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The Busy Bees
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SCHOOL has closed and here is the long imnirvipr vuration. ICvrn
now you are planning what to do with it. "Po you know thut
one definition of vacation is 'a t i mo of rinptincss?" " nsks the
editor of The Amerk-nn Hoy. When you are arrnngins what you
wilt do in July and August, think of this definition.
To our way of thinking, vacation should bo the fullest time of the
ear fullest cf pleasure and activities which will bring you hpiilth and
elnper for the coming months of work.
Another definition of vacation is "freedom from duty.'' Thnt sounds
rather absurd to us. A good definition of the word is "a cpaee of time in
"hicli It Is our duty so to conduct ourselves that our brains will bo fresh
' tipil, our bodies strengthened, and our hearts inside strong to carry
through gladly the work laid out for another year.-'
Not every one of ua can camp in the mountains thin summer, nor go
lo the seashore, nor canoe through the Canadian lorests. Moat of ua
ould like to do come of the.e things, but if we can't, lot's make the
licet of thlngc
If you go at It in the right spirit, tkero's as iu4i fun camping. In
joitV own back yard as there is In the Maine wooijsi there's as much sport
in a hike out In the country an there is in a motor trip through the Berk
shire,. Make the most of what it Is possible for you to do and you will
derive a great fund of solid enjoyment from it.
This week, first prise was awarded to Dorothy M. Tatty of the Kcd
side; second prize to Margaretta Fenske of the Hlue Pide. and honorable
mention to Clifford Middaugh of the R"d Side.
71
Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Friae.)
A Wren.
Hy Dorothy M. Patty. Aged M Years.
East Feconri street. Fremont.
Neb., Hr-d Hide.
I have just returned from Carolina und
I hope to be as happy here an I wis
tuere.
If you build me a bouse, make the .'ii
1 lance no larger than a silver, quarter,
nil please have plenty of ftlrhol. -s. Put
the box on the Warn, in the orcuard or
Krapp arhor. If you put It in'.ir th
house shall probably ake vol up at
4. r I ?ni nn early rim r. I can sing
.beautifully, and an Irishman once ile-
M-rihed my song by saying, "lniladc,
foive notes t onst somes outen its
throat."
Never come near me when 1 am nest
ing, for if you do 1 shall rold as hard
ss I can. lv ckss are rink with choco
late spots.
Sometimes a hold spa now dates ven
ture in my house, and then Mr. W'fn
und I fly at him until he ts very glad
YTT le.sve in ill ncaee.
If the bluebirds had my courage and
temper, they would not allow the spar
rows to take their boxes.
All wrens have short round ' win?., so
in hunt inn our food (which is composed
mostly of insects) we keep closo to tli.s
mound, where our finely barred brown
wings and body make, us very incon
spicuous. I have two Immediate rela
tives, the marsh wren and the Carolina
when, of whom I shall tell you about
later. I am called the house wren, which
is my only nam.
I belong to the Liberty Bell Bird club,
and all who wish to do so please copy
this pledge: "I desire to become a mem
ber of the' Liberty Bell" Bird club, and
promise to 1 study' and protect all eong
and insectivorous birds and do what 1
can for the club." Send thta to Wilmer
Atkinson, care Farm Journal, Washing
ton Square, Philadelphia, Fa., and you
will receive a bird pin and badffe.
(Second Prie.)
The Pony, ,
By Marp.arelta Fenske. Ared 12 Years,
Wh-nor, Neb. Blue, Hide.
I have written many poems so I thought
I would send one in for the Busy Bees,
This Is a true story:
A little girl I once knew
Would look up In the sky so blue.
And the first star ahe would aee,
Would with this she told me:
1 wish I had a pony.
And I know I'd name him Tony,
And I'd feed him every day
So he would not run away.
And a pony she did ret.
And she'd drive him till he'd sweat
Till one day the had an upset.
When an automobile they met.
Vow she won't get In at all,
Tho he's very, very small,
And Ihey tell her they will sell liim.
And sho cries till her eyes are dim.
tin T sruess tbst thev will sell it.
I'ause she don't enjoy him a bit.
And I guesn that sho won't wish
Fur a pony after this.
(Honorable Mention.)
The Little Red Pig.
