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BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JULY 81. 1921
Stories by Our Little Folks
(Prize.)
Discharged With Fifteen Cents.
Once a little boy who had wan
dered the streets all day calling the
names of his papers walked slowly
towards the news stand jingling IS
cents in his pocket. The day had
been rainy and his ragged clothes
were soaking wet. As he was cross
ing the street he saw a little girl
wearing a beautiful plush coat and
high-topped shoe. She was dressed
nice and warm, while he wss ragged
and cold. He had never seen her
before and he longed to walk down
the street beside her. As she walked
along she dropped a coin and Jimniie
(as he was called) ran and picked
it up. Then he ran and caught her
and said, "Miss, you dropped a coin
back there and I want you to have
it, so I caught up with you and here
it is. '
"My, you are a nice little boy, she
exclaimed, "but you may have it.
Aren't you cold with no coat on?"
"Yes, but you see I have no coat
to wear," he explained.
"Come on and go home with me. I
am ure mother will give you an old
coat."
"Well, you will have to wait until
I go down and pay for my papers
then I'll go with you," he agreed.
"Why can't I go with you?" she
asked.
"You! You go with me, you would
be ashamed to go with inc."
"Oh come on." ,
Thus persuaded they walked brisk
ly off together. When they reached
the news stand it was almost time to
close up and the manager was very
angry.
"Well, here you are," he broke in.
"I've been waiting for you for an
hjur now. You can just take your
money and papers and don't come
back. -Understand V
Jimrtye's eves fell, was he to have
no job Was he .to be turned out
with bi fifteen cents?
"Now I am out of a job and your
mother Won't want to take me in
and give me a coat," he said brokenly.
"Now you just be still. I'll have
my father give you a. job in the of
fice. I'm sure he will because you re
so much like a little brother l had
but he was stolen by some bad men
and we never found him. I expect
he is just about your size by now
and you lock just like him." Then
she stopped for breath and looked at
the boy. His mouth was open and
he was staring at her as if she were
a fairy queen.
"Well, it's the truth, but I'll have
mother tell you about it, because here
she is."
They entered the house. A woman
of about middle age came towards
them and said, "Who is this little
boy? Why he looks so much like
little Bobby."
"Why, mother the old news man
ager discharged him. He looked so
cold I just brought him with me.
Later it was found out Jimniie the
news boy, was Robert J. Dalton, the
son of a rich banker. He had been
stolen about two years ago and was
just discovered. Dorothy Smith,
Aged 12, Schuyler, Neb.
The Boy and the Squirrel.
THE BOY.
"To live on nuts all winter long
As you do must be fine;
Pray. Mr. Sijuirrel won't you pleas
Invite me home to dine?
THE SQUIRREL.
"Chirr! Chirr! That, It is very fin
To live on nuts Is true
"But I'd soon starve I fear, ir I
Had visitor like you."
The Witch's Daughter.
Once upon a time there lived a
bov named Fetro. He had no
brothers or sisters. His father had
been changed into a wild boar by a
witch. His mother was dead, so he
was all alone in the world. He lived
near a forest. One day as he was
walking along in the forest he
heard a noise and, running to the
spot, he saw a little giri being
chased by a wild animal. He killed
the animal with his knife and took
the little girl home to cook for him.
He did not know it, but this little
girl was the daughter of a witch.
This witch would lead him into
trouble. All went well until one day
he missed the little girl. He hunted
all around the forest for her, but he
could not find her. While he was
hunting for her he saw an old
woman nearby. This old woman
was the mother of the little girl.
She told him who the little girl was.
She told him that the little girl was
far away over the sea.. The boy
said he didn't care where she was,
he would find her. So he set out
He crossed a river, but now the sea
lay before him. He wandered
through the forest looking for wood
with w6i2 make a boat. While
he was looking for wood he fell into
a pit, from which he could not get
out He starved to death in the pit.
As for the little girl, she never was
found because her mother and she
went under the ground to their
home. I wish some of the Busy
Bees would write to me. I will
surely answer. Elsie Mae Bauer,
Aged 9, 1616 Olive Street, Colum
bus, Nelu... ... . , ... . , -
(Honorable Mention)
Mary's Lesson.
