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started toward the top of the mountain.
She. went slow because if she went
fast she might fall off.
Finally Andy, becoming tired of go-
Ing alow, started to gallop. She fell
and rolled Into a little eh led up creel .
When she got up her horse was going
on far up the trail.
My aunt knew she could not catch
him, so she started lilme. .The next
morning she round Andy standing at
the barn door waiting for it tee be
opened so that he could go In.
Andy -is a very knowing horse, and
Aunt Mary was very fond of him. She
learned to ride him well. She kept
Andy for many years. I like to have
her tell me stories about him.
• EUNICE JACKSON.
Sawtello School, sixth grade.
DRIVE BY AQUEDUCT
Dear Aunt Laurie: *:?-:
A year ago Christmas I spent my
vacation at Tehachapi. We bad somo
friends that lived at the aqueduct (a
few miles distant) and often visited
them. Hut there was one difficulty In
getting there. One would either have
t.i wait till a certain hour for the
train or drive his hone over a bad
road.
lino day when I wished to drive to
the farm all of the horses were in use
but one, a very balky one. Hut we
resolved to try her. The road is right
along a train track and about half way
between the aqueduct and Tehachapl is
a little dummy, engine which carries
coal for'the mountains.
Ruth managed to harness the horse,
but before we were far on our way a
train came along. I was very fright
ened, but there was a break ln the
fence and the horse sprang across lute)
the meadow. We passed the train all
right, but were nearlng the bridge
where the little engine goes under.
Just as we came to the bridge the
engine came tooting. The horse- reared
and "kicked and stood on his hind
lege and tried to run away, hut before
he got very far Ruth had him soothed
down.
We rode the rest of the way in safe
ty, but I resolved never to ride be
hind that horse again.
EVELYN WEI.DON, !
HS grade, Griffin avenue school, 632
South Workman street. .
CHILD'S HAND HURT
Dear Aunt Laurie:
When I was about 4 years eld my
brother took me out to see the horses.
Dick, a shiny black horse, looked
very big, and I was rather afraid to
go near. Rut Tom put me on the
horse's back and I bad a ride around
the -corral. In the evening I told
every one I saw about the long, long
ride I had on the nice, big horse.
Tin- next day, as I was playing out
side. 1 thought how nice lt would be
lt I could have another ride on the
horse, and started out for the barn.
"The horse was tied beside a partition
of open slats. J climbed slow up and
by much stretching I reached Dick's
mane and endeavored to climb on his
bock. Hut as I let go of the boards
the horse's mane slipped through my
ringers and I fell to the floor. I was
so surprised that I did not know
whether to cry or not.
Suddenly I felt a stinging pain on
my hand. The horse, which I had con
sidered a nice horse before, had step
ped on my hand and scraped the skin
off.
When my cries were heard at the
house mother came to my rescue. I
told her all about It and decided not to
go near the horse again without some
one else. Your new niece,
KATHLEEN HARNETT.
Age 15 years. Long Beach high
school. Burnett.
GIRL DROPS REINS
Dear Aunt Laurie:
It was. on a bright sunshiny day
and my sister and I were driving along
the road to our neighbor's house. We
were driving our old horse Polly and
no one ever dreamed of her being in
a hurry or running away.
We were driving past a pumping
plant at the time, and in some way
the reins dropped out of my sister's
hands to the ground, and Polly ran off
at a terrible rate down the road. We
were frightened out of our wits.and
every third second shouting "whoa"
at Polly, who was going as fast as
her old bones would allow. We hung
on to the sides of the buggy with all
our might and.main, and soon we saw
one *of our neighbor's boys coming
down the road. We shouted to him
and he caught Polly by the bridle and
handed us the reins, which had been
well tramped on. We thought we had
had a dreadful experience, but I sup
pose it was not so bad after all. but
anyway it made us hang on to the
reins afterwards. y - "■
I was about seven .-years old when
this happened, but seven or twelve, I
never want to go through It again,
though I have had many other experi
ences with horses.
Your loving niece, _„„,>•
RUTH RUTHERFORD,
889 North Garey, Pomona; age 12,
grade AT, Central school.
A DANGEROUS ANIMAL
Dear Aunt Laurie-: :-; '[■ ??'-'* O
My first experience with a horse was
about six years ago. One Sunday my
brother and I had > nothing to do, so
he said, "Let's ride the horses." .
We put the bridle and saddle on the
horse we called Pig, and a rope, aronud
Dick's neck and fastened It. to the
saddle. My brother got on the saddle
and I got on Dick. Dick got to going
fast and I could hardly hold on, for It
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John Bennett, Grade 88, Avenue Tw enty-First School, 421 S. Avenue 21.
was the first time I had ever' ridden
a horse.
I called to my brother to stop, but he
kept on going. 1 was so scared I could
hardly hold on. When we had gone a
little way I fell off on my head. I
didn't think It very funny, but my
brother did. !
