Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

to the beach, but she was caught, too.
A young man rushed out and carried
the girls into the house. Both were
nearly drowned.
The next day the girls went to where
the bump-the-bump were. Dorothy
skinned her arm the first time she went
on, but except for that all went smooth
1y. That afternoon they went on the
miniature railway and Elsie leaned too
far over and fell out. The train
stopped and she got back in again.
They took a ride in a gondola all over
Venice in through all the canals. They
stayed there a week. and the last day
they went out on the pier and Dorothy
caught several fish, and Elsie caught
the largest fish ever caught by child.
A man had to help her bring it in.
They were sorry to leave the beach, but
mamma promised to bring them again
before they left Los Angeles
ETHEL BARNHART.
Alpine Street school, AT grade. Age
II years. GIG Sunset boulevard.
The journey to Los Angeles was not
a long one, so they arrived there quick
ly. The girls mother promised them
they should go in bathing that evening
when they arrived at the beach and
their father and mother had found a
house.
Remember, do not go too far out"
said Elsie to Dotty, as she always
called her sister.
"All right" answered the younger
sister.
They played and padded, and finally
Elsie said: How did you feel when
you first saw the ocean," Dorothy an
swered: Just as if l could jump in and
swim clear to England, didn't you?"
Exactly the same" said Elsie.
The water felt good as they pad
died and jumped in it. Elsie said
What is that coming?" But before
they could speak again big wave came
and swept them before it like mere
shells.
Their father rushed out when he saw
the tide coming and shouted: Hurry
The tide, the tde!" But it was too
late. The tide had almost reached the
beach where the father was standing.
He ran toward the house and called:
THE girls got caught in the tide! Help
me get them!'
The girls mother came running near
ly frantic from fear. Just then the
tide threw the little girls on the beach.
Their father and mother rushed down
and got them. They were already in
sensible and it took long pounding and
shaking to get them all right.
They were put to bed and had to
stay there all day The next day they
We're all right but still nervous.
Their father proposed boat ride, and
he rowed out on the bay.
They had fine time and asked to be
allowed to fish next day. They were
allowed to and attempted to fish from
the pier, but soon found they couldn't.
Every day they padded but never
went out so far as they did that first
day, because experience teaches"
MIRIAM M. THURMAN,
San Pedro.
Mrs. Blake asked some of her friends
which was the best beach, and they
recommended Long Beach YER highly
So she decided to go and rent rooms for
the rest of the week. They had a very
pleasant journey. AS the car turned
around the corner of Ocean Front Elsie
jumped out of her seat and exclaimed:
Dorothy, l thought the ocean was big
ger than that" Upon reaching their
destination they had quite time get
ting rooms, as the city was pretty
we'll filed with tourists, but they finally
found rooms near the ocean.
They did not do any sightseeing that
morning, as they were tired from their
long trip. In the afternoon Mrs Blake
took Dorothy and Elsie down to the
beach. The girls were just bound they
would go in bathing but their mother
said they could not that day, as it was
too cool. But they did go in wading.
The next morning they got up real
early, as their mother promised them
they could go fishing. There was a
hustle and hustle about the house till
they got ready, as they were in such a
hurry. They promised their mamma
that they wouldn't get too near
the water.
Returning in two hours, they had
their basket full of fish which they had
caught, so they had fish that day for
dinner
In the afternoon they went in bath
ing, and the undertoW was very strong,
and Dorothy was carried away out be-
fore she knew it; but the life-savers
were after her soon and returned her
safe to shore. Well that was the last
of their bathing, and they returned
home to get ready to go to Los Angeles.
FANNY FELDMAN.
10 American avenue, Long Beach, age
70; grade B7.
"Oh. look, mammal" cried Dorothy
and Elsie, pointing out of the window
a c thew came in sight of tha ocean for