Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 19, 1916, Page 9

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER - 19 WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIBRLS DEPARTMENT i ———————————————————————————— Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper_only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. 4. Original stories or letters only will be used, 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story. Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! ‘Whatever you say—Be true! Straightforwardly act, Be_honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you." POETRY. Four-Footed Little Friends. By Jake H. Harrison The world is full of little friends, Four-footed though they be, And I would have the whole of them Quite unafraid of me; I long to have them love me well, An easy thing, I find, If 1 will love them in return, Ang always treat them kind. I know some rabbits in the woods That I my friends have made, And when they see me passing by Are not one bit afraid; They watch me as I walk along, While they, in bunny fun, Will frisk about my woodland path, Or rabbit races run. And then there are some squlrrels, too, That live among the trees Along that winding woodland path Which I by slow degrees Have taught that T would be friend: And how they chatter loud Whenever I go by their home, And scem to bé quite proud! their I long to have them all to live In kindly brotherhood,— The men who tend the teeming fields And creatures of the wood; Their source of life must be the same, God made them all, we know— Four-footed friends would all be tame, If men would kindness show. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. School days are busy days and they should be kept cheerful days. Do not dread the lesson any more than you would any game. Tackle the lesson with the same resoluticn to win that you would muster up for baseball or basketball. i “Where there is a will there is a way,” says the old maxim; but where “I can’t” is there is a bar. “I can't” is a loafer, and I think he is the fa- ther of Slackness. Hard Luck and Mis- ery; and what brood of three ever caused more trouble in the world? “I can’t” has driven more persons to low wages and want, to the poor- house and sorrow, to jail and regtet, than any other enemy that ever harassed the mind of childhood. “I can” and “I willl” bring with them Success and Joy, There is’noth- ing retarding about them. They carry in their hearts the resolution for suc- cess and the song that checrs; they will lead you in the way of progress and teach you that dwng little things well is the only way to master great things. P “I can’t” is a bad thought habit, and it blights life just as the frost is now blighting the flowers and the trees, Beware of him! He can make you discouraged and sad and worthless. And if you are not wide awake he will spoil you without vour being aware of his bad character or that he is your enemy. LETTERS OF Ralph Olsen, the prize book ACKWOWLEDGMENT of Baltic—T Aecei\‘cd! vesterday. I have al- ready read four pages of it, and find it very interesting. Thanking you a thousand times for the book. Anna Corcoran, of Lowell, I thank you very much for prize book you sent me ds at Sunrise Hill” Mass.:— the nice “The Motor WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Mary Casey, of dred’s Boys and Girls. of Jewett City— Norwieh—Mil- 2—Irene Stewart, The Boy Scouts on Belgium Battle- fields. 2—Rose Driscoll, of Norwich— The Bobbsey Twins in the Country. 4—Alfreda Walker, of Mansfieid Center—Mildred at Home. 5—Gladys Dawley, of Voluntown— The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat. 6—Ralph Osen, of Baltic — The Boy Scouts of gle Patrol. 7—Nancy M. Tretrault, of Versailles A TEST OF TRUSTWORTHINESS Mr. Edmond Dudley, who on return- ing to his rivate office from the court house, where his closing plea had been so eloquent, honest, earnest and ap- pealing for justice for his client that he had won the case which now made him one of the leading lawyers in Chi- cago, flung himself on his couch as one 'whose strength and energy had been exercised to their utmost. had worked harg to bring this case to such a fine finish. His glance did not linger around his comfortably furnished rooms which impressed visitors that the occupant was systematic, and methodical, but not ceremonious, for he often said, wished his rooms to show not only that some one stayed there but they actually lived in them; and was pleas. ed to sce evidence that his callers read his books and looked at his curious collections and plctures. At first ke was too tired to grasp all that this victory meant to him, for he was still young ana ambitious; but after a short refreshing nap he grad- ually recalled the congratulations and hand-shakings which had been given him, not only by his client’s friends, and from many who had collected to- gether in the colurt room to hear the case, but also from his brother law- w who by so doing proved that they were not envious, but glad that he had zained honorahle success which meant prosperity before many years. His mind soon began to work slowly in a retrospective