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Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-03
LETTERS OF AcKNow1EpepEvr.

Faun z. Jewett of Clark's Corner: 1
am very much pleased with the book you
sent me. I have read quite little in it.
I Ike the name of The Castle of the Car
pathians. am very pleased to find it SO
big.
Margaret Pettini Of Gales Ferry: I am
writing. to you to let you know that /
received your book. I thank you very
much. I have read half of it and 1 like
it. thank you ever SO much for send
Ing it to me.
Mary McDermott Of Jewett City: Many
thanks for the nice book which you
sent me. It is most interesting.
Marjorie C. Gates of Gales Ferry /:
Thank you very much for the book YOU
| sent me entitled The First CAPTURE. l
have read it and liked it very much
Emma steinmayer of EaglevilIe; I
have received your prize book and thank
you very much.
Harriet Park Of Mystic I want to
thank You for the prize book. you sent
me, The Life Of Abraham Lincoln. MY
mother read the book aloud and we all
enjoyed it very much.
Sarah Gill of Jewett City: I received
my prize book and I thank you for it. !
| have read it and found it very inter
esting
! Alma Philip Of Baltic. received the
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An Honest Boy.

Dear Uncle Jed: Fred Green, the old
est of six children, was looking for
work one day.
While walking down Summer street,
he saw a man drop some money.
Fred picked It up, ran after the gen.
tleman. and said to him: You dropped
this money, sir"
You must be mistaken, my boy"
"Oh, no, sir" said Fred i saw the
money drop from your hand when you
paid the hackman."
'rWhy, that was a few streets back. +"
said the gentleman.
Has your mother much money, my
good boy?"
"she has very little sir. That Is why
! am looking for woIN Ny father is
dead. and I am the oldest Of six chill
dren."
"Why did you not keep the money you
found?' said the gentleman
Because that money is yours, cir, and
not mine. I should like to earn some
money, but I will not steal it."
Then the gentleman thanked Fred and
asked him where he lived 4 few weeks
later he called at Fred's house and told
him that he had work for MIN in q
bank.
"I am very thankful to you. sir" said
Fred You are very kind You need
not thank me, Fred. You are just the
kind of a boy that have been looking
for. You are honest, you are manly, you
are willing to work and help your
mother"
AGNES NUTTER, Age g.
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asked me my age. I answered that Twas
only eleven years of age He asked ne
if I wanted q good job. said that I
would Ike to have good JOB He said
that he would give me his Job so said
I would take it. There was only one and
q hapt hours before dinner time During
the morning he helred me and he would
go around the saHmill TO see if all was
well, while wotuld be busily working
carrying the heavy oak and chestnut
slabs. left the saw1nill at half past
eleven and came back at half past twelve.
Just before I had arrived at the mill /
saw the boss eating his dinner near a
high pile Of slabs walked up to the mil
with him and there all the working men
sat down on q log and started to talk
about what they were going to do in the
afternoon. After they had talked for a
while they started the mill up and
worked all the afternoon alone. How /
was wishing that the night would come. ]
was all tired and full Of dust. They
would stop the sswunill oncs in a while
and have rest Of about quarter hour.
then would start up the dirty business once
more 1t was five o'clock when they
stopped the engine for good. Then the
boss called me He made a check Of one
dollar and handed it to me. was very
glad to see that my days work was all
through. AS soon as got home 1 gave
the check TO my father and he gave me
one dollar.
A couple of days afterwards he went
to the hank and changed the check and !
gress worked hard enough to earn thai
dollar.
Yours truly.
LOUIS LAFRAAlBoIsE, Age IL.
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Mamie s1rur.

