THE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 27. 1910.
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ALL THE BU3Y BEES, we hope, hae had the anticipations of Thanks
giving day Joys realized.
The stories of th ragi tf-ll what many of them thought about
the feast and the various ways of celebrating it. Other stories tell
of the history of the dvv. All these arc Interesting, most rertalnly, but there
Is a side of tha day of "which no one told. No one, for Instance sat down and
thought out Just why he was thankful. It isn't loo late to do that for your
self, though no one irould care to write it as a Thanksgiving story, now when
that feast day la past and. Christmas Is so near. But. the point Is this: In
your stories. In your thinking, In everything, you do try to get your Ideas
cleared out so that you do cot know definitely, beforehand, what you want to
write, what you think alout this and what you want to do. Seek to be definite
It Is worth while to stop before you do anything and decide definitely
what It l you are goina: to do. It is necessary before writing a clear, inter
esting story to decide wliat you want the story to say before you start to write
It. Two of th writers this vek, for instance, closed their stories by telling
In an after sentence moral they called It what they wanted the story to
mean. The sentence does not appear In either story as published. The story
Itself should tell its meaning without this sentence of after-explanation.
Both the prize winner wrote Thanksgiving day stories. One told of the
way the day was spent; another told of quite another side of the celebration,
the anticipation of the fea.-t from the turkey's viewpoint. The writers are
Helen E. Morris of MoCool, Neb., Blue side, and Arthur Maon of Fremont,
Neb., Red side.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now includes:
Jean De Long, Alnsworth, Neh.
Irene McCoy, Batnston, Nb.
Lillian Merxin, Beaver City, Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bennington, Neb.
Anna Qottsch, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Gottsoh, Bennington, Neb.
Agnea Dampke, Benson, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelman, Neb.
Ida May. Central City. Neb.
(Box U).
Vera Cheney, frelghton, Neh.
Loula Hahn, David City, Neb.
Rhea Freldell, IKircheeter, Neb.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin, Neb.
Eunice Bode, Kails City, Neb.
tthel Reed. Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundhurg. Fremont, Neb.
Marion Cspps, Gibson, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg, Nab.
Anna V'osa, an West Charles Street. Grand
Island. Neb.
Lydla Roth, 6fl6 Wast Koenig street. Grand
Island, Neb.
Ella Voss, 407 West Charfcs street. Grand
Island, Neb.
Irene Costello, m West Eighth street.
Grand Island. Neb.
Jessie Crawford, Wast Charlea street.
Grand Island, Neh.
Pauline Sx-hulte, Deadwood. 3. D.
Martha Murphy, fcfJ East Ninth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutt. Leshara. Neb.
Hester F. Rutt. Leshara, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neh.
Ruth Temple, I,xlngton, Nab.
Anna Nellson, Lexington, Neb.
Kdyth Krelts, Lexington. Neb.
Marjorl Tempi. Lexington, Neb.
Alice Orasameyer. IMS C street, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, '2 L street, Uncoln.
Elal Hamilton. 7Kt L street. Lincoln.
Irena Dtsher, 20SO L street, Lincoln.
Hughla Dlsher, 20J0 L street. Lincoln.
Charlotte Uogga. 227 South Fifteenth street,
Unooln.
Mildred Jensen,
Fremont. Neb.
Helen Johnson,
street. Lincoln
701 East Second street,
334 South Seventeenth
Althea Myers. k:'4 North Sixteenth street.
Lincoln. '
Iouls utiles. Lyons, Neb.
Estelle McDonald. Lyons. Neb.
Milton Reiser. Nebraska City. Neh.
Harry Crawford. Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Lucll Haten. Norfolk, Neb.
Letha Larkln. South Sixth street, Norfolk,
Neb.
Emma Marquardt. Fifth atreet and Madi
son avenue. Norfolk. Neb.
Oenexiev M. Jones. North Loup, Neb.
William Davis, in West Third street.
North Platte, Neh.
Louis Raabe, ;ttft North Nineteenth axnu.
Omaha.
Francea Johnn, SiJ North Twenty-fifth
Avenue. Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson. S33 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
f!ml Brown, 2?22 Boulevard. Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. 4010 Nicholas street.
Omaha.
Mary Brown, 1323 South Central Boulevard,
Omaha.
r.vs Hendee, 440 Dodge street. Omaha.
Lillian Wirt, 4IMi Cass street. Omalui.
Lew la Poff. Franklin street. Omaha.
Juanita Innea, 2TSS Fort street. Omaha.
Basaett Ruf. 1814 Rlnney meet, Omaha.
Meyer Colin. MA Qeoigia avenue. Omaha.
Helen F. Douglas, 1'Sl O street. Lincoln.
