THE OMAHA -SUNDAY BEK: MAKCH 'Jl, 1913.
The Busy Bees
Their Own Page
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O industrious hava the Busy Bees bcn of lata that dozen of letter
i v for th children's page hare been accumulating at this dek. There
fore, if you do jiot find your letter on this page the 8unday after
v J you have written It or even several 8undays afterwards, do not bi
discouraged as they will soon be forthcoming. Wait patiently and
some Bunday morning you will find your letter In print.
This doeB not mean that Mr. Wastepaper Basket has not also been kept
busy. A number of Busy Bees have forgotten, or else have not heeded the
Busy Bee rules, which are printed every Sunday. Letters written la
pencil and on both aides of the paper have been received, contrary to the
rules, and some have been so poorly written as to "be most Impossible to
decipher.
One little girl copied a poem on "The Winds" that the editor of this'
page used to read in school, and other letters have not been printed be
cause they told of cruel traps that boys had set to catch birds and squir
rels. Other stories were most grewsome and dealt with ghosts, ihleves and
murderers. I am sure that most of the Busy Bees do not enjoy these lurid
tales so that the boys who send them In. are only wasting their time in writ
ing them.
This meek first prize was awarded to 'Alice Elvira Crandell; second
prize to Harold Ross; and honorable mention to Margaret Crosby; all of
the Bine side. Margaret's penmanship is especially deserving of favorable
mention. . . ' .
Little Stories
fFlrat Prise.)
Black Beauty and Ginger
By Alice Klvlra Orandell. Aged It Tears,
Chapman, Nob. Blus Hide.
Busy Bees, how many of you have
resd. ths book of Black Besutyf I
hsva and liked It very much. I havs de.
elded to write a second story of It and
to try to send a chapter to the pas
very week. The Busy Bs who havs
read th book of Black Beauty know
Just where It ended. It was where Black
Beauty was sold from Mr. Thoroughgood
and his grandson. Willie, to Mlaaes Ellen,
Lsvlnta and Blometleld and that Jos
Oreen was his grwom.
Jos Orecn. you remember, through
lunorance had almost killed Black
Beauty, and you remember that Miss
Ellen said she would writs at ones to
Mrs. Oordon and tell her that her favorite
hone was In their possession.
"I was very happy In my new horns
and bad lived there a year when one
day 1 heard Miss Ellen telling my groom
that the Gordons were coming back to
England, for Mrs. Gordon had entirely
recovered her health. They would land
In a fortnight and I waa to bs driven to
meet them. 7
Every Bunday I -was taken over to
Mr. Thoroughgood's pasture to spend the
day in resting. . .
"I was very glad, for it waa nlcs and
shady there and then I onuld havs a talk
with some of ths horses that lived there.
"Ons Bunday when I waa turned Into
the pasture I notloed several new horses
among Us other ones. Among them was
a chestnut borss. . It was old. looking,
very dirty and sHaggy. It looked Hk
Ginger did ths last tim I aaw her. A
second glance told me that It must bs
her. but how could It bs when I was so
surs that ths dead horse In ths wagon
Uhst went by m ths day on the etreet
when I was a cab horse) was her.
"I whinnied. 8hs turned, looked at
me. gave a low whlnney and advanoed
slowly towards ms. I hurried to her and
urs enough It was Ginger."
. , (Second Prise.) ' ', . .
Feed Little Bird...
fly Hsrold Ross. Aged 13 Tears. t North
Twenty-seventh Htree, Qmana.
Ulu Bide. .
Early ons morning last summer I had a
little visitor. It chirped merrily. .
I thought I would feed it and so thrsw
1. out a few crumbs. I also, put out a
ran of eoql water. Then I went Into the
house and waited.- My visitor sat there
as tf to say to ttself, "Is it safar and,
finally deciding it was. hopped down,
took up a crumb and flaw away.
Next day It brought " 1
threw out mors crumbs and filled ths
pas with mors water.
Now every morning before I go to
school I feed them. There are about
twenty that corns every morning. I am
going to teed them all this summer.
