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Show ; Our Boys anfl flirl$0 I Ed ' by Aunt Busy. I -tThi? departTeDt 18 dieted solely" in the" inter- ests of our girl and boy readers - Aunt Busy is giad to hear 'any time from the them all. the advice and help in her power ? nJl ne S5de of the only, j Do not have letters too long Original stories and verses will be gladly received I and carefully edited b'Jiy recenea ! beTtu.rCr,P8 f COntribi0 not accepted will j LETTERS AND ANSWERS: . Jlalleck, Nov., Mav 31 vn'r, j Am Pl Pot my Irotlr lie W "to write you a h tcr. My ,i,t,r baby is cutting th ! hho on, ,11 the turn. We have got four hens U11" v rrom your niece, ; EDNA MURPHY. Aunt Uusy thinks you are a dear child, little Ijuna to write to her .o faithfully. Be kind to bibj, d,ar b,(-aue she must he in pain, and we ;mv s,1 cross when we suffer. Success for the cluck-ii'It'es: cluck-ii'It'es: T, . L ' Vo'?lil, Nov., June 4, 100.;. Drar Aunt Busy:Jt h:,s been a long time since hav wntten to you, and so 1 will write vou a Jl,TlV 1,'t!, ,;i -1 "I1? P0111- " 'hool e very day ami n,v r. .m-I.ct is M.ss Lrmvi, The school will be out the l;M oi tins month and she is going t0 have a program pro-gram tor the last day of school. JIy s;stcr u-.uld write to you but she said she was loo small. h-u I -ome from school I help mamma with the work. 1 will clo.se with love. Your nice. EMMA SCRAXTOX. Aunt ju,y is always j.loased to hear from vou. u n,c ,lf,r i'wuit your closing cxen-ises Help ,lr;,r "'other all you can, Emma, and vou will grow a sweet, good, unselfish little woman, with ! '1,uKvst blessings on you. Love to babv Rrookside, Colo., June 12. Umi.T Dear Aunt Busy: It U a l,,n- time since I have wntien to you, although 1 have not forgotten vou I graduated from the public schools this year 'and ;l ':!lllina. I was next best in my class. My average was ninety and three-eighths 'per cent I also expect to receive my first communion some j 111110 during this month. The weather is fine here I now. There are also many strawberries here and I ''''" J1 sliiiied away to other places. I think my ' 1, T,( r 1!i Pitting too long sv T will dose. Your W- ing niece, MARY T. YEZZETTI. I Y.'s. indeed, Mary, Aunt Busy knows that the jime has boon long since you wrote last, but she I js P'nl fbat you did not entirely forget her. She I i- pleased to hear about your high average, but m..rc pleased to know that you will receive Holy Communion soon. Write soon again, dear. : ' HOW TO BE POPULAR. We alb like to be liked, although now and then seme one, entrenched in her own fancied superiority, superior-ity, may think that she doesn't care about it pnich. In a few people the desire for approbation f j-ads sometimes to insincerity, which defeats itd i own object, for affectalion is more often smiled at than smiled upon. It is often puzzling to the "casual observer" to account for the popularity of iie girl as compared with the indifference shown to another girl, quite as pretty and apparently as ever and good-natured as the former. Miss A, j vlio is not particularly handsome, will have de voted attendants, while Miss B. who is undeniably pretty. sometimes experiences the pangs of being a wallflower. It is not always the things of the pure that count. A girl who is obliged to economize econo-mize by wearing simple frocks has been noticed to I receive more attention than some others who can order as many new gowns as they please. Oeca- sionally some girl who fancies herself unappreci- fted seeks advice as to how she can jsrin popu- laiity. Alas! that is one of the conditions for I which there are no rules formulated. One can only Idraw conclusions from observation and experience. The girl who knows how to be interesting can achieve popularity if she will. She who is cheer- I li;l and sunny will tind people turning to her as one Hirns to all bright things. As "nothing succeeds suc-ceeds like success," so the girl who looks as if she s were having a good time and expected to enjoy I y Leref has usually plenty of people to enjoy the I ' oc-asion with her. Many a girl who stands in a comer of the room wondering unhappily why she is passed by, would understand better if she' could -'o the miserable expression lhat has crept over 1 ' t face, and the general air of unrest and anxiety that seems to warn every one away. To appear at c;jo. interested in one's surroundings, and "feeling ! lca-ynt,' is more than half the equipment for sue-cc sue-cc at such a time. Some sweet and good girls !!i;.K- an unfavorable impression through undue anxiety about what impression they are making. A -elf-conscious person is seldom interesting. Per-J Per-J a nearly a general hint as one can give for ; hjeving popularity is to be genuinely interested it what is going on about you, ready to do your T-rr in promoting the general happiness and not think about whether vou are popular or not. X. w World. WHAT SUE XEEDED. 'T don't know what to do about my daughter l. i y.'' said a perplexed mother who had come to outspoken but kindly old physician for advice. "Iic -corns to listless, and does not seem to have y inu rcst in life, and she's so irritable at times. i don't think she has exercise enough, and I want ' know what you think about sending her to a ' iiiiiasium or to a dancing school. She is tired "f her bicycle, and the lawn tennis season is past. V,at would you advise i"' How old is she.'" asked the doctor. "Xearly If." " 'an she cook "Oli. no;' she knows nothing about cooking." " an she sweep C' ""o; my maid does all the sweeping.'' "J)oes .-lie lake care of her own room and make ' r own hedi" ' Xo. I do tluit. Her room is next to mine, and I've always attended to that." "Does 'she have anv part whatever in the house- 1: .1,1 duties r ""No. 1 cannot say that she has." "Xo duties, no responsibilities, no sense of onli-. onli-. u,un)i. ,10 part of the work to be done in every household T "Well, ,,o." Y "Then, madam, said the doctor, frankly, yo.ir center has no need of a gymnasium in which to xjand her pentup energies. 1 don't wonder that i- irritable and unhappy-'' "What would vou. advise'" asked the mother, W'jddv. 'I 'would advise you to make her feel that she l'" a part and a place in your home life; that its lilies must be borne by all members of the lam-ilv lam-ilv in common, and that she must do her part toward to-ward contributing to the general comfort of .ho I W.n. A girl of her ajre with no home duties, r.o responsibilities, or interest in her home, needs more than a gvmnasium or a dancing school to make her helpful and harry w World. |