THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE, JUNE 9, 1907.
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FDITII MARTIN of Fairmont, Neb... and Chester Hart of Grand Island
are the Busy Dee's Queen and King for the month of June, and all of
the little writers for this department must show their loyalty t
them by writing the Tery best Fairy Story they can. Be sure and
mark each Rtory either Red or Blue, ao that Busy Bee's editor may
keep you all posted as to which ruler Is the most popular In having the most
ubjects and which one has won the most prize stories. Last week both the
Red and the Blue sides won a prize story, making a Tery interesting start for
the June contest. This week both prUo stories were won by the Blue team,
o those who are faithful to the King muRt.be sure and send in a story next
week, as that Is the only possible way to hare your side win.
Busy Bee's editor received a letter this week from one of the Busy Bees x
saying that school hod closed and that she had to take only one examination,
which she passed with a high average and is now ready for the sixth grade.
She also sent her congratulations to Ruth Ashby, as the victorious ruler for
the .month of May.
The prize winners for this week are Miss Marguerite Mason, aged 11
years, 808 West Eighth street, Fremont, Neb., and Miss Grace Hays, aged 13
years, Falls City, Neb. Honorary mention was given to Miss Alice Wedrlch;'
aged 8 years, Tlattsmouth, Neb.
The teams now have four on the Red side and seven on the Blue.
Those who solved the beheaded word puzzle correctly In last Sunday's
paper were Ethel M. Ingram, aged 12 years. Valley, Neb.; Thelma Jones, aged
10 years, Madlaon, Neb., and Marguerite Mason, Fremont, Neb.
The three words were cheat, heat and eat.
Grandma's Flag Day Story
By Helen
m
T WAS our national flag day, and
Lulu, Tom and Oracle came home
from the parade full of patriotic
enthusiasm. Tom had been orte
of the foremost In the parade, be-
longing to the "Adams County Boys' Drill
Regiment," which marched In uniform with
fife and drum, while Lulu and Oracle had
ridden In their pony cart In the line of
vehicles that followed the "regiment." The
day had belonged to the youth of Adams
vllle, the parents, of course, turning out
In ths morning to watch the drill and flag
display, and many had been the compli
ments paid to the youngsters, both boys
and girls, on account of their fine display
of flags and tha orderly drill and parade
that took place In the public square.
When Lulu, Tom rind Oracle, very tired,
but much excited oer the morning's cele-
bratlon, came home It wanted an hour
till dinner time. Half starved, they sat
on ths big front porch to rest till they
should be called to the longed for meal.
and to chat over the Interesting event of
the morning. "I ll tell you, girls. I never
dld understand how a 'man could be afraid
when be is going Into battle. " It seems to
me that the martial music, the cheers
of his comrades, tha bravery of his ofllcers
and the sense that he Is about to fight
or die for his country would urge hlin on
and make him feel like a hero, robbing
hlm of all thought of fear for himself.
I'm quit sure I'd feel that way. 'Fight
for my country, fight till I help to win vie-
tory or die In the conflict,' would be my
cry."
"You've never been at the front." smiled
Lulu. "Maybe you'd feel differently were
you facing a row of cannon handled by the
snemy."
"If anything I'd feci all the braver and
fletermlned to fight," boldly declared Tom.
"Well, perhaps my Tommy would feel
Just like other boys . have felt on such
occasions," said a soft, quavering voice
In the doorway, and the children looked
tip to see dear old grandma standing there
with her sewing in her hands., She came
out on the porch and took an easy chair
that Tom gallantly brought forward for
her. Then as the three grandchildren
gathered about her for they loved to alt
and chat with grandma she put her sew-
Ing In her lap. pushed her glasses from her
nose to the edge of her soft white hair
and smiled about on the rosy faces of her
"dear little ones."
"I don't think I'm m -hn-
dren of your Great-uncle Alfs experience
during the short time he was a soldier,
have It"
"Oh, no; we'v never heard about It,"
cried Tom. "Tell us, granny, dear. Was
h vcr In a battle?"
