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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1922)
Letters From Happyland Readers (I mil limeti from I’h^p Five. Mil iii tin: lifth graile. Now 1 u< i joint, t<» tell a story. The nirtne of H is "I.e Silvcrboll.” Onto nine • tine there was a little ffirl In-, nane wkm Silver. They railed hn that lierauso ahe always lilted tn have her clothes all sllverd One day she had to go to a party And on her way she saw a little* flop. Her mother always told her to l kind but her father told her to chase it away. Ho sh“ minded hei mother and forgot all about the party and took the dog home. 8tv* was a Go Jluwk. Yours truly. Zekk* Blooiii, 2Ju No. Main street, Fre mont, Neb. The Girl Who Knew Ilei Own Robin. Tho robins were called Janelda‘ robins after what promised t * * be oomo a lif* long job. because i building season Janelda divided In attention between the family platet cups and saucers and tin? bag from which she supplied tho robins with building matt rial. Jam Ida used ft, any she would know her robin i> aim met her in Jericho or the Fiji Islands, which only made the fa mil laugh until the tint - came when hei ^Insistence upon the fact that sh* would know’ her own robin an where upon the globe was no l«»ng» r a joke. It was Austin who begin tie* trouble innocently enough. He can from feeding th« hens ope cold morning to cull up the stairs: ♦ "Janelda, your robin is back.*' Down came Jam Ida, hair hi* combed and she* siring4* filing ‘‘Where is she?’* watt her- tjuesMei - . "On the rati fence, tinder the obi Apple tree," Austen v\i i l«] '!*♦ p!» *aso burry, everybody and s* ^ J&nelda’s robin. "The old ! ' bird is singing bis head on:’ For u few minutes Janelda thought it was indeed her robin oi. tho fence as the limih •believed, but after watching tin bird a f* minutes she said: "That isn’t in) robin!" •‘Don’t Ik* silly." . dvi* d A* ten "of course It is your robn "No." Janelda Ineaattd, "this i. Another motherless robin. You ju . watch and sec if she builds on th ledge. 1 am sure she will not." Your loving Oo Hawk friend AI berta Blankenship. Plainvicw, Nth. Has a Shetland Pony. D«ar Happy: 1 w mi do join tie.* Oo Hawks very much if I run. 1 ar sending a two cent stamp in my letter. I am 11.years old and In the Eighth grade .at school. I have a • Shetland pony and she has a llttb colt. They nro both very cute. I have a savings account in the bank And also a checking account. 1 am •avtng to get a bicycle. T hope 1 •h ill have « nough in a little will! ( have one brother and three si1* lers. Wad!, T think 1 have writhe enough, don’t you. Happy? tv* J gu rs l will close. I want to be one of the tdnty thousand. Yours till death do us pait. Edward Smith. ITendlcy, Ne!». Will Re Kind. TVav Happy: I am sending a " Cent stamp for n Oo Hawk pin 1 promise to be kind to dumb nomad * and birds, also peoph 1 used to have a pet cat but be went .t and I never saw him aifer tl»at. 1 has*: a pony and pet tjog. K*»ver is the dog’s natne, I bav» two siste* Th* ir names Abe l!U.i and Pearl. On** is 13 and the other one “ Would like very much to have . Go Haw k write to me. Yours trul; ■4 Dorothy Parish, age 11, Stitbe *i. Neb.. Box 132. Shop. pear Happy: 1 would like to jm. your Happy Tribe. Enclose pirn find a I-cent stump and coupon. I have three sisters, Elena, Lulu and Margaret. I am 7 years old. 1 am going to start- school next term. I have a little kitty. It Is brown ish white, and a do::, his name is Shop. I have a little red wagon with sideboard. I put Shop in it snd pull him. but lie jumps out. I have a little gun, a gunboat to shoot to pieces, a little truck and many more toys Will some tie Hawks write to In V llood bye— W Hiatn I>. London. Arcadia. Neb.. 1: ate 8, in care of William tail d l-lrst latter. Hear Happy: I would like to join ti • Oo-Hatvks. I am sending a i c.nt stamp. I am 11 years of ay. 0 1 I’m In the fifth grade. 1 like to read the Happy land page. 1 hat e nothing more to say so I'll close. V irs truly, Russel Elm, Route t. - 1 nk. Neb. I/ost Her Kill ton. ' sr Happy: t received my p. : t !'*st It after a while. I am send yog a letter. I am enclosing n ! . . itt stamp for • button. L- an “g to start a club and I will le . , f or let some one else be chief. 1 .se send me a button.—-Maxine Welsh, age 8. Ansier. Nch. Kidnaped. Om bay ft l.ttr. jrill Wa Walking along lit*' road and si- v.a-» kid ■ .