Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-27
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WASHINGTON. D. C.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: Seeing the letter
contest | thought l would write you let
ter about two pet cats / used to have. The
mother cat was named Tabby and her kit
ten l named Billy. Tabby was coal black
and Billy was striped. l Will send you a
drawing of Billy. l lived out on Grand
Prairie in Arkansas. papa's farm. One
day Billy caught wasp, as he was always
very cunning catching flies. and what do
you think he did. he darted down out of
the window, through the door. around the
room under the bed out to the hearth to
cid Tabby cat. who spit on him and slapped
his jaw with her paw. Then Billy took the
game round again. just as before.
One day when my aunt was there on a
visit papa called us all out to see my pet
garder had killed hog. 1t was pet hog
and my old gander would whip all the cows,
sheep. horses, calves. cats and dogs that
came around. So the pet hog thought the
gander petting her. so she laid down
ard took her flogging all right. Billy was
there and he ran up the gate post and
Climbed up the stake. / had whirl-a-gig
on the top, and the wind had quit blowing:
Billy took his paw and tapped 1t, and
sde it go around. and we all laughed and
thought 1t was as good a show as a small
circus. In after weeks went TO grand
mas on a visit. and Billy went to one of
our neighbors, and he killed him. and then
l was very sorry. Then / just had Tabby
left. She was a good mouser. l have seen
her spring of of floor six feet up the
wall TO catch a mouse. and she would bring
fuii-grown rats In about every day. She
would kill moles that she found burrowing
in the garden, and catch scorpions. One
day she brought in a snake fourteen inches
long and mamma was very much scared
until it was killed and taken out of the
house. Mamma says l had wonderful cats
1 think So too. don't you?
Dear readers If this Is printed, 1 will be
glad to write again some day.
Yours, lovingly. ARTHUR NULL.
Aged ten years,
Washington. D. c.. December H. 1902.
Dear Editor: You make so many boys
and girls happy that you ought to be very
happy yourself.
love The Evening Star You. ought to
know how much l enjoy 1.-THE Life and
Adventures OF Santa Claus and The
Kings Rubies."
The new story. "A Daughter of the
Sioux" is going to be fine. think.
Ny mother Is always busy but finds time
TO read to me every evening. / hardly can
wait for Saturdays Star to come for we
have lots Of fun making out the puzzles.
We make out nearly all, but each week
there Is one that Is too hard for us.
I am very anxious to earn a prize, so
send little story. which is really true 1t
IS called Chasing the Pigs" and as l am
only eight years Old. and in a third grade
school, hope to get one Of your nice books
for it. Your friend.
FRANCIS HAROLD VANDERwERKER.
AL ST. s.e., city.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: When l was five
years old mamma took my two sisters. my
little brother and me to North Carolina
used to ride my Uncle Sans horses one
named Brandy and one named Lucy
loved to water the horses and cows Once.
when We were bringing the cows and
calves home. one OF the little calves got
away and ran about one-half a mile, and
when we went after him we had a lot of
fun. One day. when we were crossing a
stream. my Cousin John fell In. Az II was