Ada Morris. 3424 Franklin street. Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, X00 Izard ttreet. Omaha,
orrin Fisher. 1210 S. Klevenvh St., Omaha.
Mildred Erickson. tin Howard St., Omaha.
Gertie's Tea Party
II. Isn't it provoking to have
Ol
Hannah fall us on s dsy of
such Importance.?" cried Gertie
in dismay, throwing down a let
ter she had just been reading
aloud to her mother,
the day of the afternoon tet."
"Yes. on
acquiesced Mrs
James. "It really Is too
bad thivt Hannah's sister's birthday hap
pens to come at th same limn and that.
Hannah d d not think of It soon enough to
let us procure som on else to assist uk
during the afternoon. Let me see. what
did she say In her letter?"
Gertie picket) up the letter she had tested
aside and looked IJ. over, "ft-htf writes;
'Dear Miss Gertie I am so sorry I cannot
coma to help at your party tomorrow
afternoon, but my sister Is bavins a birth
day that I did not know of when I prom
ised your ma to com to wait table for her.
Sincerely your servant. Hannah.' "
"Wl, we'll have to get one tomhow,
dearie." a:d Mia James. "Aud t think
that you have Invited twenty gjrl: Mercy,
how will we ever get through the ordeal?
Not a soul to assist us!" And Mrs. James
looked despairingly at her dsughter.
Just thtn there cam a ring at th door
bell, and whsn Gertie opened the door
there beamed the genial fac of her young
cousin. Tom fmlth. 'Hello. Klddis!" cried
Tom. "How be you?"
"In th deepen sort of dilemma." de
clared Gert e. leading Tom Into the living j
room, where her mother sat sewing. "I'm
hax-elng a bushel of trouble, cousin "
"Ah-ha. trouble, say you?" laughed
hearty Tom. always so Jovial and happy.
' Come, let me be your eonfessor. Hello,
Aunt Sue! Yu In trouble, too?"
Mrs Jsmes looked up, smiling at her
fax-orite nephew. "Ys. Tom, dear, a mother
always shares th troubles of her children.
And Just now Gertt la greatly worried.
She's six Ing a llttl tea tomorrow aftev
noen and H.innah has failed us A letter
Just cam from her In which she says she
rsnnot come to astist us tomorrow. You
know I do not engage her regularly. f.r
Nannie Is so proficient that I can do nicely
without an additional servant. But tomor
rew will be such a busy day that we'll need
the services of a second servant torn on
to wait on the table. You know Nannie will
he kept in the kitchen and we had epctd
Hannah to serv at th door and in th
dining room. Now. Tom. you hex th
grievance of this family In a few words."
And Mrs. James tried hard to look serious
"In a cup of tea, so to speak," grlnnxd
Tom. "Well. I think I might solve the prob
lem of your difficulties.' h said, throwing
Oscar Krlekson, ?7 Howard St., Omaha.
Gail Howard, iii'i Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen Homk. 1S-25 Lothrop street. Omaha.
Ktrerson Goodrich, 4I0 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1027 Locust St., Omaha,
j. eon Carson. 1124 North Fortieth. Oioaha.
Wilms Howard. T12 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
HHah Fisher, 1210 South F.lei'ent h, Omaha.'
Mildred Jensen, TV! Leavenworth, Omaha.
Krlna Heien. i7W Chicago street, uinmix
Mabel Shelfelt, 4014 North Twenty-liCUi
street, umaha.
Walter Johnson,
2406 North Twentieth
Ktreet, Omaha.
Emmi. CarrutherS,
street, Omaha.
Leonora Denlson.
3211 North. Twenty-fifth
The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets. Oms ha.
Man Hammond, O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels. Ord, Neb.
Vla Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Arties Richmond. Orleans Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osreola, Neb.
Lotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Esrl Perkins. Reddlngton, Neb.
Edna Enis, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust St., E. Omaha.
Ina Carney, Sutton, Clay county, Nebraka.
Clara Miller, I dea. Neb.
Mildred F. Jones, North Loup,
Neb.
Aita xxiiKxn, xvaco, iNet.
Leo Deckord, Waoo, Neb.
Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb.
k.lsle Stasnay, Wllber, Neh.
Frederick Ware. Wlnside. Neb.
Pauline Parks, YV.rk. Neb.
Kdna Behllng, York, Neb.
Mary Frederick. York, Neb.
Carrie H Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolds. Little Sioux, la.
Ethel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern,
Eleanor Mellor. Malvern, la.
Katharine Mellor, Malvern, la.
Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Wltheruw, Thurman.
la.
la
2b.
Bertha McEvoy, R. F. D. 3. Box
Mis-
aourl valley, la.
J-Unry L. Workinger, J052 W. Huron atreet,
Chicago.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch, Wyo., Box 33.
