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Show LETTERS THIS BOY'S HOBBY Russell Davidson of Ogden Has Unique Experiences With Foreign Writers Husaell Davidson. 3303 Porter nve-nue, nve-nue, a student In the Ogden Sigh sohool, has been requested by Boy's Llfo to WTlte an artlch. on a hobby of his. that of writing to Americans and others that read and write English in all parts of the world Davidson snys that he had two reasons for hl3 hobby, tho first bring1 a curiosity to discover how theyi looked upon life, and tho second to seeuro specimens of stamps from all parts of the world Until ho thought of getting the ad-ar ad-ar eases from Washington of all consuls con-suls and writing his lottcrs in care Of th"m he had considerable difficulty! in getting in touch with people in foreign countries Through tho obliging efforts of the consuls he said that he had built up a correspondence with people located In all parts of the world. He has received numerous letters from foreigners that had evidently studied Kng'lsh. which letter-, he said w-ere Interesting In thaf they show the peculiar ways in whli h English Is undersfrM..l ,y many of the foreigners. foreign-ers. Many of them, he said, brazenly asked to be sent Christmas presents evidently under the Impression thet'1 everyone in the i nited states wa i very wealthy. Some of the questions were startling, start-ling, ho said one young lady in Constantinople Con-stantinople asking Davidson what he I did in the winter months and If he had been kidnaped bj the Mormons and taken into Utah. A sort of BUb-hobby of Davidson's that has grown OU of th" correspondence correspond-ence is that of sending gum to the natives of various countries Cecil Crosy, consul at Arden, Arabia, wrote Davidson saying "as you requested I gave the gum to one of tho messengers at the eonsulau-and eonsulau-and he professed to like It " A Siamese Siam-ese boy did not understand that ttv gum was not to be swallowed and when he answered Davidson ho had 1 -.ill trust, he said. In American dellcac ics. Davidson said that he would be willing to supply anyone that wished 1 0 Start such a correspondent with lho necessary addresses of persons In all parts of the world. |