Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 24, 1919, Page 8

his eye: > The boy who can grin When he barks his shin, And lets Old Man Grouch just pass him by. The boy who gets up with a smile on his face, An4 makes the gloom and the shad- bws flee, And whisties a song - The whole day loas— Boy— The n~— —ho's alive from hesd to; ramd guecin Winic, 2 whose eyes are bright, And cheeks with rich red bloou. aglow; The boy who can run in a race and; win; The bor who is active and sturdy and Whose band is ready— ©Oh, he is the kind of a boy for me! And the boy for me is the Manly Boy The boy who Is clean of heart and tongue; Who despises the grime And the smut and the slime ¥rom the murky gloom of the alleys sprung; The boy who'd refuse to cheat or to pry ©Or to bully these weaker and younger than he: The boy who is fair And honest and square— Ok, he is the kind of a boyfor me! Then here's to that boy—the boy of my. cheice! Urcle Sam has a job for him to do; And I héar him say, In his kindly way: “Stick to it, youngster, I'm counting on you!” And I care not a rap how freckled his face, How ragged and tattered his clothing| may be, It he's sturdy and true, It he's grit clear through, Then he is the kind of a boy for m —Herbart C. Greenland, in St. Nich- olas. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. The best comrade for anv of us is 2 good conscience. We get a good conscience by doing rothing which oyr own heart says is wrong. ; We by our own conduct make our conecience good or bad; or we may make ourselves conscienceless, which is to make a mess of our very exist- ence. What is conscience? It Is that with- in which tells us to do right, and warns us Rot to do mean or wicked things. This Conscience has been calied by man our “most faithful friend,” and the voice of God!” The law of our being is such that we cannot knowingly do wrong with- P on, Beh! - can piant? I garden that I could will nder t placed + such, ‘importance upon a good seeds and-a trowel.’ |Beart, ‘we may de . is sdmething of real’ and ‘abiding pon_ it that it T trenches and to" by one, then pat the & Ben told her she ought of garden tools, ‘the money which i conmicience is a witness of our meannesses icked “acts “that | cannot be dismissed,” ant us'just as long @s we live. ‘THE WINNERS OF PRI 1—Helen Brauman of Notwich—The Camp Fire Gl{h"DD ‘Their Bit. ¢ .'flm. of Plainfleld— ZE BOOKS. 3—Vivian MecLaughiin of Jewett City —Young Aeroplane, ‘Scouts 4—Everett Thornton of Jewett City —Comrades in New Mexico. . 5—Eleanor M. Dayon of Plainfield— Mildred at Home. Fitzmaurice' of Norwich—. Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island. 7—Ruth Tragy of Richmond, Vt— Oh, he is the kind ef a boy for me! |Camp FKire Girls at Onoway House. s—Noella Mercier On, the boy for me is the Healthy|Happy Disciplinc. The winners of prize books living in the city may call at The Bulletin bus- iness office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday, LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Eleanor M. Dayon thanks for the beautiful priz I_received from I have read it and find e home, where she went nurse to see the lady en was of Plainfield—A stamps. By the green card with - the My Visit to' Beston. For many weeks I had wanted to visit Boston and see the many sights I had read about. -Well, finally, one day my . chance ‘was to go to Boston the fol- nnot think how d lay awake aft night and count the days that were slowly passing. I had never been to Boston, but I |had imagined it to be a lovely city. When we reached the station [ hardly wait for the train. It came at last! ! then an ugly black train. it and for once in my life I felt safe. It took us about two hours to reach the city, but 1 would make up for it when it was reached. The people Plainfield— |Jacic's wora. it very interesting. Robert J. Storms of Norwich—I re- cefved the prize book you sent me, and my moiher reads it to me every I like it very much, and want to thank you for it. Louise Leber happy I was. Plainfield—T re- ceived .the prize book you have sent me entitied The Blue Grass Seminary Girls’ Xmas Holidays. part of it and have found it very in- I give you my thanks for your kindness. Nottie B. Maine of Norwich—I thank fyou very much for the prize book you {sent me for the picture I made. Somers—Thank much for the lovely prize book I won I am-delighted to have a| new book to read. as I am at the sea- 1, have read First a great noise, We got on were very kind to us. hey showed