Fred Sorry, Monarch. Wyo.
Pearl Harron, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron,- Monarch. Wyo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
raullD ttqulre, Grand, OKI.
Fred Shelley, SSO Troup atreet,
Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh. Sidney Neb.
Nellie Dletlrtck, Sidney. Neb.
Eui.loe Wright. 632 North Logan
street.
r remont, jeo.
Carol Simpson. Wllber, Neb.
Phylls Haag, 633 West Seventeenth atreet.
York, Neb.
Maclle Moore, Silver City. In.
Mabel Houston, 301$ Sherman avenue,
Omaha.
Dorothy Tolleson, 434ti North Thirty-eighth
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker. La.rtder. Wyo.
Corlnne Allison Robertson, Wllber. Neb.
Elisabeth Wright, 1322 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Matton Kteplt-a, 1313 South Thirty-first
st rect, Omaha.
Francis A. Dotson, Pueblo. Colo.
Phyllis Corbett. Sidney. Neb.
Edward Beokard, Waco. Neb.
Ellen Peterson. Fifty-first and C. streets,
South Omaha.
Harry Reutmg, 123 East First street, Grand
Islar.d. Neb
Jeannette M'-Bride, Fllgln, Neb.
tilzaoein Wright, Viz.
avenue. Omaha.
South Thirty-fifth
Eunice Wright. 632 North Logan street,
Fremont, Neb.
Sedle Finch, 2ui Fourth avenue, Kearney,
Neb.
Minnie Schllchttng, Cedar Bluffs, Neb.
himself on th couch. "I'll take it upon
myself to get you a good waitress for to
morrow afternoon." 1
"But Tom, wher can you find a reliable
one on such short notice?" ssked Mrs.
James, a bit uncertain.
"Ask me no questions, auntie, and 1 11
not prevaricate," said Tom. "But xou'll
mlsa no silver after the tea. I can assure
you. My servant xvlll be flist class."
"Tom. you are a gem!" vowed Gertie.
Bring along your parlor maid and I'll he
your debtor for life. This Ua I am giving
tomorrow afternoon must be successful.
And I shall look to you to help me out."
"It shall be done, my lady," declared
Tom. "And I thall nee that your parlor
maid Is here at the hour you name."
"The tta la ti take place between S and
5," explained Mrs. James. "t-'o the maid
would better come at l.M. so tbat I may
explain fully her duties to her."
"She'll be here on the moment," promised
Tom. "And now ta-ta till morning. I
must away and find me maid." And be
fore Mrs. James or Gertie could thank him
for his promised assistance he was off
down th ttreet at a rapid stride.
6 a gnat burdfn wit lifted from Mrs.
THE NEW MAID REMOVED FROM
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;Flnt Prize.)
Thanksgiving Day.
By Helfn K. Morris. Aged 10 Years, Mc
Cool Junction, Neb. Blue Side.
Everything was hustle and bustle at the
Deane home. Tomorrow they were to start
for Grandpa Deane'a farm to spend Thanks
giving. All the little Deanes' heads were
full of thoughts about turkey and cran
berries and all the good things they were
to have to eat ,
Tomorrow came and with It Thanksgiv
ing. About 8 o'clock they boarded the
train for Centervllle.
Grandpa Deane met them at the train
and then they all got Into his big bob
Hled and drovo to the farm. What fun it
was to tho city children!
When they reached the farm they found
all their cousins, aunts and uncles there,
and dear, old grandma. Thpy nearly Jumped
out of the sled, and then what a fine dinner
they had!
The dinner consisted of turkey, mashed
potatoes, gravy, cranberries, two pump
kin pies, two mlnca pies, bread, butter,
jam, appla saute, apples, grapes, oranges,
coffee and tea.
They had eaten go much that after din
ner they felt like stuffed turkeys. Then
they began to play games. They played
hid and go seek, hide the thimble and
many other Interesting games.
About 4 o'clock the Deanes got ready to
go home. The children did not want to
go home yet, for they had been having
too good a time. But the next day was
a school day and they could not miss it.
Then they put their wraps , on and
Grandpa Deane took them to the station
In the sled again. Then they got on the
train and went borne.
As Mrs. Dean kissed each of her little
folks that night and tucked them In they
each declared they had had a very good
time.
Second Prise ) ,
"Gobble, Gobble," Goes the Turkey.
By Arthur Mason, Aged 12 Years. 1205
North Irving, Fremont, Neb. Red Side.
The turkeys In the barnyard were strut
ting proudly round. They did not know
what was going to happen on the morrow,
nor that In two days Thanksgiving would
be there. They rat down on the ground
and picked up some corn husks for napkins
as the farmer and his son were bringing
on the food. The ground wa their table
and the trough was their plate.
