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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 13, 1P07. 1CAN hear a buzzing around the hive, and one after another of the little bees n?kinp fcr ndmifsion. V.'e might put " Welcome" in holly and mistletoe over the door and ret out a plate of sugar or honey to attract the bae!:v.-atd ones, l.ut that is not necessary, 1 am sure, for the little folks Know they will he gladly received. We surmise that the hive will hood be swarming with Busy Beea in the shape of contributions to briphten up our page. How many of the boys and girls write stories, just natural every day events about real people? How many have heard cute and bright remarks that have never been put in print? Perhaps some of you have tried making rhymes and hidden them away or torn them up, for fear cne might laugh at your first efforts. Write. any of those out and send to this department. We may not use them all, but if there is merit in them, you may see them in print some time. The children's department ia for you and its editor ready to lend a helping hand to all its members. While encouraging our young folks to write and study, don't think that we advise giving up your outdoor sports and amusements. On the contrary, r"t out and romp awhile every day in the crisp, wholesome air of winter. Coasting and skating are fine exercises lo develop the lunga. The blood circulates more freely and the brain works quickly after such outings. Next best to this, doing errands and chores around home, yes, even washing dishes and sweeping the floor, helps mother and makes a variety from the routine of Bchool work. Do you realize what a splendid thing it is to be a schoolboy or girl and able to do these things. Now, I want to tell the Busy Bees about a small boy who sent in a very pretty story, nicely written and punctuated but what do you think? The story sounded so familiar that we began to wonder where we had heard it before, and it had been taken almost word for word, from an old reader, with only the names changed. We do not usually tell 'tales out of school," but perhaps this will prevent such a thing happening again. Our page is not for the purpose of reprinting old stories that every one has read, but your own Try again, little boy. Story of Wise BT MAUD WALKER. (LD OREY TAIL eat on a limb near o the door of hl house. It wan a round little door, just big l'-ilil! enough for Old Grey Tnll to get through. It led Into a big tree. tvhoee Interior waa hollow to quite a depth. At the bottom of the hollow plae-.whlch Wi Old Grey Tail'' houne there waa a fine etore of nut which Old Grey Tall had put there early In the fall. He wai a wise old squirrel, waa Grey Tall, and hla knowledge waa a theme of conversation among hla nelghbora, who alwaya came to him for advice. On thla winter morning he had come out of hla houae to get a breath of freah air and enjoy the bright sunbeama that tola through the bare branches of the trees. Seeing him there, several of hla Delghbora came to call on htm, for ha was a great favorite In the wooda. "Ah. my frlenda, good morning to you, ne and all," aald Old Grey Tall, waving Ma luxurloua tall In greeting aa hla Vlattors came up the tree merrily. "How foee the world with you thla severe weather?" ' "Well, Wise Grey Tall," said Mrs. Brown Fur, "I've almost run out of food. Since this terrible snowstorm my children and I have not been able to find a bite on the round; everything Is burled so deeply JWth the thick blanket of white that our paws must have frosen before we could have scratched through to the leaves on the ground," "I told Mra. Brown Fur to call on you nd ask for m few nuts to help her and her family out should she run too short before a thaw," remarked a jolly squirrel, ' who waa known aa "Master Gay," he was always so lively and reckless in spirit. "Why didn't you lend some of your win ter's supply to Mra. Brown Fur?" asked Old Grey Tall, turning a kern eye on Mas ter Gay. "Well, to confess the truth," said Mas ter Gay, lightly and laughingly, "I have Just about enough to run me through the winter. And I've got to eat judiciously ut that or I'll find myself In the rime straits that our lady friend and her family are in that Is to say, short of feed." "I thought as much," sMd Old Grey Tall, dryly. "I haven't forgotten last tall when 1 was o busy putting up nuts and you Wfre mailing about and flirting with the gay misses. I told you then that evory day would not be a holiday, with plenty strewn on the ground under the sheltering leaves. That was the time when you hould have been judicious, my young anJ thoughtless friend. And ss for our mutual friend, Mrs. Brown Fur. she should have put