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Show u 1 it LLTTER-WRITING DIRECTIONS. vri'e on one side of paper only. jo not have letters too long, if Adiress all letters to "Aunt JBusy." In- wrniountain Catholic OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG. ;t '( r mar schools from east to west, Kii;its 1 ho flag we love the best. ' In iii country tiroad and sweet, L In the city's dusty street. j liow v c iove our lianner bright. f j.. v, the red and blue and white! T.' il, :h- life-blood bravely shfd, That e:;r flap mifjht float o'erhead, Win n 'lie nation first was new When 'twas nearly rent in two. We'll defend our colors, too, Cuard the red and white and blue. M'hi-'- and pure each plittering star, S!iih;ns: in the skios afar; l'ure and white each star should be uii i!)e liannor of the free. I'eiiiape. purity and ripht Kv.r keep its colors bright! :ue the starry skies above, '.!. ndimr o'er the land we love; r.lne and true the flag below. Where the loyal breezes blow. Hew we love our colors true. jf it the red and white and blue! AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY. Dear Nieces and Nephews: Aunt Busy has at last heard from her dear Ogden boys! Such a delightful old Auntie! She was really growing thin from worrying about her own dear Ogden lads. But best of all. Aunt Busy actually saw her dear nephews, nearly all of them, last Thursday night. They are the finest looking and the very best fellows in the state. Aunt F.usy is proud of them. This week Aunt Busy publishes let-j let-j ters from three of her nephews and there are many more to publish, which she will look after right away. All of Aunt Busy's dear children will enjoy reading the very interesting letter from John McLoughlin, in which he describes the splendid new church. ; Aunt Busy is so pleased with the ex cellent article that she hopes John will not become vain, but of course he will not. He is one of dear Father Cush-nahan's Cush-nahan's own dear boys, and of course J is a eood. sensible lad. He could not ; he anvthine: else if he follows the teach- j ing and example of his worthy pastor, j Aunt Busy also publishes a very in teresting letter from Raymond Ryan, liaymond is one of Aunt Busy's very dear nephews. His letters are always I cheery and he always speaks well of 1 his friends. Raymond writes that f John AIcDermott and Harold Veasey are not much taller than "water cruets." cru-ets." but tall or short, thin or fat, Aunt Busy thinks they are the very-dearest very-dearest of little boys and she will always al-ways he fond of them. She hopes to see thorn soon on the altar serving mass. For this time Aunt Busy will say good-by. She wants her . Ogden nephews in know that she appreciates their splendid letters. They will all be published in turn. Next week Aunt Busy hopes to tell you about her visit to the beautiful city of Ogden and tnu h news about the very dear, lads who write to AUNT BUSY. LETTERS AND ANSWERS. Ogden, Utah, Nov. 17. My Dear Aunt Busy: In this week's Intermountain Catholic you requested some of your Ogden nephews to write ynu a description of our new church. 1 wish I were smart and you would have something that would benefit the minds and hearts of all future aires. If 1 could only describe St. Joseph's i ' v, church as it really is I am sure d-ar old Aunt Busy would sing, dance !'. : throw her old cap up sky high for .;y joy ami say: "Three cheers for St. Joseph's new church!" "Three h-py f..r Father Cushnahan!" who has broupht it to such a climax, and ' '. '.ree ( beers for the Ogdenites!" H 'w.e.er, I will do the best I can, anil t:.M i- about all a chap of my size :. ' I must put a stir in the other hie and you shall have some letters i i week. Come to our sacred concert 'i'i:-' t.ksgiving night and see for your- Bring .Uncle Busy along, too. I s::re he likes to see nice things. !: V' l cannot come on Thanksgiving ' !.: ami come to the dedication, y, Dec. 14. Your loving nephew, JOHN M'LOUGHLIN. ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. " t 1 v St. Joseph's church is one ' i1.' most stately buildings in Og-; Og-; :. .-'i uia ted as it is on a high plain, "" ' '!"kh' the whole city. The beau-; beau-; ;,!M cioss on the massive tower, -' 'Meg in the sunrise, seems to call 1; ' .'. ithful to the worship of God, 1 i::e tl. earthed dome extends its wel-'' wel-'' i: i" all to come and rest under 'ar:oi,y. Hni there find peace and 'i.-'.i.