Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], May 22, 1910, Page 7, Image 67

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Angelina Learns to
Appreciate Her Home
SPRING FEVER had struck the
town hard, In some cases the
symptoms were very alarming,
but in most they resulted In nothing
more serious than a hatred of lesson
books and tasks In general. This dis
ease was not at all fatal. It Is merely
another name for "The Greatest Show
on Earth!" In other words, the circus
was coming to town. And little girls
and little boys—ye 3, and old ones, too
—were feasting their eyes and Imagi
nations upon the gay posters which
decorated every spare bit of fence in
the neighborhood of Mllville.
What right-minded child could put
his mind on the feats and exploits of
the heroes of history when right be
fore him on the billboards were de
pleted more daring feats than such
gentlemen ever dreamed of? Automo
biles turning turtle, with their drivers
escaping unharmed and triumphant,
tight-rope walkers, performing more
wonders In a minute than were ever
recorded in dusty books.
As I have said, enthusiasm raged
for days beforehand, and all the little
folks counted up their savings and ran
numerous errands to earn enough to
make up a sufficient amount to permit
them to enter the big white tent and
■witness the wonders of the magic ring.
Augellna Whitcomb walked along
the glaring stretch of road which led
through the village to her farm home
stead, feeling very much out of sorts
with the world. Of what use was all
this glittering glory It she could not
be a happy onlooker? Sne e^ul&hear^
the stir and bustle at the usually
sleepy little station;-she could see In
the distance the gay wagons of red
and gold, the gleam of the tent, the
crowds of people, workers and en
chanted spectators, all a part of the
merry hour In which she alone seemed
unhappy.
In truth, It did seem hard luck. The
little girl had saved up carefully for
nearly two months, for the purpose of
satisfying her heart's desire of really
witnessing a circus. And now she was
compelled to face the mournful fact of
a large shortage in her net result. She
lacked all of 30 cents to possess the
magic sum. - This had come about
through the child's tenderness of heart
In the first place. She had purchased
some yarn to keep grandma's fingers
busy, and bo make the moments seem
less long to the aged lady. She had
been very happy in making this sacri
fice at the time. It had given her great
delight to witness the dear relative's
joy In her gift. But now that the
circus had actually come. nothing
seemed to console her for her disap
pointment. She did so want to go!
Every little comrade of her age was
to be then- The world .seemed a very
miserable place.
Angelina was swinging a basket of
wild strawberries as she walked. She
had picked them in an idle hour, with-
LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
FROM NEPHEWS AND NIECES
l< OTilinliril from I'ajce Sl*)
"something like a whale came along and
knocked us off. The whale stopped and
turned around to see what had hit him,
and that gave us time to eaten up with
him, and when he turned around to go
on we jumped on his tail again.
After we had been on a tittle while a
bin octopus dragged us about half way
oft, but we clung to the whale and kept
from falling off. That time we stayed
on about three quarter! of an I hour.
Then the whale came near an Island.
We jumped off of Its tail and swam to
the shore. Just as I bad dream id that
much I awoke and found I was at
home. ALVERDA WEST.
Central school, Santa Ana, fifth grade,
Age 11 years. 4
RODE IN BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS
Dear Aunt Laurie: .
One (lay when it was very warm I
found myself on the tail of a comet. I
was passing through silvery clouds and
I could see little forms of fairies Moat
ing in the air. The air was soft and
dreamy.
These fairies were called the dream
fairies. They lived In silver cloud
palaces. The palaces were- fashioned
into, many beautiful shapes and had
turrets and balconies.
Boon I noticed that th? air was
brighter and the dawn fa'rles ap
proached me. They lived In the, pink
and cream-colored clouds. The; took
me from the tall of the comet and took
me to their castles, where they gave
fairy fruit to me. When I was re ted
they took me to the tail of the comet
again.
• Then the comet whisked me into a
place where witches lived. There were
many of them riding around on broom
sticks. They were .very ferce, bo I_
bogged" the,comet to take me cut of
their country.
Finally 1 felt myself fallng, falling.
I awoke with a jerk and found myse t
lying on the soft grass.
RUTH AND It
Central school. Santa Ana, sixth
grade. Age 10 veers.
RODE ON A HORSE'S TAIL
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day last summer I went to a cir
cus where there was a big black and
brown horse. ■ ■ : ...