As the food was being put on the plat
the farmer's wife, and daughter came out
and leaned up against the fence. The
leader of the turkey gang said: "I wonder
what they are looking at us for; gobble,
gobble, gobble."
But the. farmer and his wife knjew what
Jamas' and Gertie's shoulders, and they
planned for the morrow with light hesrts.
A maid would be there on time' to attend
th door and to serve In the dining room.
Tcm has given hi word that such would
be the esse.
The following day, at exactly 1:30 o'clock,
the side door bell rang, and when Mrs.
James responded sh was greeted by a
young woman xvlth. "Hoddy, ma'am. Are
you Mr. James? , Yes? Well, I'm the
maid who's to assist you this afternoon
at a tea your daughter is giving. May I
come tn and pass the examination?"
"Oh. you come from my nephew. Thomas
Smith." said Mrs. James. "Yes, please
com right In. You are on time to the
minute." As Mrs. James led the girl into
the living room she kept pondering In
her mind as to where she had seen the
maid before. Ths girl's eyes looked so
fapiillar and her voice sounded like one
tliut die knew very well. Still, she could
not place the maid In her memory. Once
in the sitting room Mrs. James explained
the maid's duties, and asked her name.
"Oh, haven't 1 told you my name?" In
quired the maid. "Well, call me Hannah,
please."
"Well, Hannah, you may go to the
kitchen and Nannie will shew you to her
room, xvhere you msy lay atid your Jacket
snd hat and put on your apron and cap
Then please Join me In th parlor."
It HEAD THE LACE-t KILLED CAP
f sslSEL. W - . P rm 1 mi m
was going to happen ami the dog was
thinking of the turkey bones.
Josephine's Christmas.
By Mary Brown. Aged 14 Years 2S22 Cen
tral Boulevard. Omaha. Red Side.
It was nearing Christmas and dear old
Santa was telling the Brownies to watch
how the children behaved.
One Brownie watched a place where lived
a few rich families snd very many poor
one.
In one of the rich houses lived a little
girl whose name was Josephine.
One day her mother said to her: "Joseph
ine, I think as you are getting older, this
year when Santa brings you presents you
ought to glv some of them to the poor
children who don't receive any."
But Josephine only got angry and Hald:
"if I have to give some of my presents
away I wished that Santa wouldn't bring
me any."
it Just chanced that on of the Brownies
heard her say this and her wish was ful
filled. Christmas came and she received no
presents. She wondered then why and
asked her mother what she thought was
the reason. Her mother reminded her of
what she had wished and told her not to
be so fast in wishing the next time.
In the afternoon Josephine went to her
grandma's house, and found all her pres
ents there. She thought then how she
would feel If she received no presents and
she at once took some of her own and dis
tributed them among her friends who re
ceived none. This made her more happy
than she would have been If she had kept
them all.
Johnnie's Lesson.
By Emll Cejda, Aged 10 Years. West Point,
Neb. Blue Sid.
One day as Johnny Brown was reading a
story In hi room, his mother came Into
the room and told him to get on his
clothes and go down town and get some
eggs. But Johnny said he was interested
In a story and wss going to finish It. So
his mother said no mora, but went for ths
eggs herself, because she needed them for
a cake that she was going to make later
In the afternoon. But Johnny was still
reading his story.
While she was buying hr eggs in th
store sh noticed about twelve boys outside
the store with fish poles.
After she bought her eggs sh went
home where sh found Johnny still reading.
She let him read, because sh meant to
teaoh him a lesson. Whfn Johnny had fin
ished his story h came down stairs and
sat down. Soon they heard a rap at the
door. Johnny opened the door and there
were his playmates who were going fishing
and meant to take hlra with them.
But Johnny's mother only said: "No;
Johnny was a very disobedient boy and he
can't go."
Johnny was crying, but you may be sure
this taught him a lesson.
The Pumpkin's Farewell.
By Margaret Matthews. 2J28 California
Street. Omaha.
There was to be a party of farewell In
honor of th Pumpkins. This is th way
the Invitation read:
"Mr. and Mrs. Pumpkin snd children
hope to see at their farewell
party, which Is to b at their home, Sat.
urday evening."
Th guests Invited were: Mr. and Mrs.
The maid bowed and withdrew to the
kitchen. After sh had gone Gertl stuck
her head In at th sitting room door,
crying out to her mother: "Did I har
Tom' voice there, mamma?"
