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riTE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 4 1911.
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ANY of the Duty Dees have been improving their minds by read
ing books of travel, history and mythology and have written
aome interesting stories about these.
Home other children who live in the country have also writ
ten some interesting stories about farming and animals.
Some of tho Busy Dees forgot to write their age and ad
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dress cf their Btorles; .without these the stories will not be
awarded prizes.
Where are most of the readers of this page going to spend their vaca
tions? If the Children will write stories about what they are planning to do
this summer, the other readers of the children's page will be interested to
know, and perhaps it will give ideas to others for ways of spending a pleas
ant summer.
Prizes were awarded this week to Dorothy M. Tatty of Fremont on the
Red side and to Gladys Thompson of Wood River on the Blue side. Honor
able mention was given to Willie H. Thompson on the Blue side.
MA4JKeSWW
(.First Prize.)
Robins.
By Dorothy M. Tatty, .Aged S Tears. Fre
mont, Neb. Red Side.
When the robins came to town the flint
thing they did was to look for a pood
place to build their nest, so they (.hose
a Plum tree In our ynrd, quite near the
house, and It was very Interesting watch
ing them work. Their nest was quite a
curiosity, fur they had found great bunches
of twine and one sldo of the nest was
made almost entirely of the twine. Finally
the eggs hatched, and the mother and
father bird were kept busy feeding the
little ones, but it sremed they were afraid
to leave the nest at the sama time, for
one of them would stay and watch the
little ones until the other one would re
turn. When they were old enough to fly
they could not go very far or very fast
at first, so a little boy going to school
caught one, and that made the father and
mother bird very angry and thoy flew
aroum and made such a fuss that It
frightened the boy so much that he put
the bird down and ran away. I suppose
the little ones have gotten strong enough
to look out for themselves for I have not
seen them for several days.
(Second Prise.)
The Debate.
By Gladys Thompson, Aged 14 Tears, Wood
River, Neb. Illue Side.
Mr. Jackson, a middle aged farmer, tired
. from his morning's work of plowing, placed
I himself in the shade of a pine tree to eat
1 his lunch.
After spending half the noon reading his
morning paper, a voice was heard over
head. It waa the tree speaking! "I am
the better," it was heard to soy, "because
J shade the men from the hot sun." "Tea,
but I help to get the ground ready for the
' next year's ubc," a voice was heard to
respond. Listening closer Mr. Jackson
came to the conclusion that it was his
plow that was speaking. "Why not have a
debate?" asked the pine. "Lets Walt for
five minutes and then decide who is the
most useful to man." The plow agreed.
After tha time asked for by the tree
had elapsed, the debate began:
"I am the better," spoke tho tree, "be
cause I shade many tired people from the
hot sun." ies, but why would men be
tired If it were not for me to tire them?"
"You would not be made if it were not
for the pine trees of which you are made,"
spoke the tree. "Well," answered the
plow, "1 helped to get the ground ready
on which you are plunted and more than
that I got the ground ready for tha food
eaten by those who planted you." "Yes,
but I do more things than maka plows."
spoke the tree. "Just think of the things
made from pine!" Much of the machinery
and oh, so many other that it would be
of no use to name. "You will at last die,"
said the plow. "But I II live longer than
you'll last," said the tree and I help people
while you're in use and afterwards too."
"Yes, but when I'm no longer UHed for a
plow. 1 11 be made Into paper or used to
kindle a fire."
Just then Mr, Jackson awoke and found
that he had over slept ao the debate was
never finished, flls dream was told and
retold, but as yet he has not decided which
would have won.
(Honorable Mention.)
Our Goats and Sheep.
By Willie H. Thompson. Aged 11 Years.
Wood Ktver, Neb. Hlue Side.
I live on a farm about two and a quar
ter miles from town. We farm about 400
acres.
We have about SM old ewes with lambs.
The firm lamb we had was born one cold
Saturday evening. We did not find It
until the next morning and it was nearly
froien or chilled to death. We brought It
to the house, gave It a warm bath and
wrapped It in blankets and placed It on a
chair by the fire until It was warm. When
It waa warm we fed it soma milk from
a bottle and then took it out to Its mother.
It is now roal strong. We have fed a
good inuny on bottlea. but have not suc
ceeded in keeping any of them. My, but
the lambs ara a sight when they get to
gether and run up and down the
slough. They are nearly as playful as
kittens. We gave one to our uncle about
two weeks ago. Ho has been feeding it
on a bottle and It is still alive.
