, and no
fish bit. Elsa watched the line intent
ly; indeed, so intently did she watch
it that she did not notice the steady
creep of the tide come lap, lap, lap up
the side of the rock until it had wet
her feet. Then she hastily drew them
out of the water and exclaimed:
Goodness! The tide is coming in.
-Fd better go home"
But when she turned around she
found herself and the rock completely
surrounded with water. She then COM
menced to cry. But soon she quit ard
said:
I'm not going to cry if I drown.
I'm going to be brave!" Then she
added: "Why, if here isn't an open box
hanging from a tree. I never saw it
before"
The little girl climbed into the box.
AS soon as the water reached its bot
tom, to Elsa's surprise it was raised
higher into the air, making her on a
level with some luscious looking fruit
which reminded her that she was hun
cry. She ate all she wanted of the
fruit, and then settled down in the box
to wait until the tide should lower
sufficiently for her to go home.
But she was greatly surprised when
she found the box being lifted higher
into the tree. Elsa thought that. surely
a fairy had delivered her from being
drowned She was no longer surprised,
however, when she reached the middle
of the tree, for sitting on a branch,