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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-08
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
An Attack by Wolves

We were at a large farm and pre- pairing for a ride; we were soon ready and started early in the morning so as to have a long ride.
 Early in the day we stopped to rest the horses and have our lunch. After we started out a heavy snowstorm arose. Soon we became very lonely and tired.
 The road track grew fainter and fainter; soon not track was to be seen. Finally we were lost-lost in the cold snow storm. Night came and we grew tired and sleepy. We were frightened almost to death. Pre- sently the bowling of wolves was heard. They came upon us and were all around us. The horses grew tired and would not go at all. We knew we could not get home that night.
 The wolves became thicker and thicker. I felt just as if I would have to give up. The last mile I thought we would never get home, The horses could hardly walk; but in a short time we were safe at home once more CATHERINE McD. BUCKLEY, Age II New London
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
POETRY.
King Charles.

Faithful and true, My little true blue, Of silky, wee bit of a dog; Who joyed in my gaze, Who lived on my praise, Who loved in my shadow to jog. He was measured in height By the cowslip so bright, Yet dimensions had nothing to do With the small heart so loyal, So valiant, so royal, That beat in this atom so true. He lived little more Than half of a score, But ip that brief span of life He showed his good breeding By faithfully cleaving To the virtues with which he was rife His liquid brown eyes, In which no disguise Ever dwelt to mar his bright soul, Were speechful or sad, Or pathetic, or glad, AS the mood pictured things to this
 mite.
 He jogs on no more, His friendship is OCT, His small presence has left a big gap And I miss his close snuggle. His velvety muzzle His little, confiding, soft tap. He is under the clover. This dot of rover, Who so nobty in life did his part And under the clover Along with thee, Rover, Is quite large part of my heart.
 Evelyn MuIock Mckinley.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
LincoIn,s First Dollar.

When he was about eighteen years old, Abraham Lincoln, who as he said, belonged to the scrubs" people who owned no slaves and not much of any, thing else, built a raft to carry some produce down the river to sell.
 While he was looking at the work of his hands and wondering if he could better it, two men came down to the shore and. looking over the several small craft there picked out Lin Coln's boat and asked if he could take them and their trunks out to the big steamship coming down the river. there being no wharves in that To- cality.
 Lincoln sculled them out into the river and put them and their trunks aboard the steamship at the last min- Ute reminding them that they lad forgotten to pay him. Each man then threw him a silver half dollar.
 "I could scarcely believe my eyes" said Lincoln in relating the occurrence. You may think 1t was very little thing, and in these days it seems to me trifle, but it was a most import ant incident in my life. I could scarce ly credit it that I, a poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day: that by honest work, I had earned 8 dollar"
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT.
 East Norwi1l. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
AN ASH HEAP OUTING

1 into the dark earth. \ little dande- lion bud swelled to bursting it's golden | petals, waved it's head as if to say: Don't break me-can't you see I am yard prettier?"
 Susan's nasty movements had stir
 red the sweet clover and delicious
 fragrance foated upward.
 Too bad about that old ash heap.
 If they moved their seat-the old
 boiler, on it's side. a little. they would not see it so plainly. Then only the clover and dandelion would be near. Were there to be more dandelions? {? Yes-there were several little bud sis ters fast asleep, in their tiny green bed. When they were all in blossom the butterflies would come, the clover would grow tall and Bring the bees. Why, they could make believe it was | a schoolroom. with two-toned walls | and deep blue ceilings, They must not l look at the ashes. but see only the green and gold of the clover and dan i delion, other playmates would come l she hummed a little Kindergarten song l absently, they could make 9 longer i seat with that board lying in the cor l ner-why--why- have such big splendid idea! The l thoughts come so fast. I can't say 'em l quick enough-IH try to say it aloud, | and you remember carefuHy-no, here, l lSI WTlLS CHI f1Snt dOWn. ana Sn0 l thrust a corrected lesson paper into 1 the bewildered Susan's hand
 l Late in the summer. two ladies, l whose interest seemed to be in the ! rear of buildings. came around the | corner of Lona's home and paused, | amazed, at the sight of the back yard. i A tangle of honeysuckle, scarlet run- ners and morning glory vines climbed ] riotously over the shabby old walls. l A low fragrant hedge of sweet clover,
 dotted among its green by brilliant l scarlet geraniums. in cloverly hidden | tin cans. closed this novel school 1 room.
 | Occupying a central place in this
 carefully cleaned yard was the old
 wash boiler. It was filled with rich l flowed it. completely hiding It's rusty
 sides. But in one corneC carefully
 guarded by a circle of solemn-fa faced | pansies, grew solitary dandelion 1 plant, and of the once numerous fam 1 fly, only one ancient stalk waved a | lonely and aged gray head.
 What a pieture:" said one of the ladies. softly My dears, were you | working for the prize?"
 Lona and Susan lifted puzzled faces
 "The Civics Club offered prize for | the best kept backyard" explained the l lady. "We are upon inspection and declare you the winners. The prize is l to be a two weeks outing at quiet | home at the islands. A member of
 the club will call upon your parents
 and accompany you as chaperon. Be 1 ready in about two Weeks.'' she smiled,
 as with a last admiring look about. l they moved away. The two girls caught each other by l the hands and danced rapturously, but silently about the fading dandelion. Then Lona knelt suddenly by the dy- l ing blossom.
 Dear, dear little friend" she whis- pered softly. not to disturb it's deli
 cate whiteness. You just looked up and told me all about 1t. when you were only a little girl, like me"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
His Last Whippinq,