I have a goat named Snowball, and my
brother has one which he calls Nannv.
His goat will drive pretty well, but I am
Just training mine. He does not drive
quite so well. They will Jump a fence
which is about ten feet high. We sheared
them hut spring and their wool is Just
conUng on asaln. They will crowd like
a mule. I had rather have mine because
Ma horns spread as they go up and tha
horns on my brother's goat are straight.
Ia the Attic.
Oy Magdalena Conrad. Aged IS Tears
Wood Klver, Neb. Ued Side.
Ona rainy day, Carrie, aged 10 years,
was playing with her doll in tha corner
when Paul, ber friend, called to her to go
tptown with him. She Jumid up so sud
denly that she dropped her doll and broke
It. When aha found it waa broken her
eyea fined with teara. Paul raid ha would
stay and play with her. as long as it waa
bis fault It broke.
They tried to play many game, but soon
got tired. 8o finally they went upstairs
te look tor doll, but they couldn't find
i -i iirf in. i ,i"aai'ir '"
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any and were about to give up when Paul
found some steps leading to tha attic
"Let's go up In the attlo and see If we
can find any dolls up there," he said.
All they could find at first was an old
broken gun, which they played with for
nearly an hour, when all at once Carrie
fell against a trunk and the lid flew open.
She and Paul began at ones to unpack
It and see what they oould find. AH they
found, though, waa a tet of oM-fashloned
clothes and a few papers and at the very
bottom a big doIL
Carrie waa very delighted when she saw
it and hurried right downstairs to show it
to her mother. Mrs. McOoy, for that was
Carrie's mother's name, came Immediately
upstairs to look at the trunk. She said it
had belonged to her great-grandparents.
The papers in it were found to be quite
valuable. She said Carrie could play with
the doll until she could get her another.
When Paul went home they declared
they had had a very happy day and they
had forgotten all about the rain.
Greece and the Greeks.
By Mildred Wohlford, Aged S Years. K22
South Thirty-third (Street. South Omaha,
Neb. Red Side.
The ancient Oreeks were a very wonder
ful people. They lived on a sunny penin
sula in southern Europe.
Their land waa Interspersed with every
thing beautiful. Indeed, everything about
them waa so charming that the Greeks
thought more of beauty than of all things
else. Their minds were filled with poetry.
They thought that everything was caused by
some God. As we know from our geogra
phies this world is a ball flying around the
sun, but the Greeks thought it waa round
The ' Shadow Fairy of Rock Gulch
NL'GLT hidden between two pre
S
cipitous mountalna was a deep
gorge which was known ai
"Hock Gulch." At the foot of
one of the mountains stood a
little rock house. Behind the
house were stablea for horses and cows.
Another pen a little way from that sur
rounding the rough house held a dozen or
more swine. A well-tilled field ran up the
mountain side, growing grapes and other
fruit. A garden patch extended lower
down, filled with growing vegetables.
Three persons lived In this rural habita
tion, a man and wife and an orphan child.
Tho man and woman were dark-browed
Italians, the child a sunny-haired, blue
eyed boy of 10 years. Where the black
browed Italians had picked up the falr
halrcd boy none could say. Of a sudden
one day some of the far-off neighbors hap
pened to bo passing that way and saw the
child at work in the garden, planting seeds.
When they asked the Italian, whose name
was Tony Hatl, where the child came from,
ho shook hla head, replying, "Only the
curious ask questions." And he gave no in
formation concerning the little chap whom
they called Peppo.
But Peppo could remember something
better than the harsh black-browed Italian
and his wife. He could remember a sweet
faced mother and a mild, blue-eyed father.
But both had died in that southern land,
foreign to their own country. And Peppo
had been taken core of by the aged woman
in whoso villa his parents had been stay
ing when illness and death overtook them.
And so several years had gone by, when
one day the black-browed Tony who
proved to be the old woman's son came to
pay his respects to his mother and de
manded money of her. Seeing the orphan
boy whom his aged mother quite wor
shiped, for here waa a kind heart he aald:,
"Ah, mamma mlo, I'll take with me the
boy. Ho'H grow up to be like my own
son " In vain did the aged woman plead
with her wicked son to spare the child to
her, promising to give him all tha gold she
had if he would but honor this, her dearest
wish. "I am an old woman." walled she,
"and the child is like an angel te me. He
has no mother or father. I try U be both
to him. I pray you, do not rob me of my
ray of sunshine.