us the sights, including the Bunker Hill Monument, the Boston Common and the public gardens with its beautiful flowers and marny statues. T had 4 ride in the subway and on | the elevated, seeing Fanieul hall and vou very much for the beautiful prize|many attractive buildings. book you sent ‘me Boys and Girls. find It very interesting. WRITTEN Helen Bates of Taftville—I I also had an auto ride to the Back ay and returned through Massachu- {the ben:w and she rang the bell and setts avenue, the most beautiful street|Ned ran in and cut her bonds, the au- 1 have read it and I have yet seen. ANNA FITZMAURICE, Age 12. BY WIDE-| The New Boarding House. There is a new boarding house in the center of the town which great interest to the people. s . T consists of 65 rooms o over, hay-|Who visited the lighthouse ing 40 sieeping rooms, a large dining|Came strangely interested in her. room and a private dining room. There is a large basement having ajard Nan was laundry, a bakery, a fire department, A Good Time. day of June the church I belong to had. a picnic. on the green in front of the Pachaug We left home at swings for the children; also races for each class. prize in my elass, which was a book called Boy It is a dandy book. After racing there was a game of It was held There were is supplied with lights, shower baths, bath roems and toilets. The two nurses have a sitting room For iches v lunch we had sandwiches, cake, Tie i oo lemonade and two kinds of ice cream. We left for home about six o’clock, tired, but happy. EVERETT Jewett Cit and sleeping room. is furhished with a lovely gray wicker wood. The kitchen has a large stove and a dish washer which is run by elec: HORNTON, Age 13. There are four large verandas on it. It is painted very pretty. There are many boarders there now, and they expect to have more very LELEANOR M. DAYON. A Faithful Dog. One afternoon baby out on the zrass and told Rover| to_watch her. Rover was a big brown and white ur neighbor's dog, Rover to go H But Rover did not go because he was told to watch the baby and he did not want to d The Graduation Play. I will tell you of my from grammar school. We have nine grades here, and I i1was in the ninth grade this past year. [It has long been the custom of the graduation Prince went away jcause Rover would not go with him. cut hurting ourselves as well as oth- e are told of gzood conscienc nces—God tlesses us bad censc with a good consc left free to make bad conscien ourselves; and strange as seem, too many are all making them. omeone has comp: science to a great book ount is kept of all our a tad con:cience Leeps torm by pointing out our evil acts. We do not like to have one with usj every moment who tells fauits; but if we turn our good con-| scierce down it makes us miserable eping our misdeeds up before| as! And this is how we aré made miserable by our own wrongdoing. orge Washington called con-! tence a little spark of heavenly fire, | 4 advised everyone to keep it alive| Fever sat for a long while "watch- baby, when ‘he heard a rus- He jumped up , “what should he black snake Rover knew there! upon him. end to the dreadful {ninth grade to give a play in mid- | graduation” expenses, 50 we selected a comedy-drama called assigned the parts tie in the grass. | 1ooked aroun | see, [ 2ce and we are clo “Lighthouse Nan, and set to work. Three times the play had i postponed. jschool joke. school pupil, {question (put with a knowing smile “When are you going to have your e to the Lar es for|was danger and that he had arnd hear vent out to see what had| " A{ last our class president called a 7\ happene: FAMO is good for the tenderest scalps. e 3 8 °“§:‘°'{:‘ flllad with Ynnnuuh'itbpl:zetema. = was D eeana ehe used {0 take bumches of| FAMO kills the dandraif bacilli, em to the little childten who were in | stops itching, makes the hair who ook care of| new har o ot e t ‘spring her gard Trer Gr. whs Mot s mower garden, but a garden that wi Sam. She sold her fresh. vegetal the neighbors and with the money she bought war inz vqm"-w. s. 8.