| Summary: | Newsletter of the North Dakota School for the Deaf. THE NORTH DAKOTA BANNER A Sick Monkey A monkey was sick. A doctor catno to see it. The monkey had pneumonia. The doctor gave it some medicine and wrapped it up in a warm blanket. The sick monkey lay in its cage and slept. Some other monkeys saw it. They had some old rags in their cage. They each took a rag and wrapped it around themselves. Then they laid down in their cage like the sick monkey.—The Canadian. A Rabbit’s Story I am a rabbit. 1 have tive baby rabbits. We wear brown and gray coats sometimes. Our ears are long but our tails are short. We live in the side of a hill. Sometimes 1 sit at the door of my house and the baby rabbits play in the sunshine. We do not go far from home in the day time because we are afraid of the dogs and the farmers. When night comes, we run everywhere. We go to the farmer’s gardens and eat all the good things we can find. Then we run home again. — Selected. The Boat Ernest lived in the country. His home was near a creek. His father made a boat. He gave it to Ernest on his birthday. He liked the boat very much. One day Frank and Thomas came to see him. They went to tiie creek and rowed the boat. Thomas did not sit still. He played in the boat and fell into the creek. He could not swim. He was afraid. He screamed. Ernest could swim. He jumped into the creek, caught Thomas by the arm and got him out. Ernest was a brave boy. — School Helper. Smallpox Smallpox is contagious. Every one is anxious to avoid, the dreadful disease. Many peoplo, who como in contact with smallpox, do not take it because they have been vaccinated, and the vaccine in their blood protects them. Likewise, sin is contagious. One person becomes angry with another, and the second person catchos ‘’it.” One person wrongs another, and the second person seeks revenge. But here ant| there the second person is not affected. He does not catch “it,” because his heart has been vaccinated with Jesus’ love.—The Virginia Guide. Adenago and the Mice Ore day Adenago went to the barn to feed the horses. He went to the oat, bin and raised the lid. Several little mice were in the oat bin eating oats. When they saw Adenago they were frightened and began to scamper away. They ran around and around and tried to get out. Adenago did not like the little thieves and tried to kill them. One of the mice ran up his sleeve. The mouse's claws were sharp and scratched his arm. He feared it woidd bite him. He took hold of his sleeve with the other hand and squeezed the mouse. He took it out of his sleeve and killed it.—The New Ahcxico Progress. Katherine ami her Bog Katherine is a little girl who lives in Santa Fe. She has a dog and they often have good times together. The dog's name is Jane. One day Katherine thought she would dress Jane in one of her own dresses and play with her on the lawn. Jane looked very funny. She did not like very much to wear a little girl’s dress. She tried to run away. Soon she saw the gate open so she ran as fast as she could go. She run out of the yard and down the, street to Katherine's father’s store. Many people on the street thought it a very funuy sight. — The New Mexico Progress. The Little Old Lady Once a little old lady lived near the woods. She loved the birds and the squirrels. Every morning she threw out crumbs for the birds. She gave corn and nuts to the squirrels. One day she saw two of the birds building a nest. Then she put pieces of wool, cotton and hair on a branch of the tree. The birds put them into the nest. One day the little old lady put some corn on the doorstep. Then she sat down to wait. She was very still. She sat there for a long time. All the time, Frisk, the squirrel, sat on the stone wall and looked at her. He saw the corn but at first he was afraid to come. “She is a kind old lady,” thought he. “I am sure she will not hurt me. I think she wants me to como.” So ho came up to the door. At last he came up close to her. Soon his little cheeks were full of corn. Then he ran away. But soon he came back. After this Frisk and the old lady were the very best of friends. —Selected. Adapted from American History Stories XXVIII. The French held a strongly fortified city on the St. Lawrence River. They had called it Quebec. It was on a high cliff. “Quebec must be taken,” said the English ofiieers. (.tenoral Wolfe was sent to attack the city. Montcalm was in command of the French at Quebec. He was a brave soldier. He was surprised to see the Euglish upon the plain near Quebec. They attacked the French. The fight was fierce. A shot struck Wolfe in the wrist and he wrapped his handkerchief around it and kept ou fighting. Another shot struck him, and a third shot laid hint down; he lived only a few moments. Montcalm was also mortally wounded. The British won the day and captured Quebec. Before dying Montcalm said he was glad he would not live to see the surrender of Quebec. The French and Indian War kept on for about five years. There were many tenible battles, and thousands and thousands of brave men were killed. At last the British and the Colonists won and peace was made and England now owned all the land from the Arctic Ocean to the. Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi.
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