THE OMAHA' SUNDAY BKK: FEnHUAUY 21. 1000.
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OME of the Busy Bees forgot to write their age on their atorlea thU week.
SIf the children would look at the Busy Bees Own Page Just before
writing their atorlee they wogld see lhat the prUe atorleg have flrat the
aubject, then the name, age. address and the aide that the writer
chooses. Few, If any, of the etorlea ae-nt In lately have been thrown In the
waste basket, for the Busy Beea have been very careful about observing the
rules. We have aaved a lot of good stories which will be published aa toon
as there la room for them.
The editor has received m great many interesting lettera from the Busy
Beea and regrets that these letters must be answered mostly In these little
"chats" each week, for there are too many to write each Individually. Myrtle
Jensen, the queen of the Busy Bees, called on tfce editor this week sad she is
pleased that we have so 'man y little writers for our page.
Prizes were awarded this week to Myrtle Jensen, queen of the Blue side,
and to Edna Heden, alro on the Blue aide, both of Omaha. Honorable men
tion was given to Vera B. Cheney of Crelghton, Neb., on the Red aide.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to any one whose name Is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now include:
Esther Newman. 29H North Twenty-fifth
street. Omaha
Mlidred Erickeon, Howard
Omibi.
Oscar Krlckson, 2709 Howard
Omaha.
Jean De rxjng, Alnaworth, Neb.
Irene McCoy, Barnston, Neb.
J-llllan Merwln. Beaver City, Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bennington, Nb.
Agnes Dahmke, Benson, Neb.
Veia Cheney, Crelghton, Neb.
I.oula Hahn, David City, Neb.
Khea Fretdell, Dorchester, Neb.
Runic Bode, Palis City, Neb.
Kthel Reed, Fremont. Neb.
Htilde LAindburg, Fremont, Neb.
Marloa Carps. Gibson. Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg, Neb.
Lydia Roth, r Weat Koenlg atreet. Grand
Inland, Nen.
X? W"' a"rU ,trMt' Grand
Island, Neb.
Grand island, Neb.
Jessie Crawford. 40S West Charles street.
street,
Pauline Bchulta. 413 West Fourth street,
Grand Island. Neb
Martha Murphy, :3 East Ninth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Islington, NeB.
Anna Neilson, Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Krelts. Ixtngtnn. Neb.
Alice Grassmeyer, IMS C St., Lincoln, Neb.
Marian Hamilton, L. St., Lincoln, Neb.
Klsle Hamilton. 2029 I, St., Lincoln, Neb.
IrfriA f)1fihr SrtW f. at rt T.1nrnln V.h
Hughle nishrr. 3U80 L street, Lincoln, Neb.
iouina tsuiee, i.yons, ieD.
Estelle McDonald, Lyons. Neb.
Milton Helser. Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska Clfy, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraaka City, Neb.
Luclle Hazen, Norfolk, Neb.
Itha Larkln. So. Sixth St., Norfolk. Neb.
rami juarquarrit, Fifth atreet and Madl-
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Mildred V. Jones. North Ixup, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara. Neb.
Hester B. Rutt. Leehara, Neb.
Mary Brown, 2823 Boulevard. Omaha.
Lillian Wirt. 41 M Cans atreet, Omaha.
Kmlln Brown. 2321 Boulevard, Omaha.
Eva Hendee, 4402 Dodge atreet, Omaha.
REDDIE GRAY was one of the
best-hearted boys in the whole
world. He couldn't bear to aee
any creature punished, mis
treated or neglected. He waa al
ways on the outlook for poor
F
abused animals, using his little, but noble
Influence to prevent boys from doing harm
to the helpless creatures that could not pro
tect themselves agalnat their mightier foe,
and taking to hla homo such animals aj
stray cats and dogs to minister to their
needs whenever the case demanded.
One day Freddie's mother aent him on an
errand to the home of an old neighbor
woman who lived only a few blocks distant,
and while he waa sitting In tho living
room of .the old woman's houae ho noticed
a bird n a cage near to the window. The
sun waa beating through tho glaaa window
pane and falling directly on the wire cage,
the glare almost blinding the little feathered
prisoner within. '
For a few moments Freddie looked pity
ingly on the woeful prisoner, then ho boldly
addreaaed the old woman, who was wrap
ping op several books and maa-asines to
aend to Freddie's mother. ' "Bay, Mrs.
Jones," began Freddie, "don't you think
the sun ia too strong on your bird? Ho
seems to be all doubled up In the bottom
of the cage, trying to get out of the awful
glare."
