Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
Pearl Avis Warner-To
Toms Vacation.

cdIl AVIS WdTHer-lOm
Toms Vacation.
Dear Editor:
As this is my second letter to The
Courier Junior I thought woull write
q school composition about Toms
vacation.
Tom was a little boy just about the
size of some one know. He lived In
New York In a very large house; there
was a beautiful flower garden that
went all around the house. Tom had
many beautiful toys. He went to school
in large white school house. He
was in the fourth room. Toms teach
er's name was Florence Berry,
| When school let out Tom said to
his mother: Mother, please may I
60 out to Uncle Ned's farm for my
vacation? Then can 60 bathing in
the ocean"
eyes, you may 60" said mother, and
Tom danced up and down in his de-
light. He went to bed very happy that
night and dreamed that he was swim
ming in the ocean. When he woke up
in the morning he jumped up and put
his clothes on real quick, and ran down
stairs to eat his breakfast. When he
had finished mother said: "Go, get
dressed up, for you are going to Uncle
Ned's today"
Tom went upstairs laughing and
singing as he went. Mother went and
packed up his suitcase.
When Tom was all ready mother
took him to the depot and bought his
ticket. When his train came he kissed
his mother and said goodbye. He got
on and sat down in one Of the big seats
and looked out of the window. When
the conductor came along he looked
at Tom and smiled and said: Hello,
sonnie, are you going on vacation?"
"Yes SIR" said Tom,"r as he handed
him the ticket.
Pretty soon the train whistled as 1t
came to q grinding stop. This was
Toms station. He got up and climbed
out of the train. And who do you
think was there to meet him? His
Uncle Ned and Aunt May, and, best of
all, Toms little cousin, Harry. You
see Toms mother had telephoned to
Uncle Ned and told him that Tom
would be there about noon, SO Uncle
Ned had come after him with the car.
Tom got in the car and away they
went. When they got to Uncle Ned's
farm Tom got out and ran into the
house and changed from his good
clothes to q pair Of overalls, and said,
Uncle, take me out and show me the
things on the farm" After luncheon"
said Uncle Ned; so they sat down to
luncheon. After they had eaten Uncle
Ned and Harry took Tom out and
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The next day was Toms birthday.
Uncle Ned said to Aunt May that
night, Lets have q birthday party for
Tom" All right" said Aunt May.
When Tom woke up he looked out OF
his bedroom window and saw the beau
tiful green waves Shaping on the
shores of the ocean. He jumped up
and put his clothes on and ran down
to breakfast. And Aunt May said:
"Tom, this is your birthday and you
are going to have birthday party.
sent for some little girls and boys to
come"
"Oh, Aunt May" squealed Tom, 'am
really going to have q party"
EYES," said Aunt May. smiling.
That afternoon Tom dressed up and
waited for the little children to come.
Pretty soon the doorbell went "tink-a-
link-a-link." Tom ran to the door and
opened 1t and he saw little girl stand
ing there. and he said, Come In"
Aunt May said. TON. this is Mary
Whiltenar."
Tom said politely, How do you do,
Mary"
Mary unwrapped hsr gift, and what
do you think 1t was! A gold ring with
q green set In It.
"Oh, thank you, Mary" said Tom.
The door bell kept ringing, and pref
ty soon everyone was there with their
gifts. Uncle Ned gave Tom bathing
suit and little Harry gave him a watch.
There was a beautiful pink and white
angel food cake with eight pink can
dies on 1t, and they had strawberry Ice
cream.
Tom and all the other children had q
lovely time.
The next day Tom put on his bathing
suit and took his little ship, and he
and Harry went and dug In the sand,
sailed Toms boat and went bathing.
MY! but that vacation did go fast-it
was fall before Tom knew 1t. And then
he went home very happy. When he
went back to school he told his play
mates all about his vacation, and he
said, II am going there for my vaca-
ton next year"
Pearl Avis Warner, age 8,
r. F. D. No. 3, Box 50,
Blagesburg, Iowa.
Harold Abernathy-Life of
George Washington.
Dear Juniors:
am going to write a story on the
life Of George Washington.
of George Washington.
He was born February 20, 1872. HIS
father died when he was eleven and his