THE OMAUA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 4, 1914.
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The Busy Bees
ANY of tho Busy Bees probably recolvcd Interesting books for
Christmas. If you havo some Interesting stories about birds
and animals and their habits and haunts, the children will ha
pleased to hear about them.
Their Own Page
Mj
Wo havo a largo number of new wrltors for tho page,
and some of the new Busy Bees do not understand the rules.
Tho letters or stories must bo original. Now this is very difficult for the
young children to try to think of something nobody, else has written about,
but you will find that it is much more filn, and much more Interesting, to
mako up a story all your own. Two now wrltors did not understand and
sent fn fables copiod from books.
Ali the prize winners for this week nro on tho Blue side. Tho flnt
prize is awarded to Madeline Kenyon, the second prize to Viola Pospeshll,
and Elsie Knoll receives honorable montlon.
Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prlro.) i
Mamma's Present.
Madellno Kenyon, Aged 12 Tears. 3
Cuming Street. Omaha. Blue Side.
Jesslo played a good Joke on her
mother. ' This is the way she did it:
Jessie had gone to the woods with
Jamlo and Joe to get green, branches to
trtm up tho lioil;e for Christmas. She
woro her llttlo cap, her white furs and
her red loggings.
Sho was a merry llttlo girl. Indeed; but
she felt sad the morning of Christmaa
because her mother had said, "The chil
dren will all get Christmas presents, but
1 don't expect any for myself. Wo arc
too poor this year "
When Jessie told her brother this, they
all talked about It a great deal.
"Such a good, kind mamma and' no
Christmas present.. It's too bad."
"I don't like it," said llttlo Jessie, with
a tear In her eye.
"Oh, sho has you." said Joe.
"But 1 am not something new," said
Jessie.
"Well, you will bo new, Jessie," said
Joe, "when you get back. Sho has not
teen von for an hour."
Jessie Jumped and laughed. "Then put
me In the basket and carry me to mam
ma and say I am her Christmas pres
ent."
So they put her In the basket, and put
green branches all around her. It was
a Jolly ride. They sat her down on tho
doorsteD and went In and said, "Thero's
a Christmas present out thero for you,
mamma."
Mamma went and looked, and there,
In a basket of green branches, sat her
own llttlo laughing girl.
"Just tho very thing I wanted most,"
Bald mamma.
"Then, dear mamma," 'said Jessie,
bounding out of her leafy nest, "I should
think It would bo Christmas for - mam
mas all tho time, for they soo their llttlo
girls every day."
(Second Prize.)
Etlilinda's Best Present.
Viola Pospeshll, aged M Years, Venus,
xncd. uiuo ssiae.
"Ow-w-w-ow-w," came a wall from the
doorstops.
"B-r-r-oww-w," It came again.
Etheltnda stopped short, dropped the
stocking . she was holding, and- with a
low exclamation, sprang to the door, and
threw It open.
On the doorstep she beheld a little
brown puppy, which' was shaking and
whining with cold and fear. She picked
him up and took him Into the warm
kltcben.
It was Christmas night and Ethellnda
and her llttlo 4-year-old sister, Adalene,
were Just hanging up their stockings
when they wero startled by a pitiful wall
from the door. They lived in tho country
with their mother and father.
"Now, do you nuppose you are going
to keep the little puppy?" . asked Mr.
Cole, Ethcllnda'a father. He did not like
dogs and cats ry well.
"Oh. papa," said Ethellnda, with tears
in her eyes. "Please let mo keep the
poor little .thing. We have never had
little dog that we could call our own.'
"Oh. very well." said Air. Cole, "but
please keep him out of my way."
A year had passed and now Rollo, as
Kthellnda and Aladene called their pet,
was a larse St. Bernard dog.
While Kthellnda was at school Hollo
and Aladene would have great times
playing together, and when It was
o'clock they would go to meet Ethellnda,
Hollo and Aladene went to meet Ethe
llnda this Christmas evening, and they
went Just to Wood Jake. On this night
Ethellnda was a llttlo late, so they
waited. Aladene wert to the lake and
started to skate on the Ice. Kollo sat
watching on the bank. Then there was
a cry, the sound of breaking Ice and
Aladeno disappeared beneath the surface
of the water. Just at this Instant Kthe
llnda came around the bend, Just In time
to see her little sister disappear. As
Hollo saw Ethellnda he gave one pitiful
lowl and Jumped Into the cold waters
of the lake and In a few seconds he was
cn the bank again and Aladene was In
Kthellnda's arms. They hurried homo.
