New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-24
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Communications have been received from L. A. s..
NJ MGR. A. c. r.. c. NJ. b., X I. NJ Julia Dew
c., Harold a. Smith. f. +. (sent a box of lovely
wild howers), d. w. Mrs. A. Adams. J. T. White
Mrs. c. vanGenberg. julia A. Fa!fchili. Dorothy
c. Smith L. G. II. Osborne. Mrs. s. c. Lee. MISS
Anna Quartlander, Eta Mitchell and Mrs NJ 5.
Curt!as.
Ella Mi;chell's contributions have been filed for
reference and 7. s. S. pin has been sent her she
writes that she was member OF the Society OF
Mrs S. G. Lee Of. Baltimore. Nd. is welcomed
into the Sunshine Society and T. ). S pin has
The beautiful little poem she lncosed will be pub
Mrs. /. g. H. osborne's contribution has been
hed Send stamp s for pin Conn writes
that If X. c. c. has not disposed of nMcClures
Magazine she will be glad TO get IT, a, The verses rises
s :cs, Eeri' arc 0'A'''' anu ''"'' NV
Miss ouaranders have been set aside for or
FIXTURE heT reference T. s. pin mas 'ee' '""''' ~
LETTER FROM THE SOUTH.
President General of the T S. s.. Your letter with
Enclosure from Edwin Nolckmann. reached me- WIN
a letter from the boy himself, which crossed IN me
mail letter and package to him from me. sent
him come nice beetles and butterflies; one or two OF
them rather even among connoisseurs OF
such things | have promised some more specimens
10 him. From hs letter to me 1t seems that his soul
yearns after scorpions. and 50 snail send him
some Of both plain. ordinary. everyday scorpions
and whip scorpions. and either dead or alive as ne
NAV fancy II II H. no; too much bother, would
rather you should keep the snake SKIN I'LL some
desk marked Sunshine box" and whenever see
any communication In the Sunshine column that APP
peals TO me clip and put in the box. Then.
when happen 10 have "A iittIe !eisure 20 amuse
circumstances permit 1t Is los OF fun anu does noi
i hpT} a Ta S wsh for and their
feelings don't count. SO long as they nave COY ~
die anyway, they might as well be picked In aico-
hol as stepped on and perhaps. they'd rather. With
kind regards sincerely yours. 7. J.. NJ
T. 81 would ike 10 add that the scorpions here
are comparatively harmless and useful little Great:
ures and sometimes housekecpers send around ana
borrow a scorpion two from their neighDors
when they are out Of scorpions themseves), be-
the are supposed 10 eat up the COCK
reaches. Perhaps II il asking too much to nave
nv letter n "shut-!n' boy. hadn't any idea
they were so scarce. SO you may send 1t 10 any
"shut-in' boy. without distinction OF race coior or
IN who feels bad enough 10 want TO stay home from
school for a week. We will take the VIII tor tne
deed as circumstances over which the boy mas no
control for example. his papa With s"itcn1 may
matter how wiling he might be. l nclose ske,cn
Of the way he Will probably look when ne Is aIs-
covered. Truly yours, l. L. VI
T L. M-Your sketch and letter created quite
rinnIe of enjoyment in the Sunshine office. | am
happv TO inform yOu that think the right boy
has al last been discovered. in the person OF Master
Frank Storey whose address Is No. i37 Sixth-st::
BROOKLYN ~ Y. Though not at all shut-in
bov he is rather delicate and studies so VOL ana
unremittingly his parents often keep him out OF
school He has perfect mania FOR coilectlnS
minerals animals bugs OF all kirds and curos.
and he carefully catalogues his queer possessions
and keeps an accurate and interesting description
of them . ,
able Sunshine member