The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

| SAhOLiNh 0ONSAENEo ". n. vi
| SAN PABLO, CAL, May II, 1897.
| Dear Editress: shall write again. as did
| not see my last letter published. 1 should
| like to belong to the C. r. c. Club, 80 shall
send you q puzzle which made up, and hope
| it will please you and the mem bers of the C.
R. C. l have a little sister since l wrote to
! you last, and her name is Myrtle. She is very
cunning, and is just three months old. 1t is
| lovely in the country now, everything is green
and the fields are thick with wild flowers We
| are going to have examinations next week, SO
have to study hard, as wish to be pr romoted.
still have my pet cat Minnie that I wrote
you about. and also my bird Goldie I shall
close for this time. From your little friend,
ELSIE DAVIS.
ZELDA, Churchill Co., New, May 18, 1897.
Dear Little Friends of the c. r. c.: wrote to
you two weeks ago, but my letter was not pub
lisned, SO thought would write again.
live at railroad station; we have no trees
nor grass. There are two engines here to help
trains up the hill. It is very dull little
place, and I don't like 1t much. There are
only four children here, and We have no
school.
have little sister named Erma. Mamma
teaches US. Erma can read a little If you
publish this shall write longer letter next
time. Your friend, IRENE MAUD CoNKEY.
CALIsToGA, Cal May %, 1897.
Dear Edftor and Readers Of Childhoods Realm:
Doubtless many of you remember little boy,
Willie Zimmerman, whom 1 wrote to you
about long time ago. Well, poor little Willie
is dead now. 1 have just received letter
| from his mother stating that he died April 80.
| Even in his last hours here on earth he did not
| forget the little friends who had written to
him. and whose letters had helped to pass the
weary hours when he was confined to his bed
or obliged to sit in chair. write this TO you
because thought you would like to know
| Dear Editor. 1 thank you for publishing my
| little poem. To-day 1 send for badge. Your
| friend. M. EVA NAvoNE &c. R CT.
GERTRUDE, MADEIRA Co., Cal, May II, 1891.
| Dear Editress: Inclosed please find so cents
| for the badge and cents for postage.
am so gIad that am enrolled as a mem ber
| of the C. r. C.
am going to tell OF the place where live
! 1t is small valley almost surrounded by hills,
about four miles long and one mile wide
There is . meadow in front of our house and
there are some salt springs near by.
am cowboy, and have lots of fun hunting
cattle. Ny father has two men working for
him, and hunt cattle with them.
We were out all day Saturday, ana went
| without our dinner, and only got two calves
l hope to see my letter in print l remain
your constant reader,
WILLIE CROOKS &c. r. c..
SAW MILL, May Is, 1897.
Dear Mrs Richards: 1t n as been some time
| since l have written 10 The CALI. Since I
wrote last hurt the tendons of my knee by
being thrown from my skees. I could not
| walk for while. We are spending the sum-
mer at Luce's mill, and it is a lovely place
There are immense sugar pine, pitch pine and
vol nil fraa md tl.a TSrt
of the year the yellow pine drops great cones
full OF juicy nuts. Just now the red bells, wild
forget-me-nots Indian pinks, wild roses, pan
sizes, tulips, dog-toOth vlolets, larkspurs dog
wood, cherries. plums, pink Dutchmans,
breeches and shooting stars are all out in
full bloom, filing the air with sweet fra.
GRANGE.
While we are here mamma lets my sister
and go to school and we take our dog "Sport'
with US. AS ours is an ungraded school there
is but one room. So ''sport' goes in and lies
down under my desk and there stays. When
recess, noon or O'Clock comes he gets up and
marches out with the scholars. I am going to
send in few puzzles. l remain with many
greetings to C. R. c., HARTLEY E. JACKSON
Camptonville Postoffice, Yuba County, CAL
BLocKsBURe. Cal.
Dear Editress: This is my first letter to The
CALL ses that there is no letter from here
have little rabbit Its name is Heart A
friend of mine gave it to me.
My papa has taken The CALL for two years.
have two brothers. The oldest is named
George, the youngest is Lloyd.
My papa runs q sheep ranch. He has about
| 1000 or more sheep. My teachers name is Mr..
Berger. l like to go to school. 1 am in the
| fourth grade; there are three besides myself
like to read the children's page.
am 10 years old on the 9th of August.
60 after the papers We have thirty little
chickens. We milk three cows, of which two
have calves. One little calf has no mother.
We have finished shearing. l had to stav
out of school when We sheared to helm do the
work. Hoping to see my letter in THE CALI. 7
remain your little friend,
MAY BELL KNEELAND