-iiiuu for their weary hearts. v the outside is perfect in its "' :,'ivture, it is only when you en-':: en-':: '-hurch that you begin to real-"eat real-"eat this is certainly a home fit 1 '' ' Son of the Living God. All the ' are of stained glass, with life- . 'mures. The one behind the altar K ne Crucifixion." Here you see " ' i.od on the cross, his blessed ;-'"! ! standing beside him. St. John I'-vangelist and St. Mary Magdalen. ' ei,,ujs are go reaj j.QU t.OU,j al- imagine you felt the earth quake, 'lit opposite and at the front en- '!a:,. e js the Sacred Heart and Blessed a:ar-t Mary. Here you see our '!l-me Lonl showing to Blessed Mar- i't Mary the love of His great sa-' sa-' heart for mankind. I could look 'dh these windows forever and not e' i tired. The first window on the side of the main altar is the uardian Angel, with a border of apes.o natural that you would feel J-"'ing right up and picking them ' Next is St. Peter with the keys. , ' ."ks 'ike he was saying: "Come in. ' will open the door . for everybody." 1 18 Agnes with the lamb in her iins. i wish j werg tna(; Jamb The aimaeulate Conception is next. This something heavenly. Our Blessed -wot her is crushing the head of the '(.nest 0id devil. I know she has him fad by this time, and I am glad. ol- Luke ana St. John are next; both are writing, st. John looks like he loved our Lord very much and wanted to write about him. Then comes the dear St. Patrick, with the round towers of dear old Ireland behind him. He is driving the snakes into the ocean, and the little shamrocks are growing out of the water. I tell you he looks grand. No wonder the Irish are proud of him. Right next to St. Patrick is St. Bridget and St. Thomas, -and then the Immaculate Heart of our Blessed Mother. I don't know which is the prettiest. The first on the west side of the main altar is St. Aloysius and, like the Guardian Angel, he too has a lovely border of grapes. Next is St, Andrew, one of Christ's first disciples. Next is our Lady of Perpetual Help. The little infant looks like he was speaking to his lovely mother. Then is the dear St. Joseph. You would feel like going up and speaking to him, so lifelike is he. The Ecce Homo and Our Lady of Sorrows are next. They are simply grand. Dear St. Anthony takes his place next. His habit is perfect. So natural are his beads you would think that he was saying them. Next is St. Matthew and St. Mark. They, too, are wilting. Next is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The rays from the Sacred Heart are like sunbeams. Some other time I will write you about the vestibule and the beautiful oak pews. I am tired now and I hope you like what I have written, for I have tried hard. JOHN M'LOUGHLIN. Dear Nephew John Aunt Busy is so proud of you! Not only the nieces and nephews will be delighted with your interesting article, but all the readers of The Intermountain Catholic will en joy your splendid description of your beautiful church. Aunt Busy has already al-ready read you paper three times- She can actually see the bautiful windows, so well have you described them. Dear Father Cushnahan will surely be proud of one of his own dear boys. Aunt Busy, from the depths of her heart, says: "Three cheers for Ogden! Three cheers for your own dear pastor! and last, but not least, three great, big cheers for her ovn dear nephew, John McLoughlin!" Ogden, Utah, Nov. 19. Dear -Aunt Busy: My mamma gave me this ticket to send you, as we want you to come to our "grand sacred concert." You can stay with my mamma for a few days to rest. She will treat you royally. I am an altar boy and like to serve Father Cushnahan's mass. He likes me, too, for he always says I do well. Say a little prayer that we may do well at the dedication of the new church. Your loving nephew, JOHN M'DERMOTT. Aunt Busy gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the ticket for your grand concert and your very kind invitation to visit you. Thank your dear mamma for her kindness to Aunt Busy. Aunt Busy was sure there were many fine altar boys in Ogden. Of course, you serve well, and dear Father Cushnahan Cush-nahan appreciates the efforts you make to serve correctly. You have Aunt Busy's prayers and good wishes for all success at the dedication of the new church. Ogden, Utah, Nov. 17. Dear Aunt Busy: I hope you are not angry at us boys for ' not writing you sooner. But we have been very busy. A number of altar boys are preparing for the dedication dedi-cation of the new church. All the altar boys want to come up to Ogden for the concert and the dedication of the church. Harvey Cahill and I are captains of about forty altar boys, and are training