manner. He re- viewed his life from the time that he could just remember up to the pres- ent time and thought to himsglf, “Yes, what T am, or ever shall be, Is due to the early teachings of my mother, for if T .had never learned strict obedience of the word I should not have been a lawyer. He smiled as he recalled the times that she had insisted upon his finishing his task hefore beginning another and not leaving an unfinished one for pleasure. She instilled into his mind when a boy that he must ful- all duties that arose under peculiar circumstances even if to all outward a rances he would be justified in leaving an uncompleted task. He bad no definite object in life. Af- ter graduating from the high school to support his widowed mother so that she could in later life take some com- fort and pleasure instead of using her time and strength for him. He asked for work wherever boys of 2is age were employed but without success. While passing a block which con- sisted of lawyer's offices he saw a sign at one of the entrances “Wanted, A Trustworthy Boy.” He entered the waiting room where several boys bet- er dressed than he, were waiting. As >ne after another passed from‘the pri- sate office into the street he nearly iecided to follow them, but concluded ‘0 wait his turn. He answered the questions asked 5y Mr. Drake, who was also scanning 2is face and person, and decided that 1e was like the other boys, clean and aeat, but a nice fitting cottar and shirt ind clean finger nails was not enough 0 prove to him that the boy himself vas careful and painstaking, so he lismissed him. As Edward turned to zo from the room he picked up a pin ind a piece of paper which had fallen rom the desk. As he replaced the saper Mr. Drake thopght that maybe a oy, who would stop to pick up a pin when he was discouraged, might stand 2is Ut of being trustworthy, so he aastily said: “Bew report for duty morning at eight o'clock.” The boy asked “If he could have Saturday afternoon as he had made an zagement with the boys to play ball vith an out-of-town team on that ifternoon at 8.30 o'clock.” Mr. Drake thought awhile then re- slied: “You can finish your work at hree o'clock.' T will not ask you to ‘emain away from the game.” The lawyer found BEdward neat, :areful and painstaking, but he still loubted the boy’'s willingness to do his duty when pleasure and his given word called him in another direction n_Saturday. Edward as usual, went out to lunch luring his noon hour. It was at this point that Mr. Dud- ey realized as never pefore how his| jsmerience that | tomorrow He | ant “he | foundation of his present success. W on this July afternoon that he decided that duty must come before rMasure, and accepted his employer’s proposition to fit himself for a lawyer. He continued reviewing the past and recalled that on his return from lunch that Mr. Drake placed a pile of pa- pers before him saying “It is import- that these papers are copied, for they must in fact be ready for the nine o'clock mail this evening.” On seeing the look of consternation on the boy's face he aaded, “Oh, T have not forgotten the ball game. I will come back and help you. At three o'clock you are free.” Edward replied, “If T had not given my promise to play with the hoys be- fore coming here to work, I would re- main and help you.” The lawy replied, right.' 1 give you three o'clock. He wrote carefully and steadily and when the clock struck three Mr. Drake had not returned. He Jaid up his pen, tidied up the desk and room and was about to turn the key m the door n he recollected that his emplover had said that the papers were import- ant and must be ready for the evening mail. He heard the boys shouting on the ball grounds ana the lawyer say ing that the time after three o'clock was his won; but louder still he could | hear his mother saving, cling to duty when duty and pleasure clash .to- gether, for that is the only way to be- come trustworthy and successful. After a minute he exclaimed. "“Of course. mc¥her is right and this, m own time for pleasure I will put into the business, for if T am to be a trust- | worthy boy an®man I must place duty first when contingencies and emerg- encles arise. Edward hastily penned a few lines and gave it to a boy to give to the| captain of the local ball team. He closed the windows so he could | not hear the boys, and then went to | work. Hour after héur passeq and just as the clock was striking seven in rushed Mr. Drake. He brought a lunch for Edmund after eating it, both work- ed and the papers were all copied just as the clock struck eight. The malil was made ready and then Mr. Drake thanked Edward and bade him good night and added, T wish to see vyou in my private office at 8.30 sharp on Monday morning. On that morning he was surprised to receive a hearty handshake and the assurance that Mr. Drake was to defray all. expenses for his college ed- ucation and in time make him one of the best lawyers in the city, if he con- tinued as he had pegun. Mr. Drake kept his word to the very letter. His only regret regarding his junior part- ner when %a wassed away six months before was that he could not be pres- ent at the