| Show COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR the exercises nsf at the opera house F ESSAYS BY THE CHILDREN they write a number of abstracts from memory the display of school work at il thursday afternoon the curtain at the opera house was raised on a stage billed with ittle fairies A cau tanta arranged by professor giles 4 as the opening feature of the afternoon exercises by the school children it aas very neatly presented pres anted and thor enjoyed by all present the luet by the misses jones was especially fine prof J A rees briefly addressed the assemblage he was amazed at alie grand sight for twenty two years he had bean a teacher in utah county but he had neverseen so ragny children assembled under one before major hendershot after making a neat little speech highly complimentary to the people of utah favored the audience with several selections on hia drum the flag song sung by the little ladies from rendered very neatly the whistling solo was warmly ap av i features of the entertainment were all well received and applauded to the echo school the school work of the pupils had been beatly arranged iu th e rooms of the central schoolhouse it consisted of maps drawings needle et cand presented aveia creditable appearance atelier band map of europe and america deserves especial mention K was the work of the pupils of the central schools of provo every nation appeared with its cities mountains lakes and rivers the flags of the nations which dotted the nd there in the holds of the ships were the commodities modi ties for the production of which each especial nation might be noted A relief map of utah county done in waxwork wax work and from the payson schools is also a unique piece ol 01 work ABSTRACTS FROM the following abstracts from memory were written by pupils in one of the classes conducted at the opera house thursday afternoon A FRIEND IN MEED A goat and horse belonging to the same mactor were grazing in a field which was open to the road the two animals beina constantly together soon became fast friends the goat not having as much strength as the horse was subject to the treatment of rude boys who idrew rocks at him and beat him with sticks the poor quadruped qua draped was thus treated time after time until the horse could stand it no longer BO one day it determined to learn the boys a lesson crossing over to where the boys were he took one of by his coat collar and threw hii ver the fence what a hero the horse must have been LILLY JONES provo central age 1 A ERIEND IN need A horse and a goat were once grazing together in england they were great friends sometimes boys would tease the goat by throwing at it The horse would always gryto befriend the oat so one day when these cruel boys were teasing the goat the horse concluded to stop them he happened to be across thorn badow on the opposite side from the goat but he came racing and seizing one of the lads b y the collar threw him over the hedge into the road the goat and the horse returned to the place where they were grazing and were never bothered again BALLINGER pleasant grove age 15 A FRIEND IN NEED A horse and a goat were grazing in the same field they ere very fast friends and both belonged to the same master the field was bordered by a low fence which opened into the road the boys who lived near the city used to come and tease the little harmless goat by throwing rocks ami hitting it with sticks they did bot daie hurt the and when he saw his friend the goat being tormented he would run to his rescue no matter how far off he was he would scare the boys away but they soon come back again he repeated this method until he got tired one daiy diy he thought he would teach them r lesson ao when they came to torment the goat he seized one of the boys and threw him across the road after thia the boys never cime c ime to tease the goat gain and the goat and the became better frenda that ever thought the horse a a wonderful hero after that HATTIE WHEELER aire 13 A IN once there was a horse and goat grazing in the field together and they were great friends there was some very rude boys from alie town not far alf would go in the field and the poor little li armless goat hut dare not attack the horse whenever the horse would see the boys teasing and hurting the goat he would stop grazing aad come running to the coats assistance and drive the boys off but they bould very soon return again after a time thy horse could stand it no longer to see his friend treated thus lie one day grabbed one of the lads by the back of liis collar aid with his threw the boy over the hedge and was not the gorsd a hero to the goat afterward C TRANE lehi age 15 A IN NEED v A horse and goat belonged to the same master who lived in england and were kept in the same pasture the pasture was surrounded by a hedge upon which the boys would congregate and amuse rhems ives by throwing stones at the 2 animals some of them more crue than others would get slicks and run after the goat for they dare not the horse 2 adv great extent many limes causing it 2 bleat from severe pain the horse upon peeking peeing the goat in trouble would come to its rescue on one oc cassion the horse being out of patience with alie bos and seeing they were I 1 ot hering its friend camf running up and before the boys could escape seized oue of them by th e collor and threw him oyer the hedge what a hero alie horac must have been ever afterward in the eyes of the goat MILTON JAGE payson age 15 A NIED once upon a time there was in england a goat and a horse owned L y the same master they grazed together in the pasture surrounded by a hedge and were very affectionate to each other there were sonio very cruel boys in this place who liked very much to tease the poor goat by throwing sticks at it and some would even beat him with sticks the borsa as soon as he saw this would rescue his friend by driving the boys away alie apy plagued the poor goat very often and the librae made up his mind to learn these boys a which they would not very goon forget alie boys came in one day and were plaguing the goat and the horse who was at a distance came galloping to where the boys were he took one of the lads by the collar and him over the hedge into the road this learned the boya a very good lesson because they adver attempted to do thia agoain and a friend in need is a friend indeed ALFEED spanish fork age 14 |
