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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBETl 11, 1910.
WE HAVE all teen truly busy this week, of course, with the important
business of getting fitted Into our new place In new grades at
school. There has been, accordingly, little time which we could
spend writing to the other Busy Dees. But this week It will be
different and we shall have a great deal that It Is Interesting to tell about. We
bare our memories of the vacation time and our impressions of the beginning
of the new school term to write about.
The prize winners this week are Thelraa Fredericks of Grand Island, Neb.,
tnd Owen Smith of Crete, Neb.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name Is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jean De Ixng, AlnBworth, Neb.
Irene McCoy, Barnston, Neb.
Ulllan Mervln, Beaver City, Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bernlngton, Neb.
Anna Gottach, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Gottsch, Bennington. Neb.
Agnea Dampkt, Benson, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelirlan, Nab. (Box 12).
Ida May, Central City, Neb.
Vera Cheney, Cralghton, Neb.
IoulB Hahn, David City, Neb.
Knea rreiaen, uorcnesier, nu.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin. Neb.
Eunice Bode, Fall City, Neb.
Ethel Reed, Fremont, Neb,
Hulda Lundnurg, Fremont. Neb.
Marlon Capps, Gibson, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg, Neb.
Anna Voss, fl West Charlea street. Grand
Inland. Neb.
I.ydla Roth, 806 Weat Koenlg street. Grand
Island, Neb.
Ella Voss. 407 West Charlea atreet, Grand
laland, Neb.
Irene Comello. 115 Weat Eighth atreet.
Grand Inland, Neb.
Jeixie Crawford, 40 West Charlea atreet.
Grand laland. Neb.
Pauline Kehulte. Deadwood, 8. D.
Martha Murphy, VU East Ninth street.
Grand lilar.l. Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Le tiara, Neb.
Heater F. Rutt, Lhaia, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nvllion, Lexington, Neb.
Edylha itreits, iaxingion, jeo.
Marjorle Temple, Lexington. Neb.
Alice Grasmeyer, 1545 C street, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, 2029 L street, Lincoln.
Elsie Hamilton, 2029 L street, Lincoln.
Irene Dinner, 80S L street, Lincoln.
Hughle Diaher, 2030 L atreet, Lincoln.
Charlotte Boggs, iZl South Fifteenth street.
Lincoln.
Mildred -Tensen, 70S Bast Second street,
Fremont, Neb.
Helen Johnson, S84 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln.
Althea Myera, 224 North Sixteenth atreet.
Lincoln,
LouiHA Utiles, Lyons, Neo.
Katelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb.
Milton Sclzer, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Luetic Haaen, Norfolk, Neb.
Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb.
Letha LarkJn, South Sixth street. Nor
folk, Neb.
Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Genevieve M. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
William Davis, 821 West Third Street
North Platte, Neb.
Louise Raabe, 26 North Nineteenth ave
nue, Oman i.
Frances Johnson, 933 North Twenty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson. 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Kmlle Brown, 2.122 Boulevard, Omaba.
Helen Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas street.
Omaha.
Mary Brown, 2323 Boulevard, Omaha.
Eva Hendee, 4402 Dodge street, Omaha.
Lillian Wirt, 4158 Cass Btreet, Omaha.
Lewis Port. 3115 Franklin street, Omaha.
Juanitsj Innes, 27(59 Fort street, Omaha.
Bassett Ruf, 1814 Blnnev atreet, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, 846 Georgia avenue, Omaha,
Helen F. Douglas, 1981 U street, Lincoln.
Ada Morris, MU Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 2909 Ixard street Omaha.
I
OW, my dear Pinkey, I am going
to set a task for you to perform
this morning while I am away
from home," said Mrs. Doo-doo
N
1 Bear to her young daughter.
I "And I want you to do your
work well and quickly, for it behooves me
, esi" your training in household affairs.