} which was in the window she ‘always remembered her first garde HELEN LOUISE JEROME, Age 13. £dence on the baby’s hea - Two sizes—35 cents, and an extra large bottle at $1. At all toilet gocds y Uncle | counters. Mid: by The Famo Co., Detroit, Miciy 1.EE & 0s600D Co. Special Famo Agents. An Ecyptian Woman, b Brigzs of Lebanon, lliced the picture’s likeness to Nan. of ourseives. | In the last act, Nan appeared in a 1 pink evening gown with her hair up, as the finished product of a fashion- of|able boarding .school, where she was sent by John Enlow, a rich banker, and be- At last the mystery was cleared up | restored to her rights as| {John FEnlaw's daughter. She® prom- jsed Ned that she would be his little Christmas present, and _all = ended v to the ringing of Christmas us, and as our names “were called, silver and rose. congratulate us. words of the high ol : was grea thing we cver said about your cla RUTIH TRAC Richmond, Vt. The Story. of a Soldier. They were great comrades, were in the front line at Ypres. meeting and we earnestly discussed : We declared that | bYlImust give the play now. word we finally decided to iuation cxercises may be sure Rover felt Very:aamu e and a{ver had ng us|about it a |sesting Rover was rewarded by | cheg latter: ve it for and ‘.‘,h“,, s Tmasil|He, teo. wishes to fight for France. ssion to cover expenses. {Se he had taken Jacques in his I was leading lady, and our class|Pocket. ¥ president, Clifton Plerce, was leading The story was of Nan, a little | thing happened. At Jast there was a rush to go "Over us of our|proud. EMMA FROEMEL, Age 12. |roustabout, ~ supposedly the grand-| | daughter of Moll and Ichadod Buszer, | the sun was ' who kept the lighthouse, tand cheerful throughout, and had a|dark. All day the nurse great longing for an Ned Blake, The Garden. It was a beautiful day i I Florence was 1 “eddication.” {was fil w a headache and the maid | dusting the kitcher, and the;found a locket which Injun Jim tried | Dearers crept out among them. He Florence’s to steal from Mammy Buzzer, ahd no- not leave my brave Jacques at hom At last came a day that the To1 Henri felt a stabbing pain over his heart and everythinz grew he Iaid there with many others that were dead and wounded. ‘When night came two stretcher found Henri and when he was exam- ined the broken pieces of Jacques were found in his pocket. The little soldier saved him. “Only a toy soldier!” you say. No! a real soldier, because he did his bit by saving a life for_the allies and liberty., > CATHERINE C. HAYES, Age 13. The Boy That Won't Come Home. Mother McCrea sat at home by the fireside idly thinking of her boy acrogs the sea who was fighting for his coun- try and home. One morning as she was eating her simple breakfast the newspaper boy brought in the paper /ith 2 bright smile. ‘Good morning, Mother McCrea; secms to be zood news for you and some of the other mothers, t0o,” and with a2 tip of his hat he set out to d his daily errand. . Meanwhile Mother McCrea was busy looking over the paper ,on which was printed in large black letters: “The brave 56th division welcomed home.” The teras dimmed the poor moth- er's eyes as she added with a smile: ‘He'll by and by be home safe in his meother’'s arms again.’ But_there wa sa dark cloud on back of the sunshine which now warmed the good natured mother’s heart. That nizht before she went to sleep she thanked God for His kindness. She felt happy all the week through. ex-! pecting to sec her Tommy home from Over there. 3 At last one morning when she was strolline around in her little garden the mailman handed her a letter, say. inE{;ood morning, Mother McCrea. seems to eb bad news for you toda: What. Jack! Do vou mean from Over there! “Yes, Mother MecCrea. From the| Red Cross depgriment.” and with dim- med cyes he slwly. trotted away. The envelove which he handed her had a black edge and' by that the mailman, Jack, could tell that it meant bad news. Mother McCrea quickly trotted back into the house and opening it .sat down in her easy chair. The ‘tears were falling fast down her wrinkled cheeks as she read as follows: “Dear Mrs. McCrea: We are very sorry to say that your dear son Tom= wound. Over here in Flanders —_— e Vera G. } _When Tnjun Jim had Nan tied to dience got so excited, and clapped so hard, that we actors felt very proud Then how we had to hurry to] wash off our make-up and get into our graduation thing:z! V’e stood on ithe stage in a semi-circle, twelve of But sweetest of all the overwhelm- ing compliments we received, were ghe were | Henri and Jacques. All through the war they had been together. Now they Henri was a tall and splendid man, i but Jacques was only four inches high. | I came to dread to meet|He was made of lead and wore a gay | a great ed, two trays 2& Dress Trunks; regular price $22, Kentol Bags, f(om Du Pont Fabrikoid Bags, “Craftsman “quality’’, 'heavy |{every blessea rummage sale. 1 wen- his_count | Then we sang our