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Show I IIITER-WRITING DIRECTIONS. 9i I J write 011 one side of paper omy. I Do not have letters too long. E. if Adcre-.-s all letters to "Aunt Busy." lo- 1 The Street Minstrel. I j p );.ui is arc soiled, his throat is . I lii i.i'' is streaked with dirt and !,ni ii .ny a flip Is in the air Ho ;l.iys upon his violin; A s-HiiiK-ss dwells within his eyes, Tii'- s-hof-s are ragged on his feet, n,i sruftVrs stop to criticise The little minstrel in the street. II ' I Tboiv by the curb he plays away, I Whore liakes float. past and "winds ! j blow chill. I .An.l maybe, as the critics say, I lb- lacks the tutored artist's skill; j now ani then a little strain, I Tlayed faultlessly and soft and sweet, I Floats up from where he stands out I there i The little minstrel in the street. I Pay. rasged little minstrel, why I Must people listen but to hear J I Tht- false note, ever passing by 1 I The strain that rises soft and clear? I j oh. it were well with us if we Si Might in our own ways sound the !' I sweet I .And faultless notes as oft as he I The little minstrel in the stret. I -s. K. Kiser in Chicago Record-Her- L. AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY. 'j ; I Dear Nieces and Nephews: l I Aunt Busy wishes to give the usual e 1 warning she gives you every year about le I St. Valentine's day. Aunt Busy's real old "chums" remember the previous lectures. The custom of sending valen-)o valen-)o tines is such a pretty one, but of late years the habit of sending com'; valentines val-entines has become general. Now, Aunt P.usy devoutly hopes that Jione of her girls and boys will be guilty of sending those horrible carvatures td anybody. It is the most positive " I proof of ill-breeding and vulgarity and, Iof course, the dear nieces are perfect little la die. and;the dear -nephews.-are i .peifert gentleman, so they cannot do I I anything that would be ill-bred or ' I "vulgar, consequently they will not send j comic valentines to people they like or ; I to p-o;de they do not like. Aunt Busy I J would like real well for the girls and 1 1 boys to send a pretty little valentine to their trood parents. Don't you think it would be a nice way of expressing your thoughts and love for them? Dear i ' nephews, ynu will neA'er have such sweethearts as your dear mothers, and r r' dear r.ieres, you will-never meet such sweethearts as your dear fathers, so 1 remember them on good St. Valentine's day and don't, don't forget, please , dent forget the warning about the j comic valentines, the warning from your truly devoted, AUNT BUSY. LETTERS AND ANSWERS. j Red Cliff. Colo., Dec. 29, 1902. I Sly iMar Aunt Busy: II f'-el ashamed of myself for not wrinris; to you sooner, but 1 have been very busy taking part in one entertainment enter-tainment before Xmas and one at Xmas. that really, the days haven't be-n lone enough for me. Hut now our busy time is over and j my en y regret is that Xmas doesn't . come more than once a year. I have ;; liad sui h a delightful time and res': re-s': ived so many nice presents. f 1 hope. Dear Aunt Busy, that you mi a;; your other nieces and nephews ( !; h.iv spent as pleasant a Xmas as I. I Wishing you a "Happy New Year," with love, from vnur niece, J doris McMillan. 1;i :h. dear little niece in Red Cliff f fcn.k thnt Aunt Busy would never an-! an-! y-A-: h-r letter? There were so many t I- - -- - i answer before your's arrived. I Th;s is the reason of the delay, dear. I A-::' !': is glad indeed to know you I I ! :..::- time during the holidays. I V'-'.: ::!! write often, little Doris, and . ii.Tt Aunt Busy for so long ; Itav.lins. Wvo., Jan. 30, 1903. J Ij I'.usy: : I '- i - v by last week's paper that v" " Kawlins' nieces neglect you. ' i 1 i would write and ask you : 1 ' ; me as one of your nieces. 1 j f1" - "''.' girl ! years old. and I am , t Jr . grade, and attend the Sis- f; '' - : 1. 1 have two brothel's Hid ' f ; '" -My papa takes that In- I ,,r!- ;:!. 'atho!ic,' and I like ' ' pad the letters in dear Aunt I . 'v- - ' ii 't sad about dear Father t ' - : ath? We miss him so much p r s -h--.! room. Well. I will : ti- r to a close. Your loving I i . I ALLICE E. LACKEY. i: ;' ' ' :-i.--y extends a warm greeting i 'r' :! niece from Rawlins. Yes, ' i:- Rawlins' children have al-: al-: ,'ay -i- ' ted Aunt Busy, but perhaps ;a"v v ;;; better for the future, with It-1 ,xa!nI'1'- of your little cousin i y--m--;:. You write an excellent n :- , li;e niece. It is quite a pleas- Lj; '" i.-a d your letter. Aunt Busy ap-i ap-i Pa'. l"s y"ur VPr' kind .opinion of the ; i,';"v- ther 'asey's death was Fad n,1--i. Ai'ice, but he was such a truly an.d such a saintly priest y 'a '-oi ld is better because he '. ' l)' ar Father Casey well merited fiI; weet rest. . Rawlins, Wyo., Jan. 30, 1903. I 1 '-'ought I would become one of your I an " ?' 