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LOWER hunting season will soon be here. All the Busy Hoes
who live In the country, or near the country, probably are on the
lookout for the first signs of the first flowers which come on the
hills, aren't you? Stories about the first flower-gathering excur
sions and descriptions of them will make good reading for the
other Busy Bees who can't gather flowers from stone pavements
or cement sidewalks.
When the wild flowers, the anemone, or, as we like to rail them disre
garding the fact that they come In April "May flowers" first begin to come,
let's see which Ilee will write us the first story of the successful excursion,
and the best description of hunt for the flowers.
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A number of new Busy Bees have written lately telling that they like the
stories which the other Bees write Immensely. If some of these letter writers
would tell what kind of stories they enjoy most, and why, their letters would
be even more Interesting, and also helpful, to the story writers, as well as to
the letter writers, themselves. It li a good plan for all of us to stop now and
then and consider what it Is we like, and why.
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RULES FOR YOUNO WRITERS
The prizes this week are won by Norma Bertram of the Blue side and
Edward Beckord of the Red side.
Any of the Busy Bees may fend cards to anyone wtiose name Is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jean 1 Long, Alnsworth, Neb.
Irene McCoy, Barnstnn, Neb.
Lillian Mervln, Beaver City. Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bennington, Neb.
Anna UottHcli, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie tiotlsch, Henmngton, Neb.
Anes Pampke, Benson. Neb.
Emma Carruthers, 2211 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha
Leonota Henlson. The Albion, Tenth and
1'acific streets, Omaha.
Ms llanimnnd. O'Neill. Neb.
'Madge L. Oaniel. Ord, Neb.
Aila Bertdeo, Orleans. Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkleman. Nab. (Box 13.) Agnes Richmond. Orleans. Neb.
Jda May. Central City. Neb r leining. Osceola, Neb.
Vera Cheney. Crelghton. Neb. I'W V?' i'JTT" . llV,Nb-
Louis Halm. David City. Neb. tL ri?nn 2 .Rn Kl" h N
AU-d'a -Neb- W&oT&riXSl 8... K. Omaha.
'.."Itv.-eb. TuSi CNeybCOU"ty-
Kthel Reed Fremont. Neb. MHddMF "one. '"onhLoup, Neb.
Huhta Lundburg t remont, Neb. Alia Wllken, Waco. Neb.
Marlon t opps. Gibson, Neo. o Beckord, Waco, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg. Neb Mae jrunke, West Point. Nb.
Anna Voss, 4UT West Charles street. Grand Klsle Stasnay, Wilber, Neb.
Inland, Neb. Frederick Ware, Wlnslde, Neb.
Lydia. Both, (05 Weat Koenlg street, Urand 1'aullne Parka, York, Neb.
lalund, Neb. F.dna Benling, York. Neb.
Klla Voss. tut West Charles street, Urand Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Island, Neb. Carrie B. Bartlett. Fontanelle, la.
Irene Costello, 115 West Klghth street, Bene Reynolds. Little Sioux. Ia.
Urand Inland, NeD. Kthel Mulhollanrt. Box 71, Malvern, la,
Jessie Craw ford, 408 West Cbirlea streat, F.leanor Mellor Mal vern, la.
urand Island, Neb. Katherln Mellor. Malvern. Ia.
i. u. ....i... i a i Ruth Robertson. Manilla. Ia.
Martha Muiphy. m Kast ' Ninth" street. M"rArB.'ithr,ro T,',uVn,Ln' U..
Joseph. 'Vnnn along." But Just as1 they
stepped forward they heard someone cry
ing". The sound came from under a bush,
wild Joseph stooped down to look and saw
the tiniest creature he had ever seen, cry
ing as If nor heart would break.
"You speak to her." he told Ann. "She Is
smaller than a doll, and girls are such
cry babies. I dare not speak to her; per
haps you can stop her." Ann pushed aside
the bush.
"It Is a fairy, she said, "do stop crying
snd tell us your troubles, and perhaps
we can help you." The fairy had lust
dried her eyes, when Ann exclaimed: "Why
where are your shoes and stockings? Your
feet are hare."
