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THtf OMAHA' SUNDAY TtEE: MAY l.'. 1010.
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HAVB any of the Busy Bees learned any" new outdoor games recently?
If any of the children know of any and will write a descrlptou of the
game and send It to the editor of the Children's page we will be
pleased to print It, for all of the children like to play out In the open
air and .will he clad to know of new games. Only a few stories have been
Bent In about birds, animals, trees, gardening and subecta of that kind.
The queen bee, Helen Verrlll, has written that she Is going to Connecticut
I his ummer, but will send stories to the page, Just the same. Another Busy
Hee. Ruth Gnyer of Fort Crook, expects to go to Alaska for two years. The'
editor hopes that the children who travel will send in some interesting stories
about their trips for the other Busy Bee to read.
Prizes were awarded this week to Arthur Mason of Fremont, on the Red
side, and to Elizabeth Wright of Omaha, also on the Red side. Honorable
mention was given Veronica Kennedy of Alliance, on the Blue Bide'
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name la on ths
Tostcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jeo D' Long, Ainsworth, Neb.
Irerje McCoy, Barnston, Neb.
Lillian Mervln, Heaver City, Neb.
Alaoel vt Itt, Bennington, Neb
Anna Gottach, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Uottsch, Bennington, Neb.
Agnes Dampke, Benson, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelman, Neb. (.Box 12),
Ida 41 ay, Central City, Neb.
Vera Cheney, (Jrclghton, Neb.
1-ouis Matin, David City, Neb.
Khea Freidell, Dorchester. Neb.
Aleda Dennett, Elgin, Neb.
Eunice bode, Falls City, Neb. -Lthel
Keed, Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundbu'g, Fremont. Neb.
Marloa Cuppa,' Gibson, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg, Neb,
Anna Voss, 407 Went Charles e tree I, Grand
Inland, Neb.
HJS?'. WMt Knl "let, rnd
Island, Neb. . . .
Ella Voes, 407 West Charles street. Grand
Island, Neb.
Irene Costello, IIS West Eighth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 4ut West Charles street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Pauline Schulte, 4U Wert Fourth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Martna Murpny, V23 East Ninth
Grand Island, Neb.
Hugh Kutt, Leahara, Neb.
Heater E. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nellaon, Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Krelts, Lexlngtun, Neb.
Marlorle Tern Die. Lexinaton. Neb.
atreet.
Alice (ir&ssmeyer, lMo C tt., Lincoln, Neb,
Marian Hamilton, L bt., Lincoln, Neb.
Klsle Hamilton. 202K L St.. Lincoln. Neb.
Irene LMsher. 20 L street, Lincoln. Neb.
Hughle Ulsher, 208O i- street. Lincoln, Neb.
Charlotte Hoggs, m suutn fiiieenui street,
Lincoln, Neb.
Mildred Jensen, 708 East Second street,
Fremont, Neb.
Helen Johnson, S34 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln. Neb.
Althea Myers, 224 North Sixteenth street,
Lincoln. Neb.
Louise Stiles, Lyons, Neb. .
Kstellu McDonald, Lyons, Neb.
Milton Seiser, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Luclle Hazen, Norfolk, Neb.
Helen Reynolds. Norfolk, Neb.
Letha Larkln, So. Sixth St., Norfolk, Neb.
Emma ' Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Genivleve M. JoneH, North Loup, Neb.
William Davis, 221 West Third street.
North Platte. Neb.
n riae. eo. .
i,ouise naaoe, w orin ninimiiui v-
nue, l inana.
Frances Johnson, 933 North Twenty-fifth
Mrgue?lte Johnson. 933 North Twenty-
fifth avenue. Omaha.
Emlle Brown, Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. 4010 Nicholas St., Omaha
Mary Brown, 2323 Boulevard, Omaha.
Aa Hendee, 4402 Doiige street, Omaha.
Lillian Wirt. 4151 Cans street, Omaha.
Lewis Poff, 3115 Franklin street, Om.ha.
Juanlia Jnnes, 2,'tW Fort street, Omaha.
Bassett Ruf, 1814 Binney street. Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, 846 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
The Frog Family in the Pond
By Helena
ROAK! Croak! Croak! Croakl
I 1 Croak!
