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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 22, 190&
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THE EDITOR baa a special request to make of the Busy Bees this
week. She wants some extra stories Christmas stories but she
wants them in addition to th regular stories the boys and girls are
WTjtlng each week. Will Just as many Busy Bees as can write in not
more than 800 words what their Idea is of Santa Claus? Just tell
what comes to your mind when ou think of Santa Claus. And you will please
-mail these extra letters so that they will reach the Busy Bee editor not later
than December 9. Now let us see what we can do.
The Busy Bees are writing remarkably good stories for boys and girls under
14 years of age and those who write the most often are the ones who write the
best stories, so it Bhowg that "Practice makes perfect." So many good
Thanksgiving stories were sent In this week that it was difficult to decide
which ones were best.
Prizes were awarded this week to Verna Klrschbraun of Omaha and Rhea
Freldell of Dorchester. Neb., and Honorable Mention was given to Rena N.
Mead of Blair. Neb. All three this week were on the Blue side and latst week
all three were on the Red side.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to any one whose name is on tht
Fostcard Exchange, which now includes:
Jean I vineworth. Neb.
Irena Mk ( , Birnston. Neb.
Lillian Air: win. Heaver City. Neb.
Mabel Wiir, ikntiington. Neb.
Agnes Daliiuke, Benaon, Neb.
via Cheny. Orclghtnn, Neb.
I-ouH Main.. David City. Neb.
I;hea Freldell, Dorchester, Neb.
Kunlce BoUe. Falla City. Neb.
Fjy Wright.. Fifth and Belle atreeta, Fre
mont, Neb.
Kthel Reed, Fremont. Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew. Gothenburg.
Neb.
Jessie Crawford. 406 West Charles street
Orand Mland. Neh.
Lydla Eoth, 806 West Koenig street. Grand
Island. Neb.
Ella Voss, 407. Weet Charlea street, Grand
IsL.nd Neo
Puullne Bchulte, 412 West Fourth street,
urann inland. Neb.
Martha Murphy. a East Ninth street,
Orand Island. Neb.
.Inine Costello, 115 West Eighth street,
Onand Inland, Neb.
Alice Temrle, Lexington. Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Kdythe Kretlx. Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nellaon, Lexington, Neo. v
Marian Hamilton, 2W9 h street. Lincoln.
Neb.
Alice Graasmeyer, 15 C street, Lincoln.
Neb.
Klale Hamilton, 202fl L street, Lincoln, Neb.
Irene Dlaher, 2030 L street, Lincoln. Neb.
Hughle Dlaher, '."030 L streot, Lincoln, Nek.
I.oulse Stllea, Lyons, Neb.
Fatelle McDonald. Lyons, Neb.
Milton Seller. Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford. Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford. Nebraska City, Neb,
T.uclle Hewn, Norfolk, Neb.
I.ethn Lark la, South dlxth street. Nor
folk. Neb.
Emma M. -r.uardt. Fifth street and Madi
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb,
MUrlrert F. Jonea. North Loup, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leehara. Neb.
Hester E. Rutt. Leshara, Neb.
Lillian Wirt. 4168 Cas street. Omaha.
Mever Cohn, 1146 Georgia avenue, Oniaha.
Ada Morris. 1414 Franklin atieet, Omaha,
Myrtle Jensen. 2908 Iiard street. Omaha.
riall Howard. 4732 Capitol avenue. Omaha,
Helen Heuck. 1625 Lothrop street, Omaha,
Why Snooks Returned to Robbie
By William
NOOKS was Ms name. And
SI Bncoka waa a little do, not
I very old, but too old to do as
no one am. Ana mil is wnui.
I am ffolng to tell you about.
Hut before I start my story I
rr.i at tell you that Snooks did lust what
ever ao many bad little boys do, and. Ilka
thg bud little beys, he was punished for
hla wrongdn'ng.
Now. he re 'la the story: Snook3 belonged
to Robb'e Turner, a fine boy of 10 years of
fgc, During the summer and early fall
SHeoks had cnjryrd life tc the fullest with
Ills dear, Indulgent master, but when
school began (nooks found himself much
alone.- And then he began to wish he lived
son-1 where else, for being Just a dor, lie
had no wny of knowing why Robbie 'eft
him every day, returning late In the after
noon, And tften of evenings Robbie left
Snooks much alone also, for ha had his
lessons to prepare, you know.