*; »ed I »> He\ (*»'al na n. rl*is* ’ wore vei cm l-lonlcing and v er< \ < ry m.Mr d < ki»' night f!i** heard them disc uss ing their plan 4 and they said “Well, Tom,” a*id the tallest man, “What are w» ; tdrrr to do with this girl?” “Tlx* only tiling 1 know i: to take that old dog ot ours and let him loc.se. In* will ninko food of her,” r;t d the middle* si?od man. Hath (ihe girl’s name) thought ;nd thought. Finally she thought she would go out and try to in ike iTionds with the dog. lining a Go-Hawk it was not so hard to do that. Si' she went out ami made friends with the dog. The day she was to l»o eaten hi* 11m dog (so tin men thought) she was very happy “Maybe the dog Will lead me home.” lie thought. "4 *li here lie conies." “Hurry/* said the men. “Say iiiir praters girlie,” they shouted. Tin* dog came near and she shouted. “Curse, on you. yo5 evil 1:011," »if'il she and the dog walked a way. The men wen. captured and sent to jail Mln*n she got home and tolil her story. 1 am enclosing one* 2-cent stamp. Hoping to got rnv button soon. Charles Hurl. a. Ag« s. Fullerton. N r 1 •., 1 >o x (VJ “Ibauly/* Mary vns very poor plrl. She had liu money at all. Om day she was i’ing papers. SiiH heard a painful sound. Rh©-walked up to whoro suv some boys. trying to kill :*‘kitten. .Mary took the Uit 1 o nway froindhe hoys and showed theio her heaiitlful Go Haw k pin. They then joined the Tribe, too. Mary took the kitten ho rue She fed it bread and milk. R then grew large and Iieautiful. one day Reality. as that was tlu* i nine of the htt<*n, on me home very muddy. Mary gave it a hath and tl • ut il day she followed Renuty. Hi went far into the im.clow and slopped by a hole. Mary then .•-pied the handle of a bag. Sin* pulled the bag from the hide She and Reality then went home. Mary looked in the hag when she got home, and to her very great sur prise it was a hag of money. She then felt v.ry proud of Reality. Reality was treated excellently the rest of his life. They lived happy over after.—Krma Rorenzen, Age 12, Walnut, la * Jim. Hear Happy: I and p, girl of tl years old. My birthday is the 29th of June, t am in the fifth grade. My teaehei is Mbs Itrown. 1 have a dog; his name is dim. He is a sheep dog. I am enelosing a 2- t lent stamp for n.y Ge Hawk pin 1 will send a little verse. J >u imt lease \« ur kitty. J>o not pull hi t tail; \nd she i 11 h pretty lJj all tin* years you can till. i would he w* Il ph ased if some G»* Hawk would write to m* -lOlvn 1 haver, Rox led. R< «.ud. Neb. RJu>* hMilhull. l».ar Happy: I w sh to join the Go Hawks. I am Hi the Fifth grade and 1 am 11 years old. T weigh Its) pounds. 1 ant one of the' football players of our ivliuu! this year. We play hit© the sixth grade are the Swedes and the Fifth grade are the 1 lanes. I want my button as soon as possible. V< ur truly, George fcvierwood, Rexington. Neb. Have n Club. i M ar I la| (y : I am sending a two c. tit stamp. Some of we girls are having a club and we all have pins, bat Mildred Winn, our president, end I am the seen iary ami treas urer. The reason I am that is be muse no one else wants to be the eeeretary so 1 said I would he both. Our club meets or Monday after ruons and Saturday afternoons. I v, ill close. Yours truly. Kliu*»r Ans It y, age 10. Belgrade; Xeb. My l*et Cat. Hear Happy: I am enclosing two e. nts for my button. 1 am going to tell you about my pet cat. It is white and it has got blue eyes. I earned it Snowball. It will crawl upon the table, curl up and she looks like a snowball. 1 have a little box for her to sleep in. I have some sand for her to play In. tike will dig a hole in It and get in and cover up there. In a moment she will come out on the other side. - Kuth Haase. Norfolk, Neb. The Lost Limb. Hear Happy: Tins is my third artsy to th. C Hawks. I have lost my pin arid I am sending a 2 cent stamp for another pin. There wae onto a little girl who wanted u iittl*- lamb and her father said lie wo uld gel Her one. One day he went to n .-ale and he got a lit tle lamb nf rf the little girl went to -= jnoet her father, lie got her one aiul a few; days later it got away and rime over to our fl:ur. We live two or three miles away from them anil mother called up every body. One evening a man came over and he got it and he gave my brother $1 for keeping the lamb.-— Helen, Murray. Age If*. Tilden. Neb. Old I uric Frank. "I think it is too bad, Tim.'* "What is too bad?'