The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
DADDY,S NENNG
ufAIRY TALE Il
byfARY NAIIAM BONNER
NICK AND NANCY TALK.

friends we have the better we Ike
it,
1T would 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 rs and our thoughts and
what We do. Even If they don't know
| US 10 talk TO. they can know us 80
well by hearing about us. Then, too,
| they can hear the stories Daddy has
| 10 tell us. in that way we can be-
come friends, for they can know our
Daddy through his evening tales.
| Wouldn't it be nice" she added.
"if before week was over We added
Sd many. many friends. all over the
country. and that each friend we had
told some other friend about u.s."
ut would be Splendid said Nick.
81 think perhaps our friends will tell
other friends OF theirs about rs.
You're nice, sensible girl; you can
climb tree and you can see a mouse
without CRYING. Ia fact, you Ike
mice. And I'm nice boy, 50 wGa't
they all like us:''
well. you do flatter yourself. sir"
said Nancy. still. we like other
boys and girls. 50 il would be nice if
we all become such friends. and If
each time they saw Us and heard q
one OF our adventures they would
smile and say:
"'Glad to see you, Nick ard Nancy.
What have YOU been UP 10 now?
Have you any new queer friends. and
has your Daddy something new 10
) tell u.s."
And it would lie awfully nice" sail
Nick, IF sometimes some of oar
friends wrote Us and told Us What
they had been doing, of some new
game tkey had been playing, or 0f
some animal they had just seen for
4 the first time. There might he
t chance of our getting the letters if
tl.ey posted them 10 us. care of Mary
$ Graham Bonner. Coz West One Hum
5 dred ana Thirty-seventh street. New
/ York city; in fact, an excellent
Glance. That really would lie excit-
ing. Do you th.El: they Ike e enough
9 10 do that
! You're nice brother; YOU don't
tease. and if you do. its all in fun
and not III meanness. lou teach Ine
how 20 d" things. instead OF SAYING:
"'Cry-aahy. can't come along. I'm
. sure they'll like YOU. II we get into
scrapc. you take you- full share OF
the blame. You're such 4 nice broth
+. err
Think of The fellows Who have -
+. ters who are nothing but little babies.
T I'm lucky, l am"
n They smiled CT each other. Nick and
:. Nancy did. for they are such good
pals.
:, Lets say were going to become
II better and better friends ali the lime
II said Nancy. We've been getting new
H friends ever since other boys and girls
II read about " and our nice Daddy and
II the Evening Tale he told Us every eve
II ming That has been quite long time
Ii now. but lot too long
II Dear me, dear mel" said sweet
: voice anG. looking around Nick and
i Nancy noticed that it came from the
; direction of the sugar bowl.
P, Dear me, dear me-" it said again,
children are today. 50 good-natured
and well-behaved. Just like myself"
Don't be so proud. Sugar Bowl"
"a said the Salt Cellar. Il remember the
- day. and not so long ago. either. when
- you were very scarce and when you
II didn't give mitch OF your sweetness ut
m ALL"
10 But you're never sweet" said The
TO Sugar Bowl, land though sometimes
there has been hut little OF me. what
there has been. has been sweet"
= True enough. bat give seasoning
"a to food said the Salt Cellar. Life
would be very dull without season
II In"
s, Listen. Salt Celia, said the Su-
gar Bowl. you'd better keep out Of
Ie this sio:y. Nick and Nancy have Il
). plan 20 ask their friends to Introduce
n them to their friends in turn. ;;rd 81. ;
: things like myself shnrll cn;cr into
the story"
"Oh. very we'll" sad ie s I Co
i'd lar, Il never was much on receipt ms.
lie Sugar and tea and ice cream and cab a
81 and boys and girls 90 Together far e
:; "a ter at party, 50 I'll Say away tod y.
" I'll come in another tine, instcaA-"
2 The Sugar Bowl smiled. Have you
a ever seen a sugar bowl smile? Is
a hard thing 10 believe; but. ny +
j. mind, this sugar bowl SAILED. and I
N said:
Boys and girls live in IL s.'r.a
house with Nick and Nancy. auG XII. p
s. they're not as sweet as Suss2f. th,y
are a nice pair. Don't YOU think
I'd so?"