Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-08
OUR BOYS 5
and GIRLS 5
The Journey Of
the Water-Drops
BY MARION WATHEN.

spring dubbed up, and some OF IL ran
over the side and went helter-skeiter
down the mountain. After while IL
thought it would turn back, put II
found 1t could not do so, and II nao
to keep right on it's way.
A little girl who lived upon the
mountain saw the water running
along, and said, 80 mother, see that
dear little stream! Let us step over
it."
The drops of water heard her, and
one little drop said to the others, Dlo
YOU hear that little girl talking ABOUT
u.s. She called us stream. | won
der why she called us that?" Then
they went on their way laughing ana
playing.
Once a little boy came along with
a tin pint and got drink from the
stream, and robin came and dipped
it's bill in for taste, too. This MADE
the water-drops very happy, for they
were glad to be of use.
In little while they heard noise,
and something called, Little stream!
Little stream! Wait for me! Wait
for mel"
They turned their heads, and down
the hill as fast as it could run came
another little stream. So the frst lit
tie stream called out, 81 can't wait!
I can't wait! l am going to the big
sea and am in hurry; but come
along and we will all go together"
In a little while they caught hold of
hands, and away they went, faster
than ever. Wherever they went the
grass grew greener and the flowers
began to grow.
Two little boys came along, and one
of them said to the other, 20 Harry.
see that lovely brook Let us sail our
toy boats in It," So they played In
the brook for ever so long, and then
waded across it and went home. Then
one little drop said to the other drops:
did you hear those little boys call
ing us brook? The little girls called
us a stream. / wonder why they
changed our name?'
In a little while they heard very
loud noise, and something calling,
Little brook, wait for me! Wait for
mel" The drops turned their heads,
and what did they see but another
brook coming along, so they said:
owe can't wait, for we are on our
way to the big sea, and we must hur-
ry along, but you may come with us;
the more to help the better-lots OF
room for ALL" In a little time they
joined hands, and off they went, fast
er than ever, laughing and singing on
their way.
After a while man came along,
and said, ooh, what splendid river
that is! 1t flows SO fast and strong
that I think it would help me to
grind my wheat" So he built mill
on the bank of the river. The water
made the wheels go round; the wheels
made the stones that ground the
wheat go round and by them his
wheat was changed to flour.
The drops of water heard the miller
talking, and one said to the other,
Did you hear the miller calling us a
river? The boys up there Gallo us
a brook. | wonder why they CHI anged
our name?"
The miller, who lived on the bank
of the river, had little girl called
Nellie There were no other little
girls near for her to play with, but
there was a girl named Jessie who
lived on the other side of the river
Nellie wanted to play with Jessie, but
the river was too deep to swim over
and they had no boats, so Nellie's
father asked a bridge-builder if he
won. build bridge across the river.
Then Nellie went over to visit Jes.
sic, and had lovely time. They pick
ed some pretty flowers that grew
along the bank of the river.
One time when this river was rush
ing along it heard big noise. It
turned it's head to see, and 10, there
was another river rushing along, and
calling, River, river, wait for mel"
The first river said, "Oh ] can't
wait for you! | am on my way to the
sea-
Then the other river said, That's
the very place Pm going"
Then the first river said, "Hurrah!
Let's all go togethert The more the
merrier."
So they took hold of hands and
made such big river!' Then off they
went. Ever SO many other rivers
joined them, and after a little while
big boats called ocean steamers" and
ships" and "men-of-war" began to
sail on the water.
A sailor was talking on one of the
ships, and this is what he said: well,
we're on the ocean again, boys, and
glad | am, for love the salt water"
and another said, We've lost sight of
land at last, mattel
The drops of water heard them, and
one said to the others, They've
changed our name again. Did you
hear that sailor call US the ocean,"
And the waves lifted their caps, and
said with a roar:
"Hurrah Hurrah! We're here at