Grandma smiled, then began: "No. not
In a real battle with men. but engaged
In a battlo with Fear, which was almost
too much for hlin. You see. we've n..v-r
talked much about your Great-uncle Alfs
n.ri.. k. j, ...
Grandma looked' calmlv hnu on th ih.
young faces as she gave this bit of In-
formation about her youngest and favorite
brother, who had long lnc been called
to his fathers. "Not that we ever ron-
damned him," grandma eontlnued, "for
we fully understood the poor .boy's heart
and knw he was not In the wrong."
"A deserter!" exclaimed Tom. horrifled.
'Our areat-uncle-vour own ioh., rvi,
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grandma, that's a real disgrace."
"After you'v grown older you'll not Jump
at conclusion so quickly, my dear son."
said grandma. ' First you must hear your
great-uncle's story; then you may pass
Judgment on his conduct.'
"But there's no excuse for a deserter."
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N DAT HE. CAME CREEPINQ INTO MY ROOM. HI 3 FA.CB PALE.
Davis
declared Tom. solemnly. "Not though he
wore your favorite brother, grandma."
"Well, you hush up till grandma has told
the story." ordered Lulu. "I guess grand
ma knows the circumstances better than
you do. So keep your opinions to your
self till she's through." ,
"Yes, let's have the story, granny," urged
Oracle. "it's most dinner time and we want
to hear It before we are called to eat."
"As you all know," began grandma, "my
youngest brother was Alf, a delicate,
nervous, high strug boy, a bit like our Tom
Is now. He was only 15 at the breaking out
of the rebellion in '61. When his brothers
Thomas and Dan enlisted In the army Alf
wa" WMQ 10 t too. But our father, then
an old man' Preva"d upon him to stay
home and nelp wlth th wor't on ths
farm' But day by day A,f became more'
and more rest'e- The spirit of war
"eemed to be ver upon him. He talked
of nothn but war and the union. One
day he came creeping Into my room, his
face P1' hl" cye" unusually bright. Com-
,ng 10 me ne bent OVer my chair and whis-
pered ln my "" 'Stt. I've got to go.
y heIp "eed t vln the victory,
Kvcry boy and man shiy. d now be at his
P0Bt- 1 can't stay - here and plow and
B0W and reaD when the din of battle Is
rl"6'ng forever in my ears. Tou must ex-
plam 11 to our father and mother. I can't
make tnem understand; maybe you can.'
We"' befor8 could scarcely get It through
my head thnt our young Alf really meant
t0 o he was gone. He left home at
nlghti vlthout word of goodby, for he
drade1 the Pin of such a parting and
w.a"ted to 'P" us as well as himself,
"Well, I told my parents the best I
cud, but the blow was a hard one, In-
deed. Three sonsand not one left to
heP tl,e 01,1 father who was getting feeble.
Tliro boys all gone to shoot other boys!
or be Bhot themselves! My mother broke
raP'dly under this last shock, becoming 111
through anglety over her boys, especially
over Alf, whom she knew was (far from
'uMd and would doubtless succumb to the
army, privations and hardships. The days
P8!,d most miserably for us-the old
athet too feeble to look after the farm;
th6 0,(1 mother, sick through anxiety over
her boys, and I. the only daughter, too
helpless to do anything but pray for those
at home and those on the field of battle,
and to attend the housework with what
heart 1 could command.
"Several months went by without a word
from Alf. We could not locate him, though
we tried hard to do o, Occasionally let-
ttua rami from Thitnaa n .1 na. k,. i
- vu may
Qla n01 "now wnero their 'baby brother'
Wtt"- A,f- being the youngest child of the
famlly. we always alluded to him as tha
'baby brother.'