In the days when Kimball Price went to school the disobedient scholars were punished by severe whippings Kim was the rogue of the school and tried the patience of all his teachers
 His teacher, Miss Pentecost, whipped him regularly three times a week. As this did no good. the teacher began to get discouraged. She knew his mother was poor and couldn't afford to send Kim to school merely to play.
 One day he had been more trying than usual. and Miss Pentecost sent Bob White to get remarkably strong birch stick. When Bob returned she said:
 "Now, KimbaH, take off your jacket. D
 He was so used to doing this he left half the buttons unfastened to save time. Then the teachers strong stick was laid on.
 After school that night she told Kim ball to remain. She said she had whipped him a good many times for nothing, and now she must be paid for it.. She said it 1amed her arm and she must have a quarter for doing so, and a quarter every time afterwards.
 Kim hated to ask his mother for the quarter, but finally he asked her and she gave him the quarter. saying:
 "The gingerbread is all gone and l intended to buy molasses with that quarter to make more, but you may have it."
 He took the quarter to Miss Pente- cost. When he gave it to her she said: T have to whip you so much very
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

The sun, which keeps rising and set ting farther and farther south, makes Christmas in Australia just as sunny and hot and green as our Fourth of July, and it is more than likely that the Australian Santa Claus has no furs, but goes round in his shirt sleeves.
 You will notice the birds are flying about in ffocks and some of them, like the goldfinches. are putting on their winter clothes, while others that can not endure the cold are going south to spend the winter.
 Some of these birds fly thousands of miles and some of them only move down a few hundred miles to milder attitudes. The hardy birds which win ter with us spent the summer as far north as Newfoundland and Labrador and those that summered here in Con- necticut will winter in New Jersey Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
 When you hear the chickadedee call ing you will know Jack Frost will soon take full charge and send his north winds to chill us.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
The Druids.

The druids were priests or ministers of heather faith Their faith called Druidism. dwelt in Britain about 55 B. c. The inhabitants were tEen a little more civilized than the American Indians.
 The druids wore long robes and were very cruel because they didn't know any better.
 They celebrated holy days by sacri- f;eing animals and even human beings. These they put in wicker inclosures that the natives had made and burned them on the alter.
 A mistletoe found hanging on an oak tree was considered very sacred.
 The druids with the people following would go to the oak. One of the druids would cut off the nistletoc with golden knife and repeat a holy chant rs-a
 The druids also acted as teachers Their teachings were not very accuc- ate, but were better than nothing, be- cause they furnished something to think about.
 These queer ministers had large temples of stone, some of which were surrounded by meats with quicksand in them.
 The ruins of a druid temple may be seen in Stonehenge. England.
 GRACE GODDARD, Age 13.
 Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

The sun. when it crossed the equator last week on Thursday started spring time on the other side of the globe and L -ft this side of the earth open to Jack Frost. who will preside over our winter weather for the next six months, and who will see that 1t is cold enough and snowy enough and icy enough to sat- isfy the requirements of nature, a1- though mankind thinks he could get along without it.
 In preparation for winter, the trees will spread leaves upon the ground to keep it warm. and the winds will whirl them around the plants to help keep them warm, and finally Jack Frost will cover a blanket of snow over the earth to protect them from his fercest moods.
 Winter time for the trees and plants is like our night time a season of rest, with which they renew their tissues and strength for next years work.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
Newnate Prison.

How many of the Wide -Awakes have seen Newgate Prison which is in Granby Conn? This prison was at the time of the Revolutionary war to put prisoners in. It was an old cop Der mine, very damp and wet The prisoners at night had to go part of the way down on an iron litter, then through a small space;Sthe rest of the way being steps cut in the solid rock.
 In the morning they would lave to come up and work in the prison yard in the shops. making nails which they hammered all out by hand They were even chained to rings in tha wall by chains leading from shac1!es on their legs so they could not run away.
 In one cell there was either sev- enteen or eighteen prisoners. This is the only way they kept warm.
 Many of the prisoners died because it was so damp and wet. They were treated very cruelty. After the war it was used by our state for a prison. until the new prison at Wethersfield was built. The ruins of the prison are still standing
 RAYMOND CHESTER WELDEN,
 Wlll1mantic. Age 1G
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
How Hernny Lost Five Dollars.