But the son Tony, who had never loved
his good, old mother, and who had given
her much trouble, carried away, not only
all her gold, but tha boy also. But Peppo
(las heard everything that passed between
Tony and the good old woman, and his
heart waa heavy at parting. "I'll come
back, grammy." he whispered in her eai
Due for a
Willie What Is graft, pa?
His Dad It Is Renins something when
Willie Then am I grafting when you
get It?
and flat like a plate, and In the center
was Mt. Olympus where the gods lived.
Across the middle of thts plate ran "The
Pea," as they culled It. but we call It "The
Mediterranean Sia." On the north of Mt.
Olympus lived the Hyperboreans. These
people were always happy and never got
sick and on the south lived the Ethlopeans
who were also always happy and were
never sick. Tha gods were so fond of them
that they used to go from Olympus to eat
at their banquets. Away In the west was
the Elyslan Fields where the gods sent all
the good people to live forever, and at
the east, sun and moon came . rising out
of the ocean. Hera are the gods' names
In Greek and Roman:
Aronos,
Zeus,
Hera.
Phoebus,
Athene.
Hephaestus,
Artemis,;
Ares,
Aphrodite,
Kros,
Hermes,
Hebe,
' Pluto.
Poseidon,
Pemeter,
Heracles,
Persephone,
Eos.
Fatum.
Jupiter,
Juno,
Apollo,
Minerva.
Vulcan,
Plana,
Mars,
Venus,
Cnpld.
Mercury,
Juventas,
Pis,
Neptune,
Ceres,
Hercules.
Proserpina,
Aurora.
Commodore Perry.
By Lillian Wirt 4158 Csss Street. Omaha,
Blue Side
Commodore Oliver H. Perry was born
August 23, 17S5, at South Kingston, R. I.
When 24 years old he joined the American
navy and at the beginning of the war of
1812 he Was transferred from the command
of a division of gunboats on the Atlantic
coast to serve under Chauncey on Lake
Erie. This was done at his own request.
He built a fleet on the lake in a short
time and drilled his new men well.
At the head of the flagship Lawrence he
placed a blue flag with the words "Don't
give up the ship" on it. These were the
words of Iawrence, after whom his flag
ship was named.
He met the fleet of the British, which
was about the aame slsa of his own. The
British fired mostly at the Lawrenoe, which
was soon in a bad condition, with only a
few men on board. Perry, however, taking
his flag with him, iwent In a small boat
to the Niagara, which went In among the
enemy.
In fifteen minutes the British had sur
rendered, with 200 killed and wounded,
while the Americans had 122 killed and
wounded. This was the first time the
whole British squadron bad surrendered to
an enemy.
Terry's dispatch announcing the victory
as she kissed him. "And I'll bring back
your gold, too."
And from that day, which had been two
years before the time of this story, Penpo
had kept a close watch over a great brass
box which waa kept under the flat rock-
hearth In front of the fireplace Ih he
house at the foot of the mountainside. In
that brass box the child had watched, un-
observed, Tony and his wife place tho gold
which the former had stolen from hla aged
mother.
Many days, aa Peppo worked like a little
slave in the garden, and ran with feed and
water to the swine and cows, he kept think-
Ing over and ever: "I must get away from
here. I must return to grammy. She Is
lonely without me. Next to mamma and
papa, she is dearest to me. And she Is
poor now, since this wicked man has
robbed har of her gold. And aha is too old
to work." And at night, as Peppo lay In
his miserable pallet-bed in the kitchen, he
planned and planned. "I shall have to get
the brass, box from under the hearth and
run away. I shall ask questions along the
loadside, and people will set me right, for
all know where the villa of rtnetl is."
But one night Peppo could not sleep. He
was much worried, for that day Tony had
opened the box of gold and taken out scv-
eral coins, going off to the fair to buy an-
other cow. And Peppo feared lest he would
PEPPO WENT TO THE
Licking
you are In a position to get it.
place me ofer your knee In a position to
was as follows: "We have met the enemy
and they are ours; two brigs, two ships,
one schooner, one sloop."
He was rewarded with the rank of cap
tain. He stayed In the navy until his
death, which occurred on the Island of
Trinidad, August 23, 1819.
A Tramp in' the Woods.
By Grace Sur. Aged 12 Years, 2S08 A
Street, South Omaha. Blue Side.