"Now the conflict between the north and
the south was arowinr more tnrrihi Tha
news of great battles and loss of life
puma i n. r.i.i..iu
to become more and mr ill .nH mv ..h..
to grow more feeble. The summer was fast
waning and the crop were all garnered,
though w hud met with direful toases on
account of having so little help. Deep
looin hung over our house, for I felt
that Alf was dead, and although I never
hinted at my sorrowful conviction. I could
read tne aama in my parents' faces.
"Ono nleht ln th rlw r.li I ... i..-
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In my bed awake, thinking of the poor
boys who were powlbly that night Bleeping
their last sleep on th field of battl. I
was roused from .my raverle by a soft
tapping on my window pane. Quickly
rising I went to the window and there I
siw tha face of my 'baby brother.' lit
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S. Uss pen and Ink, not pencil
3. Short and pointed aitlolas will
a given preferaao. Io not us over
B60 word.
4. Original stories ot lttrs only
will b ud. '
a. Writ your name, g and ad
drs at ta top of tn first pog.
Tlrt and second prizes ot books
will b glvn for th bust two con.
tribntlons to this pag saoa wekv
ddras all communications to
OULSatN'S S OVABTMUMT,
Omaha B.
(First Prise.)
Dandelion Fairy
By Marguerite Mason, Aged It Years, 808
West Eighth Street, Fremont. Blue.
May was tired from play and lay down
under an apple tree to rest. As sne lay
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mere ne waic.nea ine nundeiinn kmi am
they took, their flight Into the gir. "Oh,
how I would like to go to tho Land ot
Dandelions," she said. As she spoke a tiny
fairy, dressed all In yellow silk, appeared
nd lald: "l wl" tu yu- Just come and
u n this white cushion and It will carry"
us'" w,th that May noticed she had
irown quite small and tne ralrv and hrjlf
re sitting on the top of a dandelion seed,
A light breeze came un and thev were
i . .
imcu m ma Bir uniii iney came to a place
many miles from May's home. When they
stopped a door seemed to open In the side
of a hill and In they went. The Dandelion
thin, palo and his eyes burned With
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K i rvi'i i n r i iii in vvi nnni nnbritiir n mil.
cry i raised me winaow ana naa him ln
my room Instantly. He threw himself on
th bed, too weak to stand, and In a hoarse
whisper said: 'Sister, you must hide m
I've deserted!'
"For a moment my heart cried out
against what I thought to be the act of
a coward; but I was too much overcome
HIS ETES UNUSUALLY BRIGHT.
Bees Has an
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AFTER X DAY'S FISHINO.
T)RIEftf
fb!ks-
fairy then showed her flmt where many
little men were working the tiny roots that
nrst start the dandelions, and they went
from room to room seeing the many little
people at work, all In different dress, 'mak
Ing the different parts of the dandelion.
The Queen was so pleased to see her.
May said she never knew a dandelion was
so hard to make before, and when she went
home sh would be moro careful not to
destroy them. Just then the fairy said It
was her turn to go to work and she would
have to take May back home. Oh, the
wonderful sights they saw while returning,
and Just as May was enjoying them so
much she felt herself falling, as sho
thought, from the dandelion. With that
she awoke and found she had been dream-
ing. 6he still loves the dandelions, how
ever, and often thinks It could not have
been a dream.
(Second Prise.)
How the Phebe Bird Got Its
Name
By Grace Hays, Aged IS Years, Falls City,
Neb. Blue.
One time when the world was new, the
moon was new, too. The moon was In-
habited by people of the earth who came to
tho moon to live.
Among tho DeoDle on the mnon wa a
young man and a very pretty young girl.
Th man' nnmo am n.rru o ni n, .ri.i'.
name was Phoebe. One day Phoebe was
alttln on the ert nf th. moon inniin.
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clown at tlie earth. She was wondering
what the people on earth were doing. Bud-
denly sho leaned too far over, lost her bal-
ance, and fell down. down, down to the
to sneak tust then and .fond Innklnir at
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nm. love, condemnation ana rear uatinng
for the mastery of my tongue. As I stood
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there Alf reached out and caught hold of
my hands. Instantly I was on my knees
beside htm, sobbing on his breast. 'Tell
me, brother,' I urged, 'bow could you
do itr
"He smiled at me and began to speak
very softly. 'Sister, I simply couldn't stay.