The cupboard needs new teavoa nn h
Shelves and the glassware requires shining,
and the silver wants polishing. I shall be
away from home all the morning, and on my
return I want you to have finished, the
work outlined for you."
Pinkey Bear looked displeased when her
mother said this to her, for she disliked
work of any kind, and usually her good
mother had to keep an eye on her during
her morning chores to see that she per
formed them lightly. But on thlax morn
ing Mrs. Bear was obliged to goxto the
river, a mile distant, to engage some work
handa to store up the fall provender, and
so she was obliged to leave pinkey alone.
As Mrs. Doo-doo Bear went along the
bearpath leading through the woods she
met Hearty and Sandy Bear, a little brother
and sister who often went to play with
Ptnkey. But Mrs. Doo-doo did not en
courage the visits of these cubs, for they,
like Pinkey, wens Inclined to laxlness, and
their good parents were obliged to punish
them often on account of It. So, when
Mrs. Doo-doo met these neighbor cubs she
spoke pleasantly to them, and asked after
their mother.
"Oh, mamma Is well," Informed the girl
cub, Hearty, "She's very busy this morn
ing storing up honey for the winter. She
told us we might go to your house for an
hour to play with Pinkey."
Of course,: Mrs. Doo-doo could not tell
them not to go to visit Pinkey since their
"T-VVAUQHTlNtskAWAY WIT" l8?"
wmm'
Oirln Flher. 1210 ft Eleventh St., Omaha.
Mildred Krlrkson. 2709 Howard St., Omaha.
Oscar Erkkjon, 230T Howard St., Omaha.
Gall Hownrd, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen Mouck, 11.28 Lothrop street, Omaha
Kmeraon Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1027 Locust St., Omaha.
Leon Carson. 1124 North Fortieth. Omaha.
W lima Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha
Hllah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen. 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha.
Kdna Heden. 27l9 Chicago street, Omaha.
Mabef Shaifelt, 4114 North Twenty-fifth
street. Omaha.
Walter Johnson, 2405 North Twentieth
street, Omaha.
Emma Carruthers. 1211 North Twenty-fifth
street. Omaha.
Leonora Deuinon, The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels. Ord. Neb.
Zola Beddeo. Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perklna, Reddington, Neb.
Edna Enla, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust St., E. Omaha.
Ina Carney, Sutton, Clay county, Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco, Neb.
Leo Beckord, Waco, Neb.
Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stasny, Wliber, Neb.
Frederick Ware, WliiMlde, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Edna Behling, York. Neb.
Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie B. Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.
Ethel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, la,
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la.
Katherlne Mellor, Malvern, la,
Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Wltherow, Thurman, la.
Bertha McEvoy, K. F. D. 3, Box 35, Mis
souri Valley. Is,
Henry L. Worklnger, 2061 W. Huron street,
Chicago.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch, Wyo., Boa t2.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo,
Pauline Squire, Grand, Okl.
Fred Shelley, 230 Troup street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Web.
Nellie Dledrlck, Sidney, Neb.
Eunice Wright, (32 North Logan street,
Fremont, Neb.
Oarol Simpson, Wliber, Neb.
Phyllis Haag. 633 West Seventeenth street,
York, Neb.
Maclle Moore, Silver City, la.
Mabel - Houston, 8018 Sherman avenue,
Omaha
Dorothy Tollenon, 4346 North Thirty-eighth
street. Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wyo.
Corlnne Allison Robertson, Wliber, Neb. .
Elisabeth Wright. 1323 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha,
Marlon Staples, 1313 South Thirty-first
street, Omaha.
Francis A. Dotson, Pueblo, Colo.
Phyllis Corbett. Sidney, Neb.
Edward Beckard. Waco. Neb.
Ellen Peterson, Fifty-first and C streets,
Omaha.
Harry Renting, 121 East First street, Grand
Island, Neb.