(Honorable Mention.)
Trip to the Mountain.
By Margaret Crosby, Aaed Tears,
Sutherland Neb. Blue Bide.
When I lived In California ws took
several long trips, but ths one I liked
best was ths trip to Ics Houss canon.
Ws went as far as ths rosd went In ths
wagon, then ws walked ths rest of ths
war to where ws thought it would bs
a good place to ramp.
It wss on ths edgs of a lara cliff. Ws
took the tent and set it up. There was
a little stream of wster trickling down
ths slds of ths mountain, and Just at ths
foot of ths cliff there wss another
stream flowing very fsst Ths moun
tains were covered with ferns snd wHd
flowers.
We chllihtn waded In ths wster and
had a very fin time. There er great
recks, of which ws mads a fireplace,
and there we cooked our meals. Thers
were lots of little chipmunks and squir
rels; th bird were very pretty, and they
eang sll day Ions;.
One day w climbed nearly t th top
of one of the mountains among which
we wers csroped. It wss oovsred with
lart rocks, oaks and pines. Thers were
WJtiful ferns si most ss tall as we
ere. . ' . . ,
Ws camped there for three days and
three, nights and had a delightful time.
Hi Pony and Dor
ty Lulu Badberg. Aed it tears. Cook.
NeU lied bide.
I ksv a pony named Trlzle. Mis color
It brown. I can rid him to school. i
only hss one trick and it Is shaking
Lands. If you touch him on the front
'g then he will shake hand. I also have
a pet dog, named Queen. . She Is a coon
dog. Bhe Is young yet and hasn't caught
any roons- Her color la black, brow a
end while. She has soms little ones now.
They are about two week old. Their
colors are mixed with white and black,
and after tbey set older, where they are
whit now, they will bs blue. They are
try ft I go to school I in in ths
seventh grade. My teacher's Mux Is
I einlc Roattgers.
Like the Country.
By Olaitye lntl. A red It Years, 1"10
Viet KUjM-eiith Mreet. Columbus,
Neb. Krd Hide. !
1 lis II years old. Whrs I was t years
old my parents atoved t Polk county
siid we lived on a farm until I was t
ear ld. I Ilk to it la the country
tvy much, tut I Use to go to school to
by Little Folk
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Address all communications
to CHILDREN'S DEPART
MENT, - Omaha Bee, Omaha,
Neb. -
town better tharr In the country. I am
In ths Fifth grsde. I like my teacher
very much. I havs two sisters. They
srs both In ths Eighth grade. - I havs
a pet dog that my grandpa gar ms
whea I was 1 year old. Ills nama Is Fldo.
Vicioui.
By IfuMah Johnon, Aired II Tears,
North Platte, Neb. Bed Side.
On dar a girl brought a chicken
hawk with a broken wing to school. It
had been shot and fell only about 'a
Mock from ths school house. ' Shs found
It on her way thers. . .
Bhs took It v home, but her mother
wouldn't let her havs It. Bhe didn't
want It to bs killed. My father let m
havs It, so I gavs her a pair of my
plseona for it.
W put It In a screen pea and ths
chickens were In ths lot near It. It tried
to call them. . but they wpuldn't corns.
It had no meat o 1 guess It thought It
would , havs some. ,'
On of ths little rabbits got out sod
cams near th pen and th hawk caught
It by th leg. I went out-of-door a few
minutes later.. Z heard ths rabbit' squeal,
so wsnt to ss what was the matter.
Th hawk bad th rabbit by on of Its
hind legs. It had aU tha skin snd fur
pulled off. Th rabbit could eat yet,
but It euffere4 ao much that ws had It
killed.
I tried to make tha hawk let loo, but
It would not, so I took hold of Its claws
and pulled them off. I forgot to be
afraid of jtho big claw.
That was ths Isst.of my hswk. My
brother killed It. I havs Its wings. They
ar both two test long.
Story of Pet.
By Howard F Mattox, Aged Tears. 831
South Kirtleth (Street. South
Omaha. Blue Hide.
