The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01


torial office, and there they met this awe
some person. But they were not bit awe
struck No sir! They told the editor how
very good their stories were, and how very
many great people wanted to buy their work
They were not bit anxious to tell it, Of
course, but they really felt sorry for the
paper and wanted it to have something good
in its columns for once. anyway.
My! What high prices some things
Drought! Several stories were purchased for
1000 each, for this Sunday editor was a
HDera person. and knew just how hard the
httle journalists had worked. The little CON
trlbutorS took their play money with an
air Of nonchalance and went Off to write
more $1,000 stories
But all the work was judged fairly. Every
decision given on contributions was suT-
prisingly accurate When a story was ra-
Jected because it was mo good" tbe IttIa
authOr dld not protest against fate for nh
knew what keen young wits had passed
Judgment on it, and how we'll and r.refnIl,
II mdu peeh examined before being refused
Ihls part was, of course, much moro fnnrI,
Tor the Sunday Editor and assistant thar
LOT any of the rest, although no doubt tho
DeSt nun OF all was in writing the various
lhihSS mat We're offered for sale. Still the
SuHuhy EdltOrs desk" was in great do
mahd' and the little folk took turns in oc.
cupylng that exalted position with tho most
little girl who thinks the game is rnaIIv ono
VI the very incest she ever played.
To the Sunday Editor: There was once
HttIe child named Helen who was ,I1vavs
up 10 some kind Of mischief. One day. az
nT ,[ lnotnef was going away. she said to her:
helen, do not touch the lam. rs 7 want
1t FOR supper. Now. remember :, Uoron
watched her mother out Of sight Then she
want ont doors to play with Don. the dop
out he was asleep. Then the tbourbt CANA
10 her how nice the jam would taste on soma
bread Helen remembered what her mother
SaIu Just one taste and mamma won't
care, she thought Helen got n chair
cHmped up to the shelf ana looked nj If
How good it did look. She took down tho
Jam and said: Il wonder if can mil the
cover on so l can stick my finger down in II
and get somc?" She pulled the cover off
Splash! splash. went the Jam all over her
dress What would she do? What sbonld
she do; What would mamma say? She had
olSooeyed her motherand besides spilled the
Jam, also getting her frock all ianmcd
This teaches little girls to leave WHAT ~
"'II ''o"e' ETHEL.
To the Sunday Editor: One timo in Ion
DON on one of the poorest streets. tbero T.,s
young man. He was very poor. ana was
nor rlch enough to get position. Whom bo
was about Is he had spent every cent he bo6
Tor MS sick father and mother. and tbav bod
aled. How sad he felt when he thopgbt NJ
- Ii' EoI aiohg Tor year very well. but
if a dov longor - U eo iIr $'IIG' can't stand
few he had, ana went ont into ~ ,'rs tis
alone
dri ig y"Lle 10 a village. whore he saw men
boIIorir, o,,t, 1"" ne "ISo heard man
come In the ANN. fa,. .', 'I,gusM ne CaI
Here is my chance. win injn tba army
, =" ne lold MN ne would join. but he did NOT
vour Iirc >, ft,. i ~, S5IH: zen me about
tbo foro,,.s - ~, '''''' many VI
took hin, l''[ '''''i ~ S''i.''u ne
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