Aladene had a very bad cold and was
sick In bed for a few days. There was
one that always sat by her bed, and that
one was Itollo. But roon Aaladene was
wtll and she and Rollo played out in the
snow together.
A week after Christmas they were all
sitting In the kitchen. Itollo was
tlretched out In front of the fire. A pair
.rmx stele softly around Mr. Colo's
rck.
"Papa." Ethellnda said, "aren t you
.i. that vou let us keen Hollo? You
i!k Hollo, don't you?"
"-. Kthellnda." said her father, "I
a ilk. nnlln. He Is the best dog I have
ever seen."
EtheUnda was often heard to say,
"Hollo was my best Christmas present."
(Honorable Mention.)
The Twins' Birftidav.
Eltlc KnolL Gretna. Neb , Aged
Years, uiue ome.
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TTf THE PAOF
BUSY BEE WHO TAKES DELIGHT ldo ' Something "Brecabie. of
"Head our 19U dalrte to one another,
responded frank. othirwlc 911m).
"Pooh, oofl Whafa ttw matter with
your upper story, kid?" George (Tub) ex
claimed In npinreiu alarm, "do, get the
penny doctor, somebody, nulck, '
Frank laughed. "Well, I seo that ptah
don't suit," he salds "how about skating
the old year out and the new year In?"
"That s finer than silk." wild a he'wly
enrolled "tenderfoot," ca'.led by his com
panions Sleepy.
"Well, guess that goes, then," Cleorso
said enthusiastically. "Now, let's get a
move on."
They went down town to get What noise
making apparatus tho llttlo place af
forded, Then thoy and some companion
walked a half nillo to a Mr. Seymour's
lake. They Immediately proceeded to
gather brush and everything else that
was Inflammable. After a goodly sited pllo
had been made nt six different places
where tho light would shine on tho laho
as brightly ns possible. thoy went home
to their suppers and nto like half starved
wolves.
The news quickly spread nnd by 11:30
country 'Jay,' but ho went about his . Christmas, but Vila father had said for
business In a quiet way. He seen ho I him to wait and see.
either had to fight or bo a source of I Night came on nnd Jim went to bed.
it-mma Julia. Read.
not. for dear father shall not spend his
money on mo unless I need a pair of
shoes or something useful," answered
Anna, and sho set to work sewing more
clothes, and thought May very rudo in
talking that way.
May was Just going to answer when
the door opened and In came their-father,
He had two boxes under his arm. In
which he showed he had not forgotten
the girls' birthday. "Girls," said he
1 havo something very good hero and
you each get to have a box." "I want
thnt largest one," said May, Jumping up
and snatching It from her father's arm
"Now, Anna, you must havo a box, tod
Now, take this little gift, which Is all
can givo you," said their father. "All
Ighf," said Anna, "I'd rather have the
smallest box anyway," and her father
gavo It to her gently. "I'm going down
stairs for a drink and then you can sea
what you have In your .boxes," sold their
father, and he closed the door.
May and Anna each sat In tho corner
and opened their boxes. They had blue
baby ribbons and blue tlssuo paper
around them. May opened hers, which
was tho largest, and, to her dismay, saw
nothing In It but a slip of paper, saying
"This largest box Is awarded to tho girl
who Is unkind nnd greedy." May hung
her head and looked very sober. Anna
was too busy opening her box, and, to
her Joy, saw oranges, candy, bananas,
peanuts, etc., and also a slip of paper
saying: "This Is awarded to the girl
who Is kind and not "greedy."
Anna was going to look at May, ex
pecting her to be very happy, when sho
saw her head bowed In hor lap. Just
U-en their father came In, saying: "Girls,
I merely wanted to try you and see
which ono Is the kindest!' but, May,
will give you a good box now: but never
bo greedy like that again." May looked
terribly ashamed and sad and resolved
to be good after that, and 1 hope sho
was, don't you?
