T 13 NEARLY time for the Busy Dees who have been haying playtime all
during vacation to get ready to Mart in with their BChool work. It would
probably Interest the other Jlttlo readers If some of the Busy Bees who
have had an especially good time would write about how they have spent
their vacations.
I
It Is a long time since any of the wTiters have sont in a story about his
torical events, about things which might have happened to the early settlers
of this country. Some very good fairy stories have been sent In and moat of
the little girls who read the Busy Bee page write that they prefer fairy storlos.
but we want the boys to be Interested, too, and they like to have Indian stories
or something exciting. A variety of fclories will make the page more Interest
ing than ever.
Prlies were awarded this week to Sadie Finch on the Blue side and to
Phyllis Corbett on the Red side. Honorable mention was given to Myrtle
Jensen, ex-queen of the Busy Bees, od the Blue side.
Any of the Busy Bees may spnd cards to anyone whose name Is on the
Fosteard Exchange, which now Includes:
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
, jcttii ua Ltviit;. aiii.muMii, Neb.
I iiui an x.y, uiu uiaju, cu.
' Li...u uti uiu, iHw Ciy, Neb.
Mauui k, iti, tteuuiiiaion. ,.u.
a.. lu tjObUcxi, iuiai..Ou, iub.
! iHiuiiie uuiivcli, ttuniu(iuu, Neu.
Iakuui iaranse. ik.uou, ,Heu.
su.riu dum.uB,, utiinciiiuiu, jNeb. (box tl).
lurt Ala.. tenuwl O.iy, Neb.
Ytra etieuey, creifiliu.il. Neb.
: Iajuis ltahn, David City, Neb.
line Freuiell, LMrci.ir, e,cb.
I Kuulee tvoae, Falls Cii , Neb.
j Kinel Hied, Ireii.oni, IseD.
Huma l.ui.dburg, r ieniotiL, Neb.
alaiion Capps. Gibson, Neb.
I Marguerite Bartholomew, Uothenbnrs. Neb.
' Ldia lUitn, Sou West Koeuig air-eel. Grand
Island. Neb.
Klia Vobh, 417 West Charles street. Grand
i.iana, iseo.
Irene c osieiio. I ID
Grund Island. Neb.
Wtst Eighth street,
Je o:d, West Cbarles Btreet,
Grarfcl Island, Neb.
!',. tu West Fourth strc?e.t.
Grand Island, Neb.
' Martha Murphy, 23 East N'.nth street.
Grand Inland, Neb.
i Hugh Rutt, Leabara, Neb.
Hester K. Rutt, LeHhara, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
1 Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Neilson, Lexington, Neb.
Kdyth Kreits. Lexington, Neb.
Marjorte Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Alice Grassmeytr. 1M6 C. St., Lincoln. Neb.
Marian Hamilton, 2029 L. St., Lincoln, Neb.
fclsle Hamilton. 202 L St., Lincoln, Neb.
Irene Dlsher, 2030 L Btreet, Lincoln, Neb.
Hughie Dlsher, 2ft0 L street. Lincoln, Neb.
Charlotte BogfiB, 227 South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln, Neb.
Helen Johnson, 334 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln, Neb.
Louise Stilts. Lyons, Neb.
i Estelle McDonald. Lyons, Neb.
Milton, Seiner, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford. Nebraska City. Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Lucil Haxen, Norfolk. Neb.
Helen Reynolds. Norfolk, Neb.
Letha I.nrkln, So. Slxlh St., Norfolk. Neb.
Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madl-
son avenue, Norfolk. Neb.
Oenevleve M. Jones, North Loup. Neb.
Orrln Fisher, 1210 S. Eleventh St., Omaha..
Miioreo: Erlckson, tin) Howard St., Omaha.
Oscar Frlckson, 2709 Howard St.. Omaha.
Louise Raabe, 2609 North Nineteenth ave-
nue, Omaha.
Frances Johnson, 933 North Twenty-fifth
avenue. Omsha.
Marguerite Johnson. 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Emlle Brown, 2322 Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. 4010 Nicholas St., Omaha.
Mary Bnrwn, 2322 Boulevard, Omaha.
Eva Hendee, 4402 Dodge street, Omaha.