One day, Just after Robbie had cons off
to school. Snocks tat In tho front y.ird
thinking. Did you know that dogs resll'"
think? Well, they do; and In Snooks' case
rlat.a came sftr the thinking. And Snooks'
plan was to run away. Just think of It to
run away! And yet he had as happy a
home aa any dog ever had. There was but
one child In the Turner family, and that
cne child Robbie was a real chum to
Snooks, for no brother or sister came In
for a share of hla time. Bo, when Robbie
was not buy with hla school or his chores
he waa devoting Ilia attention to "dear eld
Enookle." But In the first few days of
Robble'a going to achool Snooks was ao
lonely and he became fretful. Then he bo
came Ill-tempered, and when Robbie's
mamma would call to him to come to his
plate of food he wo'ild look at her with a
sullen stare, and If she tried coaxing hint
he would sometimes snarl at her. Thus
you will see how a pet can sometimes be
most ungrateful, Snooks had had aa much
cf Robble'a lime, had been audi a family
pet, that he could not make up his mtndt
that anything should Interfere with his
pleasures. And that Is why the selfish and
spoiled fellow decided to run away.
He watched for n good opportunity, and
It came sfter Robbie's mamma went to do
the day's marketing. Only cook remained
at the house, and she was back In the
kitchen. So Bnooks crept out of the yard,
crawling beneath the gate which, was
clored and went off down the street at a
brisk trot. The direction he took led him
right Into the heart of town, and Snooks
waa much surprised at the number of peo
ple he saw and tho aolses of street traffic
he heard.
But he was not afraid. Indeed, he waa
THEN THEY
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Ieavenworth afreet.
Omaha.
Mabel Shelfeit, 4914 North Twenty-fifth
etret, Omaha.
Wllma Howard. 4T22 Capitol avenue,
Omaha. v
Hukla Lundburg. Fremont. Neb.
Emerson Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas street
Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. 41)10 Nicholas street.
Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1627 Locust a tree!.
Omaha.
Hilah Fisher, 130 Bouth Eleventh street.
Omaha,
Louis Raabe. )W0 North Nineteenth ave
nue, Omaha.
Emma Carruthers, jju North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Walter Johr.eon, 2406 North Twentieth
street, Omaha.
Leon Carson, 1134 North Fortieth street.
Omaha.
Mary Brown, 2322 Boulevard. Omaha.
fcrnllle Brown, '3.1 Boulevard, uroana.
Eva Hendee. 4402 Dodge street, Omaha.
Juanlta Innea. 27 Fort atreet. Omaha.
Genevieve M. Junes. North Loup, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
Agnea Richmond. Orleana, Nab.
Zola Beddro, Orleana, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
lotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perklna, Reddlngton. Neb.
Emma Kostsl. i618 Q atreet. South Omaha,
Ethel Enia, Stanton, Neb.
Edna Enls, Stanton, Neb.
Jna Carney, Sutton, Clay county. Neb.
Clara Miller. Utica. Neb.
Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Btastny. Wllber, Neb.
Alta Wllken. Waeo, Neb.
Mary Fredrick, York, Neb.
Pauline Parka, York, Neb.
Edna Uehllrg, York, Neb.
Carrie R. Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolda, LltMe filou. Is.
Ethel Mulholland. Box 71, Malvern. Is.
Eleanor Meller. Malvern, la.
Kothryne Mellor. Malvern, Is.
Mildred Robertson. Manilla, la.
Ruth Robertaon. Manilla. Ia.
Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Henry L. Worklnger. oars Sterling Kara-
edy company. Attics. Ind.
Wallace, jr.
much Interested and entertained, and trot
ted along, looking about him at every new
scene. After an hour's travel about the
principal streets. Snooks became fatigued.
Then he felt pangs of hunger and thirst.
The latter was quenched at a public foun
tain where a horses' drinking trough stood,
"Well, I found water, rnd now I must
find food," said Snooks to himself. And
he trotted 'off towards an alley in the rear
of several stores But in vain he searched
for a morsel of focd. Then bis sense of
smell led him down the alley for several
blccks, and he found a garbage barrel con
taining a few spoiled bits of moat and
moulded bread. These he minced over, but
without relish, for Snooks had been used
to the best focd, which was eaten from a
nice, deep, white clilra platter. And to
eat spoiled, foul-smelling scraps from an
old, dirty barrel, was1 not Inviting to a dog
of Ills refinement.