Our first dog wss a Scotch colli pup.
lis had a long atonder no and shsg-gy
hair. II took distemper and although
ws had a doctor for him hs died.
Our next dog. a St Bernard, was tall.
lank and lean. Ws called him "Don." As
n became older h became quit heavy
and was so strong bs could pull us many
Mocks la a wagon. Ws would sit In ths
wsgon and guide him with lines ths sams
ss a horse, jf a strange men or dog
cams near us hs would walk up directly
In front of us and shows his teeth.
All at one he developed a fondne for
shsep. After this ws kept him tied. Tsars
rolled from his eyes. lis was so unhappy
at being tied. H bcam sick too, snd
finally died.
Two of our neighbor who wers fond of
ium came over to our alley and recalled
what a fins dog he bad always been.
"'y this time th city undertaker ar
rived. II was lifted carefully to th con
veyance, covered with a rug and began
Us Joumcty td the tannery where he waa
to b mounted for on of th neighbor.
Trip to South Dakota.
By Lore M Wolf, Aged 1 Tears. Plerc.
Neb. lUd Hide.
On November M ws stsrted for Dakota
to spend Thanksgiving with my aunt We
got up about 1:30 (a tb morning. After
w at breakfast w packed our lunch '
and started for town, leaving on the 7;tt
train. . On our way ws bad to go through
many hills. J
Ws crossed th Niobrara rtver. About
t p. m. w got to Gregory, 8. IX My sunt
and cousin were there to meet us with
their Shetland pony and buggy. Ws got
in the buggy snd went to her horns.
I bsd a bad headache from th train
rid.
W talked about many thing and the
ate supper.
That night another aunt of mine, whs
was living la Dakota, cam with tny
unci and cousin.
Ths next day was Thaukaglvlng and
every on bad a nice tim. .
W etavedvat on of my aunt four
days and then went to the other, wha
was living oa a claim.
We aUyed a wek In sll and thea wont
hum. W had a very nlc tlru.
' Snowflakes.
By Florence Seward. Aged t Year,) SJS
North Nineteenth etreet. Omaha, i
blu bkl. .
.Today I was helping my trend mot her
sweep the porch. I stood and watched
th llttl snowflake for a while. At last
I aald. "Oh, you pretty tllll tbtgga, I am
going to rsarain you and e your beaur
tlful little form." ho 1 14 them coin
dowa oa ray cost Then I looked at tbetu.
LITTLE
Inez TZohcrls
Myl what pretty shapes they hsd. Soms
had shapes like stars and diamonds and
soms like lace. . Then I called my grand
mother to some snd look at these pretty
forms. She said she never In her life
had seen such beautiful UU1 things.. I
wish all tha Busy Bees would look at
them, they are so beautiful.
1 1 have a little v'erae I'll put right hers:
Snowflakes. snowflakes from th sky
How I wlnh that you would try
To stay awhile, and with m play.
But oh dear me you melt away I
' The Wicked Wizard.
By Fern Fight, Aged I Tears, Mynard,
Neb. Bed Bide.
There one lived a wicked wlsard in a
cavern of rubles. This wlsard never went
out of hla rave very often, for everybody
laughed at him since he was no higher
than' an ordinary child of 10 and was very
old and wrinkled.
At last hs thought that h would find
soro compound that would make him
grow bigger. , II found a recipe that In
cluded the tos of a princess, so he turned
himself Into a black crow and flew to th
king's palac' and found a beautiful
princes sleeping. . The window waa open,
and It happened that ths prinness' - foot
wss sticking out from under the coven.
So ths crow flew in and ptclssd off th
to and want again to his cavern ol
rubles. ' i
Now, ths king told his daughter to go
to th wonderful -fairy, and ask her ad
vie.' The fairy said that the wlsard had
th to 'and gave her a solution that' shs
oould km the wlsard and regain her
to. Th princess took her stork and rod
t tb mountains and went Into th cave.
