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Show shaped tooth and very long eyelashes and cau close its nostril.'. It stomach oiid (launch furnished it with cells for laddtiig wattr. It lives thirty or forty ears. Niels C. Petersen. Ae 10, "Doves" I imco had a pet Dove. I liked It very much, It was very found of uie. And It would ily and sit on my hands, and siiouldnrs. But when I was sick lut winter H left uie. And I was very sad. 1 have bought me another p.iir of doves I have them yet. 1 have had them over six mouths. But they are not as taim as the other dove was. Krastus llenniugsen, Age 10, "Winter" "Win-ter" Tu winter' we slide and skate on the ice and play with Sleds and we hitch the e'evs aud then they pnllB The boys in the sleds. Anil we go to school and we learn read spelling and Arithmetic aud drauiug And Kike the school. Samuel Chapman, Age 10, "Samnier" Whi n Spring comes again the birds will tiiiiR for joy the flowers will bloom and how nico it will he. We can go into the hay field and play in the ha; 0 what fuu we can hae playing in the hay. Elvena Stecfe, Age 10, "Dolls and Cats"- 0 dear l am so nervous I scarse cau write a word And dolly has been so Naughty all day and kittle baa been scratching her to. Iua Richie, Age 10, "Jly Doll and Cat"' My doll has black hair aud she has blue-eyes aud rosy cheeks and has brown shoes My pet cat has gray far and she is very gentle, the cat has soft fur and has large ears aud she catches lots of mice aud my cat ha3 large eyes I got my doll in my stocking, Christmas Anna Ericksen, Age 10, "My Doll" My dolls' nauio is Alice and she is made of wax. She has red cheeks and a nice little nose and mouth. She has a very pretty dress which is made of red silk trimed with pink plushs with puffs in it. She has a bonnet which is made of silk. She has earrings with nice little blue stoues in tbsrn. She cau say mamma and papa. There are two striugs and when you pnil them the doll cries. She can shut and open her ejes, and has little shoes and stockings. Clara Clark, Age 8, "A Pet Lamb"- We have a pst lamb, his name is Billy you dont know how muelij seuee he.s got, he knows every one of us, when brother found him tie was a wee little thing almost dead. We gave him some warm milk, how soon he could drink a pint, and then how fast he grew. Billy was kept tied aud when I let him go how he loved to run and play we woutj ruu round aud round the bouse he liked little children best, then Billie learned to bunt we laughed a. him end he though was cute, soon he would bnnt every little boy p.Ld girl who came to our house, thou wa put him iu a pen bnt he would get out and tuu away to the neighbors and bnnt ther,little girls and bovs. bad Billie. ' now he has to be shut up in a close pen. he bleats and bleats, to come out wben he hears any of us pass. Poor Billie. Muguola Hougaard, Age 11, "My First Tiip On the Kaiiroau" As I am asked to write a story I will tell about my first trip on the Kiilroad. Papa had promised prom-ised to tiks us children when it was cheap fare and he concluded to take ns on the Excursion to Castilla Springs last summer. The day came and ws went to the Depot io the morning ro-juKeiiig ro-juKeiiig but yon cannot think how frightened we felt wheu the train ran off thft track, and Mama who was also aiotig told ns we had tetter not go any fariLor. but Papa said we would be all tight and so we started on again and went en to Thistle Station. We got eff and etaied till Ihe train cama back from Castilla when we got on again and slatted off for Uoo e. We arrived early in the cveniug after having had a good time ami seou mscy nice sights which-I which-I have not got time to tell you about this time. Vilate Wcdakow.Age 10, "My Pet Dog" 1 have a little pet dog, his name is Watch. He is a smart little dog and very cunning, One day last summer ufrwr rAfradlilnor littla a hour ,,f rain THE SENTINELS PETS A note was sent from this crrice to the Manti school teachers this week asking for children's compositions, giv'ng the ideas and language of the children. This is the result: Jennie Snow, Age, 14, "Spring" Spring is the first season of the year. It is then that the leaves ou tho trees begin to unfold, it is then tbat the farmers begin to put in grain and the gardener to pat iu vegetables and flower, seeds. Spring sometimes called long and lingering, tut tbe last of spring is beautiful weather. It is neither neith-er to hrft or to cold, It is moderate sweet and gentle. Children always like spring to coma because Easter Sunday, the flist of May aud the romping holidays holi-days to come. It is tiresome to stay in school through spring. The 1mm of the honny bee, the song of tne birds, the green grass aud flowers that are peeping peep-ing their heads out cf the ground the warm sunshine and the dry we.iiher, entices every body to be out of doors.aad join in the merry gles of gentle spring. Esqnmans have no springtime to put in grain and so they have no bread tliey have to live on meat. Maple sugar Is taken from the Jiaple trees when the flistwarm weather of spriug begins all tbe chickens came a running down In the garden, Watch seeing them gave a jump and a bark and ran down and barked till the chickens was so fright, ened. This seemed to encourage him, for he has watched them quite well ever since. One day It was very pleasant so I thought I would take a walk dowu lu the garden and wheel my doll iu the carriage, car-riage, when all of a sudden Watch cams a bumming pust me to chasa the chickens chick-ens away that was iu front of ns, then came back agaiu wagging his tail. He jumped into the carriage. Ha seems to enjoy the ride as much as dolly. restore lire to tne trees, lnenear wiio has been eooped up fli its hideing place all winter, the flies that had dissepeared when winter went the nighteugahs the medelark, ail come forth with the warm weather of spring. Artimesia Bleak, Age 12 "A May Day Walk"- One day VVMle aud Alies thought they would fro out fiir a walk. Thay took their dog Carlo with them to have some fnn. When they got down to the river th6y amused themselvio by throwing sticks iuto the stream and haviuji Carlo biing theui back. It seemed as much pleasure to him as to Alice and Willie. After they amused themselves there, an hour or so, Ihey btarttd on: to ramble over the hills They had not got far till Curio tpied a little rabbit running through the brush He ran after it as fast as he couM, Willie Wil-lie and Alica trying to keep up with him bnt Bunny soon found its hole and they had to give np the chase. By this time they were'tired and thought it timo to return. When they got home their mamma had a nice warm supper all ready for them which they ate with great relish taking care that Carlo got all he could eat to. ' After they told their mamma what tport they had teen having they were soon ready to go to their nice beds. I composed this story from a picture I saw in my grammer. Freddy Jensen, Age 10, ' The Camel" The camel is a large animal, it is gentle gen-tle and indures great heat. The camel lives on very little food crossing the desert. It is supplied with food from its bump. The hump i-. composed of fat. Tad back-bone of the carael is straight it has thick padded feet for walking in hot sand and thick pads on its knees and chest for lying on hot sand. . Ihe camel has sharp wedge- |