THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 19, 1913.
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ALLOWE'EN will soon be
lots of fun for the boys and girls upon this occasion. The
pumpkins are ripe and the Jack-o-Lanterns can bo made very
soon for the Hallowe'en parties. The winter apples nro hang
ing from the branches on the trees and the corn has been
husked and is in the bin. ThCBO fruits of nature all add to
the evening of fun. Did you ever peel an apple so that the
ikin came off In one long strip and then throw that strip over your shoulder
to see Just what letter It would form? Did you over bob for apples in a tub
of water? Then there is the tick-tack to put on the window and pull the
string,' just to let It tap on the glass to let your father and mother know
that you are enjoying the real good fun which they did as boy and girl.
There are so many harmless Jokes for
lowe'en that I hope no one will do
would be nice to have some stories
for Hallowe'en and how they fixed their Jack-o-Lanterns. We are glad to
have so many stories from both the
written for the pago for a long time.
Little Stories
(First Prise.)
Boyhood and Youth of John Muir.
By Milton Roger, Aged 14 Years, J718
uewey Avenue.
Did you ever stop to think of the many
wonderful thing John .Muir did and In
vented? Some are not the most practical
things Invented, but considering the
knowledge he got the things he Invented
v truly wonderful.
His father, , Daniel Muir, was a father
of tha moat strict kind. He kept the
Sabbath most strictly, not letting John
and his, brother and slater leave the
yard.
When the family moVed from Scotland
to America and settled In Wisconsin
John first really began to love nature.
At tho age of 12 he waa put to the plow.
and made to do a man'a work all day.
At the Age of 15 he first began to appre
ciate good literature.
John Mulr's father made the children
go straight to bed after family worship,
which was generally about S o'clock.
John would then steal away with a book
to the kitchen and read. He was lucky
If he got five minutes before his father
would tee the light and make him go to
bed. His father grew Irritated at the
boy's behavior and told him he must go
lo bed with the rest, but he could get up
is early aa he wished In the morning.
Kt night he rose at 'l o'clock and with
tha temperature below freezing he Would
Jo down to the basement and read. At
one end of the basement there were t
few toots. He made a saw out of an old
fashioned corset steel, and he formed
many more tools to odmplcte the set.
Every morning, and ho did not vary
nore than five minutes from 1 o'olock,
a would rise and go down to the cellar
ind make use of the tools.
The first thing he made was a self
lettlnj sawmill. That Invention followed
runy others, such as water wheels, hy
trometers. pyrometers, clocks and barom
iters. He Invented an automatic con
trlvanco for feeding horses at any hour
leslrcd. He made a clock that would
loll the day of the week and month, a
a ell aa strike like a common clock and
point the hours. He also Invented a con
trlvaVite that 'When attached to his bed
t would set him on his feet at any hour
Jeslred and light a fire.
When John Muir Invented these won
ders he know nothing of any kind of
watch or clock. He only knew tho time
law of the pendulum. He made other
clock similar, and 6ne made over forty
years ago still keeps e;ood time. He made
a hugo tower clock w(th four dials. He
made a thermometer that was regulated
by the expansion and contraction of an
Iron rod that was multiplied on the dial
of the thermometer.
There was a state fair held at a town
nearby and John took his clocks and ther
mometer there. He got a prlr of about
US and a diploma.
It was there he found hit longing to
go to the University of Wisconsin. He
was worried about the money end of It,
but ho found It cost little and he could
live simply. s6 he plucked up courage
and asked the dean of the faculty. After
hearing his story he welcomed him there
in the long summer vacation he earned
enough money to put him through the
year, and so for four years he studied
there.
One winter he taught a school In the
country. He had "to get up at about 7
In the bitter cold mornings and go And
light i. fire In the school room. Thla was
very trying, so he brought one Of his
clocks Into use. and so by using certain
acids In connection with the clock he
started a fire mechanically white he was
reposing in, his bed comfortably at home.
Every summer vacation John studied in
soma such work. He also did not let his
love for Invention leave. Ho Invented a
machine that stt him on his feet at any
desired hour and at the aame time It
started a fire and lit a lamp. Then after
a tew minutes allowed for dressing a
click would be heard at the other end of
the room where his wonderful desk was
and a book was pushed out and opened.
Then after a certain time allotted for
studying that book It was closed and' the
next book was pushed forth, while the
other one waa going back. And so each
book went' tho same way every morning.
