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THE pMATTA SUNDAY BEE; FEBRUARY 23, 1003.
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UST this week remains of the relcn of the present king and Queen of the
Busy Bees, and this ts our last chance to rote for the boy and girl we
wish for our next rulers. Won't every Busy Bee please Bend in a vote
this week?
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Ever so many of the boys and girls have Written of the fun they are
having coasting and snow-balling. One of the Busy Bee.s Inquired whether
the editor has ever coasted on a long traveler. Yes, indeed, she has; and
knows all about what fun it is, too.
Several of the Bnsy Bees have called to see the edlter recently. She
was very glad to meet them and hopes th other boys and sfrls may call when
they come to Omaha.
The prizes for the last two weeks have been awarded to the boys, who
have ben sending In some good stories. The prizes this week were won by
August Raabe of Omaha, aged 10 yean, and on the blue side; the second by
Frank C Scott of Custer, Mont, aged 13 years, on the red side. Honorable
mention was given to Walter R. Johnson of Oaiaba, aged 10 years, and on
the blue side.
The postcard exchange continues to grow. The list now In
cludes Ardyce II. Cuniminga and Grace Cummlngs, postofflce box
225, Kearney, Neb.; Earl Perkins, Reddlngton, Neb.; Emma Marquardt,
Fifth Ptrcet and Mjidlaon avenue, Norfolk, Neb.; Emma Carrathers,
c211 North Twenty-fifth street, Omaha; Ada Morris, 34 24 Franklin street,
Omaha; Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.; Emma Koetal, 1516 O street, South Omaha;
Florence Pettljohn, Long Pine, Neb.; Ethel Reed, Fremont, Neb.; Madge L.
Daniels, Ord, Neb.; Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.; Alta Wilker, Waco, Neb.;
Alico Temple, Lexirgton, Neb.; Eunice Bode, Falls City, Neb.; Jean De Long,
Alnsworth, Neb.; Mildred Robertson, Manilla, la.; Louise Reede, 2609 North
NInetei.iUi avenue, Omaha; Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha; Edna
Lehling, York, Neb.; Estelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb.; Juanlta Innes, 2769 Fort
ttreet, Omaha; Marguerite Bartholomew, Oothenburg, Neb.; Louis Halm, David
City, Neb.; Vera Cheney, Creighton. Neb.; Fay VriKht, Fifth and Belle streets,
Fremont, Neb.; Ruth Ashby, Fairmont, Neb.; Maurice Johnson. 1627 Locust
Wrnet, Omaha; Lotta Woods. Pawne City, Neb.; MIbs Pauline Parks, Yorl
Veb.; Louise Stiles, Lyons, Neb.; Hulda Lundburg. Fremont. Neb.; Edna Eniq
Stanton, Neb.; Alice Grassmeyer, 1545 C street. Lincoln, Neb.
How Jack Defeated the Storm
By William Wallace, r.
LL day the heavens had threat
A
ened a storm. The atmosphere
was full of menace. Not that
anyone conld say Just how the
air threatened, but that danger
was brewing everyone aurrid.
Even the children In the little country
school house felt the warning and kept
turning from their books to look out at
the windows, half expecting to see the
storm coming In monster form over the
prairies at a full gallop. The teacher, too,
felt that the fine weather which had
blessed that part of the northern states
for so lone; was about t end with a grand
climax. But to her thd anticipated spec
tacular ending of a fine winter meant sufT
fcrlng and hardship, for not only would
sho and the fifteen little children intrusted
to her rare have a struggle through snow
drifts and stinging winds, but the poor
farmers In the community would be cut off
from town, the source of their provision.
And the live stock would suffer most of
all, for a great many cattle were doomed
to pass the winter on the open prairie,
seeking what shelter they could find under
tho hillsides or along the creeks so
sparsely timbered.
"Children, I think It advisable to dismiss
school early , this afternoon. While I do
not notice a fall In the temperature, I do
feci srk iehow that we shall have a bllas
sard before nightfall, one that would pre
vent our rearHng home were we caught
out In It. Sowe'll get thtough our reej
tatlons as quickly as possible and omit
the recess,"
The sixteen children were pleased when,
the teacher made this announcement, and
none were mope so tan Jack Bird. .- Joy
of 14 years, who came from a ranch three
miles distant from the school house.