* said Jack "That Uncle Frank didn’t get any present for Christmas. He Just told me so. Poor old Uncle Frank! He lives all alone on the hill. He Is so lame he cannot work. He can't see well and he can’t hear. We flaw to shout when we are talking to him. I know what wo can do.” "What, Jack?” ‘ Wo can play wp are Santa Claus' boys; Santa could not bring Uncle Frank at y presents on Christmas day, so he will send them by us on New Year's day.” "Good! We will put them on our new sleds." So the boys set to work One bought a pumpkin, the other r* bushel of potatoes, another a pile of wood and tin* other a peck of ap ples and a hag oi candy. Where is our letter? Hero if is. 1 will put it oti the potatoes, then wo must run Hook, boys; Uncle Frank 1ms found tip- presents. lie does not km we are behind the fence. The letter rends: "A happy New' Year to deat Uncle Frank. Old Santa was busy and c-ould not come, but he sent his four boys, and now we must run.” Ralph Bremers. 2(112 Haven port Siroet Urnnha. Neb. Alice and the Kitty. once there was it boy and u girl \\«alking to.school. A poor little kit ten lay in tho road with a broken log. The buy kicked it out of his way and w.ent on to school, so did the little girl. A little girl named Alice was going to school. She was of poor parents. She saw the kitty in the road. She picked it lip and took it home and gave it to her mother. Her mother said: "What shall I do will* it?" Alice told her that the kitty’s leg was broken. Tho little girl got her sonic bandages. Ihr mother Imnd.igcd it up. Then Alice Went bri<k to school. When Alice reached school slio was late. Tito teacher started to scold Alice but Alim told her about the kitty. The teacher said "that is the kind of gTl I like." Tho other children learned a good lesson. th**y said. When Alice went to school the next morning she found a pair of slices and stockings, a wool dress and a check for $10 to buy coal for the winter. It said “from teacher,'* on a slip of paper pinned to the dress. Tho other children were sorry w hen they found nothing but a stick by their desk, and they said they \vpitld never bo cruel to anything again, and they ware not.—Dorothy hiydcr, ago 12. (iriswold, Tn. My Fupoy. IVar Happy: This is my secern! letter T have written to you. I will write about my^d* g. Hubby this time. When my fa l her, mother, sister and 1 w>*«® in a visit we happened to step by a place where they had six little puppies. They asked me if I wanted a little pu| py. I took one home with me. Th<^ trip wns quite long. On the way hum© my little puppy gut tii»*d. so 1 held him on my lap awhile. At last we reached home. When we were at homo. I fed my little dog. He is now quite large and will shake hands. It sounds so funny to hear him bark. 1 will close.— Brnost Von Seggern, age !0. Mag net, Neb. * \ If :iN Many Cats. Hear Happy: This is my first fet ter to you. I would like to Join tho Happy club. I am enclosing a 2-cent stamp fur tho button, nntl if you send mo one. I will promise to l>e nice to dumb animals. We have five cats. Tho two kit tens are Buster and Bright Eyes. The mother is Goldie. Then we have a big white cat. and his name is Snowball, and our big 20-pound cat is named Major.—Hon thy Wimnor. Omaha. Head* Our Stories. Dear Happy: 1 wish tc» join the Ch» Hawks. 1 am H<»gutint: a 2-eent stamp to get a pin. I like your paper very much. I like to road your stories. 1 am S years old. T have a brother and a sister. My brother is 7. My sister is 5. My brother lias a pony. I ride his pony. T went to a picnic in Loaf ing grove. All our room went. I am in the third grade.—Marjorie Lee Carson. Fairmont, Neb. l)enr Happy: 1 wish to join the do Hawks, tin* Happy Tribe. 1 prom ise to be pood to all dumb animals and other things. I am t« years old and in the Fifth grade. For \>ots f have throe cr.ts and used to have a dug l w ill tiy to do soma kind deed at home, too. 1 m sending : 2-eent stamp. Please send me a button.—Maurice T . Buckley, l‘av.-l City, Neb. ' -- ■ — 1 Our Kami. Dear Happy: This is my third let ter to your page. 1 enjoy ft very much. I am going to tell you about our farm We live on a half section. Wo have two hired men. We are picking corn. 1 don't have to stay homo from school this year to help, but I have to pick on Saturdays with one of our hired men. lie gets about 80 bushels a liny. Had and our other hired man pick to gether. We have 104 acres yet to pick. Saturday, when Joe and I were In the field wo had to go through a ditch and it is sure deep. The horses went so fast through it that they broke the buckboards oft’ and the horses wont so fast they just about ran away. Wo have 13 horses and we have one horse that we ride all over. Dad does not work her. She is black and white. We have a lot of fruit. Wo have apples, plums, grapes, cherries, blackber ries, raspberries and currants. We did not raiso very many chickens this year We have geese, ducks and chickens. We can not find our geese now. but 1 guess they will come homo some day.