It was fr FEAR that drove me to do
It. I kept thinking of what would become
of you at home of dear old father, of
darling old mother, of you, a girl alone
with a whole burden on your back! t
dreamt that mother was sick and calling
for me. I saw the crops gone to waste
for want of hand to take care of them. I
knew thero was a battle to fight at home,
a battle I had never thought of before.
Then l feared that I might te killed and
there would be no one to look after thoso
at horns. I knew that Tom and Pan wer
In the very thickest of the fight and might
never come home again. Why should my
laincr give an nis sons? two or in three
was enough for the country. One should
remain with the old folks. And so the
other night w drew up In lln fur a battle
th next day. Our enemy's campftre
glowed a few mile from our own. When
th sun should rise the next morning we
wpuld be ordered to advance The guns
would b fired, the battle fought, and I
would sleep that night my last slyep with
out having told you all at home that in
stead of having ben a hero I had been a
coward a coward to leav those who
needed a flhti- hero at horn. The
thought of mother being sick, of father'
feebleness,' a,nd your burden without some
one to help you, was too much for me that
night. I lay under the stars and thought
and thought. At last, my head acbjns. my
Mood on fir ln my veins, I decided to to
h, suiter, I decided to DtititKTl I got
Outing at Lake
earth. When she hit the earth she was
, Inatantlv nhnnlreA tn m. ttnno
Now all this time Harry was gathering
J"" p,"1!!; ht t0
place where Phoebe had been he saw no one
r..a K ,, , -T"
,nd d; ' fhXJr ,, If "JV
Harry then changed himself nto a bird
and flew to the earth He hunted all day
r t uy daV"' JB h,'ot"cd Tlfh
T p !'Tf " He called.
Phoebe, Phoebe but she never an.wered.
HRrrv rtBci navA fnnnil Phnnriii hut uiti
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still hear him calling for her.
(Honorary Mention.)
Birth of the Flower
By Alice Weyrlch, Aged 8 Tears, Platts
mouth, Neb. Red.
Clytle was a beautiful nymph. Bhe loved
the sun. She wore a pale green dress.
When a cloud came over the sun's face
she would be very sad, and would sit and
watch until the cloud went away and she
saw his face again.
Apollo, the great sun god, said she
should not die .like other mortals, but
should be changed Into a flower that has
pale green leaves and turned Its face to the
sun all day. Can you tell what this
flower Is?
The First Flower'
By Ruth Ashby, Aged 12 Years. Fairmont,
Neb. Blue.
Once long, long ago when there were no
flowers, thefe lived a little girl named
Bluebell, She had golden curls and blue
eyes and a pale, pretty face. One day she
went out to play In. the woods. She played oak tree. She welcomed Elva warmly and
she was Lady Bluebell. BOon had her arrayed ln a pretty solder
Flowers and trees were the houses of her web silk dress over blue. Tulip herself
friends. Sho walked up to a massive oak wore a dress a red as her lips,
tree and knocked. To her surprise It opened "Come, let's go to the ball."
and out came a little figure three Inches They went off hand ln hand. Dainty Cow.
tall. It was dressed In red velvet covered slip, pretty Bluebell, Cherry Blossom, mod
wlth sparkling dewdrops. Her black curls est Violet, blushing Rose, Carnation and
hung almost to her feet and her brown many others were there. Elva herself
eye" wer very Drl8ht
Rtuohoil wnai
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frightened.
