Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-13

BERTHE doesn't need them, she has JUS
stacks of books. There would be such
nice things for my scrap book in them.
arena" said her mother very seriously
''do you know the name for. the person
who appropriates another's property"
"But 1 didn't steal them," answered
Rena Indignantly.
mo, my child. your fault is only akin
to theft. Do you know how thieves are
made?"
"They are made out of the children
who have no respect for the rights, the
property of another. It is nothing to you
that BERTHE doesn't need her books. That
doesn't give you any right at all to them.
Though she had more books than she
could possibly take care of you would not
have the least right TO Them
"But, suppose mamma that they would
only be wasted?"
THAT does not change their ownership
dear. That only is yours which you
work for, or is given to you or you buy
Now remember this and don't ever ap-
propriate anything that you can not call
your own by one of these rights"
But Kena, you must drink this hot
tea and [ will cover yon up warm for a
little sleep or you will be sick from your
wetting."
Mrs. Mason sat beside Rena as she
slept, wondering how she could best cor
rect the habit into which her household
had fallen of looking on debt as thing
of no consequence, till glancing at the
clock she saw that it was about her hus-
bands dinner time. She tucked the
covers once more around her little daugh
ter and cautioning Tom who had just
entered to be quiet, she hurried into the
kitchen.
She had gotten her dinner ready to
serve when strange gurgling little cry
came from Rena. Mr. Mason who had
just opened the hall door heard and
reached his daughter before Mrs. Mason.
Lifting her up he pushed the hair back
from her flushed face and exclaimed,
"What is the matter with her Hattie?'
"Why, she got wet and I think she has
some fever" said her mother as she felt
her wrist
"No, DO" cried Rena, "Pm all right if
You won't let those horrid things hurt
me-" and she ching fast to her papa.
"What things? You've been dreaming
pet, what was it?"
Rena rubbed her eyes and looked
around. But it was so real. Haven't I
been anywhere?
"No," said her mamma, 'You have
been asleep about half hour while I got
your papa's dinner"
swell l shall never, 'nerer want any
thing again that isn't mine; for I was
almost pulled to pieces down there"
'sDown where? Tell me just how it
was" said her papa. "you are awake now.
Tell me about your dream"
"Well, you see, when broke through
the ice kept going down, down, down,
and as l fell my shoes and stockings came
off and I lost my hood and mittens too.
but 1 just kept on falling till I was in the
bottom of big river and not in the pond
at all. Oh, lt-was the queerest place, if 1
could draw like my teacher can would
make the picture of it. And the people,
I guess you'd call them people for they
talked and acted like people. And 1 fell
right down bytheir king suppose it was.
As quick as could asked wher. am /.
''You are in the Borrowers Kingdom,
Of Delight" answered funny voice. I
hooked around to see what it was.
A little tiny fish put his nose up close
to me and I said, ''What queer voice
yoa have"
'My voice is all right. Maybe you think
fishes voice ought to have scales on"
and he looked so angry and thrashed
around so that couldn't help laughing.
Then the king said: "You see he b.,r-
rowed that voice from dog-fsh, and it
doesn't qnite fit hin.-But tell me, you