Dear Uncle jed: I am going to tell you
how to make maple syrup: We make
it in the spring. First of all we have to
have weather when it freezes at night,
and thaws out the next day. This makes
the sap run. When we have weather
like this my brothers bore holes in the
maple trees and put in the spouts or
spiles which the sap runs through into
the pals. In good weather they have
to gather it several times a day. When
they gather it they put it in a barrel.
They have built a small house or closed
in shed where they boil down the sap.
There is a fireplace there over which
they place a large, shallow pan and fill
with the sap. When the sap comes
from the trees it is as thin and clear
as water. Some of it tastes quite sweet
and other doesn't. They keep filing the
pan with more sap as fast as it boils
down. When it is nearly thick enough
they take it out of the pan, strain 1t,
and then my mother finishes boiling 1t
down on the kitchen stove When it IL
thick enough, cit should weigh eleven
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-03
A Bad Boys Lesser

Dear Uncle Jed Once upon :. time
there lived in q small city a little boy
and his parents. His name was Tom
Leevey. He was very disobedient. One
day while he was out playing he spied
the steam roller coming up the street.
He was delighted. He ran in and told
his mother. When he told her she said.
TON, keep away from the steam roller"
Going out he said to himself, "An, 1
don't mind what mother says He ran
out Of the gate and up to the steam
roller. Tom hoped on the front wheel
and waited for the men to come. At
last he heard the steam roller putting
and he knew he was starting. He was
going under with the wheel when he
screamed and at the same time re-
membered his mothers words, Tom,
keep away from the steam roller" Ills
father coming home from his office
heard the scream and ran and rescued
his own boy from getting crushed Now
Tom IS gray and feeble and remembers
the words, Tom. keep away from the
steam roller" Whenever he sees a
steam roller he remembers the front
wheel. He has always said, "I think
that was the best lesson for disobe-
dent boy of my kind"
MARY FITzMAURICg, Age II.
Norwich
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Taftvills


Dear Uncle Jed Once there lived a
little boy whose name I do not know,
but we will call him Johnny. He was
very idle and enjoyed playing baseball.
One day his father told him he must
study. Now he hated to study and was
bound he would not study. When his
father had gone TO the office he took
his bat and bail and glove. and started
to meet his team. When he met them
he started for the deld. His team was
just winning when the ball struck him in
the eye.
He suffered with the pain which he
thought would never leave him. When
he was better he could not sec well Out
Of the eye which had been hit. Now he
is very old but still remembers the words
his father remarked when he was lying
in bed "Disobedience is always con
auered." I think this was a good Lesson
for him. Don't you?
HELEN COUGHLTN, Age 10.
Norwich
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LETTERS WRITTEN BIZ WIDE
AWAKEs.


Dear Uncle Jed Once upon time a
group of school children decided to have
a Thanksgiving party by themselves.
There were ten of them, five boys and
i've girls. They thought they would have
a great deal of fun if they had their
party outside and so they decided to.
The day before Thanksgiving was a
busy day for the children. The girls
were making various kinds of cakes and
candy. They also wanted to make some
ice cream, but they were very much dis
appointed in the morning because the
ice cream did not freeze The boys
went hunting and some went fishing. At
night they brought much game and
fish.
The next day was Thanksgiving day.
1t was bright and sunny. and the chill
dren were very happy. They brought
big table under a large oak tree. They
also brought chairs on which to sit.
When they gathered everything they were
going to have they sang a few Thanks
giving songs and played games. They
then sat around the table and ate. They
also told stories. When the second boy
started telling his story they heard a
great noise All the children jumped
and they made a great deal Of noise.
When they looked to see who it was, they
saw man with a gun on his shoulder
coming toward them. The children said,
HE won't do any harm and they went
| back to the table. But the man came
right to them. When he got there he
said: GIVE me what you have or your
| lives" The children answered, I'VE
have nothing hut what you see on the
! table, and they ran for their lives. The
next day the boys came to see what was
! left. But there was nothing left to eat.
| Only the table and chairs were there.
LOUISE DZIWISZ.
| Stafford Springz,
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The j. G. f. Girls