Mra. Jones turned her attention to tho
cage, and going to It looked in at Its oc
cupant "Fee-wee!" she called. "Coma,
stir up, 'you lasy old fellow. Why, you
haven't a bit of water, havo you?, I told
Jane emphatically yesterday to put fresh
water and aeed In your cage, and aha evi
dently neglected you aa usual. Oh, well,
you are so old and lasy now you ought to
bo starved a bit to inaka you sing." Then,
turning to Freddie, aha went on: You aee,
that bird la a very old one. He never
sings any more and we just keep him for
sympathy's sake. He used to ba a fine
singer, but years ago hla voice gave out
from eld age. I would like to get rid of
him, but X don't know who would relieve
me of him. He ia such a bother, too. Now,
you have Just called my attention to hla
being In the beating sua. But I can't very
I tfc-WfcS WAS PERCHED
Little Pee-Wee
Mf Helena Davie.
Juanita Trim. !78 Fort street, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn. M9 Geonrla avenue, Omaha.
street, Anna Gottech, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Gottsch, Benmngton, Neb.
atreet, Ada Morris, 3424 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 2909 laard etreet, Omaha.
Gall Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen Houck, 18 Lothrop street, Omaha.
Kr.ierann Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas. Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. efle Nicholas atreet, Omaha
Maurice Johnson, 1027 Locust St., Omaha.
Ieon Carson, 1124 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wllma Howard, 4T2J Capitol Ave., Omaha.
Hllah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 707 Lieavenworth, Omaha.
IvOuls Raabe, 26U9 North Nineteenth ave
nue. Omaha.
Mabel 8helfelt. 4914 North Twenty-fifth
l . V...
Ernma Carruthe'rs, 1211 North Twenty-flft)
street Omaha.
Wn.r Sn. 2406 North Twentieth
.treer rh,h.
Por-ifin .i,Mt
The Albion, Tenth ana
rat uiu 0i rcctn, inoina-.
or.evleve M. Jonca, North Loup, Neb.
Omaha.
SifiuSlLJ 2.
Zola Beddeo. Orleans. Neb.
Agnea Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marin Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Iotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Karl Perkina, Reddington, Neb.
Kmrra Kostal. 1516 O street, South Omaha.
Edna Knis, Stanton, Neb. t . .
Kthel Enia. Stanton, Neb.
Ina Carney. Button, Clay county, Neb.
Clara Miller, mica. Neb.
Me Grurrke. West Point. Neb.
E, B"Btny, Wllber, Neb.
mim irim.ii, nw
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Kdna Behling. York, Neb.
Mary Frederick. York. Neb.
Carrie B. Bartlett Fontanclle. Ia.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.
Fthel Mulliolland, Box 71, Malvern, Ia.
Meaner ueuor, xdaivern, ia.
Kathryne Mel lor, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson. Manilla, Ia.
Mildred Robertscn, Manilla, la.
Kdlth Amend, Sheridan. Wyo.
Henry K Worklnger, care Sterling Remedy
company, Attica, Ind.
Fred Shelley, 230 Troup street, Kansas
City, Kan.
well reach his cage to carry It soma place,
and Jane has gone to market, so I guess
he'll, havo .to stay where be la till she re
turns." "But '.a n't I hang his cage" soma other
place?" asked Freddie, his heart touched
by the misery of the poor little prisoner.
"Oh, yes, If you will be so kind," agreed
tho old woman. "Just bang the cage In the
kitchen. You'll find a hook over the sink."
Freddie took down the cage and went to
the kitchen with It. But he did not hang
It on the hook over the sink, for Jane, the
cook, had made up a great fire In the rango
before going to market and the kitchen was
hot to suffocation. Carrying the cage back
Into the lvlng-room Freddie explained the
condition of the atmosphere In the kitchen,
and also asked If ho might not put some
seed and water In the cage and not oblige
the poor little sufferer to wait till Jane
should return. (
"Oh, but that would put you to so much
bother," said Mra Jones, tying a twine
about the parcel of books and magasines.
"I couldn't think of having you do it. Be
sldea, Jane should havo a reminder that
she neglected to attend to Pee-wee y ester
day. It la her work, and she must do It."
"I am not thinking of Jane," aald Fred
die, his face flushed with Indignation at
the old lady's heartless manner towards the
poor old pet In his prison. "I am only
thinking of your bird, Mrs. Jones. You say
he la old and has lost his voice and can
sing no longer. If we are to tire of poor
creatures as soon aa they become old and
useless the world will be a cruel place to
live In, Old people should not be neglected
and treated heartlessly just because they
can no longer work and are of no use to
the world. Wouldn't that be worse tban
savagery, Mra Jones?"
Freddie's voice vibrated with excitement
as he talked,, and his Innocent thrust at
the old lady was understood by her, for
her own wrinkled cheek colored a bit and
she showed confusion. "Oh, of course,"
aha stammered, "we must always look out
for the aged. They cannot look out for
themselves. But with pet birds and enl
nials it la different. They never did any
thing for any person, you know. They are
ON WINDOW FRAME.