The boss came out and said this
LOS ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD—JUNIOR SECTION
out much thought of their value or de
llclousness. They would do very well
for tea, of course, but one cared very
little for such things when one's heart
Weighed like lead She was about to
crawl over the stile which led to her
home when she heard a little voice
say, oh, so longingly:
"See the beautiful berries, mother!
Oh, how I would love to have some of
them to eat!"
Angelina looked and then held her
breath. For it was—yes, it actually
was the little girl driver herself, paler
THE -«IOLJ^f 'fV
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horse is very hard to ride. He will
throw the man off and his tail would
be just as straight as a poker.
The man tried to get on to th? horse's
tall. lie was thrown twice, but the
third time he just got on. As he got
bold of the reins and stayed on every
one laughed. /KM.A WADDELL.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
FELL INTO A WHALE'S MOUTH
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One time I was in a big tree, when
a big eagle dew by. i fell out of the
tree right on the eagle's back.
The bird did not know it. she kept
'on flying along. Her feathers were
nice and soft and warm.
■ All at once I heard something sound
like the breakers of. the ocean. The
eagle gave a little shake and shook
me right off and l fell into a whale's
mouth.
He swallowed me.
I had a knife and a lot of celluloid
In my pocket so I cut a hole in the
whale's side and climbed out. Then a
Deal came along and took me home.
ANDREW HARGRAVE.
Sawtelle school, grade 6.
TRIED TO CUT ITS TAIL
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I saw a man one day who took me
to the ("met. He got on, but when
T got on it knocked me off on to its
tail. <<<■
1 was riding, gayly along when my
father saw me and told me to get off.
He yelled, "Stop thief! You have
my boy! Come back; I will get you
yet!"
The thief, as he called it, went even
faster.
1 could not stick on longer and
started to fall, but lie got me on again.
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and thinner than pictured on the poster,
but pretty and wistful, with a smile
that went straight to Angelina's heart.
That young Jady, forgetting all her
woes, held out the berries with a
radiant smile, and said:
"You are very welcome, to them, If
you really want the common things!"
"Oh, thank you!" cried the other
child, radiant i turn. "They are not
common; they are wonderful. Every
thing around here is go lovely. Do you
really live In that beautiful home?"
Now it had never occurred to An
gelina that berries were wonderful or
that her home was beautiful before.
Hut she looked upon such things with
new eyes thereafter, and appreciated
her privilege of living amidst such
things, even when sin- had been i>er
tnitted to view all the claries of the
circus rinn through the kindness of
her new friends. A.MV SMITH.
I said, ■Don't, don't, lam about
dead: let me «<>," but he wouldn't
let go.
He took me through places of fire
and heat which he called the bad
place. I wanted off, but be would not
let me bo.
I took out my l>i.y jack knife anil
started to cut off his tall, bui he found
it out. It hurt him, .so he threw me
to another f.'llow.
This one caught me and gave me a
nice iiiy sack of hot popcorn. He was
a line fellow. The other fellow had a
tali made of fire, two horns, and was
reel ALFRED WARE.
s.iw telle Bchooli grade 6.
RODE ON THE END OF A TRAIN
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once when I was going to Xew York
I rode on one end of the train. I had
lots of fun and saw many things as
they passed me. One day as we were
going through Arizona 1 saw a bear
which had been run over.
The next week we were in Missouri.
It was in the winter. A little boy was
leaning out the window and he fell
nut. By the time the train bad stopped
the boy was nearly frozen.
When we reached New York my
cOUBIB was there. I went home with
l,i m . RALPH CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle school, grade 6.
THE MAN IN THE COMET
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Johnny was surprised when he heard
a small voice near him say:
"I am tin' man in the comet Would
you like to ride a day or two with me?"
"Yes!" exclaimed Johnny, and before
he could took around he was sitting on
the comet's tail.
Far. far below he could see something:
round and black whl<h tlie mnn in the
comet assured him was the earth.
"Have you ever been any place bo
sides on Halley's comet." asked Johnny.
"Mo? Why, no; I rant leave here,"
answered the man. "lint my eyes and
ears go everywhere—Mars, Venus, the
earth, Jupiter, everywhi re."
"You yourself are goiriK nearer the
earth every Beventy-flve years, aren't
you?" ventured Johnny.