Dear Uncle Jed: In this letter am
going to tell you about the J. G. F. Clue
we have in our school All Of US girls
are in it. There are six Of US in all The
girls names are Edith Jones. Mildred
Jones. Margaret Maine, Patricia Harris.
Gladys Palmer and /
Every week on Thursday we have a
meeting. Our teacher, Miss Swain is the
captain, Edith Jones is treasurer and am
secretary. Each month we give ten cents.
and We pay a quarter 10 join.
The first week Of the month we take Up
cooking. The next week we have bus
mess meeting, the next week We go on
hike and the last week we have sewing.
We have all of these things in one month.
About a month ago we gave play. 1t
began at six O'Clock and lasted until nine.
The first part of the evening we played
games and later we served cake and jel1o
with WHIPPED cream on it. All OF Us j.
G. F. girls brought cake and with our
money We bought the jell7o.
we intend to give another before long.
I think that We have happy times.
wish that you could come to our parties.
L. IRENE MAINE,
Clark's Falls
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Dear Uncle Jed: One fine evening 7-s
were all sitting On the vcrsuda eujoJ-lnz
The sweet summer air. we sat there fof
about half an hour Suddenly nc heard
the fire alarm blow Al q u uzutc-
to run down and see where the Are rs-
bat my mother and father aid that 20
had better not 60 We begged ard Beg
gsd and at last they said that T-e co-l-
90 il we didn't go too near the Ere ~
FATHER wanted 20 20 along With u, 20
but mother didn't want 70 gay slonf
so we went without him. Tne hoyS --s-s
together, and Jennie. NY sister and
went together.
After asking mzny queS; ions o. Fllom-
ever we ss5v. we reached there. Thcrr
we're many people there. taiiz-uS on1
shouting to one another. The firener
we're chasing the people away and tr1-
Ing to put the fire out. After some off p
Guilty they did Il. The policemen told ali
the peoFle 10 go away from there 80 ~
had to 90 home
The next morning We found our al ~
wanted 70 know. The house tha- va
burned down Cfor il rraz burned cle71
down to the sround) belong n II. Fo--
ter. His wife and tao children were ir
the hospital His wife WIS hurt mrs
than the children were. NJ Foster va
MT hurt a bit. How the Ere started ~
one know Not q thing IN the house VS.
saved At > ?. m that day Mrs. fostsr
died. leaving seven children. The n q
children that weren't h1Tt were Hc1f 20
Nr Fosters mother. Not two hours AFT
sr Mrs. Foster died. one q tire inEire
l'chndren died. The other child lived Ihir
] was q great loss 70 Mr.. Foster
HELEN SLEDJESkE. age II.
| FzzleviIIs
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UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE.
AWAKES.


Wide-Awakes are Of course curious
and as April fooling is freely INDUCED in
as regularly as the first Of April comes
around, there are many no doubt Hllo
wondered why there should be such a
day
II IS not an easy question to answer
There has been April foollng for a long.
long time There is one stoy to the ef-
feet that it started from Noah sending
out a dove from the ark before the
water had gone down, on the first day of
the month which, with the Hebrews, was
the same month which we know as April.
Gradually it became customary to send
whoever could DO induced to go on some
errand as useless as that of the dove.
Most people. however, believe that it
started in France. Formerly the Chris
tan world celebrated New Years in
March, and the festival ended April 1st.
In the 18th century the date was changed
to Jan. LIST for New Years, but of course
many people forgot about the changed
date and others would make fun Of them
by pretending to celebrate on the first of
April.
As time went on people forgot about
what the custom meant, but they kept up
their foolinG and added new ways OF
getting a laugh on unsuspecting friends.
It has long been a habit for children to
place valuable looking packages in public
places, often made heavy so that the
one who refuses to pick # up and tries
to kick It aside still makes an April fool
of himself. older people do not take the
day very seriously. or at least not as
much as they did at one time. and like
many. other festivals the feast of "all
fools has now fallen into disuse. except
among the children, who as the Wide
Awakes know ind plenty of fun on AprIl
1st and many times for days thereafter.
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wrNNrRs or pR1zE RooKs.


Eva Erickson Of Baltic-The Prize
Watch.
2-1Iargery Gray of willinantic-The
Castle of the Csrpathfans
3-susan ]. CatuseIn Of Eagleville-
Tabitha's Vacation.
Vernon warhurst Of Pdainheld--
Three Young Ranchmen.
5-LOuise Dziwicz of Stafford Springs
The First Capture.
81. Irene Maine of C1ark's Falls-A
Struggle for a Fortune.
sophie GOlick of South Coventry
Henrietta Hen.
S-Ernest straub Of Norwich-The
Boy Scouts in Front Of Warsaw.
Winners Of prize books living in Nor
wich can Obtain them by calling at The
Bulletin business office after 10 O'Clock
Monday morning
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-03
Going to WilIimantlc.