Where the Squirrel Led the Captive
By Maud
N the long, long ago there was a
III
country where the bands of
strolling gipsies were a menace
to the people of village, town
and city, for they would not
only steal cattle, sheep snd
vt,wj
houehold goods, but would kidnap Itttie
children and carry them off, rearing them
as their own and teaching them to live
very wicked lives. Only occasionally did
the parents of the kidnaped children rc-
envrr thm tn, n , .,
cover tnem, for usually ths gipsies lived
... ...uu,. ii,m.ca i in mountains,
where they would secrete stolen goods and
captive children. After the children had
forgotten thoir own tongue, even their
own people (for they were usually taken
. '""""'-y "TV" P""
- rfv.w .if"? mcu m iiii-u iiu-
turr.al raids on villagers and farmers.
One of these roving bands ot gipsies
was oamped' upon the banks of a btautl-
tul ilver. in tlm vicinity of a large town,
When night foil two of the gipsy men
weni oui lo pi'owi about and see what
tl y inifaht steal. ' They heard a child
tnging in a pretty yard that was filled
slth trees and flowers. The child was a
little bdy about five years of age and the
glp!ee could see that his nurse had
falltn as'oep on a bench that stood by a
s. lashing fountain. They stole Into the
j.ru, i-ie ping iu 10 tiers tne cn.id
at, sltigin.- to himself some old nuiery
rnjme lie had heard his nurse sing. heu
they, had gouen close enough to the little
unmspectlns one tli.y threw a thick cloth
ovir liU head, one of them grabbed him
In the arms, smothered his cries by a
"
heavy hand and hurried out of the garden,
And an the t.me the nurse slept on. the
splashing of the fountain making such a
ii. i 1 T """""""
women and a man packed sum. provisions.
tr.filr A Tl -a l h.;ru. arA u ul vhll. (
. - -mil. ii
was still night for some hidden haunt In
the mountains, carrying with them the
lltlla, knv TK. n,h-... . . I . . , V 1
"
remained In camp on the river, thus
throwing off any suspicion should the
uru. unii nnui auiung mem lor me
iuirii cniia. ii wouia ntvir occur to tli
searchers that some of tlu band had
hurried away, taking the chi.d with them
to some secret place.
After a long way up tha mountain the
three gipsies entered a clo..-grown thicket
of brush and vine, wending their wsy very
carefully thruugh lt to the entrance of a
cave. Here they put the little captive
child on the floor and bade him, in rough
tones, to go to sleep, after which they
would give him some breakfast, for it
was now morning and tha sun was peep
ing through the mountain crevices. The
child, whose name was Denny, closed his
weary eyes and from sheer exhaustion,
caused from fear, fell aalep. When be
awoke an hour later he overheat d one of
the women and the man guarrellng.
"Yju always put the worst psrt of the
.'Job of kid slealln' on me," the woman
was saying. "And what do I ever git out
of It but kicks and blows? Why cannot
your lad) love, the princess there, be put
in charge of the child, for I cared for the
last two till the sickened and died'
.. , .. ' - - " . l i nuiir JIUIH Ills noney- On rt.v a- lj,ri Ijilonhnnt tn ma (ha ll,ln " an4 t Inavtrl th DUrtlOM
uui oi tne town ine gipsy men hurried, "The kid aieps like the dead." said the " ne" 11 Baw l" green worm It said. "I'm suckle and a few crumbs of cake thev hurt I, 7 " - ' , ' , long a time,
taking turn, in carrying ,h. little boy. woman. "Hell not wake for hours, for yu. worm. Here I. a twig I picked up in ,l7 garden ! . T COnVenT ,or P""'11 Charle' hlm8'lf' W", LT.
who .oliuod ...rtlv ton m,,oh rr,ht. h'. rn f,i ..... ...... have been keenln fr v it. , ! . V . K"aen. an(j her al8,er t0 ,Uy our hou8a that frlentem!a at the treacherous looking as-
by th. da.V-vl.agcd men's threat, to and see whether or not they are going for to rest, then began spinning smaU goodbye and "aid hey had ne'ver tvi4 T'i 1"? 1" " ConVenlent lt md' " Bald: 'Tn et th ,nk 11 0W Problem WaS Solved
make loud outcries When they reached bcrrK-s or to sit idly beside some spring. "h thnads. and throwing them about better time, 1 conv'r"t,on bottle and put on a few touches on your By CharloUe Bog(,,' Agea ia Year, m
their eamn on ih river', hsnic two of th. billinir and ennln mhu. l .v.. " " aim va wr mu paws." ne managea 10 re.u mo ftouin rilteeiuh street. .Lincoln. Neb-
Juanlta Tnnes, ?TG1 Fort street, Omaha.