Three Naughty Cubs; A Bear Story
By William Wallace, Jr.
mother had permitted them to do so, but
she did tell them that they must not ask
Pinkey to stop her work, but rather to help
her by gathering fresh leaves for her to
spread over the cupboard shelves. "You
m, u... -u, ,r.c,
must have the work done before my re-
turn, and done well. So, you may both help
ner an tnai you can. Ana wnen i reacn
home if the cupboard Is nice and neat, the
vtaaiwarft shinlnir And t t m silver Innlflnflr
like new. why. I will give each of you a
honeycake."
fas rt r onrl fianrlv sialyl tfoaiv mm 1 1 1 A i e eH at f
Pinkey with her work; then they went on
toward the home of Mrs. Doo-doo, while
that lady bear hurried toward the river,
But while she went along her mind was
worried over the visit of Hearty and Sandy
Bear, for she knew them to be naughty
-
cubs ana feared their presence would cause
Pinkey to slight her work.'
And the good mother bear had cause for
worry, as we shall see. When Hearty and
Sandy reached ,the house of Mrs. Doo-doo,
a most coiy little pluce beneath a great
Hfirendinir tra. thv fnllnri TM ntnv alttlno
on the doorstep, looking very unhappy. Doo-doo say on returning, and no daughter mon u" ,V5' OUr WOOd' "couU- Hunt
She had gathered a few leaves for the cub- there? And the cupboard yet undone! And r R
board shelves, hut waa resting before put- then, this voice speaking so loudly In And It happened that Hearty and Sandy
ting them In place. Not that she was tired, Plnkey's ears, she stopped short and said never came, home again. The terrible
not at all; but Just a bit lasy. to her partners In wrong-donng: "I muBt hunters got them, and their poor, dls-
"What makes you work when your not go further. I must go back home again traded parents were left. to mourn their
mother is awsy?" asked Hearty, a mis- and tidy up the kitchen cupboard as wickedness, which had brought them to
chief-making cub. mamma bade me do. I am a very naughty their untimely end. And the lesson learned
"Yes, why not run away with us?" said cub to go off like this, and mamma wl a that awful day by Pinkey was never for
Sandy, hla sister s equal in naughtiness, right If she punishes me severely." gotten. And as a punishment for that day's
"We can go off to the mountain and play Again did Hearty and Sandy try to pre- wickedness Mrs. Doo-doo would not pro
all day. And when we return home our vail upon her to continue the Journey with vide her with another new hat and another
mothers will have the work done for ua" them, but something good within her told pair of shoes nor a muff; and during the
Pinkey, while a naughty, lsy little cub, her to turn a deaf ear. And becoming de- fall and winter Pinkey was seen every
had never thought of doing anything so termlned to do the right thing (for Bhe was where In her old garments and worn shoes,
wicked; but like all children who hate beginning to see how guilty she was), And not once did she 'make a murmur
work, she gave ear to her visitor's plan.
"Yes. we can go off to the mountains,"
agreed Hearty, "and have such lots of fun
till evening. And our mothers will be so
glad to see us when we come home that
they'll not scold or punish us. Will you
come with us?"
At first Pinkey demurred. A guilty feel-
Ing took possession of her when ahe enter-
talned the Idea of going with her young
neighbors to the mountain without her
mother's consent. But after half an hour's
persuasion. Hearty and Sandy prevailed,
8AM ANL'Vl UIS 'TtH Kgi'AL
The
YOUNG Tommy said that he would
be
A brave and wild Cow-Boy;
mat riaing Droncnos cross tne plains
Would afford him keenest joy.
He vowed that he a rider was;
Could curb the fiercest steed;
That saddle and the cowboy's spur
He really would not need.
(First Prlie.)
My Kittie
Thelma Fredericks, Aged 11 Years Old, 322
East Fifth Street, Grand Island.
Once when I was out to our farm I
thought I would get a kitty so I went to a
neighbor's to see if I could get one. But
the kittens were all so wild that we could
not catch one.
