Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20

Dear Girls:
[ am SO glad to be able to give
you Mamie's letter and poem this
week. In the busting process, the
new little colored girl (who is the
cutest thing l aver SAW had a splen-
did time hiding away all the papers
that l most wanted to have left I'M
disturbed, and | have been the whole
week finding them. By scowling
horribly and threatening her with
immediate extinction If h ever
touched my papers again, | think L
have succeeded in obtaining immun-
ity for the precious contributions to
! Five-fifteen. So make merry, girls,
and send on your letters without fear
of my little black Pearline.
Here is Mamie, a new girl, whom
we are glad to welcome:
Dear Mary G..
I have not appeared before but if
there is a place for me at the tea
table, I'll be glad to have a seat. I'm
not much of a writer and l haven't
much time so I'll give you a poem
of mine.
THE ROSE.
1 went into the garden n day,
Looking for flowers hat had gone
astray.
, And Lo! I found upon a bush.
A flower with a rosy flush.
1t had plenty of buds OF it. yes in
deed,
But that pool flower o lowered
its head.
| She had on a dress of pale red.
Redl 1t was a pretty dress indeed.
But that poor flower was in need.
She was waiting for some n to
pluck her,
Yes, it was me
For she nodded her head as nice as
could be.
Who was she with her gown of red
Standing there in the flower bed?
Then as she stood there in sweet re-
pose
1 found out that she was a rose.
Well, Mary G. what do you think
of it?
Well goodbye, my lear girls and
also Mary G.. I'll write some more
nett time.
Your new friend,
MAMIE.
Mamie, my new friend, I do hope
you will come again. 1 wish you
wouldn't write anything for the Five
Fifteen until you have something
very definite hat you want to write
about. When you have written
something. read it over, and ask
yourself if it says anything. 1t il
does not, if it merely juggles words
then put it into your faithful scrap.
basket, and try again.
Did you aver see anybody take ar
old clock apart and try to put it to.
gether again? The parts are al
there, but unless they are correctly
assembled, they don't go together
they don't mean anything. Keer
that picture of the scattered parts Of
a clock in your mind as you try tC
write. If your words are meaning
less, begin all over again, and fine
out how to go about it before yol
begin.
Some of you girls have had train.
ing in writing English, and some o.
you haven't. But l want to say tina
the girl who can make a story o.
a picture just as real to her reader
as it is to herself, is a real writer
whether she has a remarkable train
ing in English composition or not
lhnOW WHdL you WANT IL Willie ANU
before you begin. In other words
have something to say before you tr!
to say it, and you will be able t
make it interesting all right.
Another letter from Gussie:
Dear Mary G..
First l want to tell you I go tc
la boarding school. Last week two
girls came to this school, and we
are already the best of friends. These
two girls are sisters not twins. Paul
inc is seventeen, and Evelyn is fiji
teen years old. And just yesterday
was Pauline's seventeenth birthday
So we asked Miss Angus our teacher
if we can have a surprise party. AS
soon as she heard this she said No
and believe me she ment no. But
anyhow Evelyn and L had $3.50 saved
up. And we told all the girls of the
boarding school to come up to Paul
ines room at two o'clock. We push
ed Pauline out of the room and
started to decorate. When we were
finished decorating and everything
was ready, we sent Francis to cal
Pauline. AS soon as Pauline came
in the room we all screamed sur
prise! surprise! surprise!
When Miss Angus heard these
screams she started running W
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