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Show 1 - . LETTER-WRITING DIRECTIONS. Write on one side of paper only. lo not have letters too long. Address all letters to "Aunt Busy," In-ermouiUaln In-ermouiUaln Catholic !! NELLIE'S PICTURE. I wonder whv it is that when 1 pictures draw for boys and men, And horses, too. for my mamma, 6he doesn't Quite know what they are. H Sometimes I draw a hie brick house, I Sometimes a cat and little mouse; I And then mamma will sav to me, "Why. ves. this is a mouse. 1 see, ' When, reallv. what she's looking at I'm sure she must know is the cat. And if I draw a butterfly. That bops far ud into the sky. She thinks 1 can't imaeihe how Perhaps it is the old red cow! Hut when I draw, as best I can, !A picture of a bVj. tall man. Then clap my hands, and shout "Hurrah!" "Hur-rah!" Sue always knows it is papa! If AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY. I Dear Nieces and Nephews: Aunt j Busy expects to hear from many of her : dear children, now that school has be-f be-f pun. She is anxiously -waiting to hear I about the new teachers, new studies, i the promotions and the thousand inter-1 inter-1 esting details of. your school life. She hopes to hear soon from her older nephews, too. Dear, dear boys, please do not begin to think you are too old to write to Aunt Busy. Don't get that j "grown up" Idea into your dear, boyish heads. It is a dreadful pity for "nice boys" to grow up and all of Aunt Busy's dear chaps are nice boys. She ! thinks they are quite the finest chaps in the "country round." Ah! dear chil- y dren, boys and girls, Aunt Busy begs you not to let this "grown up" idea i enter your sunny heads. Remain young ! lads and lassies as long as the -world will permit you, because the years of ; your youth will pass too quickly, and you will wish with -weary longing for ' the old days to come back the days 1 -when you were merry children with j not a care in your hearts. There will come many a sigh in your brave hearts I for the "folded years, the years that were full of innocent pleasures. Into the years of your "grownup-hood" may rnme many tears, dear children, so listen to your old Auntie, who has Frown so wise since she was young. Rejoice in being young, try to keep your hearts and minds young. Enjoy every moment of the happy school days, and some day God grant that for you 'J it may be far away you will all go to the home where is found everlasting everlast-ing youth, and may the dear Savior dal ge.ntly with you when you all go "home from school," is the earnest wish of vour loving AUNT BUST. . TV " ' LETTERS AND ANSWERS. Denver. Colo., Sept. 10. Dear Aunt "Rusy: This is my first letter to you. I am 11 years old and in the sixth prade. I attend the Sacred Heart s'hool. I like my teacher very much. I spent four weeks in Idaho Springs. I had an enjoyable i.'.-v". Well, as I hav no .nore to say, I; will close. From ur loving niece. i M ALLOY. Aunt Busy extends to you a glad! -.. j r.K.. frnm Ton- "iiurne, uear iuuc mcv. I ver. She hopes to hear from you very t often for the future. Aunt Busy is very fond and proud of her Denver nioces and nephews. Write soon again, Grace. Rock Springs, Wyo., Sept. 10. Dear I Aur.t Busy: lam very glad school will i sf.on begin. I had a nice time, but I I am tired of it, being out so long. It : l - fms to be three or four months. I -l ( liked to go to school very much. I will be in the fifth grade this term. Aunt I Busy. see where you ask the nieces f j and nephews what trait of character j we like Vif-et. I like my playmates to r . be generous. I will close now, hoping ' 1 my ettr is not too long. Good-bye. i I Your loving niece, I SARAH LAVERTY. - Aunt Busy enjoyed your little letter J vf-ry much, dear. She was pleased to 'l find you like your school. This is sure i pmof that you are an exceedingly good f little girl, and Aunt Busy expects to I hear of your success for the coming year. Generosity is a beautiful trait of character and Aunt Busy is sure you will cultivate it. Be generous in mind and in heart. Every one will love you, and the world will be better that you live. AUnt Busy thinks it more rio,p to be generous in mind than to be srenerous in giving. It is not such m effort to make gifts if one has much worldly goods, but every one, no mat-t'-r how poor, can have generous ihoughts for their friends, and as well - r all in the world. Salt Lake City. Sept. 8. Dear Aunt P.u?y: Just a line, dear Auntie, to tell y "'J that I started back to school this v-'-r-k. I am going to write you a nice l"ng letter next