The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-21

His mother can't send him 10 SCHOOL,
He is too young, you know;
] think-this little boy is you
Don't you think 1t is SO?
Markell G. Baer.
How Spiders Clean House.
Strange that l have been SO blind to
form and feature,
think a spider now comely crea-
ture."
-Purdar's Susan.
Mrs. Spider lived in nne new house
Just outside the screens OF the little
window in the bathroom. where Tor
once she was out of the reach OF
brooms. Brooms! How she dreaded
the thought Of them They had ruined
more than one beautiful home Of hers.
One day she went to spider meeting,
where one of her cousins made
speech on the Rights OF Spiders"
This cousin of hers was one OF the
family who build their homes IN the
grass and whose dainty webs are so
pretty in the early morning, when the
dancing dewdrop on them are glisten-
ing in the sunshine.
"Ah!" thought Mrs. Spider, there
are no brooms where he lives. II
could make up my mind to live in the
grass" But she could not; so after
the meeting, she told her cousin all
her troubles.
my dear madam, said she, did
you ever stop to think that you have
no right to live in any ones house, and
that you ought to build your home
where you will not be nuisance to
anybody"
II am sure" said Mrs. Spider, that
I never intended to be nuisance to
anybody, and eat all the mosquitoes
and flies can catch. Folks do act so
queer about spiders. l have known
Young ladies to scream at the mere
sight of me, and yet, l am glad to say,
they would not kill me because they
think it would bring them bad luck"
Young ladies always act silly about
u.s." answered the grass spider, smil-
ing.
Everyone does, l think said Mrs.
Spider, cor they would let my home
alone. 1t is so discouraging to build
a new house and expect to have
broom tear 1t down any minute"
ut must give one an unsettled feel
Ing" agreed her cousin; then, after
telling her to build her home out OF
the reach of brooms, he hurried away
to the field where he lived. That Is
how Mrs. Spider happened to make
her new home outside of the screen
of the little window in the bathroom.
One day when the North Wind was
out on a frolic he gathered a quantity
of dandelion down and tossed 1t about
for amusement. The big girl and the
little boy, who told me this story were
out in the yard and they laughed with
the North Wind when they saw the
down dancing about in the air. Poor
Mrs. Spider did not laugh, but looked
anxiously out of the window, hoping
that the North Wind would not blow
the down near her home. Now the
North Wind knew that Mrs. Spiker
was a very neat housekeeper, but he
sent the down flying right into her
house. For a few seconds Mrs. Spi-
der felt like shaking the North Wind;
but instead of trying to do go, she
went busily to work cleaning house.
When the North Wind saw the mis-
chief he had done. he gave a low
whistle. Then he felt SO ashamed OF
his rudeness that he quietly hoated
over to Mrs. Spider. told her he was
sorry he had made her so much trou-
BILE and offered to help her clean house.
While they were working merrily to-
eether the big girl and the little boy
went softly into the bathroom and
climbed up so they could look out OF
the window and watch Mrs. Spider
clean house. The book of spiders says
that these little creatures have eight
legs, and 1t does not say word about
arms; but the big girl and the little
boy saw Mrs. Spider gather up big
ball of down in her four long arms
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dow. The little boy was so delighted
that he laughed aloud. The minute
Mrs. Spider heard him she rolled her
self into the queerest little ball and
kept still as a mouse for ever so long.
but after a while she went to work
again. Every time the little boy made
the least noise. Mrs. Spider doubled
herself up until he was quiet again.
The big girl and the little boy watched
the busy worker until the last bit OF
light was gone. Then they found the
spider book and the big girl read
stories about spiders. The next morn
ing. when they looked out OF the little
window in the bathroom, Mrs Spiders
homs was In perfect order-not a
speck Of dust or bit Of down to be
seen and Mrs. Spider perfectly happy.
Tn Household