"No, dear, It was th new maid sent by
Tom," explained Mrs. James. "By the
way, her vale did sound a bit Ilk Tom s
as much as a girl's could sound ilk a
boy's. That mgs th thing that struck
me as peculiar, though till this moment
I could not think whom the girl was like
or xv hot- voice her sounded like. But,
dearie, hurry with your dressing. The
guests will arrive before you are ready
for them, I fear. Run along quickly. I'll
come to hook you up In a minute. As
soon as I see that the new maid is sta
tioned at the hall door I shall eome right
up."
When the clock struck three the door
bell rang and the new maid admitted
several guests and directed them to the
guests' chamber on the second floor, where
they might lay aside haU and wraps. And
before half-past three every guest had ar
rived, and Hannah was bidden to the din
ing room to take charge of things there.
Sh saw that everything was In readiness
before the guest were led to the table.
As Nannl had s much as sh could do
In her own domain, th dining room tell
into tli hsnds or the new maid, and Mrs.
Jam, overseeing things hra snd there,
declared to herself that Hannah was a
treasurer. She placed the chair at table,
turned on the electrlo lights, drew down
th shades of th windows, lighted th gas
log In the grate, filled th glsrses with
sparkling Ice water, and made herself
generally useful. And with every move Mrs.
Jam would scan her head and figure,
wondering all the time where she had seen
the maid before. And whenever the maid
spoke Mrs. James started. The Voice was
so like Tom's, only Tom's was a boy'a
valcs and Hannah's was a grls. of
course.
During th tea th guests kept up such
chatter and' Is jghter at table that Gertie
paid no attention to the new maid whe
wa performing her services with the
greatest eaeei till someihlug happened.
Kathleen Turner, a pretty, sweet g.rl and
o:ie of Girlie's very best chums, said M
Gertie !n a low voice. nJ Just as Hannah
was serving hr with salad: "Say, Gertie.
I am awfully angry at c- cousin Tom.
lis acted terrible mean towards me of
late."
Now. when Kathleen said that, the maid
suddenly let fall some of th salad on th
table, and became covered with confusion,
fehe had given vent to a half-exi lamation.
as "Oh. Kath " Then had turned htr
attention to th accident she was lespon
Ible for.' "Exeus me. M m." she said
t alf under her breath as she removed the
ta.au from the table cloth. And as she
Carrot. Rev. Mr. Turnip. Dr. snd Mrs.
rtadleh. Mr. Potato. Mr. Corn, Miss Rose,
Mies Holly Hock. Mis Lily. Mli-s Chry
santhemum. M ps Morning Glory, Miss Vio
let and Mies l lsg.
At last Saturday nlKht came and the
gueets arrived. When the last one had
came the amusements brn. First. Mr.
and Mrs. Pumpkin had fixed up the attio
with all sorts of Hallow-e'en things, and
they all had to go and see it. Next they
all sat around In a circle and each one
I. ad a flip of paper. On It they wrote the
name of the fruit they liked best. Then
the fruit that got the most votes all of
them had to eat when It came time for re
freshments. They played many games and finally it
was time for them all to go home. They
all made their farewells, for-thls was the
last time they would see Mr. and Mrs.
Pumpkin and their children. Just as all
of them started home down the road along
tame Farmer Brown and Lucy. All of the
guests saw Mr. and Mrs. Pumpkin and
their children pulled off the vine. With
many tear they partt d, never to see each
other again.
The First Thanksgiving Day.
By Minnie SchllohtnK. .nd 12 Years,
Cedar bluffs. Neb. blue Side.
William Brewster was a iostmHSter, but
he did not have much mail to handle, be
cause there were no newspapers, and peo
ple did not write any letters. King Janien
tried to make everybody in his kingdom
go to the English church, of which he waa
the head. There w'pre some things that he
taught in that church that William Brew
ster did not approve and some of his
neighbors thought as he did. So the Separ
atists, as they were called, met every Sun
day In a room of their own.
When the king heard this they were
forced to pay a heavy fine. Tiie only
place th-y could go was to Hollani. There
they could go to any church that they
pleased. Soon a Dutch sea captain took
them to Holland. They were now called
Pilgrims.
The people' in Holland treated them
kindly. But thfy feared their children
would learn the Dutch language and forget
English. At length they decided to go
to America. So they got the king's permis
sion. He let them have some land where
they could build a church of their own.
They worked seven hard years to make
their ship. It was called the "Mayflower."
One cold day in tho autumn of 1SC0 the
Pilgrlma landed at Cape Cod. near a large
rock on which they scratched 1S30. This
Is tstlll to be found there. They were very
glad to stand on solid ground after being
on sea two long, stormy months.
They had a very cold winter; they al
most starved, but the Indians taught them
how to plant corn and hunt and were very
kind to them. When the summer waa over
they decided to have a feast. They In
vited the Indians to come. They hunud
and got the wild turkey and gathered ull
kinds of berries.
This feast lasted three days, It was the
first Thanksgiving day.