court which if his partner won would pronounce him a famous lawyer. Mr. Drake knew full well that that summer afternoon’'s experience was the stepping stone to his present suc- cess for when he became the junior partner of the firm Mr. Drake con- fesseq that those papers were a test to see if to him duty came before pleas- ure. The voung partner asked: “What if T had gone to the ball game, for you sald T was free after three o'clock.” “Yes, but I should ha dischargea you for my business as you have seen. often demands over work. Conscien- tiousness and faithful adherence to duty from my assistants. I could not continued Mr. Drake, nor any other business man, afford to employ a sec- retary or clerk who in an emergency would not meet the requirements of the hour. It was a severe test but that time proved you worthy of my efforts_in your behalf. As Mr. Dudley finished *his retro- spection of the past he resolved to tell his experience to the boyvs and girls whenever an opportunity occurred, and to endeavor to impress upon theit mings that one’s future life depended often-times upon little things and a right decision on what might be call- ed trival matters by many persqps, and never to sway away from the path of duty after one can comprehend what duty is. a5 DIANA. l It all- after “That's Your ‘time N. H. I place —Mildred Keith. § 8—Harry Levi, of Bozrahville — The Boy Scouts Under Sealed Ordera 9—Viola Watson, of North Franklin —Toilers in Many Lands. Winners of prize books living in the city may cal! at the Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. N The Red Squirrel. The red squirrel is more common and less dignified than tne gray, and oftener guilty of petty larcency in the barns and grain fields. He is more seen in the mixed oak and chestnut trees from which he makes his jour- neys to the flelds and orchards, spin- ning along on the tops of the fences, which not only affords a safe retreat in case of danger, but communication with his friends. He loves to sit upright on the high- est stone on ghe wall, or on the high- est stake in the fence, chipping up an apple for the seeds his tail conforming to the curve of his back. He is a pretty sight, and his appearance atones for all the mischief he does. HARRY LEVI, Age 18. Bozrahville. An Apple Tree. I am a tree—a nice little apple tree —standing near a good farmer’s house, and I have many nice red apples on me, too. Maybe Pou would where 1 came from. ke to know Well, my mother was a large tres which stood in a pasture. This tree had a few apples on it, but no one ever picked thém. One day two hunters came along with their guns, and as they were tired, they sat their guns up against the tree and rested themselves in the shade. As they were sitting there, the wind began to blow and off fell two ap- ples Ono hunter said: “Guess T'll taste of one,” and gave the other to his com- panion. The last one ate his and decided to have one to eat on his way home. He knocked off five apples and I was one of them. He put us into his pock- ets and the two ate all but me, as they walked toward home. He forgot I was in mis pocket, but when he got home he thought of me and gave me to his little daughter. She ate me and- threw * the seeds aw. One of the seeds happened to fall into some loose dirt mnear the house. The next spring T came up through the ground. Each year I grew taller and taller. The hunter went v a different and a good old farmer moved into the house and he picks the apples off from me every vear. Probably many of the Wide-Awakes have ten apples the same way, and maybe some of them will come up like me, also. T T. HATTIN, Age 14, The Soldier and the Gander. In- 1812 there was a soldier whose rame #as Warren Abbot. One day he and another soldier were granted a furlough. Tt started for a walk in the country. As they passed by a farmer's_house they saw a flock of geese. The gander started after them and they bezan to run. “ The farmer saw them running and id, “What brove soldiers.” If you I’ run_from a gander, what would vou do if the Br The, sh were after you. soldier said to the other sol- “I will get that gander vet.” ay ne started. He took a fish-pole with him. He put a fish- hook on it and then strung some corn and tied it on the hook. When he got to the farmer's house the gancer started after him again. The farmer saw him again and s “What a brave soldier.” The soldier then threw the corn on the ground. The gander swallowed it. The sol- dier dragged him a little ways from the farmer. Then he.rook him under his arm and took him to the front and cooked him for his supper. MARGUERITE HARRIS, Age 15. Groton. My Dog. My dog’s name is Shep. and white. Shep is two w the cows he goes them to pasture he k. He is brown rs old. When 1 get with me. If I dr! will carry the stick when I woodbox he will carry a stick Shep will follov: If 1 feed him a fill my too. me everywhere I nd make him roll Nigh Shep will catch squirrels, rabbits and_other things. When he was a puppy we taught him many things. He will catch pieces of bread and sit on his hind legs. BVELYN DUTIi/ER. Norwich. A Way to Preserve Autographs. A small generza] collection of