"Well, this will have to suffice me till I
find another nice home like the one I
left," he mused, as he left the barrel and
wandered off Into the alley again. "Ah, 1
Ilk the looks of that house with the green
blinds," he said, mentally, looking In the
direction of a very pretentious place that
had a long back porch and clean white
steps leading down to a well kept back
yard. And, confining the yard, was a
nicely trimmed hedge, still green, though
the fall had dried the leaves on the trees
that stood about the house.
"Yes, I like the looks of that place,'' And
Sncoks stopped In the alley and peered
through a thin place In the hedge at th
house which had so attracted him, "l
look a a bit like Robbie's home. Their
house Is grey and has green blinds. And
they have a hedge In the back and white
steps leading to the yard. I believe I'll
Just step In there and see how things are,"
Hut stepping In was sot so easily dons
as planned. The gate waa high, the hedge
was higher, and neither could be Jumped
ever by short-legged Snocks. And for a
long time he searched for an oponlng In
the hedte laige enough to admit of his
passing through. But after finding an open
ing he waa not alow in gaining admittance
to the yard. And onoe inaide he boldly
walked upon the white steps leading to
the porch, leaving muddy tracks behind
htm. Just as he was about to baric at
tl,9 door, his way of letting those Inaide
know he was there and wishing to outer,
the door was thrust open and a large, red
ha red woman, with a voire like thunder,
cume bounding on the perch, a broom In
bards, held with the hsndle forward ss If
to be used for a club, "There you are,
you sneaking purp!" she roared. And then
tu struck at Snooks with the broom han-
LET HIM GO AND DOWN THE STREET
By the Author sf "How te Tell Iks
die. But Snooks was too quick for her
snd leaped frcm the porch, going like a
flash toward the little opening In tho hedge
through which he had entered. "HI, git
out, you sneaking purpl", screamed ths
thundereua voice behind him aa he quickly
made his exit. "I recHon It's you as makes
the dirty tracks on me clean steps every
day, you curl And If I find you In this
yard again I'll scald you; every hair eft
your measly body. Dlrtyln' up me whlt
steps as soon as I git 'em scrubbed of a
mornln'l It's a shame such stray purps
rre allowed t wander about tho alleys.
They ort to be killed off."
Then Snooks went on down the alley,
pausing at the rear of another very pretty
house. "I wonder If I'll find a warmer
welcome here?" he asked himself. Then
he ventured Into the back yard. But to
his disappointment the house seemed with
out tenants. Blinds were drawn down,
and everywhere there was a look of deso
lation. "Nobody at home," fnooka said
mentully. Then on hs went, getting very '
tired and lonely. Just as he was about
to leave the alley and enter a street ha
saw a huge black cat sitting on ths
back; steps of a cottage. Now Snooks did
not know the disposition, ef ths ordinary
cat. Ho hod s cat acquaintance I would
better say "friend," for such was old
Tabby at the horns of Robbie with, whom
he got on admirably. They often slept
together on the same mat before the big
hall door where Snooks liked to He on
warm days. So, thinking that this cat
would be as friendly to him aa was hii
own home-cat, Tabby, Snooks ran Into
the yard, barking In a friendly way.
"How da you do," he said In his most
cordis) manner, wagging his tail merrily.
But the cat he approached did not greet
him as he had expected. She waited till
he came on the step beside her, then she
suddenly ralsod her back, bushed her long
tall and said, "Spit, Spit,' scratching
enooks across the eye wish a sharp set
of claws before the poor doggie knew (he
was going ta strike.
"Bow-wow-wow!" walled poor runaway
Snooks, leaping down the steps aa fast aa
he could go. his poor little stub tall
tucked between . his trembling legs. How
unhappy he waa. Never before bad he
know what It meant to be S cruelly
treated. Robbie, Robbie's parents, cook,
Dave, the mapaervant, and even Tabby,
had always been so kind to him- And he
had run away from all these good people.
