The Ordway new era., 1919-09-26
DADDY,S EVENING
ufAIRY TALE e
1ynARY @A1An u y BOZ! BONNER
NICK AND NANCY TALK.
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ut wouid be nice TO have more and
more friends all the time" said Nancy.
Lots of friends whom perhaps we
never see, but who like us, and want
to hear about us and our thoughts and
what we do. Even If they don't know
us to talk to- they can know us so
well by hearing about us. Then too.
they can hear the stories Daddy has
to tell us. In that way we can be-
come friends, for they can know our
Daddy through his evening tales.
"Woudn't 1t be nice she added,
'ir before 81 week was over we added
SO n,uny, many friends, all over the
country, and that each friend we had
told some other friend about us?"
ut would be splendid" said Nick.
81 think perhaps our friends VIII tell
other friends of theirs about us.
You're nice. sensible girl; you can
climb a tree and you can see mouse
without crying. In fact, you IKE
mice! And I'm nice boy. so won't
they all like usT'
"Well. YOU do 1atter yourself, sir.
said Nancy. "Still, we like other
boys and girls, so ii would be nice II
we all become such friends. and II
erch time they saw us and heard OF
one of our adventures they would
smile and say:
"'Giad to see you, Nick and Nancy.
What have you been up TO now
Have you any new queer friends, and
has your Daddy something new to
tell us?'
"And it would he awfully nice" said
Nick. "if sometimes some of our
friends wrote us and told MS what
they hnd been doing, of some new
game they had been playing, or OF
some animal they had just seen for
the first time. There might he Il
chance of our getting the letters II
tiey posted them 10 US, care of Mary
Graham Bonner, 60T West one Hun
dred and Thlrty-seventh street, New
York city; in fact, an excellent
Glance. That really would be eNcit-
ing Do you think they like us enough
to do thatf'
You're IA nice brother; You don't
tease. and II you do, it's all in fun
and not in meanness. You teach me
how TO do things, instead of saying:
"Cry-baby. can't come along. I'm
sure they'll like you. If we get INTO
scrape. you take you. full share or
the blame. You're such nice broth
er!"
"Think of the fellows who have SIS
ters who are nothing but little babies.
I'm lucky. l am"
They smiled at each other, Nick and
Nancy did, for they are such good
pals.
Lets say we're going to become
better and better friends all the time,
said Nancy "We've been getting new
friends ever since other boys and girls
read about US and our nice Daddy and
the Evening Tale he told us every eve
ming. That has been quite long time
now. but not TOO long,"
Dear me, dear me ~ said sweet
voice, and. looking around Nick and
Nancy noticed that it came from the
direction of the sugar bowl
"Dear me. dear me-" 1t said again,
'I'm glad to see how nice you two
children are today. so good-natured
and well-behaved. Just like myselfF
Don't be so proud, Sugar Bowl"
said the Salt Cellar. 81 remember the
day. and not so long ago. either. when
you were very scarce and when you
didn't give much of your sweetness at
ALL"
"But you're never sweet" said the
q. n1.S
there has been hut little of me. what
there has been, has been sweet"
"True enough. but | give seasoning
to food" said the Salt Cellar. Life
would be very dull without season
Ing"
Listen, Salt Cellar. said the Su-
gar Bowl. you'd better keep out Of
this story. Nick and Nancy have a
plan to ask tkeir friends TO Introduce
them to their friends in turn. and only
things like myself should enter into
the story"
"Oh, very WELL" said the Salt Gel
lar, 81 never was much on receptions.
Sugar and tea and ice cream and cake
and boys and girls go together far tet-
ter at party, so I'll stay away todry.
I'll come in another time, instead"
The Sugar Bowl smiled. Have you
ever seen n sugar bowl smile? It's
hard thing to believe; but, never
mind. this sugar bowl smiled, and II
said:
Boys and girls. I live in the same
house with Nick and Nancy, and while
they're not ms sweet as sugar, they
arc nice pair. Don't you think
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