class song with|* “Yours truly, our motto, “Carry On!” and the au- dience rose in a body and came up to “THE RED CROSS DEP'T.” letter in a scribbling handwriting: is of no use. er, I s2 good by Your dearest gon. 2 TOMMY- | now, moth { man came out screaming, r, and exclaimed: it—No Signed. - A Startling Experience. to spend our vacation at Gamp Mo- hegan in the northern part of Maine, and_accommodating about fifty girls one month's board, but I was told that there was to be a swimming race and the successful contestant’ woéuld be dllowed free tuition for the rest of the ceason. How I wished I would be that particular person. Besides fishing, rowing, and’'-other , 'delightful sports, I spent at least twd hours in swimming. At last thb ‘even ful:day arrived “with hopeful ‘antiei~ pations, but I failed to pass the: tésf T was disappointed -and I thought - would have to go horie, but good pros pects were in 'store for me. One day my friend and I, . having gone out for a row .were suddenly: at- tracted by screams of “Help! Help!” | Looking out upon the water we behld a girl’s head bobbing in and out. With out thinking of my own danger, I ‘dove into the water, grabbed thé girl by th collar, and floiting on my_back, soon reached the row boat. ' Having . d, posited the girl in the bottom of the boat my friend rowed and at last we reached the shore where médical aid was secured. This escapade . gained for me free tuition for the rest of the term. ) ! HELEN CAMPBELL, Age 13. Norwich. : = Luck May Lie.in a Stick. s i There was once a poor man who was born poor, had grown up. poor, and was married ‘poor. He.was an umbrella turner by’ trade and used to turn. umbrella. handles and. rings, By this e he_didn’t earn much mon- ey, and he used to - say.he'd mever find his luck. s Tn the back of his house, there were fruit trees, but they never bore any fruit. There was also a pear tree | there, but never any pears came from . although in this tree the man's ! luck was hidden. ¥ ! One night the wind bley terriblv. iand it was reported the stage-coach was lifted up by the wind and wreck- ed. Tt was not thought much of when a big branch fell from the tree. 'The branch was brought into the wor shop, and the man made wooden pears out of it for fun. He them gave them to the children to play with. One day he broke the button to a my McCrea has died from a mortal| umbrella, and he piched up one of the! A hole was Then she read on the hottom of the Dearest Mother:—I have just poured {out the last of my life for you and {Uncle Samfy. and now you know where I'm going te; it's to Heaven. [ The good Red Cross nurses whom I call the “Roses of No Man's Land”| have heiped me all they could, but iti It ;| sun's radiant glory was unfolding .on|lock .of his cell and cscaped.” — | Please, mother, don’t be worried, be- 'g\ cause youwll soon join,me in Heaven. i I won some medals of Victory, and The poor mother almost fainted, and |, soon the people came thronging into|ihemselves to rest. red and Dlse uniform. Now Jatomes] the. dear mother's little hut, for . the was given to Henri on his. fourth birthday. Henri was a very - lonely child_and offen said: “Jacques is my friend. He will 'ways stand by me.” But when the war began Henri was we:;xnong the first to join the noble e e e gl L BT he's dead! She's dead.” The peo- ple again soon crowded around the she has joined her son in for they saw the letter that was clutched (0 her bosomr and read Schoo! having closed a Camp Fire party, including myself, had decided d only money enough to pay for to ing nuts, Dress Trunks (Bal Fibre Tiffy) 32, 36 and 38 inch; 3'ply. box covered with'yuicanized fibre, hand riveted, cloth lin- 50—SPECIAL $18.00. 32-inch, 3 ply box,ivulcanized'fibre, cover- ed, hand riveted, centre binds, one tray—$16.00. 28-inch Dress Trunks, canvas covered, »,sla.t.s_tovp, bottom: and sides, fibre edge, center bands—$8.00. G T R L. $.9.00 .ie... '$10.00 MATTING CASES AND BAGS 24-inch Matting Cases, from . ... 16, 17 and 18-inch Matting Bags from .. $1.89to $ 5.00 Cowhide {Bags, from ........ ... .'$7.50 to'$20.00 Mrs. Sharp — How su : But it might be used in a pinch &s & ...'$2.00 to $ 5.50 }|zucst room.—Buffalo Bxpress. z_——:—-—.q—-fim f0r. Fovmsi I dgo- 5 celebrated the day and ‘many a tear|through was shed. He was onle of the bravest|fine. . each stepped forward to receive the|soldiers vet, and won many medals - iprecious roll tied with our beautiful{for he fought merely for the love of|to town On “se to be' trice o The’ cndiéss To' et the: cloddiech (Y, ‘0" miect ‘the- clo: The rolling green of hfilx ‘and. vl Yhe flyer windingriy— AN 7 | Tas “racky. crags , 0é~.