1 - I To the Boy and Girl sitting
J fniirm lnir on the hank of
tin- Pond, the above vocal
. i.tud.s made by Mr. Frog meant
,t (. .. ,..uiio than idle vocalizing, But
hud tiio Hoy :.nd Olrl known the Frog
language they would have understood the
meaning of the five "croaks" that came
in uase notes irom tne eago or tne water.
Mr. Frog was calling to his wife. Mrs.
rrog, ine koou. may naa gone to can on
somi- neighbor,! at the farther end or the
pond, and during her absence something
... . ... .
naa nappenea wnicn causea ner nusoano " -"- " " .e u ..Ah( ,,.. Bata th(S young mani ,ooklnff him that evening, and had sent out in
to call to her to come home at once. Th taken a belter Ing a tremendous the Bojp over. ,.And you met wlt vatlons to all Greenback's little friends
"something" was a heavy stone which had "'"" r .th who1" Pond' But thl tumble while trying to Injure the frogs! to come just as the full moon was peeping
k l. . i . . . ,u l i - l time it was not a mere n t n n . wnion atmv ...... . "
juBl uci-ii u.iunn nun iu tiuuu anu wiucu
hart hit lilt ISreenliack H'roa- mm nf M r
anrt tin Proa- nf thl ntnrv. Anil lha Mow
had hurt the little fellow's leg very badly.
and Mr. Frog, like all husbands and fath-
ers. wanted the mamma Frog to pom
at once and assist him In dressing their
little son's hurt. So, "croak, croak, croak,"
rang out over the clear water of the pond.
And on the fallen log near to the bank
sat the Boy and the Girl, enjoying a very
cruel sport. It was from the hands of the
Boy that the stone hd fallen, for he and
his companion were busy throwing at the
frogs in the water.
"All. there Is another frog. Hurry and
hit It!" Thus cried the Girl to the Boy.
And so they continued their sport, and
pretty soon a dear little frog, by nama
Greenback Frog, was severely hurt. And
then it was that the father of the In-
jured creature called to his wife to come
at once, as their son needed her.
And like all mothers, poor frightened
Mrs. Frog hurried home as fast as she
could go, keeping in the shadow of the mot
covered stones that grew beside the pond.
And the trees and tall grasses sheltered
her from vl.w of the Boy and the Girl
who would have pelted her with stones
had they caught sight of her.
On reaching her own home, which was
the coxiest place underneath a great pro
jecting rock all covered with moss, and
which was only two Inches from the water
In which the Frog family loved to bathe
and disport thenuulves, Mrs. Frog found
little Greenback crying from pain. He
was not saying "Oh, mamma, I have been
hurt so badly! Oh, oh! oh, oh!" like chil
d i en cry.y He was tailing out a series of
sad little croaks, recti particular cioak
sounding exactly like the other croak, to
the human ear. But to the Frog ear each
particular croak meant something like
this: "I hsvs b en hit by a huge rock
thrown from a monster co the bank. Had
It hit my head It would have killed m,
Maiuuia. Oh, how the atone bruised and
tore my anklt."
Mr. Fr.g, with her anxlou. husband'
eld, soon had the little Greenback'. In
jured ankle bgund up with a broad, .oft
Vade of grass, with some healing clay un
derneath it. And little Greenback declared
h felt like going to alerp now. and resting.
Ho, In ha i.ry bed hu crawled and waj
soon as-cip, fi.a loving mother silting be
anie him.
"I'll drop dou the Pond and get surue-
.Ada Morris, S4.4 Franklin atreet, Omaha.
Mvrtle Jensen, 2SW9 laard atreet, Omaha.
Onin Fisher, 1210 8. Eleventh St., Omaha.
Mildred iSrlckaon, Z70 Howard St., Omaha.
Oscar Krlckson, 270 Howard St., Omaha.
Gall Howard. 47i!2 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen llourk. lt!5 Lothrop atreet, Omaha.
Kmerson Goodrich, 4(110 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johneon, 1027 Locust !.. Omaha.
Leon Carson. 1L24 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wilma Howard. 4722 Clpitol avenue, Omaha,
Hilah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh. Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha.
Edna Heden, 2788 Chicago street. Omaha.
Mabel Shelfeit. 4914 North Twenty-fifth
street, Ornaha.
Waiter Johnson, 2405 North Twentieth
street, Omaha.