' "Do not b" afraid," said the fairy
name 1. Fairy Alamondlne. See what
nave lor you. r ajry Aimonaine neia
"P golden chain on which was a blue
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Bern In the shape of a bluebell. "Oh. for
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mei criea xiueueu. -ies, saia me rairy,
"but you must rub it each day with this
cobweb. The day you forget It you shall
be changed Into a flower and you shall be
un .nil want in nnr nleket line. Tha nltrlif
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was oar
nd I waited my chance. Pretty
soon I crept on my hands and knees away
.w t
from the camp away from the army. I
had to do it or I would have lost my mind.
It was not fear of lighting that drove me
t do It It was fear for the safety of those
at home.'
"Alf stopped speaking here, and fell over
Into a faint. I called our pu rents into my
room. I shall not try to tell you of their
mingled feelings; but over all thero was a
prayer of thankfulness from our mother's
lips that once more she held her baby boy
to her breast.
"But th dear boy who hod come home
to us under such circumstances did not
get out of bl bd for three month. The
snock 10 mi nerves naa Decn too muen.
Kind neighbor came to help nurse him
oaca to in, keeping their lip sealed about
him until the terrible conflict of war was
over. But even after peace once more
reigned in this beautiful land of our my
brother Alf did not recover his health,
mougn ne was ame to go snout tne rami
and visit the neighbors. And when the
snows of winter fell In th year '66 Alf
again took to his bed to never leave It In
the body. In the spring we laid him to
rcat, and we praised our great Creator
that the dear boy had come horn to us to
die. and that he had not fallen on the field
of battle with that fear ln his heart, that
fear for hi dear onea: but not fear of
battle. While lomt might call him a de-
serter. thos who knew him and undrtood
him called him a hero."
Grandma wiped a tear from her eye as
she finished the story, and as they rose to
go In to dinner Tom, with his arm abuut
the dear old Udy's waist whispered: 'Tm
glad you told me the story of Great-Uncle
Alt. I had never thought of that side of
It before. We'll never speak of him a a
a derUr, granny dear. U was a HERO."
calle.1 a bluebell." As she spoke the fairy
fnstrned the chnln around her neck and
anlshed. Bluebell rubbed It and It gave
forth music. Ono day when she had had It
about a month she was lnvltd to n picnic.
In the excitement she forgot her chain.
Tlint evening a sad group of girls returned.
They told Mrs. Firmer thnt Bluebell, noon
after they arrived, had cried out "O, I
forgot to rutr my chain." Her green dress
dwindled down to a stem, her feet sank
Into the ground and her head changed Into
a flower. Mrs. Flower felt very bndly and
planted the bluebell near the door, where
It would remind her of Bluebell.
The Elfsi
Kunlce Bode, Aged 19 Years, Fall City,
Neb. Blue.
1.
One moonlight night,
' . The elfin band
Cme to frolic
ln the woodland.
II.
Their queen, she sat
I'pon a throne, '.
That with Jewels,
Hesplcndeiu sujiie.
.J
III.
Upon her head
A crown so bright
That fHr nnd near
It made it light.
IV.
Around her throne,
There stood or sat,
A thousand elfs.
Or more than that.
V. -This
Is the song,
That they did sing,
That everywhere,
Made the woods ring.
VI.
Oh! Merry moon!
Oh! Merry moon!
Alas! Alas!
ou go too soon.
VII.
But we will dance,
Till the cocks crow;
When morning dawns.
Away we go.
VIII.
And so they sang
Till dawn of day, ,
The time for them.
To stop their play.
IX.
And when the star
Of morning shone,
The elfs vanished;
The woods were 'lone.
X.
And many nights
The elfs did play;
But to vanish
At break of day. i
The Fairies' Ball
By He,en M,Ue NebedB1lu7eaT"' ra,rmont'
11 was OellKhtfully eol' down by the
brook thlB hot day ,n Jumj E,va hJ
trylnK t0 baby Frank t "leep and
now h had Jwfne to the "Land of
Nod... EIva nn dow to the , , h
ten threw herBef dow on soft
a-rass. How cool It was. the bird, were
ohlrplng merrIljp , butterflle,
mtlng about gna feIt tlred and
there watching the brook.' All at onoe she
heard a stir In the grass. She looked around
and saw some tiny folks busily gathering
acorns.