The neighbor had a little girl and she and
I went to another neighbor's to Bee It we
could get one there. ' When we
got there we asked' the lady If
we could have a kitten. The lady said,
"Well, I don't know. I have three. I want
to give one to a friend and I want to keep
one of them. But you may have that one
In the corner."
"Thank you," I eald. ' ,
Then I took my sack and put the kitten
In It. She was lying In the corner of the
porch. She was a yellow kitty.
.When I got to our farm I showed her to
and Pinkey, getting her hnnet, locked the
cottage door, hid the key under a stone
close by and went off with her visitors,
the very naughty Hearty and 8andy.
When rinkey hid the key beneath the
u.u mui B lWO unl
watching her from behind a tree, and very
soon after she had departed from her
nome, a airty, mean-racea near came lortn
from behind the tree and walked boldly to
thA Htrtne r,rnenit lav finn ifa hltlnm
place, and entered the hose of Mrs. Poo-
doo. There he rummaged about, taking?
whatavas T-ila aarl hlrvt Ml 1 rAMiia ftM-ula
Mrs. Doo-doo's best frock and Plnkey's fine
Sunday shoes and hat. all went Into a big,
goatskin bag he carried. And even Plnkey's
fine winter muff and her overshoes were
taken by this thief who waa none other
than a tramp bear much sought after by
. .
the bear authorities of the woods.
While the thief was filling his bag In
Mrs. Doo-doo's coxy home, Pinkey was
going along with her companions toward
the mountains. But she had scarcely left
her own doorway when her conscience be-
tru n trtrtiirlnir har What wmiM Mamma
Pinkey turned her face homeward.
"All right, we'll go without you," called
out Hearty. "Yes, and you'll be sorry you
did not bear ua company," called out Sandy
"We'll have a fine day of It."
But for the first time In her life Pinkey
acted according to the dictates of her bet-
ter self. She reached home Just as the
tramp bear was leaving the place, his well-
filled bag slung over his back. In vain did
.
'
Down to Business at Ten
8 THE lady of the house at
home?" asked an enterprising
book agent of a bright little
girl, in apron and cap, who
answered his ring at the front
door of No. 71 Linden avenue.
Klatbuah, Ijiig Island.
"Yes, I am she." replied the girl sweetly,
sm
but you must excu me. I do not wish
to buy a copy of Pilgrim's Progress.' Good
Jay."
The rebuked book agent then proceeded
to the house of T. Waldemar Hooslep, and
Inquired as to the family living in the little
house next door. He learned that the
cottage was owned by Mr. Hooslep, who
Is a ship broker in New York, and Is
rented and occupied by Mr. Hooslep's only
daughter, Marie Lollta, who. though only
Fall of Bragging
And so he talked and loudly bragged,
When lo! his uncle came
A riding up on an old nag
With one blind eye and lame.
His uncle 'lighted from the nag
And tied her to a tree.
"Now mount," Tom's comrades cried
to him,
"You've bragged! Now let us see."
Of course, Tom could not well refuse;
He mounted, then and there;
But both his knees a-trembling were,
And he whispered low a prayer.
When in the saddle be had got,
Old nag, enjoying th' weatehr,
Vent off a-trottlng at full speed,
Her burden light as feather.
my grandma. I decided to call her Golda
Lark.
The next day we went home. My mamma
waa there and so was my brother. I
showed Oolda to mamma and my brother
and they were delighted. ' Golda was a
cute little kitty with blue eyes and yellow
fur. I called her Golda because she was so
yellow.
Golda grew up to be a nice kitty, and
when I fed her she would get up on her
hind legs and hold her front paws out
straight and mew. .
I kept her in the washhouse. There had
been a stove in the house and the stove
pipe still went out of the top Of the house..
One night Golda got out of the house, I
put her In the house the next day to see
where she got out. After a while, I saw a
little head come out of the top of the chim- -ney
and, after a while, Golda was out.
