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; THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL\ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1910.— THE JUNfOR CALL'
FOR THE YOUNGER JUNIORS
SOME SHORT STORIES BY YOUNG JUNIOR WRITERS
The Rabbit's Escape
WILLIAM TRVIS STOI.L,
2347 Mnolrenth Av*nnf, rnrkmltlc, . Snn
Frftnefeco, Cat.
A little rnbnlt running in the field one"
iiny .heard' the barking of a' hunter's
lioundn. ,She : said to. herself, "I must
fl«c, they arc on, i my track.','. So she
started to run to her hole In the ground,
which was a mlle'or two "away. ' "I was
foolish,'^, thought »he,.V'to; venture so
away? from ;my home." ;\u25a0
She had run about half the way when
she"" lookedvaround and; not a hundred
yards back was the largest hound she
had ever seen. /Then /she ran faster
than ever 'before. But the houhdvwas
"gaining upon her, and sheTgave 1 herself
up vfor f lost when suddenly -an idea
popped In to' her head:,"* : ; 'jj^ ' \u25a0 ' ;
Thought she, tif; l rnake": a sharV turn
, Just, when the; hound is going to leap I
shall probably -escape." - With^thatshe
made ready. •• The' bloodhound was not
10 feet awH} 1 ,., All of aTßudden ; hegave
a great leap.into the alr r Vbut the rabbit
was 1 prepared and, •; swerved . r sharply,
when bang!, off .went; the! hunter's gun
and; killed the" dbgl This^ gave her 'a
; chance\toget'away, which: she did. > But
she* "never jfstopped - running ; untili she
reached * her; home ; in theV. earth. 7«"My
goodnees," said she, "I must beVmore
careful. ; I : ' will ; never .wander j so v « far
away from home again." This has taught
.' me a lesson." • \u25a0'.;-\u25a0"•\u25a0. '' .".',.:*. :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:.£"<!"•.•\u25a0.£-''
Candidate for the Museum V
The first! automobile ever constructed
Is} believed Uo; be still tin <;, existence. ;3 It
is owned"by.a country (doctor, down in
Kentucky,? who,';to ; save 5. the] expense .of
buying '{inner* tubes '.: and * such \i foolish
luxuries,": has : equipped j i t 'with? ordinary
bugrigy; wheels. .It; is;known; as UhelPea
Huller and , ft makes a noise when run
nlng. like a patent ' steam feather reno
vator.',,' \u0084/<". ;', - ; ' ''., •;...-•; ,V ,' v , /- :
; Last spring; the owner Hook part in
THE WINNERS OF PAINT BOX PRIZES
This is the picture to be colored. \u25a0 Paint it in water colors or crayon and send immediately to the
v ' v ..\u25a0,:\u25a0 : Editor of the Junior Call. • • ,
an automobile meet at a nearby town.
I«%t»e procession of automobiles that
made the trip from one town to the
other his machine brought up" the rear 1 .
A' farmer was driving in with his son,
in a /buggy drawn by a mule, 1 when the
head, of the parade. hove in sight. * He
kept the lines' taut while the . boy
jumped fout*an,d heldttho; scared mule
by tho, head/The string of cars whiatxed
by one after another," in a' cloud of dust.'
The ? lad' was Just ' climbing over, . the
wheel;, to get^back InUhe' buggy,' when
there ' arose '^ in", the ~ distance a tremen
dous 'puffing/; snorting, ..rattling ' sound,
and over the brow Tof the hill appeared
Doctor jCalloway in » the Pea Huller. The
farmer."took" one look and grab"bed up
the^lines.'-,'-;- \u25a0r' )- f- \u25a0.'••\u25a0 ..••. •\u25a0 ;\u25a0 ,-• . ,\u25a0\u25a0
."Hold her, Wesley, fur heaven's ' pake,
hold her," he shouted ,to his boy ; ' •'here
comes a home made one!'': — Everybody's
Magaalne.'""-'.'"; "'\u25a0..' i v : \u25a0 '/\u25a0'." ' f: ',•
Expensive
:. ."I want' some cloth to make my dolly
a "j; drees,",: announced % a*' : 1 ittlc T. girl " of
7 as she {'entered fa store ' the other < day.
