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Show ..Our Boys and rl$ j Edited by Aunt Busy. 1 1 J j This department is conducted solely in the inter- ' CFts of our girl and boy readers. f Aunt Bufy is glad to hear any time from the rieces and nephews who read this page, and to give the in all the advice and help in her power. Write on one side oi' the paper only. ! Do not have letters too lone. original stories and verses will be gladly received I end carefully edited. The manusciips of contributions not accepted will ,e returned. Address all letters to Aunt Busy, Ir.termountain Catholic. Salt Lake City. 5 AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY. 11V a r Niocrs ami Xoplicwss: Aunt Busy rocrivcfi p Wry ilijihtful letter lat wtrk from soinr dear I v,-r-"n who rvitloiuly likes children. The writer v I Mir'-ly vh a v enian. and what she wrote about will I ,. i't' i nt rest to Aunt Bus.vs very youiio- nieces I vii:(iy. ()f course Aunt liusy's older nieces are if ,:ni;e 1 ml Tne "doll playing" now, so tliey will I j,;,' !. interested in doll furniture, either. I Willi 1I10 letter to Aunt Busy cjune a box filled J" viMi '!':ii' r furniture"' :dl made from ordinary Avri i i iir )':iier. 'I here were diuir.fr room chairs, r." ki:ii-r elunrs, a waslistand. a bedstead and even a linle :niittres. Aunt Busy wishes she could. shw j tlx- pretty paper lays to all t lie dear little girlies j v. i.'t write to her. E Slie sent the furniture to the Kearus St. Ann's j orphanage, where some small pirl will Je happy. I Aum Busy wishes nil ihe children to know abut I t!f person who was so tlmusrhtful for the -hil- I (in n's jileasure. and on behalf of the children she I expresses her appreciation for ihe toys and the kind jf ihniidit that promj'ted the sender. jf AUNT Bt'SV. LETTERS AND ANSWERS. ? Salt Bake City, Jan. 2. "Dear Aunt Busy: I have not written to you for seme time. wish you a happy New Year. I puess 1 will flosck Your lovinjr niece. , ? ALICE KXXIS. jr Aunt Busy i delighted to hear from you apain, I Alice, but write a longer letter next time, dear. I Aunt Busy is grateful for your kind wishes, too. I little girl, ami she hopes you will have a successful I ear in school. I f I Fort Collins. Colo.. .Ian. VMK,. I TVar Aunt Busy: Wishing you a happy Xew j Year. 1 wi.-h to thank you for your special menlien I ef my name in the contest. Congratulations to I Tli"'ti.is Baufhlin. I am going to try in the next t eent.'.-t yen have, hoping I will win. Aunt Busy. 1 j am 1- years old. am in the sixth grade and like my I ;eaelicr very well. Yours with love, JOE RICHARD. I Aunt Busy is pleased. Indeed, to hear from you, Joseph. You certainly have ihe instincts of a true t: centleman. and Aunt Busy hopes that she will have you for a nephew for a long time yet. fr " You show a very generous spirit irt eongratu- i 1,'iting Thomas Laughlin. Thomas seems to have I many friends who are pleased over his success. Be I sure to try for the next prize. Joseph. You were J Aunt Busy's choice in the last one, but of course I t'ie judges had the responsibility, f Aunt Busy ihinks that you will make a very l .iLMeeable rival in politics some future day. Joseph, I it you will always keep the generous spirit of your j boyhood, (iive Aunt Busy's kindest regards to the f r.iee teacher. I 1 I Poeatcllo. Ida.. Jan. 10. i I Pear Aunt Busy: This is my first letter to tu. i T am 7 years old. and go to the Sisters' school. My '? teacher? name is Sister Eileen, and she is very pond to me. I want to Ik? one of your nieces. I j have three sisters and two brothers. The baby is vtv cute and plays all the time. Well. T guess I will close my letter with love to I'ncle Busv. Your affffectionate niece. I MARGARET LYON'S. Aunt Busy is very pleased to find a new niece in j po,;itelIo. Xicees and nephews from your home will always receive a warm welcome from Aunt I Bu-y, Margaret. j Aunt Busy wishes that she could see the cun- l ninir baby. Please give the sweet little one a great I big kiss for her and write very often, little girl. "AM I LOSTED?'' She was only 4 years old: not as big as the little j b".v and girls in the kindergarten class. She had In :t r. 1 the story of ihe mothers crossing the hills of V- the Holy Land and leading their little ones to h mi-. When she saw the picture of the little children chil-dren nestling close to Jesus, and how some were on his knee, she looked up at her mother and said: "Me go to Jesus.'' "Yes," said her mother, ''you may go to Jesus." The next day the mother went down town to buy peino vinter clothing. She had left little Xellie taking 1it af ternoon nap. When she returned she louiid the servants and Nellie's two sisters and brother running around as if they were wild. Some, were weping and wringing iheir hands, others were 'praying, but all were frightetned. Xaturally the f nieilu-r became very much frightened also. "What is the matter, children i Tell me, some one; what has happened." "Oh. mamma," said the oldest daughter, ''we enn't find Xellie. You know she was in her own li'tlo bod asleep when you went away. About an rnr ago. I went in the room to get a book, and I tiw the bed was empty. "I knew her dress ought to be changed so I W-pan W-pan calling her and looking for her but we have not found her, although we have looked ail over the grounds and everywhere." The mother began to question each one, hut Tvthing new was learned from any of them. Xo one had seen her after she had gone to bed before the mother had left the house. After arain going over the grounds and the house, the mother sent a telephone tele-phone message to the father, and directed the servants serv-ants to go from house to house in the neighborhood. neighbor-hood. Just as Air. Thompson arrived home, a lady eanie from another direction, leading Nellie by the hand. Croat was the joy of all when they saw Nel-"ie Nel-"ie again. The father and mother thanked the lady sincerely, and invited her to come into the house and rest. Nellie looked from one to the other in astonish-, astonish-, merit. At last, when they entered the house, she burst out: "Am I losted.'" ''N'o. you are not 'losted' now," said the mother; "but T fear you were "losted.' " "But. mamma, you told me T might go to Jesus to be blessed like the other little children. I was just going when this lady . found inc. I wasn't losted." The Sunday Companion. . |