She came out of the top of the chimney.
Pinkey run after him and scream: "Stop
thief!" ' He got away In the woods, and
Pinkey, weeping bitterly tor she knew he f
must have taken her mother's most valu
able belongings ran into the house and be
gan to look about her. Investigation
showed her that the house had been fully
ransacked and - that among the missing!
things were her own lovely shoes, hat and
muff. "Oh, It had all been due to her
her disobedience! Could 1
mh - ri. w? Th . ,
ler
mother ever forgive her? Then a good re-
olV6 came t0 ner gn8 would tl(Jy up the
houge ,cely a, he could Rnd keep a
8trlct watch over ,t ull ner mother.8 re,
turn
After a while her mother came home
and, with tears flowing' over her cheeks.
Pinkey confessed her own faults and told
about the robbery. At first Mrs. Doo-doo
was dased. Pinkey had gone off without
er con8ent- and nf, house had been rolbbd
J .common h " a8-i0? muc.h f?r
nr T8? w But s7Ju-',y
Who'e trutv dwnea "P" her, tor
hoWBd'wr .V" emfy draw" ,n
. a . ' 1 T T . u,,u"
Ktnnn all. Owtnar tn Plnlratv'a MiMntiinnii am-
stood all. Owing to Plnkey's repentence and
grief, Mrs. DoO-doo thought her punish
ment great enough and merely said: ,
"Daughter, you see the consequences of
wrongdoing. Never forget this day's les
son. And as for your companions I fear
for them. A warning has been sent out
against her mother's treatment of her,
"Mamma is right," she said to herself. "It
was through my dlsoberlence that my
pretty things were stolen and that dear
mamma's best silver and glassware and
her fine Sunday frock were taken away,
Had I obeyed mamma and remained at
home the thelf could not have gotten en-
trance to the house. So I should have to
pay the penalty."
. . .... a
10 years old, is Indeed, "the lady of the
house."
Mr. and Mrs. Hooslep a short time ago
conceived the Idea, of building the minia
ture house with a view of teaching their
daughter the art of practical housekeeping.
Marie waa delighted with the Idea, and
when the dwelling was constructed was
installed as sole proprietor and mistress.
She receives a weekly stipend, from which
he pays her rent and expenses.
Mlsa Hooslep, although she does her own
housework, finds time to attend to her
social obligations. Her "at homea" are
the talk of the Flatbush younger set. Her
domino parties Miss Hooslep and her
friends despise bridge are splendid, it is
(aid, and the tea made by tha hostess and
served by her own hand at the parties Is
asserted to be delicious. New York Herald.
I
Tom
And Tommy, holding on like mad.
Felt his head spin round end round;
And then, before he hardly knew,
He sat hard on the ground.
His comrades flocked about and
laughed;
"Ho, Cow-Boy, Tom!" they cried,
"How could you break a broncho wild
If a lame nag you can't ride?"
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
' 1. Write plainly on one aide of the
paper only and number the pares.
. TJse pen and Ink, not penoll
a. Short and pointed articles will
be given prefereaoe. So not nee ever
B80 word.
4. Original stories or letters only
will he used.
B, Write yonr name, age and ad
dress at the top of the first page.
First and second prises of books
will be given for the best two con
tributions to this pag-e each week.
Address all communications to
OlaXUDBXZf'a SXPAKTMEirr,
Omaha Bee,
Then we fixed the chimney go she could
not get out.
This Is a true story, and I have Golda
yet, she Is a big cat now.
(Second Prize.)
A Play Town
By Owen Smith, Aged-10 Years, Crete, Neb.
I have a friend whose name Is John. He
and I play together very much. When we
play we pretty nearly always make a play
town. We always divide . the room as
equally as we can. One side we have for
the town, the other side the . sea. We draw
Islands with chalk; then we build the vil
lage up. I most always run the village
John rune the boats. He has a good many
pasteboard houses. We pretty nearly al
ways start with a few houses and build
up to a good many. We use blocks, too.