He also used the early morning sun's
rays to work his machine. These are
only some of the many things thts won
derful lad did. He loved his Inventions,
but mors he loved nature, and In the
book written by himself on his youth,
from which I have gotten ray knowledge,
he closes, saying: "But I was Only leav
ing one university for another the Wis
consin university for the university of the
wilderness."
(Second Prize.)
The Teit.
By Katherlne North. Aged 1 Years, 510
X. Thirtieth St, Omaha. Bed Bide.
Edith and Ethel were Cousins. Ethel
wan the daughter of a rich merchant and
Edith Was the daughter of a poor car
penter. One day when they were going
to school 'Edith said to Ethel, "We are
going to have a test In history thU
morning."
"I don't care," aald Ethel, "for I
know I shall get 100."
"Did you Study last night?" aald
Edith. "I tried to get you to come over,
but no one would answer."
What? Me study?" said Ethel. "I
ihould say not.. We went to tha balL"
When the teached told them to head
heir papers for history there was a great
rnny sad faces among the class, but
.mi Edith's face was not that kind.
Ethel was seen many times looking over
the girl's shoulder In front and copying
tut Edith s eyes were kept on her own
paper When the half hour was up tho
teacher gathered up all the papers.
After school everybody In the class
here, and I know that there will be
boys and girls to enter Into for Hal
any harm to anyone or anything. It
from Busy Bees telling of their plans
new Busy Boos and those who have
by Little Folk
was asking questions about the answers
and Ethel finally came to the conclusion
that she didn't know as much as she
thought she did.
Tho next day when the teacher read
the marks it was not with a happy
voice, but with a sad one. "There was
only one 100 and that was through hard
work. Edith Bannister received It," said
the teacher dolefully.
Bho handed Edith her paper and read
the rest 6f the marks. "Ethel. JO, the
poorest In the class," and It was just
because she was so conceited.
(Honorable (Mention.)
A Thanksgiving Story.
By Anna Zlmmermann, Aged 10, Gretna,
Neb. Blue Bide.
Many years agd there lived In the city
of New York an old mem and his wife.
They lived alone. They were very poor
people, but they were so happy and kind
to every one. Thanksgiving was almost
here and they said: We have not enough
money to buy a turkey or anything else
for our Thanksgiving dinner. That night.
Just before Thanksgiving, these two old
people went to bed, The old man went
outside of the door to get somo wood
to build the flro with. To his surprlsa
he found on their doorstep a basket with
a card pinned on the basket. Ho took
It In the house and his good wife took
the cover off and looked In It. There
they found a turkey, already dressed,
cranberries for a pie, some fruit and
other good things to eat. After they had
all of the provisions out, and, last of
all, they found an envelope, .and broko It
open and found a twenty-dollar gold
piece. On the card was written! "To tho
people who are poor." This Is why every
one should be hippy on Thanksgiving
day. '
The Adopted Girl.
By Ida Thompsen, Aged 11 T$ars, Box 90,
Weston, la
Once' upon a time there was a little,
girl named Hester. Her mother and father
did not want her, so she was sent to the
asylum. Tho people at the asylum tried
to get somebody to take her,' but theyj
woum iiqi. do one uny one ran airuy troni
the asylum. She walked on till-she came
to a place where there were pretty
flowers all around It. The lady that lived
In the house was Mrs. Thorton. She'' was
watching the child as she cams toward
tho hOuss. As she Came nearer to the
house Mrs. Thorton asked her If she was
tired and she took her Into the house and
4rave! her a glass of milk and a plate
of cookies. She told Mrs. Th6rton that
she came from the asylum because they
did not want her. Mrs. Thorton told her
she might Stay over night If she wished.
Mrs. Thorton liked tha little girl and
made up her mind to adopt her. The next
morning when Hester came down to
breakfast Mrs. Thorton asked her it she
would like to bo her tittle girl. The little
girl was very glad to stay and Mrs.
Thorton wrote to the asylum the next
day and told them she would adopt
Hester, The little girl loved her new
home and Mrs. Thorton soon began to
sew clothing for Hester because she
did not have any with her.
She Is staying with Mrs. Thorton yet
and Is a large girl now.
The, Bird and the Chickens.
By Esther Gates, Aged IS Years, Route 2.
Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho.
I am going to tell the readers of The
Beo about a bird that came to our
place and took up with our chickens,
It was about the size of A meadow
lark. It had a grayish body with a yellow
breast. It had a white ring under its
throat and a black topknot.