At t o'clock school was dismissed for
the day, and teacher and children hurried
towards their respective hemes without a
minute's delay, the teacher bidding those
of her pupils wh did not go In her di
rection to make all possible haste to their
homes, fer the sky was already leaden
and wis gusts were coming at Intervals
across the prairies, carrying duHt, tangle
weed and breath, of Ice.
Jack Bird and Willie Sams went w'th
the Grey children as far as their home,
which was two miles from the schoul
house. Mrs. Orey, coming to the road to
meet her Httla ones, begged Jack and Wil
lie to Btop over night with her. saylag
that a blizzard was at hand and might
come on with a mad rush, overtaking
them before they could reach their homes,
a mile and a half beyond. Indeed, little
Willie Sams lived further away from the
school house than did Jack Bird, and
after parting from Jock he must still pro
ceed for half a mile on the big section
road, which went so straight across tho
prairie that It looked like a chalk line
drawn from the equator to the north pole.
"No, thank you, Mrs. Orey," said Jack.
"But we must hurry home. Our parents
GETTINQ A FINE BLAZE. JACK SAT DOWN IN TUB BHELTEItED CORNER
AMU ATE ULU bKfcAD A-N1 DOUGHNUTS.
will bo looking for us; ond If we failed to
turn in at the right time our dads would
be out on the search. Oh, we ll make home
all O. K. I'll make the short cut through
the river bottom with Wtillle and see that
ho gets home sofefy. Then 1 11 come back
to my own house like a prairie fire, for
I'll be with the wind. Tou see, It's hard
going against a norther, but it's only fun
to travel with it I'll Just lean against it,
shut my eyes and let It blow me right
Into my own dooryard."
Mrs. Grey was not quite so sure of Jack's
being blown safely Into his own dooryard,
and urged him and Willie still further to
spend the night with her, but the wind
rising and the temperature falling, Jack
declared that every minute spent in con
versation meant delay in getting ahead of
the blizzard, so, politely thanking Mrs.
Grey for her kind offer of hospitality, Jack
and Willie hurried on their way. After
walking the first half mile, they turned
from the nalnfoad Into an old stubble
field, which led down to the edge of a
creek on whose banks grew some very
heavy timber. By taking this turn through
the field and across the creek they could
reach Willie's house more quickly. And
Jack was determined on seeing his little
comrade In his own home before he left
him.
"I hate to have you go to all this trouble
for me, Jack," said Willie, talking with,
difficulty In the teeth of the wind, which
was now blowing a gale.
"Thate all right, kid," declared Jack.
"And now let's hump ourselves. Did you
feel that sleet? Gee, It's coming from the
North Pole, all right, all right"
Soon enough they had reached Willie's
home; that Is, they were within. 100 yards
of It, and Jack saw Mrs. Sams coming at
a run to meet her little son. Knowing
that his charge was safe Jack turned with
out waiting for thanks from either son or
mother and hurried back towards his own
house. The sleet was now filUng the wind
which blew with hurricane strength, al
most taking Jock off his feet. Eut as he
had said, going with the wind was not so
difficult as going against It. For the first
half mile he made pretty good progress,
lie reached the creek safely and walked
across It on the ice. Then he found him
self In the big stubble-field, where a last
year's wheat crop had been grown. But
he couldn't see his way clearly after cross
ing the creek. The flying snow and Bleet
were so dense that a curtain seemed to
have fallen between Jack and the sur
rounding world. And the fierceness of the
wind beat against him as he tried walk
ing up the bank In the direction of his
own home.
.Once on the bank Jack found It Impos
sible to hold his eyes open, for the sleet
and sand which were carried by the furi
ous wind filled them.
"Guess I'm In for a hard pull," said
Jack mentally. "Well, across this field to
flip- m,
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CStH.DBEN'8 DZFABTMEZTT,
Omah Bee.
(First Trize.)