After we get built up we trade blocks and
pieces of cloth, etc. We play until supper
time; then we tear down the pretty play
HINGS were not so bad for
Mlnko during his -mother's
life, but after her death he
went to live with his stepaunt,
who was a very cross old
woman and who disliked child
ren above all thing on top of the earth,
and more especially boys. And she lived
as far from a town or city as she pos
sibly could, so when Mlnko was once In
stalled In her household he was virtually
a prisoner, cut off from the rest of the
world.
It was "Mlnko, do this, Mlnko, do that,"
all day long, for the old aunt seemed to
keep the child on the Jump continually,
never giving him a, moment to rest. And
If, from fatigue or ill health, he lagged a
moment the wicked old woman would flog
him with a heavy strap. So poor Minko's
life was far from happy.
During the early fall Minko was set to
help the gardener, who, from having been
so long In the employ of such a wicked
woman, had become himself heartless and
cruel. And, although lie knew the orphan
Mlnko was mucl) atjused. he did not try
to make his lot the easier by kind, words
or considerate treatment. . Indeed, he set
very hard tasks for Minko, and scolded
him severely if he complained of them.
There were many big yellow pumpkins In
the garden which must be carried to the
cellar, and this work fell to the lot of
Mlnko. '
"Come, be brisk, you laggard!' the gar
dener yelled angrily at Mlnko as the little
fellow, laden with n pumpkin as heavy as
himself, staggered slowly through the
garden towards the huge vegetable cellar.
'Come, move along, or we'll have to try
some strap oil."
But during the afternoon the cruel gar
dener went to his cottage to have an
hour's rest. Before going he had in
structed Mlnko to finish placing the
pumpkins many dozens of them In the
cellar before his (the gardener's) return.
This tusk meant that Minko would have
to Increase his power of work, which was
Impossible. He had almost exhausted his
strength already and could do no more
than he was doing.
After the gardener had disappeared
round the turn In the hedtte Minko drop
ped to the ground, tears siren nil ng from
his eyes. His heart wa very heavy. He
wished that he might die and be carried
to his dear mother In the world in tho
skies. But as he lay there a prayer formed
Itself In his heart and his Hps began t
murmur It. Hardly had he ended when a
voice said to him: "Rise, poor orphan, -and
come with me."
Minko looked up. A fairy, almost invis
ible, stood before lilm. "Come, poor orphan.
I shall carry you to the forest, where you
may live by the mountain stream, happy
In your freedom, lilrda and insects and
little forest creatures will be your com
panions, and you will learn to love them.
And a beautiful cave dry and lltfht und
snug a ill offer you shelter when the
weather la severe. And fish In the stream
and frulta and nuts that grow abundantly
will sustain you. And you will be a child
of nature and a friend of the fairies."
Mlnko felt a thrill of huppint-ss at the
good fairy's words, and hastily dried his
eyes and got to his feet. Immediately
one of the huge yellow pumpkins began
to roll toward him, and when close beside
X
town. We build these many times. It Is
much fun.
The Copper Kettle
Ry Edith Peterson. Aged 10 Years, 2H16 Cass
, street, Omaha, Neb.
There was once upon a time a very old
woman. She was bent, thin and very lone
some because she lived by herself. This
old woman had a magic copper kettle, She
said that the first kind-hearted person she
found she would give them this kettle for
a gift.
Then the old woman started on a Journey.
She traveled for miles, but not one kind
hearted person did she find. Every place
she went she would ask for something to
eat. but the people would shut the door
on her. After traveling a long time she
saw an old house. She walked up and
knocked at the door. A little girl cama
and opened It. She asked for something to
eat. The little girl said, "1 am often very
hungry, but the little we have you may
come In and ahare with us. All we have
la bread and milk."
Then the old woman said, "You may have
my topper kettle for a gift."
