Weekly Chemawa American., January 26, 1906, Image 1

meeltly Cbcmawa American
VOL VIII.
JANUARY 26, 1906
NO. 40.
A Trip to Salem
Friday morning, March 3, 1905, I
walked up to Salem to transact some
pci sonal business. It was about seven
o'clock when 1 started this most pleas
ant walk,which it took me three-quarters
of an hour.
The sun was just beginning to rise
above the horizon with that red color
around it, and the silvery clouds from
the south rushing toward the east to .
darken its beautiful light. Breezes
Mew across the grain field and the
bushes, which reminded me cf my na
tive land and my boyhood's days under
i ii v mother's care.
About five hunbred yards from the
depot I saw the street car running down
toward the stopping place, so I ran as
fast as I could for I was afraid I might
yet left, but unfortunatly I fell down
into a ditch full of muddy water about
two feet deep and had my clothes soiled
so I determined not to resume my trip
till the next day, but it being very ne
cssary for me to be in town that day, I
went, but I waited standing in the sun
s.u;i ' till my clothes were dry. .
Arriving in town hungry and tired
with a muddy face and muddy clothes
I went into a restaurant and ordered two
meals. Leaving the restaurant I went
to the Y. M. C. A. Hall to attend to my
affairs.
While I was standing on the corner
of the street next to Liberty, a yonng
mar came up and asked me if I knew the
street B, I replied ''no" for I had never
heard such street's name before. Then
he related me a story that when he first
went to Washington, D. C , it was im
possible for him to go out into the
streets for he did not know where to go.
He said before he got around Washing
ton, D. C, he went to school first and
learned his alphabet all all. over again.
F. J., Eighth Grade.
Dora ''Did Jack say anything dove
like about me?"
, Alice "Yes; he said you were pigeon
toed.,, Ex.
Teacher "Johnny, give me that piece
of chewing-gum, that you have in 3'our
mouth.
Johnny "Um, um give you half."'
Ex.