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May 29, 1912] THE]
gcry and fastened him up. I reckon the animal
is safe enough."
"And you did this?" said one of the men, regarding
Elsie with an incredulous look. "You
of rtainly did what most men would have hesitated
to do. We will see that you are well paid
for it."
A visit to the piggery showed that the cougar
was in secure quarters. One of the men returned
to the village to obtain a wagon and the
necessary help to take the animal back to his
cage. When the work was accomplished the
manager rnrust a number of brand-new one
dollar bills into Elsie's hands and tickets to the
circus for the entire family. So although Elsie
failed to witness the street parade as she had
planned ^he did see the circus. And I dare
say there was not a happier girl in the whole
crowd than was Elsie Clark as She sat with one
hand in her father's, and witnessed the entire
performance of the "Vast Conglomeration of
Eccentricities."?The Advance.
? i Letters
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Dear Presbyterian: I am ten years old. 1
live in Henry county and I have twelve brothers
and sisters. I go to school and am in the third
grade. My grandfather is ninety-one years i Id.
I go to Sunday school every Sunday I can. I
have been reading letters from the children and
I hope you will print mine.
Your unknown friend,
Preston, Va. Jane Bassett.
Dear Presbyterian: I am a big boy, six years
old, and I will start to school this fall. Father
is in Charleston, W. Va., on business; we miss
him so much. I have a cat named Chippy, and
she has two kittens, named Jack and Jill. I enjoy
playing with them .1 have three playmates,
and we have good "times playing in the park.
The answer to Lewis Tyree's question is, Lot's
wife. Mother takes the Presbyterian and we
all enjoy reading it. My grandmother always
took the Central Presbyterian.
With best wishes, your friend,
Roanoke, Va. James Andrew Frazier.
Dear Presbyterian: I am a little girl eight
years old; I go to school every day. My teacher
is Miss Isabel Davis; I like her fine. I go to
Sunday school every Sunday. Our pastor is
Hev. George Green; we like him fine. I have
two sisters and one brother. My father is dead.
My mother takes your paper. I enjoy the letters
vo much. Hope to see my letter in print. I will
answer Lewis Tyree's question: Who turned to
a pillar of salt? Lot's wife.
Your little friend,
Clifton Forge, Vu. Janice Wilkerson.
Dear Presbyterian: I am a little girl of Ave
years. I have a little sister, Mary, and a little
brother, Philip, and Daddy is a R. F. D. carrier,
and my little sister said that mama is the cooker.
Sister and I go to Tinkling Spring church Sunday
school. Our teacher is Cousin Myrtle Irvine,
and our pastor is Rev. Oscar Mann; we enjoy
going so much and like both our pastor and
"acher very much. I will answer Lewis Tyree's
Question : Who turned to a nillnr nf an It t Tirvt'a
wife. This is my first letter, so hope to see it
ln print. Your little unknown friend,
Staunton, Va. Hannah Aloffett King Irvine.
' *oar Presbyterian: As it has been sometime
S|iee T have written to you, I decided I would
^ rite again and answer John "William nnw
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE b <
When King Alfred the Great was reigning
over England a thousand years ago, school children
pondered over problems in arithmetic much
as our boys and girls do now.
Here are two taken word for word from the
lessons book of that day :
"The swallow once invited the snail to dinner,
lie lived just one league from the spot, and the
snail traveled at the rate of only one inch a day.
How.long would it be before he dined?"
"An old man met a child. 'Good-day, my son,'
said he. 'May you live as long as you have
lived, and as much more, and thrice as much
more as all this; and if God give you one year in
addition to the others, you will be a century old.'
What was the boy's age?"
Hours are golden links, God's token
Reaching Heaven, but one by one,
Take them, lest the chain be broken
Ere the pilgrimage be done.
?A. A. Proctor.
From The CI
thorne's question. There are 3,586,489 letters
in the Bible. I will also ask a question. Where
'is the first collection box mentioned in the Bible?
I am ten years old and go to the Presbyterian
Sunday school. Our pastor is Rev. R. L. Grier;
we like him fine. I hope my letter will not reach
the waste-basket, as I want to surprise my papa.
Your friend,
Westminster, S. C. Bertie May Rhyne.
Dear Presbyterian: Here I come again asking
a question and answering one also. I do enjoy
the children's letters so much. I think the questions
help us all. It gives us something to think
about and teaches us so much; will some little
ehild tell me, Who baptized the disciples? I
will answer Annie Forrest Thprnton's question
: There are two books in the Bible that the
word God is not mentioned. It is in the Song
of Solomon and Esther. Hoping to see my letter
in the Presbyterian and to surprise my
papa, with best wishes for the Presbyterian,
I am your ilttle friend,
Westminster, S. C. Sarah Virginia Rhyne.