Once upon a time there lived in a
city a girl whose name was Mary.
She was 21 years old. Mary was
very mean to her mother and never
wanted to obey. Her father died
when she was a little girl. Mary
was a very good little girl and used
to pray a great deal, but after she
was 16 years old she changed, and
also quit praying. One day her
mother told her not to go to the
dance, but after supper Mary dressed
and went. When they got there the
dance was just starting. They had
a very good lime and stayed until 1
o'clock. When they started for
home Mary drove the car. They
were riding for a time, when they
came to a railroad crossing. There
was a train coming and the man
told Mary to stop, but she said they
could get across. But the train was
nearer than Mary thought, and it hit
the car. Mary was seriously hurt,
although the others were only
slightly bruised. Mary was taken to
a hospital and a doctor called. When
the doctor arrived he looked at Mary
and thought surely she would die.
Her mother was called later and all
she told Mary was to pray to God,
for He was the only one that could
help her. So she prayed very hard.
In a week Mary was taken home.
She told her mother that the acci
dent taught her a good lesson. Ever
after Mary was a good girl, prayed,
and always obeyed her mother.
Clara Gutzmcr, age 10, box 370,
Clarks, Neb.
Robberta and Harry.
Robbcrta is little girl only 3 years
old. She liked to go to see Harry.
One day she went over to Harry's
house. When she got there Harry
came out and said, "Hello, Rob
berta." "Hello," said Robberta,
"Let's go jump on the haystack,"
said Harry. "All right." So they
went. They chattered and chattered
together. When they got there they I
laid down and went to sleep.
Robberta and Harry's mammas
were looking for them, so they went
to the haystack and there laid Rob
berta and Harry fast asleep and
close to each other. Each mother
took their child home and the next
day they did not go to see each other,
but when they did go, they did not
go to sleep and have their mother's
to look for them.
Sweden has more than 12,255,000
acres of peat bogs, from much of
which fuel can be obtained.
THE LITTLE FOLKS HELP
A LAME DOG.
a..u urove into a shady nook, where
they found a fine camping place near
Valparaiso, Ind.
"Get the camp in shape for sev
eral days' stay," said the General as
the Teenie Weenie men began un
loading the tiny trucks. "The Turk
says he has to go over the engines
and also make a supply of gasoline."
In a short time the tiny tents were
put up; one for the Cook's kitchen,
another for a dining tent, and three
more for the men to sleep in.
The little ladies of the party slept
in the trucks where they were quite
safe from ants and bugs.
Early the next morning the Turk
and Paddy Pinn began overhauling
the trucks, and in about an hour they
were so covered with grease they
looked for all the world like two
little colored Tecnic .Weenies,
THE LITTLE FOLKS HELP While the trucks were being fixed, head under the bushes, where sev- . jfii,! ft$mA
A LAME DOG. the Doctor, who had invented a way eral of the Teenie Weenies were sit- I OffivWt ilr&W!$''l
One evening the two Teenie of making gasoline out of grease ting near one of the tents, and in his jti J$PMmWim
Weenie trucks left the main road drippings from the big automobiles, mouth he carried a long bone
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and taking them numerically.
Conundrums.
When must your shoes be left
outside your hotel? When they
won't go oveV the instep (inn step).
What is the differencc.between a
watch key and a meteorologist? One
winds watches and the other watches
winds.
What is it that has rods never
used for fishing, poles on which you
cannot hang flags and perches upon
which a bird never rested? An acre.
What age is most often ili-treated?
Baggage.
What age do single people never
reach? Marriage.
Why is the roar of the sea like
the noise of cats and dogs?
gathered up a couple of thimblesful
of oil and set to work making it into
gas.
The little ladies took long walks
about the country, and at night all
the little folks sat around the camp
fire and had great times telling
stories and singing.
One evening a dog came up under
the bushes where the camp lay, and
all the Teenie Weenies enjoyed his
company, for he told such funny
stories that the little folks fairly
rolled on the ground with laughter.
