The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

| country. Before we lived here we lived in
Colfax, Wash, and before that lived in Ia
coma WASH
Our school is out now.
My papa sent for THE WEEKLY CALL about a
month ago, but it has no. come yet. | have
two pet cats named Blossom and SNOWFALL:
My brother is writing to you now. Will send
think are correct hope to see this in print
Your little reader, MINNIE LEwELLYN.
GooDYEARs BAR, Sierra County, June 10.
Dear Editor: have been reading the "Child-
hoods Realm for some time and like it very
much. / have guessed the answers OF three
questions, which shall send you. This is all
/ can write this time, CLARA KENNEDY.
Aged ID years.
Dear Editor: must tell you of dear little
girl l know. Her name is Nugget, but her
mamma calls her Ruby. Ghe reason her papa
wanted her called Nugget was they were
Eastern people and never had any little boys
or girls, but while papa and mamma spent
year in California, in search of specimens for
an Eastern college, little Ruby was born. So
| papa insisted upon calling her that odd name,
because, he said, it was the finest nugget he
would take away, as well as the most valuable.
| This dear little girl has light hair, Just like
threads of spun gold, and her mamma parts it
| in the middle and ties the pretty golden curls
back by each little pink ear with pretty blue
ribbons. And she does look so pretty and
sweet, with her little bright face and dark
| brown eyes that see everything.
Little Ruby lived with her papa and mamma
ana grandma. The poor old lady sometimes
had neuralgia, which is a very severe pain in
her head. Now the daughter-in-law was very
good woman, and she used to put water-bag
filed with hot water to the head of the dear
old lady. Little Ruby was very fond of her
! ''dear gran'ma," as she used 10 say. and would
| NfeA~- 4
mouse when the poor old lady would moan
with the pain.
Well, one day grandma was sick and baby
Ruby (who you must know was just 21z years
old came on tiptoe out of grandma's room
| and quietly closed the door and came into the
kitchen looking very thoughtful. but as
mamma was putting dinner on the table she
! did not notice her much. AS they sat down TO
the table she called her little pet.
"Ruby-Ruby, dear. here is papa; come to
your dinner" but no Ruby answered, SO they
looked everywhere; all over the house-be-
! hind the pretty new sofa in the parlor. in the
closets, in the back yard, but no baby Just
then they heard moan in closet they had
overlooked. And there was little Ruby lying
| on comfortable that had been laid on the
closet floor temporarily.
! Mamma, Use sck-ny heads hurtin'
med eadful-perfec'ly d'eadful-put hot
water bag to it-your little darlin' d'eadful
| ick.'
Well, her papa laughed and laughed, but he
filled bottle with wsrm water, tied rag
| around it and laid it beside her head.
Now Use JUS like dear gamma"
| They left her there while they ate their din
ner and little Ruby fell asleep and slept a long
time-well, long enough for mamma to do up
the work and run up to tell grandma
Now, wasn't she dear little Ruby. and
don't you think she must have looked ginning
lying there asleep? LUTA HOLDER HOLMES
Dear Editor: send you this story:
BEN's LOOK FOR THE NICKEL.
One day little boy by the name of Ben lost
nickel down crack. He did not know that
the board in which the nickel was lost was
loose and that he could get his nickel up
again. So he went in the house crying, "Oh,
mother! OH mother! 1 nave lost my nickel
that you gave me-" His mother told his father
to get it for Ben. His father lifted up the
board and the nickel was found. Ben was so
glad thst for Christmas he gave his mamma
and papa a silk handkerchief, and he gave
them each gold watch, and was very happy
after that. LAURA NJ SAWYER
10 Hill street.
SAN FRANCISCO, June Is, 1896.
Dear Editor: Ny papa has taken THE CALL
for long time, and 1 enjov reading the
"Childhood's Realm" very much
This is my first letter to the letter-box
column, and / hope it will miss the waste
basket.
have Maltese cat named Smoky, and she
has three kittens. Our dog ran in the yard to
get away from the poundman, and he has
staid with US ever since, so we call him Lucky.
Will send you my answers TO some puzzles
in the paper for June IA, and hope they will
be right. FREDDIE NORMAN.
10 years old. f
SwEETLAND, CAL, June S.
Dear Editor: 1t is some time since wrote
for the chiIdren's page. want to thank you
for publishing my letter and story in THE
CALL, and by your doing so 1 received many
letters from old schoolmates of mine. They
are interested in the page. too. They saw my
name in the paper and wrote and said they
would write to THE CALL also l solved some
OF the puzzles best, but did not succeed with
all, send puzzle for the children's page,
and next week 1 am going to write true
snake story If you will publish it. 1 remain
your friend, OSCAR ANGILLEY, age IL years.
CALIsToGA, CAL, June 49, 1896.
Dear Editor: 1 have become interested in
"Childhood's Realm although if you could
see me you wouldn't think looked much like
child. Everybody thinks 1 am 10 or 16,
when am only Is.
like TO read very much and do read good
deal. 1 read anything in the papers, from the
donald Series" up to the murders and poiiti-
cal news.
1 have solved some of the puzzles and send
my answers and also send puzzle which
have made up and l would like TO see it in the
puzzle column next Sunday, that is if you
think it is good enough. Well, shall close
hoping am not TOO old TO be numbered among
your friends, for you see this is the first time
l have written 10 YOU Your friend,
EVA NAvoNE.
NORTH SAN JUAN, Cal, June IL, 1896.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter. My
papa takes THE CALL and have been reading
all the letters and thought l would write one
100. live in the country and / am in the
fourth grade. Well, will close, hoping will
see my letter in the next paper l remain
your little friend, STEPHEN LEwELLYN.
Nine years old.
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