"Little people, who are you and what
are you doing?"
"We're gathering acorns to be used as
cups at our queen's ball tonight."
"Oh, little people, let me go, please."
"If you pick one cup of acrons."
"That's easy."
"Don't be too sure; look In the brook."
EIva looked and saw a little girl about
eight inches high, who looked like herself.
"Oh, I'm a real fairy now, thank you."
She set busily to work at picking acorns
and sure enough It was hard work. After a
while she got a cupful. "Now w will go."
She was led down to a tiny boat, with
leaves for sails. A little fairy helped her
In arid off they went. They came to a moss
covered rock and anchored the boat.
"Come," they said.
Elva followed them and soon came to a
little clearing In the grove.
"Come and see if Tulip can give you a
dress to wear to the ball. Bhe has very
good taste,"
Tulip lived ln a little house In a large
danced a v wait with Rat wmian
After dancing they had lunch, which con-
iih f wii.i v,., . ..
dewdrop wafers and water, which they
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'-""' vuf"'
After supper the greatest event happened,
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",va "aw 1110 falry Queen. She was very
Dpautirul. mtlth nni rnM. t..l
,
re8se,l all In white. The fairies joined
hands n'1 "anB":
1 blows "hereon the wild thyme
. "?.""" oxllps and the nodding violet grow.
mere sleeps our fairy queen, there she
t ..11.. , ri ... tLniS f th.e night.
flower bv ri.nnJ. a'n
U J 1 1 1 in L H U
light. ,
. mu,l "rew winter, softer, fainter,
fainter, and Elva was once more beside the
hrr..lV -,i,k v., a .
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A Trip to Clear Lake
By Agne Bushman, Aged 8 Years,
709
ueorgia Avenue. Blue.
When I went to Clear Lake, la., I had a
very good time. We went out sailing. It
was at night, the boat Just about tipped
over. My mother and aunt were afraid to
go, but my two sisters and I were brave.
When we came home my mother asked me
If I was afraid and I said no, and I told
her about the boat. It was Urns to go to
bed. The next morning I went out fishing.
didn't get any fish. My! but I was mad.
i went horn and we had dinner. Th lak
i. . bioci, from mv aunf house, so I nouM
KO down there any time I wanted to. I
was very happy. My brothers got very
lonesome when I was away. I didn't get
lonesome because I wa always down at
lake. I only stayed thro days, but
I wa gone from my aunt's house all th
time. I am always thinking of when I was
there. ' After w had seen everything w
went home.
Kill All Whom You See .
By Lionel Brown, Aged 11 Years, Fair
mont, Neb. Blue.
A very long time ago there lived a wicked
lant ho m was Klllallwhomyousee.
In ' yard wer th8 skulls of his victims;
everyone who cam near his ho us was
killed,
A prince heard of him and was determined
to do away with him. He got his swiftest
horse and set out to find KUlallwhomyous.
As he neared th giant's house he saw a
cave, and on going tu he saw a chest on
which was written, "Open This." Th
prino opened it and, to bis surprise, out
came a fairy nbout a foot high nnd all
drerxt-d In Muck, who snld: "1 can show
you how to kill the plnnt." Then she
reached In the chfst and get an Invisible
cont which she gne to the pi -ince nnd
told til (n to put It on and ho cmitd kill tlm
giant. Thnt nljslit the. prince got In ;he
ginni s bouse, nnd wlicn the gliint Went t.)
sleep nftcr eating two mon the pnnCo drew
his sword and killed tfte giant.
An Adventure
By Esther Ktahlhut, Aned 1 years. Nc
brnskn City, Neb. Blue.