It was a strange bird to us and when
we first discovered It It was running
with a hen and little chickens. The bird
would go Wth the hen and chickens In
tha daytime, but at night would roost
In th henhouse with the rest of the
chickens. When the hen weaned her little
ones the bird still ran with her. She tried
to get rid of It, but all was In vain, for
wherever she went It went, too.
The bird stayed with her for about two
months and one cold morning it was
found out by the haystack dead. We were
afterwards told by tho description we
gave that it was a mountain quail.
Gentle luth.
By Mbllle Oorenman. 805 South Seventh
Street. Omaha. Red Bide.
"I wonder who that girl Is," was heard
throughout the room In a school. Ruth
Harrison, just from the country, was
the girl the other pupils were talking of.
She was 1J years of ags and was In the
sixth grade. Her father and mother
were very poor, but, although she didn't
have nl dresses, they were neat. No
tne would go with her and oftentimes
the tears Would come to her eyes and
she would think that she was the un-
happiest girl on earth. The girls teased
her and the boys called her names. But
she never answered them back, as other
children would. Day by day she became
sadder and the children called her mors
names. At last the day cam when
sweet, gentle, little Jluth didn't come to
school. Th children wondered why sh
didn't come, but nobody knew. Another
day passed and still she didn't come,
At last, oh the third day a boy and girl
who knew where her house -was, went
down and tried to find out why Ruth
didn't come to school. When they came
In, It was very still, They were then ad
mitted Into Ruth's room. It was very
still there, because she was sick. She
looked at the boy and girl with sorrow.
ful eyes. They felt very sorry and
begged to be forgiven, ens was just
going to say something when all of a
sudden she stopped breathing. Bh was
BUSY BEE WHO IS ALSO A
MUSICIAN.
dead. Tho doctor said she died because
she was heartbroken.
The angels carried her soUl to para
dise, and often tears of joy would come
to her eyes and she would think that
sh was the happiest being In heaven.
The children were all very sorry when
she died, and If a new boy or girl came
to their school they never teased them
again.
A Western Trio.
Viola pospeshll. Aged 14 Years, Venus,
On the morning- of Septomber 6. at P
o'clock, my mother and father, my
brother and myself started on a trip
to Chadron. Neb.. In our Michigan car.
My oldest brother and my sister hail
taken claims fourteen miles north of
Chadron, last winter, and about two'
monins ago tney went out with a covered
wagon, a buggy and a counle of team.
Tha distance from hero to Chadron Is
about 310 miles.
We went to O'Neill first and then fol
lowed tho automobile road that goes from
Omaha to the Yellowstone park. Wo
Went through Atkinson, Stuart and a
few miles north bf Stuart, where we
stfcpped it a little creek to get somo
water, and while we were standing thero
a Ford car came up from the west and
my father talked with tho man and he
said that he and his family had been
out to the Black Hills and they had.
gone through Chadron. He said tho
roads wero marked all the way and
that the roads were good. We then went
on and crossed the Niobrara river and
came Into Cams, where we got soma
water and then wo started out again.
North of Cams wore th first plno trees
I had ever seen. Then we passed through
the towns of Sprngvlew, Norden and
Sparks, and at Valentine wo saw somo
more plno trees, and north of Valentine
wo crossed a big creek. We had good
roads all the way until about halfway
"-i rt v ev . t a. " rui t- it. a - w pi 'ini t iiv r:m rue i . it sjt av i .hm .
The Idler finds loafing pleasant enough at first "He should
worry" if the world la spinning along without him plenty of tlmo
to enjoy (he sunshine and to catch up later. But when the dawdler
thinks of arising and following bis friends he finds that Idleness has
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between Valentine and Cody; then the
roads began to be a tittle sandy, From
Cody we should have gone to Gordon,
but we missed fhe way and got into
Merriman, also Into the sand hilts. Quito
n few people got lost here. West of
Merriman w had quite a time to find
the right road. There were no houses
near and nothing but sand In all direc
tions. Nothing but sand and cactus. The
car could hardly pull through all that
sand. Wo kept on tho prairie nearly
nil tho time. W saw many sod houses
on the way, which-were the first I had
ever seen. We got Into soma better
roads a few miles from Gordon and we
had fine roads all the rest of the way
to Chadron.