V i Ivy H CK3ore
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1. frrtte' plainly em em aid ef the
papa only and aamfee the page.
8. Use pea aaa Ink, not penoil
8. ghort and pointed arttolee will
fee glvea praf arvmee. ! not ase aver
WO worda.
4. Orla-tnal stories or letters oaOy
will be axed.
6. Writ yen nam, ar and ad
dress at tne top of tA first page.
First . and aaeoad priaoa of Books
will be glrea for tbo hoot two eoa
trlbntloms to this pace aee week.
Address aU ooaunnnloatlona to
OKzxismxura Bimnajn,
(First Prise.)
LOVe Rules Oil St. VflJenUllvVB
Y-
U9,J
By Myrtle Jensen, Queen Bee, Aged li
Yeara, 2909 laard Street, Omaha. Blue
Eld"
Besate Lloyd and Mildred Evans were
chums. There had always been an Intimate
friendship between them and they were
always together.
One day their teacher. Miss Cleveland.
aaked them to stay and help her with some
work. They consented and after they had
finished Misa Cleveland remarked:
Tror d,d your work beauufull5r-
TAft.kr To had gone Mlidred said. "Be...
Uf a clean our deska. Mine U dreadfully
,
"Yes," agreed Bess. "let;, do "
Soon they had their books, slates, boxea.
etc., piled upon their desk, when Mlidred
aald. "Da yon know where my gold fountain
pen la. Bess? It's not to be found In my
desk."
Wiiy, no, answerea uessie. wny
should I know?"
"No one has been In the room except
yourself, Mlaa Cleveland and I. and I had
at It I o'clock." continued Mildred.
-1 naven i seen u, mint:, atviam ammm.
"Well, now, it's my opinion that you,
yes, ycu, Bess, have taken it," stormed
Mildred.
"But I haven't," said Bess, Indignantly. ;
"Oh, but you have." said Mlidred, sailing
out of the room, her head high. "I'll have
you own up before searching you.
Beaa atood there bewildered. How eould
Mildred, her best friend, accuse her of
stealing. The tear, trickled down her
, . ., . , . .
cheeka. After a time. ah. knew not how
long, she put on her wraps aid went home.
Their playmates Inquired in vain what
trouble existed between them. Neither
would tell.
Two weeks later, on St. Valentine's day,
the poatman banded Mildred a large box.
On opening it she saw a beautiful valen-
tine. "From Bess" ttaa written on th.
back of it.
"Oh, so Miss Bessie thinks she'll bribe
me this way," she sneered. "Well, we'll
see. Eut," she reflected, "I'm sur. Bess
didn't take th. pen. Oh, I'm sur. of It
now! How could I aver accus. b.rl How
could I!"
In a few momenta ah. waa over at Bes
sie's house, asking Bessie to forgive her.
"With all my heart," answered Bess.
Th. next day Mildred found her pen in
a box which she little used.
"Dear Beea," she murmered,
sh. took alj my abuse."
(Second Prise.)
Wait and See
'how nobly
By Edna Heden, Aged IS Years, 1010 North
Twenty-ninth Street. Omaha.. Blue Bids.
"Mamma, may I go to Bessie Benton's
house?" aaked Viola Vayne. "Yea. Viola,
but be sure and put your coat on snugly
around you, aa It la very oold," answered
the moth.r. "Are you going down to see
Beasl.'. valentine.?" asked Mrs. Vayn..
"Yes. I suppose she haa received many and
I only one postal. I do Just think it a
ahame."
When Viola reached Beasl.'s home aha
waa heartily greeted by her little friend.
"Oh, Viola, you have Just come in time to
ae. my pretty valentines X have received.'
" 1 ... ; his pet dog. Tommle'a mother had re
eared for from their Infancy to their old Mra. Jonea good morning, and begging turned home, for all three had beon down
age, and are mar. pets nothing more." ber to call upon hlra whenever she needed to se. Tommie s father, who was a sea
"But your poor old Pee-wee used to sing some one to perform errands for her, he captain, start. Tommy atood on the edge
for you wh.n he had a voice," protested ran away, happy in th. ownership of the cf the wharf, straining his eyes to ae.
Freddie. "And that waa why you kept
htm. I call that doing aomething for other.,
Mra, Jones. But ee. bow tired and thirsty
he la I must glv. him soma water."
"If he were of any account I'd give him
to you." aald the old lady, sitting down
wearily. "But he would only be a bother
to you and would afford you ao pleasure."
Freddl. looked up brightly. "Glv. him
to me," he aald eagerly. "I'd just love to
have him. I don't mind his being old and
his not being able to lng any mora. I
want to mak. him happy, and by so doing
I shall b. happy, too."