The Fairy and the Squirrel
By August Raabe, Aged 10 Years, 2X)9
North. Nineteenth Avenue, Omaha. Blue.
Once a fairy had wandered away from
home and lost her wand in the snow. She
looked for It everywhere, but could not find
It, for It was covered with snow. If a fWry
loses her wand she cannot go homo until
she find3 It.
At last she met a squirrel and told him
her troubles. He said she could come home
with him, as he needed a housekeeper very
bad because his wife had died and he had
three children to take care of. She was
glad to have a plaoe to go to, so sho went
heme with him. She had to take care of
the children and keep the house In order.
It was hard work to keep the house tidy,
for the young squirrels were very fond of
nuts and littered the house up with shells.
Winter passed and the days grew warmer.
The snow had melted and she was tak
ing a walk with the children when all of
a sudden one of them, cried out, "Oh sea
the west a quarter of a mile brings me
to the main road. Another quarter of a
mile following that road will carry me
light Into my own door yard. Now, I
know this ground well enough to find my
way In the dark. I'll Just shut my eyes
and make tracks for the road?" Once there
I'm on safe ground."
Jack knew he could not Judge his direc
tion by the wind, for it eddied and
whirled, seetnmg to come from al! direc
tions at onre. And had he been able to
keep 2'ils eyes open he could not have seen
fifty yards from his nose. So, struggling
bravely on, Jack whistled mentally, for
he had a cheerful disposition and never
became frightened over anything as small
as a blizzard.
But pretty soon to his astonishment Jack
found himself going down an Incline. He
opened his eyes long enough to see that
he was on the bank of the creek and sev
eral trees were directly In his path. Ah,
he had evidently been walking in a circle!
From the best of his observations he mode
out the very place on the creek where he
had passed over on the ice some fifteen
minutes before. Jack's mind went to work.
Now, It was plain that he had found it
impossible to weather the storm and keep
In the homeward direction. Doubtless try
ing It again would meet with the same
result. Then what should he do? "First
thing to do Is to get warm," he said to him
self. "I may have to stay here all night.
If so, I don't want to turn into a snow
man. I must have a fire."
With a will he set to work scraping up
all the dead limbs and bark that he could
find. Soon he had a big pile of wood and
went down under the bank to find a shel
tered spot for his fire.
He found that, while In the timber ha
could kep his eyes open enough to see bis
surroundings, the trees and underbrush
serving aa a sort of windbrake, he sought
out a spot he knew of, a little washout In
the side of a deep bank. Here the snow
what a pretty little thing I have found."
The fairy looked at it and behold ;t was
tho wand which she had lost. She was
very glad, for now she could go home to
fairy land again.
So thanking Mr. Squirrel for his kindness
to her, she waved her wand and was gone.
(Second Prize.)
A Bad Boy
By Frank C. Scott, Aged 13 Years, Custer,
Montana. Red.
Once there was a little boy named Carl.
He liked to play with other boys and moat
of all he liked to play bail. One day he and
about nine other boys were playing catch
on a vacant lot. They had three balls
and ha4 lots of fun keeping them all going
at once. One boy had an old ball In his
pocket and when the ball came to him he
changed balls and started his old one
around. Carl saw him and the next day
he played the same trick without being
caught. After he had played a little longer
he went home.
When he got a little older he went Into
a store and when the clerks were not look
ing he took a pair of gloves off of a
Bhowcase. When he went home his mother
asked him where he got the glows and he
said, "Oh I picked them up on the sldowalk
coming home from school." His mother
behoved him and did not ask him anything
else.
After this he kept on taking things that
did not belong to him, until ono day when
he was about 14 hewas In a Jewelery store
and there waa a watch hanging on a rack
in the window. When the Jeweler turned
his head Carl quickly put the watch Into
his coat pockbt.
But tho joweler had a looking glass fixed
so that he could see all over the store. The
jeweler saw him and took the watch away
was drifting In a half circle, leaving a
place next the bank secure and dry, Into
this uncovered bit of cave, walled on una
Bide by an overhanging bank and on the
other by a rar-ifily forming snowdrift. Jack
brought his wood. From his pocket he
drew his match safe (Jack was never with
out matches, knowing that one may need
fire In cases of emergency when far from
civilization) and soon had a fine blaze.