train-ing them for the dedication of the church. I would like to be in Chicago and see the lovely altar boys you spoke of. I know they looked grand. Tell us more about the altar boys next time. Some of the altar boys are little tots. The wine and water cruets are almost as big as Harold Veasy and John McDermott, Mc-Dermott, but they ser-e nicely now. You must come and see us at the dedication. dedi-cation. I know you will be pleased. Love from Dick Morrissy and Bob Adams. Ad-ams. Your loving nephew, RAYMOND RYAN. Aunt Busy could not possibly be angry an-gry with her Ogden nephews. She only- feels sorry and neglected when tney do not write to her. but never angry. Aunt Busy may be able to go up for the dedication of the church. She attended at-tended the concert on Thursday night. She will tell you all about her visit next week. All praise and good wishes for the success of your altar boys, Raymond. Aunt Busy is sure that the Chicago altar boys, fine as they are, can never be as good as the dear fellows in Ogden; Og-den; anyhow there are no better captains cap-tains than Harvey Cahill and yourself. Aunt Busy would love to see your very little altar boys. They will be pleased to read your kind opinion of them. Aunt Busy is certain that the dear captains cap-tains are kind and patieut with the little lit-tle lads who are learning to serve. What dear, good fellows you all are up there! Aunt Busy is wildly enthusiastic enthu-siastic about all her Ogden nephews. Give her love to Dick and Bob. Tell them to write soon, and accept bushels of good wishes and love for your own dear self, from Aunt Busy. Games of Tag. Swiss children make believe that the pursuer in the game of chase, or tag, is invested with an imaginary evil spirit, whose power is subject to certain cer-tain charms. For instance, if they touch cold iron, a gate latch, a horseshoe horse-shoe or an iron nail the power of the demon is broken. Sometimes they make gold or silver their charm. They play cross-chase, in which the runner who darts across the patch between be-tween the pursued and the pursuer becomes the object of the catcher, and the former one goes free. Again, if the runner squats he is free, or he may squat three times, and after that the charm is lost. The chaser often disguises himself, and unles sthe captive can guess who he is the captive is banished from the game. They also play turn-cap the chaser wearing his cap with the lining outside. nother Swiss game is called pot of gold. One of the swiftest runners takes a stick and pretends to dig for a pot of gold. He works away for a fe, minutes, then cries out "I've found it," and runs away with it at the top of his speed. He has the advantage of a few paces at the start, for while he is digging the other players are grouped behind him at least one rod distant. The player who catches him gets the pot of gold and becomes in turn subject to robbers. This keeps every player on the chase continually. Figured It Well. j Little Ella had been doing some figuring figur-ing on her slate. "Papa," she said, "do you know that this country eats about 2,GOO,000 tons of sugar every year?" "No, I don't," replied papa, wondering wonder-ing what she was driving at. "Well, it's right; I saw it in the paper." pa-per." "Oh! What of it, dear?" "Nothing particular; only I've found out how much every person in the country eats on an average." "And how much is it?" "About sixty-six pounds per year. I don't believe I eat that much, and yet you make a fuss every time I ask you for " "That'll do, child. I surrender. Here's a quarter. Go and buy your box of candy." Riddles. When is a woman like a newspaper article? When she appears in print. Why is "a corn field like a galvanic battery? Because it produces shocks. Why are teeth like verbs? Because they are regular, irregular and defective. defect-ive. Why is a spider a good correspondent? correspond-ent? Because he drops a line at every post. What is that which the more you take away from it the larger it grows? A hole. Wrhat is it we often tell others to do nad can't do ourselves? Stop a minute. Why are records brittle things? Because Be-cause they cannot be lowered without breaking. Why is there never anybody at home in a convent? Because it is a nun inhabited in-habited place. Why were gloves never meant to sell? Because they Were meant to be kept on hand. Why is a poor friend better than a rich one? Because a friend in need is a friend indeed. Which is the only way a leopard can change his spots? By going from one spot to another. |