.*, '' HO w (: much > is ; it?'.'.? she, -asked ;i when
the merchant " handed her ' th e >' package*
;.*' Just (one I kiss " the '• reply. ' n\u25a0•
; ,',' Al l; right, I ' j'shei said," "grandma ; said
sheiwould "pay^you^when; she came 'in
tbmorrow."-^-Ladles' \u25a0 Home : Journal.^ V
And Father Agreed
_, Home'; study for .Tommy 'had * just -be
gun :„'. and -.v he : ; found ; , It 3 hard >to ' appjy .
himself "to ; regular , hours. , : At? bedtime
one evening 7 his father Baid:\"Tomjny,
I : arn : hot ; at all ;pleased iwith~ the > report
your 'mother >glyeB';, me (of 'your 'conduct
today.'* c ; \u25a0.•.••.> .'-;:\u25a0/•*\u25a0• \u25a0<'r-^>t '-"- '- : '^ i\{'\ .'\u25a0'\u25a0' :'\u25a0 '!:'^ '
. ;"No,' ; father, I :knowed.'you.fwouldn't
be, and : I; told': her so." •\u25a0 "But! she *,• went
right's ahead an'? made - th* ! (.report. "i' Jest
like al woman," ain't 1 it ?"\u25a0— Ladies',.' Home
'Journal/ .- : •• ! : :.'~f' : ' • ' ,\u25a0" " /»-'•.»
Advice to a Baby
Exercise systematically ,the. muscles
of the throat and lungs. Remember
that for this purpose the night air Is
'thejbest. /,..\u25a0; ;•;. . ;;' •/V .;. . \u25a0 \u25a0 ', _'\u0084'\u25a0- -,; ,;
.Remember that** bedclothes have but
one use— to ;be kicked off.; '..'..
. . Always ,'\u25a0 keep \ 'An< reserve "; a ' certain
amount of strength for the .tlme.when
your | mother, or. : the nurse i is '. obliged ' to .
go out 4 thus ; ! leaving,, you % lilone Vwlth '
you r , father. "rAt ', these \ periods \u25a0 you "can •
Bhow.what;you;really.;amount to. '\u25a0'. , ;
.".Insist ' upon being f. rocked; ' to Bleep
'every, night."-, It J will endear? you more v
than : ever.; to \u25a0 everybody, y ., . \u0084f j '
.. :l.W hen ;; on " a' ; railroad r train ;; keep -;\u25a0 as : ;
quiet aBXhe'graye]uritil: everybody, has
settled ''down ! tO::a: Quiet Tride ;^ and; the.
serious jold .; gentleman ;ln' f the next j seat .;
has , remarked i that ; heVnever,'; saw/auch i
a ,good", good ", baby.'^Then ibegln) toj, stir and
•'nettl e , down ! ; gr ad ua Ily2 to j'a? se r i es ; of
blood curdllngyells^;: •>;;•/ : : - v ;
. *As youTgrowiOlder , and are ; taken out
l_n"I your/ baby / carriage^ try to break * ( the
springs vby.J bouncing ;up, and Vdown^^^^
•}\u25a0; Kick , the nurse »la : ithe^face occasion-*
allyX 1 Just to "show I*her'1 * her' that V there ; are
no hard- fe'elings.^-LadiesV Home" Jour- ;
'\u25a0 nal.' • iv „ ' ' \u25a0'\u0084'.*' :\u25a0"', '
The; Limitations of Science
:T;'V-« Johnny- ;.was ; sent ; to, j study.. »mathe
* maticK, and the teacher told him that
>it t tfas'a:true;science. : ; '- : , '\u25a0..•; '.;\u25a0'•;; ','>-" -^fr^f-
v ~ "For,; 1 Instance," ' she ] saJ d, -t'i f |ft .takes
one man 12 - days ; to r - build!- a * house, then
f ;;aa:men;canjbuild'.ltfln*bne:day^^? ! .v?,^^^
.v;.^Johnny^replled:':i^'And'.2Bßi^mcn'v; > 'will
'\u25a0}\u25a0 build sitlinl'ah;hbur t il7,2BO:in> a 'minute,
y andsi;36O I BOO|meh>wlllt piit^it'i'up ,|nia
i; second. C'j Now} If don't believe -they t cbuld
'< build a*Birigle : brick ; ln.; that \ t ime."Agaln ,
Jif ship i caii|<srossltheYAtlantic \u25a0 ln|l2
,i days * 12 :1 ships f should 'I be^abl &% 'toj cross
''X. it -in % one "& day^S I don* t J : ; bel icye ;^ that