auto- has been made very interesting simple and inexpensive w The collection, which contains more is kept a book tem by 12 inches in_size. me of the autographs are on letter paper that measures eight by ten and one-nalf inch a book of that than two hundred autographs, in TR - size the leaves can be turned without touching the autographs themselves. The book is covered with plain black leather; the leaves are of gray mat paper, like that of photograph and posteard albums, and it is made like a scrap book; that is, with a sufficient number of stubs bound in so that it will close properly, mo matter how full it is. Each autograph on a small sheet of paper has a page to itself: each one a large sheet, two pages. Accom- panying each autograph is a portrait of the person who wrote it, and a pic- ture or pictures, of his house—both ex- terior and interior and interior views, if possible. Some pages contain pic- tures of the person engaged in his work at desk, in his iaboratory, at the piano or the easel. Other pic- tures show him enjoying his favorite recreation. In short, any illustration has been used that helps to give a clear idea of the person, or his habits or tastes. Such pictures are not hard to find. Excellent half-tone portraits and other pictures can often be discovered by consulting a_portrait index at one of the large libraries, or an index of periodjcal literature, both of which give the date of the magazine in which illustrated articles about any noted person have appeared. Second-hand magazines can be bought for a few cents each, and the illustrations, neat- Iy cut ouf, with no margin of white left round them, and mounted on the gray leaves of a book like the one de- scribed, are almost as satisfactory as photographs. LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. Jersey City, N. J. The Beaver. Beavers always build a good many houses near together, so that they live in little villages. They always build beside a stream. They make a dam across the stream with stones and boughs of trees and small trees and shrubs with their teeth. They pile the young trees and shrubs and stones up neatly and plaster their houses and the dam with clay. They lay the clay on and smooth it down with their tails which are broad and at like £ mason’s trowel. Many of the hunters iike to wuch them. busy at their houses and dams, ~ especially if they are just building, be- fore they try to shoot them. So would I if I were a hunter n.nfl would try to learn all I could about them. They are so interesting. BLANCHE LUCIER. Taftville. Colonel. Colonel is a brown horse with white legs. He weighs about eight hundred pounds. His legs are very long. He is afraid of autos when they are standing still, or when a man i< finger- ing with them. One day I was getting some corn fodder in the barn with Colonel. I had to go down a very steep hill and 1 had a very big load on. Just at the bottom of this hill there was an auto and a man trying to fix it. Colonel did not see the man at first because the man was on the other side of the auto, but all at once the mnu; stood up to see who was going past. Colonel saw him stand up and be- fore I could hold him in the load of corn fodder was in the ditch. The ditch was all full of mud. Colonel could not pull the load out, but he tried very hard. So I had to go to the next neighbor to borrow another horse to help Colonel pull the load out of the ditch. After the other horse came I had a very hard time getting out of the ditch, RALPH OLSEN, Age 13. Baltic. The Difference Between Youths and Geese. In many places geese- are crammed with food several times a day by open- ing their mouths and forcing the food down the throat with the finger. The geeso are shut up in boxes so that they can’t flap their wings or take exercise. This is done in order to _increase their weight. So are many youths sometimes stuf- fel with edycation. What are the chances for success of students who Zad and lounge about in the cities at night until the last two or three weeks, sometimes the last few days, Dbefore evamination. Then they em- ploy private teachers at large prices, with the money often earned by hard working parents, to stuff their idle brains with knowledge, not to increase their power of brain, but to increase the memory, with mingied facts to in- sure fifty per cent. in the examination. JACOB MASTER, Age 12. Bozrahville. A Heroic Deed. Toot! Toot! shrilly sounded the whistle of a train about one mile be- low the crossing. Jack Earling, foreman, hastened his steps as he heard this. As he did this he stumbled, struck his head on the rail and fell unconscious immediately- Meanwhile the train was drawing nearer. The engineer didn’t seem to keep a sharp lookout, for he didn't see figure on the rails ahead. There cas one man, however, who did see him. This was the station master, a voung man of about 25, who had been a famous sprinter in his coliege days. He s the cinder tricks helping speed. Finally he reached the boy, and without thinking of the danger to himself began at once to tug at the figure on the tracks and finally got him off, and not a second soon, for just then the locomotive whizzed