week and tell you all shout my new studies. Until then poorj-bye. Your loving niece, MARY HOWARD. TV-lighted to hear from you again, Mary. Aunt Busy has wondered when IVeu "were going to remember her. You hve neglected her for a long time. "r-te soon again and often. Verdict of a Jury of.Eoys. When Dr. Nathaniel Trentice taught a Public school in Roxbury he was very much of a favorite, but his patience at times would get nearly exhausted t'V the infraction of school rules by the scholars. On one occasiin, in a lather wrathy way. he threatened to Punish, with six blows of a heavy fer-, fer-, rule, the first boy detected in whisper- A; lng, and appointed some as detectors. lf Shortly after, one of these detectors g shouted, . I "Master, John Ziegler is whispering. J- John was called up and asked if it V a fact. (John, by the way. was a favorite, both of the teacners auu ma schoolmates.) , nt "Yes," ,arswered John, 'I was not aare of what I 'was about. I was lntent on working out a sum, and re- quested the one who sat next to me to reach me the arithmetic that contained con-tained the rule I wished to see." The doctor regretted his hasty threat, but told John he could not suffer him to whisper and escape the punishment, and continued "I wish I could avoid it, but I cannot without a forfeiture of my word, and a consequent loss of authority. I will leave it," continued he, "to any three scholars you may choose, to say whether wheth-er or not I shall remit the punishment." punish-ment." John said he would agree to that, and immediately called out three boys. The doctor told them to return a verdict; this they soon did, after a consultation, con-sultation, as follows: "The master's word must be kept inviolate. in-violate. John must receive the threatened threat-ened punishment of six blows of the ferrule; but it must be inflicted on volunteer vol-unteer proxies, and we, the arbitrators, will share the punishment by receiving each cf us two of the blows." I John, who had listened to the verdict, ver-dict, stepped ,up to the doctor, and, with outstretched hand, exclaimed "Master, here is my hand; they sha'n't be struck a blow; I will receive the punishment." The doctor, under pretence of wiping wip-ing his face, shielded his eyes, and telling tell-ing the boys to go to his seats, said he would think of it. I believe he did think of it to his dying day, but the punishment was never inflicted. Our Young People. Santa Barbara's Ten Rules. 1. To be polite Is to have a kind regard re-gard for the feelings and rights of others. 2. Be as polite to your parents, brothers, sisters and schoolmates as you are to strangers. 3. Look people fairly in the eyes when you speak to them or when they speak to you. 4. Do not bluntly contradict anyone. 5. It is not discourteous to refuse to do wrong. 6. Whispering, laughing, chewing gum, or eating at lectures, in school or at places of amusement is rude and vulgar. 7. Be doubly careful to avoid any rudeness to strangers, such as calling out to them, laughing or making remarks re-marks about them. Do not start at visitors. S. In passing a pen, pencil, knife or pointer, hand the blunt end toward the one who receives it.' 9. When a classmate is reciting, do not raise your hand until after he has finished. 10. When you pass directly in front of anyone or accidentally annoy him, say: "Excuse me," and never fail to say "Thank you," for the smallest favor. fa-vor. On no account say "Thanks." Pretty Experiments. There are many tricks and experiments experi-ments that can be performed by boys and girls without the aid of expensive or intricate apparatus. Here are two good ones which fulfil this condition and one well worth trying. How many of you know that lads, lasses and luci-fers luci-fers have likes and dislikes in common? The average boy would prefer a sweetmeat sweet-meat to a bath at any time, and, strange to say, a common lucifer match has the same fastidious taste. If you want to test thj.3 curious quality, get a basin of water and arranee a number of matches on the surface in the form of a star. When the match heads are all jely together in the center of the basin, touch the water with a piece of soap. Like a little boy, they will run away from it as fast as they can. The matches will make for the side of the basin without the least possible delay. Now. take out the soap and touch the water with a piece of sugar and you will see a strange sight. All the matches will return to the center of the basin, and appear to feed on the sugar with the greatest avidity. Our Young People. |