A Glad Return.
Hrberta Barker, 819 North Fiftieth Ave
nue. Ag 10 Years, Dundee, Neb.
"Goodbye, papa."
"Goodbye, Mable."
These words were spoken by a small girl
of four and her father. The father was
going across the ocean. He was captain
of a large ship. '
The time went very slowly for little
Mabel. She watched and waited a long,
long year for her father.
One summer afternoon she was sitting on
the beach. It was June 35, ltf). She saw
a speck in the distance and as It came
closer she saw It was a ship. The next
day when th ship csme In she watched
with eager eyes for her father. She asked
one of the men that knew her father about
him. He told her they had had a wreck
on some very large rocks and had lost
IrBitb a a r V, Ath.r
One summer eveninr she waa aittlno: on
'the veranda. Khe was now 8 years old and
it had been four years since she had seen
her father. A man came to the back door
where her mother was and asked it Mabel
hurried away, tray on arm, toward the
kitchen. Kathleen glanced after her, then
said to her little hostess: "What a strange
voice your maid has for a girl! I've surely
heard it before. Have you had her long?"
And so the tea pasted, and ne on could
have found any fault with Hannah' work
save for the one llttl accident with th
salad. And that was so trifling that
Gertie had forgotten it almost as soon as it
happened. But when the psrty was over
and th flrls were assembled In the hall,
preparatory to bidding their hostei good
bye, the maid came walking down the
stairs, and stepping rtght into thlr midst.
"Excuse me, young ladles." said Hannah,
and then befors their very eyes ths new
maid remox'ed from her head the lace
frilled cap and with It a blond wig.
And then, lifting from her eyes a pair of
spectacles, and rubbing some powder from
her face, stood before them not a girl,
but Tom!
After the excitement, the laughter and
the exclamations of surprise haa subsided,
Mrs. James said: "Well. Tom, I had a
htrange feeling about your maid, Hannah,
all the time. She seemed to be masquer
ading, somehow. But why did you do it,
you darling boy?"
"Well, auntie, first I wanted to enjoy
the pleas-ire of serving these charming
girls ahem!" And Tom grinned about
him, while the girl screamed with de
light. "And, secondly, the maid I had
planned on getting for you had already
found a place, and I was left In the hole.
Knowing you had to hav a maid for this
evening. I decided to play at bring one
myself, and thus save the situation.
Mamma helped me to fix up; and ay,
am not I a dandy-fine maid?"
"You're a darling." declared Mrs. James,
while all the girls echoed her. Then. Kath
leen catching Tom's eye. ssld: "I under,
stand why you spilt 'the sa'sl. Well,
you'll have to be a better maid next
time."
!.ovd the Old Home.
Pardoned after serving thirty yeer of a
life sentence for murder. John C. Farr. 61
years old. want t remain at the state
priton at Thonianon. Me., this winter and
l;'p Warden Norton xvlth th chores.
"He has ceen very good to ine," Farr de
clared wnta he learned of his pardon. "I
want to do what I can for him "
Warden Nerto.i has accepted the offer.
Parr's i.arloii was granted by (Vxernnr
Fernald. following an appeal made ty the
Rev. Charles A. Plummr, chaplain of the
jrisin. Farr. who was a filior ar.d a native
of LonJui). Ekg'.&:.d. I.jKimI his ulfe upon
hU returr. f r rn a rye.ne. wlu-n t e found
her In company with another man. He lias
friends who offer to take i are of him lor
the remainder of his life, he being 'n ome
w hat feetilo htal'h.
could come to the back door. Whm Mabel
came be esked her If she knew him.
"Are you Mr. Brown, Mr. Pmtth or Mr.
Roy ?"
"No. J'm none of these. I'm Mr. Thomp
son, your own true father."
He then related what he had been rlolnx
so long. "When we were on our way home
we had a wreck and th ship was knocked
to pieces. I ami Mr. Ray fortunatelv went
ashore und another sh p came and took all
the others. buKthe snchor broke and we
did not have time to get on. Mr. Ray
snd I stayed together and lived on berries
and fish and water for four years, so now
1 can eat a good hearty menl."
Then Mrs. Thompeon went In and got
chicken, potatoes and many other good
things to eat. But they were all glad he
was home safe and sound.
A Thanksgiving Party.
Bv Katie Whitaker. Aged 9, Plattsmouth,
Neb.
Grace Jones' mother said that Grace
could have a Thanksgiving party, so she
Invited May Brown, Gladys Smith, and
Alice Hart, Katy. Mary, and Dorothy.
The girls played games, and Grace's
mother had for lunch pumpkin pic, turkey,
plum pudding snd doughnuts. Grace's
mother hid some peanuts and the girl
who found the most peanuts got a prixe.