The fairy began to cry again. "Oh; please
The man turned his head and talked with U)p rrying." pleaded Ann; let me warm
another man the elephant wrapper his your feet Were you cold?" she asked tlin-
trunk around the man and took his whole i,ny fol. gne was Hfrald the fairy would
head In his mouth. Koine of the people cry agaln.
screamed. I thought that It would kill him. "Yes." she answered, "but that Is not
But the elephant let him go. The man wny 1 cried."
had h straw hat on and Gyp chewed It What have you been crying-. about then."
awhile and then he aplt It out. In the -j 1v( OB,' my ?hoes and mo. klnns,"
show the elephant stepped over a man and t)lo answered, beginning to cry.
stood on a small barrel. "Tell us where, you lost them and tnajbe
The dogs were nice. There were two w ,n help you."
dogs dressed In ladles' clothes. One stood No, you cannot help me." the fairy ic
on Its hind legs and pushed a doll buggy piid, "and I am ashamed to tell you how
the other was In It. r i0(st them."
The ponies see-sawed and were driven "Where Is your wand?" asked Joseph,
around In the tent. "My wnnd Is gone, too."
For the concert they had moving pic- "But tell us how you lost them." Ann
ture- asked, becoming very anxious. The fairy
I liked the show and wish It would hesitated, but finally told them,
come again. -j wanted to paddle In the water, hut
- our queen does not like us to go near It.
An Orphan Lamb, 11 WR', a beautiful moonlight night and t
cow who gave rich milk, Oscar Thompson. Afe 11 Years. 2717 Bristol toolt " y Bno"8 and stockings ana in n
and waa made a great pet of by her mis- Street. Omaha. ... .. ..c.u .r.o .o-. . ...
tress. She was very gentl. and her owner Once upon a time there was a lamb who ms and when I looked around a f or
always milked her. ,,ad mother but a few months. Its "d n things and was Jumping into the
Bv and bv her mistress felt too old to motner died ana It was left alone. Its "
take care of the cow and hens and aarden. father had died two months before. His
so she decided to move to tha city, t-be 'ther and mother were born on
sold Daisy to a neighbor who was very Dut na waunaerea tnto the woods, where
Ohe. Dees c5unior Dirthdax- Book.
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address at the top of the first page.
rtrst and second prises of books
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Address all eommunloatloaa to
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Omaha Baa, Omaha, STab.
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Celebrate
KSTItEB Mfl.VIHII.T..
60"J South Twenty-seventh.
March 26, 1911.
(First Prize.)
The Joke on Daisy.
By Norma Bertram. Aged 14 Years, 1408
Seward Btreet, Omajia, Neb., Blue Hide
Daisy was
asked Jo-
niuch pleased with her. for he knew aha ,h,s ,amb born- Thpy co,,ld no hav
'Why didn't you call him'
farm,
"I did," said the fairy, "and I waited
here all night for I was" afraid to go back
got there Jf they were not on the watch ,0 tne f'ueen ltnout my things."
was a good cow.
But he changed his mind when he came tor tne wolves because they were thick
to milk her. Daisy had never been milked rund there.
Urand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutl, l.t'shara, Neb.
Hester K. Rutl, 1-eHliara, Neb.
Alice Icmple, Iexington, Neu.
Ruth Temple, l.exuiKion, Neb.
Anna Neltxun, Lexington, Neb. i
l.uthe Kreltis, Lexington, Neb.
Muljurie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna UrasNineyer, loio (J siretit, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, JtiJU L street, Lincoln.
Llsie Hamilton, MJ L street, Lincoln,
Irene. Dinner, it'M 1, stree., Lincoln.
Hughie Lislier, Ai'M 1. street, Lincoln.
Mis-
Joseph and Ann looked at each other,
and Joseph said: "We came very near dis-
u ..... . . .... Inv ninlhur T am an irluH WA did not
by a man before and she did not- know oal lnlH ,uue lamD ns 'ne. He ' "''; - " " " ,h
what to make of this new aonarltlon In inougni msi ne wouia nave to make his ?" ' '
overalls. Phe lowered her horns at him ow" toTune-
and kicked the mllk-atool over, and at n hl" wy out ,nt0 tnB world ne mpt a
length sent him and his pall flying across wolf whlch le him.
the yard. Again and again he tried but
it was of no use. "What shall i do?" he The Disobedient Fairy.
thought. "If I can't milk her, she is of Margaret White, Age 14 Years. 613 M St., )ong
Fred Khelley. 23U Troup street. Kansas u" " vvasningion. u. c. Red Hide. ..Lpt the falry.. mi8tfortune teaih ua a
City, Mo. -At last a plan entered his mind. He Ann and Joseph were playing one day ,-. .. t,-
.v.dij' miiiuuFii, pi'iiior, iirti- cm. iinu iiie iiuubq ana uressea nimseiK uroiue a. over, inrowini in pieces oi wooa
Vallla IHoHrl. k Slrinav Kh . , . . .....