One story about chasing a cat was
so funny the Dunce laughed all
evening; in fact, he giggled in his
sleep and kept half the Teenie Wee
nies awake most of the night
The dog had a badly swollen foot,
which had been run over by an auto,
and the Doctor treated it every day.
One afternoon the dog popped his
Puzzle
A New Bee.
Dear Busy Bees: This is my
first letter to you. Since school is
out I have been taking care of a
baby named Betty Jane Phelps.
This little baby has a little brother
named Jackie Phelps. He is
years old. My letter is getting long,
so I will have to close. I wish some
one would write to me. Mary
Devin, Aged 10, Omaha, Neb.
Remarks.
Teacher Anthony, punctuate: I
am going to give you a mark of 100
in all your studies.
Anthony Question mark at the
end. Rutgers.
"Say, folks," he said. "I've gi .i
perfectly good chicken leg bone,
and I thought you all might like it
to make into scup."
"Whatl" exclaimed Miss Guff,
who was quite prim and most par
ticular. "Not out of that dirty
bone."
"Why, it isn't so dirty," exclaimed
the dog, giving the little lady a hurt
look. "I'll lick it off for you, and it
will be as clean as a pin,"
"We're just as much obliged, but
we don't eat chicken," said the Gen
eral pleasantly, trying not to hurt
the dog's feelings.
"Jinks!" exclaimed the dog.' "I
hate to waste this perfectly good
bone. I'm too full to eat it now,
andl can't rig a hole to bury it
with my foot so lame." And the
poor dog looked quite dejected.
"We'll be glad to bury it for you,"
For the Live Boys
Boys From Masonic
Home Entertained by
"Y" Boys' Division
Last Tuesday evening a commit
tee of boys from the Boys division
of the Y entertained the boys from
the Masonic home in the auditorium
of the Y. M. C. A.
About 30 of the older boys were
present and enjoyed a social evening
of games, swim and light refresh
ments. The games of the evening
were in the form of a comic indoor
track meet. Novelty races, pie eating
contests, shoe races and many other
unique take-orts lurmsnea tne
amusements for an hour and a half.
About 9:30 the boys were served
ice cream and bid the committee
goodnight saying that they had had
a great time.
The committee are younger high
school boys who have been using
their "Y" privileges this summer and
who have been helping at the boys'
division during the vacations of
several of the boys' saff. They were:
John Gustafson, Vernon Sandwall,
Maurice Vest, Heinnch Koch and
Robert Detweiler.
These boys will also help with
other social events of the summer
and with the work at the "Y."
Mickelwright Enjoys
Vacation With Folks
Omaha Y. M. C. A. boys' work
secretary, Mr. t. Jb. Micklewnght,
is enjoying his summer vacation
with his home folks at Davenport,
la. He writes that it is great to be
home and get rested up for another
winter s work with the boys of
Omaha.
While Mr. Micklewright is enjoy
ng his vacation J. Shailer Arnold,
assisted by Merle Hanna, have had
charge of the boys' division. Every
day many boys ask for "Mick" and
say that it doesn't seem like the "Y"
when he is away.
Mac Ohman, who during the past
winter so efficiently handled the
locker room, is on his vacation,
driving an auto through the east,
He expects to be gone a month. He
has made many friends among the
boys and everyone enjoys his sing
ing specialties, with which he has
entertained many audiences the past
winter.
nggested the General, who felt sor
ry for the kind-hearted tellow.
"Oh, thanks 1" cried the dog. "I'll
certainly be glad to have this bone
some day when I'm . hungry and
pickin' is not good."
Several of the Teenie Weenies
armed themselves with picks and
shovels and set out to bury the bone.
"Don't bury it in this sand," said
the dog as the Teenie Weenies
stopped near a sandy place where
the digging looked easy. "There's a
hill of ants over there, and they'd
clean this bone up in a jiffy."
The little men found another place,
which mot with the dog's approval,
nd in a little while they dug a hole
seven teenie weenie feet deep, which
would be three and a half inches in
our measurement, where they buried
the bone.
