Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1923, Page 26

PAGE FOUR Casper Sundap Morning Cribune SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1923, A PAGE FOR THE CHILDREN---STORIES BY CASPER PUPILS An Adyenture in the Big Horns and his son of 8 years summer trip in the tains. Mr. Farnin had vy rifle and his gun which took looked like a !s father would amping about two bluff overlooking where the boy was shooting b On day as he w these bould he t d spitting such ukes, and turning bobcat about ng What to the water nd conl where the stories good the ci into the camp. ound Then the 1 increa: cat s but while in midair the shell which killed although {ts mo- it on and hit the . nocking him er s to th When his father came back azed sight met his gaze. His son was lying un. ec on the gound with the bob cat on top of him and an empty gun ie him. But his son was soon brought back to life and after relating i to his er, the latter t and stretched it on As for he guide, he » about 7 o'clock, but . Mr rnin sald e he wasn't want camp and-so the guide grumbling. is now hanging on the wall Of urna sresidanioe/én| Camper! and the bo: who is now a young man and who: name is Bill, is never tired of relating the story DONALD TAYLOR Park, Grade 6. i ee The First Easter Egg Jack Saw Jack was a poor boy who lived with s father and mother in the out- irts of a little town, k's mother had often told him originated and how came to be. But they DP that they couldn't af. em. Jack longed to see an far from Jack's family whose name had two children and a girl, who knowing how Sank, swans sud how whe awahed have an Easter egg, determined im. So the night before E: four lafge, bright, shiny Easter eggs aster they built a nest and placing in it, the: put th went to Jack's house and nest between the logs where he might see them. Jacks folks were fo poor that they couldn't even af. ford candles. So not having light he couldn't see the nest that night. Why do you suppose Jack was so ‘surprised when he awoke the next morning? This question ts easy to answer. For lo and behold, right before his eyes in a litUe nest were some er eggs like he had always dreamed of. Jack was so overjoyed that he ran ell his father and mother. They ad to see their boy w happ: Jack thanked God for the happiness which he had brought 1 And it was God who brought him happiness. For it was he who had put it into the Httle boy and girl's mind this thought of helping When Jack found out who it was who had given him the eggs he went to them and thanked them. The boy and girl knew that they had done their duty toward making somebody else happy and they were thankful Jack has still got the nest which he keeps so he can remember the first time he saw an Faster egg. He 1s a man now and fs doing many wonderful things, but his greatest pleasure {s to help out poor 1d children as he had once mself. pec SAMMY SHIKANY, ia An Avalanche were on way home from It was a dark and made every one of the beautiful > on the train 1 cloudy day spite r o'clock {n the afternoon Wo we 2 loud rumbling nolse. frat thor it was thunder, ev ry one thought arthquake, soked out of the window we saw a landslide coming toward us at terrific rate of speed, taking with {t anything that happened to It was fully feet nd it wide e who! seemed to » train was a tunnel. If we 1 h the tunnel we V t fe inside the tu c r the roar of the ® and it seemed were crying and hid thelr mothers skirts to denfening noise, The a few feet from en the slide struck st ¢ 1 it in and took it with It to on the slide made was t 1 would hold the trains up for seve lays before It could be repaired. All the passengers marveled a escape and thought c lventure to tell IRENE SHIELDS, but } An Avalanche It was in the Rock few miles from Glendale What Scouts Are For Did you ever think what scouts are for? Mountains, a that Jack Morris, Jim Morgan and I were out! prey think that they are help- hunting. It had been snowing for . i . ct C three days and was still storming ful and kind and more! That they are loyal and never known to go back on a friend? And they've always a willing hand to lend. But remember the boy's of today are the men of tomorrow, And men would dic with hearts of sorrote, Tf boys should not join the scouts and do right Not only the strongest but also the slight And keep this old country what hard. The snow had lodged against the door of our cabin so that we could n it. We climbed out of the ndow nt around to the door and started shoveling the snow away that it would not get too iigh » next day the sun was shining All at once wo heard a t rumbling followed by a big ash. The house shook. Then Jack and I went to the back of the cabin to see what had happened. The snow was coming in the roof like a leak not oF in a flour sack. The whole back of it used to be the cabin was caved in. We called| Don’t let it grow worse, keep it for Jim but we did not get any an for you and me, answer, Then the both of us got]! 