Jack Coad. 371 Farnam street. Omaha.
Lillian W irt, Chub street, Omaha.
Mvcr Colin, S46 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
la Morris, 3414 Franklin Btreet, Omaha.
Mvrtlo Jensen, Izard street, Omnha.
(tall Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue. Omaha,
Holen Houck, 1625 Lothrop street, Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 4lfl Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1027 Locust, St., Omaha.
I, .in Cat-son. 1121 North Fortieth, Oma.ia.
Gi-etohm Eastman. 136 South Thirty-
fiRhth street, Omaha.
Pauline Coart. 371S Farnarh street, Omaha.
lima Howard. 4723 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Illlsh Fisher, 1210 South Kleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Leavenworth. Omaha.
Kdna Heden, 278f Chicago Btreet, Omaha.
Mabel Shelfelt, 4'.M North Twenty-tilth
street, Omaha.
- yyaltfr
Johnson, 2W5 Norm TWtnnetn
f ttralm
street
Elnma carruthers, 3211 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Leonora Denlnon, The Albion, Tenth and
Puclflo streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond. O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
Zola Beddeo. Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Murle Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Karl Perkins, Reddlnrton, Neb.
Kdna Knis, Stanton, Neb. '
JJlhel Knis, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Petersen, 2211 Looust St.. K. Omaha
Ina Carney, Mutton, Clay county, Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Utlca, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones. North Loup, Neb.
Alt Wlllten, Waco. Neb.
Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb. -
Elsie Stastny, Wllher, Neb.
Frederick Ware, Winslde, Neb.
Pauline Parka. York. Neb.
Kdna Behling. York., Neb.
Mary Frederick, York. Neb.
Carrie B. Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolds. Little Sioux, la.
Kthel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, la.
Kleanor Mellor, Malvern, la.
Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, la.
Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la.
Mildred Robertson, Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Witherow, Thurman, la.
Bertha McEvoy, 11. F. D. 3, Box 25, Mis
souri Valley, la.
Adlena Sorry. Monarch, Wyo.
BOX S3.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wvo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline Suulre. Grand. Okl.
Fred Shelley, 230 Troup street, Kansas
city, Knn.
Henry L. Worklnger. care Starling Remedy
company. Attica. Ind.
Aleda Bennett. Elgin, Neb. ,
William Davis. 221 West Third street.
North Platte, Neb.
Walker.
The "princess." the woman referred to
was the second woman who had gone up
the mountain with Denny. And at the
moment she was lying on a soft 'bed of
leaves, undoubtedly arranged by the man,
for he was paying her many little atten-
tions even while he quarreled with the
other woman.
"Ah, It's because he Is to marry ma
and has given you the go-by," sneered the
"princess," speaking to the quarrelsome
, .
woman. "You aro only Jealous. Bah,
you ought to be thankful tnat you were
allowed to come along to take cars of the
clii.d. You can teach him to love you
and. as ho grows up, he will steal for
you and wait on you as though you were
h'J Wn mwtheP- Ba"' h0W "Ule d0 JOU
Know wnen you nave a suit snap.
Then the man. with an oath, said
to
the woman: "I'll leave you In charge of
the kid while the princess and 1 go in
quest of some berries. I saw some grow-
Ing farther up the mountain side, and tha
prli.cens would relish soma for her break-
fast. You may prepare the food the cold
muttou and whealen cake while we are
away."
Then Denny found himself alone with the
woman who Beemed til such a bad temper.
And young ss he was the child understood
what the gipties had said about him and,
lying there very still, he began to frame
a plan to run away. As he watched the
woman, who was lixing a rlotn on a flat
rock, to be ed as a table, and putting
therfon some coarse, black crusted bread
and cold meat, Denny said to himself tnat
while nhi was In surh an unhunrw ,,.
of mind he might make his escape.