Cii.iioite uosss. M7 tiouih Fltieenth street V,,u. Vvrf,.hV li K.rth i.,..n ...... ,n na sun-bonet. Again he ap- ana piajing tney were snips sailing to the
Lincoln. Fremont. Neb. proached the cow. Daisy turned her head ocean
Mildred Jensen, 70s East Second street, Carol Simpson, Wilber. Neb. suspiciously as he came toward her, but "It's take off our shoes and stockings,"
Fremont, Neb. Ph,y"" 'J VVest Seventeenth street, on seeing the dress he wore she made no said Joseph, "and go In wading."
street, Lincoln. Maclla'Moor'e. Sliver City, la. objection, and allowed him to milk her. "Mother told us not to go to the water's By Kills York. Aged U Years, Lexington,
Annea Aiyeia, iJ4 North Sixteenth street, Mabel Houston, 3018 Sherman avenue, Ualsy was a smart cow, but this time she edge," said Ann. Neb. Blue Side.
bertha McEvoy, R. F. D. 3, Box 35,
sourt Valley, la.
Henry L. Worklnger, 2052 W. Huron street,
Chicago.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch. Wyo., Box 83.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Kdlth Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Panlln Kowlre. (iranri. Okl.
fairy to win the iiueen's forgiveness.
"Croak, croak," came from the river
hank, and looking around they saw the
frog who had taken the fairy's things.
"Here are your things now, you must tell
the queen why you have been away so
I hope this would not have happened to
ua, but let us never run such a risk.
Life of a Lion. -
Lincoln.
Luuisu Miles, Lyons, ieb.
i-.xtiiiu McLionuui. Lyons. Neb,
Milton beizcr, NcurasKa, C'lU'. Neb.
liarry C rawioril, iNeurofc.a city. iNsb.
iucue nuien, Norruia, Neb,
Lctna Luikiu, bouin mxih aireet, Norfolk,
Neb.
Knmia Maniuardt, Fifth street and Madi
son a vuuv, .Nortolh, iub.
Uenevivve M. joncs, iNurtn Loup, Neb.
1 TO -J1 Vveal T""d -1"01- Nortl Kdiard BecTardrvVac'o'. Neb.
Omaha.. was nntwlHtH an A mm iiamal alia
tTee? J" bB" 4346 Nrth Th,rty'elgnlh Pailful of rich yellow milk.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wyo.
Corlnne Allison RcU-rtson, Wilber, Neb. (Second Prlie.)
X2 oZr- 13a 8outh Thlr-"th A Circus that Was in Our Town.
Marlon fctaplw, 1313 South Thlrty-firit By Edward Beckord. Aged 11 Yearf, Waco.
afreet, Omaha. kk Ttm cma
Francla A. Dotson, Pueblo. Colo. . Neb.. Red Side.
rhyllls Corbett. Sidney, Neb. u"-v l"u nlen came 10 cown ana pur
up some bills for a show which waa to be
Louise Kaabe, 2Xt North Nineteenth avenue. outh Omaha """llrBl "na "lre"' here on June 18, 1D10. All the children found
FanceH' Johnson !KU North Twentv-flfth Harry Heutlng,' ia Kast First street. Urand ' "rd to wait tilt the show came. When
a'tnue omaha rwcnty-filth jand Neb It did corns I looked to see if I could work
Marguerite Jutin'son, 933 North Twenty- i-'""? ..M','.,1'1ld,e K?in lieb: , and get to the show free. I didn't, but my
nun avenue, Omaha. a"i ue Omsha'' Thirty-fifth brother did.
Hel'en oourlcb! 'lu'N'icnoV'Lreet. KT.WHg t.' 632 North Logan street. In the afternoon before the show started,
omaha. ' ' Fremont. Neb. they put a seat on the back of an elephant
juaiy mown, ii ooum central uouievaxa, Tr n. m.... ..i,, named Gyp which was a verv larirx on.
-- . . . . "
Minnl Fchllclitlng, Cedar Bluffs, Neb. ""u sl n mm and rode up
Fay Calhoun, Elm Creek, Neb. Main street. For the free show they had
v,. v.cto... ........ a monkev lumn rrom a laH.r Th..,
uinalia.