How could h have been so ungrateful T
How could he have grown tired of such
a splendid home? To be sure, Robbie was
away much of the time every day, but
he always returned home before supper,
and always had a little romp with Snooks
and a merry "Hello, old Snookle! How
have yea been during my absence?" But
all this day no friendly voice had greeted
htm, and now It was getting well towards
afternoon. -
"HI hi, bit There goes a pupl last's
oliase him. Gee! Ketah 'tm an' tie a can
ta his tall. One! Qlt '1m!' It was a
boy's voice, coarse and heartlessv that
Snooks heard, and In another moment
THEY CHASED HIM,
New Animqtl Analogues
Birds from the Flowers," Frof. Bobert Williams Woed, Johns Sopklas University
.ThFuss.TSj Ode-pus.
iThe Octo-pus or Cuttle-fish !
aim sure that none o us would wish
To have him scuttle Vound the house,
.Like puss, when she espies a mouse;
When ycu secure your household pet,
Be very sure you do not set
The Octo-puSi or there may be
Dom-es-tic m-feUs-ifrj.
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Copyright, 190, by Paul Elder and Compass.
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0XXaSX'g) VTTAMTUXXTT,
Omaha Bee.
(First Prise.)
Harriet's Thanksgiving
By Verna Klrschbraun, Aged 12 Tears, (11
Sou tl Twenty-fourth Street, Utuaha,
Neb. Blue.
Harriet Meredith was walking heme
from school one day with several of her
friends. As the next day was Thanks,
giving, they were talking about what
they would do to celebrate It
"Uncle John gave me $10 to have a nloa
time with," said Harriet.
"We will take baskets filled with good
things te eat to give to some poor peo
ple," said Alice Brown.
"I'd rather have a nice time myself,
and, anyway, If the poor people do want
a Thanksgiving dinner they should earq
it," said Harriet..
That night after Harriet was In bed
about ten minutes she saw an old woman
with a wand standing beside her bed.
She ssld nothlrlg. but waved her wand
and Harriet found herself out In the
streets dreaaed like a poor man. She
wandered from houae to house begging
for work, but was always refused.
She felt very tired, eo she thought shs
he was running with all his strength down
a dirty street that thronged on every elds
with unkempt children. And behind him
cams a troop of ragged, dirty urchins,
giving him close chase.
And then he was caught by a huge
fellow a boy with a dirty face and hands.
And he was handled very roughly, for
other boys cams trooping up and a dosen
hands held the poor, frightened and
struggling Snooks, and to his short little
tall they tied a great rusty tin can, In
which they put half a dozen nails and
bits of glass to make a Jingle as poor
Snooks ran. Then they let him go, and
down the street they chased him, throw
ing sticks snd stones and often hitting
his quivering body and causing him In
tense pain, "Oh, to he at home, at home!"
wailed poor Snooks, mentally. "Oh, for
dear Robbie snd the good, safe home!"
oon he turned Into a better-looking
treet and hlf cmel tormentors drooped
awsy, for they knew they would be ap
prehended by the police should they go
running after a dog down the principal
thoroughfare of the town. Then Bnooks
went alower, constantly turning about as
he walked and biting at the terrible
thing that hung so tightly to his little
tall. But to no avail. The can was o
secure that unly human hands could rt
move It.
And In all the crowds that thronged up
and down the busy street not one person
slopped to take notice of Snooks. Every
body swemed bent on his own business and
let poor Snooks alone.
"I'll go home," said Snooks to himself
would lie dewa en somebody's perch. The
next thing she knew sHe opened her eyes
and found herself In her own room, tjhe
had only been dreaming.
The next morning Alice Brown waa
startled to hear a voice calling: "Alice,
wait a minute," and, turning around, she
saw Harriet running towards her with a
big basket under her arm.
"Will you let me come with you?" she
asked; "I've changed my mind about my
10."
There were many people that had a
happy Thanksgiving, but don't think
that anyone had a happier one than Har
riet, (Second Prise.)
Harry's Lesson
By Rhea Freldell, Aged lo Tears, Por
oheeter. Neb. Blue.
Harry wanted a turkey for Thanksgiving,
but his parents were too poor to buy one,
so on his way home from sahool he saw a
number of the large fowls along the read,
and he picked up a stone and threw at one
of them and, killed It He put the fowl on
his back and sneaked home through the
cornfield.
When he reached the woodshed he put
the turkey under a box and went In the
house for his supper.
That night he went to bed without tell
ing his parents what he had done, and he
dreamed that he waa In the woods and that
all the turkeys In the. country were there
to play some mean trick on him.
They took him down In a big cave and
'then they began to throw stones at him;
then they picked and scratched at him so
bad that he began to cry. At 'this the
turkeys began to Uugti at him. He picked
up a stick to throw at them, but they were
all gone. Everything was dark. Where
could he be?