"When you want the bone, how
will you' know where it is buried "
asked the Lady of Fashion when the
hole had been filled in.
"Oh, that's easy," answered the
dog. "Do you see that old stump
over there. Well, it's just about
nine tail lengths north of the spot
where the bone is buried, and that
big stone over there is nearly IS tail
lengths east. I've got that all fixed
in my mind, and when I want that
bone I'll come over here, measure
out the spot, and dig it up."
"Well, it's about 50 tail lengths
back to camp," said the Old Soldier,
mopping his bald head with his
Teenie wcenie handkerchief. "And
we'd all better start right "away if
we want our supper, for I heard the
dinner bell ringing a minute ago.'
Watermelon Feed for
New Members at the
Y. M. C. A. Thursday
Next Thursday night will be a big
night at the "Y when all new mem
bcrs of the month will have a big
watermelon feed at the Y .
For all boys who have secured
new members up to August 4 and
the new members thi3 party and feed
is being planned by Merle Hanna
and J. Shailer Arnold of the Boys'
Division staff. They expect abo'ut
7j boys and are planning many
novel events for the evenings enter
tainment.
Many boys are coming down to
the Y these warm summer days to
spend their time reading, playing
cames and enjoyinfc good long
swims in the pool. The water in the
pool is changed every day. This as
sures clean pure water for swim
ming. Many boys are being attracted
to the Y because of safe and
sanitary swimming.
The watermelon feed will start at
7 o'clock and will be over by 9:30
p. m. I he evening will be spent
playing games, swimming and en
joying the refreshments.
Boy Scout Notes
A new scout troop is being or
ganized at the North Side Christian
church with C. R. Moen as scout
master. Mr. Moen comes from Chi
cago, where he was active in scout
work. He will make an excellent
leader for this troop. This new
troop will be No. 71.
A new record was set at Camp
Gifford last week when 70 scouts at
tended the camp. There has been a
total of over 150 different scouts at
camp this summer, which breaks all
previous records.
A letter has been received from
Richard Sholes, written from Fred
ericks, Mo. He sends his best re
gards to all the Omaha scouts. He
is hiking to New Orleans.
A picnic was held yesterday for
troop 23, which is a troop made up
of colored boys from all over the
city. This picnic, which was held
t LImwood park, was tor them and
any prospective scouts. Contests of
all kinds featured the picnic. The
boys' work committee of the Rotary
club furnished some fine prizes for
the winners.
L. L. McDonald, national director
of camping for the Boy Scouts of
America, will be in Omaha during
August for a visit to Camp Gifford.
He is touring the country inspecting
different camps and will be in Oma
ha to see what is going on at Camp
Gifford.
The camping period at Gifford
July 20 to 27 will be for the colored
scouts of Omaha. Thirty boys are
expected to attend this camp.
Fourteen scouts from Troop 43
were exceedingly lucky last week
when three Rotary , club members
took their cars and filled thm with'
scouts and took them to Elkhorn to
a watermelon feed. A campfire was
held after the feed, and when the
boys got home they all declared
that they had had a wonderful time.
Not a Popular Wish.
The new clergyman was trying to
raise a charitable lund just Detore
Christmas and a man in the congre
gation said he would give $100 to
start it C'ff.
"I don't know your name, sir,"
said the grateful clergyman, ''but I
thank you and I pray that your bus
iness may be doubled during the
coming year.
There was a solemn hush in the
congregation, punctuated here and
there with something that sounded
like a titter.
"What's the matter?" the clergy
man whispered anxiously to the
chairman.
"I don't know, stammered the
chairman," only that gentleman hap
pens to be the undertaker." Boston
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Co-Eds Demand
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Here are two of them at Northwestern university, who, with all silk.
fluffy and fancy types of "jams" ruled
for the eligible kind at a pajama shop'.
of Omaha
Knights of Square ,.
Table Entertain Chums
The big social event of the sum
mer for the Knights of the Square
Table was held last Thursday night.