Th, woman turned towards him. looking
lnto hll faea t0 sea whether he were
aw-ase. nut Denny lay with his eyes
Ah. Jealous am 1, my princess? Well
4 I . . 1 1 a . , . . . i . . . n.,l I, . . ,
j-... r. i-uiu jjoiih oi sieei
against your throut If you ever bother me
too much." '
Thin ,u L Inn r, Al .. V. . 1 -
irom . corner
ot the cave the woman carefully put it
over Denny and then departed from the
- uiumic. .iter sne naa gone
Denny rose, wrapped the shawl about him,
rl -- I' tUk Tlll'7 THEN TH
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CETLSlIg'S DZFAXTVXNT,
Omaha Bee.
(First Trlze.)
The Green Worm
Ay Sadie II. Finch. Aged 11 Years. Twent.
first street and Fourth avenue, Kearney,
Neb., Blue Side.
One afternoon a little green
crawling past a bd of marlg.
the marigolds saw him they
b;lght orange and gold heads
little green . worm went
b.d of marigolds. When
bent their
and said to
one another, ' Here comes
an ugly old
. Let's s.e what he has to say." So
tley cried, "Good afternoon, old
worm!
and what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to climb that tree," said the
worm. Then all the marigolds laughed.
1'he siupld thlr.g," they whispered, "he
thinks he can ilimb a tree! What a Jok
"Well, but worm," said they
mu want tn oiimh ,r.r
'why do
"To muke a warm little house to sleep
ln ntxt winter ,ald llle worln. and
hs crawled.
This was more of a Joke than the other,
and how the marigolds did laugh.
"Wake your house here ln the grass;"
they said to the worm
lou do it."
We want to see
"A blade of grass . couldn't hold my
houte." and away he went toward the tree,
)d began to climb the trunk. "He'll fdli
'n a moment," said one of the marigolds.
"Ha Ufl n't a? lift If unu im suM r.kA-.
""wni
but they were mistaken. Slowly and care-
fu"y he crept upward, looking about for
a P'" for 1.1s house. The tree was
""eu un uu me worms, and kept
9 . , V. n , V. ...... I. . i. : . 1. . , a ....
- i-iuuB.ii ii iu,Sm us ui use 10 ntm to retrare his steps when he beheld .
In making good his escape, and went tiny squirrel perched on tha limb if .
,oftly from the cave. He looked all about nearby tree. "Oh little soulr el " h
V. 1 . . , V . . . . ... ..... '
i i"i in. womun wss out
of sight of the cave. Then he started
down the mountain side as fast as his
iiiuo i.ei wouiu carry nim. Hut before
ne naa gone very tar he came to a precl.
pice which he could not cross.' 11. turned
precl-
KV A THICK CLOTH OVER
Mis 11 r. AD AND ONK Or THKM
GHABhKl) HIM IN HIS ARMS ANu
liLRhltU OUT Oi' THE UA-KDL.N.
Busy Bees at Play
H ' 'fl J ', ,
S ' mis - r . w - t
MAKING BELIEVE THEY ARE GROWNUPS
In a most wonderful way. They caught here
and there on the little twigs, and a. the
bu.v worm move hi. heed from .id.
to side, the beautiful thread, fell all over
his body, until at last It was hidden away
in the snuggest little house you ever saw.
In the morning the marigolds looked for
the worm, but could see nothing but a
queer looking brownplsh lump on the tree,
"I declare," said one of the orange marl-
golds, "that worm knew more than we
thought he did. He really has made a
nouse, ana IB asieep insiae 1 suppose. 1.
wonder what It Is made of." "Silk from
the corn, I guess," said one. "It looks like
It." "More like cobweb," said another. "I
think," said a third, "that the worm chewed
up bits ot paper for It." "All wrong,"
called the tree, "you laughed at the worm
bceailRA hA was i,i,Iv' hut h, n
than you all. Dear marigolds, remember,
he who laughs last laughs best" and the
tr?e nodded goodbye.
(Second Prize.)
Miss Butterfly's Party
By Phyllis Corbett, Aged 13 Years, Sidney,
Neb. Red Side.
On a warm day In July Miss Butterfly
was up very early preparing for a big
party. It was the first party she had
ever had and she wanted It to be a great
success. She lived in a large garden which
was filled with many beautiful flowers.