4nd for all the people that shall shovels and started digg!n Bvery ee ecieerad follow us, too, 1 | That teill wave the banner till the wold is through. DONALD TAYLOR, rth Grade. little bit we could h “Here I am.” ‘This made us dig the faster. All at once the cupboa doors opened and out jumped Jim Jack and T both wanted to know how he got in there, but he said, ‘Come on and get out of here before the whole cabin 1s covered up.” r fi FZ - ZY > ' Kiddies Love the Springtime All outdoors is calling us, we can’t stay in today, The merry wind is calling us to come outside and play. The blue sky is calling us, the small golden shin Is calling, calling, calling us, to see a day that’s fine. AN INDIAN LEGEND BY HAZEL WALKER (With Apologies to Longfellow) In the days of the Indians the Valley of Wyoming was in- habited by the treacherous Mohawks, the mighty Delawares, the powerful Shoshones and the brave Omahas. White man had not yet come to disturb these strong and contented tribes that found these lands so pleasant, so full of deer, bison, bears, beavers, eagles and wild fowl. The Great Spirit, Gitche Manito, had blessed these peo-y prosperity and appiness ple and had prospered them. He|them by the Great Kind Spirit, Gitche had given them the rich lands so] Manito. beautiful and coveted to hunt in and| One Moon of Leaves, however, these streams so pleasant to fish in, while Ishkoodah, chief of the Omahas, was away far to the Northland on a long journey, the Shoshonies came to the Omahas, bringing news of the up- rising of the fierce Mohawks against their neighbors and attacks already made by them upon the Delawares. Mitche Manito, the Spirit of War and because they had lived there peace. fully, dividing the lands and the for. sts of the mountains, and had work- ed so nobly together to keep off the fearful tribes from the north, the t, the south and the west. One spot in this valley was espe- clally coveted, so beautiul was it that We left the cabin on a run toward An Accident home. After we had gone about a quarter of a mile and out of danger} _ One day when I was coming home he aatd, “When Twas in the kitchen | ££0m school I had a wire that T had I could see the snow just as it was| Picked up. Just as I reached the coming onto the cabin, I ran and er Sacerniy chotpandb ete kM Sloe jumped in the cupboard and then| Passed. 7 was taying to get the wire of the ladders that goes up the side of the cars. The wire caught and the train dragged me along quite a ways before I could get the wire could not get out." We all thought it was a shame that the cabin got ruined, but we were thankful that we got out without being hurt. ur off my hand. If I 1 stumbled I DICK LLOYD | would have been thrown under the Park School, Grade 8. wheels. STEWART FARRAR. . Elk, Grade 5 A Real Accident ~—— My cousins Helen and Robert lived in Kansas City, Missouri, whe they sos crossed several day | J too a hook, when going to ears And went to the brook, To catch a fish, to fry; I threw my hook Into the brook, But never a fish saw I. passed by this w: and Robert was six. little brother by the hand and led him across the street. About half way across Robert dropped his rosy red apple, and it started rolling down, the street. He and his sister started after it. It was a bad day in Jan uary. The street was covered with ioe and snow. Just as Helene picked up the apple here came a car at full speed. She stood at the corner ready for it to pass. The cdr skidded and turned clear around. ‘The car caught Helene’s dress and pulled Helene out in the street. She rolled under the len was nine Helen took her All the long forenoon Where the willows bloom, I fished along so gay; But strange to tell, I just said “Oh well” When the big one got away! —LENNA LUPTON BONAR Beautiful Spring car. The car ran over her arm and broke it. The policeman came along wane just then and took Helene to the| | Spring !s