Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], May 22, 1910, Page 8, Image 68

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WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHNNY
FIRSE PRIZE—L. R. HUGHES, GRADE 11, POLYTECHNIC. 1187 WEST THIRTY-SIXTH STREET
LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
FROM NEPHEWS AND NIECES
(Conlinurd from race Seven)
they reached the woods. The toad
made a desperate dash for the ily, but
he clashed through the woods like a
wild man.
When he came to a river he quickly
caught his claws in the ground and
sprang- across and off aguin, and the
worst of it was I was on his tall, cling
ing with all my might. I did not dare
io let go, for I was Hying straight up
In the air.
At last the enemy was overcome by
the toad. He jumped upon him and
tore him to pieces and ate him hastily,
for he was hungry and tired after the
long chase. Then he lay down and
went to sleep. I was out of breath and
frightened, and I was scratched and
bruised. 1 lay down to sleep, too.
ROY M'CLURE,
Saw telle, Cat, grade G.
WENT TO GERMANY
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One evening about 7 o'clock mam
ma Bald: "Let's take a walk over to
Mrs. Brown's."
"All right!" exclaimed papa, "get on
your coat and we will go."
We started out in the moonlight when
ill at once papa said: "Look at the
comet!"
"It looks like a searchlight in a dis
tance," said mamma.
\\V soon reached Mrs. Brown's house.
She had some wings for me.
"Oh! Thank you," I said. "Now I can
go and visit Halley's comet."
I put on the wings and away I went.
I Boon reached the comet, and found
that it had a tail.
"Oh, what a long tail you have."
"Tea!" exclaimed Mr. Comet. "Would
you like to have a ride on my tail?"
"Oh, yes," I said, "how far can I
ri.lc?"
"As far as you want to," said he.
We started so fast that I thought I
was going to fall off. The world
looked to me like a shadow.
~ WV came to a queer looking place
and the comet said that it was Ger
many.
■can't we stop here awhile?" I said.
"Oh, no," said the comet. "We will
have to be going home pretty soon.
The break of day Is close at hand."
The earth looked like it was hun
dieils of miles away.
We kept on traveling and before I
could snap my finger we were at Mrs.
Brown's house again.
I walked in the door and found
mamma and papa still there.
"I bet you can't guess where I have
been," said I.
"Whew?" asked papa.
"Oh, Ive been to Germany on the
tail of Halley's comet."
NELLY CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle school, grade 6.
YEARS PASSED QUICKLY
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One night, 75 years ago, on the 17th
of April, I lay in my bed trying to go
to sleep when I heard a knock at my
window. I got up and looked.
Who should I see but my friend Mr.
Boa <'ons=trictor, kin? of snakes. I had
met him the last time I was In India.
"Stop staring at me," he said, "and
pel dressed. I will take you back to
India with mo."
I have always wanted to pro bnck to
India, so I jumped at the chance and
got dressed.
"\N"11. ■ 11 f was ready he Bald: "Got on
my tiiil rind we Will ffO "
I tried to hold on to his tall, bui it
LOS ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD—JUNIOR SECTION
SECOND PRIZE—VIRGINIA Ft. SMITH, 413 WEST ISLAY STREET, SANTA BARBARA
was so slippery I couldn't. He saw
my trouble and said:
•■I have to keep my tall slippery so
fleas and insects can't get on. it you
pusli the button at the end or" my tail
it will make a fine place tor you to
sit on."
"I am too big. I can't sit here." I
said.
"Well, well," said my friend, "just
push the second button and you will
become small enough to sit on my tail."
I did as he told me and became very
small. Just like Alice In Wonderland.
CONTEST FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Boys and girls of public school age are all invited to com
pete for a prize to be given for the best pen and ink drawing
which must be strictly original and entirely the work of the per
son who sends it in and who claims the prize it may win.
Two prizes will be given in t'.iis contest each week.
First—One Herald Junior Pennant, specially made by Dyas
& Cline.
Second—One bottle Charleton's jet black drawing ink and
three drawing pens and pen holder.
Topic: "The Story Telling Hour." Pictures for this topic
may show grandmother telling the story, or perhaps the little
mother may be telling stories to her dollies. Make the pictures as
unusual as you can in idea and design, and have pose and back
ground carefully harmonious. Pictures for this contest may be
2J-, 4£ or 6\ inches wide and the narrow one may be up to four
inches in depth, while the two wider ones must be not more than
3J inches deep. Drawings for this contest should reach this office
not later than Thursday, May 26, for publication June 5.
