Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

dren's ears about how the poor Teddy
is neglected for those horrid 'possums,
and maybe they will throw the pos
sums away" 80
shouted the toys.
I'm going to be the one to tell
Mary!" mo, you're mot; | ami" well.
l just think you're real mean. l never
get a chance" complained another
voice.
"Don't quarrel, dears," said the lamb.
Wen let the lion and the French doll
tell the children. Do you all agree?''
Eyes, 1 suppose Wen have to-" they
grunted in discontented tones. Just
then the great clock struck and the
sleepy toys crawled back TO their ac-S
customed places and went to sleep.
BERTHA wARDELL.
1909 Rich street, Sentous school,
grade BIS, age IL.
They decided to have the meeting
that night at sharp But" said one
of the toys, "how can we tell when 1t
is o'clock?''
The French doll said she could tell
time by Mary's little watch and when
it came Z O'Clock she would ring her
little bell when you hear bell all
of you come over in that corner and
we will decide about Billy Postum
coming into our household"
At the beginning of the meeting they
all shouted together, I'VE will not
stand for any Billy Postum"
They heard someone coming up the
front stairs. They hurried to the place
where Mary and Jessie had put them,
for they thought 1t was Mary and Jes-
sic they heard.
Are you glad papa Is going to get
us each Billy Possum?" said Mary.
Eyes, 1 am" answered Jessie, for
am tired of my Teddy Bear"
At this the other toys were very
angry The French doll spoke up and
Mary and Jessie were much surprised
to hear the dolls talk
The next morning they went down
after the "Possums" When they
brought them home they did not play
with any other toy.
bears to bed but put the "Possums"
in their place. When the girls went
out of the room the bears got up and
tore the "Possums" to pieces.
The next morning when the girls
came in they found the 'Possums torn
up. When the Teddy Bears told them
of what they had done the girls said
they were sorry.
LAURA SLOCOMB,
337 North Main street, California
Street school, grade AS, age IL.
NOW 1 will give you all slip of
paper to vote on and the toy that Sc
cures the greatest number of votes
shall be elected chairman"
All the toys wanted the French doll
and she was elected.
"Now we must do this thing in prop
er form. Teddy, what have you to say
for yourself?" said she.
81 leave the matter strictly in the
hands of my fellow nursery mates.".A
round of applause greeted this short
speech and then the hot-blooded Irish
policeman took the stand.
IF We say so, Teddy, me by, I'll ar
rest the Spalpeen."
There were many more suggestions.
but none proved to be any good. So
it was decided that the only thing left
to do was to see what Mary and Jessie
would do If they threw the Teddy out
the toys would go out themselves. So
the next day when the children re-
turned they found the nursery in the
same way they left 1t.
Although Mary and Jessie brought
a "Billy'' the Teddy Bear still kept the
little bed in the nursery and was as
dear to the girls as ever.
FRANK TOM HOWELL,
526 Maple avenue, Boyd Street
school, grade AS.
InlS pleased all the toys very Inucn,
and they thought the French doll
should be elected chairman. So she
called the meeting to order. She called
on bulldog Buz and he said he was
ready to fight for the Teddy bears and
that he would not like to have Billy
Postum take the Teddy Bear places.
White Woolly Lamb said no we won't
have Billy Postum.
Each one of the three Chinese dolls
said they thought 1t a shame to bring
any new toy there who would be car
ried AROUND, for they were left out
whenever any new toys that could be
carried came.
Jumping Jack thought better of Billie
Postum than any of the others. He
said 1t would not be so bad to have
new toy, none had come for four years,