my favorite season. It hospital. Later he fined the driver| has many joys. The birds sing and fifty dollars. It took two months to| flowers bloom. The trees bud while Saber har the grass grows. Many people love the spring for its beauty and nature. | Spring is the most beautiful season of all seasons. I love the spring because of its | beauty, birds and flowers. Wild | flowers grow here and there. We| may run and play as we please. I will be glad when spring comes again. | FRANCES NESBITT. Bast Casper, Grade 6 REVA B: oR. Elk, Grade 5 ees | ‘The Red Rabbit Do you know why rabbits have pink eyes? Well I'll tell you. In Easter egg land, with his uncle| the Easter Rabbit, lived Jonithian Jack Rabbit. ‘Three weeks before | Paster, Jonithian was watching his| .1he Enchanted Cave | uncle get some red dye ready to dye| ——— the eggs. When the Easter Rabbit had gone to see if his eggs were ready to be dyed, Jonithian leaned over to look at the dye. The Easter Rabbit turned just in time to hear a splash and sce Jonithian fall into the big kettle that held the red dye. He ran over and p*}:d Jonithian out of the dye and started to wash | the red out of Jonithian's white coat but the dye wouldn't wash out. That year Jonithian couldn't help his uncle the Easter Rabbit, because his coat Once upon a time there was a lit-| tle boy whose name was Bobby. He belleved in fairies and although the other boys scorned him and catled him a sissy he still kept on with his belief, Once while sitting on the door | step he heard somebody saying “Bob-| by." Bobby turned to look but! couldn't see anything. Then ho re membered that if this was a fairy {t woulG be on a flower, So looking down on one of the roses at his feet he saw a little fairy no bigger than his little finger which was very smal! was red and people might be*able to! for Bobby was only wx years old see them. Jonithian's mother got it| Bobby stared for a moment then very sll washed off but she couldn't get| quickly made a somewhat extrava | Easter lilies nodding eight | ° of the moun-| t out of his eyes, so that’s why nt how. rabbits have pink eyes. ‘TI come," sald the fairy “to take MADELEINE PARK you through the Enchanted Cave, South Casper, Lilies Grade 6-A. | which is right in back of your house | though you couldn't see 1t* Bobby was very much amazed at first, but quickly said, ‘I shau!d be very glad indeed.” | ‘*Very well,” said the fairy, ‘follow | me, and after this IT want you to call Princess Rosebud or just Rose 4." Bobby followed the we of the fairy. White as they can be, With a golden center, Beautiful to sce. | Oh lorely lilies, princess full Very soon they of On a long and slender stem, ifevee 3 the eM Bad veh velar ps Tr a i |1oved to sit and watch his ¢ifferen Tall and straight and sweet, ets in the barn yard, The Princess Growing at our feet. — «LUUILE LYON, | Htckebud waved her pretty wand and lo, a door opened in the tree just East Casper Fifth Grade.) \arge enov for the fairy toa go Sar ee? through, “Oh, I can't go through : tt Bobby cried “it’s too small,” Spring hen’ suddenly Bobby felt. the - chanted cave Spring {s my favorite season, I) “How 6 you,” she oried, Let will tell you why I like spring, The) go this minute.” ‘The monsters let go birds corfie out to build thetr neste, and ran away ax fest as they could the trees begin to bud, and the! Wor the fairy was t eadly enemy flowers begin to grow, We can plan| and they were afra her as lon our gardens for the summer timo, as she had her wand in possession In the spring the girls can play) she was all powerful, “I want to go basketball, play Jacks and jump rope.| home,” sobbed Bobby, “Alright you The girl Kcouts have a good time too. | m: and Bobby-found himself back They go up to the mountains to camp,| on his own door step. He was very and stay all night. This spring 1) glad it was only a dream and he ran am go! up the mountains to| into tell his dream to little sister camp. I think I will stay two days.