When aha want Into, the office there were
four lotria' lights, en In "each corner,
snd tha room, waa mad of rubles which
filled th. cav .with a red glow? Th
princess now took ths solution ths fairy
bad given her and threw It In ths wts-
ard'a fao and hs fell dead. She searched
and found ths to in on of th cup
boards and she went home very happy.
Royal Children LoiL " ,
By Ellen McEtTtR. CouncU Bluffs, Ta.
Red Slds.
Once upon a time thsr lived a little
man and hla wife. Way down In ths grsan
meadows upon a high hill lived a king
and queen and their children. . Th castle
was surounded by a high stons wall. On
day the, big Iron gat was lifted open and
th two royal children wandsred out and
down the hill toward th green meadow
and little river. They went until they
could not find their way back.
By and by they cam to a little house
In ths woods. They rapped at tha door
and tha little woman said, "Com In chil
dren' and I'll get you something to eat
and we'll see that you ret -horn all
right." So they rested awhll and soon
th Uttts man am tn with berries an
fish and estts. Hs took them through tlK
woods and horns sgoin.
Viiit to Farm.
By Mary Ooldensteln, Aged 10 Tearr
Olenviu Neb. Red Side.
On day last summer my sister Clare
asked ma If I wanted to go with her and
my brother, Louis, to our farm. I said
-Tea." Clara -and I got a. lunch ready
whll Louis got his camera and soms
fish hooks. At 30 we started out.
Whea we got there Louis unhitched ths
borsa and .let It eat th grass. Then hs
wat fishing, whll Clsra did her fansy
work and I read. At 11 o'clock w had
our (luncb. After lunch w waUrvd our
hora. Then Clara and I went to visit
a neighbor named Mrs. Brlnkana. When
ws got back Louis took our picture.
Thea w walked among th hills. At
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Spring.
By Kathleen t.nmpkln, Ased 11 Years, 910
ill kory ftreet. Omaha. Red Side.
Spring says, "I am coming. Open the
I door snd let me enter."
Then-she sends out her children to
clear the path.
First she sends the sunbesms to melt
the snow, which makes the waters run
In the streets, where children run slong
sailing boats and making ocean waves.
Then she tells the rsin to wash the
streets and make the sidewalks clekn,
which he does.. Immediately sll the chil
dren sailing the hosts run Into their
bouses.
The spring cvcnlnss sre so beautiful
when the birds stop chirping and the
sun fsdes gradually and then It is dark.
In the morning when ws get up, we
hear the roosters crowing snd the sun
shines on our beds.
Pioneer Dayi.
Ey Ruby Appleby, Ased 1J Tears, Ken
nant. Neb. Blue Hide.
I am a new Busy Bee snd would like
to loin the Bltio side.
My father hss been a reader of The Be
ever since the paper hss been published.
My father was born in 1850. He has
lived in this county sll the time except
four years when he lived In Ksnsas. A
long time ago they did not have bridges
and they had to fori the rivers. They
didn't have horses hut ox teams.
There wi s great number of wild snl
mals such ss buffalo, deer and antelope.
There were lots of Indians those days
for the country was not settled yet.
On time some Indians cam to my
grandmother's and they wanted to trad
some trinkets for tny father because he
had light curly hair, hut my grandmother
would .not
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The Stowaway.
By James B. Allen. 817 Blackburn avenue.
Red Side.
A little ragged boy with a sweet sunny
fsce was discovered on . a vessel which
wss bound frojw Liverpool to New Tork,
as a stowaway Tha captain of ths ship
asked the little boy who brought him
on the, ship and the boy replied that It
was his stepfather because hs could not
afford to pay 'his passage to his aunt's,
who waa well off. The captain did not
believe his story snd he was very roushly
hsndled. 'They even threatened to hang
him for they did not believe the little
boy but he told them that his stepfather
had put him aboard the shlf. that he
would not cars for him and he wanted
him to get to New Tork without costing
htm anything.
Adventnree of Penny.
By Martha Johnwm; "717 , Fsst Fourth
Street Fremont Neb. . Red Bid.