her children to work gathering nuts Instead of allowing them to play from Queens of England Isabella of France, queen . consoit of Edward II., was born In France In the year U9S. She was tbe eleventh qu en of England, counting from the Norman con quest, .and with but one exception was of higher rank than had ever been espoused by a king of England, her fuhtr bolng PhlUp le Bel, king of Frsr.re, and her mother. Jane, being queen of Navarre. When a tot of 4 Isabella's fatal marriage With the young Prince Edward of England was arranged for her by her parents and ydward's father. The betrothal ceremony ipmrn ik mm? v s,Jl'in,-.un ?? . ISABELLA OF FRANCS then to our surprise discovered real thoughts and experiences. Old Gray Tail morning till night. If t remember lightly she waa the only worker In her family. And one cannot lay up the provisions for Ave. Each member of a family should do his share of the work as soon as he Is large enough. No Idle ones, no hunger and want, you know." "But. dear Wise Grey Tall," put In Mra, Brown Fur, "I had no Idea that we would have auch an early winter. And who could foresee such snow aa fell three days ago? Why, every day till then we've found our food mostly on the ground, not having to touch What I had stored up. But now thiyt we are cut off from the ground, ao to apeak, we are eating an awful hole in our pile of nuta. Really, If we do not have thaw before another month I see nothing but starvation ahead for my children and myself unless you loan us some food, dear friend." "And suppose I lend to you and to every one else who has been, like the grasshop per gay, Idle during the season of work?" asked Old Grey Tail. "Who would feed me when my nelghbora had eaten my last morsel of food, pray? For I do not know a single squirrel who has provided him solf with more than enough to run hla family, let alone giving to hit nelghbora. Not but that there were nuts enough on the ground to lay tip a five-year supply had all been Industrious during the fall days of plenty. No, no, my gay and pleat-ure-lovlng friends, I cannot furnish taod for a whole community, even though I were disposed to do so, which I am not. . Why should I work overtime that others might be idle alwaya? Thoae of us. who would live In peace and plenty during the long winter months must prepare when the harvest Is ripe. Borry as I am, my frlonds, that any of you should be obliged to go on short rations, I am not touched ao deeply a to starve myself to feed you. Had I not warned you of this long, long ago I might feel quite differently about it. but I gave a free leture on the neces sity of storing up food while the weather was fine end the nuts were abundant. Many came and listened to my talk, cheering wildly and saying, 'He Is right. Is Grey Tall.' Then all went away to play and frolic till the winter came on. A few there were who worked diligently, but the greater number played. Those workers are now enlov'ng the fruits of their labors, while those who played n ay continue to p'.uy as long as fun can be had without eat ing." Just at that moment a strange noise was heard, sharp and loud. It made Grey Tali turn quickly to his visitors and warn them. "Qo home as fast aa you can, my frlenda, and hide away In your houses. Don't ao much as peep out while those noises are sounding through the woods. I've seen waa aolenimacd when the little princess was years of age. At this time Edward waj prince cf Wales. When Isabella, had Just completed her thliteenth yoar Prince Edward had become king of England through the death of his father. With unseemlng haste the young king urged forward his marriage with Isa bella, anxloua aa he was to place the beau tiful princess on the throne beside him. Thus, at the tender Me of It, Isabella became wife and queen. But the union proved to be a meet unhappy one, the queen being a woman devoid of virtue and truth. 8he soon became estranged from fcr husband, and with deception and Uea, turned her powerful family of Francs and Navarre against him. She even lived apart from him. spending seme time in France, where she let ao opportualty pass to do her royal spouse Injury and exalt herself. Then, raising an army, ah marched against him In his own realm, taking Mm and hla most powerful advo cates prisoners. For a time Edward was held as a royal prisoner, but Isabella, fearing lest the king's party might raise an army and set the king once more on his rightful throne, had him secretly killed by torraee and her son made ruler In the right of his succes sion. But Isabella had to reap partly as she had sown. Her enemies became powerful, and the new king her son waa Influenced much by them. The queen mother, who had no aeruplea during her day of power, was subjected to many trying ordeals and at last thrown Into prison, ""'rl f'A r armlnrii. rtjujnj cJXat When Winter oh .;fs v . -r RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Write plainly oa one elds of ths paper only and number the pages. S. Use pea and Ink, not penoll 3. Short and pointed artiolee will he givea preference. Do sot use oyer 850 worda. 