The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-15
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
FACTS And FAyCIEs LTKELY TO
PLEASE THEM.
A Hyattsville, Maryland, Boylwritcs About
His Daily LIfe-How n Carrier Pigeon
is Electricity?
HYArrsvILLE. Nh. Jan. 20. 1891.

EVANSVILLE. Nh. Jan. 20. 1891.
NY Dear Dada" (Grandma): Do you
know IL has been so long since wroie TO you
that most forgot how. But guess If you
WINS rs busy as am all the time you'd forget
how 10 write tOOl
Such a lot Of things have 10 do every day;
why, there's my horse billie" he's always got
wheel off, and then have to keep hammer
inr on. When hammer il makes a dreadful
noise, and my nom" says, George, will you
stop that noise?"
Well. / can't ride him II wheel is off. and
have 10 hammer it on. so there
Then my donkey and cart have to be at
tended TO- Why. there's boxes and bags
have 10 load up the cart with. and sometimes
Give Linda" my dolly n ride She has
such long legs have TO double her up to get
her in. But Linda" has beautiful ham
mock to swing in. and l guess she likes that
best, cause she can lie out straight.
Sometimes play with my Mother Goose"
blocks and pile them up so high, and / blow
them, TO make them fall over. My, but it
takes lot of breath II makes my checks
puff away out, and ! get so tired. and then
mon" helps me to blow, and down they come
with crash.
You don't know bout my little dog Trixie's
puppies. do your When l got home from
Washington | found four baby doggies in
basket aud | think they are so cumming. When
Trixie is out. take them out Of their bed and
play with them, but when hear her coming.
you ought TO see me fly and put them back.
And then there's little sister who Is now
three months old. have her to play with.
She laughs awful sweet and Coos and makes
funny noises, and mon" calls that talking.
md sometimes she makes such dreadful ugly
faces, and cries loud enough to deafen me.
Il. 4 Il .l~.tt hot Ill Won
remember me when was q little baby
j am getting 10 be such big boy now
every one Of my dresses are so tight for me
feel stuffed. No, | guess the dresses feel
stuffed with such fat boy inside.
Did you like the doughnuts we sent your
like my nom" to make doughnuts and
cookies, cause then | helps. O, l do help
lots. / hand the things to her 10 put in, and
and when she rolls out q big cake on the
board help ''cut out" the little cakes. And
sometimes get in trouble, too, cause poke
holes in the dough and put my fingers in the
sugar and -four and everything | can reach,
md mon" gets so mad, and calls my fingers
such naughty little mischieyous fingers"
help at the table, too. There are so many
things 10 put on it, | expect I'd forget
only Mons" she's big, so of course she
don't forget. But / do know that at my
place at the table put my own little plate: 1t
has pear on 1t, not sure nough pear you
know only make believe, and I've got my
pretty silver mug; but you know about that
krs kringle brought il. Sister hasa mug too,
but she's too little TO use II yet, so when COM
pany comes let them use IT, Then John (you
know John is the honse servant has to have
me help him to bring wood and coal; and |
shovel ii (the coal) for him to put on the fire.
! like John. cause he let's me help him lots.
But don't like Lima" my nurse. She don't
ever let me help her. She's stupid, and don't
know much anyhow, and won't stay. with her
at all She never talks to me and tries TO en-
terrain me- You know if you was little like
me you'd want to be amused.
Yesterday MON" made you a nice cake
and put IL in the oven, and 1t rose and rose
way up to the top of the pan, and then II did
not stop. but kept on and ran out and down
it's sides and all over the oven, and there was
MS much in the oven as in the pan, and l said
'too bad" So we guessed we wouldn't send
that one to you but wait until we could make
one that would stay in the pan. And then |
listen for the hens to cackle, and when they
do John runs out and comes back with pref
" warm egg. and | am glad when there's lot
Of eggs, cause then we put them in basket
and send them to you. Then, when IN the
evening INV pop" comes home, run TO meet
him, and take his bundles and papers, and
We hurry and have supper, cause everybody
is so hungry, and we all eat and talk at once,
It seems like to me. And, Jack, "How's my
Da?"
think you such nice "Da" to send me
nice things. and find them under my pillow
when wake up in the morning, and | think
IL great fun. This morning found big. fat
orange And now guess you see how busy |
nm. and besides all that do lots more. but
forget, its so much TO remember. i then get
undressed and put on my sailor boys" might
drawers), say my prayers, get into bed and
play little while, only little. Soon my lit
lie head goes nod. nod" my little eyes go
blink, blink" my little mind thinks sleep
sleep" 80 sleepy-.-Georgie in Washington
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