Emma Carruthers, 3211 North Twenty-fifth
I i-nu , t Im n . a
Leonora Lenlson. The Albion, Tenth and
vairtn .tr..t. rimh
Pacific streets. Omaha.
Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
Zola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond. Orleans, Neb. i
Marie Fleming, usceola, Neb.
Lotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Karl Perkins, Keddington, Neb.
Edn Enls, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust St.. B. Omaha.
Ina Carney, button, Clay county, Nebraska.
Clara Miller. Utlca, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones, North Loup, Neb,
Alia W liken, Waco, Neb.
Leo Beckord, Wao, Neb.
Mae Orunke, West Point. Neb.
F.lsle Stasny, Wllber, Neb.
Frederick Ware, W inside. Nib.
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Kdna Behllng, York, reo.
Marv Frederick. Ynr Neb,
Currle B. Bartleu, Fontanelle, I
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.
Ethel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, la,
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la.
Katherlne Mellor, Malvern, la.
Kuth Robertson. Manilla, la.
Mildred Robertson, Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Wltherow, Thurman, la.
Bertha McEvoy, R. F. L. I, Box lb, Mis
souri Valley, la.
Henry L. Worklnger, care Sterling Remedy
company, Attica, lnd.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch, Wyo. Boa 83.
Fred borry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline Squire, Grand, OkL
Fred Shelley, 'm Troup street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Neb.
Dledrick. Sidney. Neb
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Fremont. Neb.
Carol Simpson, Wllber, Neb.
Phyllta Haag, 33 West Seventeenth street.
York. Neb.
Maclle Moore, Silver Ctty, la.
Mabel Houston, 30111 Sherman avenue,
Omaha.
Dorothy Telleson, 4346 North Thirty-eighth
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wyo.
Corlnne Allison Robertson, Wllber, Neb.
Elizabeth Wright, 1323 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Davis.
thing nice for our son to eat on his wsk-
tng," said Mr. Frog. And, kissing hla wife
nrt .wnm, .nn h,,rr. ..v.
and sleeping son, he hurried away. But
hardly had he left the sheltering roof of
his secure house when, splash! went a
stone In the water close to his head. Mr.
Frog dodged Into the shadow of a fallen log
Just In time to save himself from another
stone which went splash niarer to him
than did the first, just missing him by
. .......
b. i.aid. i ll creep do wn the Pond
"v '
oe,i,.
And this he was going when
olner Bnd a greater splash came. Jarring
than t?orV Inn untan V, I . . V, V4T U a
-
outu iuuc.
i f f ,fc .. .' .. J ,
n throwing stone. aTt'haLT 2
VZTtLTlt L nT I"
enseiess rrogs. It was the Boy who had
Ddy
,, V.
'B', '"n lanc.e bending over to catch
. ... . " ' .y "elP'
of "he floundering B . Vn' bellow,n
,rlah,. . . ' wa more
frightened than hurt, for the water in the
tha hi might pelt It with .ton". When " 5 " rmf "tor. and the "mon
th. nn .ll h.sln . t, ""v'4i " ,"t"""' uavo ueen "um reiurn 10 annoy ttlem
er Tet ul . ioul crv or hi" '" bad fe"0W' trying to Injure- .gain. You see. they could understand the
ZLZr ' ",f.7.'"r.h.e'f- . "alp: "ther creatures, whose right to live Is as young man, the Boy and the Girl, much
, .. , " reat as your own. So, run along home better than the Boy and Girl could under
Ike aU cruel bov. h. ... , a ! l """" yU- The" maybe OU w, b8 And 80 U haPP""d that peace and con
it th. !i.a! . k. d '"d be,ter boy ,n future' You mu" 1 tentment reigned In the Pond, and that
at the first danger to himself bellowed and the lesson of Charity and Kindness he. no other children ever n-mfth 4hl "
While mena?,l ,'"0" , dlsuat,n ,
Tr . . ?A ' ''" ''
frog, he had gloated over their danger and
..ughed loudly when he struck the poor
DOOr
little Greenharu n,,t . .
mtie ureenback. But now. unhurt, and
HKLPI BROTHER li DROWNING."' 8 HE CRIED WITH ALL HER
L, V I I all I I S . . - . f . . i. i i i i i 'P i
ill MlUOll
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too word.