| Betsy Ann who listen 1 wide-eyed I hope every one a good luck and| gpen-mouthed wonder, and to f happiness in the spring, | and mother who smiled at each EVELYN RYTKO. | DELL THOMAS, East Casper, 6 i East Casper Grade Pa | onowin. vil, weary of seeing so much peace and prosperity among the nations in the “Valley of yoming, stirred up the mighty Mohawks against the tribes around them, arousing in their hearts the tribes gave it the name of the arden of Neega, the Southwind.” hey said that ’twas she who caressed t and wafted soft voices and sweet odors over it. Nowhere in all the] the des're to overcome their neigh- Valley of Wyoming, nor around it,|’bors and take the fruitful lands and did such palisades of fir trees rise}the Garden of Neoga. They longed so tall and stately, nowhere did such| to move thelr village into a more rocks and hills add so much to the] pleasant region for hunting during neauty of the scenery nor serve for such lovely haunts of the eagle, the bear, and the bison. Nowhere d'd a river flow with such cool, refreshing sweetness as the shining waters of the season of ice and snows. The E 1 Spirit stirred up hatred and envy in the hearts of the warlike Mohawks. so much that it became necessary for the Shoshonies, the Delawares, and the Big Platte river that wended ahas to fight to protect them. through this garden. All the tribes longed for this beautiful spot to set rcely the war parties burned the up their wigwams there and to. call! parties on their war trail, following t thelr own. Gitche Manito, the} the bloody footprints of the Mohawks Great Wise Spirit, however, had/in that fierce war path. The noble warned them not to rise up against! Nowadaha fought bravely to defend thelr neighboring tribes to seize this Garden of Neoga which they all en fJoyed so happ'ly together as a com mon hunting ground. ‘These tribes in the Valley of Wy- oming had for years lived peacefully together, protecting themselves from the mighty nations around them and pleasing the Great Spirit who had prospered them so bountifully. Among these tribes, none was so strong and noble as the Omahas who dwelt at the foot of the Big Horns, not far from the Garden of Neoba, the South- wind. ‘The chief of this tribe was Ishkoodah, @ wise and noble leader of his people. He instructed them in wisdom, and in the finest arts and crafts, and guided them into ways most pleasing to Gitche Manito. He had a daughter, Wahonowin, beauti- ful and brave. She grew up like tho prairie lilles—grew up a tall and slen- der maiden, with the beauty of the moonlight, the beauty of the star- ght. Among her companions with whom she had played since she was a wee child and whom she loved best of all, was the handsome youth, the noble Nawadaha, the son of a wig- wam maker in her father’s tribe. Strong, brave and fond of hunting was he, and he became the favorite of Chief Ishkoodah, father of Wah- his people—he was trained in the use of the bow and arrow by the great chief, Ishkoodah. Iagoo, too fought bravely, eager to bring glorf upon his nation, the Shoshonies, anxious to amaze the lovely Wahonowin and her father, the chief of the Omahas, with h's marvelous strength, bravery, and skill in warfare, i The war waged on more and more fiercely for many a moon, and many many of the strongest warriors of each of the tribes fell in the battle Then after long months of warfare, many moons of strife and bloodshed, the Great Wise Spirit, Gitche Manito appeared high on the mouytain look- ing down upon the warring tribes below in the Valley of Wyoming, shaking his head and raising his strong hand over them, spoke in a voice like the sound of mighty wa- ters. “Oh, my children, Isten words of wisdom, to the words of warning, from the lips of the Great made! I have given you these lands to hunt in and these streams to fish in, and I have caused you to pros- per here below. Why are you not contented, Why must you cause bloodshed thus, brother brother? Why must you he lovers of peace as you promised to be when you called upon me long ago to bless The chief Ishkoodah loved him, and many a time during their childhood, he took his daughter Wahonowin, and the boy to the mountains to hunt the bear, off to the rivers to seek the beavers, and to the Garden of Neoga to chase the wild deer. He taught the children to shoot with the bow ind arrow, to mike canoes from the bark of tho birch tree, and to paddle them in the gentle waters of the Big Platte river. He taught them to un derstand the song of the birds, the language of the wild beasts, Waho- now from your wars and,return to yours homes. Your strength is in your union. Therefore, be at peace henceforth and live as brothers to- gether. ‘The warriors then returned to their homes, buried their weapons, washed the war paint from thelr faces and made them Peace-Pipes, Nawadaha felt the burden of the absent Chiet upon hés shoulders, pondering, nowin loved the