From Gordon we went through Clin
ton, Rushvlllc, Hay Springs, Bordeaux,
and then we. got to Chadron just .as they
were, having the Dawes county fair. It
took us1 tWo and a half days to get out
there. We had slept in our car both
night on tho way,
We found my brother and sister In the
grandstand with some friends. The next
day ire all went to the fair. They had
a horse, race, pacing, and the soldiers
had all kinds of races, such As the reecuo
race, the relay race and potato race, etc
They done everything on their Worses.
One soldier had a trained horso that
coutd do all sorts of tricks, Ilka shaking
his head. "yeB" or "no," shaking hands,
bowing, marching to the band muslo and
Picking up a couple of handkerchiefs and
a hat. The Indians had a war dance, all
dressed In tholr war paints and costumes.
They had all sorts of races. There was
some broncho busting also. "Prairie
Pawn," tha famous broncho buster, rod a
a bucking broncho. niuibell, a sorrel
horse, went up a flight of stairs about
forty feet high and from tho top dived
into a tank of.wutcr In the ground. They
had flrcwoika and a slow automobile raco
end a fast automobile race. Thero wero
only two automobiles that tan In tho
fast race. The second car looked Hko
nn old car, as It did not have any hood
nor seats on and the driver had a box
to sit on, while another man hung on
to tho side so the car wouldn't tip over.
Just as he started to go around tho.
second time, ho was going around a turn,
the box started to slip, the driver turned
the wheel and the car shot Into the fence
and the splinters of the box and th
fence flew up Into the air. Both of the
men flew oft just as tha driver turned
the wheel, but It was lucky that nobody
was hurt. In the evening we went to
tho dance hall, and we went in lo sco
tho roulette wheel and my sister and I
took a couple of merry-go-round rides.
Whllo out there I saw a coyote and
The Web
two snakes, one being n rattlesnake
itth no rattles, but just n button.
Onn day my sister ami 1 put on our
riding skirts and took our picture
tn horses ss a couple of "MHvjslrls " t
had alt the wild ducks and rabbits I
wanted to eat out thtw. It mined Just
before we started for home, and I did
r.ot like tho country then, as the "gumbo "
was so sticky.
On Thursday morning we started for
home. Wo went through tha same towns
as when wo went out there. The pine
r.dge was Very pretty. We nto our din
ner on the blugrass by n nice little creek
cast of Bordeaux. When wo got to Gor
don we went from thero to Cody and
found a pretty good road. At Valentino
we couldn't find the right road out Of
town. Wo started out of town three
times and overy time we came back, until
Ihe fourth time we found the right road
When w got a few miles from Stuart
we took the wrong road, and cast of
Stuart we got lost again and got Into
Emmet Then, from O'Neill we went to
Page and then home. We got to Venus
in the afternoon on Saturday. It took us
two days nnd a half to get back. It was
good to be home again.
Letter from Busy Bee.
By Alice Elvira Crandcll. Aged 10 Years,
Chapman, Neb. Btue Sid.
Pear Busy Boesi I am sorry I have
not been writing to you lately. My
father sold our store and house and wo
are building a new house, which we will
os In about Thanksgiving.
I was 10 years old on September 3,
which brought me In my eleventh year.
I am n the fifth grade and I like my
teacher Very well.
I hope all the Busy Bees are getting
along tine In their school work, for I
am.
I am sending a story which I have
named "A Kalry Tale," and I hope to
win a prlx on It. Goodby,
A Trip to Fairyland.
By Miriam Werner, Aged 10 Years, 3S1J
Lincoln Boulevard, Omaha, Neb.
Edith was sitting In tho library read
ing her books. She had been reading for
a while when she got tired of them.
Bhe was looking at the wall paper when
a little door opened In tho wall. Then
out stepped a fairy.
Bhe said, "Edith, would you like to
visit Fairyland T" "Oh, yes," said Edith.
"Well. then, come with me." and they
walked through the little door.
First of all, she saw Little Red Riding
Hood with the fox. They were very glad
to see her. The fairy Introduced Edith
to I.lttle Red Riding Hood and the fox.
They were very glad to see her.
Next they saw Aladdin and his wonder
ful lamp. Oh, but his lamp was bright,
and It dasilcd Edith for a minute. Alad
din was very glad to seo Edith, too. Ho
showed Edith his palace. Edith thought
his palace very pretty.
The fairy said they would have to
leave him now because they wanted to
see Fairyland.
