Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-20

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Remus Stories" 1.-The Story of Aaron
and others. I liked Aaron in the Wild
woods because it was about little Croft
Chef, but I cried when he died.
| like Brer Rabbit very much and
like to see him come out ahead OF
Brer Fox and ! felt sorry for him when
he stuck to the "Tar Baby
I like the story of the little girl who
went to Thunder's house and then to
the Jumping Off Place where Sister
Jane gave her a phial of sparkling
water. Yours truly
Dorothy koye.
Baraboo, Wis,
P. S. am Is years old and go IN
the Z grade.
N. B. 1 will be TERRIBLY proud II L
set an answer from you.
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Dear Dorothy:
You'll have to excuse the type
machine. I write ON it with my own
hands. and it is closer to NE than pen
and ink would be. Your charming little
letter calls for a vote Of thanks.
appreciate it very highly. / think you
would like "Wally Wanderroon." for L
wrote it for just such little girl as
YOU seem to be.
Gratefully and Faithfully,
s. * * s.
The writer forgot to affiX his sigma
.ture to this letter and being reminded
of this in a reply from his youthful
correspondent, he writes as follows: II
/ were in your place, I wouldn't write
more than two or three dozen letters
to a man who is silly enough to forget
to sign his name when writing to a
nice young lady. The man we were
talking about never went abroad be-
cause it is SO far from nome. 1t is
spring here, but not summer Atlanta
has winters about as disagreeable as
YOU have them in Wisconsin, and so
this winter the man who forgot
sign his name because he didn't have
a pretty one like yours) went to
Florida
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In answering this letter, the little
girl compliments Mr.. Harris:
I would like to return your compll-
ment on my letter. think your letter
is the incest I have ever received be-
cause it is just like story and | love
stories especially yours.
Dorothy Loye.
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Following the announcement that
Dorothy has sent a story to paper,
Mr.: Harris writes: Listen: Could you
make a chair or a piano? Could you
paint a picture, or do other things that
REQUIRE experience and training? WI
of course, you couldn't! Then how at
vour age could you write story Il
would be worth while? NO, no! you
will have to learn by observation ara
experience, and when you do learn, as
YOU are sure to do, you will write
something fine. If the editor prints
your story, just feel humble and
promise yourself you will write one
twice as good next time; and when
I get to be seventy-five, can sit IN a
corner and humble to myself that
corresponded with Dorothy Loye BE-
fore she became famous.
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In a succeeding letter Dorothy tells
of her pets: I have three cats, a
horse and a rooster for my pets The
cats are Lily, who is white, Harlequin,
who is gray, and Buster, who is black
with white feet. The horses name is
Fly and sometimes (that is when | al
on her back 1 believe she is part OF
me. The ROSTERS name is Benjamin
Franklin.
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In another letter Dorothy refers
I to her friend Miss Gertrude Sheridan.
who was then in the library. | can
never tell you how very glad was to
get your letter. I was mighty glad to
get it, can tell you. And so was Miss
Gertrude" I am sure you would like
to know what she is like. Well, she is
Just like one of the Princesses in your
fairy tales. She is tall and very
slender with beautiful golden hair and
big blue eyes. I wish looked like her
She makes me think OF Lizzette OF
The Strawberry Girl in your books.
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In an answer Mr.. Harris is glad to
know that Miss Gertrude Of the Golden
Hair is !. still beautiful and kind.
she isn't proud or stuck Up you may
give her my regards he writes. II any
girl who is good and nice and has