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First and second prises of books
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CXXUmZBT'l SBPaVBTMSirT,
Omaha yjee.
(First Prize.)
An Unknown Hero
By Arthur Mason, Agd li Tears. 1305 N
Irving St., Fremont, Neb. Red Side.
In tho southland Is a grave with a stone
marked with a word, "Unknown" upon It
In it lies a hero not written In the pages
of history, but remembered by his de-
scendant.
It was In September, 1864, the Ninth
Maryland army corps under Oenerat Burn
side marched Into one of the fiercest bat
tles of the rebellion A corporal was think
ing of mother, sister and home as it was
his 21st birthday, but Just then the officer
In the rank above him was killed. The
captain said, "Corporal, take that man's
place and stand by your men."
The enemy was driving them back when
a man shouted, "Corporal Hughle run for
your life, or you will be taken prisoner."
"I must stand by my men," was the reply.
In a few moments he with a number of
others was taken prisoner and sent to the
almost unknown, but terrible prison at
Salisbury, N. C. His playmate in child-
hood was there. At times he would say,
,,Hugle, cheer up, we will soon be ex
changed." Time passed, and every day
comrades died, for they had little to eat
but corn and the winter was very cold.
Christmas came and still no change In the
diet or treatment, In January the corporal
was daJly growing weaker. He called
his friend and said, "I will never see
mother, sister or home again, but If you
floundering In water not quite to his shoul-
dera, he bellowed forth wildly, joining hla
voice to that of his sister.
It chanced that a young man was walk-
Ing through the woods when the Boy fell
Into the Pond, and he heard the calls for
help. Hurrying to the spot where the Girl
was jumping up and down excitedly on the
bank, he saw the Boy in the water. "Why
don't you wae out, lad?" he called to the
frightened Boy. "The water Isn't deep
enough to harm you!"
Thus assured the cowardly Boy stood up-
right on his feet and rubbed the water and
pond moss from his face. "Oh," he walled,
"I'm going to die! Oh, call to Mamma and
Papa to come for me!" '
v "Vnn'r, a fnnliah lltrla 'fr, M ra
, , .7 ,, ' .
e young man. "Come, walk out
of the Pond."
The Boy did as ordered and found he
was not hurt at all. But he was un-
comfortably wet and his shoes were filled
with water. When he reached the bank
the young man asked how he happened to
fall into the Pond.
"I was flinging rocks at the frogs," ex-
,Blned tne fi eplttlnB water from hli
mouth an gulp)n(I w itandlng on
that log there and It turned with me ar
nd
1 went head over heels Into the deepest
water I aver saw."
wen, had i Known that 1 would not have
com" 80 hurriedly In answer to your cries
for help" And had 1 Been ou ' lnt
W"er ver y0UF h"d 1 'hould not have
hurried to save vm, rn- w, ,r -n.
hurried to save you, for you were en-
Ia,ea , crue, pa.Um. wh.n tho acc.
and tell your mother what a bad fellow
lou have been and ask her forgiveness,
And then get on your knees and ask your
Creator-who also created the little frogs-
tor. you can ever be successful In life or
hv. true friends. Everyone dislikes a
.elfish cruel child " v
Both' the Bov int ,H
nnth lh, TJ.i., ik. -.i-i ...
, ' """ ",c 1 "looa wnn
drooping head, their faces flushed with
M
j.;Siorics
J. Ufa m
live to get hnme tU mother and slHter it
In all right I willingly gave up my Ufa
for my country."
A few hours later he was laid beside his
comrades In his last sleep. His friend told
thin story of the "Unknown Hero," who
could have saved his life, but stood by his
men.
This Is a true story, as It was my moth
er's uncle.
(Second Prize.)
A Lonely Tulip
By Elisabeth Wright. Aged l. 1322 South
Thlrty-fllth Ave.. Omaha. Red Side.
Once upon a time there was a little whlto
tulip growing all alone In the woods.