by. The hero shuddered as he thought of how necr they had come to being crushed usder thoss ponderous wheels. When Jack his rescuer and forever after. was grateful to him LOUIS JACOBSON. Norwich. How Harry and Helen Made Butter. Mrs. Filbert had two children named Harry and Helen, One day she told them that :f they would go to Mrs. Wheat's, the farmer, and get some cream, she would make some ice cream in the afternoon. The children clapped their hands at this. Harry took the jar, which his mamma gave him and put it into his new wheelbarrow Mrs. Filbert said, “Wali carefully, and do not spili the cream. When they reached Mrs. Wheat's house they told her what they had come for, and she filled the jar with her rich, sweet cream, and put it into the wheelbarrow, with plenty of hay around it, so that it would not break The children started to go back, and v said "\’\'e will go home through asked know the way?” ves,” said Harry found it cool and pleasant in the woods, and Harry frisked and gal- loped like a horse. This shook the cream and made it into butter. When they reached home, Mrs. Fil- bert d, “You have been gone a long time.” Then she took the jar out of the wheelbarrow, looked at it, and smiled a little. “You cannot have any ice cream today, for the cream has turned into buter,” said she. The children were greatly disap- pointed and they wished they had not disobeyed their mamma. LEONA SULLIVAN, Taftville. Age 11, Nero Punishes a Rojue. Nero is a large Newfoundland dos. He is more useful than some idle boys. He knows a great deal, too. One day Nero’s master came in from the field with his men. Somebody asked what the dog was gzood for, “Go back, Nero,” cried his master, “and bring my hoe!” Nero trotted off at once, and before long came back with the hoe in his mouth. He had picked it out from all the others. Nero is often sent on errands and brings parcels from the shops very nicely. He goes alone to the markets He has an order for meat in his col- lar, and brings the dinner home in a basket. But Nero has an enemy—a fierce bulldos, who lives on the road to the market. Nero is stronger than the bulldog; but the sly rascal keeps out of sight, except when Nero has the basket in his mouth. Then he runs at him, and Nero is too faithful to drop his bur- den, so he has to scamper. The bulldog has bitten him several times before he could escape. One day the scamp worried Nero all the way home. He came in much ex- cited. His mistress set the basket on a ta- ble and took out the meat. Then Nero leaped up, seized the basket with his teeth, and ran out of the house. His mistress followed to see what this meant. What do vou think she saw? Nero went straight to the house where the ugly dog lived. The dog saw the basket. He thought he had another good chance to bite Nero. So out he rushed! ‘What then? Why, Nero dropped fl;e basket in a hurry. He gave that wicked dog such a whipping that he never forgot it. Nero does not have to run now when he brings home the meat for dinner. NANCY M. TETREAULT, Age 12 Versailles. Skating in Holland. Skating in Holland is not only a pleasant pastime, but it is the ordi- nary way of getting about. In times of hard frost, the canals are trans- formed into streets where, skating takes the place of the riding or driv- ing in other cities. The housewives skate to market, the laborers to their work, the shopkeep- ers to their business. Entire families skate from the country to the city with bags and baskets on their shoulders, was revived he thanked |- or drive in sledges. Skating is as easy and natural with them as walking and they skim along with such rapidity that they are almost invisible. In formet years wagers were fre- quently made among the best Dutch skaters as ‘to which of them could keep up with the railway train that ran along the edge of the mml and often the skater not only kept up with the train but even outstripped it. But the rapidity of their skating is mot the only remarkable thing about it; another féature very much to be admired is the security with which they traverse long distances. People sometimes skate from The Hague to ‘Amsterdam and back in the same day; university students who leave Uttrecht in the morning, dine at Amsterdam and get back to college before night. Many of the farmers skate from one city to another at night. Sometimes walking ‘along the canal one sees a human figure pass and disappear like an arrow; it is a peasant girl carrying milk to some house in,the city. When the snow is_hard comes the turn of the sledges. Every family has one, and at the usual hour they come out by hundreds. They go by in a long file, two and three together; some shaped like shells, some like swans, dragon boats or coaches, gilded and painted in different colors, and drawn by horses in magnificent trappings of rich furs, their heads ornamented by feathers and tassels and their harness studded with glittering paints. They toss their heads in a cloud of vapor from their bodles, their manes spark- ling with frost; the sleighs leap for- ward and the splendid pageant passes and disappears. Sometimes ice ships in full sail are seen skimming over the frozen