Tom and the Sugar.
By Mildred Mullaly, Aged 9 Years, 70S
North Thirty-Third Street, South
Omaha. Blue Side.
Little Tom whs very fond of sweets, He
always a to Jum at lunch until his' mother
took tho Jar away from htm. When he
had hot milk to drink he filled tho cupj
half full of sugar. - At Christmas and 'on
his birthday he -would say: "Don't give
me toys. I'd rather have candy than
anything' else."
One day Tom was n the kitchen alone
when tho grocer boy brought In a basket
of packages. Tom saw his mother fill u
Jar with flno BUgar and set' It away In
tho pantry. ' .
"Givo nosomo sugar, please, mother,"
ho said.
"No,"' said his mother. "I nm going to
put a stop to your eating 'so much sugar.
It Is n6t good for you. But I will givt
you some bread and butter'
"I don't want any," said Tom, feeling
very cross. , ;
"Very well," said .his mother, and went
out of tho kitchen.
Tom was toft with tho'' cook, who soon
wont down In the cellar to skim milk
Tom stepped softly into tho pantry and
raised tho lid oft tho Jar. Oh, how nice
and white it looked.
"It won't hUrt Just to cat a little,
thought Tom. So he. seized a handful of
sugar and crowded It Into his mouth.
Just as he had finished eating It he
heard his mother's step In tho hall. II
ran out of the pantry Just as she came
In tho room.
"Havo you been at the sugar, Tom
sho asked.
Tom was frightened. Ho feared ho
would be punished If he told tho truth,
so he told a He.
"I was Just looking at It," he said,
didn't take a bit."
His mother did not any anything. Sho
took him by .tho,. shoulder and led him
Into the parlor, where there was a long
mirror. Tom'lqoked In and saw-that the
front. of. hlashlrt was covered. with, flno
sugar, lib, began to cry. ,
"Y6u seo your waist told on you," said
his mother, "You ought to bo punished,
but I will tell ,you a story Instead, for
I don't think you over told mo a- false
hood befo'rp and I hope you will never
again,"
Then sho drew Tom to her Jneb and
told him, tho story of George Washington
and the "cherry tree. She then asked him.
If ho wpu'ld not be a good boy like George,
nnd he promised to try very hard.
a very large skating party una
gono to the lake Indeed, the Ico was
taxed to the utmost to hold up tho gnth-
rlng throng of fun-makers.
For half nn hour boys and girls glided
over tho Ice In groups, In couples and
singly. Now nnd then a horn began to
toot.
All of a sudden the ehlireh hells of the
vlllago wero heard to ring. Immediately
tho tooting of horns, Jingling of bells,
the noise of the racquets and tho power
of many lusty lunss made a most tcrrlflo
noise.
A boy by the nlcknamo of "Cheery"
wos skating slowly nlong with tho crowd.
blowing a tin. horn with all his might.
lio did- not see the danger and skated out
upon thin Ice. llo suddenly felt himself
sinking, and also felt tho fcold water.
He was undoubtedly frightened, but when
hla feet struck tho bottom ho again re
covered his usual coolness. Ho found
hlmsolf Immorscd to h!a nrmplta and his
head was tho only "part of his body nbovo
tho' Ice. He noticed Slim coming towanl
hlnv ringing a racquet with all hfs might.
"Keep away!" cried Cheery, barely In
time. "The Ico Is thin hore. Say, give mo
a hand, will you? I'm 'bout froze!"
Would you ever!',' exclaimed tho
Btartled Slim. '
Yes, I would you evexlQo-er.rno o-out
of thl-ls, qul-l-lckl" chattered tho poor
fellow.
"Hey, fellows, como horcj hurry upt
Cheery Rays tho water Ib coldl" yolled
Slim nt tho top of his voice.
By tho time tho would-bo rescuers nr-
Hvcd, Slim had Cheery out of tho water.