There was a large fern that grew next
to It that felt sorry for it growing all by
Itself. The fern also protected it from the
snow, wind and rain. One day there was
a party of boys and girls roaming through
the woods. Pretty soon they came upon
the little white tulip. "Huh, wonder what
that thing is doing here all alone?" ald
one of the boys, and started to crush It
with IiIh foot, when a boy named Harry
stopped him. He then dug it up and put
it tenderly In a basket he was filling with
flowers. "Whew! Lots of good that thing
will do you!" retorted the other 'boy sav
agely. At that Harry turned around and
walked home, carrying the little white
tulip. He planted It by Itself. Some time
after more tulips came from it and about
three weeks, after Harry got the reward
or prize for the most perfect white tulip,
i Honorable Mention.)
Helen's Lesson
By Veronica Kennedy, Agi'd 11 Years, Al
liance, Neb. Blue Side.
Helen lived on the banks of a large river.
sho had a mtle 1si-r named Ruth, who
wa8 "ly 3 yeara old- Ono ridy after-
noon Helen got an Invitation to Mar
garet's party, which was going to be on
Saturday. She asked her mother if she
uld go, but her mother Bald she had
u ia the lodge and Helen had to stay
,lon,e nd P1 wlth Ruth. Helen felt very
angry because she could not go, and said
Bhe would go anyway. She had sne
money, so the next morning she went
downtown and got a present. In the after-
shame. The Girl at last spoke: "We'll
promise never to throw stones at the frogs
again. Sir."
"Yes,' I'll never do so again," agreed the
Boy, still keeping his eyes bent on the
ground. "I guess It was wrong for me
to do as 1 was doing when I fell into the
Pond, and that was sent on me by way of
punishment. I'll tell Mamma all about It,
and If she thinks I deserve It, I'll go to
bed without my supper. I hope 1 really
didn't hurt any of those little croakers,
Sir."
"Well, in future be quite sure that you
do not hurt them," said the young man.
"And now I'll be on my way, and shall
believe you a repentant boy, sorry for his
limit U'li'knlnaaB n,.J . .,
' "J " T . . , J u""'-
The Boy and Girl stood looking after
the young man till he was lost to view
behind some trees; then they turned slowly
homeward. And as they walked along, the
Roy dripping and most uncomfortable, they
resolved never, never to injure a harmless
living thing again.
And In the house of Mr. and Mrs. Frog
great preparations for a party were going
on. for little Greenback had awakened.
feeling quite himself again, but not able to
go out to play with his comrades, the other
little frogs. So the happy and Indulgent
parents had planned to have a party for
through the trees at herself In the Pond.
And they felt not afraid, for Mr. Frog and
many of h" frlend8 had . '
the Pond and had heard hls frantl r'
for hPin rM lot.- h. v....
for help, and later had overheard every
wor)1 Bald by young man tQ the
stand them. And It made them feel verv
happy and secure when the two children
promised never to throw stones at them
again.
stones at the dear, lively little frogs for
the story of the Boy's experlenL lot
about. and the lesson he lea rneri una an-
....
peu to tne oiner cnudren In the nelgo-
borhood.
STRENGTH. "HELP! HELP1"
noon her mother went before Helen did
and she told her to slay and play with
Ruth. They had a hired girl.' but she
.as going to have comrany that after
noon. After Helen's mother bad gone she went
upstairs and got cleaned up In her best
ilothcs and went to the party. Tretty
soon the hired girls company tame and
the girl, thinking Helen was with the
bsby, did not watch her. Rulh got out of
the bouse and went down to the river
and while playing her foot slipped and
with a splash she fell In. A man was Just
going by and, seeing her fa 1, ran and
got her out and took her home. Pretty
soon her mother came home and so did
Helen. When her mother heard all that
happened she was very angry at Helen.
That night when Helen went to bed she
told her mother that she had learned a
lesson and that she would never do It
again. And she always minded afterward.
Grandma's Story
By Vesta Esehrlck, Ago 9 Years, Buffalo,
Wyo. Blue Side.
The children were slaying at grandma's
house on a vacation.
One night IhVy all conic round her and
begged for a story.
"Shall 1 tell one about when I was a
little girl?" she asked.
"Yes, yes," they all said.
"Onco when 1 was about 8 years old,
my mother was going to have a party.
She dressed me up and told me to be care
ful not to get myself dirty.
"Just then the door bell rang, and she
went to he door and said nothing more to
me.
"But I wanted some of the good things
so I thought I would dress up like a
lady and go In the back way so she wouldn't
see me.
"When they were seated at the table, I
sat down, too. But mamma saw me and
called me back. She told me to go to my
room and stay until the party was over
and she would come up.