Neither,' so \u25a0rmjnotigoingtostudyjmathe-'
:\ matlcs,"/rand V Johnny,- left f the r; teacher
studying It herself.^-Ladlea' Home
Journal. , '
What Bobbie Wanted to Know
\u25a0 llc asked so many questions that day •
that ho ; finally.. wore" out 'Wb; mother's
' patience.' '''."f' . ':'?\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0''
> "'RobVrt.'f she \ cried, "it ryou aakime \u0084
another question ' I shall put : you to ; ted • ;
.without 'your; supper.-", v>, l \u25a0 ' ; . !'• \u25a0*.' ; '
; '^Robert . promptly > asked i another and
was' packed .off, to bed. ' \u25a0/\u25a0'\u25a0~"'l \u25a0 i>
Later; hi»\raother repented.. -After all, ;
ask i n twas i thej only J way Ihe *
' cou'ldr. aca'ulfe>> knowledge";?? bo jiibe^tlp- '• -.-',
toedvUPßtalrs.ikneltibeslde. hisibed^and
toW * hJ m ! she • was ] sorry.Vv • \u25a0 . ; . v •? . : \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'•../:_/, ; : ;
:•' ."Now, dear," 'she ,Bald^"if you want. to >\u25a0
ask one< more question before* you so. ;>
to i sleep ' ask ; it < now and I will; try to
; answer.".' '\u25a0•\u25a0.;']\u25a0•'•. : : -;\u25a0\u25a0.',-' :.'•:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0*•. 'v s ;'6/.:^v. ; i''-'**.'^ \':: ;:: '\u25a0-.'\u25a0 ;>*
;\nobert, ; thought ; for 'a;/jnoment i; then /\u25a0;
\u25a0 said: '\u25a0'. "Mother,' how far^can^a cat spit?'"
' \u25a0 \u25a0':- — IjaJies'^ Home Journal.
A Lesson From Father
. ; \u25a0When. Willies father,; came j home ito^
supper there was a vacant > chair i at the
V- table. ; : X;*~ r:-; ;V-;7-'-X J ;^ V '.'.:% '":>.-\u25a0 \u25a0'
V- ",Well,'whefe's the boy?'! ' , >
7 •' W illiam ~* is > lipstalrs : , in bed. I ' '- v.the
answer *oame"\yith ,f painful
from the ' sad * faced " mother.'i. .y ; [ '\u25a0\u25a0
"Why, \wh-fw hat's \ up? i Not sick, \u25a0 is •,
he?tv V (An^anxiouB pause.) .\u25a0.'.'.;. \u25a0
r "It; grieves jme^toS say/; Roberta that
oury^ soli/;! your jf son, !!" has \u25a0 , been i Aheard ji
swearing fon Hhe? street." 3 1* heard'.jhim.'^i
"• "."' "Swearing?;^ Scott ! ,"*" ; l'll v teach*': hini ',{.
'to ; swear." ;; And' he
'\u25a0; the ; dark. • .; Half .way *'. up"'* he f stumbled " : t
and came down- with his 'chin" on the
< top.; step. V^v '•-!.*.: /'"v -".'..' " .
*• siVWhenUhej atmoephere cleared :• a\ little ;•;
1 Willies r mother :i was '*; say In g !, sweetly/.
\u25a0from' thel hallway :s'!Thatiwni!;d6^deanV
;,you •;; have '.ij given tt hini i enough ,.; f or i one .
lesson. V-r^iLadies', Home* 1 Jour nal. ; '._ .'; '.--: 1 j :
- *}Paint^boxea .- were ]l awarded;*: to "i the;
;following.'Junfors,Twho'iwilnted Uiepk:-'
.', turelinjthe's paper|of ,9: , j
" ; --_ Ednanl bofft 315;^ McCloucl.
iT^'AdelejP^Haloi'JCarmeL' ; c '^i^'j >/-v7-.V' \u25a0
; Beatrice v;:Bethunej' t ;4323: .Twentieth
: street;^ Sarit Francisco^;-- ~ V- * •.-' :*»„.'.":*-, '
Norri« IMdgre, 3354 Sacramento street,'
San? Francisco. '.',.* .* % , \
V lrra^ Rado vlth, ': 2 2 2 1 Webs ter street;
'"San"Francisco.'/;" San" Francisco.'/;; ' V ~'C\ -'\u25a0'\u25a0 :"-;": > \u25a0 ; ;-r'; •/ :'••'^y?'-
Glndya sternan, 1915 Green street, "
;' San \u25a0; Franclsco.^'i ; v . ;•\u25a0; \u25a0 ' '•; ' , ; . . \u0084 \J v .