When Hermy Burns was four years old his father bought a plantation in Florida and went there to live. Hermy and his mother did not wish to go with him. They went to Grandpa Hoff's to pay visit first, for Mrs. Burns did not know when she would see her parents again..
 tEer1ny was very pretty boy; but his hair was the prettiest thing about him. It curled tiny ringlets around his head.
 His grandparents became very fond gsve him money and let him go alone to the grocery store near by to spend it. Herny always bought pink gum drops.
 At last the time came for Mrs. Burns and Hermy to go to Florida. The old grandparents felt very sorry to have them leave, and grandpa said he must have a photograph of Herrny to keep.
 So one day Mrs. Burns dressed Her1ny up in his black velvet suit to take him to the photographers but company came just as she was about . to start, and she went into the parlor, leaving Her1ny playing with the dom inoes.
 When she came back he was not to be seen. She called him, but he did not answer: She was just about to go out into the street to look for him when he came crawling put from under the bed He had a pair of scissors in his hands and he had clipped his hair in little bare spots all over his head.
 His mamma almost cried when she saw what he had done.
 You can't have your picture taken uowl" she said. You look too badly"
 Grandpa was very much vexed as well as sorry.
 T think I would rather have given you five dollars than had you do that, Hermy,'' he said.
 About an hour later the cook found FIern2y crying in the back yard
 'Never mind, Hermy,'' she said Your hair viii grow out again before Hong"
 I'm not crying about my hair" sob bed Hermy. I'm crying because I lost five dollars. I could have bought so many gumdrops with it"
 How grandpa laughed when he heard of this! He said it almost paid him for losing Herny's photograph
 CATHERINE A. DUNN, Age 10. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
TaftYills
Tho Indians.

The Indians lived in North America. Their homes were tents made of skin or bark. These tents were called wig wams. There were holes in the tops of the wigwams to let the smoke out and they had holes in the ground for their fires.
 The Indians had long. straight black hair high cheekbenes and wide, prom . inent noses. They dressed in deerstins and blankets. They wore moccasirs made of deerskin on their feet. and the men wore feathers in their hair.
 The Indian children played hall went fishing and hunting and sang an ddanced. They also. wrest1ed and ran races. The girls had Indian dolls to play with.
 The men did all the fishing, hunting and fighting, while the women did the work. They wore blankets. made baskets and planted the corn. When the corn was ripe they also harvested 1t. Whenever the Indians novel 1he women carried the household foods on their backs. When a woman wanted to sew she would use small bones for needles and grass for thread.
 The IIfdians killed the horses that belonged to any man who died and buried them with him. The women were called squaws and the babies papooses.
 3g- UNSIGNED.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
A Little Broken Heart.

One day my mother sent me tc the drug store, and on my way met a lit tie lame boy. I stopped and thought moment, how fortunate I was to be able to walk around and enjoy life.
 So I stopped the little boy and bid him good morning and inquired how he became a cripple.
 He replied: T met with an accident. One day my brother and I went out in the country to steal some grapes, and I fell off the grape arbor and split my kpeecap and haven't been able to walk right since then.''
 Did you have the doctor?" I asked,
 Nc" he answered.
 ''Why not" l asked.
 You sec my mother is a drunkard, and my father is dead and while say ing this big tears rolled down his rosy cheeks.
 felt very, very sorry for him. When we have good fathers and mothers we don't appreciate them sometimes; out if you had my father and mother you would be contented Come with me, if you wish," I said. He came linping along slowly. Final ly we reached home. We went in slow ly, for he had a hard time to walk. I left him in the dining room, and 1 ex. cused myself and went where mother was And, of course, I told her all about it and she said she would adopt him.
 I went to him and told him what she said and he was glad. Tears were falling from each of our cheeks. He told us of his mother and what she did while intoxicated.
 Mother told him to write to his mother, and he did the next day, and the answer was Yes to what he wrote. He was very glad. He is a big boy now. He said he would stay by mother until she dies. So far lie has kept his nromise. fSs
 DELLA LACHAPELEE Age 12.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
Benjamin Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, 1706. He was the son of soap boiler and candIe-maker. His father was poor man with a large family. Benjamin helped his father for a while but he did not like this kind of work; and, as he was fond of books, his father put him in printing office. When he was seventeen he made up his mind to run away, and go to New York.
 Franklin had some books which he had bought while he worked in the printing office. These were sold and with the money he paid his passage to New York by a sailing vessel. not find work so he decided to go on to Philadelphia. Franklin landed in Philadelphia on Sunday morning. The next day the young man found some work in a printing office. Six months after he decided to go back to Boston to see his friends. but he did not stay long. Franklin soon went back to Philadelphia.
 In 1729. he became editor and pro- prietor of the Pennsylvania Gazette
 Franklin was never tired of helping himself to get upward and onward, and never tired of helping others
 He started the first public library in Philadelphia, which was the first in America. He helped to build the first academy. now called the Uni NeTSlly or HenlSylVan1a ana also helped to build the first hospital. Franklin did many other things for the city.
 Franklin invented the lightning rod. He put one on his house in Philadel- phia. His was the first lightning rod in the world.
 When the Revolutionary war broke out Franklin did great work for his country. First, he helped write the Declaration of Independence. by wfiicn we declared ourselves free from the rule of the king of England; next. he went to France to get aid for us.
 Franklin lived to see the revolu- tion ended and America free. He died in 1790, and was buried in Christ church Burial Ground; Philadelphia.
 ALICE F. BURRILL, Age 16.
 Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
Learned to Ride a Bicycle.