On day I was lying by a river side
when a man took me and 'put me Into a
machln and , I cam out shaped as a
penny. They , shipped me with - many
other pieces of money to sll parts of
th rorld. On day a little girl cam to
tha store where I lay In a safe. Then
shs . bought som candy. The store
keeper gave me to her for change. She
dropped me In a crack In ' a wood side
walk on ths way home then she cried.
The next day some boys wer . playing
ball and one of them found me. Then
they bought some candy. I was handled
among so many of By people X can not
tell you all. '
Longfellow.
By BJmma Oelsert
Aged 10
Rod Side.
Tears,
Hooper, rueo.
Henry Wadswrorth Oxmgfellow wss
born on February tt. 1809. -He lived In
Cambridge, Mass. He had five children,
three girls and two hoys. Ons day his
wife wss heating flax and her dress
caught on fire. Hh waa badly burned
and after a few days she died.
Mr. Longfellow taught In the univer
sity fbr a whll.
II wroto msny beautiful poems, Hs
wrote "Rainy Days" and "Ths Village
Blacksmith." I Ilk "Th Village Black
smith" best.
Th reason I like him is because hs
loved all the children.
Has Two Brothen.
By Irene Larson, Aged 10 Tears, Malmo,
Neb.. K. L Box 28. Blue Bide.
This Is my first letter. I am 10 years
-Id and would like to Join tha Blus Bids
s I like that color beat. My teacher's
am ta Miss Fischer. I go 'to th Dls
rlct 7B school and am In th fourth
Tad. My father Is a farmer. I havs
.wo brothers. On Is years old and the
other Is I years old.
Haa Baby Sitter.
By Myrl Griffiths. Aged I Years. Hia
watha, Neb. Red Side.
W ar going sfter our chickens today.
They sir going to shell corn at our place
tomorrow. I hav a little 'sinter a month
old today. W took a load of corn to
town today. Our school hss closed.
Good Use of Gift
'By Marl Walker. Aged 11 Tears, Crss-
lon. la. Rea bide.
One upon a tim Mr. Frost gavs his
daughtsr, Dorothy, a S10 bill tor a Chrlat-
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4 o'clock we went
causht tweh fish.
mas prerent snd told her that she could
buy anything; ehe wsnted. So she thought
of a plan, ."lie went to town and got a
lot of playthings, clothing and a turkev
for Mr. Toor and her children. Bhe went
to their house Christmas mornlnir snd
gave the presents to them and they hsd
a merry Christmas.
My Pet Pony.
By Hunter Crosby, Ased 10 Tears, Suth
erland, Neb. Blue Sldo.
I have a pony named Babe. Phe knows
reveral trlcfcs. One of them Is put her
front feet on s box. Another Is to shake
rsnds with me. I csn ride her and drive
1 er. She Is 3 yrsrs old snd Is brown with
hlte feet snd nose.
One night as our friend wss leaving
fnt Nebraska., papa had Bnbe harnessed
and standing out In front of the house,
when the fire bell rang, and paps snd our
Irlend grabbed the suitcase snd jumped
Into the buggy and away they went. Ton
could
hear her little hoofs nearly
town.
It was pltter-pat, pltter-pat.
My Burro.
By Sidney t. Anderson, Aged 12 Tears,
Benson, Neb., R. F. IJ. 7. Blue Side.
About three years ao, my grandma
lived InColorado Springs. She wrote to
m and told me she was going to ship
me a burro. I was so pleased, so when
she come back to live on the farm, she
brought me back a burro. It was
months old and was raised In Cheyenne
canyon, so I nsmed It Cheyenne. My
pspa bought me a saddle and bridle, snd
I broke It to ride. I live nearly a mil
from school snd I ride it to school In '
summer I take the cattle to pasture on
Cheyenne. Next summer I have planned
to break it to drive.
I enjoy reading the Children's page.
Horseback Biding.
ByAllce Hairen, Aged 12 Tears. Niobrara,
Neb. Blue side.
One day last summer my sister and -I
were herding cattle. We rode horseback.