Mrs. Jones smiled, then said: "Very well,
son. Pee-wee la yours, and I shall be glad
to be rid of him. But will you please
fetch me a glass of water? Jane forgot to
bring In my customary pitcher of water be
fore sh. left this morning. And will you
be so good as to open tb. kitchen window,
so that the fresh air will eome In? I have
rheumatism so badly In my shoulder that
I cannot do those thing, for myself."
Freddie waa only toe happy to be of aa
slstanc. to bis old neighbor, but while be
waa performing' the little dutlee for ber he
aald to himself: "What If I had aald to
her, 'Just wait till Jane returns for you
glaaa of, water, for it ia ber work, and ah.
ahould bav. a reminder that aha necleotad
doing It." I guess poor old Mrs. Jonee
would have bad a taste of poor old Pee-
wee's discomfort. Only, she could manage
to get to the kitchen to get a drink, whil.
he, poor caged fellow, couldn't get outside
hia bars, and must etay there aad
suffer."
After handing the old lady the glass of
water and opening the kitchen windows,
Freddie filled the cage glass with water
and gave the old Pee-wee time to drink
which he did aa If half famished be-
for. starting to bis borne. Then, bidding
Viola was shown both large and small val
entines with beautiful pictures on thetn.
After playing games and playing the piano
Viola went home.
"Did yon have a nice time, my dear?"
asked Viola's mother when she had gotten
home. "Yea, most of th time. Bessie
has received so many valentines. I have
hardly any," aald Viola, bursting Into tears.
"My little girl must not ba selfish," was
the reply of the mother.
Viola went to bed rather aulky that night,
but waa In better humor the next day.
When Viola came home from achool to
eat her dinner she found on the table all
kinds of envelopes of every deecrlptlon and
also, all addressed in her name, fcBie opened
them ail as fast aa aha could. When sho
had opened them all there was a surprise
In store for her. It waa a Bt Valentine's
surprise. All her little friends did not give
them the day before, but sent them by
mail. Viola saw her selfishness and always
resolved to "wait and see."
j
(Honorable Mention.)
Ellanore and Evelvn's Valen-
" 4 iuuu uywu t
tinCS
By Vera B. Cheney, Aged 13 Years, Creigh-
ton, Neb. Bed Side.
There was going to be a valentine party
" evening before St. Valentine's day
of course Ellanore and Evelyn were
together. They Uved across the way
ejzxztlszz
Jff
ZV. don't you"?" .2
Bvsljrn. "I suppose I wUl get Just a. nice
J An1 ,
from GoraId .. ,ald j,, Tney reachca
home nd ud untU Uma to go to the
They went at g O.olock and of courM
ot fof thalr p.jtn.r, Harry and Gerald.
..oh ther,.B Neme Brown and ahe'e got
on her cousin's drees. She's too poor to
buy ona for herself." said Evelyn, thinking
tha hoy, woui,i uka her for her smart talk,
-Bee that ribbon she's igot on." said Ella-
BOre. They went on talking about Nellie.
Tney noucea tne ooys move away mnu icei-
ng hurt they started home, thinking the
boys would come, but they did not.
The next day they each got a big box
and opened them to see their valentines,
but Instead they found a homely one, say-
tag, "Don't be so smart," from the boya.
They afterward found that they were going
to get nice onea. but aa they acted so mean
to Nellie the boys sent them to Nellie.
Evelyn and Ellanore each said they would
, h- BO mi.,, ln.
Bver be ao mean again.
My DOll
gy Fay Donaldson, Aged 10 Years, Hills-
boro, Ia.. Rural Route No. 8. Red Side.
My doll is very small. It haa big brown
eye. and whit. hair. She haa a white dress
on. She la very pretty, My alster made her
a pretty hood. Her nam. la Minnie.
My Pony
By Elaine Hockenberger, Aged 11 Years,
UXiumDua, inou. i nea diu3.
have a pony that Is pure black, so I
have named her Black Beauty. I got her
for my birthday last September, and at
noon when I came home from aohool there
In th. barn waa th. prettiest pony I ever
saw.
And what was the first thing I should
do? It was to take her out and have a
lrl put me on, and before I was suite on
the pony threw me off. That waa th.
first tlm. I was aver thrown off.
The next day I had our neighbor's hoy
get his saddle and bridle and put it on
and he broke her. Afterwards I used
bis saddle and bridle until I got mine for
Christmas, and I rod. her every day until
u eoid.
q ai,. poj-m
'
By Donald MoVann, Aged 10 Tears, 112
North iBiueidr """
j,,, fln day tn Jum m mtu boy went
,ut t0 his grandfath.r'e farm and etayed
m night H. went out and let th.
chickens loos., then h. fed th. pigs,
You ought to hear them grunt. Then
he drove th. cows to pasture, and then
he went horn, and got aomething to .at
old bird.