Ha then sat down on a pile of rocks and
began to cry again, when all of a sudden he
In a determined way. "I'll Just bury my
pride aa I'di bury a bone and go home.
Robbie will be glad to aee me; ao will
the others. I look terribly 111 with this
baggage tied to my tall, but I must go
home."
An hour later. Just as Robbie was about
to enter his own home, he heard a low
whine beside the gate outside the yard.
And looking down into the shadow of a
leafless lilac bush he beheld poor, miserable
Bnooks. "Why, Snooks'e!" cried Hobble,
"what are you doing there?" Then as
Bnooks came creeping forward In a most
shumed way, Robbie saw the dilemma the
poor fellow was In. "Why, whst does all
this mean, doggie?" he asked, on his knees
in a minute and undoing the can. "Ah, I
see, some ugly fellows have enticed you
Into the stre.it and tied this to your tatl.
Poor doggie, you should have uaed your
teeth In self defense. Pshaw, but it'a a
heavy can, and tied on with a sharp wire.
Why, your poor tail Is bleeding where the
wire has cut Into It. Poor, dear old
P.iooksle! you must never wander Into the
street arain. Wish I could find the cul
prits who uaad you this way. I'd muke it
warm for t hem- But cprne, chappie, and
have some aupper. You look about played
out." And at that moment Snoi kle waa
the happteat dug In all the world, and aa
he ate his warm supper on the clean btu-k
steps, and from a nice clean platter, ha
vowed that from henceforth he would
never leave the yard around that houae
unleaa at the heela of hla beloved master,
IRobble.
awoke and found his father and mother
beside lilm.
its st ones told them what he had done
and all about his dream.
When Harry dressed himself he and
his
father took the dead turkey and went to
the neighbor to fix the matter up.
The farmer told Harry that he would
have to work three Saturdays to pay for
the turkey.
This was a good lesson to Harry, never
to take anything that didn't belong to him.
"-"""
Honorable Mention.
Two Little Girls' Thanksgiving
By Ren. N. Mead. Aged 12 Yearf. Bis
Neb. Blue.
Grandma had given Gwendolyn sn.l
Elesnor a bright, new five-dollar gold coin
apiece for Thanksgiving. Orindma had
asked them to give her an account of their
purchases. Th girls lived In the city.
which gave them a splendid opportuntly
to carry out their plans, but school was
somewhat of a disadvantage to them.
flaturdav morning came. Bright and esrtv
Eleanor hopped out of bed, crossed to the
register and dressed quickly. Breakfast
over, she put on her wraps, for the No
vember air wss chilly. She walked to the
slums, to ssve carfare,' snd sought out two
poor families of three each. Thinking she
could not afford to buy two turkeys, she
bought one turkey snd mother roasted It
for her. She gave a dollar for It and di
vided It.
She looked up some of her old dresses
snd shoes and some of her toys. Mother
baked her some bresd arid other things.
Thanksgiving day came at last, but It
seemed a month to Eleanor. Finally the
coachman drove up to the front door and
Eleanor snd her mother were on their
way. They came to the alums and Eleanor
left her things with $2 for each family.
With mother's helo ahe had succeeded In
spending only 1 for her turkey, thus hav-
lng soma left for her poor friends.
Not so Gwendolyn. She thought. "Now
I shall have' a fine time sending all my
friends beautiful Thanksgiving postal cards,
And I saw a funny op at tho store the
other day. I shall get it for Harold Orlan.
He thinks he's so smart anyway," Gwen
dolyn had saved half of her money for
Christmas. But which raport do you sup
pose grandma liked the best?
Thanksgiving- at Grandma's
By AJta Wllken. Aged 13 Teara, Waoo,
Neb. Red.
AH the children and their papa and
mamma had come to spend Thanksgiving
at grandmas. All the children meant the
four boys, Ted, Tom, Jack and Rex, and
sister Nan. They had come two days
before Thanksgiving. Grandma's house was
suoh a lovely place to visit and grandma
was suoh a dear old lady. Now there was
one thing the children all longed for very
,,h h.n v,.. , n m j
...( i.ii,,, mid nci, m BiaiiuuifM. uu
that was snow. Thanksgiving at grandmas
without snow was not half fun, they ail
said. This Thanksgiving the children had
their desire, for the ground wss deeply
covered, with a white, dowrny cover. Tom,
Who had grown tired of reading and sit
ting by the fire, said, "Let's have a snow
wtw nn w.t tw,v.
five little people all ready for the sport.