Then wre started to ride quite fast
when my sister fell off and then I fell
off too. But we -did net get hurt. Wo
got up and got on tha horse again. When
w looked to sea where the cattle were
they were nearly in the cornfield ao we
had to hurry to get them away from the
field. About 4 o'clock In the afternoon
w took the cattle home and gave them
water. We did not herd any more that
day.
Hone Throws Her.
By WHma Ppal. Aged Tears, Thereto.
, Nob., Red Side.
On Sunday a my cousin wss down
b rod on a horse. After dinner my papa
and our hired men wrent out hunting. But
my cousin did not go. Ad so I wsnted
him to let me rid his horse. After a
whll h put me on. I went around the
house about two times. Then I' went
across ths bridge. And as I wss comlnw
back th horse kicked me off snd went
galloping off to the barn. My mother
told me not to go but I didn't mind- I
will next time for ohlldren ought to mind.
1 mobm
Cousip Plavs Joke.
By Lester Clark. Aswd 10 Tears. Over
ton, Neb. Blu Slds.
My uncle and cousin George and I went
out to a farm east of town. They went
down to fix It up. The first thing they
did waa to straighten the corn crib up.
Then they shingled It. I laid shingles for
Uncls -Mont I was not watching my
cousin. I had a nail apron on. My cousin
nailed the apron strings to tha roof. When
I went to got up I was nailed fast to th
roof. And after that I kept watch on my
cousin.
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Goes to Store.
By Arthur Connell, Aged 11 Tears, Hia
watha. Neb. Blue Side.
When we were going to th store we
saw a boy coming' up behind us and he
hn J" VJ?vWT UP 0,1
-htnlS JZ. .ZliZn?a tm:
':rf..gT''
around us, but we whipped up tb horses
and beat them to the stor.
Thisls,my first letter to this happy
page.-! enjoy th page very much.
From Younar Bnsv Bee.v
By Mary Carter) Ased T Tears, Hebron.
Neb.. Blu Side.
I am a little girl T years of age, with
blus eyes snd yellow curls, so would
liks to join the'Blus side. I go to school.
I sm In the Third grade. My teacher's
nams Is Miss Ferguson. Th ground Is
covered with snow. My brother and I
war playing In it today.. Th Daughters
of tha American Revolution had a grand
display, -
Helps with Chores.
By Irene Wortman, Aged T Tears, Elm
Creek, Neb, Blu Side.
Last summer mamma and my little
sister went down . to visit grandma. I
stsyed hom and swept ths floor every
day. X nejoysd it. I wss glsd to se
mamma and my sister com bark. -
, Helps with Work.
By Allen Carter. Aged 10 Tears, Hsbron,
Nob. Red bide.
We live an tha dg of town. Papa
has pur bred Jersey cattle and Hamp-
'SSSStgSBSXffS
Stories tf Nebraska History
By A. IB.
(Br special permission of the author.
The Bee will pnbllah chapters from the
History of Nebraska, bv A
Nebraska, by A. E. Sheldon.
n om wees 10 week.)
Don Diego De Pensalosa
Out of trie musty old Spanish documents
of 200 years ago eomes th strange story
of Don tlego de Pensalosa. and his won
derful expedition tcross the plains to
the kingdom of Quivira. It was Id the
year Itteo, so runs the tale, that Don
IHego came to Santa F A be governor
snd captain genersl of New Mexico. He
drove back the fierce Apaches who raided
the Peaceful Pueblos along the . Rio
. Qrande. but his heart was restless and
to 1 unsAttsfleH Mm IrmireH rt make rrsi
nams for himself ils did Cortes tn Mex
ico snd Plxarro In Peru. It was 120 years
since Coronsdo marched to Qulvlra and
found there nothing but straw houses
and naked savages. Still the old story of
a kingdom full of gold and silver beyond
the great plains persisted. Still the mys
tery of the great unknown region In th
north stirred th Spanish love of con
quest It was on March , 1662, that Don Diego
de Pensalosa left the province of New
Mexico to find and conquer this fabled
land of riches. With him there marched
eighty Spanish knights and thousand
Indian allies, while six cannon, S00 horses.