birds, and became|!n the solitary forests, thelr frien® Tha fawns loved her, Musing in the forest on the welfare ind forgot thelr fear when she was|0f his people, Then upon returning near. They Mked to approach her|he found his friend, Ishkoodah, just to recetve her caresses, to eat the ten-| returned from his journey in the far- der grass and the matze from her|off Northland. Full of wrath was hand. Sho begged her companions not| the chief when he came into the vil to shoot the deer, So, to please her, | lage of the Omahas and found his hey did not lft thelr bow and ar-| people in confusion, Angry was he row toward the deer—the friends of} when he heard of all the misdemean- Wahonowin, Thus the children grew| ors, all the malice, the mischief and up together taught to love the great| the cunning of the tribes, Them he prairies, the forests and the moun-| built a huge fire and called together tains, all the nations in the Valley of When there children had grown to; Wyoming, Around it the nations gathered, feasted upon reindeer that \Tagoo had hunted for the occasion. As they smoked their Peace Pipes they ealled upon Wabasso, the sweet musician,to sing his best songs of love and peace, Sweetly sang Wab- asso, till all the hearts of the men +r to hunt, to fish or to paddle on the| were softened by the pathos of his river, He was fond of the yeuth, the| musico—for he sang of peace and free- son of the wigwam maker, #0 full of|dom, sang of beauty, love and long, bravery and nobleness, [ing of doath, of Life Undying, and Now at this time there was another| of the Jand of the Hereafte outh who watched this maiden and| Iugoo, the boastful youth of the Nawadaha in the'r pleasures and hap-) Shoshonies, meanwhile listened im- pines. ‘Th's was Iagoo, the son of, patiently to the songs of Wabasso. the chief of the Shoshone who dwelt | Finally when there was 4 moment of near the Omahas, Tall and hand-| silence, asked to be hoard, for he had some was he, the pride of his nation,| marvelous stories to relate. He was Often he tried to woo the lovely Wah-| jealous of the sweet musician, jeal- onowin, but she turned away frem|ous of the applause they gave him. him—th!s youth who was haughty|He saw in the eyes of the guests as- and fond of boasting of startling ad-|sembled that all longed to hear his ntures. No noble manhood and maldenhood, they became more and more attached to each other, They grew to love more} und more the out-of-doors, the woods and the mountains, the rivers and the stars, ‘The old chief looked upon them proudly as they went off togeth- ventures and of marvelous skill in| pleasant stories and adv) oattles. E: one could tell more wonderful stories For many years the Omahas en-|than he, nor of moro daring deeds, joyed peace with the'r neighbors in|Then the Evil Spirit, Mitche Manito, the Valley of Wyoming, visited by|came to him urging him to boast of brought to to ‘the! Spirit, from the Master of Life who| against | of war and strife rather than lovers) you and cause you to prosper? Case) He walked outtribes the Hunting Grounds of the great deeds he had accomplished in|{s now located. There, because Naw- daha had always been pleasing in Omahas had driven back the fearful| the sight of the Great Spirit, he was Mohawks and caused them to surren- to make his home near He told of trec{zherous deeds of | Falls of singing waters that rush and the Mohawks and \ their malice,/ gurgle down into the natural cave thus arousing hatred again in the beside the beautiful the late battles, how he with the der. hearts of all the tribes at this coun- cll of peace. Then arose the youth- ful Nawadaha, lifting his voice, say- ing that it was Gitche Manito, the Great Kind Spirit, who, appearing to the people from the mountain, had quelled the hatred and evil among the tribes, and had plead for peace from the nations in the Valley of Wyom- ing; that the trouble had been start- ed merely through their own forget- fulness of the wishes of Gitche Manito and their allowing the Mitche Manito, the Spirit of War and Evil, to enter their hearts. Some time afterwards, when it seemed that peace had again begun| to reign in the lovely Valley of Wyo- ing, Iagoo was wandering in the} Gardens of Neaga. ‘There he saw the | beautiful maiden, Wahnowin, and the| noble Nawadaha gliding joyously down the peaceful waters of the Big Platte River which flowed through the Gardens. The Evil Manito, very crafty and