. St. Nicholas [serial]. ON THE ROAD—A TRUE STORY BY PAUL WHITE (AGE 12) (Silver Badge) Two days last summer I hauled lumber from a planing-miU in east Texas to a farm about seven miles awayIt took a whole day to make a round trip, countingwaiting for lumber to be planed. I had company be-cause four wagons were hauling the same as I. Nothing happened the first day; but on the Balcom and I took a short cut home. As we camedown a small sandy hill I noticed my lumber slippingforward. I tried to stop the team, but the lumber slid1 Tdo?°nRthem- ™ey Started r™S- What was hict wood ° T^6 l

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. St. Nicholas [serial]. ON THE ROAD—A TRUE STORY BY PAUL WHITE (AGE 12) (Silver Badge) Two days last summer I hauled lumber from a planing-miU in east Texas to a farm about seven miles awayIt took a whole day to make a round trip, countingwaiting for lumber to be planed. I had company be-cause four wagons were hauling the same as I. Nothing happened the first day; but on the Balcom and I took a short cut home. As we camedown a small sandy hill I noticed my lumber slippingforward. I tried to stop the team, but the lumber slid1 Tdo?°nRthem- ™ey Started r™S- What was hict wood ° T^6 laen 1 PUll6d my team into the ground Th T,S 3 hard jar-! was on tKe ground. The wagon had run into a stump, breaking two trace-chains, and the coupling-pole. I was unhurt! BY JACOB JANKOWITZ, AGE IS(SILVER BADGE). BY DOROTHY H. ANDERSON, AGE 17(SILVER BADGE)

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