Dear Presbyterian: I am a little girt nearly
ten years old. I am in the fourth grade at
school. My teachers's name is Miss Minnie
Thomas. We have 80 pupils in our room. She
teaches the fourth and fifth grades My father
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itmus yuir gooa paper anri ! enjoy reading the
little :ietfers from the children. He is a Presbyterian
minister and he is now traveling1 for the
Monroe Harding Orphanage in Nashville. He
has built 15 churches. I take m isi; and I love
to practice sometimes. There is a horse across
the street that can dance, add, and subtract; he
knows all the flags, and capitals of all the States,
he can read, write, and spell, and he knows the
deaf and dumb letters and he bows to the people
that he is introduced to; he never forgets their
names, but he won't bow to a negro until he tips
his hat; he is only six years old ; he is a beautiful
iron gray and he belongs to Dr. Pratt. "We are
having examinations now at school. I will close
by answering Janice Eloise Baylor's ouestion ?
Jesus performer! six miracles on Sunday.
Tour little friend.
McKenzie, Tenn. Elizabeth Morrison.
Dear Presbyterian: T am a little boy nine
vears old, and I go to Sunday school every Sunday.
My teacher is Miss Charlotte W. Hyatt.
I have a brother and he is 15 years old. I have
0 0 T H (587) 7
KITTEN WON ADMIRAL S HEART.
When Admiral Kwang Ching, of the Chinese
navy, visited the Brooklyn yard recently, it was
said that none of the big guns nor the bigger
battleships attracted his attention so much as a
tiny, blue-eyed Persian kitten. Cats are prized
highly in China, and so delighted was the Admiral
with this little white-haired midget that
he later expressed the desire to obtain one as
near like it as possible. Efforts in finding one
were unavailing, until the cruiser Hai Chi was
about to depart, when a fluffy Persian kitten was
presented to the Admiral. He was much pleased,
and will carry the kitten back to his daughter at
home as the best present a father can take to his
little girl from across the seas.?Our Dumb
Animals.
We pray for faith and light and peace;
For sin's remove: for love's increase;
For strength to meet the tempter's power;
For dying grace for dying hour;
But now, right in the present tense.
Give us, O Liord, good common sense.
?
hildren i i \
a cat and she catches rats. I will close by asking
a question : Who brought Nathaniel to Jesus?
.1 hope my letter will not be thrown in the wastebasket,
us it is my first.
Your little friend,
Moss Point, Miss. Samuel H. Denny.
Dear Presbyterian: I am a little girl seven
years old. I have one sister and one brother.
My sister's name ds Anne, and my brother's
name is jack. My school has just closed. Please
print my letter. Your truly,
Strasburg, Ya. Elien Crawford.
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Dear Presbyterian: I am*a little girl eleven
years old. I go to Sunday school; my teacher's
name is Miss Thornton. I hope my letter will
escape the wasto-basket. I hope to write again.
Your unknown friend,
Margaret Montgomery Waddell.
Charlottesville, Va.
Dear Presbyterian: "We have never seen a letter
from this section of the country in your
good paper, so we will write you one and ask
you to print it. We are two little girls (sisters)
7 and 9 years old and have a brother 5 years old
named George. We live on the big Mississippi
river up on a high bluff 200 feet above the water.
Our house is right on the bluff and we can see
for ten miles up and down the river. It is lovely
to see the boats passing. The river is now very
high and all the land in Louisiana is overflowed.
Lots of beautiful deer swim across the river to
get out of the water in the swamp. Several have
been caught and put in our park. Two deer
ran in stores on our main street. Our grandfather
takes your paper and has done so for
many long years before we were bom. He reads
the paper to us every Sunday. All of us go to
Sunday school. Our pastor is Dr. J. ,T. Chisolm
and we think a great deal of him. We have an
awful big Sunday school, over 200 children. We
have a pet kittv and a poll parrot that our
grandna has had 27 iTTq A i:i-~
r ? ? j XAO tamn juni line
people. GUI' letter is pretty lop p. but please
don't throw it in the waste-basket. Keep on sending
your paper for we love to hear it read to us.
With love to you, we are your little friends,
Anna Elizabeth, and Allene Dicks.
Natchez, Miss.
Human love bepan in a Paradise on earth,
but it is carried over into the paradise of
Heaven.