V,y CliffordMli'daufh, Aged 13 Years,
uke. Neb. Bed Side.
Once there was a little bunch of pigs
anie to our place and I asked my father
If 1 might have the tinirst little red fel
low for my own. He said I might. Po
1 tried to catch it. and ret it. At firt
ii ran and squealed, but finally I caught
it. Then I fed it a rsn of sweet milk,
which M drunk greedily. I wretched it
nn the stomach and It layed over on its
M.Je. Then I told him that be was a
fine 111 tie porker. He looked up at me
and gave a little gTunt. as much as to
my "1 know I am " He soon grew real
loud of me.
I called him Jealous, because when I
would pet my little dog- Carlo, he wouli
come running and grunting to get petted
lO'J.
About once a week I'd pive him a
good scrubbing in mother's wash tub.
He grew like i weed, and got Just as
fat as butter roll. He Is the first pig
1 ever owned, but I hope I will own a
big bunch when I grow up to be a man.
1 think I shall take him lo the fair, and
see if he won't win a Prize. I. think
he will, fcr he Is a fine Durock.
The Monument.
lly lan't Ollohsnt. Agd Yea-.
South Garfield Avenue. Hastings,
Neb. Blue Side.
This is the fourth of fifth time I have
written to the Busy Bees. I like to
v. nte very much. 1 have two big dolls
and two small dolls. I also have a
little Kewple. I go to the Lincoln school.
We w caved little hammocks, the color
of my hammock is blue Two
days before school w out, the
manager. Mr. Barr, talked about Amer-
. lea to hare a great monument. He
said that we all should earn a dime, but
not beg a dime from auntie or grandma.
I helped mamma In the beat way I
could te earn e dime. I washed the
dishes and wiped them. The other day
mamma was putting some beans in a
lar and then she set the glusa on the
table. The bottom fill out and the
brans filled all over the floor. Mamma
ssld that If I picked fiein all up I would
jet my dime. That's the way I earned
my dime. I received my book TiHsdar;
I was so excited that I didn't eat my
- breakfast that morning. I read a U w
stories In the book, whii h I like very
much. The name of my book Is "Hollow
ONE OF THE BRIGHT
BUSY BEES.
LITTLE
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John FjediicK ?fydJr
t tousht them home and shut them up n
a she I. Thry soon liecame very tame. ,
We named them Mutt and .leff. They!
would cut watermelon, t read and milk :
and wild grape, tine ni;ht my brother'
went out to feed them and left the door
oi en. They ran aWny. We miw them the
next day. hot could not catch them. 1
hoi'c to si c my story In print. l
The Story of the Yfar.
Hy Jcatiette M oil) hant. Ascd l eere.
'2 South llarfleld Avenue, llast
lns. Neb. Red Fide.
"Who) Is tbat old man yonder?'' asked
the sparrow.
"I know who be Is." croaked the old,
old raven, who eat on the fence. "1
know who the old man is. It Is winter,
the old man of last year He I not deal,
s t ie calendar a. hut is guardian to !
little Prince Spring, who Is coming. Yes, 1
Winter still bears xwav here. T"nh! the i
cold makes yon shiver, dees It not. you
little one.
"You see. lMd I not tell the truth?"
said the smallest uparrow. "The calendar
is only an Invention of man. and Is not
arranged according to nature. They
ought to leac these things to us, who
are made much cleverer."
And one week passed by, and another
went by: the froien lake lay hard nnil
stiff, looking like a sheet of lead, and
damp. Icy mints were hovering over the
land. The Knit black crow flew about
in lontt rows, sllentlv. nnd It aeemed as
If nature slept. Then s sunbeam glided
alonn over the loke. snd made It shine
like burnished sllier. The snowy enp
erltiK on the field and on the hill did
not glitter as It had done, but the. white
form. Winter, himself, sat there, his
! ciifi. fixed upon thi south. He noticed
(that the snowy carpet seemed to sink,
jas It were. Into the earth, and hero and
there a little preen grass patch ap
peared, and that all these patches were
crowded with sparrows, who cited, "kee-
i wit. kee-wit! Is sorlna comln at last?"
