The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-09-11
DADDY,}TENNG
UFAIRY IALF e
NIcK ANo MAMcY TX.
1yr1ARY GRAItlAlIn BONNER
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friends We have the better we Ike
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| 1T would be nice 70 have more and
| more friends all the time" said Nancy
| Lots Of friends whom perhaps We
| never see. but who like Us. and want
10 hear about US and our thoughts ard
what We do. Even II they don't know
US 70 talk 10. they can know us 50
well By hearing about Us. Then, too,
they can hear the stories Daddy has
10 tell rs In that way we can be-
come friends, for they can know our
Daddy through his evening tales.
wouldn't II be nice" she added,
"it before a week was over we added
50 many. many friends all over the
country. and that each friend we had
told some other friend about usT'
1T would be splendid" said Nick.
81 think perhaps our friends VIII tell
other friends OF theirs about MS
You're a nice. sensible girl; you can
climb tree and you can see mouse
without crying. In fact. you like
mice And I'm a nice boy, so won't
they all like us7"
"Well. you do fatter yourself, sir"
said Nancy "Stil. we like other
boys and girls. so 1t would be nice II
we all become such friends. and II
eech time they saw US and heard OF
one Of our adventures they would
smile and say:
"'Glad 10 see you, Nick and Nancy.
20
Have you any new queer friends, and
has your Daddy something new 10
tell usT"
"And II would be awfully nice" said
Nick. III sometimes some Of our
friends wrote us and told us what /
they had been doing. Of some new I
game they had been playing. or OF I
some animal they had just seen for 1
the first time. There might be a
chance OF our getting the letters n
they posted them to us, care of Mary
Graham Bonner 6O7 West One Hun
dred and Thlrty-seventh street, New
York City; in fact, an excellent
chance. That really would be excit.
ing Do you think they like us enough
to do that?"
you're u nice brother; you don't
tease. and II you do. its 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. II we get into
n scrape you take you. full share Of
the blame. You're such nice broth
err"
Think OF the fellows who have Sis
ters who are nothing but little babies.
I'm lucky, I 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" ,
'aid Nancy. "We've been getting new
rlends ever since other boys and girls
cad about us and our nice Daddy and s
he Evening Tale he told us every eve '
ling. That has been quite a long time l
low. but not too longw
Dear me. dear mer said sweet
dice. and looking around Nick and c
nancy noticed that ii came from the u
Erection OF the sugar bowl. Il
Dear me. dear me-" IL said again, W
I'm glad 10 see how nice You two @
hildren are today so good-natured IT
nd well-behayed. Just like myselfw hi
Don't be so proud. Sugar Bowl" NJ
aid the Salt Cellar 81 remember the =
ay and not so long ago, either. when
on were very scarce and when yon
ldn't give much OF your sweetness az
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"But you're never sweet" said the Is
ugar Bowl. "and though sometimes In
lere has been hut little Of me. what Y
iere has been, has been sweet" di
True enough. but give seasoning IN
food" said the Salt Cellar. Life w
Guild be very dull without season. 81
4" n,
Listen. Salt Cellar" said the Su. th
II Bowl. "you'd better keep out Of m
Is story. Nick and Nancy have OF
nm to ask their friends 10 Introduce IN
en- to their friends in turn. and only ne
ings Ike myself should enter into vi
e story" he
"Oh, very we'll" said the Salt Gel. op
?. Il never was much on receptions sr
gar and tea aud Ice cream and cake er
Il bows and girls 10 together far 81. ~
az party, 50 IN stay away toby on
come ia another time. instead"
The Sugar Bowl smiled Have Won
or seen a sugar bowl smle7 It's
hard thing 20 believe: but never wa
ma, this sugar bowl smiled. aud II an
"a; to'
Boys and girls, live iD the same A''
'sc with Nick and Nancy. and while "n'
y're not as sweet as sugar. they S.'
nice pair. Don't you think "'
ME