300 mules and thirty-six wsgons bore
their luggage.
l Like Coronado, Pensalosa marched
north 200 leagues, nearly 700 miles. On
his way he found the great Indian na
tion of th Escansaques with S.O00 war
riors starting for war with the people of
Qulvlra. These joined the Spaniards. To
gether they traveled northeast until they
came to a broad river flowing east They
followed Its southern bank for a' day,
when ths rtver made a great bend and
flowed from the north. Signal fires
biased from the hills telling that their
approach was seen. They kept on until
they saw another fine river of clear water
flowing from the north to join the one
along whose banks they marched. West
ward of this was a great city In a vast
level plain. There were thousands of
hpQses, soms two, some three, some four
itories high, well built of hard wood re
sembling walnut The city extended for
leagues westward along the plain to
where another clear flowing stream came
shirs swine. Pspa Is a miller and does
not get home till late, so I help with the
chorea I go to ths mill In the summer
and fish and swim. I may go to Colorado
this summer.
- Walks Mile to School
By Luclle GrB-fln. Aged Tears, St. Paut,
Neb. Red Side.
This Is th first time I have ever writ
ten to ths Children's Page, although 1
read the stories every Monday. "W live
on a farm, five miles out of St' Paul, so
we don't get The Bes till Monday. As
soon as ws get The Be I always turn
right to ths Children's Page. I Ilk It
th best of anything. I havs a mils to
walk to school. For pets I hav a rab
bit a kitten and a dog.
About School.
By Mabel Kennes, Aged 10 Tears, Tutan,
Neb. Blue Side.
I go to school In district No. 37. I hav
four studies-reading, spelling, arithmetic
and grammar. I am In tha fourth grade.
My teacher's name is Miss Emma Kuhr.
I havs only one classmate and hla name
Is WiUle Morrissey. I havs no sisters nor
brother. Thr. a Vtmt. thMw-m..
1 ! our school. I hav a pet do;. His
Teddy. H. followed m toschool
"ady. snd th teach., .aid hs
must like school.
Attends Country School.
By Vera Terry, AN I Tears, Crescent
Ja. Blue Side.
I am S years old and go to th country
school. My teacher's nama Is Josephine
Brownell. I like her very much.
I have two brothers and one sister.
Sy oldest brother's name la Merle. He.ls
years old and In the first grade. My
youngest brother's name is Harold. Ho
Is years old. I hav a little baby sis
ter. She Is very sweet. Her name is
Grace Irene. We are going to call her
Irene. I ,
Have Literary Clnb.
By Ruth Carlon. Aged U Tears. Curtis.
Neb. Red Side.'
I go to school in , town. The sixth,
seventh snd eighth grades have a literary
society. We hav military practice every
Friday afternoon; In this society ' thers
ars thirty-seven pupils.
In about a month we are going to have
a program. I am on the program com
mltt. -
I wish th Busy E-;es were here
A Happy Birthday.
By Harold C. Nystrom, Aged 8 Tears,
Buffalo Gap. a D. Blus '31de.
I waa 8 years old my last birthday. I
had a nice party. W Invited all the
schoolboys In ths primary room. We
played all kinds of games. First, we
WORLD MOTOR BIKE FREE
' A picture of the bicycle
IlILSOir
from tha north to join the broad river
along, which they marched.
Seventy chiefs came from the city to
greet Pensalosa. bringing rich presents
of fur robrs, pumpkins, corn and beans
and fresh fish for food. A great council
waa held and peace proposed.
That night the warriors ,of the Eacatw
saque tribe stole away from the Spanish
camp and raided the city of Qulvlra,
killing, plundering and burning. In tha
morning It was In ashes snd thousands
of Its peseeful people dead or dying.
Among Its blackened ruins ths Spanish
commander sought In vsln for chiefs who
met him In friendly council the day be
fore. The great city was destroyed never
to be rebuilt and Its few survivors scat
tered never to return. On June 11. 198J,
Don Diego de Pensalosa with his great
train marched sadly back to the Rio
Grande, there to relate the destruction of
the great city of Qulvlra.