"Ah, not so bad as It might he!" he ex
claimed. "And In my dinner pall I have a
slice of bread and butter and two dough
nuts. That'll servo me for supper. I'll
Just fix things as though I mean to stay
here for a couple of days, but hope my
plans will not be fulfilled. If the storm lets
up before dark, I can get out and move
on. What troubles me is that dad and
mother will bo so worried that dnd will
be trying to go among the neighbors to
hunt for me, and never once will he sus
pect that I'm away down here on the
creek."
With several lung sticks Jack managed
to fix a roof over one corner of his cave.
Above the sticks he threw several flat
pieces of bark, weighting them down by
stones found along the bank. While he
worked he whistled and sang mentally,
for he meant to keep up his courage. He
also kept the fire bluzlng, which was a
difficult task, the snow and sleet coming
down so abundantly that they almost
mothered it out at times. But Jock
would find fresh ' sticks, dry as tinder,
and poke up the blaze. The wind whipped
the Btnoke about, filling Jack's eyes and
nostrils, but the fire kept him from freez
ing. Getting a fine blase, Jack sat down in
the sheltered corner and ate his bread
and doughnuts. Then an idea struck him.
He took his tin dinner, pall and filled it
with the snow from the sheltering drift.
Then be set the pe.ll on the fire. Soon
he had some very hot water. Several
times did he fill the pall and melt the
from him and then notified the police. Carl
was sent to the reform school. He had to
be good here, for he could not get away.
After three yrars he was sent home and
about two years afterward he waa sent to
jail for robbing a man's house. This all
started from changing balls.
(Honorable Mention.)
A Grateful Dog;
By Walter K. Jolvnsnn, Aged 10 Years. 2405
North Twentieth Street, Omaha. Blue.
One day during the coldest weather, Just
as Carl was ready to go to school, he
thought he heard somebody at the door,
sxid when he opened it there was a little
4. holding up one of his paws, from
which blood was dripping. Carl took tho
eg in and washed his foot, in which he
found a big sliver. After Curl pulled it out
he seemed relieved. After this the dog
was very much attached to the kind boy.
Carl asked his mother If he might keep
Curly, as he called the dog. Slio gave her
consent, so Curly got a nice home. A week
later Carl went out skating. Curly, as
usual, followed him. The Ice was not
frozen very hard and broke and Carl went
don In the cold water. As Curly saw
his master falling In he ran out on the Ice
to the place where Carl fell In and K"t
hold of Carl's coat and held him above
water until help arrived and got Carl sufo
on land again.
So you see Carl got paid for bis kindness
to a dumb animal. Neither Carl nor his
mother were ever sorry they had given
Curly a home.
Ruth's Valentine Party
By Genevieve Loeb. Aped 9 Years, 302
North Tenth Ktreet. Nebraska City,
Neb. Red.
It was Ruth's birthday, on Valentine's
day. Her mother said she could have a
party. On February 14 all of her young
friends were there. Ruth had a lovely
box for the valentines. She and all her
friends recloved many valentines. They
played hide-and-seek, blackmail and many
other pleasant games. One of the most
interesting games of the afternoon was a
fortune-telling game. They had a very
nice supper. The little girls were very
sorry when It was time to go home, but
looked forward to another year.
A True Story About Squirrels
By John Herbert Nege.le, ' Aged 7 Years,
3fiV5 Hawthorne Avenue, Omaha. Red.
There are lots of squirrels In Bemls park.
Some of them are quite tame. There are
about five or six that come up to the
house to get something to eat. Mother
buys peanuts for them to eat. One of them
Is so tame he will thke the nuts out of
our hands. One old gray fellow we call
the grandfather. The bluejays steal the
peanuts from the squirrels and then they
scold and chatter. One squirrel burled a
nut In the ground, a bluejay watched
where he put It and then flew down and
got it and then flew away with it. In
the summer time they do not come so
often. They play catch in the park and
chase each other up and down the trees.