May got the prize.
The Red Apples.
By Dorothv Corel!, Otlsvllle. N. Y. Ago
11 years. Blue f-Mde.
There was once a little girl who was
very poor. Her name wss Ruth. Her
father was dead, so fhe and her mother
were left to make their living.
Ruth attended school every day. One
dsy when she reached home she found
her mother very sick. She went for the
doctor at once. He said: "Your mother had
a high fever and must stay In bed for
about a week." As Ruth was going to
school the next morning sh saw In the
window of a shop, some large red apples.
"If only I could take one of those to
mamma," she thought. "But I can't for
I have no money."
She went on and reached the school
house as the bell was ringing, but she
could not study because her mind was on
the red apples.
Her teacher said. "Why, Ruth, what alls
you? You don't get your lessons?"
Ruth hung her head and made no reply.
The day was soon over and as she was
going from the school that night she passed
an old gentleman who had dropped his
pocketbook and did not seem to notice It.
Ruth picked it up. Her heart gave a
great bound. "Now I can buy mamma one
of those red apples," she thought, "Oh,
but It Is wicked to steSl, I must give it
back," she said half aloud.
So she ran after him and said, "You
dropped your pocketbook, sir." "Thank
you, thank you." said the old man turn
Ing around as she spoke. "Why did you
not keep it?"
"Why, that would be stealing," she said
looking up a little surprised.
"Here Is a dollar for you, my dear.''
"Thank you; you are very kind."
"Oh, don't mention It my dear," be said
as he walked away.
Ruth went straight to th shop where
the apples were. As she stood looking at
them the storekeeper saw her, and picking
a nice bl right, red apple up, took It out
and Bald, "Would you like an apple?"
When Vasco Went Exploring
XPLORATION today does not
hold what It did two or three
centuries ago when most of the
world was wrapped In the veil
of mystery and promise. Then
the bold navigators went forth
In their frail crafte to find new worlds and
new peoples, to return sfter long and per
ilous voyages to tell the wondering crowds
of the strange things they had discovered.
One of th boldest and most prolific of
explorers of th early times was Vasco da
Gama, of Portugal. But it Is better to
qute from the Interesting book, "The
World's Discoveries," than to try to give
you the story of da Gsma In my own
words.
"What Columbus sought Vasco da Gama
found. Indeed, It would b difficult to
overestimate the consequences of his voy
age. It opened a new epoch In the world's
development. In Importance, It ranks next
to Columbus' own discoveries.
"On circumstance shows the Immense
Influence of Marco Polo In stimulating the
tplrlt of exploration. There was a myth
ical personage called Prester John, of
whom much was heard In Europe from the
twelfth century down to a comparatively
late day. He waa reputed to be a mighty
priest-king, reigning In almost Inconcelv
able splendor over a great Christian king
dom. A score of archbishops tat on his
right and a hundred mitred bishops on his
left hand. Ten thousand knlghta and 100.000
footmen were his bodyguard. In his palace
the commonest articles were of gold stud
ded with gems. All these fables Europe
believed, and they seemed to derive con
firmation from the narrative of Marco
Polo, who makes frequent mention of
Prester John and locates him in eastern
Asia. We are not surprised, therefor,
thst Vasco da Gama was especial y In
structed to seek the kingdom of Prester
John. Accordingly we find him everywhere
Inquiring for Christians In esstern Africa
and India; and the expectation of encoun
tering them led him and his followers Into
some ludicrous mistakes.
1 1
VASCO DA GAMA,
"Yes. thank you rry much.."
"That's all light." he said and went
ba'-k into the store.
Ruth went hark feeling xery happy.
Wben she got home her mother was
asleep, so she laid the apple and the dolls-
tut the table' and went out to play.
When her mother awoke she Jaw th
apple and dollar and wondered who had
put It there. At that moment Ruth came
In and told her mother all about the old
gentleman and the red apples. Her
mother kissed her and said, "You did
right, my dsughter."
Guardian Fairies.
By Marx K. Harrison. Aped 11. 2f? North
Twentieth street, Omaha, Neb.
There was once a little girl who was the
daughter of a king. ,he had two guardian
fairies. One waa to make her wicked and
the other to make her good. But she hd
been led by the wicked one and was selfish
and mean to all her playmates, yet she
was very beautiful.
On day the good fairy met the wi.-ked
fairy and took her wicked wand. Then she
took It to the king and said she would
destroy It If he would grant her one wish.
The wish was that his daughter be put in
the tower for a while and given the basket
of beautiful red apples which she held.
Every day the little girl selected one of
the beautiful apples, and every time she
was disappointed, for she found that each,
one was bitter and rotten Inside.