4. Original atoriea or ' lettera only will be naed. 5. Write your name, age and ad dress at the top of the nist pago. First and sseond prises of boolct will he given for the beat two ooa tribntloaa to this page each week. jLOdJtesa all communications to cnxuaMnv'u dzvaj&txsitt, Omaha Bee. Visit to St. Paul By Hope Hutton, aee . 400 William Street. Omaha. I am going to be a Busy Bee and write aa often aa I can. I enjoy the puttie letters and atoriea. I like to read them. I will tell a atory entitled, "My Vlalt to St. Paul. Minn." My mamma, sister and I left Omaha about 7 p. m. one pleasant evening In August over the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul railroad. I enjoyed my Journey Tery much. We arrived about 9 the next morning. As we had no relattona or friends in the city we had to stay at a hotel. We rose every morning, had .our breakfast and planned to visit different parts of the city. Seventh street was much like our Tenth street, but It has not a viaduct. There are a great number of schools and churches, which are many of our kind fall from the branches after one of those terrible explosions. It is some sort of a death instrument In the hands of our big two-legged enemies, so take warning before It Is too late. Excuse my seeming rudeness In sending you all home, but you know my house Is too small to accommodate more than one besides my self. So, not wishing to show a favor, I must neds ask you for your own safety to depart as quickly as possible and make yourselves safe within your own tieee. Come again after the danger Is over. Goodbye for the present." And so saying Old Grey Tall turned 'round and Imme diately disappeared within his house. The visiting squirrels went down the tree, but did not hasten home, ss they had been wirned to do. Mrs. Brown Kur stopped to erpress her opinion of a neighbor who would refuse to lend food to others In need, and Master 0y seconded everything she said, adding: "Oh, he's a stingy old chap. But It the worst comes to the worst we'll just go to him and demand some nuts: he's got enough stored away to last him IIHIRIHI Little Bad Bill's Doleful Winter Adventure Little Bad Bill waa naughty, you know; Played hookey from school one day: Hid 'round the corner when the bell rang; Then skipped off alone for to play. He saw In a yard a beautiful dog; Going In he said, "Huh, fellow, come! I'm out for a Jolly good time, dontohar Covers Ponds i , ' ' ' , '''. - ' icH GROUP OF LITTLE SKATERS AT HAKSCOM PARK. beautiful. We visited a number of the large stores, one called the "Golden Rule," which is much like the new Brandels store. We went to the State Fishery. We saw large tanks, each having a different kind of flsh also many stuffed birds and animals. Not far from this wai the Indlun Mound park, a beautiful place, about 150 feet directly above the Mississippi river. This park'contains seven large mounds, where the Indians are supposed to have buried their deat. We also went across the river to Minneapolis. This s a very busy city. St. Paul and Min neapolis are called the Twin Cities. They are the shipping centers for the wheat that grows In the northern sec tion. I like St. Paul better than Min neapolis, but neither as well as Omaha. Day at the Atlantic Coast K. Fradenbutg, sge 9, 4:5 Burdelte Street, Omaha. There Is nothing more 'delightful than a day spent at the Atlantic coast. I visited it three years ago when I was only 6 years old. I still remember the huge waves as they rolled upon the shore bearing shells and seaweed. The seaweed is sometimes five or six feet long and as clear as amber. The sea may be very cruel at times. We went to see a wrecked ship which had run against the rocks, thinking that a bon fire on the beach was the lights of Gloucester. The captain's wife was tied to a mast to keep her from drown till next fall and some to spare, I'll war rant. Juat remember how he worked night and day last fall; wouldn't atop to attend our jicnlcs nor go exploring Into the woods across the stream. No, he's an old miser and he should be handled accordingly. If I get hungry I'm not going to ask him for nuts; I'll Just go In and help myself.' And Master Guy tossed his tall In a bragging way. You couldn't manage hlra alone; he's as strong as threo ordinary squirrels," si Id a little gray fellow