THE SUNDAY BEK: OMAHA. SEPTEMBER S. 1922.
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The Teenie Weenie trading expedition, which hai been traveling many day
towards the wild men's country, was now drawing near the big swamp where the wild
tribe lived. A very close watch had to' be kept when the little people were in camp, (or
it was hard to tell just what the wild men might do. The Tccnie Weenie men were well
armed, and the Lady of Fashion and Sal ly GulT, who were in the party, were not
allowed to wander far from camp. The tiny autos had hard work making their way
through the dense jungle of grass, briers, and bushes, and often the little men had to
chop away fallen weeds which blocked the w ay.
One afternoon the trucks came to a stop at the shore of a big lake of water, and
the General ordered the men to make ca mp. '
"This is as far as the trucks can go," h e said. "We'll have to make camp here
and finish the rest of the journey in ca noes or build a raft, for the wild men live
in that island out there in the lake.
The Teenie Weenies peered in the direction the General pointed, and they could
just make out the dusky outlines of the island. Great turtles lay, on the old logs which
.stuck out of the water, and as the evening drew near the croaking of the frogs became
terrible. ., . t . . ,
, The Teenfe 'Weenies made a comfortable camp and gathered in great quantities
of firewood. While, Gogo and the girls prepared supper the Indian gathered tonif
strips of birch hark and set to work building a canoe. "Auto, he no good in water,"
grunted the Indian as he bound the strips of bark into the shape of a tiny canoe.
The misquitocs were so thick about the camp the Teenie Weenies were forced to.
go to bed early in order to keep from be ing eaten alive.
Early the next morning the Indian finished the canoe, and Zip, the wild man,
who lived with the Teenie Weenies, was i nstructcd to carry a message to Queen
Mooie. the queen of the wild men. '
"Tell the Queen," said the General, "t hat the Teenie Weenies have come to visit
her, and that they have many presents fo r her. Tell her that the Teenie Weenies
have many-pins, needles, thimbles and other things which they wish to trade to the
queen for frog hams and wild rice. Tell her, if she is pleased with my message, that
I will come to visit her tomorrow.
The General gave Zip a piece of looking glass about the sire of a postage stamp,
which was to be presented to the Queen. "T ell her we have more presents for her,"
cried the General as Zip pushed off the ca noc.
The Teenie Weenies watched Zip un til he paddled out of sight among the water
lilies, and then they sat down to wait his return. It was almost night when the little
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fellow returned, and he brought word that she would be very happy to have the TeenTe
Weenies visit her.
"She much glad you come," reported Zip. "She much happy with look in' glass.
She say Teenie Weenies her much best friends, and she say she want General to come,
tomorrow and she will have turtle down to water so General can ride to her house."
Early the next morning the General, with Zip as interpreter and the Indian and the
Cowboy as guards, set off for a visit to the Queen. He carried several bracelets and t
piece of silk necktie as presents.
As they drew near the island on which the wild men lived they saw a number f
the little fellows on the shore, and near them' stood the royal turtle.
"Jinks!" exclaimed the General when he saw the turtle. "Have I got to ride thai
.fool turtle?"
"O, sure, yes!" Tried Zip. "Queen, she be much unpltased if you no ride the royal
turtle. Him won't bite."
"I'm not afraid of being bitten," laughed the General. "The fool turtle is so slow,
I could walk much faster than it can go. Besides, it makes me seasick to ride it, it
wobbles so. I rode it after the war we had with the wild men and I got awful sick.
But if it will make her angry if I don't ride it, I suppose I'll have to try."
The wild men et up a loud cheer when the General stepped ashore, and the Teenfe
Weenies all bowed to the wild men. The wild men were queer looking littlr chaps. They
were about the same size-as the. Teenie Weenies. Their skins were brown; they had
thick, bushy hair; their noses were painted red; and white had been painted araund their
eyes. ( v
Each carried a spear, which had been made hy tieintf a sharp fishbone to a lonjf
handle, and some carried war clubs and bows and arrows. They wore pants made out of
frog skins and shoes of the same material, while around their necks they wore neck
laces of seeds. "
When the General had climbed on to the Back of the turtle the wild men sef off
towards -the center of the island, where the Queen lived.
The wild men were very timid, and all along the road the General could see the
little fellows peering out at lmn from behind the bushes.