One day in April a few girls and I de
cided to go to the woods, which were a
mile away. We chose Saturday for the
day of our tramp.
Saturday came with Its beautiful warm
sun and clear sky. We started in the
morning and took our lunch. When we
arrived at the woods we were very hungry
and ate our lunch. After that we started
to gather violets, Johnny-Jump-ups, fern
leavea and sweet Williams.
There were robins and bluejays. The
robins seemed to be everywhere. There
was one robin which came to our lunch
and ate the crumbs which we fed it. He
was building a nest in a tree nearby and
we watched it for quite awhile. The blue
Jays flitted from tree to tree, making their
peculiar noise.
We went down to the spring and watched
the water run over the mossy rocks and
into the lake. We arrived home very
sleepy and Urod.
A Dream.
By Margaret Foldcn, Aged 11 Tears, SOU
- Jackson Street. Blue Side.
A little boy had been told to go to the
store, but he said he was too tired, SO he
lay in the hammock and fell asleep.
His mother went to the store.
He dreamed that his mother told him to
go to the store and he didn't go and she
went to the store and got some things
he liked very much and she would not let
him have any of the things, because he
had not gone to the store for her.
Just then he woke up and saw his
mother coming home from the store and
his uncle with her.
She got lunch and he got everything he
wanted.
The Thief.
Munch. Aged 12 Years, 2618 South
By Clay
Eleventh Street, South Omaha,
Hen erne.
One night some one stole a farmer's best
horso out of his stable. The farmer rode
fifteen miles to the horse market to buy
another ono. But as he looked around he
saw his own horse. He grabbed it by the
bridle and cried out, "The horse is mine;
apend all old grammy'a gold. 8o he lay
awake, and worried till past midnight.
Then he arose and slipped into his clothes
end crept from the house going up the
mountainside to the verge of Rock Gulch.
peppo always loved the gulch by day, and
it was grander by night aa the shadows
deepened it. Long Peppo stood, looking
down into the gulch. Then, as he was
about to turn and retrace his steps to tho
house, he saw a deep shadow a tiny one '
moving along the border of the gully to-
wards him. He did not feel afraid, but ha
WBg moBt curious, for there was nothing
visible to make the moving shadow. A
moon above shed a splendid light every-
wnere.
A th8 tlny Bnndow came near to Peppo it
g(0ppe)j. Then a voice spoke: "I am the
shadow Fairy, and know you are In trouble,
Wnat can , A'0 tor yo uttle manr.
For a moment p0ppo stood wondering,
Then he said: "Please, dear Shadow Fairy,
take me t0 dear old Grttmmy Natl's Villa
Rogetl I wish very much to return to her,
for Bhfl WM klnd to m, and gave m, a hom
af(ep my father and mother died. And
her on the wCKe(1 man wtn whom I
v- at t'na foot of tne KOTKOt robbed her of
a her gol(1 1 gnoul(l nk9 t0 take tha,t goi,j
back to Grammy Natl."
It ahall b(J BO my jon j.ou can croag
(he mountain safely. The villa of which
you speak lies beyond the long range, far
to the south. Grammy is watching and
waiting for you. But I can only help you
In ettln awav. for I belong to Rock
Gulch, and may not wander away. But I
can go to the house where Grammy Natl's
GREAT BROWN ROCK AND FOUND TBJ9
some one stole htm three days ago." The
fellow that stole the horse said: "You're
mistaken. I had this horse for a year. It
isn't your horne. It Just looks like your
horse." The farmer quickly held his hands
over both the horse's eyes and cried out:
"Well, If you have had the horse a year
already, tell me In which eye IS he blind."
The man that stole the horse got afraid
and he raid In the left eye. The farmer
cried out, "It Is a lie." The man said then
In the right eye. The farmer took his
hands off and said, "Now we know that
you are a thief. Now see here, the horse
Isn't blind; I only asked to show that he
stole the horse." The people that stood
around laughed and clapped their hands.
They put the man In prison.
A ri&hing; Party.
By Pearle Davis. Aged 10 Years. Fullerton,
Neb. Ited Side.
Ona Saturday some other children and
myself went Into the country fishing.
As we were walking through an alfalfa
patch one of the boys stepped on a little
baby rabbit and hurt it so badly that he
had to kill It.
We reached the place at last and we be
gan to get our poles ready at once.
