Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-02

DANNY wALIINGFORD.
fortunate Name Danny wrote 70 the
secretary OF the navy, MI 1ohn ~
Long, lncloslnS MS saVlhss-iS GEMS
anu asking the secretary TO puy new
warship with it, Secretary Long was
80 Impressed by the lttle boys sener-
oslty mat he wrote pack'
Washington. Feb "a. 1895.
My Dear Little Patriotic Lad:
have your letter and the = cent post
hge stamp lrvioseu VIZ fr VIII .,snd'
inr money md given 10 YOUR country.
There Is not SO much need for help In
nuiidlng Datliesnib Us thefe T. iou We re-
hoye tbnroforr .siyrn the stamps To- Mrs
Edwin Stewart. No. 1915 New Hampshire
avenue. Washington; p. e., who Is treas treas.
utsr o. so ~ H., VI hnna, NJ tbnse si,ffer-
n r m "h b for i SsRed ' her 10 SEND You
letter of acknowledgment.
! am sure that little fellow : years ola
", MY HE pg Co,ntry viii Groy nm an honorabls
and useful citizen. with very kind re-
CARDS, am very truly yours o>.-
'ot'N ~ i-'-'0'
As to the sort of little boy Danny
Is. no one can tell that so well as his
mamma. She says: his name is Dam
lei Klrkwood Wallingford, named for
Indiana's mathematician. He is boy
that likes fresh air and sleeps with two
windows open the coolest nights, He
eats oatmeal, broled meat cold bread
and drinks milk. His natural taste for
such food makes him a strong, healthy
child. with the clearest complexion and
very pink cheeks. He II full of life and
dlslIkes any sort of pet that is lazy.
Although so active. he enjoys drawing
and often lies on the floor by the hour
drawing steamboats,, engines and flags
He can draw the flag OF every NATION
and paint 1t the right colors, When
Buffalo Bill was in st. Paul Danny
was born in st. Paul and lived there
until last Octoberl, Danny was the only
one on crowded street corner that
could name every flag as the procession
passed by.
He is not fond of show He Is very
tired of people asking nm ABOUT MS
letter. He said, I can't see why so
much has to be said just because
boy loves his country
billy Johnston. Danny's little play
mate In st. Paul. is the grandson OK
General Johnston and son OF captain
Johnston. The boys spend their tinr
in summer building forts, making tln-
Der chests, marching with their grand
fathers swords. rowing on Lake Como
in front of their homes or riding on
their bicycles in the park.
Danny knows the birds or Como
park and can tell them by their call He
loves nature as poet loves 1t. Suffer-
ing OF any kind. either human or AMI
NAL, distresses him. one day this win
ter we passed a poor boy who was in
rags. and the boy said:
~ wish l had a warm coat like that
"Danny looked up, with tears in his
eyes. and said:
Poor boy! Can't i give 1t to him.
mammal?
He knows how cowardly 1t is to hurt
n child smaller than himself. one day
little colored boy struck him. Danny did
not notice It, Next day 1t was repeat
ed, Forbearance had ceased to be a
virtue. and Danny took him by the arm,
shook him and said:
Little fellow, little fellow. you will
gel into trouble IL you don't leave me
aloner
"He said one day, why doesn't
America whip Spaln?'
81 said. Because Spain is too little
"'well.' suggested Danny after a mo-
ment,s reflection. couldn't wo shake
nor n little and saw. Little fellow, little
fellow. II YOU don't let us alone you will
COT hurt
"Dannv cannot read history vet. He
has heen taught history Mt home. Hay-
ING been in Kindergarten two years. he
cot ali the stories that children love