. Mary and the Fairy
By Catherine McNama.ro, Aged 10 Years,
Military Avenue, Omaha, Neb. Red.
Once there woe a little girl whose name
was Mary. She had a stepmother who was
a wltoh and very cross to her. One day
sho told Mary to clean the cupboard, so
she did and everything went well until
Mary was going to put them away. The
cups would all fly out of their places and
hide so she could not find them. After a
while she got bo tired that she thought
sho would He down and Bleep and after she
awoke she would get to work again. While
she was sleeping a fairy came and found
the dishes and put them away, then she
woke Mary, and told her every thing was
done.
Mary waa very much pleased and
thanked Fairy Tell-true,
Life of Abraham Lincoln
By Fay Bush, Aged 10 Years, Imogene, la.
Red.
Abraham Lincoln was our sixteenth presi
dent He was born In Hardin county,
Kentucky. February 12, 1809. In 1818 the
family crossed the Ohio river and settled
on a small farm at Spencer, near Gentry
vtlle. His mother died in 1818, but In 1819
his father married Sarah Johnson. In 1830,
when Abrahum was 21 years of age, the
family moved to Decatur, 111. Abraham
helped clear the farm on which they set
tled. They were very poor, and he often
worked for the neighbors. He liked to
read, especially history. They moved to
Balem, where Abrahum was postmaster,
clerk and surveyor. When he was 22 years
old he and two of his relatives made a
flatboat. In which he made a voyage down
the Mississippi as far as New Orleans.
The cruel treatment the slaves received
made a deep Impression on his mind. He
was not a handsome man, but was honest
and soclible, and always ready for a Joke.
Once a boy asked him how long a man's
The Busy Bees
Leon a II. Days, Mondamln, la., Aged 13 Tears.
Blue.
Then shout "Hurrah I" for the Busy Bees and
their bright page so dear,
That they work to make with right good will
each week throughout the year.
II.
These Busy Bees oft make mis taken and break
a rule or two.
But, Just the same, we always find they're ready
work to do.
III.
And .henceforth we will all resolve not once to
break a rule.
And mind our captain Just aa much as If we were
in school.
contents into water, for the heat of it
warmed him through and through. "No
use freezing when one can have plenty
of fire and hot water." he said to hlm-seX
A Washington Party
By Margaret Nattlnger, Aged 14 Years, 03
1'lerco Street, City. Blue.
"A letter for Miss Alice Morgan," Said
good natured Bridget one morning as she
handed Alice a small white envelope. In
side was a tiny, red hatchet which opened
and read. "Miss Helen West will be
pleased to have Miss Alice Morgan at n.r
masquerade, Saturday the 22jid of Febru
ary, from 8 to 7 o'clock fancy dress."
Of course, Alice was very much excited
and ran Immediately to her mother to show
her Invitation and ask If she might go.
"Certainly, you may go, dear," answered
her mother, after she had read the invita
tion. "Hut, mamma, It says fancy dress and
what shall I wear?" was the next question.
"I don't know," replied Mrs. Morgan,
"but I will go up In the attio this after
noon and see of I can find anything In
my old trunks."
With this Alice was forced to be content
and she ran out to ask her friend, Gladys,
who lived next door. If she had an Invita
tion, too. She found she had one, which
doubled Allco's pleasure.
"Alice," said Mrs. Morgan, that night at
dinner, "I found an old Martha Washing
ton dress which I wore at a masquerade
once, and which, I think, with a llttlo re
modeling you can wear, and I can powder
your hair so that you will be a true
Martha."
"Oh, goody," was Alice's exclamation.
"I can hardly wait for Saturday."
Saturday dawned cold and clear. At ex
actly 10 minutes of 3 Alice was ready and
with her hair powdered and with her
quaint old gown she looked as Bridget said,
"lolke the Udy herself." Alice and Gladys
were met at the door by Helen with her
quaint Martha Washington dress and were
conducted upstairs to take off their things
and put on their masks.
On entering the parlor they found about
ten more boys and gtrla masked too, aa
at first they folt rather strange, but soon
were enjoying themselves hugely trying to
guess who everybody was.