1 K to tne Sisters' school and old 'n th" lhird erade. I am 9 years ! f ,)Y 1akc th(? IntermounUin Catholic. I Mar ays re:1'3 1ne letters in it. 1 saw I lim U''i! lU' Jordan's letter. She is my I tevi- I'lH'niat'1. She goes to the Sis- i an'; . sr'hool. She is as old as I am I j ls ln same grade. Allie Lackey I tert ; ('"Usin. I have two little sis- 1 1;' orie named Esther and the other 1 namie' 1 have a little brother.; His 1 le-vi , , 3ams Francis, and he is 1 I Jear old. Aunt Busy, I guess I will ( t be one of your nieces in Rawlins. I will close now. PO good-bye. Your niece, MAY BYRNES. The other dear little girl from Rawlins Raw-lins is welcome indeed, as Aunt Busy's I niece. Such a splendid letter from such a sweet little girl! Aunt Busy i would like verv .much to hear from Esther and Bessie. Give the dear baby boy, James Francis, a big hug and a big kiss from Aunt Busy. Why don't you write a letter to Aunt Busy for the dear little man? Marguerite Jordan is a very bright little niece of Aunt Busy's. With Allice Lackey. Marguerite Jordand and your sweet self writing regularly for the future. Aunt Busy will have a j "rosebud garden of girls" in Rawlins. j Perhaps the "rosebuds" can induce some of the Rawlins boys to become Aunt Busy's nephews! The Best Beauty. I know a little fellow Whose face is fair to see, But still there's nothing pleasant About that face to me. For he's rude and cross and selfish, If he can't have his own way, And he's always making trouble, I've heard his mother say. I know a little fellow Whose face is plain to see. But that we never think of. So kind and brave is he. Whose face is plain to see, And everybody's glad To hear the cheery whistle Of the pleasant little lad. You see, it's not the features That others judge us by. But what we do, I tell you, And you can't deny. The Dlainest face has beauty If it's owner's kind and true. And that's the kind of beauty My girl and boy, for you. Help the World Along. If every little boy and girl Some loving word would say, Or just one kindly deea vould do, The world would be so gay. No matter where you chanced to go, You'd never see a tear; And as for frowns, when people smile They always disappear. Why should not every boy and girl Pass through life with a song. If each one did his level best To help the world along? The wrong things then would soon be right; So try to do or say One kindly deed, one loving word; Begin this very day. i The Cat and the Doughnuts, This is a true story that my grandmother grand-mother told me about her cat and dog. She used to find the cover off her doughnut jar and also noticed that her doughnuts disappeared. One day she heard a noise and found that her cat was on the shelf where the doughnuts were kept. Then it put Its paw In the jar and drew out a doughnut and pushed if off the shelf, and the dog, who was looking look-ing up at the cat, caught the doughnut dough-nut in his mouth and ate it. When they found they were caught they acted very guilty Oour Four-Footed Four-Footed Friends. Freckles and Tan. Say, what are these wee little freckles, and what in the world is the tan. That color and sprinkle all over The face of .our dear little man? The tan is a heavily mixture Of happiness, sunshine and joy. That darkness the shade of the roses That bloom in the cheek of our boy. Th freckles are scars from the kisses That angels, in loving embrace. There pressed, in careless confusion All over our little boy's face. So here's to the boy with the freckles The boy with the freckles and tan These glorious imprints of heaven Have labeled him God's little man. A Sleepy Little School. i A funny old professor kept a school for ! little boys, . nd he'd romp with them in playtime and he wouldn't mind their noise; , While in his little school room, with I its head against the wall, I Was a bed of such proportions it was j big enough for all. j "... I "It's for tired little pupils." he explained, ex-plained, "for you will find I How very wrong indeed it is to force a budding mind; Whenever one grows sleepy and he! I ran t hold up nis ncaa. i I make him lay his primer down and - send him off to bed. 1 "And sometimes it will happen on. a warm and pleasant day. When the little birds upon the trees go tooral-looral-lay; When wide awake and studious It s difficult to keep. One by one they'll get a-nodding till the whole class is asleep. "Then before they're all in dreamland and their funny snores begin, I close the shutters softly so the sunlight sun-light won't come in; After which I put the school books in their order on the shelf. And. with nothing else to do, I take a little nap myself." , |