Two were on each side and Nan made
great piles if snowballs for each
tiia
Such fun dedglng the balls! Nobody
minded U one Wt him once In awhile.
There merry shouts of laughter brought
errandma and mamma to the window. Konh
one tried to throw his best. They played
until the great dinner gong sounded and
then with roak cheeks and bright happy
hearts, they marched Into the house all
ready and anxious for the steaming dinner
grandma had prepared for them.
A Thanksgiving Dialogue
By Mary Brown, Aged 12 Tears. 2322 Boule
vard Avenue, Omaha. Red.
As It was getting near Thanksgiving,
every child In school was required to learn
a piece for the program to be given the
day before Thanksgiving.
laitMe Jimmy Jones, a little lad of ( years,
was to have a part In a dialogue. The
little ld was sn orphan, but staid with
his grandma, who was very kind to him,
but waa very poor and therefore he never
had a Thanksgiving dinner.
The day before Thanksgiving Jimmy
asked his grandma If they might have a
turkey for .dinner, but she said: "No. wo
cannot afford It." He felt very badly about
It, but 'knew they could not have It. The
next day a friend ef his brought him a
turkey, so he, would not be disappointed
by not having a turkey for Thanksgiving.
The same afternoon he was to speak a
part in a dialogue which was: "Thanks
giving day Is ths Oay when little boys
and girls should be thankful tor what they
have." But when he got on the floor he
forgot his piece and therefore commenced
talking about the turkey and his dinner he
wss going to have at home. All the chil
dren began to laugh and he said: "Oh! I
oald the wrong thing," end then he com
menced his part of the dialogue.
A Happy Thanksgiving
By A led a Bennett, Aged 11 Tears.
Neb. Blus.
Elgin,
Mr. and Mra. Brown and their two chll-
dren were going to spend Thanksgiving st
Mr. White's. The children's names were
Grace and Bertha. Mr, White had two
children, too. Their namea were John an
Carmond. .
Mr. White was very good to them. John
ana Laifiivim ran v miq uium rni. uiKt
and Bertha brought a basket of good things
to give lo a poor family that lived a half
mile away. John snd Carmond had a pony
and buggy of their own. "Come on, Carmle,
we will fix a basket, too,'' said John. "All
right," eld Carmond. "We can have
mamma fix It."
So the children took the poor women the
good things. "Tell them to come here for
dinner," salt Mrs. White. "All right," said
the children.
Mrs. Nott hsd three children, two boys
and a girl, and they tried to help thilr
mother. When Grace, Bertha, Carmond and
John asked them to dinner they said they
would coma right sway.
All of them had a fine time playing
game's nd the Nott children said they never
Bl-ent a Letter day.
A Thanksgiving Visit
By Alloa Hoyae. Axed 13 Yeare. 2i South
Kaat tfireet. Carroll, la. Blue.
On one Thnktilving day a party of my
schoolmates had planned to go with ma tJ
vli.lt my grsmlina. PUe Itved about eight
mllea In the country. Grandma lia l a beau
tiful farm huruc, With a large apple oichaid
and plenty of other trees. And many arrea
of land surrounded the houae and orchard.
The appearance of Thanksgiving day was
lovely. In the morning Undo John ra.ue in
after us with his large sleigh, and you may
be sure we were ell ready: we could hardly
watt till bs arrived. Ws bod a nice time
on our way to grandrra's; It was not verj
i-old and wo were bundled up good. Wi
arrived at grandma's about 10 a. m. When
grandma saw us coming she came out to
niert us, she was ao filled with Joy.
Grandpa waa also surprised to See us, and
my cousins had never expected to see us.
After a while we went outside to look
around. We went Into the granary snd to
our surprise we found some wstermelons.
We asked grandma If ws oould have one
and nlie said, "Yea."
It was now dinner time snd we began to
help grandma get dinner. After a while It
r,,J,y ,,n1 w 'u1 OOJ Thanksgiving
?'T ' I !S T, 7' P
,0' ravy- pumpkin pie, mince pie, eran-
berry eauc" ni1 0,h" ood things. When
dlnn'r vr" over w lrl bean to clear
thB ubIe ,nd wash tn dishes. Then we
881 (,own nd P,ay'! amt f"r a ,on" tlm"-
Then It wss 4 o'clock when we stopped snd
wo hd to ,tafl for horn, so we told
randma and the rest of the family goodby
anl thanked grandma for her trouble, snd
,ht we enjoyed a good day. Then we
started. AVhon we got horns we were tired.