who had not till now spoken. His name was Peepboo, for lie was forever peeping "round Into everyone's house, seeing what he might get hla paws on. "You'd need help, Mister Oay, In lack ling that old wiseacre." "Could I count on you?" asked Ma-xter Gay. "With one other we could put him to rout and take the place.' "Sure; I'll be with you In chaalrg that old stingy bones from the forest," agreed Peepboo. "I don't quite approve of your scheme." said .Mrs. Brown Fur. "In the first place. know. But I don't like playing alone." But the worthy old bull dog snarled, then bit! Bad Mill ran away for life's sake. He thought he surely would fall in a fit. For a part of hla clothes Bull did take I But soon be had traveled away from hla fear; Forgotten his recent great harm; Bo on, on he went toward the far country, To nud skating some place on a farm. The day being warm the Ice 'gan to thaw. But Had Bill, unwise, didn't know; So be ran on a pond, all frozen o'er. Soon to And himself struggling below. The Ice cracktd and broke, and free Ing, he Quite loudly called out, "Murder! Fire!" An old farmer came, and seeing htm said, "Gee whis, son, you might be some drier. "For, I swan, you're wet from yer top to yer toe. Come, git out o' there quirk, too! Git yer fer home fast as o can go. An' don't let me again see yju. "A-foolIn 'roun where you don't belong." Then away the old farmer stalked; While Bad Bill floundered out of tht d With Ice Boys and Girls May Go Skating ' '.,. '" If km ,Vk ing. She was rescued and after a month was well enough to go back to her home in Nova Scotia. A Little Journey in Iowa Ruth Dutcher. aged 12 years, 228 Krskine Btieot, Omaha. k When I was 10 years old my brother and I took a trip to Sidney, Ia. We left the Burlington depot at 4 p. in. and crossed the Missouri river and changed cars at Hastings, Ia. The train waited there for forty-five min utes. Then a crowd of people who had been to a race got on the car. The train started and we arrived at Sidney at 8 p. m. We went to my cousins'. There are three boys and no girls, but I did not care. I got acquainted with a number of girls. They took me through the school house, the only one In the town. It was a large building, :s it had all the grades, and all the children in the town go there. Wei'.,' we stayed two weeks and when we started the youngest boy almost cried. We had to transfer three tlniei and ar rived in Omaha about 11 a. m., but no one was there, bo woj fame home and got here In time for dinner. A Trip to Wall Lake By Ruth Ability, uged 11, Fairmont. Neb. When we were at my aunt's she took us to Wall Lake. At about 5 o'clock Monday morning we started. It was cold and there was frost on the ground, though It was August. At the depot we found Teddy, the dog, had come along. So we took him with us. At Wall Lake it was so cold that we built a Are In the waiting room. Teddy got loose and we had a lively time chasing him. There was a little monkey In a cage and Teddy tried to get loose to catch him, but he didn't succeed. At Lake View we got into the steamer and went across the lake to our cottage. Thqugh it was cold, we children took off our shoes and waded. We had not been there five minutes when we need him for a councilor, and in the second plnce the better cluss of sq-jirrels I mean the Industrious ones hold Old Grey Tall in high esteem, There'd be war to the teeth should any body of squirrels do harm to Old Grey Tall, the Wise. I know what I'm talking about, for I go about ao much and hear all the gossip. " "Wo'd do It at night when none were about ta tell the tain," boasted Mster Gay. "But," ho wild, with some little alarm, "there's that terrible noise again, and so close, too. Mayhap we'd better get under cover." And he, with Fcepboo and Mrs. Brown Fur, etirted toward their own trees. They did not know, however, that their conversation had ben ovclh?ard b Old Grey Tall. On their descending his tree he had heard ihem pause ut the bot tom to talk. Anxious that they xhould es cape hurt, he had braved any danger and come upon the branch Just above their heads to warn them again, when he over heard Mrs. Brown Fur's remarks about himself. It was only natural that he should listen, for these three squirrels who Were And homeward like Icicle walked. When he entered his own beloved home. Where a grate fire glowed warnt and bright. His mother, smiling, with slipper in hand. Thawed and warmed him with all her might. saasasBW-a1 i !"U ' ''".!' r - U fal T . ON THE POND AT RTVERVIEW Teddy caught a muskrat. After din ner we went In bathing, but it was too cold for enjoyment. That after noon aunt, uncle and myself went out fishing. I caught six croppies. We got very thirsty