"SprliiR." the cry resounded over field
and meadow, and through the black-
town wood, where the mosa still glim
mered In bright green upon the tree
trunks. From the south the first two
storka eaijie flying throuKh the air. On
the back of each sat a lovely little child
a Kirl and boy. They greeted the earth
with a kiss, and wherever they set their
feet., white flowers came up from be
neath the snow. Then they set their
bands on the old man Winter, clung to
hla breast, embracing him, and in a
moment they and h and all the region
around wore hidden in a thick, damp
mist, dark and heavy, that closed over
all like a veil. Then the wind arose and
It rushed loatinK along, and drovo away
the mist with heavy blows, so that the
sun shone vHrmly forth on bushes and
tiees. Tho grass shot upwards and the,
cornfields turned green and became more
and more lovely. And she and the boy
clapped their bands with Joy, and then
flocks of birds came flying up. and they
all twittered and Bang, 'fpring has
come."
The Pilgriini.
By '"Vera Bradley, Aged H Tears, 1010
Center Street, Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.
When the Pilgrims came to America
every child had to go to church whether
they wanted to or not. If they went to
sleep In church, someone) would tap them
hard on the head. One day a little girl
went to (deep and was tapped on the
head. Her father was very aorry and.
said she could not eat with th family
for a month. The little girt was sorry
and cried very bitterly.
Another little girl went to sleep aiiit
ahe also was tapped on the head w ith j
the long pointer In church. Her ral&er
waa very aorry, but decided not to pun
ish her. Sho was asleep. When she
awoke she saw her father at a desk. He
HOW CHICAGOANS WENT TO WORK DURING CAR
STRIKE The novel way of "hooking- on" a3 shown by
the picture wa3 used by the young; lady in getting to her
office at a reasonable hour.
CHICAGO.
V . ,y ; '. V, A
their fuis Mislonsrles made hole their
'fCst r.ttemnt to cImMxo and t'hrlstlanise
jN biaki When stiamtMiats brgsn lo
ni'ike resular trip np thr Missouri,
' PHIevue wn?i em of the rliiripnt lnd
. In plaii-s. In I'-M the Freshyterlnn
i hin h Tied upon Hellevue as (ho site
of ltd prlni'ttml mls'nn to the western
ilndian. and m 1'4 the .ld mission
'tmildlim standtiui tixlnv ss bulit. Hern
enme Ihr first oenvr of Nibraska trt
;iltory in K"4 and 1'Ctv the flrt news
paper, the .Vebtarka rsllailluni. was
printed. All the flm then points.) to
ti!cvti as a future ureal met p polls of
the Flatte vallev.
1 Then came disssler sfier disaster to
Hellevue s fond hoj-es and aspirations.
IThe i si Hal m us located at Omaha. The
1 laclf:c railroad left a natural rrosslno;
at tiellevwe snd a nnturnl roadway up
the vallev of ti e Flatte to find a more
idiffh ilt i rosylng and looser lout
thmnsh Omsha rarpy county was
created with Hellevtn as the county seat,
hut even this diititidlon 'was ranted off
In- the new town of Fapllllon In 17..
I'.ellevnr still stands by the riverside,
tho oldest town in Nebraska. Its early
ambitions have been blighted, but a won
derful reanpeiisnti'in for their loss Is
her. It is still the most beautiful site
upon the rlet. No tndsp of factories or
warehouses, no crowding of jealous pov
erty and sordid wealth within Its hot
.Ids. no ugly skyscraper blot out Its
lands. ate. No nlamnr and rivalry of the
market pluee disturb Its visions. It is
still Old Hellevue. with all the glory and
pimani end earlv dreams of old Ne
braska asthered wliMn Its borders. It Is
now and forever will remain thn center
of Interest ft ."II those who lovw the
st i v of Nehrsska a early; days, and the
keeper of Nebnifka's earliest memories
snd traditions fur all lln
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Tree Utorrep," "How Mr. Dig Clot Even."
I am going to bring my dime for' the
monument the firat of September. I
hope my story escapes Mr. Waste Paper
Eaket.
The Cockle Bur's Story.
Emma Gillespie. Aired Years, Greely,
Neb. Who Side.
I am a cocklebur. I am going to tell
you the story of my life.