Among these was a honey-Buckle vine, In
which she made her home. Her guests
were to be there at 2 o'clock and down the
garden path they came talking about what
a good time they would have.
There were Mr. and Mrs. Yellow Jacket,
and the Yellow Jacket twins, who felt
very proud ln their new dresses of black
and yellow. The parton and his wife, Mr
and Mrs. Bumblebee, soon followed look
ing very dignified. Nxt came Robin Red-
breast and his family from big Dicky to
baby Tiptop, who had Just learned to fly.
Next came Mr. Bobolink, Jenny Wren,
Mrs. Lady Bug and Mies Kaytdid.
Miss Butterfly proved a charming
hostess and her guests were toon at home
. .....
iu t-itj iiiuruugniy eiijuyinir tne run An
hour of games and other amusements fol-
low.d and then they were called to
luncheon, whirh was served upon a toad-
stool with a cobweb for
table cloth.
saia, "how I wish I could run and leap
from limb to limb as you can Then I
would leap across this deep revine I
dare not retrace my steps, for I want
to
get away from those bad glptles."
a
ir. ,i. ...
the morning they again set out down
ion ...oui.i.iu .iuo, ina m.y .quirrei .tin
leading. Toward noon Denny became
very hungry, and he saw the squirrel stop
and go hunting for nuts, finding some.
he seemtd tg luviu Denny to partake of
v in. amazement me squirrel came to other direction." "Yea, let's go south-
the ground, looktd at him 101 a moment ward." came a reply, called out by some
and seemed to say, "Follow me. poor one nearer by. Then Denny raised up hts
little lost child." Anyway the little little voice and cried: "Here I am! Here
animal started to run southward, along I am!" And then he fell to the ground
the bank of the precipioe, and Denny, on uncus: clous.
the opposite bank followed Pretty soon An hour latter he. opened hi. eye. to
he found the ravine growing les. . w :de ,lna himself In hi. ow n dear mother's
1 " " ,"udda"ly beta,n8 'rm., and in his own beautiful home, his
a part of the even surface of the .teep falher ,lttlng beelde him. And then he
moumaln side. Then Denny ran on down ll)ld ot now th. gipsies had stolen him
the mount. ... the Utile .qulrrel keeping from the yard while the nur, slept, and
a w feet in advance, apparently Kadlng hjw ne httd been fcd afey down
mountain side by a dear little squirrel.
And so they traveled all that day, rest- And when his mother heard this she .aid
ing only at intervals, and wh-n iho night 1 have often hear(i Umt taine4 come ,
came Denny lay on the ground, wrapped tha form of squirrels and birds, and I
lu his shawl, to sleep, and the little believe the squirrel that led our Denny
squirrel slept on a limb near to him. In . UM . ra, ,,,. ,,..
- X
(Honorable Mention.)
A "Dearly-Bought Lesson
By Myrtle Jensen, Aged 12 Tears, 8309
izara street, omana. xiiue ome.
Jessie's uncle, Max, had been In Europe
for two years. They were expecting him
home on Tuesday, and Rollln and Mr.
Camden (Jessie snd Rollln's father) had
gone to the ststton to meet him.
"Here they come! Here they come!"
exclaimed Jessie excitedly.
How glad they all were to see Uncle
Max..
After all the greetings had been ex-
changed, he announced that he had a pres-
ent for each. -
"Here Jessie," he said, handing her a
little silk-lined velvet box. "Keep It care-
ully. I don't wish you to wear U until
Vu are grown."
Jessie gave an exclamation when she
lned the box. There lay the largest and
most beautiful pearl she had ever seen.
"When you grow older. I will tell you
fcomethlng about the pearl," said her uncle,
"but fitst I want to see how well you can
keep It. I will give you a present equally
rich If, In five years, you will show me
the pearls. Just as It now is."
One day Jessie's friend, Daisy Powers,
seni ner an lnyiiaiiun iu a aauciuK panjr.
Jessie was elated and the party was all
she could think of that week. On the day
of the party Jessie was in a flutter. At
almost the last moment the thought sug-
gested Itself, "Wouldn't my gem look beau-
tiful tonight?" She thought of It so much
Dial faVia rniiM tint rnlR tYijk t,mt,la tlin
.,. .v . .
