Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10
FOR THE CHILDREN
"Her Happiest Birthday"
BY Doris Gray

Dear Editor:
AS ! have not written for a long
time l thought would write a story
for the Courier Junior page
did not get to see the paper last
Thursday, so l do not know what the
titles Of the stories were to be.
l am going to write with the title
of "Her Happiest Birthday" I hope
to see my story in print. I always
read the Junior page.
There was once little girl whose
name was Grace Brown. She was six
years old and her birthday was the
first Of January. She would be seven.
New Years day was a bright day
with snow on the ground.
When Grace awoke the sun was
shining brightly and her mother was
at her bedside. Mrs. Brown kissed
her seven times. one for each year.
"You had better get up now, Grace,
your father is waiting down stairs for
you," said Mrs. Brown.
! Grace jumped up and began putting
on her stocking. She felt something
in the toe Of it, and exclaimed, oh"
What is it, dear?" Mrs. Brown
asked.
Grace answered 81 don't know" She
pulled her stocking off and found 4
bright silver quarter. She started to
put on the other one when she said,
I'm going to look in it first" She
found another quarter in it.
She then pulled on a shoe and 10,
she felt something funny, and off
came the shoe. What do you suppose
it was? Why, another quarter, OF
course.
She looked at Mrs Brown and said,
Mother, did you put these here, or
did fairy"
LET us call it fairy her mother
replied
She found another quarter in her
other shoe. Mrs. Brown got nice,
clean dress for Grace ar1 she put it
on. She took the handkerchief out Of
the pocket and OFT Ter fell out.
Grace was astonished r. this time.
Mrs. Brown said, Hurry, Grace,
father will think we never are COM
ing down to breakfast"
Just then they heard steps on the
stairs and in came Mr.. Brown and
their oldest boy, Robert They made q
hand saddle and carried Grace into
the dining room where a circle of
brothers and sisters were waiting to
say "a happy birthday"
They sat down by the table and
when Grace unfolded her napkin an
other quarter fell out. When she
turned over her plate she found her
seventh quarter.
81 have one for each year now, but
don't see where they came FROM"
Grace said.
She was surprised and happy now.
She did not expect anything else that
day, but she received more.
She went into the parlor and found
a sled with her name on it. She had
long wanted sled, and she now
had it,
She went over to her playmate's to
her sled and they went out to coast
They were having such good time
that they did not realize that it was
dinner
About O'Clock Grace's playmates
began to come over. They each
games until o'clock and then re-
went home.
tAlICl Supptl WI. DlOWl Sdiu,
"Grace there is one more surprise"
81 don't see how there could be-"
Grace said.
Then a package was brought in, and
Grace began unwrapping it. She
took off the first wrapper and found
more wrappings. At last she. came to
a set of furs.
That night as her mother went up
stairs, Grace said, Mother this has
been my happiest day. The quarters
this morning and the party this after
noon and the party this afternoon and
the sled this morning and the furs to-
night.
Her mother kissed her and answered
II am glad dear"
Doris Gray, aged -.
615 A Ave E., Abba, Iowa.