Ore dhj- a riuty (f yuu:ig people went out
Into the woikIs to camp. When they ar
rived at the Fpt.t :,rre they wanted to
camp It wns Into n the afternoon Tho
boys put up the tents wlilh the RlrU got
tho supper. Th y went to bed early that
night, as they were very tired. About mid
night one hoy heard n low prowl. He ;ot
up and looked out of the trnt and raw two
big. shining eyes looking Into l is own. U"
picked up his Kmi, which was L'tamll:
nearby, nnd alined at the HirnnTI unimnl.
Thrro was a loud report and the animal
fell over rtcaj. !?veryon wn; nwnVe In a
momejnt nnd rushed out to k, e what lind
happened. 1 hey took torchcu and went m:
to see what their comrade had rVit. Aril
what do yuj tlilniv they saw? Hireti'ie.l
out at full lencrth, n 1 irge lnrurt.ni'i Hon.
Everyone was nur; r'sed to ilnd a lion' tin re,
but they were thnnkftit that tho lion was
dead. The bey that I Ml-I tin 11,.., had l;
skin made into a beautiful riK. Tli-v
stayed nbotit two weeks, but they never
saw another lion.
Lizzie, the Elephant
By Sihttsa Chvnl Aired U Year. !V North
Thirteenth Street. South Omuha.
Ni'b. Blue.
Wonibwcll's wild animals were once tho
most famous In Europe. Among the ani
mals wan a henutltul female elephant,
named Lizzie. While visiting a town in
Ensland Llnzle took 111 with an attack of
colic.
A doctor In the place brought some med
icine, which snved Dixie's life. A few day
later the animals were marching through
tho street. I.lzzlo caught sight of ths
doctor, who was standing by his shop, anil
topped at the door. Tho doctor came up
o see what was the matter, and LIzkIq
thrust her trunk gently ln his hand.
The doctor took hold of tho trunk ln hlf
hand and patted It In a friendly way to
Llszle's great delight. After a little of thin
caressing Lizzie marched forth again with
evident pleasure.
Queena of England
Caroline WITitelpilna of Anspach, Holland
was the queen consort of George II., king
ofGreat Britain and Ireland. When sho
married George, however, he was the
young prince of Wales, succeeding to the
English throne at the death of his father,
0eorge X-
WnB a niad(,n , her teens CaroIlne wa
"ought In marriage by the Duke Charles.
son of Leopold I., but,, owing to her strong
adherence to the Protestant faith and .
.
Charier Roman Cuthollo religion. he
stoutly refused to become his wife.
Both as princes of Wales and queen ojn-
sort Caroline's life was a most unhappy
CAROLINE WILHELMINA, "
OF GEORGE IL
CONSORT
one. She was detested by heV royal father-in-law,
who also hated most heartily his
son and heir, the prince of Wales. And th
son returned the father'u hatred.
A biographer says of Caroline: "She was
distinguished by an earnest Integrity of
purpose above and beyond the standard of
her day." She also possessed great tact
antl wonderful Patience. Regardless of her
royal spouse's neglect and unfaithfulness.
' Hwed him tHe greatest respect
onA nkul anna 4a hi. ...(..!.., T ........ ,
ana oDeaienoe 10 nis wisnes. indeed, so
tactful was she at times that It may be
,, m tx t .1 ,.. ...I V.
" ' " ' " " . . " .
" iiuvmio,
and, although the wilful
and despot lo George believed himself to
have undisputed sway In all things, the
reins of Caroline guided hlin without his
knowledge.
Toward middle lire raroiine became a
...fr-rer from .out In It. wor.t form i.t
not wishing to be held In contempt by her
t 1 i,i,i . .,., i
husband, she would bear her fcaln without
a murmer, sitting In the midst of her ladles
and gentlemen of the court and conversing
" 4JV., . . , " w , '
as though she were ln the best of health.
And, again, on occasions she would plunge
her leg and foot Into ice-cold water to lay
th Inflammation and pain for the time be
ing that she might take long walks in the
company of the king.
CaroIlne was born ln th year 1(3 and
died ln 1737. MARY ORAHAM.
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