The woman said that this kettle would
supply her and the mother with food as
long as she lived. The girl never had to be
hungry again.
"The Harvest Moon"
By Ruth Klrschsteln, Aged 11 Years, "Hil-
lalr, 3l Grand Avenue, Omaha.
Red Side.
The golden face of tne moon looked down
: Upon the peaceful, sleeping town.
And Its kind, benignant smile did light
All earthly objects for the night;
flUpon the clouds its radiance threw,
II The clouds that are full of silvery dew,
iiid then did shroud Its face from sight
To hide from us our nightly light.
Oh, thou bright moon, so full of love,
So kind to shine down from above,
Wa In our turn should give to thee
Luve, praise and glory, full and free.
A Little Sick Friend
By Helen Stourtts. Aged 12 Years, Clarlnda
Apartments, No. I. Omaha, Neb. Red Side.
"Mother, I'm going upstairs to see Nelly.
Is she any better?" eald Ted.
"Darling, I don't know. 1 haven't seen
her mother today, and I know she would
be glad to see you before you go."
So little Ted crept up the stairs' to a
little window, where a little child, laying
near it, looked out at the old buildings,
as that was about all she could see.
"Hello, there," was the first Nell heard,
and. of course, knew who it was, and an
swered In a very weak voice, as she had
heard lilm say: "Say, Nell, I'm going to
the country, and when I come back you'll
see something nice."
After Ted parted from his little friend
Nell had tears in her eyes and cried as if
her heart would break. When Ted reacl
his mother's kitchen he, too. had tears In
hiH eyps.
"Why, what Is the matter? My darling,
do you not wish to go to the country?"
"Oh, yes, yes, mother, only I wish Nell
could go."
This was too much for little Ted and he
. burst out crying, but he soon stopped, as
it was time for him to go to the train
and he almost forgot his troubles.
Two hours later he found himself in
his grandfather's arms.
"Well, hello My boy, how are you?
The Pumpkin Chariot; A Fairy Tale
By Helena Davis.
him it opened and became a fine chariot.
The fairy entered the chariot and bude
Minko to follow her. Within another
moment they were seated on a velvet
covered seat, and were flying Into the
air.
But at the moment that they started
to ascend, the gardener, who for some
reason had returned to the garden, saw
Mlnko tn the pumpkin chariot, and
screamed lustily after him. "What do you
mean?" he cried. "How dare you go up
like that in a pumpkin? Why where did
you get your wings, you rascal? Come to
earth this minute or your aunt will strap
you till"
But Mlnko, smiling down at the Irate
and astonished gardener, could hear no
more, for he had gotten well above the
ground and was tailing along like the
wind.
And pretty soon the houses below be
came mere specks, and new scenes sprtad
beneath him. The little fairy sat beside
him chatting pleasantly and giving him
delicious food to eat, for he was hungry.
After the first hour of riding In the
air, almost up to the clouds, they reached
the side of a beautifully wooded moun
tain, and there'the pumpkin chariot carne
to the ground. And Mlnko and the fairy
got out and walked to the entrance of
a lovely cave. Into whose doorway the
bright sun poured. A bed of soft, dry
liaves was In ons corner and a fireplace
waa opposite. Dry chips and faggot lay
piled up ready for heaping into the fire
place. Cooking utensils were at hand,
and fishing tackle hung against the mall.
"Your home,' said the fairy. "And here
you may live close to nature and worship
Pretty fine, aye? Well, come along, or It
will be time to feed my chickens."
And so they started off toward a little
eld farm. Before the horse was told to
atop Ted was out. as he was too full of
anvlety to wait any longer,
"Now, come and get a pair of overalls
on to wear around here." Ted followed
Ills grandpa Into the house. After Ted
had finished dressing his grandpa took
him out to feed the chickens, which Ted
enjoyed very much.
After that Mr. Barlow. Ted's grand
father, showed him some little blaok chick
ens and turkeys eight of them.
