The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

but we were not afraid of them, for they were
lar u p in the mountains.
The woods were full of birds and we enjoyed
their sweet singing in the early mornings. We
picked wild flowers and ferns every day with
which to decorate our tent.
We were sorry to have to leave our friends
the BIRDS flowers and trees, so soon, but we left
them, loving them, hoping some time to come
back and live with them little longer.
Now, dear editress, as this is my first letter
to The CALL please do not say it is too long, or
throw 1T into the wastebasket 1 am so anx-
ious to become mem Der and get a badge. 1
am your friend, THOMAS SULLIVAN.
Ross VALLEY, June %, 1897.
Dear Editress We are stopping in Ross VAL
ley for the vacation. have pair of bloom
ers and like it up here. 1 found a bird in a
nest. The poor little thing didn't have any
feathers. Every day go and look at it.
1t is vaca ton up here, too. l heard that the
whole school are in one room and it seems
very funny. once went to country school
like that in Bradley. thought l should like
10 attend that school regularly instead of be-
ing visitor.
answered some puzzles and contributed a
| story and some puzzles The puzzles and the
piece are original and hope you will publish
them.
wish you and all the members and readers
TO have. Yours respectfully, GRACE SoH.
CAsTELLA, CAL.
Dear Editress and Readers: am so glad to
be member of C. r. C. and shall send for a
badge very soon. Is Mamie Kellogg a mem
Der? am going to Yreka and shall tell you
about my trip when l return.
am Catholic and We have lovely little
church in Dunsmuir. Your loving friend,
ANNETTA E. GERARD &C. RC),
SUNoI.
Dear Editress: have never written to
paper before and l hope this will be printed.
We live on the Thermal Rancho, Sunol. 1t
consists of fruit trees and a large stock range.
There are 100 acres in all.
Sometimes in the fruit season we have as
many as thirty men working at once Your
friend, ALICE CHAMBERLAIN
Dear Editress: We haven't written TO you
since last November. We are so glad we be-
long to the C. r. c. We are going to send for
the badge some time soon. 1t is bird-nesting
time here now. There are SO many birds that
lay such pretty eggs.
There are orio!es, linnets, swallows, doves,
cedar birds, bluejays, bluebirds. canaries, TOM
tits, humming birds, quails, yellow hammers,
robins, larks, snow birds. grass birds, wood
and many other kinds.
Orioles eggs are light blue, with brown
lines on them. Blue birds are very small
about as large as canarys. They lay little
blue eggs. Hawks eggs are about as large as
hens egg, with brown spots. Cedar birds
eggs are blue with black specks. Brown birds
eggs are light blue with brown spots and lines.
Doves eggs are white and they lay but two.
Bee martins eggs are light yellow with brown
spots. Snow birds and grass birds are
the same, only snow birds build IN trees
and grass birds in the grass. The cutest OF all
eggs are laid by the humming birds; they are
very small and white. Your little friends.
LAURA and FLORENCE GREEN &C. R. C).
LoMPoc, CAL.
Dear Editress: 1t is long time since l wrote
to you. 1 think the children's page is very
nice, and l never let Friday go by without
reauing it. Our school has closed for the
summer. Last Wedne sday our schoolteacher
invited US all over to her house and gave us a
treat. think she is very nice l think Alice
Bell, Eva Navone, Retha Waldau, Max Selig
and Edgar Randall are faithful members and
shall try to be in the future. shall send for
my badge before long 1 shall send some
puzzles and try to answer some Your con-
slant reader. NJ ALICE HORN re. r C)