cunning, watched him gaze upon the happy companions. Then, planning how to molest Iagoo and finally destroy him, came out of his} dwelling just outside the Gardens, creeping like a serpent, and aroused | n Iagoo’s heart jealousy, then hatred, | then a burning desire for vengeance. | The dreadful Spirit’ of Evil then! spoke to Iagoo, telling him that he was powerful and could destroy the} youthful Nawadaha and win tho maiden Wahonowin by his wonderful tales and boasting, that he could set up his wigwam fn these Gardens and dwell there—that he could do all| these things and more if he would yield to him. Iagoo smiled and list- ened, then his heart grew hot within him until it became like a living coal. Then several of Iagoo’s friends, hunting in the forest, saw Iagoo sit-| ting alone under a pine tree, very) thoughtful. ‘They approached him and sought the reason of his solitude. | Iagoo told them his plans, his deter-| mination to destroy Nawadaha and to win the daughter of the Chief of the Omahas, his eagerness to revenge the youth who had rebuked him, so stern- ly at the Peace Council. Thus he aroused sympathy for himself and hatred for his enemy in the hearts of his companions. Meanwhile the Evil Spirit, having vanished at the approach of the com- panions of Iagoo, returned immediate- ly to his abode, called together his legion of evil workers, built a huge fire in his furnace, and then caused a terrible explosion till tho earth shook with the tumult and confusion. The air was filled with cries and the thunder of the mountains. Then there followed an earthquake, the worst |that man has ever beheld at any- thing in history. This caused a great ; sinking of the earth, a heaping up of rocks around the huge cavity thus formed, swallowing up Ingoo and his companions, sparing not a single one. The Spirit of Evil and his le- gion came out and renting a jutting crag asunder, smote it and crushed it into fragments, hurling them ma- lctously into the crater. Then the Great Kind Spirit, Gitche Manito, descending, smote the rocks | causing masses huge and heavy to fall crashing to the ground, and causing the trees to become tall ghastly rocks of strange and hide- jous shapes and masses. Then he smote it again, saying. “Henceforth this place shall be cursed, never to be called beautiful again. Men shall come from all parts to look upon these ruins and this cave, to wonder at their strange forms and to seek the origin of it all. And the spot shall be called by all Evil Spirit.” And now in our day, people go to this spot, some forty miles distant from the city of Casper in the direction of the Big Horn Mountains—to th'a place known as ‘Hell's Half-Acre."” Now Nawadaha and Wahonowin had left th wore roa! Bi heard the loud crashing and the thunder of the mountains, and think- ing that a heavy storm was approach- ing, hastened homeward. There at the Chief's wigwam in the village of the Omahas, they found her father busy making arrows, The sun was shining brightly and the birds were singly gayly around them, ‘Then Nawadaha approached the Noble Chief, asked him to give him as wife his daughter, Wahonowin, loveliest of the women of the Omah The Chief paused a moment before he answered, smoked a little while In silence, looked at Nawadaha proudly, fondly looked at Wahonowin and made answer very gravely} “Yes, if Wahonowin wish Let your heart speak, Wahonowin, " The lovely Wahonowin leoked more beau- tiful as she stood there. Then, neither willing nor reluctant, she ap: proached Nowadaha, and blushing said, “IT will go with you, my husband.” Then the Great Kind Spirit appear. ed to the youthful Nawadaha, saying to him to arise; and after the mar- riage ceremonies, to take his wife and follow the Great Spirit into the beautiful valley of the Popoagie, near the maiden anoe and ~They the ranges of the the pine fores' happy home, their grounds. the lakes, their > Sunshine with the Rain “wih this rain never stop?" com. plained Ruth as the children stood at the window watching the steady rain Grops come down. “This ig the third day we have had to stay in the hous». J] am so tired playing the same o!d games, bled little Johnnie, “Can't some on¢ think cf something new to play?” ‘The'r twelve year old sister Mil sat reading in the other room. little Johnnie spoke, up at the three disconented children Laying down her book, she went in dred As with them. cried in one voice. “I cant tell you now, but if you are all real