And old Pee-wee soon found that he had
fallen into other and better hands. He
waa fed regularly, given freah fruit and
water every few hours during th. day;
his cage was kept In a comfortable place
by a big window through which he could
look into a leafless but pleasant park.
The old birdie waa neglected no more.
but loved and made much of and began
to hop about hJs cage with new spirit.
And one day. while Freddie was allowing
htm the freedom of the big library, the
nappy iciiow percnea mmseii on tne top ot
a picture and begun to sing.
At first the song consisted of but a few
faint, trembling notes, but one. having
found bt. voice, old Pee-wee kept on trying
to coax K forward, and pretty aoon he war.
bled forth a song that delighted Freddie
immensely. RunnlDg to bis mother's room,
he cried: "Come, mamma, quickly; and
hear old Pee-wee singing. He has grown
young again!"
"That comes from happy surroundings, a
loving hand to care for him. and a youth- Preity soon she reached her home, a big
ful companion who Infuses new life Into white house on the hill and when It was
his little being." explained Freddie's time for supper they all went tn to th. din
mother, "There is nothing Ilk. lov. and lng room. Her mamma and papa noticed that
sweet sympathy, my child, to make us she waa unusually quiet, ao har mamma
hppy nd yun "
And wlth their rni" about each other,
nbr and son went to the library, where
they aaw Pee-wee still perched on the
Picture frame, happy ia possession of his
voice again. And there the happy Freddie
remained till Pee-wee of his own accord
"av Into his open oage. ready to have a
erlnk, a bit. to eat and a nap- And never
was there a more contented little pet In all
the world than that same Pee-wee, whose
new master had saved him from a miser-
abie and aad old age aad death.
himself. After that he picked eome black
berries. He wore a straw hat and put
the blackberries in his hat and etalnet
the lnxide. After awhile he returned to
the hoiiHc, and it rained, and then tho sun
shone and he suw a great ralnlow. The
next day he got on the atreet car and
rode home.
The Tame Wolves
By Anna Nlssen, Walnut, la. Aged
years. Blue Bide..
One time my uncle waa out getting soma
straw at the straw pile, when he spied a
big hole In the straw pile. Afterward they
found out there were some wolvea In the
hole. There waa two old ones and some
young onca. They kept two of the smaller
ones ajd they killed tho others. These two
were tied up by a big rope in the front
yard. Their names were Punch and Judy,
They were very mischievous. If a chicken
would come by they would pounce upon
it and try to kill it. After a while they
became very tame and they they sold them.
Russell's Dream
By William Dalrs, A Red Yeare. 221 West
Third Street, North Platte, Neb.
Blue Side., v
Russell was lying In the hammock, when
suddenly a fairy atood beside him. 8he
said, "You have been so good thla week
I will grant you three wishes."
"Hurrah!" cried Russel. "First, I wish
I would always be rich. Second, I wish I
would alwaya be happy. Third, I wish I
could go skating thla afternoon. Mamma
aald I couldn't."
''Your wishes are granted," she said, and
flew away.
Ruasell awoke with a start. Where waa
the fairy? Just then hla mother canmo
and said that his uncle had come and had
left a large amount of money, and he could
go Bkatlng. You may be sure that Russel
was very happy.
RrmirrtOo
Oqu. VrtU3
8her0aunnAsb- J!aM'
Town 'where I i?ve there ar.
n , JXreir Wiehlnjhem t cme
r Vsoattered nuU around the tTee.
JJiSSAS
- 2 -SS
? hole In the ground
n1 covcr 11 with leaves. One day a ban-
Urn cam. over and tried to get a nut, but
the squirrel hit him with his paw. Then
the aqulrrel ran up the tree. The bantam
tried to peck him and then tried to get
nut but lho squirrel would not let him.
nce our neighbors put out some nuts to
dry and when they went to get them
they were most all gone ami they found
that th. thieves were the squirrels.
Helen
By Knillie Brown. Aged 10 Years 2322
Boulevard, Omaha, Neb. Red Side,
Once upon a time there waa a little girl
whose name waa Edna. She was a spoiled
child; everything she wanted she had.
One morning after Christmas she was
going ott to spend the day with her
grandma. She took her dollie and atarted
out On the way she met one of the
little girls who waa in her claas at
cll. She had . mtle d0llta. When
Edna came up to her she aald: "My
doiHe pretUep than yourB. mlna haa
EOt real halr and will open and shut her
eyes." This made the little girl cry.
She went home and asked her mamma if
he could not have a big doll like Edna'a.
Her mother thought about It for many
days, because they were very poor. But
she got it for Helen, for that waa th. lit
tle girl's name, and gave it to her on
her 8th birthday. There never waa a
happier girl than Helen.
The Delayed Christmas Dinner
By Esther Ronk, Aged 10 Years, Bancroft,
Neb. Blue Bide.