canals, going so fast that the faces of the few who dare try the adventure are terribly out by'the wind. “The most beautifu] fetes in Holland are given on the ice. When the Meuse is frozen, Rotterdam becomes a place of reunions and amusements. The snow is brushed away until the ice is as clean as a crystal oor; res- taurants, coffeehouse, with pavilions and benches for spectators are set up, and at night all is illuminated. Dur- ing the day a throng of skaters of all ages and classes crowds the river. In other towns, especially in Fries- land, which is the classic land of art, there are societies of skaters ¥ stitute public races for prizes, and flags are set up along the ca nals; railings and stands are raised: immense crowds assemble from the villages and the countryside: bands play; the elite of the town are present. There are races for men and races for women, then men and women race to- gether. The names of the winners are inscribed upon the roll of the soclety and are famous for years afterward. The first day on which the ice on the canal and rivers is solid enough for skating is a holiday in all Dutch towns. Early skaters who have been experimenting at sunrise spread the news; the papers announce it: groups of boys in the streets burst into shouts of deiight; servants ask permission to g0 out with the determined air of peo- ple who have decided to rebel if re- fused; and old ladies and gentlemen forget their vears and go to the canal to chat with friends and children. At%he Hague the basin in the mid- dle of the city near the Binnenhof i invaded by a crowd of people who in- terlace, knock against one another and form a confused, giddy mass. The flower of the aristocracy tes on the pond in the middle and whirl- ing maze of officers, ladies, students, old men and boys, among whom the crown prince is sometimes seen. Thousands of _spectators _gather around, music enlivens the festival, and the enormous disk of the sun of Holland sinking towards the horizon sends its dazziing salutations through the gieantfc beech trees. GEORGIANNA FREGEAU, Age 13. Taftville. Our Flag. Every nation has its flag. Ever ship in foreign waters is known by i colors it shows at the peak. The Krench frigate hoists her flag of three vertical stripes, red, white and blue. The English man-of-war shows a red flag, with the crosses of St. An- drew and St. George on a blue union in the upper left hand corner; and the Austrian a double-headed black eagle on a yellow ground. When we were colonies of England we sailed under her flag. When the Revolutionary war broke out we were thirteen little states, fringed along on the Atlantic coast with the unbroken forest behind us and among the great family of nations we had neither place, nor name. We had no flag; we had to earn that, too. For a year or so our pri- vateers carried the Massachusetts state flag. It was better, they thought, than the English flag. The field was of white bunting; in the middle, a green pine tree and on the opposite side the motto, “Appeal to Heaven.” The Alfred was one of the few large ships we had, and she carried the pine tree flag, and beside that, one with thirteen stripes, in red and white, but with no stars, while on the stripes was coiled a rattlesnake with the mot- to, “Don’t Tread On Me.” In the early part of the revolution some of the South Carolina regiments carried the palmetito tree on their flag. The Declaration of Independence was followed by the adoption of a flag. It was to have thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen white stars in a blue field. Forty years later it was decided to add a star for every mew state as it joined the Union. JAMES KELLY, Age 14. Versailles. P LETTERS WRITTEN TO UNCLE JED. Mt. Misery. Dear Uncle Jed: I live on a place called Mt. Misery farm. In the dis- tance there is a mountain named Mt. Misery. It has that name because it is a misery to the people who climb it. I went on the mountain one Sun- day with my friend to show her the view of the villages that can be seen from the top, There are three in all— Voluntown, Glasgo and Ekonk. On_the mountain there is a Devil's Couch, Chair, Stairs and Kettle, that. are made of stone. A little while ago some showmen who sold snake oil and other medi- cine for Clark Staniey held a show in Voluntown for a week. While they were there they saw the mountain and went on it. In the Devil's Kettle they saw a rat- tlesnake which was five feet long. They caught it and carried it to Vol- untown and had it in the show. GLADYS DAWLEY, Age 13 Voluntown. = A Visit to Her Uncle. Dear Uncle Jed: School closed the eleventh of June for our summer va- cation. As my school closed before the school which my cousin went to, I vis- ited her school for four days. 1 visited my cousin for about a week. I had a very nice time at her home. Then my cousin came to see me. She staid about four days. .1 had a flower garden to take care of with asters, povpies, sweet peas, morning glories, the mourning bride, balsams, zinnias, verbenas and pinks. My mother, brother and I went up to uncle’s to visit. We stayed two weeks. My mother’s cousins and aunt were visiting my uncle. They had