Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], May 22, 1910, Image 61

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LOS ANGELES
Letters to Aunt Laurie From Nephws ande Nieces
VAIN COMET CHOSE
GOWN RATHER THAN HOME
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Dear Aunt Laurie:
IN a little village named Aurora
there lived a boy whose name was
Baliiot. He lovod to listen when
someone was talking of stars and the
moon.
One day he was sitting under a
tree, when he heard the fluttering of
wings, and before another Instant the
largest bird be had ever seen stood be
fore him.
To Babtet's surprise the bird began to
talk. It told him that its name was
Candor, and that some hunters had
wounded it. Babiet dressed the wound
and soon it was well again. x lie told
the Candor he would like to Visit the
moon.
And so the condor said he would take
him there.
The moon was very glad to see Babiet
and soon they were talking about the
stars. They all had names that suited
each best. Soon they were talking of
Halley's comet. This ia what the moon
told Babiet:
"In your world you call her Hal
ley's comet, but up here we call her
peacock, because she is so vain.* She
was a star that the people on your
world did not notice. She worried a
great deal about'it, and one day she
had an Idea.
She came to me and asked If I would
buy her a dress with a long train be
hind. I told her I would ask her father,
the sun.
"lie asked her If she was not ashamed
of herself. She didn't look as though
she was ashamed, st he roared out:
'Would you rather be like you are now
or will you take the dress and leave
home forever?'
"He expected her to take the first,
but Vain Peacock chose the last. She
has never come home since."
Soon the condor came to take Babiet
home. On their way they stopped at
many different places, but Babiet liked
the moon best. ELSIE WINKLER.
615 East Thirty-sixth street; Twenty
eighth Street school.
VISITED A MERMAID
IN THE BRINY DEEP
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Dear Aunt Laurie:
One morning I was wishing I could
take a ride, when all of a sudden I
found myself sliding Into the sea. I
looked around and saw I was on the
slippery tall of a whale.
At first I was afraid I would slip off,
but soon found I was tied on.
\\Y went very fast. I couldn't see
any sky or rand. After awhile we
passed through great forests of sea
weed and then came to a castle of
sparkling white salt. The ropes of
seaweed that hold me on slipped off
ami I went to explore the beautiful
castle.
On the door ivas a knocker made of«
moss, with golden and silver lights
playing about it, and sprinkled wtih
sparkling salt. I lifted the knocker
and a sound like the tinkling of bells
floated around me. The door opened
and a small mermaid ushered me into
a beautiful hall. Hero I met tho mis
tress of the house.
After my wraps had been removed
the mermaid and I went for a ride on
her whale. We road through her won
derful sea garden.
When we returned there was just
time to dress for dinner. At dinner
we had delicious moss bread with
jellied seaweed bulbs. We had fried
goldfish and other dainty dishes.
After dinner I found the whale wait
ing to take me home. As we came out
of the water I woke up to find the book
whii h hud fallen from my hand* when
I fell asleep almost covered with sind.
CAROL E. VAN CLEAVE.
Central schoo^, grade 6.
A RIDE WITH A MERMAID
TO THE SEA KING'S PALACE
■OWMfaUUJI MKXTION
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I was on my way to Africa. The
ship I was on was named Nancy Lee.
I was leaning over the rail looking
out upon the oeeon when some one
came and pushed me Into the water.
I couldn't swim, and was about to give
up in despair when a pretty mermaid
came up to me and asked me If I
wanted to visit the land beneeath the
sea. I seated myself on her back,
but she said she couldn't carry people
on her back, so I got on her tall and I
found it to be very comfortable.
What an exciting ride that was! The
mermaid said I couldn't stand to ride
under the water unless I had some
thing to keep me from suffocating, so
she gave me some little pills to swal
low when I tot too warm.
When I came to the underworld I
found it to be very beautiful. I visited
the king and had a very nice time at
the palace, which was made of solid
gold.
Los Angeles Sunday Herald
Herald Junior
SPECIAL PRIZE—DRAWING BY VERDA BRIDGFORD, 1516 WEST TW ENTY.SEVENTH STREET, VER
MONT AVENUE SCHOOL, GRADE 8 (I
Lnok what's on the kitchen shelfl
Mother made it all herself;
Almost all herself. I ny an.
Course I lickud the dishes ck'an.
I stayed two or three days, when I
thought I had better go home.
The mermaid took me to the surface
of the water on her tail. There I saw
a ship, which I boarded, and went
home on it. RUTH ALLEN.
Sawtelle school.
SAILER THROUGH THE AIR
ON A KITE'S TAIL
HONORABLE MENTION
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One hot summer day my sister and I
went out under the pepper trees and
started to read a book, when we found
ourselves going up in the air. When
we looked up I found that we were rid
ing on the end of a big kite.