Happy Now Yearl" grinned Cheery to
tho bunch. Ho and Slim -wont over to
the nearest fire. There, amid many, stage
whispered conversation as: "Pay, that's
the first time I ever snrv. hlin tackle
anything ho didn't finally Thero' Isn't
so much water hereabout that he ought
to punish It severely. Maybo the cold
enhanced him a little, though. I bet he
wept and got cold feet;'' ho took oft his
Shoes and stockings and sweater. Then
he proceeded to dry himself nnd his
clothes in the beat manner possible: As
soon' as he had dried his clothes he and
his four chums went to the club room
and Cheery was given a' g6od'riib down.
"Well, Choory.' sold Tub, "so far this
year your life has been filled with' thrill
ing adventure. May tho rest of tho year
bo as happy as It started out. Bo-long."
"Goodby," laugho'd Cheery as he closed
amusement fcr the rest of the boys. It
camo soon. V
"One day tho 'bullies,' with their favor
lto 'Tom Jerry,' passed Tom on his way
to school. Jerry demanded that Tom tip
his hat to him. He saw at onco Tom
wasn't going to do It, so ho slapped him
In tho face. Up comes Tom's temper with
a Jump. Why, ho knocked Jerry of'n tits
feet.
"Tom had u black cyo when lie got
ter school, hut Jerry stayed out a week.
After ttiat Tom was boss of the school.
There was no more bullyln' tlono Jest
because ft plain backswoods boy had
pluck."
Self-Confidence.
By Corrluo Stearns, Aged It Years,
Boscx, In.
"Mother," suld Alice ono day, as she
camo homo from school.
"What Is It, Atlce?" said her mother'.
"Our class nt school Is going to spell
down and 1 mean to try to spell down
tho other seventh Kruno class. Prof, Gatx
Is going to give us tho words nnd the
ono that stands up tho longest Is going
to get a prize. But ho will not let us
brlnj? homo our spellers and the contest
Ih this afternoon."
"I would not worry If I were you. All
you need Is self-confidence."
Tho day of tho contest arrived nnd It
did not take long for tho hour to arrive.
When It did arrive all tho pupils In tho
seventh grade seemed excited, but Alice
was very cool nnd self-confident nnd by
her self-confidence sho won the prlzo.
Jim's Christmas,
By Mnrccllus Nelson. Aged IS Years, 3S02
.Charles Street. Oinuhn. Hed Side,
In tho wild forests of Canada, In tho
nrovlnco of Alberta, thero Is & little log
cabin situated about thirty miles north
cast of Kdmonton.
Jim's father trapped for n living and
whon ho would get a boatload of furs
ho would take them down tho river to
Ednionlon.
It wus tho night before Christmas and
Jim's father had to go to town for sup
piles. A notghbor had been sick, so Jim's
mother had gono over thoro. Bcforo
oolne sho hod made him nomo candy
Jim hod asked his father for a rifle for
In the nlnlit he suddenly awoko and
thero was n benr standing eating his
candy, Tho bear, smelling tho candy, had
pushed open the door and walked In.
Jim grabbed his father's shotgun and
shot at lilm. netting up from where the
gun had kicked htm he saw iho btar
lying thero dead.
in tho morning his father arrived and
when ho saw the bear ho said that the
benraklh would bring fia at least. i
Busy Bee, too. 1 am 9 years old. I m
In the fourth grade. My teacher's name
Is Miss Alice Davis. I am going to bo on
the BIuq side.
Columbus, Nee SARAH HUHWIT.
My Dog and I.
Donatd Conloy Aged 10 Years, Went
Point, Neb. Hed Side.
This Is tho first time I have ever writ
ten to tho Busy Bees. 1 go to school
every day ahd like my teacher very
much. And I a too go to Sunday school
every Sunday, t have a largo shepherd
dog; his name Is Hover. My pim h
a creamery nnd feed store. Wo live up
stairs over tho store. I have a spotted
pony. His name Is Caple, I deliver feed
with htm. Ho Is very gentle.
A Kind Girl.
Aged 11 Year. 710
Btreeu Biuo side.
lly Trances Calvert.
South Thirty-seventh
Ono day a girl was out playing hav
ing lots of fun. This girl's name wan
Ruth, A poor girl came by and said:
"May I play, too?" And Ruth said,
'fiurely you may play." Then they
played until they got tired and so they
went Into the house and had Ico cream
and cake and played games and then
went home. This tioor little girl did not
know this was a birthday party Until the
next day, and so she gave Ruth a vrr.s
ent afterwards. They went to school all
the time with each other and played And
became great friends ever after. I think
that Ruth was very kind, don't you7
I hopo I'll win a prize.