I lived on a stalk lu Farmer Brown's
field. One day when Farmer Brown
was coming to town ho had lo go through
his) field, as the road waa blocked up.
He waa driving old Prince and Cox. I
inOUKRfc 1 WUUIU HttVO U I I' ID ' J " 1 1 1 1 ' " ! " w
on old prince a tan ana a mi oi my a iuukwis -
brothers did the same. After that tho i Sho said, "Father what are you aoina-:
horses kicked and bit all the way down , Ho said, "I am looking at a Pair cf your
nnrt back home too. Wlien John, the hired . Grandmother's beads, ahe gave them to
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i let JkaffU LaUM,
1 w 1
l e a a i
rS.r.rr-.H-:
man went to curry the horses. Farmer
Brown told him to be careful aa the
horses were pretty f6xy. fio John went
to currying and soon found out why
tho horses were so foxy, t-'o ho went
to picking us out, but I fell down under
Coxe's foot and she srtepped on me.
This Is how I was saved to tell tha
story of my life.
I am now a Busy Bee and would liko to
Join the Blue Fide, as it Is my favorite
color.
Henry W. Longfellow.
By Myrtle Feterson, Aped 11 Years, Kear
ney, Neb. Red fcide.
Henry Wadaworth Longfellow was born
February 27, In 1'ortland, Me.
Henry's father was a lawyer In Fort
land. His grandfather had been a shoe
maker and his great-grandfather had
Ihui a blucksmith. Ha started to school
when he was 3 years old. His falser
wished him to become a lawyer, but ha
wanted to be a poet.
He traveled through France, Germany,
Italy and Fpaln. When he camo home he
married Mlsa Mary Storer Potter He
had five children, three daughters and
two sons.
Fome of the poems he wrote are: "The
Villnge Blacksmith, " "Paalra of lAfe."
"Tho Wreck of tho Hesperus," "The
Building of the Phlp," "The Mght of
Stars," "The Children's Hour" and many
other poems. Ha loved all the chbdren.
He died March 21, JSS2.
Our Picnic.
Agnes Randolph. Aged 11 Teari, Ktillcr
tou. Neb. Flue i-'-We.
On the last day of school we had a
picnic. We were going to have It at the
reek, but it rained the day before and
It waa too damp, so we had It at the
school house. We had dinner utt 13
o'clock. After dinner we bad our pro
gram, then we bad ice cream and calte.
The teacher had a kodak and she took
tur pictures and then we went home.
Wild Flowers.
ia , n. F.
Bv Wilma GowlnK. Imogene,
E. No. J. lilu lle.
I waa glad to see my letu-r in print. I
live four miles and a half south of Imo
gen We have tlir.ler on our farm and
there are violets, Dutchman's breeches,
wild roses. sweet Williams and adder
tongues. I hope to are my letter in rlnt
1 will answer all cards and letters received.
. ' 1,1 f
me uerore we icit cubiuuu. -inter .o
ininutea looking at them, he said, "I
will Rive these beads to you if you will
promise never to go t sleep in church
attain." "I will promise father. she
cried. Her fatner gavo them to ner ana
sho never went to sleep again In churcn.
I like thia story, becauso It shows how
two little girls were treated.
The Donkey and the Salt.
By neeie Pcsvar. Aged 10 Teara, Rich
land, Neb Blue Bide.
Once upon a time :t donkey was called
from the clover field. Hla master Put
two bag upon his back and thev started
for town. There wero many hills and
streams to pass on tha way.
When they started borne the bars were
futt of salt It was a warm day and the
load waa heavy.
After a tune they came to a stream
wmeh had no bridge. A the donkey
walked through it he stepped on a stone
and fell. Splash, splash, went the water
over the bags of salt.
When tt went on it found Ms loed much
lit: liter. Soon thcy came to another
stream and the donkey did the. same
thing.
This time th salt waa spoiled and the
dor.key was taken back for anothee load.
The man said to himself. "I must ewe
the donkey of this trick. I 11 play a trick
myself." This time he filled the baga
with apongos.
The donkey trotted along gayly. "My
loau la light, but I'll make it lighter." It
thought.
Tliey soon came to trss same stream
and It splashed down lute the deepest
place. When It roee up, the sponges were
so heavy that It could hardly walk.