On. day all the antmala gathered to
gether and aald: "What shall we have for
a Christmas dinner?"
So all of them said they would go to the
farmers and steal things, but the turtle
aald ba would not steal anything.
So they said h. did not need to eat any
thing they got.
But the turtle went and told the farmer
to lock his barn on Christmas night, which
he did.
Then all the animals stayed away Christ
mas night, but they came a few nights
after that and stole all the farmers
chickens and other things. .
When the farmer got up the next morn
ing to feed hla chickens they were gone.
He did not know where to find them. H.
had never one. thought of the foxe. or of
any other animals. But after all th. ani
mals bad a good dinner.
Brave Bruno
By Marl. Elliott, Aged 11 Years, Beatrice,
Neb. Red Side.
Th. steamer glided far out to sea. Little
Tommy atood on the wharf, also big Bruno,
the ship. But, alas for Tommy, be lost
his balance and disappeared beneath the
waves. Ia an Instant Bruno had also dls-
appeared, and In a few momenta Bruno
eBme up bringing Tommy with him. Th.
a0g barked loudly for help and an old
Bitipper came to the rescue. Dry clothing
waa put on Tommy and be waa taken
home. Some twenty years later. If you
wcuid have looked on a certain green hill
, Boaton. among a bunch of fragrant lllao
hushes, you would see a headstone, and on
,t tha f0HOWng words:
Here lies faithful
. Old Bruno,
Who saved tny life.
A Happy Little Girl
' By Mildren Johnson, Wahoo, Neb. Aged
13 years. Blue Side.
"Oh, dear," alghed little Mary Gray as
she waa coming home from school, one
evening. "I wish I didn't have to go to
school at all, j'JSt stay out doors all th.
time.'
said, "What la the matter, Mary, you
a.e ao quiet?"
"Oh mamma, I wish I didn't have to go
school. It la summer time now and I think
I mlrht have a vacation."
"Well." aald her mother, .''your aunt In
California haa written me and waa wishing
that all of ua could come and spend the
sjuimer with her. How would you like
to do that?"
"Oh," said Mary, "I would like to ao
much."
"Very well," said her mother. "Thla Is
the first ef June, w. will start In en.
week."
Tretty soon th. time eame and Mary said
ahe had nevttr been so happy before.
'When they got there, their aunt met them
at th. train and aald sh.' would be glad
If they could stay thcr. always. After
a while her papa put up a bouse and they
Uved right next te her aunt
The Children and the Bear
By Bertha Indrock. Aged 10 Tears. 2010
Poppletoa Avenue, Omaha. Red Side.
One time there was a little girl and her
mother who were going to ses the little
girl's aunt, and as they were going
through the woods they met a bear. The
bear aald: "I have no horn. Will you take
me to your house and feed me?" "Yes," '
said the mother.
They took the bear home and fed It. The
little girl had a little brother and sister at
home. The bear was there for about a
week and then ran away. When morning
came the mother went to feed htm and
called and called until ha came. When tha
children went to school they would get on
his back and ride, and when th. boy would
com. bom. from aohool he would go riding.
The Rabbit's Tourth of July
By Ada Donaldson, Aged 11 Yeara. Ilills
boro, Ia. Red.
It was a beautiful moonlight night, and
all th. rabbits war. in the woods.
They were to have a Fourth of July din
ner and I will tell yon what they had:
Cabbage leaves, hedge balta aeeda, apples,
green grass and candy. They bought sky
rockets and firecrackers. One of th. rab
bits named Bunny ran behind a tree and
lit a ftrecraoker and it caught th. grass
on fire and Bunny irot ao excited that ho
slapped the fire with his paw and burnt
It badly and he began tr cry ao loudly that
hla mother came running to aee what waa
th. matter. His mother wrapped his sor.
paw up In a cabbage leaf.
And th. rest put out th. tire and one
of .the rabbits lit a firecracker and put It
under a bucket and blew It up in the air
and It came down on one of th. rabbit'a
heads. Soon It waa getting daylight and
they all went home, saying they had a
good time; except Bunny.
The Prize
By Dorothy Koepnick, Aged 10 Years,
Bancroft, Nob. Blue Side.
It waa the laat day of achool and the
teacher had told them ahe would give a
prise for the beat one.
Ruth Maaon waa aura ahe would get It
Her father waa vary rich and could af
ford to get hla little daughter many nice
things. She had everything she wanted.
In the afternoon tbo teacher took a lit
tle basket from ber desk and told each
girl to write on a allp of paper the one
they -thought beat They aoon bad all
of the papers gathered up. There wer.
fifteen girls in the class. Ruth Maaon
had five votes. There waa one poor girl
named donor Brown. She had tea votes,
and when the teacher told who got tha
prise Ruth Mason was ashamed, for she
bad not got the prise. She handed a
basket to Elenor Brown. How her eyea
ahone when ahe know it waa for her.