L'va llcndee, 4402 Itodge street, oma'.ia.
i,Ullun sun, 41H Cass street, Omaha.
i.cwIb Putt. 31 lb Fianalln aireet, uniaha.
juamta limes, J7t run street, Omaha,
liassctt Hut, 1S14 Binney atreet, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, Mi Ueorgla avenue, omaha
Helen t . Douglas, l'Ml 11 street, Lincoln.
Weiss, care Miller. 194 Kast Third , ...... -
street. New York City. uwcu in me anernoon and evening. I
Kdlth Matthews, !s2 Ohio street, Omaha. went in the evening. The monkey jumned
Madelyn M-humacher, Fast Dubuque. 111. again In the tvrnlnr .. .i....
Aua Morris, 4 Franklin street, Omaha. Carrol Atkinson B19 West Ona Hundred pe0pe cold ,ook t
Aiyrtle Jensen, a Usard street. Ouiana. ! Twenty-third street, New York City. eop'a co,,la k ' animals. Thera
uirln FlHlu-r, U10 S. Eleventh M., oirnuia. Margaret Holland, David City, Neb. was a mountain lion, an ant eater, four
Mluired f.ricKsun, ZiW Howard St., Oniaua. ftumrca vrnueneaa. ajueneci. neo. monKeys, the elephant and some othar
Ksther McNeai. wayne. ieo. animals
K-atle Wendt, W3 Norm Seventeenth street, "
Omaha. A man would make Gyp raise his trunk
Helen Bartos. 2214 South Fourteenth street, and he would throw popcorn In his mouth
Christina. Stephan, 2017 South Central moutn.
Boulevard.
Gertrude l.enser, 1.W South Twenty-first
street. Omaha. a gentle voice sooke in him
Oscar KncKuun, i'Tuu Howard bt., Oniaua
can llowaru, Capitol avenue, Omana.
Helen iiourh. lWi lAilhrop street, Onmoa.
Kmeraon Uoodiich, 4010 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, IOL'7 locust St., Omaha.
Leon Carson, 1124 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wilma Howard, 47; Capitol avenue, Omaha
Milan Fisher, U'lo South Eleventh, Omaha.
"Oh, we'll only go In a little way," said I was down In Africa. I had ona little
Welcome to the Busy Bee's Own Circle
Name and AtMrcs. Si lmol. Voar.
Minnie Alpcrn, 3018 Webster St Webster 1901
Albert C. Acklund. 4532 Franklin St Walnut Hill 1903
Elmer Bastlan, 422 Cedar St Train 1902
Gussie Beasly, 416 Francis St Train 1903
Anna Boyce, 2123 Locust St Sacred Heart 1903
Frank Bechan, 306 Poppleton Ave Train 1S95
Albert Bell, 905 North Twenty-first St .' Kellom 189S
Walter Barentsen, 2414 Spalding St ...Lothrop 1903
Vernie R. Coy, 2549 Rees St Mason 1900
Nettie Gluth, 2702 Brown St Miller Park 1904
James Caka, 128 Poppleton Ave Train 1903
Margaret Cott, 2709 Dewey Ave Farnain 1896
James Coleman, 2463 South Twentieth St Castellar 1896
Bernlee Crandall, 2691 South Thirty-third St High 1895
Thomas F. Cullen, 3027 Emmet St Howard Kennedy. .1903
Katherine E. Deerlng, 1120 South Thirty-first St..,. Park 1900
Louise Dornberger, 709 South Nineteenth St High 1896
CharleB W. Fuller, 1523 Marcy St Leavenworth 1905
Gilmore Grove, 2716 Charles St Ixng 1902
Lucy Hansen, 4410 Pierce St Deals 1903
Laurene E. Hulse, 2542 Chicago St Central 1897
Ruth Heater, 2704 Farnam st Farnam 1902
John W. Hansen, 3102 North Twenty-fourth St Lothrop 1896
Maggie M. Hayes, Thirty-fourth and Pratt Sts Howard Kennedy . .189 7
Otto Kuth, 2702 Brown St Miller Park 1902
Virgil A. Kuepper. 2617 Davenport St Farnam 1898
John Kugler, 1610 Dorcas St Castellar 1900
Jose Kaspar, 2501 South Twelfth St Bancroft ..1895
Perclval Kiddle, 2734 Caldwell St Long 1.1904
Esther Mulvihlll, 502 South Twenty-seventh St High 1894
Marg McGinnls, 1708 Cass St Cass 1903
Tahanna B. Mishalowski, 2932 Spring St Im. Conception ....1903
Benjamin Mead, 1503 Ohio St Lake 1902
Edward C. Nielsen, 1738 South Thirteenth St Lincoln 1897
Sophus Nelson, 4120 Wirt St Clifton Hill 1897
Loretta Peterson Sacred Heart .....1900,
Ruth E. Peterson, 2210 Burt St Kellom 1897
Leonard Palm, 3401 Burt St Webster 1898
Crlss Rosa, 719 South Fifteenth St Leavenworth 1904
Valder J. Ratliff, 4205 Patrick Ave Clifton Hill 1903
Helen Robb, 2421 Dodge St Farnain
Paul Samuelson, 1321 South Twenty-eighth St Park ..