Dear Uncle Jed: The first day 1. went
to Wtllimantic was a very happy day fo=
me. We started from Waterbury and
the first thing I did was to get ready
While I was getting ready my brothers
and sister were starting to walk toward
the station. As soon as saw them start
put on my hat and started to run af-
ter them. I couldn't catch them very
soon but after while I overlook them
and for a while I was very angry with
them. AT last I was comforted by my
Oldest brother, Michael. who went to a
store nearby and bought something for
me. At last we reached the station and
found many people there waiting for the
train. Some went to Bristol. some TO
New Britain and many others went to
Hartford. Worcester and many other
cities. AS soon as we reached Hartford
the train stopped for about ten minutes.
While the train was waiting there We
saw many people who were going home
for their dinner, others were going to
grocery stores and others to the dry
goods store. At last the time came
when the train started again and I was
very happy because was anxious to get
to Willimantic The train stopped sew
eral times after we left Hartford, and
you could hear the conductor shout the
name of the place where the train stop
ped. After the people got off the con-
ductor shouted again the name Of the
station where we would stop next.
| At last we reached Willimantic and
was very glad when we arrived there be
: cause I was getting tired of staying If
the train. We got off and there we found
our cousin. waiting for US with the horse
and buggy. We got in the buggy and
started off towards home. We reached
home and there we found another cousir
| waiting for US. When we reached there
we were very happy. We all had good
| time
SUSAN ]. cARusELLA. Age II.
Eagleville.
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The snewstorm.

Dear Uncle Jed: The weather had been
dark and threatening all morning. At
last it came in all its glory-the snow
storm. The wind blew the snow into the
faces of many children coming home
from school. Laughing and shouting. the
children did not mind the wind which
brought to their cheeks a ruddy glow
Their sleds which had lain in the cellar
for nearly a week. were brought out.
A crippled boy could not see the chill
dren because a high building shut the
view from his eyes, but he could hear
them, and felt very sad because he could
not slide. too. Just then his thoughts
were interrupted by the coming of a
chum to tell him a plan.
The plan was: Having nothing to do on
Saturday afternoons. he had built long
sled, sometimes called a ripper. He had
fastened box to this ripper and wanted
to know if his friend could go with him.
The mothers consent having been OBJ
tanned, the crippled boy was carried down
the flight of stairs and after seeing that
he would not fall out. the ripper was
pulled to the starting place. After two
hours happily spent in sliding. he was
brought home. happy and contented in
being able to go sliding.
VERNON WARHURST. Age IS.
PIainf1eld
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Eagleville

Dear Uncle jed: Many years ago Ger
many had a great and just emperor call
ed Frederick Barbarossa, because of his
long red beard.
When he was already an old man,
Barbarossa undertook a journey to the
Holy Land, taking with him $50 of his
best soldiers.
One day this army had to cross a
broad river The emperor. without wait
ing to dismount, plunged into the stream
and was drowned
His broken hearted soldiers carried
the body back to Germany and placed it
in deep cavern far up a mountainside.
The peasants even now point out the
mouth of the cavern. They say within it
the emperor rests in an enchanted sleep.
He sends a dwarf to see if the raven
dies about the mountain peaks. If they
are seen the emperor sinks again into 4
century of sleep.
Barbarossa sits they say, leaning up
on a great stone table through which
bis long, red beard has grown. reaching
the floor of the cavern, winding itself
about the table. There he sleeps and
waits for the happy hour when ravens
shall no more fly about the mountain
Then will he come forth with his knights
and bring back great glory to Ger
many.
LORETTA SULLIVAN. Age Is.
| Taftville.
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The eulls.