{he ' mouil ] . The xu‘am of the créstéd b © The ‘stars: of nighte. " ° The moon’s soit light— h All €peak o6f Gced to me. . i urepuh\ ot tfl! peRirigs 3 ‘ LThe balmy breese from the fruited fields, 2y The rose that comes with mofa, The drowsy warmth of hoonday sun, The rustie of the corn— The song of bird and the hum of Dbes, The fragrance of molst brown sod, The purple haze Of autumn days— All speak to me of God. 2 —Marion Seymour Kirkiand, in Augast Nautilus. STARS OF GOLD. Immortal in their beauty, brave and clear, The- silent stars gleam on & new- “made world, 1 Are these the souls of those who knew not fear? 1s this a banner Heavon ~‘has ~un- furiea : I How many unnamed glories crowd the skies! What beauty and what mystery are shed! ¥ Is this tnc empire of some high' em- pire service fug for all the count- |On, silken skies, lit with your gailant gord, w2 Has some tall angel set you fer a sign - b At Heaven's crystal doo: Shall. men behold ' A meaning in this ' pagesatry divine? Through all the years that - march across the earth, Till_men forget: the art of making wars, Let darknéss bring rich memories] te birth And set a symbol in the:solden stars! —Péerrin Holmes Lowrey, in Leslie's. " HUMOR' OF THE DAY “They say singing mén make great fighters.” | g “I have known it for several yesra” fourmured the grand opera manager, wearily.—Washington Star. Redd—I suppose he looked down:em his neighbors when he got his auto- mobile? - ....$1.95t0 $ 8.00 Green—No} not until he got - his acroplane.—Yonkers Statesman. Mrs. Swank (showing her new fat) This is the butler’s pantry. 5 “Poor old Miss Skinnay goes "te der what she's looking for.” y steel frame, hand sewed, leather handle, lined with, grey “Perhaps she expects to find a cast- poplin, superior to-any leather bag on the nfarket that sells for less than $15.00—SPECIAL $9.00. off husband.”—Boston Transcript. Bertic—What's that bell around the cow's neck for? Charley—Oh, that's what she. rings |Whr&n she wants to tell the calf .that ydinner’s ready.”—London Blighty. “May I—er—kiss your hand, Miss Doily ?” “Oh, T suppose so. But it ‘would bs 80 much easier for me to remove my veil than my glove.” — Londen Tit Bits. 2 o “Yhere can I find that great ex- plorer .you -were talking about - the other day 7" “Wh; “I ‘want to hire him to find a flat She—Would y u cheerfully walk 10 it, “and’ it fitted the umbrella | miles for the saie of seelng ms? He—BEr—Well—of course, love. naing;the handles' and ringsi She—I'm so glad bécause I have just - he Gel:'son‘;e ‘wooden’ pears, | heard vour last car go.—Edinburgh by, They were sent Americg and. were 'so good to | Seotsman. that| ‘First Delegate—How do we 'know thousads “wefe, ordered. —There was|whether the league will really work or the maws fortune: Hp was jolly after this, and always ald that “Luck may e in a stick. always | not? Second Delegate—We don't. I .can hardly wait for the next war to begin SEVIVIAN MeLAUGHLIN, Age 12. to find out.—Life. Jewett” @ity < 1rn’ eves ity 2 AdVentires in ths Woods. “De_'you. really believe that's the bank burglar you arrested?' . “His actions prove it replied the It was a wondetful.day. in July. Thedetective. “J hear he's just picked the a pretty Jogx cussing Plans for the day. im which two boys|Browning's Magazine. ege “boys were "dis-| “Some men are more intelligent:than Finally e they decided they, would, g0 in" they lool the| "I feaWlze that” said the eminent woods for pleasure. After prepar-|jgwyer. “Now and then one of them ing their Junch ther’started. Arriving ‘in. the “woods they seated After being seat- gets by, me and lands on a jury."— Kansas City Journal, #d a moment they heard a int noise Theey ot At BBt Chp s KALEIDOSCOPE news had spread over tosvn by the|above. mailman. Some of the women stayed with her for now she lay sick a bed. One morning, as one of the wo- ed the tree and saw a mnest with, eggs in it. It was well tade with straw, hair and ‘mud. After giving the men was going to zive her some hot|Mmother bird some crumbs’they start- | tea, the pale figure didn’t stir. The wo- ed to go home, and decided to later to_ see if the eggs had hatch-|ors have succeeded in producing .a ed. nest when to their.great surpri saw five littl rds. We petted the young birds, gave them some:crumbs and-returned hap- five come They 2lso saw robins,” orioles