Every member of the club brought
his friend who was not a member of
"Y" to show him a good time.
After a good long swim in the
"Y" pool the boys assembled in the
auditorium, where several new mem
bers were initiated into the club.
Several boxing matches were staged
by the boys with Merle Hanna as
referee.
For the peanut scramble the boys
made a large circle about the room.
From the middle of the circle was
thrown a large basket of peanuts.
For several minutes a pandemonium
reigned, wherein every boy stnved
to get the greatest number of painted
peanuts.
After several other games the boys
left with their visitors, declaring that
it had been a great evening. This
club was organized last winter by
Fred Kirkland. Through its excel
lent leadership this club has grown
to over 100 members.
The members of this club are
boys who work during the day .'n
stores and selling papers. To belong,
a boy must have a job somewhere
and when he quits working he
ceases to be a member of the
Knights of the Square Table.
What Camp Sheldon Meant to Me.
Camp is a great place. It is great
because it develops bovs; develops
them all around and makes the men
of tomorrow real men.
No boy who lives under the in
fluence of such leaders as we had
without having ideals instilled that
remain with him throughout life.
The athletics we learned developed
our bodies. A weakling seldom suc
ceeds. Clean living is paramount.
The various sports made us think
quickly and accurately.
Our minds were filled with our
work and pleasure and we were
busy every minute. Camp life is
never dull.
One of the biggest features at
camp was the close friendship
formed with Jesus Christ. In our
lessons on leadership we studied the
life and boyhood of the world's most
perfect man. We accepted Him as
our ideal hero for life.
The camp fire at the close of each
busy day at camp was interesting
to ' everyone. We had many fine
talks from men who had a real mes
sage for us. We were pointed to the
deals in life that would bring us
the highest rewards.
The friendships we made at camp
will never be forgotten. The many
leaders and the boys we learned to
know more closely will be our
friends for many years to come. The
untiring and earnest zeal of our di
rector, Mr. Wicklewright, made
camp the wonderful success and we
will alwavs be greatly indebted to
"Mick." Hawthorne Arey, 5019 Un
derwood. What is the
age? Garbage.
most disagreeable
The Little Jap.
I am a little Japanese girl. My
name is Pen Se. 1 wear large-figured
and bright colored dresses. I have
a Japanese tea pavillion at Long
Beach, Cal. The building stands a
little over the water. Of a mdrning
when the tide is high the water
sweeps over my floor. But the sun
shines brightly and it is all dried
up by 9 o'clock. Then I am ready
to serve the many tourists from all
over the world with my tea, which is
grown in Japan. My decoration is
two flags. One is the red, white and
blue, and the other is the Japanese
flag, which is white with a large
red ring in the center. Sometimes
the people eat at the tables and
others take a lunch and eat out on
the beach. Dorothy Collin, 136 N.
Pebble St., Fremont, Neb.
Sensible Pajamas
out by their sorority, are being fitted
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On Midgets Slate.
There in a wee. we artist,
The tiniest little wins;
Sh' draw my portrait, so ah said,
If I would pay a, k'ss.
Ujt, whoso the likeness was, when
ilono.
1'uu jvally did not know;
The nos wns like a nui'stton mark,
The mouth was like an O.
The eyes were like a saury owl'a
The hair was Ilka our kye:
Now, would you pay hir Just th price
Sh asked. If you were me 7
Piggy's Spoon.
Piggy had a little house close by
the bain. Triere were two rooms in
his house. In one room he bad his
bed, in the other room he had his
trough. On one side of his house
there was a door that opened into a
pen. The pen was in the orchard
where the sweet apples grow. Some
times in summer the rosy apples
would fall down from the trees into
the pen, then Piggy would pick them
up and eat them. Some times they
would strike him on his back when
they fell, but he did not mind that.
He was always glad to get them. He
had his bed made of nice, warm
straw and he spent many a com
fortable night on it. Every day he
had as much to eat as any Piggy
could wish for so he was contented.
