Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Prize.
Playing Store.
Ella Roach. Age ii. Campbell, MINI

One day in May, when Mar
planned to go fishing, it began t
rain. How it rained! Not patter
patter, patter, but pour. pour. pour
Mark stood at the window, with hi
nose flattened against the pane. "Ol
DEAR" he sighed. ooh, DEAR" Bu
the wind blew so hard that nobod
heard him.
"Oh. dear" he began again. AM
then--how can | tell it? A tear a
big as raindrop rolled down tn,
window pane! You may be sur,
grandma saw that Grandma Away
seemed to know when anything wen
wrong with Mark
why! why! whyv" said grandma
looking over her spectacles. "Rail
outside and rain inside. What shall
we do?"
Mark turned away from the win
dow and brushed away a tear.
y There's no fun anyway" he said
trying not to cry. Saturday and a
pouring rain! What can I do?"
Read your new book said grand,
ma.
"fve read it."
Read it again"
IL have"
spin your top"
'I've lost my string"
well, then" said grandma. this
is just the time for you to play with
me. You can keep store, and !
will buy from you"
Mark liked to play with grandma.
He forgot the rain and ran to find
something with which to build his
store. He placed chairs in row for
a counter. Upon the chairs he piled
boxes, books, dishes, papers, any,
thing he could find. Then he put a
pencil over his ear, took little book
in his hand, climbed upon his chair
horse, and was off to take orders.
"Whoaw he cried, as he drove
up to grandma's door in playtown.
He threw the reins over the horses
back. knocked at the door, and
stepped in when grandma called:
Come" Good morning Mr..
Jones'" said grandma.
Good morning, Mrs. Smith. Can
/ do anything for you today?"
* Eyes, indeed, want great many
things. Have you any sugar"
"Yes, l have very good sugar"
"Then you may bring ME five
yards of sugar" said grandma.
Mark almost smiled, but he was
too polite to laugh.
"Excuse me-" he said, "we do not
sell sugar by the yard"
"Dear mel" said grandma. How
do you sell sugar."
by the pound" =.
ITO be sure! Please bring me III
pounds of sugar, two pounds OF vine
gar"
ooh. excuse me-" said Mark, eve
do not sell vinegar by the pound.
Dear mep said grandma graveiy.
How do you sell it?A
"By the quart or gallon.
ITO be sure!" said grandma. =.
please bring me two quarts OF
vinegar and two quarts OF eggs.
Mark found il very hard to keep
from laughing now.
''We sell eggs by the dozen. mad
am" ., ,-;u
nj a dozen eggs and dozen pea
Now, Mark laughed.
70, grandma!" he said, I'VE sell
1 knuts by the pintp
Yves, yes, yes" said grandma,
4 tting very fast, and looking over
4 glasses.
low much I have to learn.
sc bring me a pint Of peanuts
pint Of blue ribbon"
EN- Mark laughed till he cried,
APPS you can tell why. With that
sun came out.
oh! now you can run out to
pay" said grandma.
ats fun to play with you, grand
ma. May l deliver your goods the
next time it rains" asked Mark.
with all my heart" said grand
ma. IT think it is fun to play with
YOU" Il
What should ] do when it rained
IL you were not here to make a good
time for me?"
your smile is better than sun
shine for grandma
Then look for it the next time it
rains, grandma" said Mark.
Honorable Mention.
The First Of April.
Mary Ellen Barrett, 4s1s North 2sth St..
Omaha. Neo., Age 10 Years.
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