good and stop complain- ing, I promise to have a new amuse- ment for this afternoon, I shall call the neighbor chilCren and have them came over.” “It's a party. It's a party,” shout- Do you think you can amuse your. selves this morning !f I promise have something new fer you to do this afternoon?” she asked “Yes, what will you do? ed Ruth as she danced about. “No, it isn't a party, but if I get every thing ready I will haye to be | gin right away, as it will require a good deal of work." After telling her mother what she intended doing and telephoning to their the various homes in which playmates lived; ck bedroom and shut the door, !cek- h ing it after her. The rain outside was forgotten by in the excitement guessing what the new game was to the children be. or claimed Claranello, us a new scrap book.” “She is not, what ‘fun would that be, and why would she Invite all the children over to play with a new scrap book? I heard something rattle near the door awhile ago, it sounded just as if she had dropped a pile of beans; she {s making us some new bean bags,” boasted little Johnnie. ‘We have four bean bags around here now, why would she make any more. She {s cutting out paper Golls and We shall havo lots of fun playing house and schoct this afternon,” re- plied Ruth. ‘Trying to image what was going on inside the bedroom, the morning passed very slowly for group of children outsice, but not so for Mildred, sho was so busy she she went know what she fs doing, “she is making the didn’t dare look at the clock. She was cutting and sewing and changing this rijbon or that piece of wide lace. until every thing suited her. She put In the last stich just as the clock struck twelve. Long before the family had finish. ed their lunch the nelghbor children began to arrive. away, As soon as the dishes had been washed Mildred took three year and Seven among Rockies, among There was to be hunting grum: she looked the three into the lttle shouts and laughter of the children When the ceremony was over tho five turned and marched out of the room, as Mildred played the sa; march, She motioned for the othets to follow. The wedding group led the way to the diningroom where a love. ly ttle wedding lunch was set for them, “Oh! look,” cried Ruth just as finished thelr ice cream, “4t has stop. ped raining and the sun is brightly shining. Sure enough the skies looked ax though they had never known a storm cloud. “Now we can run out doors and pity “the rest of the evening.” ex- @aimed Milton. But first let's an thank Mildred for making what would have been a long dreary after. noon, a short and very pleasant one. ‘The children stod by the table and said joyfully, ‘e all thank you, Mil. Ored.”” (Contributed by Julia BE. Winter.) Indians of the United States The origin of Indians will ne be known but sclentists belleve they’ came to America from Asia by cross- Ing the Bering Strait. The number of Indians has been decreasing until about 1910 the popu- ‘ation now in the United States, Canada and Alaska is four hundred thousand. There was over a million before the white man landed tn this country. One reason for this de- crease is of the intermarriage with the white people. The white race, in ‘his case dominates and the Indians lie out. Another reason {s of their health standard. They were dying fast because they used to live out of loors with plenty of fresh air but now they are not used to living in houses and catch diseases and dle. The third reason for their dying out as a race {s their lack of union, “In union there ‘s strength.” Thus with © three factors tearing down the extinction appears to be its “som. Between 1910 and 1915 an in- crease in their population occurred in the United States; from one hun- ‘red fifty thousand fifty-three full bloods to one hundred seventy-three thousand seven hundred forty-seven full bloods. The reason for this was that the Indian came to know th to white man’s method of healthful living. Among the seven different types of Indians were the Wards Indians which the settlers first found from the Atlantic to the western plains. They raised corn and tobacco and were hunters, fishermen and great woodsmen. The Plains Indian dwelled hetween the Missiaippi river and the Rocky Mountains. These Indians were wandering and warlike, hunting buffalo for food and they became especially skilled horsemen after the coming of the white man. Around in New Mexico and Arizona were the Southwest