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Show ..Our Boys ana. ;fflrls...! 'Jl.y urt Busy. This department is conducted solely in the inter- eets of our girl and boy readers Aunt Busy is giad to hear -any t, SS"in?hHep5eT'B 'vh read this page' and to eive them all the advice and help in her power nte on one Fide or the paper only. Do not have letters too lone Original stories and verses will be gladly received and carefully edited. received beTretu"acdUSCriPS f Contributis not accepted will crs aS Aunt Busy' , 5 V " - I BE FUNNY. r "If your k-mpor isn't sunny I And your disposition pujiiiy, I Jf you nun be very funny, .- I Pc as iunny as you can. ' I T)o not cry a wet day wetter, I J)o ot hv a frloom-bofrctter; I Try to make this old world better I Jie as tunny as you can. I Jf your hoarl or tooth is ncliinr, I Jf yuu'ro not much pleasure taking; I A,l .v" fan"! enjoy fun making-,' I c as inny as you can. I v,r world nr-frlocts its sages, I .Hut ior fun it gives good wngx-s; I ; t ;1 pinch upon the apes, I lie as funny as you can. I LETTERS AND ANSWERS. I Uallock. Nov., May 7, 1003. I Dear Aunt Busy: I thoughl 1 would write a few I liiK-s to you and tell you that 1 am sk-k with I fainting spells. 1 did not see my letter in the I paper. 1 like To read the little girls and hoys k-t- I tors in the paper. I am ten years old' "now. I C-od byo. KDXA MURPHY. I Aunt Busy regrets to hear of your illness, lit- I tie Kdna and hopes you. will soon he well. I Ik-main out of doors every minute during the I pivtty spring days. There is no cure like (kid's I frc-h air for all illness, dear. Perhaps you eat I too much candy, Edna! . I Salt Lake. May I V I y Dear Aunt" Busy: .It has boon a long time since J 1 have written to you. I have promised so often I t come, but busy with thought and cares of other I 1 kings, made writing a task. I have just returned I froin a two months' visit in Xew York where I I had a very pleasant time, but I never met anyone I quite as nice as you must be, dear old Auntie I Bus v. Your loving niece, I ETHEL RAYMOND. I Aunt Busy is pleased to hear of your return. I Ethel and she appreciates your kind opinion of I her. Write soon again, dear. y I y YOU OWE IT TO YOUR MOTHER. I ; To manifest an interest in whatever interests I or amuses her. I To .-4-ek her comfort and pleasure iu all things I before your own. J I Not to forget that, though she is old and I wrinkled, she still loves pretty things. I To make her frequent, simple presents. and to I be sure that they are appropriate and tasteful. I To remember that she is still a girl at heart so I far as delicate little attentions are concerned. I To giro her your full confidence, and never to I do anything which you think .she would disap- 1 prove. I To mflke her a partaker, so far as your different I ages will permit, in all your pleasures and reerca- I tions. I To lift all the burdens you can from shoulders 1 that have grown ttooped in waiting upon and " I working for you. I Never to intimate by word or deed that your I world and hers are different, or that you feel in any I way huperior to her. I To treat her with the unvarying- courtesy and I deference you accord to those who are above you 1 in rank or position. . I To study her tates and habits, her likes and 1 dislikes, and to cater to them as far as possible in 1 jiii unobtrusive way. I To bear patiently with all her peculiarities or I inilrmities of temper or disposition, which may 1 i.r. the result of a life of care and toil. I To consult her and ak her advice in regard to I whatever you are about to do, even though you ' I f hi ve no doubt as to what your course should be. ' I ' To be on the lookout for every occasion to I make whatever return you can for her years of J sjM-rific and planning- for your happiness and well- I To defer to her ' opinions and treat them with I re-pret. even if thev seem antiquated to you in all 1 the smart up to dateness of your college educa- I 7'o introduce all your young friends to her and I i.i enli-t her sympathies in youthful projects. 1 ;,. -. and plans, o. that she may carry her own V 1 youth into old ago. j To talk to her about your work, your studies, I .- . ur fri. nds, your amusements, the books you read, I v pla-e you visit, for everything that concerns I ;"U is of interest to her, I If she is no longer able to take her accustomed I T.;.n in ihe household duties, not to let her feel -hat she is superannuated or has lost any of her j importance as the central .factor in the, family. I To remember that her life is monotonous com- I T-n,l with voure. and to take her to some suitable ; :.m-o of ju'nu-oment, or for a little trip to the .'.Miry, or 1o the city if your home is in the coun-;.s coun-;.s frequently as pissible. Success. - THE "HE SAID" GIRLS. Did vou ever notice a group of little girls be-tT.,,n be-tT.,,n ihe ages of fourteen and eighteen chatter- ,z awav in a corner J The next time you sit near -mi. , grouf. listen and hear if about every tenth -.i is about what -he "id." " Jt. -vo" JfTe md some more of the "he said" girls, and they : not the nicest little girls in the world. Ihe , !, said" girls are likely to loiter down town , r school too lale to help their mothers with j ;,f,.,,,oon work. They are likely to wea , :.--ier clothes than their fathers can afford, so that - ir neighbors wonder what their mothers can K !.:..k,W about. The 'he said" pir lo too often :mk more of the boys than of their books and i 'vr,J1ilv fail to get through school. lhc5 arc fr a poiJ,l time, and have nothing in ihcir , i"ad but liairpins and two-steps. - Sometimes nature takes a girl out of the he :-r familv and nwkes a fine woman of her, Jul P -n-rallv she ts to poinff out to parties, a nd j d. vooM.d before her time, and either man 1Cs and : fdes at twenlv, or hangs on after all the other ubh are married off, and takes ! p n-ration of voung boys to raise by hand, and be '",,e known tts "grandma" in the crowd. , j There is nothing so sweet as a simple, fiank ..,,-heart girl. But the boy-struek-gn s an ab.,iination. The whole matter rests witn 1 A irrB mother. She can either brmg np one of the f I "bo said" girls or she can have a daughter to be proud of. Emporia Gazette. - |