TFourteen million roses were distrib- uted in London on the occasion of the recent Alexander Day celebration. Norwegian government experimemt- bread -containing 20 per cent. of figh and| For reviving gas victims a French- bluejays and came home. very hap-{man has invented oxygen ' apparatus that can be carried in a man's pociet Two weeks later-they went to . the| —Argentina i5 offering to Mexico at ise they | very low prices 3,000,000 kilos of wheat, 1,000,000 kilos of oats and 50,000 bar- \rels of corn. py in the thought that they had mot| The Teservoir of a ' new - foumtain handled’ or!injured , them,;as might have dore. ; 1 NOELLA’ MERCL. Plainfield. - W . Stelen - Sriow ~ White. Once there' lived a king who's wife Tas Aead and b had 9ne ShIId o) oposit box in which to keep bis Lib- care for which :she had “left | name" Was. Snow, White. ', } Tt happened ofiee that, the king lert|terest from his patriotic invesmént. others A, Age.12. pen ‘holds as much as an ordinary small bottle of. ink, and'is shaped.to fit" the hand' comfortably. A:plant growing on mountaimsin Central Europe develops enough heat to 'push its flower stalks threugh snow and’ produce blossoms. ' ‘A /Pittsfield man {s.renting'a’ safe erty Bond, paying for_ it with-the fa- the:'palate. * “A” stranger‘came to the| Irving T. Bush has secured sitsyin palace.and- stolé, Snow White. London for sales buildings .similar. to “When' - the king returned Snow | these of the Bush Terminal bulldigs ‘White was nowhere to.be found in.the|here. ~ He ‘plans later to erect similgr palace. buildings, in, Paris, Buenos Afres ‘an ” The king sent :Snow White's pet dog | othér parts of:the world. 2 witlia 'miessage to ifind, her. He also| - Electrification work,on Belgiam rall- gave a'letter"to”his messeénger to tell lywavs will be. commenced at the be- Snow White "0 comie ‘bagk’ with him. | girining “of 1920, and it is proposed e was ‘pissidg by ‘a poor cottagd|that the journey between Brussels and wl the doz ran up to the liftle girl| Antwerp be made in. 25 minutes, snd who was ‘playing in’the Fard. It was - 5 o B Tt s Suia ey dua ot |0 fum irkina evecy 15 minutae e T o ek or- |15 building several hundred small bafi- The government of South Australa ard and put the Itter into hipr hands. | EAIow cottages for returned soldiess. | Shie. tead 1t qulickly 'and without say.|The actual bullding will be done by i ‘word fo the .stranger in th 7 |local contractors, but it is bélie¥ed that :::elahe went” :v h nff m~,-:,:::, an .interest might be created for ‘Am- ack home.: What:Jé§? 1t was when |erican. building hardware to be uwed they saw each other.. After that the|in comnection with the work. king: had “her gudrded when he left the -house and she wWas mever. stolen 2zain- Plainfield. ' ;- The Lawn Party. following Thursday. Tt was decided to be in frint-of Ma- rion’s house. At last the day came, a bright, sun- 'shiny day. Many frlends weré pres- ent and. enjoyed an ' themselves. They plar‘ed many games which jwere. full of fun. Floren&d gave ‘up the zame of hid- The,one. who found the nuts wouldeget a pair of:skates. At last. “grew tired and went héme after a happy afternoon, Norwich. ———1 . The Pickpotket. Girl c'fi’;g:‘b‘ ;n‘_g-;n% ‘Yo!!‘,t'hthire 3 g ‘Sums, They, o "ALPHONSE BERNIER, Aze 8. . One dav in June’ Marion and Tior- enep decided to have a lawn party. They invited Many friends to come the marty which ‘was to be on the afternoon by They 1live there because - they ' are poor and haven't money enough to Hee where the swell people lTive. s There was ‘a little’ girl whose par- ents were dead. Her name was Mary Anna May Clark. Mary was a very poor little girl. She only had one: Jit- tle room with a small box for a bed One day Mara saw a man plek. a Jadies’ pocket and get away B Jot of money. She said “I wender if that's honest. Next dey Mary didn’t have ‘a_cent and, she was so hungry she was almost fainting. Nizht came and shs couldn’t hagdly stand ept down the broke: 1 | sneaked into the street. She wander- ed from street to street. At Imet her little hand felt. in a pocket, but the pocket's master felt her hand and grabbed it, and poor little Mary was i HELEN. BRAUMAN. |taken to a police station. The judge heard the story, and he was a good, kind hearted man, who loved children. He took Mary to his home and gent a place|her to schaol, and treated. her like. his it the|own little daughter, who had dicd. ‘peob!‘ live there. RESSIE BRUCKNER, Age 11/ are good people “there. ' Norwlich. 2 = - » ¥