 Dear Uncle Jed: Several years ago when mamma and her sisters were living in Connecticut they all had bi- cycles, but after a few years they sold them. .- 9~
 After mamma was married, one aunt decided she wanted another bi- cycle and soon after she got her wheel, mamma and pape moved to Maine, and she came with us; but af ter we arrived here the roads were SC stony and rough she was not able to ride much, but she kept her wheel; lately they have been fixing the roads and all of the children are riding bi- cycles, so I decided I wanted to learn. I got the bicycle down stairs and pumped it up. Then I took it in the yard and tried to ride. but no matter how hard 1 tried I could not balance myself long enough to catch the other
 pedal and had to jump off as quick ly as possible to save myself from falling.
 1 had several different ones holding me on; but it was no use. the minute i they let go of me I fell off. I was beginning to be discourage for I had been trying a day and a half without success. when mamma told me to rest for a while and I might be able to ride a little after resting. I did not try to ride again that afternoon or the next morning. In the afternoon I had company and 1 was not able to ride much then. | After the company went I started to ride the bicycle and to my great sur l prise I was able to go quite a little distance. I kept on till I was able to | ride across the lawn. and before a week was over I could turn corners
 and ride pretty good.
 l After riding two weeks I punctured
 tire and will now have to wait till | sprino for another one. | ARLENE PEARL, Age 12. | Augusta, Me.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
Abraham Lincoln,

Dear Uncle Jed: Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in the hills of Kentucky. The floor of the cabin was the earth itself pounded hard. The cracks were filled with chips and mud, for it was winter when the little boy came.
 The cabin contained only one room. In one end of fthe room was 8 fire place which served to warm and to light the room.
 His mother taught him his letters at her knee. After great struggles and hardships the boy grew to be a man and many years after became president of the United States.
 He was elected president in 1861. In 1863 he issued the emancipation pro- clamation which freed the slaves. He thought that if the north could get along without slaves the south could.
 One day the president told of strange dream: I went from room to room of the White House and in ev- cry room I could hear pitifu1 sobbing, I arrived in the East room l saw body on a mattress guarded by sol diers. I demanded of the soldiers Who is dead?"
 "The president" answered the sol dier.
 On April 14. 1865. Lincoln and his wife planned to go to Ford's theatre. At 1915 this memorable night Booth, the assassin, entered the theatre. At 1920 Lincoln was shot through the brain. At 722 on the fifteenth of April Lincoln breathed his last. Booth was. captured and shot by Boston Cor bett on the Garrett farm, April 18th.
 EMMA GERGEER, Age 12.
 Rn1I
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
Norwich.
Scott.

Sir Walter Scott. the most famous of historical nove1ists, was born iil Edinburgh in 1771. and died in 1882. He studied at the University of Ed inburgh, read law, and and in 1792 was called to tf. bar. In 1799 he was appointed sheviff, in 1906 was made clerk of the court of sessions. and in 1920, when he was forty mine years old, received a barronercy.
 His first grand literary success vas The Lay of the Last Minstrel" which appeared in that year and wes received with almost universal praise "Marmion,'' "The Lady of the Lake "Rokeby," and other poems, were is sued in quick succession, each c1n- firrning his poetical reputation and spreading his fame
 Scott is better known to the world as a novelist than as a poet; and a few words descriptive of his remark able career in fiction seem to be rec- essary to the completeness of this sketch.
 In 1914 Waverley was issued at Ed inburgh, and instantly attracted at tention. No authors name appeared on the title page, and the public was left in state of painful doubt as to the source of so brilliant a book.
 IRENE MCCARTHY, Age 12.
 Norwich