Topic: "A Tiresome Day in School." Let the picture show
any individual or group in the school room, and let their faces,
figures or postures suggest the fact that the day has been one with
many unpleasant features.
Pictures may be 2\, 44 or (t\ inches wide, and the narrow one
may be not more than Z\ inches deep. All pictures for this con
test must be received at this office not later than Thursday, June
2, for publication June 12.
All work submitted for this contest must be drawn in jet
black drawing ink on smooth white. Bristol board. It must be
original and entirely the work of the boy or girl who submits it.
Pictures for this contest must be accompanied by name, ad
dress and grade of school (if any) of the artist.
No drawings will be returned.
Address all drawings to Aunt Laurie, Sunday Herald Junior,
The Herald. Los Angeles. Cal.
Sketches by Junior Artists
I now snt on his tail and was quite
comfortable.
My friend could travel very fast. By
the next morning we were at Long
Beach. H was the ISth of May. King
Boa Constrictor said he would stay
until evening to see the comet.
The next evening we wert standing
in the beach watching the comet. When
f .i mdden we were whlnked up in
the air, All we could see were bright
lights. Everything was red and gold.
We were riding on the comet's tail I
After a while we became used to the
liKlit. and sat up looking around us.
We looked far below and saw Long
Beach and Los "Angeles. We were
traveling at a terrific rate. As we passed
India King Boa Constrictor saw his
people.
We have just (topped by the moon,
now, to get some more light for our
tail. I am writing this account of our
trip from the moon. I expect to get
back the 18th of this month. I sup
pose everyone I know Is old and gray
now. 1 am as young as I VII when I
started, as you don't get old on the
cornel ■
SHIRK ELIZABETH SILK.
413 North Bright avenue., Whlttler,
Cal. Bailey Street school, A" grade.
FELL INTO THE SEA
Pear Aunt Laurie:
One day Just after the toy cupboard
had been cleaned and new newspapers
had been placed upon the shelves,
Teddy bear and lilllykins sat in one
corner talking.
"Oh, just look at this, Billy,"
squeaked Teddy, pointing to an article
on one page of the comet.
"Upon my word," cried Billy. "Just
listen to this . .' . . On the ISth day
of May the earth will be traveling
through the tail of the comet
Say, Teddy, suppose we Just hop the
tail and take a ride."
So pure enough they hopped the tall.
As they were riding along Hilly hap
pened to notice that there was a head
to the comet, so they began to climb.
"Oh!" cried Teddy; "perhaps If we
yell loud enough the comet's head will
hear and turn around and help us off."
At this they at once began to cry
very loud, and sure enough the head
did hear and turned around. But ln
■tead of helping thorn off he took them
by the neck and threw them into the
■ea. Nmv, poor little Hilly and Teddy
wire in the deep, dark sea. A nice
witch lived down there. She was called
the Witch of the Sea. Now, this old
lady took pity upon Teddy and Billy
and turned them into mermen. There
the two Uved for ever after. Lovingly
your niece. BESSIE CHAPMAN.
1254 East Ninth street, Ninth Street
school BS. ■
QUEER* PEOPLE ON MARS
Dear Aunt Laurie:
11 alley's comet was just coming in
to view. It came closer and closer and
I caught hold of its tail and jumped
on. My! but we traveled fast. People
were looking at us in all directions,
but we didn't have time to stop and
talk to them.
We wont on and on, over mountains
and valleys. We want higher and high
er until the earth looked like a ball
below us. We went close to the great
star Venus and ths moon was near us.
Faster and faster we went until I
was out of breath and could hardly
hold on. 1 was afraid to let go because
if I did I would fall and hit—l don't
know where. The earth was millions
of milos oft and nothing was In sight
except the stars.
All of a sudden the comet stopped
and I found myself standing on firm
ground. I looked around and there
were the funniest looking people all.
around me.
I walked on until I came to a build- i
ing. There was a large sign on Ufl
which read: "Sturant Mars."
After I had looked over everything
I could found the comet waiting t3s|
take me back home. It was the heat)"
journey of all. ALINR KAGR.
520 South Olive street. Griffin Avenuel
school, BS.
RODE ON A HUGE FLY
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once when a little boy was out inS
the garden he heard a buzzing which*
he thought was a horsefly. But it hut
geting louder and louder.
All at once something hit him. It
was a wing of a big fly. In a littlal
while he was so far from the earth ha
could hardly see it. The fly took him
way up In the sky and dropped him. Ila
dropped and dropped, but when he got£
to the C!\rth he found himself in hid
bed. It had been a dream.
LEWIS KDWARTH.
Sawtelle school, grade 6.