their auto with them. My uncle has an auto and the man who works for him has an auto, so I had an auto ride every day. Some- times it was a long ride and sbme- times it was a short one. 1 went to a fish fry while I was there. For dinner I had bacon, bread and butter, pie, ice cream. cake and lemonade. _There was only one fish. In the afternoon we played sames a little while. When it was cooler we went on the pond in boats frogging. For supper we had rToast corn, cake, grape juice and watermelon. -It was just dark when I got back to my un- cle’s. 1 went fishing when I was at my uncle’s a number of timés, I caught a number of fish. I went to a fros fry while I was there. We had frog’s legs, roast corn, bacon, bread, butter and oat meal crackers. I had a very nice time at my un- cle’s. When we got home my brother and I made a play tent. We played that there were Indians and wild animals all around us. - Some of our playmates came and played with us. School began October 2. sglad to go back to school, ALFREDA WALKER, Aze 12. Mansfield Center. I was very What to Do in a Thunder Storm. Dear Uncle Jed: As it would do some of our Wide-Awalkes much good to know what to do in case of a thun- der storm, I am writing a few precau- tions. There are many peopls, when they hear the noise of the thunder, e in some kind of a dark room, and they are laughed at by the others who, just to show their bravery, expose them- selves to the lightning, which is more dangerous than the roll of the thunder. The thunder is only an echo caused by the discharge of electricity between two clouds. . There are three kinds of lightning— sheet lightning, forked lightning and ball lightning. The latter is very dan- gerous, and it is very good for us to know what to do in case we should have .a hard thunder and lightning storm. The first thing to do is to keep away from any kind of metal, as this is a very good conductor of electricity. I have often heard it said that the safest part of the house when it is lightning is the center of the room, and talso it is a good idea to stand on a very thick rug, as this.does not con- duct electricity. As the lightning is liable to strike any tall object, it would be very un- wise to stand under a_tree, etc. We should also never stand near pools or any puddles of water, as water is a very good conductor of electricity. MOLLIE PALEY, Age 14. Colchester. A Little Picnic. Dear Uncle Jed: Last Saturday my two cousins, sister and I went out on a picnic. We packed our baskets and boxes with cake, sandwiches, tomatoes, pears and apples. We also took a large bot- tle of watex and a few drinking cups. We piaced our lunch under a large tree and laid down and rested a little while. Soon we found a small box which we had for our table. We put some napkins cn the box and then put our lunch on it. The table was all set ready for lunch, hut before hinch we played ball to get a good appetite. Then we laid our Sweaters on the ground and sat on them near the ta- ble. After lunch we put our and baskets un- picked goldenrod. ed for home, nice time that after- der the tree After that we We had a ver noon. BESTHER SHERS Norwich. VSKY, Age 11. She Went to Summer School. Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell ¥ou about how I spent my -vacation. - I went to 1t two week: good time going over to the to recite. Our teacher was very > to us all. | We all got some ice cream and bis cuits on the last day of school. She let us have some pencils, pens, rulers, biotters and a_little note Dbook on the last day of school. RY STEINMEYER. Eagleville. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine. Dear Uncle Jed: I thougnt the Wide- Awalkes would like to hear about Sallie Boyd, a little girl I One day Sallie’s is a little hole in your blue silk stock- gs, and 1 think you had better mend A stitch in time saves nine, you mamma, I ca besides, Alice i y with he 't stop to do it waiting for me I'll do it some other ery remember well, my dear, only you must what I told you.” So little Sallie went-out to play, never giving another thought to her stockings, until she wanted them on Sunday to wear to church. Then sht remembered there was a hole in one of them. “But I guess it won't show,” she said to herself. “It is such a very lit- tle hole, and, besides, I can’t mend it on_ Sunda: So she re her stockings to church and, sure enough, the hole didn't show imuch, it was so small. But putting the stockings on and off stretched them quite a little, and the hole grew larger and larger. A few days later Sallle was invited to a little party, and of course wanted to wear her pretty blue silk stockings, but- when she went to put them on she remembered the hole, and, much to her surprise, found that it had grown very large, indeed. “O; dear! I suppose I've mend this large hole,” Sallie her mother. “Do _you remember, Sallie, that I wanted you to mend when it was very small?” “Yes, mamma, and I wish I had. It's got to said to so large now.” “Well, Sallie, T hope you will re- member now that a stitch: in time saves nine.’ es, mamma, T always shall,” sald Sallie. L. O. CASEY. MARY Norwich. The New Clothes. Once upon a time