— Kvelyn Adams. Wisner, Neb. Fortune mnl the Beggar. Dear Happy: 1 would like to jotn the Oo-Hawks’ tribe. I will obey all of the rules. Enclosed you will find u 2 cent stamp. 1 will try and protect birds and dumb ani mals. I am sending your a story. One time a beggar was going along the streets with a little wal let with him. Hi- was stopping at every house, begging for sometRing to cat and a little money. As ho was coming down the street. Fortune was coming up an other. Mhe said to Ring "'I will fill your bag for you, but whatever falls on the ground, will turn to dust." , After she had poured a little In, she said; "Will this be enough?" He said: "No, It will hold a lit tle more.” Mile poured in a little more, then said: “Will this lie enough?” He said: “No, ii will hold a little more." Mho put in one more piece. .Tust as she put it in the bag bursted. All of tho money fell on the ground. He was no richer than before. — lllanche Frown, ago 1?. Davenport, Nob. Has Twelve Cals. Dear Happy: I lost my Go Hawk pin at play. Would you kindly send die another one? f promise to do at least one act of kindness every day. I will do all in my power to protect the birds and all dumb animals. I will try to make the world a hap pier place. I like tho poems of James Whitcomb ltiley, especially the one by name of Old Glory. For pets 1 have one ilog and one dozen cats. I have one sister, her name is Flsie.—Ilelga Petersen, age 11, Wisnrr, Neb. Wants letter. Dear Happy- I wish to join this Go-IIawks, the Happy Tribe. 1 am Bi nding a 2-cent stamp and tho cou -—--—I l>c>n. 1 hop© to receive my button very soon and wish you would ask the Oo-Hawks to write to me. I will close for this time. Hoping to receive the button soon and letters from the Oo-Hawks, the Happy Tribe. Very sincerely—Pearl How Icy, age 12. Gerlng, Neb. Harry and the Bird. Hear Happy: One day the teach er of a country school said to the class: "Children. I am giving away a prize to tho one who docs not mlHs a day this week.” The children were delighted wtth the plan. There was a boy named Harry. 11© had not missed a day so far and to morrow' was the last day of tho week. Harry thought. "Surely, X might win the prize.” Harry had two miles to go to school. The next morning as he was going along he heard a flutter and a strange noise Harry stopped and looked ul>out. In front of him about a foot away was a bird with _ a broken wing Harry picked th© bird up and smoothed its feathers. He then went to a nearby sprmg and washed tIre bird’s wing and then set it with splints He took his liandkerehfiief to use as bandages to ties up the bird's wing. Harry then started to school Ho was not far away from school when the bell rang. Harry hurried, but was late. The teacher asked hint why he was late. Harry showed her the bird and then told the story. When he finished the teacher smiled and said “Harry since you W’erebate we will not count it be cause you did a deed of kindness.” The teacher then gave Harry a ^ large silver cup and Harry was happy. The little bird got well and ever after stayed at Harry's place. —Grace Flint. Box 22U, North # Platte, Neb. Caruso. Dear Happy: I read the stories the children write, and I thought t would like to be a member. I en close a 2-cent stamp and coupon. I am a girl 10 years old and live in Omaha, Neb. I have a little canary bird named Caruso. He is tlie only pet I have and I love him too.—Elizabeth Ann Gardiner, age 10, IIS South Fifty-second street, Omaha, Neb. Will Help. Dear Happy: I am sending a 2 cent stamp, as I wish to Join your “Happy club.” I am a little boy t years old. My name is Fred Wil son. jr. Everyone calls me Junior, as my daddy's name is Fred, also. 1 promise to help someone every day, and will try to be kind to all dumb animals and birds. My grandma is writing for me. Very truly, Junior Wilson, Stuart, Neb. F!rst Iz'tler. Dear Happy, I am sending the coupon and a 2cent stamp because f want to join the Go-Hawk tribe. I am 9 years old and in the fourth grade. Ary brother Kenneth lost his badge and wants you to send him another badge please.—Vernon , Clayton, Hertrand, Neb. - Dot Puzzle „ I.L; *• V\ lllio u tall r«u1in — Complete t»,t* piciii- l»y drn.v.n a line throufcb ihc dot’, besiunln* with en<» and tahinpr tlietu e ju ;-i..
