Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Japanese Princess Discovers Long Lost Daughter
(PrIze storyl
<EAT OW you have told your side of
the story. l will tell you mine

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v the story. l will tell you mine
~ and show you a chain and
locket that my mother said she found
on me-" continued Dixie
Nov this is the story as she told 1t
to me:
zone stormy day about sixteen years
ago a ship was wrecked on this coast,
and to this day nobody knows where 1t
was. Anyway, at a little life-saving
station a night watchman was just
taking his place when he noticed a
great big blk coming in on the waves.
He called the other men, and they
put out to sea in a rowboat to bring
it. to shore.
When it was opened, to their great
surprise there was a tiny baby inside.
The next morning the whole village
was called together, and the calendars
were asked to keep me until 1 grew up:
By and by better times came, ana
the calendars moved away and was
sent to this school,"
"Well,' the princess exclaimed, that
is very interesting. Now let me see
the locket."
ut has three pictures in it. One,
Mrs. Calendar says, looks like me, but
for the life of me | can't see where the
likeness comes in. Here it is"
When the princess had looked it
over for a few moments she pulled
similar one from her pocket and handed
IL to Dixie.
my darling child" cried the princess,
Il have been hunting for you many
long years and at last have found
you"
Dixie, after a great deal of persua-
sion, was allowed to finish her college
course, after which she went to
Japan, where she finished her days
high in court favor, for everyone loved
pfinnaco San
ELEANOR COLLINS.
1929 Brand boulevard. Tropieo.
(Honorable Mention)
EkIII HAITI" said the princess,
w your real name is not Cal
W lendar?"
NO." replied Dixie, $50 far as
know. 1 am an orphan. 1 have lived
with the calendars ever since | was
baby. They have been very kind
to me-"
"Where does Mrs. Calender live? I
wish to see her Immediately" replied
the princess.
Dixie took the princess to Mrs. CAL
lendar's home. Upon finding out what
the princess wanted Mrs. Calendar
said: zone day about sixteen years
ago when / was walking on the beach
met a man with a tiny baby in his
arms. He told me how he had found
her on the beach in a box and as he
was too poor to take care OF 1t he gave
it to me when l asked for it,"
The princess on hearing this threw
her arms around Dixie and cried, "pve
found my darling Sayuka San"
Mrs. Calendar said that she would
hate to lose her as she had come to
love her as a mother loves her
daughter.
After a painful parting Dixie went
to Japan, where she took her place
in life as daughter of a princess.
She often wrote TO the Calendars
and told them of her life In Japan. She
never failed to remind them of their
promised visit to Japan.
Sayuka San soon became loved
among the palace people on account
of her goodness to everyone.
HELEN GRAY MACE,
r. f. d. No. l. Box 305 East Long
Beach high school, grade B9.
ut is Sayuka San. / am called Calen-
dar because that is the name of the peo-
pie who took me to live with them.
They adopted me when l was years
old, and have taken care of me ever
sinces'
well" said the princess. you look
SO much as l think my daughter
would have looked that I would like
to find out where you were born and
all about you"
You may see my foster mother"
said Dixie.
"Send for her by all MEANS said
the princess.
She came and they talked it over,
and then called Dixie and told her
that the princess was her mother. 1t
seems that when she drifted ashore
scme people found her and took her to
a baby's home and that was where her
foster mother had found her and took
her to raise. She found a locket on
the baby's neck, and on the back of 1t
was the name Sayuka San. On the
front of it was mans picture. Dixie
happened to have the locket on and
her mother looked at it and said, "Yes,
there is your fathers picture"
When her own father and mother
took her away from the school she