;.•\u25a0":; Generleve SnAtb, 946 ' Chestnut street,
Oakland. ' . ', ", :' \u25a0 ."* r-*:-\''^r -*:-\''^ "'"' ~ !\u25a0'
1% Edwara : :Kemp,':Pescadero."'.''.i'/''j ' :^Y:']'--
John *E«lBHr,,- San [I^eandro.' *&-Zi^ : £,s'''* \u25a0
. ryVernlce^S<oddard,^ll7or yVernlce^S<oddard,^1170 >First .street,
-,-Napa x %' ; > V. •• *
t ; ? Harold )Feldbu«cli/.1061f Treat "avenuer,
-\u25a0SaniFran'oiBco/>:;v';''^V-/-<^;;;" : -', ;v; '- ::' >' 7; - ;\u25a0" :
; A. 14«yd?Aliro<t,^bauville. \ \u0084 ' - "
. J.; RoMM'DunuiKan,: 362;; Kaker street;
San il Frahclscoi J . -'.',.'. •*, » . , -..
Frmf£ew VolkenboKen, -22 North Bran
. elf orte^avenue,') Santa CCrual •.".-, v. .'.;
tto«e>B*»le*», r^slo jHaighty street, -Ala
nieda.' - ".*'"-/V, \u25a0'',;.'' -\u25a0* :\: \ ''.'\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0-':'':,'\u25a0' \u25a0'.?\u25a0';" v ; " : "" :'
Elaine j Pnrllß, 1037 Court street
Woodland; ',\u25a0'\u25a0 '/\'.'.' \u25a0//.-. '. : '.\u25a0.\u25a0*•- \u25a0\u25a0;.>-j-•".'; .>-j- •".' ; _ \u25a0,':v'"l*' '\u25a0\u25a0'.'. 1 '
' : Leonard Dob Non, Richmond. \u25a0 V ' '
M^!? I »^ ; ' 30 7, : :"' :E| Shth:
street^'; Petalurna.- : -;;. : ;" . :; -r . .':.-." ;. ,'•\u25a0' -
Anuie , Center, Mountain View,' \
.';.,','„: Flora^Gertieny; Mader a. J "\* .- '\u25a0;"\u25a0'\u25a0, : ';. / 'V/»'
As Good as the Rest
-, \u25a0\u25a0 '..-..\u25a0 ,-:-\u25a0•• -•'.\u25a0\u25a0,/\u25a0\u25a0 '.;. <»•\u25a0>:\u25a0. a: /, .
.\u25a0'\u25a0 The mother of a' pupil in, one 'of 'the
Philadelphia" schools j' had 'been'J helping
her ;Bmall^ daughter^ with ijtlfe; arithmetic
lesflon !fof;the< next day.'and- after Btrug^.
gllng'" through ; "the ':' problems* secured
what' appeared -\u25a0 to -be/s atisfactory \u25a0'- re
buUb. 'Next day, when 'the". little? girl
returned 'j from » school,? the; nnother asited
with' Homo'cuiioeity:; r ' '. ' ', '
' ."Were your 'problems '.'all • correct,
dear?"-" \ ' '; '".
\u25a0 "No, mamma; they were every one
wron ß," "replied '\u25a0 the child.*.- 1 : V ' V \u25a0
"All wrong?" ''repeated ".the . amazed
mother. 5 , -'' Oh,'' I'm *o Borry."'- '- v,^ •'
"Well, " mamma," ieald , the little *'oh«
consolinglyr' "you .needn't- worry. /All
the other little girls" mammas had them
wrong, too."— Ladies', Home: Journal. *'
Notes of Interest '\
Postofllces were first j eutubliehed In
1464... , ,-*.-•\u25a0:'' \u25a0\u25a0..- ' -... , V VVv-.v
\u25a0 . The klnfr of , England la exempt from
motor regulations. '3|fflafeji|WE»toMMßJPl
The principal: Industries' of t Holland
ura> agriculture and cattle raising".', .
. There were 12 deaths J «lue to buiull
pox In Iflu ßland and Wales in 1 908, and
29 deaths due to tilt) ttrieols tif vut:
uination. . . •. \u25a0 ' ..
.Home of the 1,175 teachers in London
unemployed at the end of Jast year had
to become typivts and -envelope; ad
dretiHura, while one b«came a cab driver.
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