We put the horses up and my mother
put a bandage around my head and 1
went out to feed Dick an apple. He
came slowly toward me with his cars
back. When almost to me I started
to run. I got to the gate and started
to go through. The first thing I knew
I was lying outside the fence crying.
When I started to go through the
gate the harse thought ho would help
me through, so he turned around and
gave me a kick, This experlnce with
horses was all that I required for some
time. (No signature.)
CHASED BY PONY
I lear Aunt Laurie:
I have never been on a horse, but a-.n
going to tell about my being chased by
a boy who had a pony. This boy's
name was Harvey.
Harvey lives on a farm. Ho had a
very nice pony named Teddy. The
farm be' lived on Is in a canyon. He
had to go about two miles to school
every day. He almost always rode
Teddy. He rode very well, but Teddy
was quite a wild pony. Harvey liked
to chase children when they were go
ing home from school.
One day as some other girls and I
were going home from school on our
wheels Harvey began to chase us. We
got off our wheels. Harvey was after
two of us girls, so we ran across a
field. My friend was ahead of me.
Harvey was catching up with me when
I stopped in a hole and fell.
lb- stopped Just In time so he did
not run over me, but Teddy's feet
would have been on me had he taken
another step. I got up and was not
much hurt. My friend had come back
to where I was. Then we walked to
where our wheels were and rode home.
Harvey received a scolding from a
man who was near and had seen what
Harvey was doing.
Harvey never chased me far after
that and probably he would not have
chased us if we had not have run, for
it proved tee bo So afterward.
ELSIE SKILLINO,
Saw lie school, grade 6, age 11.
A SUNDAY RIDE
Dear Aunt Laurie: . *
We were living near Cedar Rapids,
lowa. One day when we were coming
from Sunday school we were playing
on the way. While wo were talking
the horse went to the side of the road
and began to oat grass before we had
time to catch it.
When we caught it we went all right
until we got home. We tied the horse
up until we ate our lunch. After lunch
we went down to a place where they
give away Ice cream.
After we ate Ice cream we went to a
field where they were playing baseball.
While we wore watching. It began to
rain. We had to get shelter some
place.
When it stopped raining we went to
find the horse and buggy, but It was
gone. : . . "",
My brother had taken a girl home.
He soon returned and then we all went
home. CHARLES PRUDEN.
- Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
FIRE ALARM FRIGHTENS HORSE
Dear Aunt Laurie: ','",'„
My father was delivering goods for
Mr Grinton. This day lie was to de
liver at the poorhouse for the Soldiers
home. I went with him. I was five
years old. We mado the delivery and
wore returning home by the way of
the bird cage when suddenly there
rang out an alarm of fire.
The horse became frightened and ■
ran away. We ran over so many
bumps that it kept me on the bounce.
Finally one bounced higher than the
rest and sent me out.
My arm was broken from the con
tact with the ground. A doctor had
to set it. This cost my father $25.
I think that 1 can dipenxi; with such
experiences In the future.
GEO. CHAMBERLAIN.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Z;y BREAKS ARM
Dear Aunt Laurie:
When I was a small child 1 was a
great lover of horses. Since I was nine
years old I have not liked horses very
well.
When I was nine years old my fa
ther bought me a pony. I liked it very
much. It did not like children to ride
It. It . would let pupa and other men
ride it, but wouldn't let me. I . felt
very bad about it.
One day I thought I would ride lt
anyway. My mother and • father told
me that the horse would buck me off,
but I couldn't believe It. I Jumped on
its back and it started to run very
fast, It frightened me so much that
1 wished ' I hail stayed off; but it
was too late- then. I began to cry.
When I cried it frightened the horse
all the more', so that he bucked me off.
When I fell I broke my arm. Ever
since then I have not liked horses as
well as I did. Experience is sometimes
a dear teacher.
ADDIS SHORT.
Sixth grade, Sawtello city school.
LEADING PACK TRAIN
Dear Aunt Laurie:
When my grandma and I were in
Idaho in 1808 1 had a chance to ride
a horse. It was an old pack pony,
whose name was Martin. He was past
any work, but the bins used him for
leading the pack train. This was a
queer thing ami was done in a queer
way.
The' loading horse was ridden by a
man who had charge of the pack train,
He held the second horse's halter in
his hand, and the third horse's, rope
was tied to No. 2's tall and so on.
Hut I must get to my story. One
night the boss said to me:
"Get up early In the morning, Kiddle,
I've got a surprise for you."
I got up as so. as I was awake,
I can tell you. After breakfast he
put the saddles on Martin and Good
eye (so named because he had only
one good eye), and then we went up
the side of a steep, high hllll. When
we got to the top there were a lot of
sheep and lambs. We moved them
over a ways and then went back to
the house..
Hoping to become one of your neph
ews, I am, TAMA ALLEN.
East Fourth street school, grade A 5.
Age 11 years. Long Beach.