Ted got some grass to take horns to
Nell, as Nell had revar seen grass tefora.
That afternoon Ted had to go horn.
When he reached honis he rsn In to show
his mother the gifts' he had made for Nell.
Ted wishes to keep the secret to the
readers as well as Nell.
Ted crept up the ladder with the grass,
and his mother came with the teat of
the surprise for our little friend, Nell.
Nell's mother was starting out for her
day's work and pulled the curtain aside, so
Nell could look out of the window and, to
her surprise, she saw the gift which Ted
.had been keeping. Now the secret Is
opened; It Is a little play farm, with the
two ohlckens In it which were given to
Ted. ,
Nell was very much pleased with it and
soon Ted was playing with Nell, too.
The next day a very cruel storm came
and spoiled the farm, and Nell let her
head drop out of the window and she got
very wet.
When her mother came home she was
very exhausted from her work and, to
find her child all wet, made her worse.
The next day Nell went to sleep th best
sleep In the world.
Ted was very sad, and so he spent the
last cent he had In his bank for Nell to
get some flowers, and he put the chickens
by her, and so we will say goodby to Nell,
as she has gone to the country.
The Tramp
By Jeannette McBrlde, Aged IS Years,
Elgin, Neb. Blue Side.
Rover had seen many different states.
He did not pay any fare or ride the rods
or bumpers. When the train stopped he
Jumped on board one of the coaches and
rode without any ticket Every brakeman
and conductor of any length of service
knew this dog, and whenever he Jumped
on their train he would receive the best of
treatment. He would ride for a while, and
when he got tired he would jump off at
some station and run around until some
train came, when he was tired, and he
would go for another ride.
He was a black collie with a white stripe
on his breast, and a better natured dog
was seldom found. He acquired the taste
for travel when his master took him from
Boston to the mountains, and soon his love
for travol became greater than his love for
his master.
Rover had traveled for three years, when
one night he got off the train at a town In
Maine and in the morning he was found
dead by the door of a depot. The news of
his death spread very rapidly. A collection
from among the train men waa taken up
for a casket and Rover was buried In
Boston.
"CO.MK TO BAHTH THIS MINUTH OR
YOUR AUNT WIL.1. STRAP YOU TILtr-"
God, for here you commune with Him
every hour of the day. In the places where
men dwell In many numbers and have a
mad desire for riches above truth and
charity their Creator Is forgotten. Hera
He will be with you every hour.'
Then the fairy disappeared and Mlnko
stretched himself on the bed of soft
leaves happy In his freedom. And there
he slept till the next morning. On awak
ing the sun shone across his cave floor,
warm and cheering. Mlnko arose and of
fered a prayer of gratitude to his God,
whom he knew was there. Then he ram
bUd through the woods, took a dip In tho
clear stream which flowed by and, re
turned again to the cave, where he pre
pared a fine breakfast of fruits, nuts and
honey, for the bees had provided honey
In plenty for him In a tree close to his
cavo. And Mlnko decided to pass his
youth here on the mountain, where he
would grow up strong and good, after
which he would go amony men trying to
teach them the way to live In purity and
love, for now men struggled against each
other, hating fiercely. Greed their idol,
yea, even their god.
found a War.
"Pedro, I owe about S.ODO francs," said
a Parisian grocer to his shopqisn.
"Yes, sir."
"I have J.OOO francs In the safe, but the
shop Is empty. I think It la the right'
moment to fall."
"That's Just what I think."
"But I want a plausible pretext for my
creditors. You have plenty of brains; think
the matter over tonight and tomorrow
morning."
The clerk promised to think It carefully
over. On entering the shop next morning
the grocer found the safe open, the money
gone, and In Us place a note, which ran
as follows: "I have taken the 1,000 francs,
and am off to America. It Is the beat ex
cuse you can give to your creditors." has
Francisco Argonaut.