Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
THE CE1ILDREN'S STORY
TELLING CLUB
Essl1yn Dale Nichols, Editor
y, 1925 ST.. Rock Island, III.
SndM Manuscripts srsr rthh &c
Essillyn Dale Nichols, Edito


Dear Friends:-I have read your
stories in our paper. | am going to
school and ! am ten years old. l am
in the fourth grade. | have man
teacher. His name is Mr.. Roy Backer.
He is very kind to me. / have one
sister; her name is Irene. She goes
to school, And have three brothers.
One Of them goes to school. We have
forty acres of land. When i come
from school help Papa do the chores.
We have three mules. feed the
cows and chickens. When my chores
are done | play with my little puppy.
His name is Shep. l always play
with him. am learning him all
kinds of tricks. | take great care of
him. | am wishing that Santa Claus
was here already; | expect many good
things from him. This is the first
letter | have wrote for the paper.
Please excuse me, for will write bet
ter next time-about my garden and
my prize.
From your friend,
Sylvia Levora,
Buckley, Mich.
Route No. /.
p. S.-The name for the story
would be: "The Little Girl and the
Training Puppy"
Your letter was interesting, Sylvia.
| am sure all our little club members
will think so. sent you a member
ship card, Dear; if YOU haven't re-
ceived it write and tell me about
it, and l will send you another one.
But l am really afraid that l did not
get your name for the story put down
correctly. If | did not, just write
and tell me about it and l will correct
it. 1t came in too late for the prize
contest, Dear, but hope you will try
again in some other contest, for, of
course, we are going to have others.
And now I've got little surprise
for you-a real pleasant little sur
prise. Just as | was getting ready
! to begin another story in the club
for this week, who should come along
but the mail man. And he brought
ME letter from our little prize win
ner; and it is such a very nice letter
that am going to print it right here
and begin our story next week. That
will be all right, won't it?
Here is the letter:
Dear Editor:-I got my present
safe and sound, and was glad to get
it. | am very pleased with it. When
| got the card / was surprised to
think | got it. | thank you very
much for it. / like it very much. |
will write another story and send it
in. My mama and papa said they
would never have thought to name it
that. The story that | like best of
the three stories is: "How Mabel and
Monty played Indian" They were
brave little children. 1t was a good
thing that their papa found them. |
will close for this time. From Hazel
Rice, Lewiston, Michigan.
/ 1 am very glad you liked your
"prize" Hazel, and | thank you for
such a nice letter. Send in another
story by all means, Dear, for we like
to have our little club members send
in stories. And so you liked "How
Mabel and Monty played Indian" the
| best of the stories. Well, | am rather
partial to that story myself. May be
| will write you another adventure
story some of these days. Next week
our Club will begin another story;
the name Of it will be; "The Return
of Greyball."
Now, little friends, good bye until
next week. Write me a lot of nice
letters and be sure and tell me what
kind of stories you like best.