;?. A RACER
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day pit-pa. mamma an.l I went
to the city. We wont to buy a horse.
We lived in Sawtelle then.
We bought a gray horse. She was
a very pretty animal and could run
like a deer. Her name was Kit. The
man we bought her from said that she
was at one time on the race track.
When 1 was large enough to drive
I would put her saddle and bridle on
her and go riding. Sho was very gen
tle. She would not kick.
One day I took her out of the stable
and. hitched her to the buggy and
took a ride. She had not been out for
two days and when I got started I
thought she would not stop. I had
not realized that she could go so fast.
She died soon afterward. 1 was very
sorry, for I loved her.
HAZEL SNYDER.
Sawtelle city school.
DRIVES COWS
Dear Aunt Laudie: »
One day I went up to a friend of
mine to see his little pony. My friend
asked mc if I could ride a horse. I
told him that I could try it; so he
got a horse, for me. He took his pony.
■ First we ran a little calf down, then
we took it to his house.
When we got there the lady said
that we must get the cows before
dark; so we went after them.
We went to the hills and saw one of
them in a narrow ditch. We got it out.
We rode until we got tho cows in the
barn. Our horses by then were about
tired out. We gave them a good long
rest, then rode over to the town, which
was about four miles away.
ALFRED WARE,
Sawtelle.
AN INTELLIGENT PET
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One - afternoon I was riding the
horse and letting her pasture. It was
the second time I was on the horse
and I had not learned to ride yet. My
brother thinking he would make the
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horse, trot and see how I liked It, hit
her a little tap with a small switch.
Th.- next minute I found myself flat
on the ground. The horse stopped
when she saw I was off her back, for
she did not mean to throw me.
I did not get hurt at all. I fell on
soft ground, ••:
Quite a while -afterward my baby
brother and I were riding her home.
She- got to trotting too fast, which
made my brother slip an.l that pulled
me. Rut I still held the reins with
one hand till I was off and the baby
with the other. We fell around the
horse's front leg and the horse trot
ting so fast could not Stop all of a
sudden, so to keep from hurting us
sin- roared back, drew her leg from
me. Then she- stood till I got up and
carried my brother and led her to the
house. My brother was scared pretty
badly ami cried, but none of us were
any the worse for th.. adventure.
LELA M. CAMPBELL.
Lankershim.
If you took more pains with your
letters, Lela, you would stand a bet
ter chance of Winning a prize-.
HORSE AFFORDS AMUSEMENT
Dear Aunt Laurie;
Last July We were on a visit up
north. My grandparents lived up
there. We were cutting fruit during
the summer.
One evening when we got home from
work my brother and I went to give
my grandpa's horse a drink. The
horse's name was Daisy.
We- started out pretty fast, and I
kept telling my brother to go slower,
because this was the first time I had
ever been on a horse. When I would
say "Go slower," he would make the
horse go still faster.
She went so fast I Marly fell off.
When we brought her back to the
barn we went a little slower. Old
Daisy is getting pretty old now, so I
never expect to have- a ride again. I
did enjoy my ride that evening.
NELLIE CLAVELOT.
Bawtelle public school, grade 6.
A TIRESOME TRICK
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day when I was riding horse
back I went to Santa Monica. On the
way there my horse would Just r.i a
few steps and then be would stop. 11.
--did the same thing several times. I
had a very hard time with him.
When I got to the place where I
was going, my aunt was not at home
ami I did not know what to do. If I
got on my horse he would not go and
I could not get home. I waited at
my aunt's house until silo got home.
I then told her what had happened
and she gave me one of the horses
that belonged to her and told mo to
go home.
I did this, but It was I o'clock at
night when 1 got home. Mamma was
so frightened that she did not know
what to do. She told me that she
would never let mo go horseback rid
ing again. ROSE CARASCO.
Bawtelle school, grade 6.
A FAST DRIVER
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day In the summer my friend
wanted to drive a horse. His father
hitched the horse to a cart and John
started down the road as fast as the
horse would go. The first thing John
knew the horse became frightened at
a bush and turned the cart over. John
fell out. He was hurt. He go bet
ter and then started to chard the
horse.
He chased the horse for. about a
mile and then found him eating at
the side of the road.
John drove the horse home and
found that his father was at the gate.
He gave John a licking for driving
the horse so hard. The next day John
wanted to try it again and this time
he was hurt quite badly.
RALPH CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle, grade 6.
A HARD FALL
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I with my brother and two other
boys wont to the mountains. We each
had a horse and. I thought mine was
the best.
One day my brother came to me and
said that the night before he had
heard a mountain lion and he'wanted
to go hunting, so soon after he and
the two boys were off with their guns
and I stayed home to watch the camp.
As I was getting wood a storm came
up, but the boys did not return. I
waited until after dark.
Growing impatient I got on my horse
and drove out to find the boys, but as
I reached the bridge or where 1
thought the bridge was my horse
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