Anna Stoops, 2011 Harney St Central 1900
Llbbie Sebek, 1713 South Eleventh St Lincoln 1898
Harry H. Sweet, 810 South Twenty-fifth St Maaon 1903
Pearl L. Sundblad. 1401 South Eighth St Train 1900
1902
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bathing suits and went bathing. The
water was very cold. Then wo went to
our cottage and had our dinner. The next
day we went home and our Joyous times
were over.
Mildred Jensen. 2707 Leavenworth. Omaha. Forrest Perrln. 812 South Thirty-seventh u " , u -..,... ow, conunueu maoe.. won l you uen proiuseiy. en was more ana more
F.dna lleden. 27s Chicago street. Omaha. street, Omaha. uen it said. Ben turned quickly, walk home with me? My mother and father confused. "Oh. It's nothing," he stam-
Mabel 8helfet. 4014 Norm "l wanty-fiftn Frank Freeman, 1313 Georgia avenue, 'hla face suffused with blushes for he rec- would like ever so much to meet you. They mered. "Shall I tic the team to this tele-
2614 K street South 8nl!IC(1 the voice as belonging to the very wer oyer the west once a long time phone post till you think they are steady
prettiest girl he had ever had the good for- ago" My father nearly bought a ranch out enough to be driven home?"
tune to look upon. She was Mabel Grant. Nebraska. And you aro from Kansas "Oh, if you please," cried the woman,
In the same room with him at school, but tne ,wln sister to Nebraska." , "I'll run into Mrs. Blake's house there on
in the lower class. Ben had often furtively "oh' 'es-" Ben agreed, smilingly. "Yes, tha corner and phone to my husband. He'll
watched her, wishing that he might become BO they are." He was so anxious to say coma to mo at once. Oh. you have done
gentleman enough to be permitted to speak something, but too much abashed to think me such a service. Fleasa wait for my
to her some time. But he had no hope of anything original. Oh, if he might talk husband."
i.-v r i-L ... in t,i. i,..h .... D u tllat Buch ood fortune would ever be his. lth muscle-hls gTeat, strong fists. "Thank you, ma'am," replied Ben. "But
KN Lfch was In his fifteenth to spring up between Ben. who became , v. JJ. Th.n h. ..ih h ,,n,wu.r,n,l .. . . ,.
I 11 IT. " VCln h: class These boy. had never been deepy br Mabel starting on her way, and nodding X$ Ken gave Mabel a look which said: "I
leuc iciiow. jmi nis nre ono- very menaiy in their attitude toward the . . ,,, i,in, , f,u. - . ..
vii, iivj v, uo juu uo, .iiss or, A1ISS 'ntiie ueniK iiiHuo a nci o ui. rieiue uon i
Then he broke off as awkwardly us a cow- "u,, 'es- lhank you," stuttered Ken. tell the lady my name." to off the two
boy could. He stood, cap in hand, the cold A"d he went alon ltn lier- drinking in
March wind blowing, his heavy auburn her words "ke half-starved rugged plant
halt- about In confusion. drinks In the delicious dewdrops.
.... .. . . As tha two walked along, Mabel observed:
. ... ,..n.jt-, vm.iii, baiu .Mauei, sniiung
"Now," continued Mabel, "won't you Ben profusely.
Walter Johnson
street, Omaha.
2405 North Twentieth Louise Watklns.
Omaha.