The last dsy the fairy appeared as th
littlo girl opened the last apple. She told
her she was like the beautiful apple. She
had a bad and bitter heart though she xvas
beautiful to look at.
The little girl understood then that this
could be. snd she grw up to be a beauti
ful and good queen.
The World.
Florence Brugger. Aged 9. Ninth and Ful.
ton streets. Columbus, Neb.
My pillow is a patch of clover.
My bed is the grass and ground;
The sky above me is my cover,
My house is ths world around.
My God up in the heaven
Made everything near and far.
He made my pillow of clover woveni
And my bed of grass so fair.
II ill' Haired of "ovletr.
Dax-ld B. Hill was a tremendous worker.
He disliked to attend private and public:
dinners. Ho neither smoked nor drank and
the confabulations at private dinners were
especially snnoylng to him. When he waa
a senator and living at the Hotel Norman
die in Washington, relates th New Tork;
Sun, he felt called upon to attend now and
then private dinners. An old friend called
to see him one night. Hill was out to
dinner. The friend took a comfortable
srmrhalr In the senator's room, read one
of his host's valuable books, smoked a.
cigar and waited. Hill cam In at 11 o'clock;
greatly annoyed.
"There!" he said, as ho yanked th bou
tonnler from the lapel of hla dress coat
and flung it on the floor and stamped on
It, "four hours wasted! Four hours of
twaddle, think of it! Four hours never to
be recovered, and all spent In such a silly
way."
"Think of the clever men you have met
and the beautiful women," said the friend.
"Twaddle and bosh, I say," exclaimed
Hill. "All frlbble-frabble. What did I
lern tonight? Tell me, will you? Beauti
ful women? Bah!"
"Unlike Columbus, Gama did not origin
ate the scheme of his voysge. but was
selected by the king to take command of
the expedition which he proposed sending
out. He was already known as a man of
energy and capacity and well-versed In
nsutlcal matters.
"The fleet wss msde up of three vessels
the flagship, the San Gabriel, the San
Raphael, Commanded by Paulo da Gama',
and the Berrlo. by Nlcolan Coelho, with a
store ship.
"From the Cape Verde Gama took
new departure. Instead of creeping slong
the coast, as had been done by his prede
cessors, hs boldly shaped his course through
the mld-Atlentic for the Cspe of Good Hope.
Thus he did not sight land agsin for nin-ty-three
days, nearly three times as long
as Columbus was out of sight of land.
Then h mad his landfall at 8t. Helena
Bay. not fsr from the cape. Jt was a bold
stroke, and as wise as it was novel. Sailing
vessels st the present day follow almost
precisely the route which this daring Por
tuguese struck; out. It avoids baffling cur
rents. "It was November t when he cast an
chor In St. Helena Bay. There he re
malned a week, cleaning the ships and tak
ing In wood. The voya-l ir.ade many
interesting observations en to country
and It Inhabitants. One nf t'r natives
wss csptured by eurrtur.r!i"j; h!n ss bsi
walked slong Intently ecaci.'.nr. l .e ground
at the foot of bushes for wl'l ioney. H
was taken on board snd was at first
much frightened. But Gama handed him
over to two ship's boys, with orders to
treat him kindly, and soon he was at his
ease. The next day he was sent sahore,
loaded with presents. As wss eipected,
troops ef natives now visited th strsngers.
Gama showed them a variety of articles,
such ss spices, gold and pearls, to se
whether they would recognise them. But
they evidently knew nothing of them and
had nothing to barter."
And so the exploration of da Gtna proved
fruitful, for he found the passage to India,
which Columbus bad so desired to find,
snd, sfter two long years of hardships snd
discoveries, thrilling to lead about, he ar
rived again In the port of Lisbon.
But of the bad i"ult of his voyage
and discoveries, 1 shall ana'n quote:
"Somewhat more 'than two year had
been consumed in this voyage, and If the
fortitude with which lis privation were
endured bad been equaled by humanity In
dealing with Inferior often Inoffensive
peoples, xi e could read Its story with un
qualified admiration. tut it was, alas,
a fit Introduction to a course of high
handed end ruthless measures by which
Portugal established Its supremacy on the
coast and waters of east Africa and the
Indies
"Retribution came in due time. Little
remains to Portugal of thi vast oriental
possessions which It once lietd The wealtn
which it xvrung from them served chle.fly
to corrupt snd enfeeble Its own people.
Then the spoiler wufc spoiled. The fabric
reared by violence and cemenud with
blood, tottered to Its (ail. and strong hands
aeued the fragments. Portugal todav a
decrn.it. fifth-rate power, may servo as a
warning to nations that crtme surely re
acts upon the doer, and that the only foun
dations of an enduring social order aJ
Justice and humanity."