One morning F-.rmer Jackson
brought a pailfull of milk for Piggy's
breakfast. He poured the milk into
the trough, and Piggy made haste
to come to drink it. While he was
drinking it something hard and cold
came into his mouth and he found it
was not good so he left it. As soon
as he drank all of the milk he saw
there was a bright silver teaspoon
lying in the bottom of the trough.
"Oh," said Piggy, "I see how it it.
They would like to have me eat with
a. spoon, but they would never make
me fat in that way. I should be
hungry all the time. Nothing do
ing, the way I am eating now will
make me fat." With that he turned
up his nose at the spoon. Then
went out into the pen to find some
bits of apple. No sooner had he
stuck his nose out of the house than
a nice rosy apple hit him on the
nose. "Ah," cried Piggy and as soon
as he saw that it was an apple he
Degan to eat it.
When Farmer Jackson came with
Piggy's supper he saw the spoon. He
took it to his wife. When she saw-
it she said somebody had been very
careless and dropped it into the milk.
cut she was glad to get the spoon
back and Piggy was glad to have
it taken from his trough. He had
left a print from his teeth on the
spoon so it was afterward called
"Piggy's spoon." Irma Bass, aged
11, Mason City, Neb.
Johnny'- Wish.
"X wish it would nnow!
Oh I wish It would snow
For sliding down tuil 1 so Jolly, yen
know!
And then the snow forts, and snow
battles. Oh dear,
I wish 'twould begin and snow for a
year."
How Sallie Scoured the Little Black
Girl.
One day grandma said to Sallie:
"Dinah's little girl is here; can't you
show her your dolls?"
Sally was glad to have a little girl
to play with.
Pretty soon she came baxk and
said, "Why, grandma, she is blackl"
"Well," said grandma, "she's a good
little girl." '-'But I'm afraid of her,"
said Sallie; "she's so black." "But
Dinah's black," returned her grand
mother. "Dinah's a grownup wom
an," said Sallie. "I didn't know that
little girls were black." "She is a
well-behaved little girl," said grand
ma. "Go play with her; you can
have a nice time playing."
So the two little girls went to
Sallie's room and began to play with
their dolls. Pretty soon Sallie said,
"What makes you black?" "I don't
know." My name is Sallie; what is
yours?" "Marionette," said the
black girl. Then Sallie said again,
"What makes you black? Cpn't you
wash it off?" "Xo," said Marionette.
"Did you ever try soap and sand?"
"No," said Marionette. "Then let's
try it," added Sallie. Shi brought
a basin of water, soap and sand and
began to scrub one of her hands.
Then she said, "I guess I will try
your face. Marionette was a little
afraid in the strange house, but the
soap got in her eyes and she
screamed with all her might.
"What arc those children doing?"
said grandma, and thy both went
up. there. There was Marionette
crying as loud as she could, and
there was Sallie as frightened as she
could be. Sallie did not mean to
hurt her. She held the basin in one
hand and the water was running
over on the-floor. The and was
pouring over the edpe of the table
and the kitten was playing with the
soap. Grandma told Sallie that
Marinnette'j skin was made black
and that slie could not make it white.
Sallie often laughs about scouring
the little black girl, for this is a true
story.
Some of you write to me and I
will gladlv answer. Goodbv. Busy
Ree. Bertha Truelove, Aged 10, St.
Edward, Xeb.
A Great Secret.
' 'Ah pnia I'm not going to tell,"
said I, on,
'Whfit a (troit surprise I have for you
It's full it raisiiid. It's Kood to eat.
It i frosted on top. and It's nh-e and
sivoet.
It besins with C, and It enris with E,
And T made it mysolf for your I'irth
day tea'."
My Pets.
Dear Busy Bees: My name is Al
bum Sparkle. I go to school. My
teacher's name is Miss Mive. I am
10 years old. I have a duck and a
rabbit. It is a white duck and my
rabbit's name is Brownie. The duck
got out of my pen and I had to
chase him. I put him in the pen
and covered it up good so he could
not get out. My letter is getting long
so I gurss I will close, so goodby.
Album Sparkle, aged 10, Columbus,
Neb.