Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

back to the city she mounted Ginger
bareback
railroad she said to her uncle: "Oh, |
have had such a fine time l wish 1
could stay here all the time!"
STAFFORD BUCKHAM.
Breed Street school, BIG grade. IL
years old.
The pony was frightened and began
to run. Clara was a very good rider
and stayed on for about twenty min
utes. The broncho ran through tall
grass and over rough country until 1T
came to a deep forest. 1t was here
that Clara was thrown from the sad
die. Swiftly ran so fast that she could
not dodge the low branch of tree, and
turned around so suddenly that Clara
and the saddle fell off together. Swiftly
knocked her hip out of place and
couldn't run very fast. She turned and
went back home very slowly.
Uncle John saw Swiftly running away
with Clara, and went after them as
fast as he could. Then he came to
where Clara was lying on the grass,
and when Uncle John saw her he
thought she was dead.
She was only unconscious, and re-
ViYed in a few minutes. He took her
home, and in five days she was well.
She wanted to take another ride, and
the next day Uncle John let her have
a gentle horse named Prince, and they
went after some horses about five
miles distant. On their return home
they ran a race and Uncle John let
Clara beat. She enjoyed the ride very
much, and the next day returned to
her city home.
RENA HENDRICKSON.
277 Brockton avenue, Riverside; Grant
school, sixth grade.
She turned so suddenly that Clara
fell off, but, falling on the thick grass,
it didn't hurt her any. Uncle Joe picked
her up and then started after Swiftly,
who was far up the road by this time,
but Uncle Joe couldn't run as fast as
Swiftly, so he gave up the chase.
He knew that Swiftly would come
back after she was tired out, and sure
enough in an hour she was back, walk
ing so meekly up to the house that
Uncle Joe and Clara had to laugh.
After this Clara rode Swiftly every
day without any further mishap, and
by the time she was ready to go home
she could ride so well that Uncle Joe
told her she might have Swiftly for
her own pony, to keep all the time.
So when Clara went home the pony
went, too, and they became the very
pest OF frlendS.
JESSIE CLAUDINO.
663 West Thirty-sixth place; Jefferson
street school, grade A3.
Jessie, / would be glad to have you
submit your letters and stories in your
own handwriting. I am sure you can
write very nicely if you try.
Away Swiftly flew trying to get away
from the dreadful thing which had
frightened him so.
''Uncle John, come and catch him.
quick, please, or I'll be killed."
screamed Clara to her uncle, who was
nowhere in sight.
Suddenly the frightened girl felt her
self slipping, when she realized that the
saddle girth had become unfastened
and that any moment she might fall
beneath the terrified bronco. Then she
heard a rushing sound beside her and
her Uncle John held the pony by the
bride, just as Clara was caught in her
uncle's protecting arms.
"Oh I was so scared!" said Clara as
she rode along on the front of ner
rescuers horse" 1 didn't think you
were ever coming to get me-"
"But I did," was the reply. you
won't try riding a bronco any time
soon, will you, my little tenderfoot?"
BERTHA WARDELL.
Sentous school, B8 class. Age IL
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