The Work.
By Mildred Kinney, Route No. 1, Con
corl. -Neb. uiue Bide.
On Tuesday wo Iron, nnd such work
Oh, my! The starched things and ruffles
My nerves aro always tried. Then the
shirts and the collars, and handkerchiefs.
too. There are so many of them I'll
nover get through.
Please put this story In, dear editor,
Busy Boe tetter.
Deur Busy Bees: I would like to be
LEGLESS MAN'S QUICK CLIMB
llniv n Snorting Unit Anflnencert
' the Speed at i Crippled
Hunter.
Will -Avert of Big l.aurelf V,- Va,
desplto the fact that ho Is legless, Is ono
of the crack shots of the town Hunt club,
and frequently goes onshootlnu trips in
the woods near here., On these trips his
companions have aided, him by placing
him on a horse and helping lilm over ob
structions, but -after, art Incident which
occurred recently tt Is 'Probable that ho
will be left to his own resources.
White' oiit with his brother, John, shoot
ing squtrrcts-they got over R. fence Into an
encloiuro In which a bull was grazing,
Tho hull was outf sight In a corner or
the pasture, nnd tho brothers without
any thought.of danger devoted themselves
to the matter In hand-squlrrela. Will
asked John to help him over to the mlddlo
of the pasture, and John, laying his gun
aside helped his brother a distance oc
twenty-five feet. They heard "a roar be
hind them, and turned to soc tha bull
charging them. John hesitated and then
ran for his gun.
It seemed to him that It took an age to
i each It. Ho picked It up ana, turning
quickly, ran in the direction of his
brother. Ills brother was gone. Tho bull
standing alone was shaking Its head and
bellowing. John looked In nil directions,
and finally saw his brother on thi limb
of a treo twelvo feet abovo the ground.
He Jumped tho fence of the pasture anu
n around It to the tree wnero nis
brother was. "How In the worm am you
do It?" he asked.
"Don't ask me," answered his brother.
"I Just saw that bull come and got here,
that's all. I simply had to get here, and
hero I am."-Clnclnnatt Enquirer.
Satisfactory.
"So you want to marry my daughter? .
What Is your financial standing?
"Well, sir. I've figured out very ex.
empllon possible. I'vo had the best legal
advico that money would secure. 1 o
done everything 1 could to dodge It-and
I still find that I can't entirely escape
paying nn Income tax.'
"She's yours," Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Happy New. Year.
By W. A. Averlll, Greenwood, Neb. Red
Side. .
It was tho last day of tho .year and
four boys were sitting In tho cosy little
club rponv of. tho Boy Scouts of Napio
ton talking over the Interesting topic of
what they should do or Jhat night.
"Well. Frank," suld Chub, "wo will
leave It tbyou to decide. What shpll wo
the door.
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Grandpa's .Stijry.
By Robert Buckingham; VVged" III Years,
3501 Wool worth .Avenue., Red Sjde.
"Maw this hec Tom 'Mallgrew wasn't
what .you'd' call a mdijel boy. He wasn't
educated, but ho was Just a strong,
-husky, good natured boy. He was brought
up In tho woods whero'the man wild
knows well what nature has taught lilm
comes out ahead. I'll swear that boy
coutd ho turned loose with a ' week's
food hi the woods and ltve''a month. '
, "When ho came to the city" to get tho
knack of readln',, writln' nndvaC thorn
things, ho wos" up "agin "UL Tho. boys
called him names and said he was' a
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They were twins, May and Anna, and
It was their birthday. They were both
years of age this day. Anna was a girl
to be proud of, but May was greedy.
This fine day the sun was shining and
the girls wsre sitting in there, sewing
for their dolls. "Oh, dear," sighed' May,
"I wonder what we will get for our birth
day. I want another doll, a set of
dishes, a box of candy, a watch, a pair
of ribbons, a basket, a" "That will
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and tho ex-lmrllfs of I'olk county, show- j of the group was IOj pounds. The fol
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the last forty years, with one excep'lon, ' pi-turo and the time of their -election,
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