Thoy were walking up the street when
they saw Prudy .reading her story book,
Prudy did not seo them at first, but then
the fairy said to her, "This Is Edith,
and I am showing her Fairyland. Woll,
we must leave you n6w. Goodby." They
went on until they came to a little farm
house, and on tho porch was Mother
Goose and Jack Horner, They were in-
of Idleness
spun Its web about him, and the
hope of progress. Break the web
better, never let It bog r
I Elk
SIWDAV, (HTOnim 10.
Year. Name and Address. School
1906 Urn Armstrong, 1051 South 23d St Mason
1902 Uolvn Bcrkey, 2003 Wirt St Lothrop
1904 Onrvln Bone, 505 South 31st St Farnam;
1001. 4 . . . .Hthol May Brown, 3210 Plnkney St Howard Kennedy
1899 Harry Carlson, 120 South 27th St Farnam'
1901 Kllzabeth Chalfout. 143G North 19th St Kellomi
1S97 Amelia England, 2767 Cuming St Webster'
1903 Karl Goodwin. 323 North 20th St Central!
1901 Gladys Hagolln, 1810 North 25th St Long
1907. Lonh Hannah, 114 North 28th Ave Farnam
1906 Matccl Hoover, 2510 South 11th St Bancroft
1901 Virginia Houts, 4213 Sahler St Saratoga.
1901 Krcd Jotferson, 2202 North 27th St Long?
1903 Dorothy Kcarnoy, 3419 Sherman Ave ....Sacred Hoartj
1903 Bertha Elhor Larson, 1304 North 46th St Walnut Hilt
1903 Nolla McMillan, 3314 North 23d St Vinton!
1900 William Marshall, 1438 Westerfleld Ave.. Ed ward Rosewater)
1004 Qeorgo Mullck, 3608 Charles St Franklin.
1902 Mildred B. Othmer, 4724 North 39th St Central Park)
1908 Bumlce Marie Porry, 4018 Lafayotto Avo Walnut Hlllj
1899. .., .Helen Loutso Puis, 2020 North 18th St ........ .Lnkai
1902 Irmnn Qulnn, 3012 Gold St Windsor
1906 Marguerlto Annette Shalberg, 4124 Nicholas St. . ..Walnut Hill
1898 Franco D. Smith, 2807 Fowler Ave...'. Monmouth Paris
1003 Qracro Tague, 1722 North 26th Bt ....Long)
1912 Herman Wetner, 815 North 48th Bt Saunders
vlted to dlna with Mother Ooose. After
dinner they talked with Mother Goose
until It was tlm to go on. They were
walking on th road leading to th fair
and they saw Simple Simon going to the
fair. Simple Simon had his tart, aa
usual. Ho had on a green hat and green
pants, and a whit waltt and light green
stockings and blaok ahoes. He was
dressed qulto nice. Ths fairy said they
had seen Fairyland. Edith 'said she had
a nice time. She w6uld have to tell her
mother and father about It. The fairy
sftld goodby to Edith and Edith said
goodby to tho fairy. Edith thanked net
very much. As soon as Edith knew what
she was doing she was sitting In the li
brary. The Tiger.
By Madeline Kenyon. Aged 13 Years.
Cuming Street, Omaha. Blus Bid.
The tiger Is a giant eat. His body Is
nearly covered with black stripes. Un
!M( Hi lion, twt runs so fast that the
awlftcst horw cannot overtake him. He
goes over tho ground by making bounds
or springs, one after another.
By night, as well as by day, tha tiger
watches, for his prey. With a frightful
roar ha will sclso a roan and carry htm
Lions have great whiskers, and so have
tigers and all other animals or cat Kina.
Whenever you find an animal with
whiskers llko the cats, you may bo sUre
that that animal steal softly among
hrnhrtira nnd thick bushes. BV the
slightest touoli on tho tiger's whiskers he
knows when there Is anything In bis roua.
A few years later som English officers
...a... ,, a hunt. lVn,n rnmlnr hnm
from their day's sport thoy found a little
tiger kitten. They took It with them ana
tied It with a collar and chain tn ih polo
or their tent, it piayeu anoui to mo ue
light of all who saw It. One eVenlng,
bonds of habit hold him beyond
of Idleness at the beginning; or,
R. J1 1 .iB. J
"This Is tho day wo celebrate."