After we had fished for about an hour
we girls got dinner ready and we ate. After
we had finished eating we crossed to the
other side of the pond. The fish would bite
as soon as we threw our lines In. We
caught fifty-two fish in all. On our way
home we gathered flowers. When we got
In town everybody admired our fine string
of fish and asked us where we got them.
Advice.
By Merl Dahle, Aired 12 Tears, Spanish
Fork, Utah. Blue Side.
"Mamma,'' said Hilda, "can I go over to
Leona's to play?"
"No dear," said mamma, "you have Just
been playing."
"I am going to go," said she to herself.
"I'm going to play with Leona."
When her mamma went in the house she
crept through the hedge and went to Leo
na's home. Leona waa playing in the barn
with her dog. Just the day before Hilda
threw a Btone at htm. When he saw her
getting in the loft he darted after her.
She fell out of the barn door and cut her
head. She went home to tell her mamma
about It, but she only said:
"Well, my little girl, I am aorry you
were hurt, but it was all your fault. If
you would listen to me you would not get
hurt."
Hilda always remembered what her
mamma told her and never ran aray
again.
LIFE OF HARRIET B EEC HER
How Her Father Inspired Hla Chil
dren and Helped Their
Ambitions.
Never waa a father more looked up to
by his children than waa Lyman Beecher,
the father of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mra
Stowe mentions especially his power of ex
citing family enthusiasm. "Whenever he
had a point to be carried or work to be
done he would work the whole famljy up
to a pitch of fervent seal, in which the
strength of each seemed quadrupled.
"For instance, the wood for the family
used to be brought In winter on ox aleds
and piled up in the yard exactly over the
spot where father wished to plant his
cucumbers and melons. Of course, as all
this wood waa to be cut and split and car
ried into the woodhouse before the garden
could be started It required a miracle of
generalship to get It done, considering the
Immense quantity of wood required to
keep an old windy castle of a house com
fortable In winter weather.
"The axes would ring and the chips fly,
the Jokes and stories would fly faster, till
all was out and split. Then came the
great work of wheeling In and piling."
Harriet would work like one possessed,
gold la bidden and take it from beneath the
stone dearth and put it In a safe place here
in the gulch. Then, when you are ready
to start, you will find It In the spot I
designate."
"Oh, thank you, good Shadow Fairy. I
shall start as soon aa you can get the
Sold," cried Peppo eagerly, his face alight
with happy anticipation,
"I'll ge down the gulch towards morning
when sleep ia heavy upon Madam NatL
Yu see, I know that her husband Is from
home, and that he took some of the stolen
g"'d with him. But he shall put bis fingers
1" the brass box no more. The gold will
disappear before his return."
Then Peppo hastened back to the bouse
and lay down to sleep. He was In deep
slumber when the Shadow Fairy entered
y the window, lifted the stone hearth by
touching it with her wand, and disappeared
as she had come, with the braas box under
her arm. At daybreak, Peppo was aroused
from his slumber by Madam Natl call'ng
to him. He bounced from bed and ran to
the spring for a pall of water. Then he
bathed his face and hands In a great
wooden trough outside the door. After
breakfast, Madam Natl told him to work In
tha garden. As soon as be had gone from
the house, the wicked woman went to the
fireplace and lifted the edge of the stone
hearth. She thrust one band beneath to
ascertain whether the brass box with Its
rich treasure waa safe. To her astonlsh-
ment. the hole which alwaya held the box
waa empty. Madam Natl flew into a rage,
accused her husband of having taken
the treasure away with him, and deceiving
" i'""" i" " " " r
In a frantle way. "He has taken all the
'1 and made off with It. But I'll follow
him and have my share. He's a thief a
thief! I'll have him taken Into custody."
BRASS BOX OF GOLD.
The BEES Junior
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JANE KENNEDY,
3014 Miami Street.
Xante) avad Addroae.
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Elmer Carter, 917 South Eleventh St
Elizabeth Colombo, 619 Pierce St
Hymen Ferer, 2541 Chicago St
Philip Grossman, 1423 North Seventeenth St
Derthold Hanlcke, 2320 Kouth Thirty-second Ave. . . .