"When It was over, she came and talked
a long time. When she was through, she
put me to bed and I did not get any supper.
"So that Is the end of my story."
A Self-Willed Child
By Jeannette Jaeger, 5010 Underwood Ave
nue, Omahu. Neb. Red Side.
Once there was a little girl about 4 years
old.
She was a self-willed child. In being
punished she did not cry, but went to the
hall and got her clothes', as she was deter
mined to go away and not come back. Sho
put them on and went to the door and
opened It, and seeing the dark she changed
her mind. She then closed the door and
went In the next room and sat down and
began to pout. After a while she walked
to the door again and opened It and said
to her father and mother, stamping her
foot, "If you ask me I will stay here, but
you don't ask me." Then her father said,
. "If yon will be a good girl you may come
and stay."
She gladly took off her wraps and prom
ised not to be disobedient again.
A Fire
By Paul Haaledt, Aged 12 Years, Sand
Creek, Okl. Blue Side.
One evening about 5 o'clock as I was
selling papers I heard the fire bell ring. I
listened till it got through; then -I knew It
was near my home. I ran with all my
might home, but It was a matress factory
burning and was across the street from
my home. I was scared. I thought It was
going to burn the town up. The firemen
put the fire out after five hours' hard
work. This happened In the state of Ohio.
Edna and the Oolden Water
By Haiel Stanwood, Aged Vi Years,
Seward, Neb. Red Side.
One day as Edna sat in the shade of a
large oak tree she began to think how
nice it would be to go across the ocean and
see the large city of London.
She got up and started to go to the brook
to get a drink out of the spring.
When she came to the brook, the water
in the spring look like it was golden
water; but Edna thought It was the sun
that did It.
She made a cup of her hands and drank
some of the water. j
No sooner had she drank some of the
water than she became a very rich lady
In London, where I suppose she Is yet.
Margaret's Dream
By Dorothy E. Judson. Aged 10 Years, 112
South Thirty-eighth Street, Omaha,
Neb. Red Side.
One nice June day when little Margaret
was swinging In the hammock she fell
, asleep and dreamed about a little fairy.
This Is her dream:
One dsy when she was playing In the yard
a little fairy came to her and said, "What
do you wish little girl." Margaret said, "I
wish I had a little Shetland pony and a lit
tle cart." "Will you come to my house
little girl and then I will give It to you?"
"I will ask mother," said Margaret. Her
mother said, "Yes she may go." So the
little fairy took Margaret's hand and they
flew through the air, till finally they
reached the house.
The little house was so tiny that Margaret
had to stoop down to get In the tiny little
door. In this little house was a little tiny
cupboard and a little bed, and table and
chairs and a lot mora tiny things. The
fairy gave Margaret her little pony all
harnessed up to the little cart. Then she
gave Margaret a big doll all dressed up and
a little trunk full of all sorts of clothes.
Margaret thanked the little fairy and got
in her cart and started off. Margaret tame
to see the little fairy very often.
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My Trip to the Moon
By Mabel Baker, Aget 13 Yearn, Lander,
Vvyo. uIub Side.
It was a warm day In the middle of sum
mer when my playmate and mys"lf de
cided to go out tor a good time. We took
our lunch baskela with us and started for
the woods. When we had walked but a
shirt distance we saw a crowd of peplu
gathered together. As we were Inquisitive,
we soon found out that It was an airship.
We hurried to the place. My playmate be
gan to cxamlre It, and if tneie was any
thing about It she did nut understand,
asked questions concern. 114 It. As she dis
covered a lung pole, the suddenly rxca.nitd:
" hat Is this thing usd for?"
"Prtss it down and jou will find out,"
said a voice behind her.
She did so and before we had time tu
speak found ourselves sailing upward 111
this beautiful airship.
We went straight toward tho iiiuom. but
this we did not know. As He were tnuj
ailing along we passed flock of birds.
Thsae became more rre tbe fanher a
The May-Man
- rHKN the moon Is rising.
V Iiurlng th' month o' May,
Children love to watch It.
And leave their sport and play.