"Oh, yes, but 1 have been neglecting
to send my eyes to the earth latelj
My men are getting smart. Well, I
shall be nearer this time than • v i bi
fore, and i shall Bee all these Interesting
things. So men are flying, eh? They'd
better be careful not to do too much
llyins about May 19 or they may ■ I
too near me."
"Breakfast!" Bald a volre, -ird Johnnj
rubbed iiis eyes, li was morning!
BEULAH BRODE.
Jefferson sti t school, AT gradi . '<< i
West Thirty-fourth street.
I bad to cut this because it was wrii
ten on both sides of the paper and was
also too long. Remember, ohl.\ :•>■
words.
WENT TO MOUSE TOWN
Dear Aunt Laurie:
run- night I was awakened by a
slight noise near my pillow. 1 looked
and saw a mouse, chased by the cat.
I took pity on tin- mouse and put h in
my pillow. The eat hunted awhile
and itun went away.
The mouse crawled out from its hi.l
ing place arid went up on the pillow.
With a squeaky little voice it said:
"Would you like a ride on my tail?"
I asked her when 1 she was going and
she said:
"We will so to Mouse town."
I consented, so we started mi our nip.
Shi' straightened her tail and put a
bicycle seat on it. 1 jumped on the
seat and away we flew. First we went
through a lot of holes into a big town
of mice. I should judge about 500
mice. The houses were in straight
rows. Most of the houses were painted
white with a few red ones.
Many of the babies were playing in
the front yards. They all stopped; and
stared at me.
We went through the streets to tin:
palace, which was in the center.
Some mice soldiers were guarding
the palace. The mouse 1 wa; with
gave a pass word and we went in. We
passed through many halls and went
into the throne chamber.
The queen sat at one end on her
throne. The soldiers, lordships and
ladles were lined about the chamber.
She »as pure white with all kinds .if
jewels on her.
She welcomed me and then ordered
her chariot and showed me the country.
Finally we went back lo the palace.
After dinner she showed me my room.
As 1 was leaning out the window lurk
ing at the people 1 fell and I awoke
and found myself at home. Your
nephew, FKED ROBINSON.
Bill Bast Fourth street, Santa Ana,
fa!.; Central school, .sixth grade.
NEARLY THREW HIM OFF
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day about a hundred years ago I
saw a bright ball of fire witli a tail on
it. I was only a little boy then. I de
cided to get a ride on the tail of this
mysterious thing, so I made a little
ail ship.
It took about a day lo make it, and
by that time this mysterious visitor
was about a thousand miles away. I
started on my journey late in the af
ternoon. I got up to the visitor about
midnight.
1 started to jump on his tail when I
caught my foot in the airship and lit
on the tail of the visitor. Hut his tail
was soft as a feather bed, and it did
not hurt me.
1 had a fine ride. I decided to call it
a comet, Sometimes it was so crooked
I could hardly sit on It. Once he turned
clear over and I nearly fell off. Then
I crawled back to the end of his tail to
see what was there. He curved it
around in all kinds of shapes and pret
ty nearly threw me off. He was trav
eling about three million one thousand
seven hundred and fifty miles a second.
All at once he shot downward toward
the earth, hit the earth anU bumped
me oft. and I hit the earth with an
awful wallop. IVAN' CIWDIFF,
Sawtelle city school, grade ti .
A MAD LFIGHT
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day my father brought home a
little horned toad, which he said would
catch flies. .So we put him in the win
dow. Just as he was to spring upon
one of his enemies a whole army of Mies
jumped upon him to save this fly. He
was about to eat the king of all tli< s.
The horned toad was very glad to
see so many flies come to him for his
dinner, and instead of them saving the
king's life, the horned toad made fast
work of them all. When they were all
gone the horned toad lay down and
went to sleep.
In the morning he was as big as a
dog and growing bigger. Mamma got
frightened and ran out, but I stayed
to Bee how big he would get. He grew
to be as big as a cow. It was a terrible
tiling to look at.
As he was crawling around one day,
looking for his dinner, he saw one of
his enemies, and as he crouched down
to spring upon it I saw my chance for
a ride. The toad sprang at the enemy,
but the enemy jumped aside and ran as
fast as he could. . ■
The horned toad sprang after him in
a rage, snorting and roaring.
They jumped brooks and shrubs, run
ning through underbrush, and at last
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