Battling Ben"
lfl to '""Sinning of this story big, rough country boy, and Ben's treat-
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Ben Lee. tliat you've
same school room all winter long. if. high .71 k T. t , , I, ta,e" o"rved Mabel. "Won t you re
., u , . " that youve brought such warfare Into the ,,,, , ....
had been spent on a great cat- mcnt of them in return had brought about
tie runch In western Kansai. As he had open hostility. And this had in turn
no sisters and only a little brother of S, raused a breach between them which
his companions were few. Ills schooling widened as the winter grew. And toward i
consisted of it four-month term la a little spring "Battling Ben" was losing ground
"district school"' In the county where lie with those who at the beginning of this and bowing. "And, as we've been in the
lived, and during that four months he small war had been hi. friends
walked three miles to and from the school "He simply wants to fight." said ona of time we were becoming acquainted. I'va
f'Ul-ll I til V Tliel WI'M n.l .h.tl irlrlM in him rrino. frli.n.1. ' L T ' M , - u t . h ,,J . . i .
that district, and only half a dozen "big peace and comradeship. Po-let's cut him and think you the most wonderful bov In J h . im , Jli. . Z tZ
cowboys'' like himself were In attendance, out." arithmetic I ever saw. And the teacher Irl ,S' , ,"1 Persist In making
But in his fifteenth ve..r hi. nwwh-r ,i. A,,.i i. .1,.. ...... ... ...... .v,... .... . .. enemies? I know you arent happy doing
" , v v ""II' "V'i Him lixr J llU t'liima tuu, J1C iuiu yck I'd (tUUUl UU
dunly realized that her son was growing him out." And tills did not Improve Ben's called you a diamond in the rough."
up without the refining Influence he was disposition, but, doubtless, strengthened his "Yes, I'm rough, all right," grinned Ben.
sorely In need of, the Influence of town muscle. F.very evening he "develnned."aa U whs nn loni.r Hatiiimr Men h... '
went, turning a corner quickly, while the
lady of the runaway went to her friend's
house to telephone to her husband about
the accident.
"Your strength is all right in such a
Mildred Sarnler, 1914 Castellar St Castellar ....
Lyal Spain, 1145 North Eighteenth St Kellom
Harold Schmitt, 3003 Franklin St.. Long ,
Grace Schneider, 4324 Ohio St .' Clifton Hill .
Marie Tighe, 3908 .'orth Twentieth St Sacred Heart
Gertrude Wagman, 1707 South Center St St. Joseph ...
Martha Witt, 2234 South Twenty-eighth St Dupont
brother, and we had many a good time to
gether. One day my mother went out to
get us something to eat and a man came
and got me. My little brother escaped, but
I could not.
The man put mo In a large sack and car
ried me to a ship where he put me In a
cage. I was on the ship for two weeks,
then I was taken off of the ship and put
in a plate where all other kinds of ani
mals were. Another Hon was put In with
me. ,
One day we were put on a train and my
friend told me fce were going with a circus.
Day after day we are brought into a large
tent about o'clock a team of horses Is
hitched to the cage, then we are brought
out into the street. The bands are playing
and thousands of people are watching us.
We are fed then and many people come to
fee us eat.
1 often lay and 'wonder where my dear
uolLer and brother are. : ,
. .1897
. ..1903
. . .1903
'...1901
. ..1896
...19U2
. .1905
school. I like you too much to see you
it."
life, of educated oung people, .-o she pre- he termed his physical exercises, not alona fused Ban. And It was nrettv bii..v..
-n. , t i . a - s roi
'""""" " "en io an tne lines or those taught In the gym. but girl who was routing him. All the boys in m k ,
msli'rn luun to munH Pin ulnt.p uv i - ,u u . L . ... ... . . . inaDel.
"How can you tell?" Ben felt like biting
off his tongue for asking the question. But
It was out, so it had to stand.
"From your general conduct." replied
'You love knowledge, and you'd
eastern town to spend the winter, where along the lines taught bv common ..n.. th. .on rnoM nn. h.v- v,,
... ni ..... . , . ...... . 0Vt your friends If you had any.
the wild man. off his can or cause h m to blush. Hut (hi. . . . ..
he niUht have the advantages of a good
, fcchool.
"But ,1 haven't any," observed Ben,
T(n m.a. .,nlllir , V . V, m. , , "'I,., . .:. "aB n"n shamefacedly. "Th town boys are not like
---- -...u ..., ... ins .linn .iijvi i.i in. oonraing place. iitiics. a niiitn
understood by town boys. Ills was a
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crude mkeui bold, tuave, et k:ndly, if
ono knew just how to leach that kindly
spirit. Lot he was secretly ashamed of his
inn. uiih exterior and manners, and so met
nil strangers In un antasonlstic manner.
