In the story "Bessie's Mother," by Mary Waddell, Bessie was a young girl who was being put up for adoption by her mother. Although the young girl's mother loved her dearly, she could not afford to take care of herself, let alone Bessie. ... The "Modern Devil Fish," was a cartoon done by the Prohibition Party, which portrayed the saloons as the "devil fish" with long tentacles extending out with the inscriptions: political corruption, partnership with thieves, gambling, traffic in girls, and defiance of the law. ...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Saturday morning cartoons, and the smell of bacon and eggs filled the house. ... Sometimes entertaining an eight year old little girl without her older brother can be quite the challenge. ... "Why hello there, pretty girl!... "Where are your sunglasses, little girl?...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School