At last they arrived at the Queen's house, and the General was given a royal wel
come. The Queen seemed glad to see him, and she was mush pleased with her presents.
The General spent almost the whole day with the little lady, and she agreed to supply
him with all the wild rice and frog hams he wished.
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Letters from Little Folks of Happyland
(Prise.)
What the Bird Club Did to Help.
Once upon a time a neighbor
hood of girls formed a club to help
the birds. Every meeting the girls
would bring pinnies for collection
then they would put them in a
Mis" n.t.i
hank. Snn the bank was full and
they bought t bird fountain. On
day a mother bird and her four
little robins were drinking in tht
fountain when iam bad bovs
tint lung'. Tht mother could
mt gitf lb signal fast enough t't-
fore one of the boys had grabbed
one of them. The mothers noisy
roice aroused the girls from one
of their meetings. Then the girls
came out. They told the boys
they ought to be ashamed of them
selves. They told the boys how
they had saved money enough to
buy the bird fountain. The boys
ir It ashamed and told the girts they
would like to join the club. Then
the boys joined the club and saved
their money and bought many use
ful things (or the birds IU War
ner, 24.lo South Twentieth Avenue,
Omaha, Neb,
Ben the Violin.
Den is our important character.
He i 12 yrars old. His family
were in such a condition that ht
had to sell papers. Ont diy Den
in torn outer way got in th way
of a swill paning car, II was
3nickly taken to hospital. Th
oetor fcund owt ht bid leg
broken.
Day by day h slowly recovered.
A wealthy ttdi'rly man cams into
Hen's room. II took a liking to
him and tl was hard to separate
them. This man's name is Mr. J.
Sheoman. In two weeks Hen was
well, yet his leg was rather weak.
Mr, John Sheoman, with Hen's
mother's permission, adopted Uen.
Hen was cnt to a private school
where he was educated the best
education the school gave.
After graduating he was sent to
a musical school. Hen was given
a violin, which he learned to love
with all his heart. His name was
then known as the great violinist,
Mr, Sheoman died when Hen was
making his name famous. All of
Mr. John Sheoman't property was
given to Hen. Margaret Juhnke.
Aged 12. Columbus. Neb., 3212
West Fifteenth street.
A Sixth Grader. .
Pear lUppy: I thought I would
write and let you know that I re
ceived my (Ht-Hawk pin nil O K
nd sure think it is pretty. My
papa doetn't take The He, but my
iitrr does, and I get it every Sun
day and lurt enjoy reading the
letters from bill folks ol Happy
land. I am 12, will ht IJ in Sep
tember. I will be in tht ith grade
at school this year. For pets I
have four little tiny kitties that sure
are cut; also a little black and white
dog.
Well, this is all I know, so I will
write more , next time. Corina
Dean, 1'ercival, la.
A New Member.
Dear Happy: I had heard of
the Go-Hawks Happy Tribe and
so joined them today.
I promise to obey all rule. So
am sending my coupon and a
stamp for my Go-Hawk button
Virginia Marshall, Aged II, 520
Main Street, McCook, Neb,
Want to Join.
Dear Happy: I would like to join
your Happy tribe.
1 am enclosing a 2 cent stamp
and tht eoupon. I promise to be
kind to dumb animals and every
one. We started to Ult The lire
lately. For pets 1 have a dog and
cat, Tht dog's name is i'uouit
and the rat's Tom.
Nrat time I write I htl wiile a
ory, I t It it, V .
I i!l It M text ii'oinV mil
be in the eighth grade next year.
Hoping to receive my button
I'll close. Janet French, Douglas,
Neb.
How Betty Helped to Make the:
World a Happier Place.
"Oh, girls I" cried Iletly to her
friends. "I have thought of the.
lovlirst plan.''
"What is it Hctti,," they isUd
eagerly.
For when "Hrtts" had a plan
they had found out long ago that
she always had something interest
ing. and they all liked her plans.
''Well." raid "Uetts" beginning.
''You sec I was wrapping some
thing up for mother, and I hap
pened to look at the top and taw
'Happyland.' Then I looked at the
page and saw letter and stories
from the children that belonged
to tht 'Happy Club.' I thought we
(nil could join end have t meets
ing onct a wk and wriit stories
and the ont that had tht beil story
would fct lent in. Thtn they have1
the pledge pulton. That meant lk4
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