-A Nebraska author, Judge Savags, og
Omaha, has traced the route of Pensa
losa upon the map, has measured tha
miles marched from Santa Fe and found
that Pensalosa reached the Piatt near
Louisville. He believes that Pensalosa
marched one day west to tha sit of
Ashland, where the Platte makes a bend
and flows from the north, that th Elk
horn waa the first river flowing from tha
north to Join the Platte, and the Loup
the second river, snd that between tha
Loup and the Elkhorn rivers, not far
from the present town of Columbus, waa
ths city of Quivlr. .destroyed by the Es
cansaques, who were the Kansaa tribe,
Th numerous sites between ths Loop
and Elkhorn rivers where fragments of
pottery and other Indian relics ar found
today are remains o -ths great city of
Qulvlra destroyed 250 years ago.
The legend of Pensalosa is too wonder
ful to be true. It is now known to be a
fVt'on. There was a Ooveraor Don Diego
da Pensalosa of New Mexico.ut no such
army as related was led by hint across
the. plains and there certainly was no
great city of Qulvlra with houses three
and four stories high covering tha plain
between the Loup and Elkhorn rivers.
We must part with Pensaloea'a expedition
as an historical event, and bid It welcome
and give if piac In th realm of romance
with other wonder stories of ths tlma
when people knew but very, little ot tha
land where w now live and used their
Imagination instead of their eyes in de
scribing It
played a kind of basket bait When ws
got tired of that we played Mdo-nnd-go-seek.
We had lots of fun.
We had easter eggs ahead of tim. W
had ons on each plate.
Bine Favorite Color.
By Tvonne Macdonald. Aged 8 Tears. SOW
Avenue K. Council Bluffs, IaT
Blue Sid.
I go to school and have a g-ood tim. I
am In ths third grade. I have on suiter
and two brothers.
I ltks the Busy Bees' page very much
and wish to join tha Blu Side, as blue Is
my favorite color.
( , -
Feeds Sparrows.
By Nettl Easter, Aged 11 Tears, Shelton.
Neb. Red Side.
We have soma srarrows thst have their
nest on ths top of our house. I feed
them 'every day. One day ons of ths
sparrows flew In our house through tha'
transom. I tried to catch it and I caught
it and put it out-of-doors.
Wants to Join,
By HaxeJ Bull, Aged 10 Tears, Millard
'Neb. Red Side.
This is the first Urns I ever wrote, so
I . thought I would write now and Join
the Busy Bees. I read the page every
Sunday, and wish to Join tho Red Side.
I will try and write a story next week.
Joe Wins His Way.
By Lola Lents, Aged 14 Tears. Columbus.
Neb- Red Side.
Little Joe's mind was quick as a flash
H always knew what to ,ay. '
A"J.b"" "e.?f that kind of boys
W ho through llfs will win their way.
One morning Joe employment sought
And when for work applied,
Waa asked if he had i motto for life,
res, sir; same as yours," he replied.
"WbatTvMy mottoT How cams you to
PJnc we've never met before T"
11 piainiy mere,"
Pointing to "Push'on tha doot
door.
"Toung man," said he,
bov
you're Just tha
I'v long been looking fort
If you r, true ths position Is yours for
Hie.
If that's your motto on th door."
Joe was faithful and showed his push
And in time. was head of the firm;
They cajt very well get along without
Joe;
He the push of ths big- concern.
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property for a quick aal. , .
will be in The Bee every day
Cut them all out and ask
your friends to save the pic
tures in their paper for you,
too. See how many pictures
you can get and-bring them
. to The Bee office, Saturday,
April 10.
The bicycle wtU be circa Free
to tb boy or girl that eeatds us'
the most pictures before 4 p. ra
Saturday, April 10.
Subscribers can help the chil
dren iu the contest by asking for
picture certificates when they
pay their subecriition. We give
a certificate good for 100 pictures
for every dollar paid.