and aunt de clared that she never would go out fishing again without a can of water. On the way home we mqt my cousin coming, from the other side of the lake. He had some frogs. That evening we cleaned the frog legs. After we had finished and washed them aunt spread them in a dripping pan to salt them. She put some salt on and they all began to wiggle. They looked very funny. The next day we went to Lake View in a sallbof.t. We were very late and had to run to catch the train. (We will be Bind to examine your otlier Htory, Ruth, nnd If suitable may uce an other lime. Editor.) A Visit to Colorado By Floyd Hlldehrand. ae 11, 1V9 Four teenth Street, Hcatrice, Nell. Last year papa, mamma and I went to Colorado. We had a fine time. We bought a burro. He was black. He was the prettiest little donkey you ever saw. We called him Joe Joe. He is so fat he can hardly gallop. When he tries to he puts his ears back, his head down and his tall straight out. He haB got to go just us fast as he can or else he can't go at all. One time papa said to mamma: "I tell you, he likes good things to eat in his mouth, becauca be eats onions. He thlnkB they are good." We came In a burro wagon. Before we came we bought another burro. He was gray. We called him Jumbo. Not because he was big, because h was littler than the other. So we started, and on the way we got two more. One we called Tiny and the other was Maud. One time Tiny went "He Ha" and scared all the horses ir. tht pasture. Now I am going to write a conun drum: abusing him so vehemently had always posed as hlf great friends and admirers. La, he now understood why they had prac ticed such deceit toward him. They hud a purpose In vlefv. From him they Intended to borrow or steal, "Well, well," he said, sadly; "one llnds out things every day." Just then the nolxe which had frightened Master Gay so sent Old Grey Tall deep Into his house. And there he stayed, too, for an hour or more, for the explosions kept resounding so clone to him that he dared not show the tip of his ens lest he lose his head. When at lust the noises ceased Old Grey Tall tame out to look about. To hla horror at first he saw, not a dnsen yards from his tree, many blood stains on the snmv. He hurried to the homes of his nearby neighbors and after hours of search It was found that Master Gay, Mrs. Brown Fur and Teep-boo hud disappeared. Not a trace of them could he found, save their foot prints which led from Grey Tail's tree to the spot where blood spots were on the snow. ptnE. TLT. PE WITH TOTT IK rHABIVa THAT OLD BT1NQT-BONE3 FROSC TUB gfBLBT." AGREED Piii-i-BOO. . ;.' o ml MM. t J PARK. Say, guess what I saw the other day? It was nothing but a horse going along the road as fast as it could and a little dog sitting on Its tail. Do you know how It happened? Well, tho horse was running as fast as It could and a little dog sitting on its own tail. A Letter to All Ry Maxwell 1 imyon, tie 11, Little Sioux, la. I take The Omaha Sunday Bee and I hope to Join and be a writer for the "Busy Bees." I will try to amuse you by writing all sorts of stories. 1 will describe myself: I have white hair, blue eyes, I am four feet ten and weigh about Blxty-five pounds. Well, I'll quit now and you go on. (Several letters have been received frott Busy Beea which will li published Inter.) Conundrums When la the urdeiit lover like a tallir When pressing his suit. , liow ciin a person fall np stairs? tvheu In the'soeund story. There was a bad kid with a brill, A Bad Boy's Fate Mad- up out of snow, hard and amall An old gent, pursing by, Caught the ball on his eye! He collared the kid that Is all. Grey Tall sat down and pondered. It waa as well affr all that such worthless squlr tels should be taken from their midst. Their Influence on the young was bad. Bt-Hlrien, they were a constant charge and menace to the better element In the forest. Hut there were the four little onea Idle children, all of Mrs. Brown Fur's. Well, ho could not see those helpless things Etarve. No, lie would take them us his own sons und daughters and feed and iralri them. It was their lack of training thst had made them so Idle and shiftless, any way, and Old Grey Tall could not find II In his heart to condemn them. So. hurrying to the tree of Mrj. Brown Fur, he tnlMd the nmtter over with the four ciylng children, and soon It was agreed that they should come dally lo at from his tie", but that thy should continue to live ut th'.lr own home. And when the fall should ome aftaln they would part company, each pro. vldlng for himself and herself a home which Grey Tall would Insist on having filled with a plentiful supply of food when the season of harvest waa ripe for thsra. 12 If 7 Tit