Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14
FIRST PRIZE


She began to talk to him and soon
found why he had laughed so heartily.
"Nursey stopped to talk to lady"
he said, "and she talked so long l
touldn't wait, so l went on. Every
fling was so nice in here I coined in,
and 1 saw a little froggie hoppin
around, an he sat down an looked at
me so funny" and here he laughed
again at the recollection.
He was a pretty child with long,
golden curls and blue eyes.
Miss Murray wanted to find out
where he lived and his name, but all
in vain. He talked so confidingly and
did not seem to be at all afraid of her,
so Miss Amanthis rather liked him.
She even wondered at herself, but
there was something SO alluring about
him that she hadn't the heart to scold.
They were soon walking around in
the woods. Miss Murray was show
ing him the little stream that flowed
in the middle of the woods and all the
pretty little spots that she knew. She
was wondering how he would ever get
home, when they heard some one call
ing:
'Teddy!" The sound came loud and
clear
ooh, that must be nursey calling
me-" said Teddy. And soon she APP
been looking for him everywhere and
was afraid he had been lost.
Then, after thanking Miss Murray
for her trouble, she took Teddy and
went away. Miss Amanthis stood
watching them until they were out of
sight.
that didn't bore me-" she said grimly.
Then turned and walked into the
house. ESTHER WROTTENBERG.
Santa Monica. Cal, age 10, Garfield
school, grade b.
There she saw a small boy about
two years old He had golden curls
all over his head and the largest
laughing eyes one could well imagine.
He wore light blue rompers and had
little sandals upon his feet. 1t MADE
even the cross and grabbed lady's heart
warm a little toward him. He looked
up at her and asked, Don't 90 like
me little kitten?"
To her surprise, she noticed small
white ball of fur in his hands. SO
this is what had caused the boys
mirth.
Now, Miss Amanthis had once had
a little brother whom she had loved
very dearly. The small piece of hui
manity who had dared to walk into
her woods made her think of her little
brother, and of the days when she
had played with a kitten.
She could not be as severe as she
had expected to be, so she said:
Your kitten is very cute. indeed;
but you should not come into my
woods without permission"
This did not seem to affect the in
truder at all.
as 90 got little boy 'at could
pay wiv?"
This made the cross and grabbed
lady stoop and and kiss the little
urchin.
"Who do you belong to and what
is your name" she asked.
81 belong to me mama and me papa
and me name is Bepo."
Twill you come and visit me some
time" asked the lady.
me-" said Bepo.
So they went along, hand in hand.
while Bepo carried his kitten and
talked
Thev soon came to the fruit orchards
and Bepo was delighted.
"Tan I have an apple and plum ana
peach?" asked Bepo.
s.CertainIv YOU may. if you want it"
and Miss Amanthis picked one of each
kind and gave it to him. They soon
came to the house and Miss Amanthls
took Bepo in and showed him all
around the house. 81
If any one who had known MISS
Amanthis had seen her at that time
they would have been very much
surprised. She was not so cross and
grabbed and it seemed as if the child
had a power to make her smile.
When little Bepo went home he LETT
a very different Miss Ananthis be-
hind.
She made up her mind that she
would never be cross and grabbed
again. She kept her word and lived 10
a good old age. she always had chill
dren about her as much as she could,
and they all loved her.
She was ever thankful to Bepo for
her happiness. -
1873 S. Chess street, Los Angeles
Grade 9, Los Angeles High school.
For there on the sweet green grass
sat two dear little children. The one
who had laughed was about years
old. She was a cunning little thing
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