Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-12
DADDY,5 TYE,NTNG
E]fAIRY TALE e
1IrlARY GRAf1AM BONNER
NICK AND NANCY TALK.

"Of course" said Nick, 'the more
friends we have the better we like
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 us and our thoughts and
what we do. Even if they don't know
us to talk to. they can know us so
web 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.
"Wouldnt it be NICE" she added,
1T 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 us?"
cit would be splendid" said Nick.
II think perhaps our friends will tell
other friends OF theirs about us.
You're 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 uS?'
"Well, you do fatter yourself, sir"
said Nancy. "Still, we like other
boys and girls, so it would be nice if
we all become such, friends, and if
each time they saw US and heard of
one of our adventures they would
smile and say:
Glad 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 be awfully NICE" said
Nick, eff sometimes some of our
friends wrote US and told us what
they had been doing, of some new
game they had been playing, or of
some animal they had just seen for
the first time. There might bes a
chance Of our getting the letters if
they posted them to US, care of Mary
Graham Bonner, 607 West One Hun
dred and Thirty-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 a nice brother; you don't
tease. and if 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
a scrape, you take your full share OF
the blame. You're such nice broth
err
"Think Of the fellows who have sis
tiers who are nothing but little babies.
I'm lucky, 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 mel" 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,
''Tm glad to see how nice you two
children are today, SO goOd-natured
and well-behaved. Just like myself"
Don't be so proud, Sugar Bowl"
said the Salt Cellar. II 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
Sugar Bowl, "and though sometimes
there has been but little of me, what
there has been, has been sweet"
''True enough, but I give seasoning
to food" said the Salt Cellar. life
would be very dull without season
Ing"
Listen, Salt Cellar" said the SUI
gar Bowl, you'd better keep out of
this story. Nick and Nancy have a
plan to ask their 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 bet
ter at a party, so I'll stay away todoy.
I'll come in another time, instead"
The Sugar Bowl smiled. Have. you
ever seen sugar bowl smile? It's
a hard thing to believe; but, never
mind, this sugar bowl smiled and it
said:
"Boys and girls, I live in the same
house with Nick and Nancy, and while
they're not as sweet as sugar, they
are a nice pair. Don't you think
sop
Al.