The town boys htuBlicil tit him when he
fnt tame among them. Hen resrntod U".l
and i. ml. I not forgive l!i- offenders, al
though they irlid In various wavs to make
h m one of them. At school he remained
apart from them, seowling and sullen. He
was quick to learn, and had soon won ha
tiachcr s admit atlon. And several of the
bo h of h i lass would have given much
to posse.- his stieimtli atnl aglli.v. Oc
casionally somelhini; would l appiu to tall
toiih t lua phslcal st renal h ainl aalliix.
and tli. a his xrlwel comiads itli ingii the.
were neter tinned "conirade" b in
would bo loud in their praise of him. As
the months went bv this spirit of resent
ment and defiance developed amazingly In
lien. He purpoM-ly managed t br'ng about
sevtial fist fili'.ns with boys of his rla..
atruti.uiiiK theKe brutal conflicts when iff
the school (rounds. He wantel In son
way to .tow the "town bo" that he was
their superior In some one thing. Of re
finement end culture he had none, hut of
hiute strength and endurance he had rro e
than should fall to the lot of one boy.
ci'ct tally if that hoy knw not how to
Use tlnnl
clue uf Uieao f.fcli'. lauiud a biiurneet
"Oi
me. I'm what you would call It? Tin
rough and ugly like a lump of dirt."
"No, you're not," sharply disputed Mabel.
"You are big and fine and strong. And
you can be kind and good, too. I saw you
carrying that poor half-frozen little dog In
our arms the other evening. You didn't
know 1 was watching you. It was after
you had had a running fight with the.
Jackson bo s, had w hipped them, so lo
speak. And then you came across that
little dog and took him In your arms. Old
you carry him home?"
"Yes. he had a badly Injured foot," ex
plali.ed Ben. "He is a fine little puppy
the only pal I've got in town."
'But ou can have pals If ou want
them," corrected Matel
"Oh, do you think so?" Ben was eager,
ami was foigetting himself in his interest
in .Mabel's kindness toward him.
serve It for such occasions? It's a pity
to indulge In fist fights. You are not bad
nor brutal!"
"I've got to hold ' my own against all
these town boys." said Ben, awkwardly.
"They would soon make a fool of me If I
didn't let them know the strength of my
fists."
"Xo, you think it's that way," corrected
Mabel. "But In fact It is yourself who
keeps the war waging. All the boys have
a great admiration for you save the two
or three whom you have so unmercifully
licked."
Ben parted with Mab.d at her gate, de
clining to go in to meet her mother tlkat
evening. "After I've got to be a gentle
manthen I'll be glad to come." he ta'.d.
"You are a gentleman now. if you only
knew It." lauglud Mabel. That evening
Ben sat a long time in deep thought "I'll
do It." he said. And when Ben said "I 11
do It." It was the same as already done.
He took up writing material and wrote a
treaty of pi ace. making sevcial copies or
It. These copies he sent to the various
boys with whom he had been waving war
all that winter. And when, on the follow
ing morning, he met the chaps ithey had
received his "treaties of peace") lie ad
vanced with a smile. And thev cadi nu t
him half way. extending their rlKlit hands.
A week later. Ben was the "leader of
the class." and a as as happy a youth as
But at this Instant a maddened ti-am of one could find In all the land VS hen askel
"NOW," iVXTlXUED MABEL. "WON'T TOL WALK ll'JJIK ITH ME?"
hoi-ies came Kaiing down Ihe street, a
bupey hitched to them. Inside the vehicle
sal a womHti. pale and filghtened. The
lines wrie fling loose and she was help
less. Ben forgot Mabel, forgot his own safety
and ran headlong in front of the coming
horses. As they drew within a few feet
of him he caught the bridle bit of one of
them. His strength stood him In good
stead, lie had the horses at a standstill
almost instantly. The woman in the buggy
jumped to the ground and began to titan.
how it had all come about his i halite of
spirit Ben blushed.' "Never mind.' he
ald softly. "It happened -and that's
niouiili." But to Mah I he confessed, al
though she already knew. "Sav Mahl.
you've been the best friend I ever had
except mother and father, of course: and
it's for your sake that I lay down my
weapis of war. I hate like the mischief
to have sou hear me called Battling Ben."
It sounds so wicked so rough."
"And you re anything but Wii k'd ur
rough," replied Male, with a smile.
