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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1921. SLEEPY-TIME TALES the"" Vale of BOBBYrV r An ai i Kfi CH A ITER XIX. Bobby's Mistake. After a good deal of searching liobliy Bobolink discovered Timothy Turtle in a pool in Cedar Swamp, sunning himself on an old stump that was half under water. "Good morning, Mr. Turtle!" Hobby cried. "Js it true that you have something to say to nir?" And feeling quite happy and care free, Bobby began to sing one of his most sprightly songs. For Mr. Turtle was a slow old fellow. It took him some time to answer a TGood morning, .Mr. Turtle!" Bojbbu cried. iiestion, especially when he was dozing. But the moment Bobby Bobolink began to sing old Mr. Timothy Tur tle came to life instantly. And he Mas so angry at hearing that rollick ing song that much as he wanted to, he couldn't speak. Somehow the words seemed to stick in his throat. And for a few moments Timothy was afraid he was going to choke. Now Bobby Bobolink was such a lively person that he couldn't keep still long. Especially when he was singing he liked to be on the move. So' when he saw that Timothy Tur tle wasn't going to speak immedi- HOLDING A Adele Garrison's Revelations The Way Madge Met the Family. Lillian and I, helped materially by the Ticcrs, spent a busy afternoon getting everything in readiness for the advent of my family, so un expected by us all. Through Mrs. Ticer we were able to obtain a com fortable room at a neighboring farm house for my father, and another for Dicky and mc for the brief period Dicky would remain. This left the rooms at the Ticer home as we had originally planned them, with the exception of my mother-in-law's oc cupancy of the room which I had called mine. "I'd order an extra good dinner, wit hall of your mother-in-law's fav orites," demurely suggested Lillian, when, in hurry and worry, I had de parted from my usual reserve, and had told Lillian something of the anxieties that beset me concerning -Mother Graham's appearance on the scene at just this time. "You don't know the lady," I answered dryly. "If she's in the mood I suspect, she'll take the at titude of daring you to please her in anything." However, with the determination to leave no possible chance of placa tion untaken, I broached the subject of mv mother-in-law's captiousness in culinary matters to Mrs. Ticer. "Suppose I have a chicken din ner?" she said with the faith in fowl as the dish of honor which most country people have. A Tempting Meal. "I think that would be splendid," I said, remembering that my mother-in-law was indeed especially fond of chicken, and vainly trying to pump no an enthusiastic, hope that Mrs. Ticer's treatment would be success ful. "And I'll have scalloped potatoes and some new asparagus out of our own patch, and " Mrs. Ticer was off in the fine frenzy which attends any artistic creation, aiid I waited patiently until she had outlined a most tempting meal, a culinary dream of delight. "Thank you so much Mrs. Ticer." I said when she had finished. "Now, -suppose you plan to have it ready about half after seven. That will be about IS minutes after they reach the house if they get the first train. Of course, if they are delayed until the last one " "My dinner will be spoiled," Mrs. Ticer objected. "Don't you think you'd better make that 8 o'clock? Then it will be safe for both trains." I opened my lips to protest, closed them again with the reflection that no matter what my decision would be, Mrs. Ticer if she were like any other cook would put the possibil ity of spoiling one of her dinners be fore any other consideration, and stick obstinately to the schedule she had named. "Probably that would be best," T assented, after a minute. "But you'll be sure to have it ready at 8 sharp, will you not? For after that long journey they will be simply starved." "Junior Wants Mama!" "I'll have it right on the tick," she promised, and with this assurance I had to be content, though I had vis ions of what irritation would be my mother-in-law's if she should arrive . on the first train and have to wait ior her dinner. But the first train every exit from which Marion and I watched like hawks brought no passengers whom we knew. Lillian's small daughter had begged to be allowed to accom pany mc in order that she might the sooner see Junior, and her disap rointrrent when she finally convinced herself that he was not on the train "tvas almost teary. "Do you s'pose something's hap pened that they won't come at all today?" she queried with lips that she kept from quivering only by a tremendous effort. "I don't know, Marion." I an swered truthfully. "The train from the south may have been so delayed that they will not be able to make .J5 .'itely Bobby leaped from the bush where he was perched and began llying joyously over the swamp. All the time he sang with all his might, making so much music that he could not hear Timothy Turtle calling to him at last. One in a while Bobby wheeled above Mr. Turtle, so that the old fellow might enjoy his best notes. He little knew that Mr. Turtle was crying to him to stop, for goodness' sake! And, noticing that Timothy' mouth was moving, Bobby Bobolink said to himself: "He looks terribly fierce; but of course he's only commanding me not to stop singing." It was no wonder that Bobby Bobolink thought as he did, be cause his neighbors were always begging him to sing something for them. "It must be that Mr. Turtle want ed to see me so he could ask me 10 sing some songs for him," Bobby thought. And, wishing to please Timothy Turtle, Bobby Bobolink sang as he hadn't sung all summer long. At last Timothy Turtle felt that he couldn't bear to hear another note. And, flopping off the stump, he splashed into the water and sank to the bottom of the swamp, where he buried his head in the mud. And there he stayed until he dared hope that Bobby Bobolink had stopped singing, or gone away to a distant part of the country. "Has anybody seen Timothy Tur tle?" Bobby Bobolink kept calling as soon as he noticed that Mr. Turtle had vanished. But no one knew where the old fellow was. And at last Bobby gave up looking for him. But he thought it strange that Timothy hadn't waited to hear the rest of his song. "I hope he isn't ill," Bobby told his friends. But they only laughed. "Timothy Turtle is altogether too old and tough to have much the matter with him," they said. "If he's ill, it's nothing but ill temper." (Copyright, Grosset & Dunlap.) HUSBAND New Phase of of a Wife connections with thu one. . But" stirred by the quickly falling barom eter of Iter face "i am very sure they will be on the next tram. We settled back in the motor car for the tedious wait, I with far less confidence than I had expressed to the child. And for the first time since Dicky's telegram, I found myself with leisure to realize the exquisite pleasure so fast coming to me, the reunion with my baby boy. I remember a reunion we had had when he was just learning to talk, and faithful Katie had kept him from forgetting mc. No fear now his not remembering me, after so compara tively short an absence, and my heart thrilled, my arms strained at the prospect of so soon clasping Him in my arms. I gave myself up to rapturous an ticipation, sternly banishing all worry as to the attitude of Dicky and his mother toward my new home ven ture, and before I realized the flight of the hour the whistle of the lajt train sounded, and Marion and I made a dash for the platform. And then the train drew in, the passengers alighted, and I saw Dicky assisting his mother, with Junior held securely in one arm, while my father directed the porter and a mountain of luggage. With ears attuned above the din, I heard my little lad querying: "My mamma! Where my mamma? Junior wants mamma!" The next instant, regardless of everything and everybody, I had reached my husband's side and was rapturously kissing my little son while his father beamed down upon me, and for a single blessed instant all the rest of the world was as a shadow. (Continued Tomorrow.) , The first practical American elec tric automobile was built by Fred Kimball of Boston, in 1888. Twin- Eight CHOCOLATES INNEW-CinCLE CANDIES'' ADVERTISEMENT. Eyes Inflamed? 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The old saw that imparted the information that too much work made a dullard out of an otherwise sharp lad, long ago proved its truthfulness. Give a boy a hoe and tell him his job is to hoe all day and that he's got to make it snappy, he's going to rebel, and after he has wielded the hoe in a somewhat desultory manner for a while, he'll heave the instrument of torture into the nearest patch of high weeds and hie himself off to the old swimmin' hole for real enjoyment. On the other hand, give a boy a hoe, tell him he must work until a certain task is done and then he can be free to go swimmin' or to some equally pleasant pastime, the boy makes the hoe fly to the annihilation of all weeds, for he has a goal to reach. The sooner his task is, done, the sooner its rewards. The illustration is applicable to the advancement of a city. The primary objects of any city are to ad vance in commerce, industry, business and along civic lines. Yet a city that pays attention to nothing but business and grabbing the coin, usually works itself into a rut and there it stays until jarred loose by some upheaval. Keeping one's nose to the grindstone is equally as bad as neglecting to do any grinding at all. The ant toils all