Somehow, she managed to twist a piece of
gold which had once belonged to a stick-
ptn around ltt children." Mrs. Darlow granted her child s
At the party, everyone praised the Jewel, wish by nodding her head, while her gllst
But alas! late ln the evening she missed enlng eyees seemed plainly to say: "My
the pearl. The great drawing room was dear little boy, how can I part with you?"
thoroughly searched, but the pearl could 6he perceived that she must be at his
not be found. bedside constantly, so she secured permla-
How Jessie cried! But to what avail sion to engage Magnolia, her sister's nurse
was that. girl, to take cars of the other two ctiil
When, four -years later, Uncle Max asked dren.
to sue the gem, he listened with gravity to
Jessies story broken with sobs.
"oh Jessie," he said, "that was no com-
mon pearl. Listen! It was one of the
moHt famus Jewels ln Marie Antoinette's
crown."
"The pearl?' Inquired Jessie. "The
same. It cost a fortune to get It for you.
Anrt t0 think," here he stopped pain-
fully.
'Here Is the present I promised you If
well, you know." And he showed her a
beautiful necklace. "But, but I think it
shall be cousin Mabel's."
How Jessie wept after that Interview.
When she thought of It afterwards, she
always felt a pang of regret. She tried to
be comforted by the words.
' "Well, I learned an everlasting lesson."
But 11 waB poor comfort for she paid.
oh, so dearly to learn It.
Long Skirts
Venice Churchill. Aged 13 Years,
By
Villisca, la. Red Hide.
thrr, k, . ,. ,
.2 , W dld
1, " " Ut dW" th mbUnlain
BlOe.
About I o'clock ln the afternoon Denny,
footsore and weary, was about to fall
exhausted to the ground, when he heard
a human voice calling out: "No signs of
the child hereabouts! We must go ln an-
And now, my dear," she added to Denny,
...ou muMt h... aiim -,. .,,
a nap for you have had a very ..citing
experience. And the gipsies .hall all be
laken inlo custody and be made la cay
tt fieWkUjr fwr their crimes,"
Mildred, her sister, were dressed In Ions;
skirts with trains on them so Mildred, my
sister, and I dressed up. too. Ws then had
a show called Sleeping Beauty. Then my
little sister and brother and ths other girls
all went up town In long skirts. When we
reached town many vert ths eyes that
were on us. They looked so hard and long
that we felt like sinking through the
walk and down In the ground, but we
didn't. So we finally reached the photo-
graph gallery. We had our pictures taken
and then we went home to rest from our
Joyous day. I am sending you the plcturs
that was taken.
The Dolls' Party
By Helen E. Morris, Aged Years, Mc-
Cool Junction. York County, Neb.
Side.
Blue
"Mamma, may we havs a dolls' party?"
asked Janet and Louise. "Yes, you may,"
sstd their mamma.
Then the two little girls went Into the
library and were busy all morning writing
the lnvltstlons to their little friends. The
lnvltstlons read thus: "You are cordially
Invited to attend the doll party st the
home of Janet and Louise Brown. Come
and bring your doll, Thursday afternoon,
from 2 to 4 o'clock."
After showing them to their mamma
they went down town and mailed them.
This wss Ttiesday, and the next day was
very long to them, as all days are when
you are waiting for anything. But the
next morning after breakfast, after the
dishes were done, their mamma helped
them to make a cake and a freezer of Ice
cream.
At t o'clock all their little friends were
there. They played a lot of games and
then the girls took their dolls and sat
down at ths table, and all enjoyed Ice
cream and cake. Then they played a few
games and went home, all reporting a good
time, '
Lilia's Accident
By Mildred Hosford, Aged 9 Years, Ogden,
la. Red Side.
Once there was a little girl named Lllla
Brown who was years' old. She had a
sister older than herself named Dora. Dora
was 13. Lllla wanted to go for a rids on
the street car. She said, "Mamma, may I
go for a ride on the street car7" Mamma
n0 dear; I'm agrald you are too
mtl(J t0 g0 aione." "Oh, mamma, Dora
wln g0 Wuh me." "Oh, no; Dora has to
help me this morning." "Then I'm going
alone." "No, dearie, you stay home this
morning and play with your dollies while
Dora helps me." Then Lllla sat down on
the floor and began to play with her dolls,
while Dora and mamma were making a
Mamma went and saw that Lllla was gone.