Indians. Their houses were of sun-dried brick or bullt in the cliffs. In civilization they ranked the highest of any tribe in America and were great nomads and wanderers. The California tribe were separated from other tribes by mountains. They were {gnorant of nericulture which necessitated their living on acorns, seeds and fish. Their cloth- ‘ng was of the atmplest type. The tribe of the northwestern part o Washington, Alaska and British Col- umbia were also ignorant of farming. ‘They lived in wooden houses, carved totem poles and paddled around in wonderful carved cedar canoes. The Plateau Indians between the plains and the Pacific were also surrounded by mountains. . Roots, seeds, rabbits and Mzards comprised their food. They lived in underground houses. The Mackenzie Basin Indians were the only Indians who had a common language. They hunted caribou which furnished them clothing and tents as well as food. GLENN VIRGNE. WALTER ALLSMAN. North Casper, Grade 8. of ex- put old June and four year old Roland into the door. The waiting children gutside could hear such remarks as these—'Isn't she a darling: I know every one shall think you are the dearest little gir! they ever saw. Roland you certainly do look cute.” Tf it had not been raining the chi! dren would have run out doors to keep from hearing what she was say ing. It was so horrid not to see what bedroom. Again it was ail about. The bedroam door finally opened. Such disappointment. She didn’t Tet June and Roland come out at all, but called Ruth, George and Milton in with them. ‘That wasn't a dit fair to let them neo ahead of the rest. Tho children heard an admiring cry as the three went Into the room. ‘They must be having lots of fun as the others could have a jolly laugh ring out once tn awhile. ‘The bedroam door opened again, Mildred came out atone. She arranged fhe chairs around the room and told the children to be seated. She nat down to the plano and began playing a Mvely mare All eyese were turned toward the bedroom door out of which the five) h, children sdon marched, ‘Tiny June appeared, dressed aw a pride. She looked Ike a life alzed doll, with her long curls peeping out from under her vell, which almost hid her dainty white dress. In her hands she carried a large bouquet of sweet peas Tiny Roland, the groom. was dress ed in a tiny: Diack sult. The children) enid he was too cute for words, the preacher, y one Jaughing. His long tatled ecnt Milton kent locking the every Buster and the Honey Can Buster was with his mother one fine day looking for honey in Farmer Brown's bee hives, He was a bear with no sense at all. Buster Bear had been stung many = time on his tender nose, but as you may think {tt took a much larger jthing than that from his share 9) This time it was a trap to catch him, They had not gone far when his mother left him having found a stray hive. Buster wandered out in search’ of some honey for himself Soon he came upon a bucket full of Sweet honey. He was so happy that |® low grow! slipped from his teeth and then he net to work, First his nose and mouth went in. i iis head, my but {t was good. Pretty soon it was all gone so he would take his head out but le couldn't and {t wouldn't come off. |Pretty soon his mother came, and how she got it off I know not, but Boon it came off. He was blind with the honey for a moment. He rolled in the dirt and rolled in the leaves, but only got stuck up the worse. And {f he's still stuck up he still ts, SYLVIA GARBUTT, Park, Grade 4-A. ed Spring Spring has many joys. It is my favorite neason, Spring brings the | birds with thelr pretty twittering | and the trees begin to bud, and high white collar looked 9) Spring brings hunting, fishing and unny, | hiking. There are many joys Jp Ruth was dressed in a beautifull spring, People like te ee iain blue sitkdress, with her hair pfled| ming, and spend summer at places, high on her head made a lovely|or go on trips to different places. mother, Children go troc t coping down the street, Father George walked in every! giaa that school has let out, and proudly wearing his first long pants.| spring has come, #o that they ean They amrehed proudly to their] play on the nice green lawns, I places by the piano and Milton per. | think that spring is a very pleasant formed the wedding ceremony in his} season, most the place where the city ef Lander The whole house laughable manner, rang wtih GIFFORD BRIGGS, { the’ Waster Casper, Grade 5,