It had long ropes on each side of it
nnd at the end was a big chair covered
with green velvet. We were sitting in
this.
The kite took us over mountains
covered with beautiful tall green trees
and pretty wild flowers. We swung
over big rivers and running brooks.
We rode over this beautiful scenery
all day and then suddenly it grew dark.
The big kite was covered with all
colors of lights. The ropes and the big
chair turned to the color of gold.
Gradually we felt ourselves going
down and things became light. A cool
breeze had raised. We finally stopped
still. When I opened my eyes I found
it had all been a dream. We were both
sitting under the pepper trees.
LIBBIE LINDSAY.
Santa Ana, Cal.; Central school,
grade 6.
SAILED GAILY THROUGH
THE MILKY WAY
HONORABLE MENTION
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Walter had gone to bed early so that
ho could get up to see the comet.
The next morning he was up bright
and early, and ran out into the back
yard to see if he could see the comet.
For a little while everything was -still,
then suddenly there was a flash, and
an old man stood beside him. His
THE BIRTHDAY CAKE
An' when overy bit was gone
Helpxd to put the candle! on.
John Is five yeurs old today.
I'll be threu the last of May.
beard was so long that It touched tho
ground and as white as the snow.
"Do you want to take a ride with
me?" asked the old man.
"Where?" asked Walter.
"On the comet's tail," replied the old
man.
"But the comet's so little, and any
way we could not get up where it Is if
we tried," said Walter. '
"Oh, yes, we can; or I wouldn't have
asked rou to take a ride with me,'
replied the old man.
So saying, he took Walter's hand and
rose into the sky.
"Now for a nice ride," said the old
man. "First we will visit the man in
the moon. Then we will borrow the
dipper to set a drink of milk as we
pass the Milky Way.
"All right here we go; hold tight,
or you might fall off, we are going so
"just then Walter heard his mother
calling him to get up If he wanted to
see the comet.
"I wish you hadn't wakened me up.
because I was having such a nice ride,"
said Walter. HtJOH TOLAND,
Ventura, Plaza school, grade 2.
FRIGHTENED AT AUTO
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One time some boys planned to have
a bicycle ride. We all met at one of the
boy's houses.
I had on a long coat. I got on and
the tall of my coat caught on the seat.
I sat down and found myself sitting on
the tail of my coat.
When we were on our way we came
to an auto just starting up. It went
chug! chug! anil started. The tail of
my coat was frightened and began to
go faster. It went so fast that I found
myself lost In the hills before I could
think.
It came to a crossroad and darted up
one of the roads, but stopped all of a
sudden, almost throwing me over tho
handle bars. Right in front of us was
the same auto that had frightened us
before. He turned around and ran for
home so as not to meet any more of
those awful unto.---.
LLOYD WILLIAMS.
S:nvtel!e'city school, sixth grads.
MAY 22, 1910
Mother says perhaps she'll make
Me a nice pink birthday cake;
Only trouble then would be,
John would lick. Instead of mo.
—Dorothy Sherburne In the Sunbeam.
AN EXCITING RIDE
ON AN AEROPLANE
SEOOND PRIZE
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Frank Marshall was a young bal
loonist who was making leaps at a
flying carnival In London.
One morning he had gone up and
was coming down In his parachute and
was watching the balloon come down.
He lit on something which stopped hla
descent with a Jar. He was on the
tall of an aeroplane. It was making
a flight of one thousand miles In the
shortest time possible.
He could not get to the body of the
machine, as the wooden braces alone
would not hold him. He thought he
would have to stay there till the end
of the trip, as It was against the rules'
to have the aeroplanes touch the
ground in their trips. As Frank looked
down he saw trains, barns, sheep and
cows in a grand panorama. The op
erator threw him some food.
Then he took his coat and put It
acros a guy wire and slid down to
the body of the machine. He then had
an easy time till the end lof the trip.
The machine as it landed coasted
down into the river, where the people
came running to see the machine and
were glad to learn that no one was
badly hurt.
JOSEPH D. STEVENSON.
Santa Ana, Cal., Central school,
grade 6. -
RODE ON AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL
Dear Auitt Laurie:
One day when we were In a South
American Jungle I saw an elephant.
Mamma and papa got on his back and
there was not any more room, so I
got on his. tall. We pissed through
the ruins of an old city and then we
came to the forest. We started up a
lane and there at the end of the lane .
was a big hill that we had to go up.
We started up it. Mamma and papa
went up first and as I was left at the
end when mamma and papa were
away up high I was away down Ipw.
I got off once and walked a : little
while.
After we went down the hill the