Georgia Harbin, 1009 Grace St
Raymond Jacobsen, 2718 Ohio St
Jane N. Kennedy, 3014 Miami St
Charles Klskklsh, 1227 South Thirteenth St
Carl Lulkart, 121 South Thirtieth Ave
Blanche Lawson, 310G Dewey Ave
Dagman Lorentzen, 1412 Evans St
Mary Marston
William McDermott, 4902 Pacific St
Lily Marks, 3319 Lafayette Ave
Eddie Melvin, 4609 North Twenty-second St
Joe L. McColllster, 8041 Stone Ave
Edwin Mlllberg, 1415 South Fourth St
Consonla Naegele, 24D1 South Seventeenth St
Bernlce Nelson, 3021 Cass St
Lloyd E. Olson, S182 Meredith Ave
Stella Patterson, 4212 Pierce St
Lena Pasha, 1426 South Eleventh St
Merl Pettle, 1315 Pacific St
Oscar E. Peterson, Thirty-fourth St. and Fowler Ave.
Juno Robinson, 2710 Howard St
Majorle Ratcbford, 2021 Chicago St
Howard Robblns, 2621 Ersklne St
Lilly Robinson, 602 North Sixteenth St
Teddy Sims, 4103 South Twelfth St
Dean Swift, 1901 Spencer St
Mildred Stove), 3112 Mason St
Thomas Thanahan, 8351 Boutu Seventeenth St
Grace Trumble, 2309 DeWey Ave
William Torek, 2005 South Seventh St
Francis Trouba, SOI 6 Spring St
Marlon Wllmoth, 8708 North Nineteenth
Ruth H. Watson, 1513 Madison At
Fred E. W. Zuelro, 8447 Ersklne St
auoked into the vortex of enthusiasm by
her father's remarking!
"I wish Harriet were a boy I She would
do more than any of them!"
Then she would, throw away her book,
or her needle and thread, and, donning a
little black coat which she thought made
her look like a boy, she would try to outdo
all the rest till the wood was all In and
the chips swept up. Frequently Mr.
Beecher would raise a point of theology
and start a discussion, taking the wrong
or weakest side himself, to practise the
youngsters in logic.
If the children did not make good fhelr
side of the case he would stop and explain
to them the position, and say "The argu
ment Is thus and so! Now, if you take thts
position you will be able to trip me up!"
Thus raving like a mad woman, Madam
Natl prepared herself to follow her hus
band to the fair which was being held in a
village ten miles distant.
As soon aa Madam Natl had disappeared
round the rock point of a hill, Peppo ran to
the sheds and turned the cows and horses
into the pasture where they might feed
upon the grass and drink from the spring
brook. Then he placed plenty of feed In
side the pen for the swine, filled their
troughs with water, and departed. He
knew what had taken Madam Natl to the
fair she had missed the gold! And ha
knew her husband would hasten home with
all possible speed, knowing that he had not
carried away the treasure. Peppo knew
the couple well enough to fear a great fight
between them, for that Madam Natl would
accuse her husband of foul play, he did not
doubt. And that Tony would return to ac
cuse his wife of having removed the gold
during his absence, and of having hidden
it elsewhere, so that he might not lay
hands on It, Peppo fully realized. So he
knew he must put as many miles between
himself and the wicked Natls as possible.
So he started up the mountainside, going to
the place beside the gorge where he had
talked with the fairy. On drawing near,
the shadow advanced to meet him. "Oo to
the great brown ro&k. look beneath Its edge
and find the box covered with leaves and
moss." So spoke tha Shadow Fairy's voice.
"And, my son. take this as a safe guard
against harm." And before Peppo there
fell a tiny bit of wood Just resembling a
ahlttled bit of stick. Peppo took it up,
placed it Inside his blouse, and .turned to
ask the Shadow Fairy how to use it when
he saw she had faded from sight. "Ah."
said Peppo. "She has departed. But she
has done all that she could do. Bo from
this minute I must think of myself." So
saying, Peppo went to the great brown
box and found tha brass box of gold. He
secreted It Inside a little traveling bag he
had put some clothing into, hung the bag
over a stout stick and went up the moun
tainside. The day was fair, but before
nightfall, clouds gathered. Once a wild
animal came into his path, and remember
ing the tiny stick he carried Inside his
blousa, be quickly took It out and wavod
it round his head. Instantly flashes of
lightning minded his eyes. Then a heavy
pal of thtrnder shook the earth. When
tha lightning and thunder bad subsided,
Peppo saw the wild animal a dangerous
one lying dn&d In hla path. "Ah, the good
Shadow Fairy gave me a wand!" he crtod.
