The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18

| I concluded to write you a few lines, which l
hope will not go to the waste basket. spent
my summer vacation on ranch hve ana
half miles from Woodland, Cal, and nau
| very merry time. -
When school began 1 was glad to get back
to my playmates again.
I am in the seventh grade of Cole school,
My father is Rep.) Republican, and strong
| for William Mckinley.
Hoping these lines will be acceptable, am
your reader, HAZEL PERREAH.
26S Ninth street.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct 15, 1896
Dear Mr.. Editor: 1 read the letters in THE
CALL, and wish you would print mine. am
2 years old. 1 have two rabbits-one black
and one white. had nine baby rabbits and
sofa seven of them; two were stolen. l took
| my TWO sisters an excursion with the
money, and we had a fine time. Yours truly,
1883 Dolores street. LEICESTER KURTz
BLUE CANYON, CAL, Oct 13.
Dear Editor: You may have forgotten that
| have written letters to THE CALL before, but it
was SO long ago am almost ashamed to say
| so In my last letter to d my age which was
10, and how much 1 enjoy reading the chill
dren's pages. read great deal of most any
thing can find.
ask my mamma or papa if 1 ought to read
this or that, and if they say mo-" of course
do not read it.
In our town there are no news stands or
| stores, and the only way we get paper or
book is from the passenger trains. They pass
here four times day, two east and two west,
and good many freight-trains go by, too.
We do not have time to get lonesome e. al.
though there is not much fun here during the
summer but in winter, if the snow does not
get too deep, we have great deal of pleasure
with sleds, snowshoes and toboggans.
time. 1 had so many lessons in school that
had TO be attended to at home that I did not
try very hard to solve the puzzles, and
wanted to write my letter in time so it could
go into next Sundays CALL. Your little
friend, RErHA WALDAU.
SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 13, 1896.
Dear Editor: am a boy II years of age. This
is my second letter. With it send some gobo-
links from my ink-bottle, who wish to make
bow to the boys and girls of "Chlldhood'S
Realm"
go to school, and am very glad to lay aside
my books for a week, especially my grammar.
l have a dog named "Duke" and cat named
Lucy" "HeIogabolis' my dear little
kitty who died, possibly killed by his name.
Hoping my letter and gobolinks will appear
on the children's page very soon, remain your
reader, PAUL PETERS.
G1oR1ErA, Oct. IL. 1896.
Dear Editor San Francisco Call: We have
taken THE CALL for a number OF years, and
have always been we'll satisfied with it.
am always anxious to have THE SUNDAY
CALL to read the children's page. 1 have
thought OF writing to you for long time. bu
have failed to DO so until now.
If my letter is in the paper so the boys and
girls can get acquainted with me am going
to write story for them telling all about my
pets. am II years old and am in the eighth
grade.
Hoping to see my letter in print, am hastily,
ELSA L. UPHAM.
SAN RAFAEL, Oct IL, 1896.
Dear Editor: am years old. 1 am in the
fourth grade. We have three teachers, whose
names are Miss Batchelder, Miss Mcdonald and
Miss Farrell
Papa takes THE CALL and likes 1t much bet
ter than any other paper. On Sundays read
the children's page and find it very interest
ing. hope to see my letter in next Sundays
CALL. Yours truly, WILHELMINA T. SALE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IL, 1896.
| Dear Editor: 1t is long time since wrote
| to you but I read the Childhood's Realm ever
| since it was published. Every Sunday 1 try to
| solve the puzzles, but have only sent an an
| swer to them once. To-day being no school
will answer few of Sun days puzzles, hoping
/ they are correct. ALMA BARrH 90 years..
PENN GROVE, CAL, Oct. 8, 1896.
| Dear Editor: Every Sunday 1 read the
chiIdren's page and enjoy it very much. I
have two sisters besides baby brother 2S
months old. am in the seventh grade. My
| teachers name is Mrs. Butler. We have two
teachers We shall soon have some nice,
chrysanthemums. shall be IL years old thszl.