Then mamma 'called Dora and said, "Lllla
has run away; go and find her." Just as
Dora was putting on her hat the door bell
rang and mamma went to the door and a
boy handed her a note. This Is what the
note said:
Mr. B Ma "OP,ng
VrtTt c to h. I
n w" on
1 y the little girl
" 'r car " ' , c
flown ana .. " BLACK...
How the Osborne Children
Played Pranks
By rnriMa Johnson, Aged 14 Years,
m
North Tw&ruibiii oZm
Blue Side.
Little 6-year-old Arthur was the son of a
wealthy Brookhaven
child had been lying
lawyer. The poor
In bed for many
months, being a victim of a lingering sick-
ness. As Christmas was approaching he
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laM hla thin h.nri fin th. .nre.d. BaVlnST
"Please, mother, If I'm not here Christmas
tell Santa to give my toys to the orphan
The names of Mrs. Darlow's sister's chll-
dren, her nieces, were Geraldlne, Charlotto
and Charles. They could not contain their
joy when they found out that watchful
and precautious Magnolia was to take care
0f Cousin Arthur's sisters, for now ths
three would certainly take advantage of
the splendid opportunity of playing "hunt-
ing," a game of their own origin. They
bad eagerly looked forward to It, but didn't
dare, of course, to do It In nurse's presence,
They wasted no time ln beginning, for
as soon as nurse turned the corner they
ran to ths nursery. "Now," said Charles,
..j.m to be a hunter, like Uncle George;
oera.MIne a ttirer and Charlotte a lion." So
aBr-idlne nrocured a new aullt. put it over
herself and, after much tumbling and com-
motion, scrambled down on all fours. But
Charlotte poutlngly said: "Oh, Charlie. I
tant find noflng to look like a lion that
uncle told about." The brother made no
reply, but tiptoed Into mamma's wsrdrobe,
where, to his greatest delight, he beheld
. -ki. . thnnirht he. "that's
Just Barking.
BARK! Bark! Dark!
Old Rover and little Pat.
Dark! Bark! Bark!
What are they barking at?
Up in the morning early,
They bark the livelong day;
They bark when they are fighting;
They bark when they're at play.
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tn " lrmP " Z "V.
YoU ,l8,en D1 My l,ark!
But little Pat and Rover
Just merely love to bark,
but, most mysteriously tha bottla slipped
out of his hands and. splash, splotch, down
It fell on the coat (whlcih was an old helr-
loom) and on the new -velvet carpet. Ttts
three stood motionless, .half frightened t
death, but decided not to tell about Uif
calamity, but InBtead leave the ruined
things In plain sight for mother. Suddenly
and very unexpectedly Bh entesrd ths
room. She lost the power of speech, but
l might mention that aoon the three chll-
artn went through a certain series of per-
formances which I choose to omit, but pos
sibly some of ths Buey DeB have, a faint
glimmer of what I refer to. They wers
next put to bed, but had not been thers
ten minutes beTore a meneenger came to
the door snd brought the sad. ssd news
that the angel of death had Just now
touched little Arthur with her marrto wand.
Alas! Sad news It was!
jn the funeral procenslon, Geraldlne and
Charles were to strew flowers In the aisle,
They were all ready to go now, dressed In
purs white. Now, you must know they
wfre famous for blocks around as the most
disobedient children In town. At presest
they certainly did really deserve this
jiame, for, all primped up as they were,
they sneaked out to the tar barrel and,
after many sealous efforts, managed to
procure a wad cf the sticky tsr with which
t0 cIlan thoir teeth they regarded this part
of tnetr tolI(.t a, one 0f the finishing
Iollcnrg Tney both got so near the barrel
.nd they bednjibed themsolves so gener
ously with the sticky substance that con-
B,q,1(.n,y they were punished by staying
home. Hut that day's mischief was not
yet ended, snd the mischief that they per
formed while the rest of the family went
,0 thB funeral wmlld certainly have been
awarol first prize, provided thered been
a "mischief contest," and as this story
happened recently perhaps In ths future
there'll be such a contest. For fear there'll
be n tako eed not to mention their
pranks and Interfere with their winning
the prize wouldn't you?
