The Winning Essay

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 258, 9 October 1931, Page 2

The Winning Essay

This is the essay which wins the competition:— v f . THE EXCURSION ,Little Jean Tripp had been saving tip for the excursion up the Mountain ‘ tor a long time, and now she had just the amount for the fare. She had five whole shillings of her own, and the excursion was the very next day. ] "Now don’t forget the sugar,” Mrs. ; ' TriPP had reminded her, ‘‘as I will want it soon to make some jam.” ' Jean was going down to the grocer’s ' for her mother when she heard somef otie sobbing nearby. Going into the stable ;yard she found Tim the errand ; c boy crying softly to himself. "What is the matter, Tim?” she *; ?sked. 9tarte d as he saw Jean, but ; ( tQen he told her what was the mat- “ Mrs. Green gave me five shiiJlJhgs to bring to my master, but it must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket, and he said if I don’t find it he will sack me.” Jean took the five shillings for her excursion out of her pocket and gave it to him. Then' without saying anything she ran away so that he would not see the tears of disappointment in her eyes. The next morning Mrs. Tripp told Jean that she was going away to enjoy herself. Jean jumped out of bed excitedly, but then her face clouded, for she remembered that she wasn’t going to the excursion. About ten minutes after Tim came running up the drive and said, “It Is all right, Jean; I found my money under the seat in the cart, so here is the money you gave me.” So Jean was able to go to the pic- , nic after all, and you can be sure she had a very enjoyable time. | -BLUE-BELL. 1