For In the moon, so glorious,
The old May-Man Is seen;
And if you eount your fingers
And say "Red, white and green,'
And keep your eyes upon him,
Your wlHh will then come true;
For the .moon", old May-Man
Will dp all he can do
To bring your heart's dear wishes
And make your May-time bright,
It' you will only ask him
When you aee him rise at night.
wel.t. We also passed clouds of dust and
smoke.
lti our great surprise and delight we soon
arrived on tne moon. Here the inhaoltauia
very iiiucu leoeiuoied the people of ancient
tunes, becausu whenever any one came to
sie them they received them with great hJs
pltality. '1 ney prepared a great feast for us In
hleli they gave us tne very best they had.
Alter we had finished eating they began
guestlonlng us: Where we lived; what kind
of a country It was; if It was very fertile
or not; what our errand was, etc.
To all of these questions we gave the
shortest possible answers, as we would
rather listen to what they said, whereby wo
could find out more about tuem, than to
spend our time talking. These peop.e Uvea
In beautiful houses, widen were quite small,
but everything was 'neat and in Its proper
piace.
The people themselves were very beauti
ful, quite small, with dark complexions,
and Heil built.
After we hud visited with them for some
time we betian to long tor home. 11 took
some lime uetoie we got our ship Malted,
as 11 hud been Uumugeu. e readied home
a few wcchs later in safety.
Manus McManus
By Lizzie Uoruieiiy, Aged 8 Years, Council
liluus, la. xiiue feme.
Manus was a pour nian who had lost
his calf. He was going along the road
when he saw some lalrks having a dance.
"Good evening tlr, and where are you
going?"
"Oh, I am looking for my ca'f," come
dance with us, Manus we are going to
get a girl If she sneezes three times, and
doesn't say God bless me, we have her.
They turned buck weeds Into horses and
rode away. The girl sneezed one, two,
three times, God bless you said Manus.
One fairy nearby punched Manus and
knocked him down. Manus heard she could
not talk and he also heard the fairy say,
"They have put some guld In her tooth."
Away went Manus and took a tooth pick
and out came the gold. Manus got a sack
of gold and the last time 1 saw him he was
rich and happy.
Lillian's visit to Fairyland. .
By Mildred Wohford, Aged 8 liars. 3.U1
Hamilton Street. Omaha. Neb. Red Side.
One day Lillian sat down to watch the
snow, suddenly before che knew it a shin
ing young lady drove up to the window
and. asked Lilly as they called her for short
If she would like to go to fairyland. She
tald sho would like to go very much, but
shfa was too big. At that very moment
the lady toucfied her with her wand she
was changed to a fairy llko the lady who
came after her. Then the lady said, "step
into my chariot." Lilly stepped into the
little chariot and rode to Fairyland, the
queen greeted Lilly respectfuly and showed
her all around, and there weie lots of
pretty things In Fairyland. And after she
had seen everything the fairy who brought
her took her back to her own home again
and when she awoke she found herself
in her little bed all covered up nice and
nug. That must have been a dream she
thought, no doubt she was mistaken.
The Fright of the Indians
By Fae Thompson, Aged 13 Yfars. 225 N.
Logan street, Fremont, Neb. Red Side.
The fight of the Indians. Once upon a
time there lived a family by the name of
Brgwn. There was Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown,
George and Bessie. One day Mr. Brown
was called to a neighboring town on busi
ness, and Mrs. Brown went with him.
At this time Indians were very numerous
and they came often to the village. The
children said they were not afraid and
they promised to take good care of them
Who Is It?
A QL'EKIt little man
i In a funny old hat
Passed down the road one d-'ty;
We walchtd for hltu early,
We watched for him laie,
But he must have gone off tu stay.
For the queer little man
In tbe funny old hat
Never came back our way,
And that la the reason
We all supposed
That he had gone off to stay.
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selves. About an hour after the parentt
had gone, Oeorge looked out of the win
dow and saw some Indians coming up the
street. He told Bessie about 11. They
bolted the doors -and windows and thei
looked around for a place to hide. Two
big Iron kettles stood up against the wall,
and the children thought this would b .
good place to hide, so they crawled under
them and kept very still. The Indians
came up and knocked the door down and
came Into the house. They uto up th'
food, and then looked around to see what
they could discover. Bessie and George
decided to give the Indians a scare. They
began to move the kettles around; this
frightened the Indians so much that they
ran away and never came batl to that
village again. When Mr. Brown and Mrs.