Our Trip Across Oklahoma.
By Bertha Hhelton. Aged 12 Years, Checo
tah. Okl. Bed Side.
One day on the last of September, mother
and I started out with the horse and buggy
to drive from Falrview, Mo., to C'heco
tah, Okl. We drove through a town at
sundown the first night, thinking we
would stop in the country. But everyone
seemed to be afraid of us because a
woman and a child were alone. We kept
going on and on, being refused shelter
from house to house until our horse be
came so tired she could scarcely pull us
uoy longer. And It grew so dark we could
hardly find our way.
(seeing a light across the field we drove
In and found the same result. Mother
looked up into the heavens and then down
into the man and woman's face. They
stood silent a moment and then said,
"L'omo In." Mother said, "God bless you,
we are neither tramps nor beggars and
ou shall be well paid."
This taught us a lesson And after that
we stopped at a hotel.
It took us six days and we saw lots of
pietty scenery, but we don't care to take
another trip like that.
We are thankful that we ha' e hotels
and livery lams.
My Trip to Prior Lake.
By Brha Berlsev, Aged l lfi'.. 2"0;l Wirt
f-t , uniaha. Neb. Lid .ide.
Lust summer mi in v vatation 1 went to
Brim- lake. My aunt, cumin and uncle
met nie at the depot Afterwards we went
to the hotel and had our dinner. Th-n we
went to the dan. e hall to wall h the people
dance.
After watiliitiK Ihcin for awhile we went
to our cottage I r the nlnhl.
In th' moiriinK when we koi up we went
to the hotel for our breakfast. Aunt Min
nie went out fishing after breakfast ami
we took off our shoes and went wading.
After wading f"i awhile we went hack
to the cnttane.
Aunt Minnie tame h"tnn and we ad went
and s""t our luip Ii That afternoon alu
went fishing again and i put un o-ir
A Boat Race.
By John Ashly. Aged 11 Years, Fairmont,
Neh. Bed Side.
"Say, Bob," called Jess Mason as he ran
in the Maaon homo frantically waving a
large yellow poster on which was printed.
"Big Bout Itace on the ltalston Lake."
"Why what 1. the matter with you,
Jess?" said hi. mother, who was alttlnrf
In a large chair, knitting stockings.
Jess did not stop to answer, but said,
"Where Is Bob?"
"lie has gone to the postoffice," replied
Mrs. Mason,
In an instant Jess wos on his way to thu
pestoffice, where he met Bob and told
Mm the news. From that time tho Mason
boys were practicing In their painted
canoes on the lake.
At last the eventful day arrived and at
10 o'clock the race started. Jess and a
boy named Charles were even and Bob
waa third. Charles paddled with all his
might, while Jess took It cool and in con
sequence Charles was tired out and Je.i
shot ahead and won first prize, winch
was a beautiful rifle.
S"7
Couldn't Take Them Back.
By Gertrude. Lenser, Age 13 Years. :
Boutli Tweuty-flrst Street, Omaha. Neb.
Uluu Hide.
One day a little girl named Marie, had
worn her little opal ring to school and now
it was gone.
"And 1 know Its that little new girl
thst s taken It. She looks as if alio would
do things like that," said Marie.
8o all the girls east a suspicious eye at
her, for no one noticed her nor spoke to
her as she crept about the school and play
grounds alone.
Then one day Mario happened to open
her pencil box for a pen. II, and aura
enough there lay her opal ring.
"'Oh:'" cried Merle, her cheeks flaming
with shame, "i it member now, I put It
there in self to keep .. safe, and to think"
Of course, they couliin t take hack all tha
i.nlilnd glHtues and the cold words they
hail given the little stranger, lull they did
try so IikiiI to make amends that she soon
forgive tliviii for their unjust suspicious.
J ion t i asl an unkind woid until juj
know It Is true.
Had Tired l eellnu.
"Home rule has been a long tlr.ie com
ing." said Thomas V. Hiady. seen tary of
the Irish LmUrant society of New Yoik.
"The Kngllshmeii who protulred It to us
wcie a lather tired lot when u came to
fulfilling thilr piomise. The;' were as
tired, Indeed, us I'at Murphy of Ballycool
Ish. ,
" I'at.' said I. 'don't you ever get tlrel
doing nothing?'
"Bat looked up from his pipe and nodded
lazily.
" 'It, lade, sor,' he said. I get so tired
doiu' ni thln' that I tan t do noihlu' else.'