The ntxt time It was taken to bring
load. It did not lie down In the water.
Hone is Entangled.
By Ellen Nordstrom. Aned 1 Tears, 47J6
Seward Street, Omaha. Blue Kids.
One day a poor horse was lying In a
field. It waa tied to a post The rdjpe
around Its neck wss so tight that It was
choking the horse.
Another girl and I were afraid to fix
the rope because the horse would kh?k
and try to get up. After a while a boy
came. We told him te fix tha rope. So
be took the rope off. Awhile later a
slerm arose, so we all went home. The
, horse got up and went home. We were
all glad.
Bv
Fonnd Injured Bird.
Valley,
la.
. Two Coom.
!'. Gfieleve (Inuring, lmogeno la, R..
V. D. No. 1. Bed Mile.
1 was very glad ts see my lettir In
print and I will now write a story I do
not supposn any of the Busy Bees ever 1 1 picked it up and discovered its little
had a coon for a pet. so f nil! tell them!1''' were broken. I took It Into tha
about two my brother and sister had. bouse and put some liniment on the poor
They caught them In a trip. Theyf,n!ur"1 then made a aoft bed for
ill m a small basket 1 had. Mv liui..i
I'earl Johnson. Missouri
Blue Side.
As I was walking la our yard a few
days no, l noticed a little bird lying on
the grans. It seemed to be In much pain.
did not seem to help, and in the eveninr
I went to look If It wss any better and
found It dead. I burled it under Uio rose
bush In our yard. I marked the grave
with a stone which I had carved the let
ter B upon.
The Donkey, the Lion and Cock.
By Jeannette illlphant. Ared Jft Years,
Hastings, Neb. Red Fide.
Once upon a time a donkey and a
cock were walking together in a field
near a forest. A lion, who happened to
bo passing by. caught Uht of tha don
key, so he thought to hlneelf, as he felt
hungry, "This la very fortunate. I ll eat
that donkey." but, all of a sudden, the
cock began to crow loudly, and so frigh
tened the lion, that he scampered serosa
tha field, and the donkey and cock saw
him.
'Ha! ha! ha! brayed the donkey. "He
la afraid of me."
"My friend," said the cock, "you are
wrong. The lion U not afraid of you,
but of my crowing."
"Stuff and nonsense," said the donkey,
'This Is not the first time 1 have
frightened Mm. I'll Just show you tint
I speak the truth."
Away ran the silly animal after the
lion, braying with all his rnlctht and
main, and he very soon eanght .'p with
him.
'Hello!" said the Hon, stopping, "What
do you wont?" "N-nothing," cald the
donkey, suddenly feeling frightened.
"But I do want something," remarked
the Hon, and he Jumpel on tho donkey
and ato.hlm up. "1 want my dinner."
"Alas, he was a donkeyt" said tha cock.
And after giving one sad crow he con
tlnued to look for worms.
Trip to Blue Bidge Mountains.
By Roxle Owen. Aged 12 Tears, 115 West
Fifth street, irrand Island,
Neb.( Blue Bide.
I'm going to "tell you a true story
of onr visit to Oreenvllle, Tenn.
Tea years ago this spring my mother,
brother, slater and myself. To be sure
I was too small to remember It myself,
but my mother tells It to ma and In
that way I remember It. My motlK-r,
slstor and brother, with a party of
friends, went up tn the Blue Rldga moun
tains to spend the day, and left me with
my grandma. They drove to tne foot
of the mountains and left the team at the
foot of the mountain ami walked ti tho
; top. Home places were so steep they
had to get down on their hands . and
j knees. One place where they visited
I was called "The Jump Off." They could
I lock and the great tall pities looked like
' very small plnea below. One place of
, special mention Was called, "Big Bock,"
I sticking out from the side of the moun
I tain. All walked out on It and viewed
the landscape below. If I see this Ifi
print I will tell swine more of this ancient
! old rock In the sunny south.
Organ Grinder and Monkey.
! Hy Kllanore Baxter. Aged 10 Years. Hi
North Thlrty-6ond Avenue,
Omaha. Bed Hide.