there lived an emperor who loved new clothes. He often went out richly attired, showing off_with his lovely suit. Now two burglars heard of this news and if they could but get into this empire they’d have a grand opportuni- ty in making a fortune. When they entered the city they made themselves known to the people that they were some of- the best weavers in all Hu- rope and that they made suits for kings and princes which were among the finest in the world. But now that they heard of this em- peror they were willing to make him a suit. This news spread widely “over the town until it reached tho ears of the king, who anickly ordered them to_come. With glad hearts, though somewhat puzzled what to say, they entered. The king was pleased with- his new dress- makers and gave them a room where no one could disturb them. Then he told them to ask for any- thing they needed and it would be ;;lvcn them. After thig he cried with 0: Anyone that says that my dress is not handsome is not fit for their posi- tion.” The king often sent officers up to see how his dress was coming out. They, however, exclaimed that it. was grand, for if they said not they would not be fit for their position. They didn’t see how it could possibly be pretty if they weren't at all sewing. They were puiting needles in the cloth or silk withéut thread. Everything emperor alone came to fit it on. he saw the empty frame without lovely articles he sent them he was amazed at the sight, but did not want to show it on account of ‘not being Ait for his_ position,” so he kept still: vears old and in the fourth grade loved the ocean. by sailing west, no ships and no money. . dé 3,-‘:‘5’21,"" mi‘.‘:‘a‘ii x S nex n. Aried . several { but nothing heI \| tntil T heard of T DS recommend i ithas healed skmafl’ecuonsl of m; eh‘i’l.dn‘ ren after everything else had failed.”= Mrs. E. L. Green, Lawrence, Mass, . Not a phhulmpwder.h!-w S e l:ivu,bsw irdhfi::“'m.ud‘ = TEE 00} POWDEE 00,, Boston, Mass, they recelved was hidden away in fin poughes they had. ‘At last the dress was done and the &m One day he was to take a walk wi his new suit and passed many stree ith only hearing the exclamations ‘How beautiful it is!” But when ha came into the poorer quarters of the town they were all astortished and dne little girl “hollered out:"” “The king has nothing The king heard this and right, so he turned homeward with & sad heart. ANNIE HOCHT, Age 1177 She Had a Garden. = Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little girt'§ school. I read the children’s stories every week, and I thought I would write, too; I had a garden this summer. THis is what I had: Asters, cabbages, corpy lettuce and radishe: : VIOLA M. SOX, Age 8. North Frank My Two Pets. Dear Uncle Jed: T once had a des and a cat. One fine day the cat went into the barn and he sat in the corndf waiting for a rat. When a rat car@& the cat sprang on him and a out him up. s My dog was my little pet. I used 4 make him do some tricks. He dbd: enjoy it very much. HENRY FOISY. SR ... A Chestnut. Dear TUnée -Jed? T Fill “{611” You “a story of my life. One day carly in tho fall some children came into the woods to get some chestnuts. They took gl the chesinuts off of the tree and plat. them in pails 5 uddenly one of the oider childre d: “Let us 2o over to the other sid of the wood; there are not enough here} to fill our pails.” The other this and said “All right.” They came across the lot where ras srowing and were soon busy picket ing off all my friends that, were gr ing with me. At last I was picked and was thrown in’the pail and they started for homest They brought me to a trading stofs' and sold me to the grocer. He rh&m zave them the money we were worf Then they started for home and put the money in the bank. They kept going after more chestsi nuts and brought them to the same. place for more money. When they had quife a sum they. gave all they had to thelr parents- tos zet some warm clothes for the wintes:: MARY M. DANAHYZ?: children quite agreed Qg Norwich. Pets from the Fields. Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell thi Wide-Awake Circle about our rabbites The dog found him in the pasture- tand papa brought it up to the houseiy It was a_baby rabbit, no bigger thdf * my fist. We fed it milk and it lapped it from a spoon. It is growing very- fast. My brother found a turtle in thg? field and he brought it up to the houss. and put it in a tub, and pretty soom ; he found an egg in the tub. VIOLA GREENE. Colchester. Columbus. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am writing yous a story about Columbus. Columbus lived more than four hun., dred years ago. He was born in Ttakyes a country far over the sea. Columbus. He grew to be ' sreat sailor. = People did not know much abodf! the earth then; many of them thoughti.; it was flat. Columbus thought it must: be round. : He said he could sail around ft, u a fly can walk around an apple. J Columbus wished to go to Indi&i: India was a very .rich country for t6!; the cast. A% Columbus believed he could go chem\—: Do you see how heZ hed very much to m?»’f: a poor man. 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