Soft is the sky in the 1nist-kirtled east,
Light is abroad on the sea,
All of the heaven with silver is feeced,
Holding the sunrise in fee.
Lo! with a flash and uplifting of wings,
Down where the long ripples break,
Cometh a, bevy of gIad-hearted things,
It's morn, for the gulIs are awake.
Slumberous calm on the ocean and shore
Comes with the turn Of the tides
Never a strong-sweeping pinion may soar
Where the tame fishing-boats ride.
Far and beyond in blue deserts of sea,
Where the wild winds are at play,
There may the spirits of sea-birds be
free
IT'S noon. for the gulls are away.
Over the rim of the sunset is blown
Sea-duslz of purple and gold,
Speed now the wanderers back to theiI
own.
Wings the most tireless, must fold.
Homeward together at twilight they
flock,
Stated with joys of the deep,
Drowsily huddled on headiand and
rock
IT'S night, for the guls are asleep.
Il NJ. Montgomery, in East and West.
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Helping and Saving

Dear Uncle jed: During ny Epars
time 1 help my mother do hogseEo OK
wash dishes every mornins and oFeninr.
bring in wood and sometime water. J
often make beds. sweep foors and water
my mothers howers and pants. When J
come home from school ] often gather
eggs and put them in boxes ready Tor NJ
father to take down street
During my spsre time and Saturdays J
crochet Jokes and give thsm 70 NY -nota-
er. My mother sells them and gives me
the money. I buy my rt5oon and stock
ings with It.
Last Christmas had four dollars Esr-
cd. ! bought my little sister . pair o.
shoes. hair RIBBON a15 mary ether
things
Since Christmas have saved one doi-
lar. am going 10 put # in my httl-
bank.
During the first part Of February ny
sister and / went 10 visit my god mother.
There VIC had q lot Of fun. We PLAYED
many games ana had lots Of music and
singing. When four O'Clock came Te
started for home Ny sister and ] mel
our aunt coming 70 see US 80 Nc had q
lot q fun laughing and taking al The
way home
SOPHIE GARLICk. age II.
South Coz entry.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-03

Dear Uncle jed. have ne-er rritfs-
20 the Wide Awake Circle before. e.
hope the Widsawakes will enjoy uny Letter
I am going TO tel you = story and ths
name Of it IS Joan OF Arc.
Joan Of Arc was bora IN Donre-rv.
France. sometime between 1910 ard 1Afg.
She was the fifth child q Jacquec and
Isabelle dare.
She never learned TO read or Ersss az
there were very few 2epls thst cosld DC
50 at that time.
Joan was very skillful In using ths
needle. She also took great delight in Do
ing housework
AS Joan grew older she spent most ~
her time alone and IN prayer. one dar ss
she was standing in the garden she beard
voices telling her 20 lead the armies Of
France.
Every night she heard the voices 1hrs
she slept. At last she couldn't stand IL
any longer. 50 she went TO the king a
France and told him her story. The king
gave her permission 10 20 and lead the
army IN the battle OF Orleans.
She won the battle and also many 9TH
CT battles
Soon after the English csi-tured her and
burned her at = stake al Roren. May %.
1891.
ELIZABETH SWEENEY. Age q.
Versailles.
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worktnr At > Saw MIn

Dear Uncle Jed: In the month of June
about two years ago before school had let
out there stood in the back OF our neigh
bors house a saw mill. One day I flap-
pened to take-a walk to the mill 1t was
about 9 o'clock in the morning When /
got near the mill could hear the noise Of
the saw and see high giles of boards and
planks, ties and huge beams made of
chestnut trees. After l walked a little
further saw a big high round pile of
yelIowish sawdust. I walked around the
pile Of sawdust and there I saw some men
busily working. One was carrying some
slabs and another was bringing big oak
logs The man that was carrying the
slabs from the pit was the boss He FIRST
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Feeding the Birds

My Dear Uncle jed: This is my Esc-
ond letter and hope that you viii like it
am going to tell you about my visitors.
Every morning I find little birds on our
window sill waiting for their breakfast
As soon as put out bread for them they
all come futtering down for it. At the
least noise they fly away. 1 wish the
poor things were not SO afraid. 1 love
birds and animals and my father prom
ised me that if would be good he would
get me a canary bird.
Your little friend.
GBNEvIEYE BIZINSKY, Age s
Norwich.