Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Honorable Mentlonl

would have the lunch packed for us as
early as we liked Saturday morning,
for that was my birthday, and to in
vite all the little friends knew who
lived near enough. There were about
twelve.
All were about my age, except one, a
girl of 16 who was to chaperon us.
We started off about 8 o'clock Satur-
day morning and arrived In q large
meadow about half past nine, where we
left our lunch and wraps under large
tree, and then started for hill short
distance away. We climbed to the top,
and when we reached 1t we were all
very tired. We rested for awhile. and
then, as we were all pretty hungry. we
went down again to where the iuncn
was and ate good meal.
After lunch we sat and told stories
and riddles awhile, and then some one
suggested playing game of hide-and-
seek, to which we all gladly consented.
One of the girls was "it," and we all
started running in different directions
1 started to run down to large tree
which grew by stream little dis
lance off. 1 reached the top of the
bank in such a hurry 1 could not stop
and, as Ii was very slippery / slipped
all the way down and into the stream,
which felt very cold.
The water came just to my mouth. so
i COuIQ HOlieT LOT UCfPs WnlCl SOOh
came / was fished out, wrapped In q
big coat and taken home. This Is what
/ consider my slipperiest day, for 1t
also spoiled my days fun.
GERTRUDE FITZGERALD.
91S Albany street. Tenth street
school. grade AS. Age 13 years.
My mother sent me uptown after
some groceries and dry goods and I
k<, <,s<f ma ne QhAa0
Dress bought the shoes. and tried on
many pairs before l found any that
would suit me. A little girl came In.
She commenced telling me of her new
dolIies, and we started out OF the store
and went toward home. The groceries
and new dress slipped my mind. When
/ got home my mamma said: Where
are the groceries and your new dressf"
"Oh, mamma, they slipped my mind.
I will go back and get Them"
I went back to get my new dress,
and L looked the whole store over.
found plaid worsted that suited me-
The clerk praised my choice so much
that the groceries slipped my MIND.
l went home with my dress very much
pleased and went to show 1t to my
mother. She said. did you get my
groceries?9
"Oh, mamma, they slipped by mind"
She scolded me hard and sent me back.
call this my slipperiest day, for things
slipped my mind SO easily;
NO SIGNATURE.
One day I was down with my aunt
and she bought me pair of skates.
To learn how to skate is not very
easy matter, after had been used to
walking on shoes. 1t was very hard to
go upon only small piece of steel.
1 would fall down every few minutes.
1t was more slippery than anything
had seen. One day when I was learn
ing to skate went quite fast, and just
then the man in front of me slipped
and fell and 1 fell right over him.
got off easily because he was fat
man and had nice soft place to fall
on. After that l tried not to go so
fast and never had such bad accidents
again.
On the way home I fell down again
for change. and my pocket book flew
one way and my hat another, and my
handkerchief still another. found my
hat and pocketbook, but my hand
kerchief blew away and 1 never found
it. In a little while / reached homo
LLOYD ELWYN WELLER.
s24 Kensington road. Custer avenue
school, AS grade.
The slipperiest time I ever had was
when papa took Mary and me across
the sea to Europe. Papa had made the
trip before. and so he did not get sea-
sick, but Mary and / got awful sea-
sick.
We were caught in storm while on
the way. The waves rushed over the
deck and down into the hunks, or cabin.
We slipped all over, our feet flying out
from under us at every step we took.
At last the water went through our
clothes and we had to change them.
Very soon we had to change again. At
last we lay down on our beds to
keep dry.
When the storm subsidized we found
ourselves in a harbor whede we were
to get off. When we went to get off
the boat we slipped all over the decks.
This is what I call my "slipperiest
day" FLORENCE BRADY.
CASTELAR, Street school, A6 grade. Age
8 years, SIS Solano avenue.
MORE DIFFERENCE THAN THAT