summer long storing up food and her winter days and nights are spent in ease and comfort. The grasshopper covers a lot of territory, but lives by the wayside while so doing. It never stores up anything for winter, and, anyway, what good is a grasshopper in winter? Continuous labor brings success and fortune; it also breaks health and causes divorces. The wife whose husband is a loafer has just as trying times, per haps more, than the wife whose husband does nothing but attend to business. In the life of every progressive city there should be a season for fun. New Orleans long ago recognized this fact and made Mardi Gras, formerly just a local festival, almost a national event. For two weeks, balls, parties, both public and private, parades, music and hilarity on the streets and in the cafes, make life worth while. Then when the mirth has subsided, the city gets back to work and business goes on as usual. Thou sands of tourists visit the city each year to enjoy the fun. , Twenty-seven years ago, Nebraska was in a state of depression" because of crop and business failures. The state did nothing but sing the blues night and day. Faces were worn long and to have laughed aloud on the streets of Omaha would almost have caused a riot. There was a group of Omaha business men who refused to hang crepe. They knew business had gone to the dogs, but they couldn't see how howling or being in the dumps would help. They decided that new life was needed. That a few miles of smiles -was better than many miles of crepe. They figured that as long as business was dead they might as well liven up its demise with a bit of fast music, so they hit upon the idea of Ak-Sar-Ben. A bunch of live wires got together and instead of singing the blues to each other, held a parade and carnival. ' Nobody will deny that the crowning of King Ak is one of the greatest events in Nebraska. For more than a quarter of a century the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben have imparted joy to Nebraskans and thousands of out-of-state visitors in a royal manner. The. shows at the Den each week, the annual parade and the ball have done more to bring about prosperity and keep up the morale of active men in the state than anything else. Not only Omahans. but men of practically every city and town in Nebraska are members. Visitors from almost every state and several foreign countries visit the shows each year. Truly the Ak-Sar-Ben knights with their funmaking are gloom-killers and furnish a panacea for bad business. The knights, business, professional or employed men, hit the ball during business hours, but they leave business in the office when they congregate at the Den for the weekly frolic. During the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival season, they quit business almost entirely and play. And business is all the better for it. Ak-Sar-Ben has done more for Omaha than the Mardi Gras has done for New Orleans. The diversified membership brings about acquaint ances among men of different cities and towns and aids in establishing civic and business friendships. Another big joy time is that of the Ak-Sar-Ben races, guided by Secretary Charles Trimble. This meet will grow as the years pass. Omaha will become known as a racing center, but it will also bring trade abundantly. ' , As the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival is the play period of the harvest time, so are the races to be the playtime of the summer, when the crops are all in and commerce and industry are preparing for their winter campaign. When the city gets back to business, there is new pep and punch in its affairs. . Omaha, in developing its recreation facilities, has not forgotten its youngsters. There are numerous pub lic parks, equipped so that the youngsters can play out of doors. The Y. W. C. A. maintains Camp Brewster for young women, while the Boy Scouts have Camp Gif ford, the gift of Dr. Gifford, for young boys on holiday. All playgrounds and camps are under the supervision of grownups and the play is kept safe and clean. For those who do not care for physical enjoyment there are the concerts put on by the City Concert club at the Municipal Auditorium each month. The past years these concerts have proven unusually successful. They have brought out much local talent of high order and have been the means of giving pleasure to thou sands who love music. It is the duty of every citizen to boost for the things which afford amusement and recreation, as well as for the things which make the city big in business and in dustry. There are those who say business and pleasure won't mix, but pleasure after business is essential to progressiveness, and, really American. 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