"And I muit una It with caution." But he
knew that he waa now aafe In the face of
any danger. Bo he went on and on, coming
te a hermit's but at night. There ha beg
ged lodging and food. The hermit gave
him both, askmg no queatlona. In the
morning, bar ore the hermit was awake,
Peppo anew te depart. But he bethought
BirthdayBook
This is aSte
Day We
Cewbraie
Juno 4, 1911.
School.
Tear.
racifio 1894
Pacific 1904
Central . . .1901
Cnss '.1895
Windsor 1901
Lake 1896
Howard Kennedy. .1904
Howard Kennedy.. 1898
Pacific 1896
High 1892
High 1893
Lotbrop 1902
High 1894
Deals 1901
Franklin 1895
Saratoga ........1908
Kacrod Heart 1900
Train 1904
Caslellar 1897
High 1896
Monmouth Park ..1903
Columbian 1899
,St. Phllonit na . . . .1897
Pacific 1F00
Monmouth Park ..1899
I'arnam 1904
High 1895
Long ,.1900
Cass . 1900
E.lw. Rosewator ..1904
Lothrop 1908
Park 1903
Edw. Rose water ..1905
High 1896
Train 1901
Windsor 1904
Lothrop ........ .1902
Lake 1897
Franklin 1904
St
Thus he taught them to reason aa he
would have taught them to box or wrestle,
by actual face to face contest.
Their mother was tender, gentle and
sympathizing, but all the discipline and
government was with the father. With
most of his children, when quite young,
he had one, two or three seasons in which
he taught tham that obedience must be
exact, prompt and cheerful, and by a disci
pline so severe that it was thoroughly re
meinbeerd and feared, Ever after a de
cided word of command was all sufficient.
The obedience waa to be speedy and with
out fretting or frowns. "Mind your
mother! Qulckl No crying! Look pleas
ant!" These were words of command
obeyed with almost military speed and pre
cision. McClure's Magailne.
himself of leaving some trifle for the her
mit in payment tor hla entertainment. So
he waa about to place a copper coin of
small value In the table when he remem
bered once again the wand. Taking It out
Of his breast, he touched the copper coin,
and it became a gold coin of great value.
Then, feeling happy that the hermit who
Was very poor would find himself quite,
rich that day, Peppo went on hla way. Ha
met a wayfarer on the top of the long
range, and asked for directions as to how
he might find Villa Rosetl. The aged man
turned and pointed into a valley, far, far
below. "A day's Journey, son, right down
that mountain," he replied. "At the foot
you will come to a lane. That lane will
lead you to good Mother Natl's villa. All
the countryside loves the old lady as they
hate her wicked son." Then the aged trav
eler turned and pursued his way.
Peppo followed the directions the old
man had Indicated, and aoon found himself
far down the mountain.
That evening just as old Mother Natl was
lighting a candle in the pretty living room
of her villa a tap came at the door. She
hastened to open the door, and) lo! thero
atood her long-lost Peppo. "The gods be
praised!" cried Grammy Natl, clasping the
little traveler In her arms. "But, son,"
she cried, "there is something sharp and
hard within thy breast, and It hurts my
arms as I hug you Ugbtiy."
Then, laughing, Peppo drew forth the
brass box containing the old lady's lopt
gold. "It la your gold, Grammy. I told
you I would fetch it when I came bark.
And "Peppo felt for the wand. It haJ
shrunken to one-third Its former sise. He
hastily drew it out, but aa the light and
air touched it, It vanished ilk a shadow.
Then Peppo knew that he was to be trusted
with a fairy's wand no longer. But he
knew he had been favored above most per
sons, and fell on his knees to otter a prayer
of thanks that he had come safely through
the danger of the mountains, with the gold
untouched. And that he and Grammy Natl
were once more together, never to be sep
arated again. For even before he had
finished his strange story of the Shadow
Fairy, Grammy had interrupted to says
"We'll sell the villa, son, for a goodly sum,
and leave these parts, for my son might
seek you here. And he must never lay
bands on you again."
"Tea, Grammy, we'll go far away and
buy a farm and X will tend the cows and
the garden, and we'll be very, very happy."
"And we are Quite rich, my boy." said
Grammy, who had been counting the gold,
"for the little wand, lying In your bosom,
must have come q contact with the brass
box, for the sum of gold has been Increased
many fold.
And Peppo laughed and laughed, saying:
"The good Shadow fairy of bock Gulch."