,
just aa It was growing dark, they heard,
a sound that frightened them greatly. I(
was tha roar of a tiger. Th kltteri
pulled at th chain and tried to brealj
away. With a sharp cry It answered thd
voles outside. All at ono a large tigress
bounding In the middle of the tent, caught
th kltttn by her neck and broke thi
chain which bound It; then, turning tcj
the door of the tent, she dashed away)
as suddenly aa she had come.
Lillie, the Cripple.
Bv Sarah Falar, Aged 13 Years. 511 South
Tenth Street. Omaha, Neb. Blue Side. '
Llllle sat by tho window of her rooml
looking wistfully at the crowded streoti
below. How slio loved to watch them.1
Young and old secVned happy. She was
the daughter of a wealthy merchant whol
had retired from business.
A few days after Llllle was born they
found out that she had a broken leg,'
which made her a cripple.
When sho was 3 years old her mother
died, but when she was 8 years old her
father married again.
Having her own children to take cars!
of, she had no time to give much at.
tehtlon to Llllle.
Little, being 10 years old and a sweet,
patient child, she never told her fatherl
how she was neglected.
She learned from her governess that
sha could never be cured and that was
why sho wa looking wistfully at tho
Crowded street below.
When her father returned from his
wak Llllle told him she felt better than
she had for many days. Bha then asked
him to hold her hand In his until she
was asleep. Hhs soon was sleeping
soundly. Her father then ndtlced that
a smile was on her face. IU War. yery
frlghtened when he saw this, for Llllle
looked at that moment like her mother
did when she was dying.
He shook her gently, but Llllle would
not awaken. Bhe had fallen Into her last
sleep on earth.
Where the Pretty Path lad.
By Iona Anderson. Aged ii Years, Wes
ton, la., Box BJ.
T vrent to spend my long vacation with
my gtandma and grandpa In the country.
My grandpa had an old whit horse
named Btsy. lie owned her ever since,
mamma was a little trlrl. and I and
Bstsy Soon became great friends. Every
day grandmn would gv me two apples,
two biscuits id two lumps of suger In
a little basktt.
Betsy soon learned to expect me. and
waited for me at the bars. She knew
that half of. what was in the basket was
meant tot her. A Very pretty path camo
In at ona end of the pasture. I often
wondered where it went, but I never
dard to go )n very far alone. One day
my cousins. Ida and Florence, came
over to visit me, and I showed them all
over the farm. So I thought I had a
good chance to go down the path, Ida
and Florence said they would like to go,
very much, When we came to tha end
of the path we came upon a lovely little
pond, covered with lilies. We could not
reach them, so Ida and I t06k off ouri
ahoes and stockings and waded for them
and got all we could carry. Grandma
was delighted with them. She sold she
hsd not had any lllls from that oldi
Pond since grandpa used to bring them
to her, years and years before.
P. B.-I sm a new Busy Bee and would
Ilk to Join the blue side.
A Runaway Monkey.
By ChriM,n Dalsgard. Aged 10 Years, 218
North Nineteenth Street, Omaha.
Not long ago a little tame monkey was
brought from the south hero by travelers.
The little monkey was kept in tho house,
snd one night escaped. In some way he
entered a house and made his way up
stairs. After going through some of the
rooms ho went Into a room where a boy
lay asleep. This mischievous little ani
mal was bent on mischief and here was
his ohance. He scratched the little fel
low's face until he awoke. But he would
not leave him alone and would have put
his eyes out had not the other persons
In the house been awakened by his
screams and came to the rescue. But
the monkey escaped and wandered about,
looking for and doing mora mischief until
the next day, when he was captured and
taken back to his owners. He was care
fully watched and not allowed to get
away after that.
Early Settlers.
By Luclle Ueals, Aged IS Years, Emerson,
la. Blue Side.
Once upon a time when the woods wero
covered with wild animals and wild and
savage Indian, a family named Smith
came over from England to make their
horn here. On day when Mr- Smith
and Mr. Brown were getting ready to go
to town a man came and told them to
hurry along to Blsmark to help settta
about som angry Indians. Mr. Smith
had a borrowed girl to stay and take
car of his three children because their
mother was dead. Elsie, the borrowed
girl, got their food rtady for them. They
started on the Journey and said they
would be back the next day. But Mr
Smith got sick and they had to stay
another day. The Indians killed Elsie,
the borrowed girl, and captured the
chtldren. Mr. Smith felt bad for a long
time.