She did not know she would get the
prise and went home with a light heart
When her mother heard she had the prise
she, too, was lad. Do you think you
could ever get the prise?
A Kind Boy
By Hasel Donaldson, Aged It Years, Hills
bora, Is.. Rural Route No. 2. Blue Side.
Once there was a boy who lived with hla
father, mother and three sisters. His name
waa Howard. He was a very kind and
polite boy. He lived on a farm and bad
lots of work to do, but he waa alwaya
happy.
He helped his father and mother all he
could. At achool he waa liked by all bia
achoolmates.
One day when Howard was at borne, he
beard a nols. In th. road. H. ran to see
what ia waa. He aaw a team running down
the -road. He picked up a atick and stood
In the middle of the road.
' When the team eame up to him they
stopped. He climbed Into the buggy,
turned around and started back down the
road. He had not gone far when he met
a woman and man walking up the road.
They told him they had got out of the
buggy to get soma flowers. The team be
came frightened and ran away. They
thanked him for atopplng tha horses. Then
they got Into the buggy and went home.
Other boya should be aa brave and kind
as Howard.
An Adventure in the Woods
By Alice Boyce, Aged 18 Years, Carroll.
Ia. Blue Side.
Four boys, Joseph, William, Edward and
Harry, had plannned to go berry picking
one fine day In summer. They were to
start at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning
ana take their lunch with them, as they
did not .xpect to return till late in th.
afternoon. On. of th. boy. brought an
axe, ao that they could mark the trees, for
fear of losing their way, for th. boys had
intended to go farther In th. woods than
they had ever ventured before. The boy.
went on with long stride, until they came to
a little bouse In the woods, which showed
that it had not been occupied for many
yeara. The boys wished to go In and look
around. There were only two rooms In
the house and in them were rellca of olden
times, which showed that a pious hermit
once lived there. Some of th. things wer.
quit, valuable aad the boya took them
with them to the little town and sold
them for much money. They divided the
money equally among tha four boys, so
that there were no disputing about It. The
bey. .aid that it was more than berries
they got for they had not expected such
a thing to happen.
The Fairy in the Woods
By Donald Gallagher. O'NIell, Neb. Aged
10 years. Blue Bide.
Ot.ee there Uved a little girl whose father
and mother were dead, and ahe lived with
some people who were very unkind to her.
It waa Saturday and the people sent Bertha
into the woods to pick berriee. When she
reached the wooda she waa very tired from
walking so far, so she sat down to rest
before beginning to pick th. berrlea. After
filling ber basket ah. eat down to rest
again. By thla tlm. sti. could aee that It
waa getting dark and ' sh. got up and
atarted to go back to th. house where
ah. stayed. How ahe hated to go back to
those cruel people, but the wind was blow
ing and the woods seemed to dark and
lonely that ah. waa afraid to stay viy
longer. Just a. .he was In the middle of
the wooda sh. saw a fairy, dressed In
while. This frightened her, but the fairy
aald, "Don't be afraid, little girl, I am n
fairy and won't hurt you." At these words
Bertha said, "Oh. good fairy, take ina to
fairyland." "I eouulda't de that, aald
the fairy, but what brings you here In
thee, dark and lonely woods?" Then
Bertha told the fairy of her parents being
dead and she was staying with some cruel
pcopln. Then said tho fairy, "you ran coma
with me to falryl""!" and they both blew
away to fairyland. Now Bertha Is a fairy
and ah. make, other poor children aa happy
as she Is.
Honesty
By Mary Bertch. Aged 12 Years, 1327 Pouth
Twenty-fifth Avenue, Omaha. Red Bide.
One day as Helen Hale waa walking down
the street with her playmate, Jennie, Helen
stooped down and picked up a pocketbook
containing to. Helen said, "I wish I knew
who It belongs to?" "Keep It," said Jennie.
Just then a man came along. "Have you
found a pocketbook containing tf?" asked
the man. "Yes, here It la," said Helen,
handing It to the man. Helen walked borne
very happy. About a week after a bundle
came with Helen's name on It. When ahe
opened It, to her surprise It was a little
white dog, and on the collar waa printed,
"Honesty."
The Party
By Verna Klrsohbraun, Aged 12 Years. 611
South Twenty-fourth Street, Omaha.
Blue Bide.
"Oh, mamma, Jeanette Is going to give a
masquerade party next Saturday. May I
go?" asked Gladys White aa she rushed
into tb. room.
"Yea," was th. reply, "but what wouldl
you Ilk. to represent?"
"Jeanette says we are to represent some
thing In history and ao I'd Ilk. to ba a
pilgrim." (
Th. day before th. party, when sh. waa
going to achool, she met Alice New.
