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Show ,5 ;! ll 2 ! - J i j j SEVEN LITTLE CHILDREN. !l Y frvn little children in one little house '.1 Oh, what a rattle and noise; , I r -ir little grirls, the oldest scarce twelve; 1 j Three merry, rollicking: boys. i Vpstairs and downstairs from morning !? i till nipht. j With laughter and frolic and din n I S'v n busy children in one tiny house. 1 How can it keep them all in? V lollies and books and an army of tovs Ji 1 confusion lie scattered around. f - There is not a nook from cellar to roof I Where some childish treasure's not ' j found. y f The doors are left open, the windows up- ; raised; n I There are footprints on stairway and hall; 1 f 'Tis only at eve, when the. slumber hour ' I comes. ,y That quietude reigns over all. f 1 Four little pinafores each needs a patch; Three little torn jackets, too; lr I Seven little children in one little house 'nuld you not spare- me a few? a f "I'.aby Bess is so young. Yes, but brief though her stay, I She has prown dear to us all.l 'l And rhil is the first to greet father at ' night. Always ready to answer his call. 0 I "And Mabel, our wee little maiden of five, S S.i winsome and dainty and fair l' 5 A shy little rosebud that never would ' i bloom ' -i Unprotected by mother's fond care. "What would we all do without brave, 4 sturdy Jack; His quaint speeches and words of good n cheer? I Or Arthur, our scholar, the family pride; ; And you would not want Janie, I fear? ) "For she is the black sheep of our little 1- J flock. s A wayward young rebel of ten; I J She leads all the mischief, the quarrels I begins, t I Repents and attempts it again. V But Janie is generous, honest and true s j A gem in the rough, so they say; And Hester, apt scholar of housewifely ' J arts. '1 I A great help proves every day." y I Ah, how a child's power unwittingly holds V The hearts of the strongest in thrall! , t J j Jpven little children in one little house, 1 f And enough mother love for them all. P j AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY. J Dear Nieces and Nephews: What, t oh what, can Aunt Busy say! She re- j reives so few letters that she is almost ' discouraged. It has been many months 9 since she heard from Ogden. Now, if I some dear Ogden lad would only write 1 a description of the handsome new s I church Aunt Busy would be too happy j for words. Aunt Busy would love to c ! see the beautiful church. Perhaps the f I dear Ogden boys will write about the j new church soon. Please do, lor the t sake of your loving old, ( AUNT BUSY. 4 ? j LETTERS AND ANSWERS. ! ! Willis. Mont.. Nov. 8. 1902. f Dear Aunt Busy: I thought I would i j write to you and ask you if you did I not receive my letter which was writ- 1 I ten a long time ago? I go to school now and I like to go ( I very well. We have a nice teacher. I Which do you like, winter or summer, V best? I like winter. I will close now. ' f I will send vou a storv next time. Your I sincere niece, TESSIE REICHLE. f Dear little niece, Aunt Busy is only I delighted to answer your interesting ' 1 letters. Indeed your last one never S reached her; she will try to locate it, j because she is sure it was interesting, y She is pleased to know that you at- ( tend school every day. Aunt Busy 5 dearly loves the summer time, little I girl. Be sure you write a story and 1 j remember, little girl, that Aunt Busy I is only too glad to publish your let- I ters. I Diamondville, W5ro., Nov. 8. j Dar Aunt Busy: How are you get- ting along? Thought I would write to I let you know that we are well and hope you are the same. There was an 1 exciting election here last week and j the Democrats were beaten all through j the state. President Roosevelt pleased I a'l when he prevailed upon the coal barons to arbitrate the strike in Penn- sylvania. i Mamma and papa were away on a visit to Green River, and grandma, I Arthur and I remained home and kept j house. We tried to be very good while I they were away, said our prayers j very morning and night. Grandma I "t;d I go buggy riding very often. Do "u ever hear from Green River? Do I yu ever hear from Eddie McFadden? I lives in Green River. Well. Aunt Busy, l will close with love, to all. i Prom your nephew, J MORGAN KAVANAUGH. ; Vou are ever a welcome visitor, Mor- ; fan. to Aunt Busy's department. Try I t ' induce Arthur to write often. No, "ur friend Eddie McFadden does not write to Aunt Busy. She wishes that would. Perhaps you can use a lit- t'e influence and prevail on him to ! v "iti. You evidently take a great in- j 1- r- st in politics, Morgan. Aunt Busy U inks it w ell for every boy to under-Mar.d under-Mar.d the political situation. Aunt Pusy admires President Roosevelt very .'i' -h. regardless of hi3 politics. All Americans should respect the president the great republic. ? Aunt Busy hopes j-ou boys are al- i 1 vays good to the clear old grandma. ! ff course you are. because you are (1!,r. good fellows in general. Write "on again. Please give Aunt Busy's lnvo to grandma. I Wo must love one another if we de-e de-e to be beloved of God. That is the g'ilden precepc of the gospel. Charity j undf 'filed must govern action. Not an "vert, mouthing charity which so many I indulge in, but a charity of thought j ;iind feeling. The new law does not f inerc-ly forbid external acts of violence, r hut takes cognizance of the internal ? onsent. Herein lies the wisdom of , f ( nrist's rendition of the old law. It ' I tiikes at the very root of every evil f b' eondemning the wilful thought. f Unwonted circumstances may make UR a" rather unlike ourselves; there j i a,e conditions under which the most I majestic person is obliged to sneeze. ! and ur emotions are liable to be f 1 acted upon in the same incongruous : inanner. i :1 ! I 1 |