The Cooneyites
By Clinton Jones, Station F, Memphis,
Tenn., Red Side.
Ireland is not the home of freak religions
ag a rule, but It possesses one of ths
strangest In the Cooneyites, who are now
holding their convention at Balllnamal-
jar(1 County Fermanagh. Nearly 2,000 mem-
D6ri of the ,ect are In attendance, and
thousands of the country people flock.
to the camp svery day to see the Strang
vitors and some of them to take part
,n the exercises, it is one of the tenets of
the Coonejite creed to expect the mtllen-
nlum at uny moment and to be prepared
for u The preachlng goes on all day.
Som8 of tljo Nrmona occupying five hours.
They begin st daybreak and continue until
,at- at nlgnt.
Tne Bcena of th- camp tha hou)M ana
j,.,,,,, ot crocknacrleve, the property of
Jonn Wet ,UDatantlal farmer and an
entnuBlastl0 member of the sect. Tha
house itself accommodates 100 persons, there
a" n th outbulldln" an the rMt
aM n '- ln
of the buildings men males large
curTant ,oaTe'' ,n other' bu,ohera prflpar
the meat required. Thera Is a shoemaker's
"hop where men repair boots, and a car-
penter shop. Women sew and darn in tha
tents and make butter in the dairy. Prac
tically every trade la represented. There
Is a temporary postofflcs and a publlo
office for the use of visitors. All tha sur
roundings give the Impression of perfect
organisation and sincerity of purpose. Th.
men are unshaven and wear celluloid col-
lars. The women ara very plainly clad
and wear sailor nats. uinner ana tea ara
free to all visitors.
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Tn Rporrh for an African Tifrer-
--O"
By CUnt0onN8h R-d" Eldi. M8mphla'
ton. Neb. Red Side.
A party of men ln Africa went in search,
of a tiger which had carried off a number
of cattle and sheep from their neighbor
hood. '
They searched for htm for two weeks
and- at last one Saturday morning they
found him ln a Jungle or thicket as we
would call It, and at once began to pep
per him with bullets.
Regardless of the bullets, the tiger al-
though he could not see the men bounded
forward ln the direction the bullets came,
an(1 ln an jnBtant discovered the eight rasn
and turned the chase upon them,
All took to their horses or heels at ones
trying to make their escape, but one small
man not nimble enough to mount ln time
was left, and the tiger seeing this, at ones
made for him and ran him dowv.
He had presence of mind enough to
throw himself flat on the ground and He
still as death.
The tiger sniffed at him, and scratched
him with a paw, then sst down upon his
prey. His companions looked about to ses
the tiger was coming, but seeing hlia
on the body of their comrade, and thinking
n naa oeen guiea started to revenge the
tiger.
But after a while the tiger, of his own
accord left his seat of triumph and weut
back towsrd the mountains,
The Prr n reaching the spot where
thelr comrade lay. found him unharmed,
cept from what he had suffered from
mo iiao wger anting upon nuu zor so
Red Side.
Betty and her father were going to tha
city to spend the day. They were driven tu
the station by old Sam, the hired man.
After riding on the train for some time
Betty grew tired of the flying trees and
little villages, and went to sleep.
A little fairy came to her and aald:
"Betty, dear, what are you going to takft
home to your mother?"
"Well," replied Butty. "I don't know. Per
haps you could suggest something," she
added, politely.
"I don't believe I can," said Fanchen,
for that was the fairy's name, "but wait a
minute, please."
Fanchcn produced a little bell, and after
tinkling lt lightly they saw coming right
through the window a carriage the fairy
queen's carriage drawn by swans.
Immediately Betty and her companion
dropped on one knee, while F"JChen statsd
the question. V
The queen, smilling brightly, said: "I "
think your mother would love to have a
gold handled parasol, don't you?"
"Oh, yes," cried Betty, clapping her
hands, "that's Just the thing."
Just then the chug-chug of the engine
awoke Betty and she realized lt was all a
dream.
As they sntered the train that evening
Betty declared herself to be the happle
sin aiive. a lung, sienuer DuniUa w
under her arm.
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