Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07

himself. What is this for?" he ex-
claimed. THAT is what we cook our
porridge on replied Jessie.
The man in the moon was so fright
ened that Jessie's mother would come
that he kept glancing up at the stair
way all the time.
The moon was sailing along the sky;
: when it wasn't very far from setting
for the night the man in the moon
noticed it and tore away from Jessie,
and before she hardly knew it there
he was, perched up on his seat in the
moon. 1t seemed to Jessie that all she
could hear was "eating cold plum por-
ridge" and it grew fainter and fainter
until it was all gone.
When, all at once, she felt someone
poking at her arm. What do you
want?' she asked. Gee up said
Mary. Its time for school," "Oh!"
exclaimed Jessie, for she had been
sound asleep. VERA REARDON.
Temple street school, age Is. 1921
Temple street, grade AT.
OF course this was astonishing to
Jessie. but when she turned on the
electric light the man stopped short and
stared at her in consternation.
"Oh, thought / had left my moon
outside: Never has he disobeyed me
before
At this he began to look about the
room until Mary stopped him to explain
that she had made the light come and
told him all about Thomas Edison, in
whom he was very much interested.
After the man in the moon had eaten
he began to explore the house, wonder
ing why it seemed SO stationary and
didn't move.
Having walked around for some time,
Mary grew cold. She lighted the gas
stove and sat down before it.
why don't you come near, Mr.. Man
But she could not persuade him and
was forced to turn it off and take
trip in the moon.
When they stepped inside all was so
light and airy that Mary knew it had
no consistency and wished to go. So
she jumped out and ran home. Just at
the door she fell into Mary's arms.
why, Jessie, where have you been?
You must have been walking in your
Sleep"
She related her dream, but Mary OBJ
jected seriously to it. She explained
that the moon had mountains and
rivers, but Jessie could not believe it.
ADELE AXTMAN.
South Pasadena high school. sopho-
more. Age 13 years. 1906 Monterey
road.
Jessie was so astonished at the way
he began to eat that she looked at
MIN with her DTlSHl Dluc eyes anu
said: will you have a spoon, Mr..
Moon?" He said yes" She then gave
him the spoon, but he ate with the
handle instead of the bowl of the spoon,
Jessie then asked him if he was cold,
but he made her no answer, so Jessie,
thinking that perhaps he was cold, lit
the fire anyway, and then she went on
the back porch to get teakettle of
water He turned around and looked
at the stove, then got up and walked
over to it. When Jessie came in he
said: why, what is this, Jessie?'
Jessie looked at him, wondering why he
asked such question, not realizing
that in the moon he had not seen such
a thing as stove. Just then the tele-
phone rang, and Jessie took down the
receiver and said: Hello! No, you
have the wrong number" Mr.. Moon
said: why, what does all this mean,
Jessie?' Then she told him of all the
wonderful things that were invented,
such as automobiles, airships, clocks,
stoves and electric fans. Mr.. Noon
then said: well, since / have made
you this visit / have learned lots of
things l did not know before, and when
I go back home again l shall tell my
friends, the stars, about you and the
wonderful things you have told me, and
/ will call again to see you. Jessie was
greatly delighted with his visit and told
him she would look forward with
pleasure to his return.
RUBY JORDAN.
466 Solano avenue. BIG grade. Age IL.
When the Man in the Moon got
through with his porridge he looked
around him What is this?" said the
Man in the Moon. THAT is only a
chair" Jessie saw something shining
and she picked it up and it was dia.
mond. They went back to the moon.
Jessie woke up and there was Mary
shaking her. "Oh, Mary, I had such a
lovely dream. All about the man in
the MOON" VIOLA SLOWER,
$50 North Hill street, age II.