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Show k. J ?- vkCditeo by Aunt Busy) ' .. ; . ; I LETTER-WRITING DIRECTIONS. I Write on one side of paper only, f lo not have letters too long. t I -: Address all letters to "Aunt Lusy, m- I termouiitain Catholic. I i THE LOST CAP. 4 : I.1 iif hunted through "the library. He looked behind the door. He searched where l.iiby. keeps Ins tojs I'pon the nursery lloor; ' He asked the cook aii.i Mary, 1 He called mamma to iook. 4 Hp even started sister up f ' To leave her Christmas book. He couldn't find it anywhere. And knew Mime horrid tramp Had walked in through the open ga.e And stolen it. the scamp. Perhaps the dorr had taken It And hidden it away: Or else perhaps he's chewed It up And swallowed it in play. And then mamma came down the stairs, ' ' Looked through the closet door. And there it hung upon its peg, As it had nunc he 1'ore. And Tommy's checks turned rosy red, Astonished was his face; He couldn't find his can because 'Twas in its proper place! Youth s Companion. AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY. Dear Nieces and Nephews: In a few days you will be spending a happv day, with no thoughts of les- ; sons 'or work of any kind to worry you. , ' Thanksgiving: day means a holiday; a whole, entire day for all the happy children of America. Do vou ever stop to think of the beautiful significance of the name. 1 1. Thanksgiving day! A day set apart T 10 thank our glorious Creator for all His great goodness to His children. It is a clav in which we thank Him. for the health and happiness of our loved ones and ourselves for the past year. AVe thank Him for every joy. however small, that has come into our lives, -11 id for the sorrows, we thank Him for the grace given us to bear them. J The shadows come in the sunniest hours and many thorns beset fortune's ?' bright blossoms, but from our hearts l -we can utter grateful thanksgiving for the Hand that leads us for the Voice that counsels us for the ever- 1 .mduring love that will follow us to j 1 the final home, where there is Eternal 1 ' Thanksgiving. ! One of our foreign ambassadors re- centlv remarked: "America has one I great institution Thanksgiving day that offends nobody, threatens no-f no-f l bodv and competes with nobody. Sev- ! I ,-ntv million voices praising God 10- ! 1 pother would not justify the addition I I of one ironclad to any navy on earth." ! ! While we Americans have great 4 cause to be thankful for a peaceful and f ; prosperous year, let. us not forget that i only a few short weeks have elapsed I fcinco a sorrow-stricken people i mourned the loss of a grand and noble t I man "William McKinley, Hie twenty- I i liftli president of our republic. Let us I not forget the gentle little woman I M-ho will spend this Thanksgiving day ! nlone. with children and husband no I longer near. Let "very American -child I I remember how William McKinley died. ! ! "With words of pardon for Jiis mur- derer. words of love and tenderest eon- i polation for the delicate, loving wife. I ;i;id greatest of all were the -words from the depths of his hear' to his j- Divine Redeemer, "Thy wil be done." ; i God grant that when we are going , -s awav forever we will say the same 1 Mords. divinelv taught. "Thy will be '. W' done." AUNT BUST. : ; LETTERS AND ANSWERS. f Salt Lake City, Nov. 19. 1 My Dear Aunt IJusy: i . My papa said to n.e last week, "I) i have not seen a letter in the Inter-: Inter-: mountain ' Catholic from you for .some j i lime. Why don't you write?" So I H 1 bought I would drop a line, or peril per-il haps two lines, to let you know that 1 J have not forgotten you: neither has I papa. ' ' 1 go to school every day and I am in j 4 1r" fourth H class. I study real hard, j because I was out of school last year i- ..n account of sickness and I must ; 1 make a special. 1 love to read and write. ijUt 1 do hate arithmetic. I W!l, Aunt r.usy. I will not "write f flny more this time. I fend my true I lo e and remain vmir ever loving ! i Ti ro. MAUvCAKET HAKDIXG. I Aunt Busy sends her grateful thanks . j to the good papa, who reminded his - ' little daughter that she had a poor. I neglected old auntie awaiting anxious ly for letters and stories. , Aunt Busy trusts that you will make y .iji- special, but be thorough, little I girl. Take your time and learn every - I thing well, but, of course, improve 1 your time. Dear little woman, please do rut -write that you "hate" arith- jnetic Do not use that ugly word at 1 Tou must neve. hte anybody or ' anything. Ask your teacher to assist I you with the arithmetic, and when you I I understand it you will not experience I fo much difficulty. I j Salt Lake City, Nov. 20. I Dear Aunt Busy: ;r 1 have not written to you for a very $ long time, but I have been very busy. 1 go to school and I also take music j find 1 must practice two hours every I day. Don't you think two hours is a 5 long time? I get very tired, indeed- i 1 like music, but I do not like to practice. My teacher is cross, too, but he never slaps my hands. Mamma ii Fays her.-teacher used to slap her knuckles. H I have a bicycle and I like to ride. I Do you ride a wheel. Aunt Busy? j I Well, I must stop now. Good-bye r for this time. Your loving niece, FLORENCE MGRATIL Yes, little girl, you have surely for-gotten for-gotten to write to Aunt Busy for a i ; long time, but "better late than nev- : J er." dear. I So you practice two hours! Well, I really, little one, you can never ac- cotnplish anything under two hours' i r'actice. Aunt Busy thinks that ev eryone nhould practice for two to three hours every day: so do not expect any J-ympathy from" Aunt Busy, dear child. H ou pvacti'e hard, surely your "teacher Will not be cross, and if he is cross, remember he is for your own Interests. ' ' St. Joseph.. 1 There are many saints above Who love us with tine love, Jiany angels ever nigh; Bui, Joseph: nunc there be. Oh, none who love like thee Dean-si of saints! be near us when we die. Thou wert Mary's earthly guide, Fortver at her side. Oh, for her sake hear our cry; For we follow in thy way, Loving Mary, as we may I Dearest of saints! be near us when 1 we die. Dear children .think of St. Joseph, J whom every Catholic loves and honors. Especially do little children love this j dear saint, who took care of 'Our Lord : when He was a tiny baby, and after-j wards until He was quite a big boy. He worked hard at his trade, which j was that of a carpenter, so that Our 1 Lord and His blessed Mothfr might j have enough to eat and drink and wear. St. Joseph did not mind any- 1 thing he. did for them, and was as pleased as he could be when his work j was over, and lie could sit down and J listen to Our Lord telling him about ' what had happened during the day.: For when our Lord lived on earth he j was just the same as any other little boy of His age. He used to play and j study and do errands for our blessed ! Mother just the same as you have to do 1 now. But He was very gentle and ; truthful, and He was always good. So, j while He liked fun. He was never cruel to anvbodv or to anything helpiess. St. Joseph showed his love for Our Lord in many ways, and was happy as long as he could be with Him, thus setting an example for every Catholic, who should try to pass as much time with Our Lord as possible. The Church gives us St. Joseph for a patron to pray to, so that we may beg him to take care of us in trouble, as well as during our whole life. We should never be afraid to ask St. Joseph for anything, any-thing, because if what we ask is good for us to have he will get it for us. Especially on the 19th of March, which is St. Joseph's feast day, should little children ask him for favors and blessings. bless-ings. Be sure that if, you say a little prayer to this great saint, every single day, he will never forget to listen to you. Many grown up people will tell you how kind St. Joseph has been to them in giving them what they asked for. Little Folks' Annual. |