Just then Helen's mother came in with
twelve slips of paper In her hand and as
many tiny red pencils.
"These," she said, as she handed them
around, "you must put your name at the
top and then write down the names of as
many of the boys and girle you can who
are masked."
Then there was a wild scramble; girls
would come up and look at one another
legs should be. His reply waa "long
enough to reach from his body to the
ground." He was shot during his presi
dential term and was burled at Spring
field, 111.
The Travel Over the Mountains
By Anna Christiansen, Aged 14 . Tears,
Audubon, la., R. F. D. No. 5. Blue.
While Geotge and Albert lived In Persia,
they had to make a ' Journey over the
mountains.
They started early one frosty morning
with a few provisions In their knapsack.
They had come within five miles of the
inn, where they should rest for the even
ing, when Albert, all exhausted from their
long walk and the bitter cold, fell.
George tried to help him as much as
he could, but of no use. Albert fainted
and died soon afterward.
George then had to go on alone In spite
of the cold. After he had walked a little
way he noticed In the distance two fero
cious wolves standing one on each side of
the path where he had to pass. He
nearly fainted with fear. As yet the wolves
had not - seen him. and as they suddenly
were attracted by a noise down the hlll
Bide, they disappeared.
When at test he came to the Inn he
fainted, but as soon as he recovered 'the
man brought him something to eat. He
was all right the next day and so started
on his -Journey again. He reached his
home in safety, but without his faithful
companion.
Gladys and the Fairies
By Velma King. Aged 12 Years, 2C24 Fort
Street. Blue.
Once there lived a little girl named
Gladys, who believed In fairies. One day
she heard a noise out among the Easter
lilies. Gladys went to see what the noise
won. She never thought of It being the
little fairies which she believed In. She
discovered then what the noise was.
The fairies were out among the lilies and
other flowers, having a good time. Gladys
went running In the house, telling her
mothers about them. Then Bhe went out
doors again and watched them having a
good time. Just then one of the fairies
turned around and said, "Look at Gladys."
Then all the fairies turned around and
called out, "Come on, Gladys, and play
with us." GladyB, of course, went.
In a little while Oludy's mother came out
And thus did three hours wear away,
Jack gathering wood for his fire and snow
for his pall. And while the wood burned
he would warm hlmse'f beside it and
arink the hot snow water from the pall.
closely and then put down 'i e-itlrely
wrong name.
In about fifteen minutes a bell rung
and the papers were handed In, th. n tlmn
for unmasking- came, such IuukMult ami
talking and wondering who would t!,9
highest number of correct names on their
paper. Alice, much to her surprise. K,,t
the highest number and receivod a lov. y
little picture of George Washington for her
room.
They then enjoyed themselves for tun
a while playing some old fashioned gam
Pretty soon It was time to turn out t
lights and light the tall red candles t'ut
stood on the mantle. Pretty soon Mr.
West called all tho girls from the roii;i
and then gave the boys long, red ribbon
snd told them to follow the ribbons an.l
find their partners for supper.
Such a chasing "upstairs, downstairs an l
In my ladle's chamber" as there was!
Jack Morrison found his partner behind a
big armchair In Mrs. Morgan's bedroom,
and Dick Peters soon discovered his behind
a big Morris chstr In the living room and
so, at last they were paired off and ready
for supper. A pretty picture they made
as they stood in the hall waiting for the
dining room doors to open, the girls for thi
most in their quaint, old dresses and the
boys with tholr knee breeches and velvet
coats.
When the doors were opened there wan a
long drawn "Oh!" from everyone for the
sight that met them was a long tablo sot
with twelve places and at each corner of
the table stood four tall, rad candles
which were lit and sent a red glow over
every thing. In the middle of the table
stood a tiny cherry tree and which had
some red ribbons which were twisted In
every which way. "Now, you must find
your places by the ribbons," said Helen
as she gave each one a streamer. Soma
were twisted and turned around the chairs
the telephone and other things, but finally
after much twisting and untwisting they
found their places.
Then such a lovely supper as followed!
