Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-03
DANNY WALLINGFORD

to the Secretary of the Navy Mr.. John
d. Long, inclosing his savings
cents-and asking the Secretary to BUY
a new warship with it. Secretary
Long was so impressed by the little
boys generosity that he wrote back
Washing ton, February "a, 1893.
Ny Dear Little Patriotic Lad:
| have your letter and the "a 2cent
postage stamps inclOsed with it which
you have so generously taken from
your spending money and Given to
your country.
There is not so much need for help
in building a battleship as there is for
the relief of the poor sufferers of the
Maine | have therefore given the
stamps to Mrs Edwin Stewart, No.
1915 New Hampshire avenue, Wash
ington, d. c.. who is treasurer of So
ciety of ladies who are collecting mon
ey for the benefit Of those sufferers.
and l have asked her to send you a
letter of acknowledgment.
| am sure that little fellow years
old who begins by showing so much
interest in his country will grow up
an honorable and useful citizen. With
very kind regards, | am very truly
yours, JOHN d. LONG.
AS to the sort of little boy Danny
is, no one can tell that so we'll as his
mamma She says His name is
Daniel Kirkwood Wallingford, named
for lndiana's mathematician. He is a
boy that likes fresh air and sleeps
with two windows open the coolest
nights. He eats oatmeal, broiled meat,
cold bread and drinks milk His nat
ural taste for such food makes him a
strong healthy child, with the clearest
complexion and very pink cheeks. He
is full of life and dislikes any sort Of
pet that is lazy Although SO active,
he erjoys drawing and often lies on
the floor by the hour drawing steam
boats engines and flags. He can draw
the flag of every nation and paint it
the right colors. When Buffalo Bill
was in ST. Paul, Danny was born in
st Paul and lived there until last Oc-
tober) Danny was the only one on a
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 him about his
letter He said, I can't see why SO
much has to be said Just because q
boy owes his country
Billy Johnston, Danny's little play
mate in St Paul, is the grandson OF
General Johnston and son of Captain
Johnston. The boys spend their time
in summer building forts, making tim
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.
the birds nf Como
park and can tell them by their call.
He loves nature as a poet loves it.
Suffering of any kind. either human
or animal, distresses him. One day
this winter we passed poor boy
who was in rags, and the boy said:
81 wish | had a warm coat like that.
Danny looked up, with tears in his
eyes. and said:
Poor boy! Can't l give it to him,
mamma?'
HE knows how cowardly it is to
hurt child smaller than himself.
One day a little colored boy struck
him. Danny did not notice it. Next
day it was repeated. Forbearance
had ceased to be a virtue, and Danny
took him by the arm, shook him and
said:
"'Little fellow. little fellow. you will
get into trouble if you don't leave me
alone.'
He said one day, Why doesn't
America whip Spain
Il said, Because Spain is too little
well, suggested Danny after a
moments reflection, couldn't we shake
her a little and say, Little fellow. lit
lie fellow. if you don't let us alone
you will get hurt.
DANNY cannot read history yet. He
has been taught history at home.
Having been in kindergarten two
wears. he got all the stories that chill
dren love there.
HE started to school this fall at
Miss Sewall's classical school and there
learned his letters We wanted his
body to grow strong before his serious
studies began The book that has
pleased Danny most is one sent to him
bv the author. Mr.. Rossiter Johnson,
and entitled United States Wars.
Danny is a patriot by birth as we'll
as training On his mothers side he is
tenth in descent from Richard Gardner,
one OF the pilgrim fathers who came
over in the Mayflower. Another ances-
tor is Tristan Coffin. who came to
America in 1912 and was the chief mag
istrate of the island of Nantucket. His
grandfather Waningford was an officer
in the Thirtythird Indiana regiment in
the late war. His father, Mr.. c. A.
Wallingford. is an architect
He is a rosy handsome child. with
blue eyes, long, dark lashes and brown
hair. He is merry, affectionate little
fellow, with a high sense of honor, and
when few more years have gone over
his head it will be strange if Danny
Wallingford is not found administering
the affairs of this country In some re-
sponsible capacity.
CAROLINE WETHEREL.L.