We ate our supper and wore all glad when
bedtime c:me. But ws enjoyed a good
Thanksgiving.
Mary and the Little Brown
Seeds
By Margaret Podge, Ag d Tears. 1262
North l urk Avanue. Fremont, Neb. Blue.
Ono fine spr ng morning Mary went into
the garden with her spade and rake. Fltst
she Oug s small hols in the ground, then
she dropped two small brown seeds In tho
hole. Next she covered snd wat red them.
These seeds were great friends. One said
to the other, "Isn't It awful dark down
hrre?" "Yes." answered the other. "We
cannot see the sun." In a few days they
threw off their little brown Jackets and
ent down two IttUe roots
Mary cams out to see them erery day.
Boon they sent up two little green leaves.
In a few days they ssnt little purple buds
up. They wers very happy to grow In the
sun.hlne. Mary waa very pleassd. When
her friends came to visit her she look them
to the garden and showed them the two
pretty plants.
The Lucky Miner
By Helen C Morris, Aged 8 Tears, McCool
Junction, Neb. Blue,
In a small village In Montana lived old
John Warren and his two sona. Jack and
Will. The father was too old to work and
the sons mads but a poor Uvtng at day
labor. As the weather grew colder the old
man grew more feeble, and when he saw
he could not live many days he called his
sons to him and said! "For many years I
have been saving up this purse of money
which now amounts to.iaoo. When I am
""""
Five you a, aian
gone I want you to divide this, which will
In a fsw days he passed
away and atter the funeral Jack, who was
the oldest, wanted to go to town and enjoy
himself, saying he was tired pf hard work.
But Will would not listen, knowing it
would be ruination to them both. The next
morning Jack was gone.
Will took his father's gun and mining
tool bought provisions with a part of
h" m"e,y J"1" 'tara up tn "taJn
to seek his fortune. He staked a claim and
io,lpu iiara ior unwii a year. Ana just ss
he was about to give up In despair he found
a rich vein of gold. So his fortune ws
made. One day when he was at work an
oId tramP came alonK nd "k4 shelter.
And when he br0lht him In to clean up
he touni t0 bl Joy U wa hU lo8t b"th"
Jack-
My Vacation Trip
By Dorothy Corell, Aged 9 Tears, Plain
view, Nob, Blue,
Z went with my papa and Taamraa to
Michigan to see my gnandma and uncle and
aunt. From there I went to see my sister.
We went out to a lake and stayed three
days. We went fishing. Papa and my
brother went In a canoe and the rest of
us went In a boat. I caught twenty-two
blue gills and a speckled bass. The next
day my slater, papa, brother and niece and
I went in bathing. There was a little girl
that lived next door who went with us.
She would get on a raft and dive off. My
brother and papa would turn the canoe
upside down and get under, They would
swim under water, too. The next day we
went to visit my other grandma In New
York. In a few days we went to see my
other aunt In New Jersey, X went to a
plcnlo In big grove, where we took our
lunch. There were S.W0 people there.
There was a merry-go-round. Then In a
few hours we went home. We stsysd at
my aunt s a week, then we went back to
my grandma's and stayed there about two
weeks, then we went back te our home In
Nebraska,
Our Visit to the City
By Helen Mead, Ag1 S Teara Blair, Neb.
Red.
This summer my slater and I were out
In the country at our coualn's home. My
cousin has a big doll and It is almost three
feet long. She has a play houaa and she
has a little cupboard In It and a lot of
dlahea In It too. She has a little broom
mnA a), 1h hti a. hur&u too. M v coualn
w(tf UI to p)By tlppy ttppy T ,py aI, th9
time. On Saturday my slater snd I snd my
two cousins went fishing and caught some
fish, and when we came back my cousin
. . h k d naneakee end the othera
A,A nnt them Hunriav we went home.
hoplnf to $a t0 the country for another
visit.
Humpty-Dumpty
T
IIumpty.Iunipty wus a fat boy,
lie lived on a farm, you know,
And a man came una day.
And to him did auy:
"I want you for my Side Show."
So Humpty-Dumpty went far a wavy
With the man who a circus did owns
And his time waa all asent
ill a big slde-ahow tent:
na l,m." aent .
And a gtaut be ll be wLea he's) grown.
