Show STORY OP A STORK I Carried 1 Letter to Africa and Brought One Uncle A story that comes from Germany a quaint as i is true Some children living in one of the northern provinces discovered that a stork had made it nest upon their roof Beting orthodox little Teutons they hailed the newcomer with favor as storks are supposed to bring luck to a house All the summer they shared their tidbits with their longlegged friend which became very tame and companionable At the first sign of approaching cold weather the stork prepared to flit to warmer climes The children were sad at the thought of losing their pet but their parents consoled them with the assurance that the bird would surely return the next spring The children still uneasy at the idea oIl the stork not being cared for through the long winter consulted together and evolved brilliant idea which they immediately proceeded to put into execution They wrote a little note in their best German Ger-man script stating that the stork was very dear to them and begging the good people in whose county it might spend the winter to be kind to their pet and send it back to them in the spring They sealed the note fastened it to a ribbon tied it around the birds neck and tucked it under its wing The next day they sadly watched the stork wing its way toward milder skies The snow and Ice came Christmas time brought the children gifts and fresh amusements amuse-ments but their summer pet was not forgotten When the spring came round again their little feet used to climb to the roof day by day looking and longing for the storks return and behold one fine morning there i was tame and gentle a ever Great was the childrens delight but what was their surprise to discover round its neck and under its wing another an-other bright band with a note attached brght children who wrote addressed to the chidr wrte the letter the stork brought The ribbon rib-bon was quickly untied and the missive mis-sive opened I was from a missionary in Africa stating that he had read the childrens note and had cared for the stork and thought the children whose good hearts had prompted them to provide vide for the comforts of the bird through the winter would be willing to help clothe and feed the little destitute children of his mission A full name and address followed The children were full of sympathy and the missionarys note won a golden gold-en answer from the family Other letters let-ters came and went by post between them until by and by the children learned to krow the missionary and his little black waifs almost as well as they knew the beloved stork that had a proved so trusty a messenger |