"Are you going to th. party?" ahe asked.
"I'd love to, but we can't afford to get
a costume," was the answer.
Just then they reached the school and,
Gladys went into her room. "I'm going to
ask mamma if I can't glv. her my cos
tume," she said to herself.
"That would be very nice," said her
mother when she told her what she had
thought of. "and I have an old Spanish
dress that you can wear."
They wrapped the costume In paper and
dropped in a card signed "From a friend."
Aa ahe waa going Into Jeanette's" house
a little figure in a Puritan dress came
toward her.
"Oh, Gladys," she whispered, "somebody
sent this dress to me, and I know I am
going to have the finest time I ever had."
"I am, too," waa the reply, and she sdded
to herself, "and all because I wasn't
selfish."
A Chatterer
By Mary Day. Aged 12 Yeara, &M3 Franklin
Street, Omaha. Red Bide.
Tommy, a small monkey, was esteemed
very highly In a email village in Ohio.
Hie owner gwaa a young man, and had
trained him to act much aa a boy does.
He had a small bed for Tommy, and put
him there every night No alarm clock
waa neeoea in una nouse, ror every morn
ing at dawn Tommy would be Men pa
tiently climbing, or rather. Jumping up the
stairs to hla master's room. He would un
cover his head and call out, ""Bab. bab,
bab, bab, bab." Then ho would unoover
him again and repeat the chattering.
He would often go to the neighbor's
houses and rob them of different kinds of
food, and then he would run home aa fasr V
a. b. could. a
It happened on one occasion when he was
visiting around the neighborhood a pack
of dogs attacked him. Poor Tommy I He
weakly climbed a telephone pole, but he
could not hold out He f.ll helplessly to
the mercy of the dogs. They knocked him
around. On. old dog, whos. name was
Bob, unmercifully bit poor Tommy In the
back. Before the people could get him
away from the dog. he was fatally In
jured. He wa. taken to his little bed and
lay there for many weeks. People came to
see him, and they would say, "Poor
Tommy," and then he would call out aa If
trvlne to tell (hum nf h nnln h anfrro,l
"Bab, bab!"
The Pumpkin Maybelle Liked
By Miss Minnie Gottsch. Age 12 Years.
Bennington, Neb. Blue Bide.
"I do wonder why grandma Is going to
bring me a pumpkin,'" said Maybelle for
the twentieth time since the letter from '
the dear old lady came, telling of her an
ticipated visit. "She knows I just hate
pumpkin pies and it's too late fur jack-o-lanterns.
What do you think aboet It,
mamma?"
"I think a little girl had better spend
her time playing and wait until grandma
brings the pumpkin," said mamma, kiss
ing the anxious little face.' "Even If you
do bate pumpkin pies. It would not be nice
to tell grandma so, since she says she will
bring you a pumpkin. Do you think so?"
"No," said Maybelle alowly, "but she
knows it now. She always makes me a
little apple pie for my very own when 1'iaT V
there, and the rest have pumpkin pic. How "
do you suppose she kept the pumpkin from
'way last fall?"
But just then a visitor came In and
mamma hud to leave the room. Maybelle
puszled and puzxled about the pumpkin a
long time, and then concluded to forget
about It until grandma came as her
mamma had advised. Playing with a live,
romping dog makes one forget a great
many things, ao Maybelle had no trouble
in making the time fly happily.
"I didn't bring a trunk, for it la so much
bother, and when William cornea next week
ha will see to It," said grandma when her
son aaked about her baggage. "This hand
bag will aupply me for that long."
"Then I suppose I'll have to wait until
next week for my pumpkin," thought
Maybelle, who waa anxious to know why
she was t. receive such a queer gift.
"I wish Uncle Will was here with that
trunk this minute."
"Did you get my letter telling about
what I Intended to bring you, Maybelle?"
asked grandma, as she opened the satchel
and drew mit a yellow object larger than a
very large orange. It certainly did look
like a baby pumpkin just ready forfairy
plea, and tha little girl sereamed with de
light. "Pinch it gently, dear," said grandma,
and when Maybelle did ao a large hole 0
ened In the aide showing a number of
treasures. There were tiny spools, a thim
ble, a needle case, a small pair of ahears.
and everything a small seamstress could
need tucked away In the bright pumpkin.
"I dearly love thla pumpkin," said May
belle, hugging her treasure. "I'm going
to learn to sew right away."
"I wonder where I eould buy aoine of
thla variety of pumpkins." aald a lady
who happened to come in and see the work
bag. "I think If more little girls had them
there would be leaa trouble when the sew
ing hour cornea. I'd like to plant a big
field If I could get enough aeed."
"Aunt Mollis will tell you ail about It
when she comes," said Maybelle.
"I just love to hem and back-stitch
alnoe grandma brought thla gear hlU.
pumpkin."
