Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
A NEW PLAYMATE


School has commenced again. and I
am wondering if you are glad or sorry.
I am sorry, in a way, for I am afraid
that you will think you haven't enough
time to write to me and do your school
work too. Please don't forget me,
boys and girls, because 1 look for a
letter from every one of you each week,
and If it doesn't come I wonder and
wonder until hear from you
I am sorry to delay having the pins
for prizes, but they were not finished
as soon as we expected. 1 am waiting
anxiously to see them myself, for 1
am convinced that they will be ever so
pretty
Don't think for a minute that I am
scolding you, boys and girls; but I
want to remind the artists about the
size of their pictures again. Be sure
to make them exactly four and one
half inch wide and the depth in pro-
portion.
oh, I almost forgot! I want to tell
you about the smartest little dog l
know. Her name is Nibs, and she tx a
fox terrier. She comes into the office
sometimes, and when she can find a
wire waste basket it is her delight.
She will roll it around and around, and
yelp, just like a child would laugh in
its play. She knows she is in mischief,
and her eyes will sparkle so brightly
Her master will tell her to stand up.
Then he will whistle little tune and
she will dance as though she thor
oughly enjoyed the whole game. We
have become fast friends, and every
morning when come in she will come
and tease me to play with her. Pretty
soon I will have a picture of her, and
I will have it printed so that you can
see her too.
Don't you think old Giggledeidgit-
the witch--is a funny creature? l am
sure that little boy and girl must have
had some exciting adventures, and
perhaps Giggledefidgit took them for a
ride on her broomstick! Wouldn't that
he lots of fun?
The limerick this week is exciting,
don't you think? With just those four
little lines you could weave a fine story,
and maybe soon I will write story
for you to finish on that subject. Per-
haps 1 will let you write on that sub
ject for the writer's contest instead; SO
you can be thinking about it, Ny
nieces and nephews who write limericks
should not have any trouble thinking
of suitable lines to complete this one.
There is nothing children like to do
so well as to have tea parties, or par
ties of any kind so long as they can
have something nice to eat. 1 think it
is nice, too. We have large veranda
which is partly covered by vines, but
is more completely hid from the street
by three immense palms. 1t is COM
fortably furnished with easy chairs,
and, best of all, little tea table.
Whenever we have company we can
never resist the temptation of serving
a little tea right there on the veranda,
and really you don't know how much
fun it is.
Perhaps some of the older Juniors
remember when we had the Roll of
Honor designs in the artists contest
before. [ suddenly decided that we
had had the same design for the Roll
of Honor too long, and that it would
have to be changed. The simplest de-
signs are preferable for this kind of
work. If you have learned to make
conventional designs of flowers or of
leaves they would be appreciated. Try
to simulate autumn as much as pos
sible.
Now don't neglect to write to me
lust because school has begun. Low
ingly, AUNT LAURIE.