Brown came home and heard It, they told
the rest and the children were rewarded
with a gold medal apiece for their
bravery.
John's Birthday
By Corlnne Robertson. Aged l'J, Wilbcr,
Neb. Blue, Mde.
Tomorrow would be John's birthday.
Oh! but wasn't hi! tl'id. He could
1 aidly wait.
Mrs. and Mr. Brown were puzzled to
know what to get him, hue nt Inst they
decided they should give Mm a (,-oM watch,
as he was quite old rnnugh to own one.
On the same day w hen Mr. Hrmvn wu ;
at his shop, the expressman e.ime to tn.'
door and said: "This is xomethiny lor your
son, John." "Thank you," said Mr. Brown,
"but I don't know what It U."
Mrs. Brown did not want John to know
what it was, so she put It in the storeroom.
Then she opened the box and, to tier great
surprise, wero five Utile bunnies.
There was a tag fusteneil to the box and
this is what it said: "Wishlnw that jou
may get many pretty presents."
"From your grandma, Knger Nelson."
Now isn't that good of mother, to send
John these pretty rabbits. But I must gu
and get supper for papa will be home pretty
soon.
After supper, mamma put John to bed,
and he was soon in tho land of Nod.
The next morning when he awoke, tbe
sun was shining in tho room, and John
thought it seemed to say: A happy birth
day to you." lie started to get up. But,
there, (oh, wasn't be turprlsedi were the
five bunnies, two boxes of candy, four
handkerchiefs, and last of all, and beat of
all, a gold watch.
He stood still for a moment, hardly
knowing what to do.
He examined his presents, dressed him
self and ran downstairs to thank his
mother and father for the many moe pres
ents. Before he could say "thank you," or
"good morning," hiB mother greeted him
with twelve pats on his back tnd so many
kisses and hugs that papa began to get
Jealous, and said, "Well, mamma. I think
it Is my turn now. Then pupa greeted him
too.
"My boy will soon be a man," said
mamma.
"So he will," said papa.
Dorothy's May Basket
By Gretta Dyson, Aged Jl Years. 947 J.
Sixth street, Fremont, Neb. Red Side.
"There," said tiorothy, "I have finished
the last May basket."
She lined them all up in a row. "But
I've forgot that poor little girl."
Then the made a May basket for Mar
garet and lined It up with the other ones
and it wes the prettiest one. It took her
an hour to make It.
She gave tiie May basket to Margaret.
The pour girl thanked Dorothy for It. She
liked It very much, and Dorothy was palJ
back by other May baskets given to her.
The ilttle poor girl saw Dorothy,at school
ovtry day. Dorothy brought tho Utile poor
girl old clothes and money every day.
The little poor girl bought clothes with
the money that Dorothy had given her.
They thought very much of euch other.
One day when Dorothy was over to
Margaret's house, Mrs. Jackson, Margaret's
mother, took sick and Dorothy ran home
tfl tell liai rt, ,,,. ,. W'u h.-r .i,ia mo.JI.
clne fur Mrs. Jacksun. ,
Dorothy's mamma, Mrs. Gardner, went
with Dorothy. Margaret did not have a
father. Mrs. Jackson died and there was
nothing left for Mrs. Gardner to do, but
to adopt Margaret.
"Doroth, how would ou like to base
Mantaiel for jour littlo slater?" said
Mrs. Gartlnu-.
"Of course I would," said Dorothy.. She
Jumped "P and down and hugged Mar
garet. Mrs. Gardner adopted Margaret. D010
thy and Muigaret went tu school together
nery duy after that.
"Id" Was Mum. (
A stork broker who had his new 10-hoise
power ltHO model aulouiuhlle delivered lo
him thii other day derided to telebiate H.tV
occasion, the muikel belli dull, by a 1 uii
on the country roads. To be 011 the safu
side on his gasoline supply ,e decided tu
i.,p at a garage to have the tank till. u.
As It was being measured out he turned
to his son, a sturdy chap of C. who had
followed him inside the garage, to InipreM
upon him the dangers of gasoline. Calling
htm by name be uuld:
You would go straight, to heaven U I
pu' a match lo that gasoline."
looking bis fattier straight In the eyes.
he replied:
"And where would you go, Dad ,' -
d,'-Ne 1
lurk bun.
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