Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-22
"a Poor Girls Fortune"
BY watermelon"

Once there was a young girl who
had to work to support herseiI anu
two smaller sisters. One DAY as she
was coming home from WORK she
found a gold pin set with pearls, inc
pin was very beautiful and Mary woulo
~ no like to keep 1t but knowing
that a wealthy lady had lost such a
hin she decided to return 1t at once
to the owner. 49,
when she came to the lady's house
II looked so big and elegant that she
was ashamed to enter 1T In her shappy
clothes. AS she was still gazing az
fhe house. d small girl of about four
gummers and very beautiful came
dashfng around q nearby corner pur-
sued nv q vicious looking dog, her
golden hair was streamin gbehind her
and or her face was a look OF rear
Right near where Mary was standing
was q heavy iron bar leaning against
the fence, as the girl dashed py sne
had such a look of appeal on her race
that Mary could not resist, so quick as
q flash she raised the bar of iron and
brought 1t down full force on the dog s
head. He was instantly killed.
The child was very badly frightened
and she lay trembling and painting
where she had fallen. Mary picked her
IN and asked here where she lived
and was surprised to hear thai she
lived in the same o that she mao
she carried the child into the house
and told of her double mission. Inc
lady was very glad that her
had been saved from a horrible oealn
and was also glad that h had recov-
cred her pin as h Valueu 1t as "
keep sake.
For a reward she adopted Mary and
her two sisters. Mary was oVerJoyeu
and she laughed and cried by turns.
She was glad that she had found her
good fortune and that her sisters were
provided for.
YES "Watermelon" your story Is
rood. real good. Now do you ant
NC 70 criticize, we'll in the first place
Won use too many superfluous ao1ec-
lives and then some line worn express
aions. Write another story real soon
and send 1t In. You have GOOD ma
ferial. You'll take the above REMARKS
n the right spirit, now won't your
1T am a newcomer In h column:
+ don't mean in Perth, cause I've lived
ali my life in old Perth. Wei al my
friends have written. 't1oWe. anu
IBert'' are my friends n I'm 40
HEcho" ALSO Is one of my favorites. !
needn't tell you that she Is a universal
fayorite because she certainly Is. she
IL the president of our Wednesday
Afternoon Club. 1t Is a pleas
ure club. Every summer we
such a good time. We tool a DAY az
have a good time all together. one
summer we went camping y haa
the beach, this year. however. Feaohy
/ adore your name. I'm Just crazy
about peachas. And I adore your name
times we have altogether. Peaches
too. "Watermelon," likewise the melon
you named yourself after.
..5irls you've all told your ampluoIs'
wall ri tell you mine. / want to DE
q physical instructor. Every a
70 through o regular succession OF eN,
ercises. I've got Indian cups any
dumb bells and I don't know what mo-
I'm always outside n I'M the heal.n =
lest girl you've eve seen. 1 nave .
bicycle and go for Ions rides out ~
the country and / just love ann IL
the country and picnics. f,
s~sITseless talk, don't you think,. !
onlv wish 1 could enclose a recipe, pu'
cooltine isn't my vocation. Howeve~
I'm studying to be a teacher. Well' !
rress. If { keep on I'll be Writtas :
book. Well, Helen, l DO WISH you
rubbish a list OF worth while pooh,,
FOR I'm somewhat of a book worm. !
Ike Ct co, rise, lice. good books, put
viii coc1ess | have read quite & lew
novels and I'll also say tina some OF
the hooks i got from the library were
very interesting. I like books with 3
dash of comedy in them, but ! sac
ones. too, of course. Please pupllsl
the book list.
II am rather tall and am fifteen,
think pins are a rather cute iaea, pu
then / don't Know. sometimes IL Seems