Om e, thero waa a man who rrwnad a
monkey. The monkey and lta master
were out gathering pennies most of the
time. One day when they were passing
a house a little girl oame out of It and
gave the little monkey nrtej, two, three,
four, five pennies. Phe liked -to sate the
little creature dance a little jig to the
murtle of the oriran.
When nUrht came the inaater took the
monkey to the clreua tenia. Then lie
went to hla little hut and went to bed.
So the days went by, year after year.
Easter Vacation.
By Lnuise Wessel. Ajrrd 8 Years. Nine
teenth fftreet and First Avenue,
Nebraska City, Neb. Blue Sl.lu.
Kaster vacation I took a trip to IJaceln
alone. I had a very nine time. When I
came home we had a little puppy. Ita
name waa Bunkle, or we named tt
IJunkle. At first It tried to follow me to
BChool. But it never got a chance. I
have a 111 tie ulster named Helen. Kha
was afraid of Hunkbi for many daya,
but now she Is not afraid. This Is the
second time 1 have written.
Will Baise Chickens.
I By F-va Kreney, AKd 10 Years, HV'kman,
Neb. Bluo Side.
This Is thf first time I have written to
tho Busy Bocs. I enjoy reading tha
stories very much. I wish to Join the
Red Pide.
I am going to raise chickens this year
I hava twenty-five.
Our school waa out May 28. There are
twenty-eight pupils In our school. Our
teacher's name la Miss Orote. I like her
i very much- I am II years old.
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Stories of Nebraska History
sr a. b. sxaiDoa
(By special permission of the author,
Ttie Be will putillhb chapters from the
History of Nebraska, by A. E. Sheldon,
from week to week.)
Dcllevue
No one llvlne; knows Just when tho first
white men settled at Hellevue. The story
lias l iiio y times ben told how .Manuel
Lisa climbed the sloping hills from the
riverside where his boat lsy mixiri-d aiiil
aa hla eve swept that wonderful ranor
ania of forest, hill and river, he eic
rla'.nwxt in Kretv-h, "Bollevue:" that he
then staked out his fur trader'a cahln
In the valley below, and thus began the
first white settlement In our state. This
waa In the year H10, so th story ofS.
Manuel Lasa himself left no writing te
prove it and we know th&t Ii'ort Urn,
l.U chief fur trading post, waa twenty
miles farther up tho Ulsaourt river. Tho
old fur traders died lorur eio and the
I rets and hills about bollevue wht h
looked down upon their boats In the rl"-r
tll ro tal of tlifso surly "voyaKeur..."
The Astorlans who passed up tho river
In lUt made no mention of the trading
poet of B UTua and the soldiers who
built Fort Atkiuao.i In 119 on the Conn
'il Bluff twenty-ftve miles above aro
equally silent In regard to It.
The fur trading reo.rda first tell of
Pellevue In 1K3. There vas then a fTr
trailing post and an Indian agency,
railed the Council Bluffs Indian Agency,
at Itrllevue. The OmaJies, Otnea and
Pawnees came there te trade. It waa
eaaiar for the fur traders and? Indians
to meet at Hellevue thaji at any other
post on the river. The smooth vstley of
the Platte made a natural pathway; the
ro k foundation of the hills sloping to
the rtveisldo made a natural lending
plve for hats; wood and water Were
at hand., and the beautiful view down
the valley where trm Platte and Missouri
mingle their walera among forested Is
lands, sdded to the other attractions.
When the soldiers abandoned Fort At'
kmsr.n In 1&27 snd marohed away.
IMlevue became the chief post and the
oldest town l faot aa well as la story
of the Nebraska country. Tha fir at of
these honors ahe retained through all the
fjr trading yeara and the aneond re
mains hers today
Ilellevue wss the stopping place of the
esrlv iid vent rer. trailers, travelers,
mlsaionailes and aoldiers, who rante to
thlj reslon. The early names In our
nnnls t luster atwmt Bellevne. Peter A.
, Sariy. lfniry Fontenelln, I'rlni e llsxt
irn'Mau. George Catlln. Juhn (.'. Fremont,
Prof. Ilayden, J. Sterling Morton. Iirlg
, ham Voting, e Ii halted at thia hnsplla
I ble lodge In the wlld;rnes. The In
dians of the Platte raJley brought hither
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