Charlevoix county herald., 1914-11-14
THE CHILDREN'S STORY
TELLING CLUB
Essllyn Dale Nichols, Editor
1925 ST., Rock Island, Ill

Essi1yn Dale Nichols, Editor
1875 ST., Rock Island, III.


ing. really" she said. "Ponto is so
full of life that he has had Mrs. Cross
Hen scared nearly out of her wits
with his antics ever since we've
moved here; and | expect he didn't
have bit of trouble in chasing her
away. Now own up, Ponto, did you ~
"Why-no," acknowledged Ponto,
hanging his curly head. at was quite
easy"
ooh! but it doesn't matter how easy
it was" cried Fluffy quickly. at was
his quick thought and his fast run
ming that counted, for it saved me
from a terrible beating"
$50 it did So it didr chimed in
Mrs. Tabby Cat. "Ponto is very
smart puppy, indeed"
"Well, WELL" sighed Mistress Dog,
Il am glad to know that you think so
well of him. His high spirits have
caused me some uneasiness."
High spirits. Mistress Dog, are
quite right and natural-for puppy"
said Mrs. Tabbv Cat graciously.
ooh, yes, quite right-quite right
indeed" chorused Goldie and Silver
in a breath. "And we will play ball
with Ponto tomorrow"
81 will toow cried Fluffy.
"And l." said Ponto's oldest brother.
"And / and Mistress Dog will watch
the game" said Mrs. Tabby Cat.
"Why, sure enough-so We will"
smiled Mistress Dog.
And they did.
And now, Bears this is the very
last of "The story that YOU can
name" Put on your thinking caps
and send in the very best name you
can think of; and REMEMBER nice
present will be sent to the one send
ing in the best name. The name of
the winner will be printed in The
Children's Story Telling Club just as
soon as name is chosen.
We also have some interesting
letters this week. The first one is
from Alice Rowena Porter, of East
Jordan, Michigan, and is named, "The
Fairies"
The fairies were up in the air and
ants were storing up food for winter
with them. But the ants said: "No,
we want to store up food for winter.
When winter came the fairies did not
have any food and came to the ants
for food But the ants said: "No,
you didn't store up food for winter
and we will not give you food. If
you cannot get food somewhere else
you will have to starve." And the
fairies stored up food for themselves
the next winter
Alice Dear, that was very cute
little story, and the ants taught the
fairies a good lesson | expect. But
| am wondering what kind of food
fairies live on. Can you tell me,
Honey? Suppose you write another
story and tell US about that
Dear Editor:-Here is a true story
about a snake. One day my brother
Wesley was coming from the barn.
He saw a big Blue Racer He tried
to catch it but it crawled under the
house. He chased it out from under
there. Then he ran around the house,
ana as it was going under again he
caught it by the tail and held it till
my papa came to help get it out.
He pulled and pulled and papa had
to loosen board and when it was all
out but just it's head papa hit it and
killed it. 1t measured five feet and
half. So you see we have large snakes
around this country. AS my folks
takes the Lake County Star would
like to have this story in print. was
very much pleased with the card you
sent me. | thank you very much for
it. From Mary Bridges, Bitely, Mich
igan. Route No. 2.
Well, Dearies, that certainly was a
big snake. ! don't believe | ever saw
one that big. And | am very glad
YOU liked your card. You are the
kind Of member our story telling club
likes to have. BE sure and write
again.
Now Good Bye, Children, until next
week.