They each had a tiny hatchet given them
which opened Just as tho Invitations had
done only this time Instead of an Invitation
it had their name, Helen's name and the
date of tho party.
And every one of the twelve as they
went home that night said to Helen: "I've
had the best time of my life this after
noon." And I believe they did, don't you?
the door and called Gladys. No answer
was made. Then she called again. Still
no answer could be heard. Gladys' mother
went back In the house. It was then about
6 o'clock. In a half iour her father was
coming home. When he came the mother
lold all about Gladys.
Then he tried It. It was just the same
way with him as It was with the mother.
Then they thought that the fairies must
have called Gladys out to play with them
and changed, her Into a fairy. Nothing
more was ever heard of Gladys.
The Fake Boy
, By Morris W. Abbott, Aged 10 Tears,
J Schuyler, Neb. iKd.
! Once a farmer had trouble to keep the
crows out of his corn. He put out a net,
but the crows tore It to pieces. Bo he made
a scarecrow. When It was finished he put
it In the corn field. He tied the scare
crow to a pole with strong cord. Alas! The
very next day a strong wind came up and
the scarecrow sailed through the air.
At last he fell In a tree. A little while
after a country boy saw him and took
him to his father. His father told him to
put the scarecrow In the corn field for he
so disliked crows. That night a fox stol"
the fake boy and carried him to his den on
the hill.
After a while the farmer missed his crow
fighter and began to look tor him. At last
he found him and killed the fox. Again
the wind blew the scorecrow down, but did
not take It away, but he lay flat on his
face. The farmer put him up again but
a strong wind the next day took him to a
farm house where the men took him to
the house. They had a little girl Bthellx'rt
and a boy Wallen. Ethelbert fell In lovo
with the scarecrow and begged to have It
for a playmate with Wallen. Wallen did
not like Henry. (Henry waa what Ethel
bert named the scarecrow). He would
gladly have burnt him if Ethelbert would
let him.
Ono day Ethelbert went to the city and
Wallen stayed at home. Now was his
chance'. He took some matches snd went
away and burnt Henry. When Ethelbert
came home she asked where Henry was.
Wallen turned his head slowly and saUl,
"I-I-I burnt him." At this Ethelbert began
to crv.
That night Wallen got what he did nut
want and was sent to bed.
Twice he went to the top of the bank
to make observations, but was glad to
return to his shelter, for the billiard
was one of the fiercest he had ever seen,
and he felt that it would be dangerous
to try to push homeward. Tho rude roof
he hiul framed of sticks, burk and stones
soon became air-tight, fur tho sleet and
enow filled each crack, clinging ther
and holding more now and sleet. Afl'1
so Jack found himself pretty comfortablo
In his cave. He had kept u path op."i
through the drill, which was piling up
higher and higher, and promised to soon
reach tho bank on the opposite sl'h'.
Through this rath Jack brought In wood
at frequent Intervals.
Just aa the blizzard-bound boy was on
the eve of going out fur another supply of
woodone which would last him for l""
Right, 'he heard the sound of a voh e tail
ing "Hel-lo! Hel-lo-o-o!" Jack knew it
was his father searching for him. 1'ntilr.g
his fingers in his mouth he gave bud; buv
eral answering whistles which biouht U
his ears another call: "Jack Ja-c-k .
And it wasn't very long before Jack's
father and the father of Willie Hai"
assisting Jack into a bob sled. And as be
ate a warm supper at o'clock thai night
tils father told him how ha had come to
find him. He had guue to thu teacher's
home and had learned from her that Jack
had expresbed his Intention uf taking J
Willie Fains home. So, to the Sams' home
the good man ba.l gone, driving his
strongest horse. Willi- hud then set him
on the right track -.low n to the creek.
And there, ofi.-r .IMvina ahout blindly for
some time he LaJ fco.il Hie smoke from
Jack's camp fire.
"But we all had a rlose call, son," said
Mr. Bird. -Even the horses seemed lost
at times, though I gave them their heads.
One couldn't guide them In such a storm."
"Well. dad. I feel that courage and a b'
of good sense helped me te defeat
storm," said Jack, Uughli
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