The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-08
ROBERT DORSEY
THE EFFECT OF DIsoBEDIENCE

THE EFFECT OF DISOBEDIENCE.
Mother was sick in bed. and John
was sitting beside her. His mother
said: John. dear, is that some one
calling your
John went out, and in a few minutes
returned and said:
Fred Jones and Tom Payne want me
to go swimming with them; may I go?"
No. you had better not. don't like
that Jones boy: he has a bad reputa-
ton. Besides, you don't know how to
SWIM
Please let me go; 1 want to learn
how to swim
No" his mother replied, you can
not GO
John went to his room and slammed
The door behind him. He raised the
window and said to Tom: Mother
win not let me GO
What do you care what she said"
replied Tom. Come and go anyway.
You are not afraid. are you?'
The boys kept haunting Tom until
he said: We'll, 1 viii go"
So the three boys went down TO the
pond, undressed and jumped in.
~Oh. amt it fine2" John said
Watch out. it is deep there" But
just as they said it John slipped and
went under He came up and was go
ing down the second time when Fred
grabbed him by the hair and pulled him
out.
Tom ran for the Doctor and in few
minutes returned with him. The doc
tor turned John on his face and rubbed
his chest: then the water ran from his
mouth. Then they took him home, and
wrapped him in warm blankets and
put him TO bed. When he woke up in
the night he was coughing and choking
With the pneumonia.
ROBERT DORSET
Aunt Busy was exceedingly glad to
hear from you. Robert. She really did
hink that you had forgotten all about
ler Aunt Busy heard at last from
her dear ogden nephews Can you eX-
rain why your letter and story have
been SO long reaching Aunt Busy? Are
You sure the date was correct?
Aunt Busy is pleased TO know that
}9u like your good pastor. Your story
rs very nice, indeed The moral is very
good. she devoutly hopes that none
of her dear children will ever be dis
ehetient to their parents for it always
brings sorrow and remorse. Write soon
again, Robert.
Salt Lake City, Feb. 81
Dear Aunt Busy will be years old
"H Tuesday and my mamma is going
10 give me d party. ] want you to
come, If you can. l am going to have
an. my little schoolmates at my party.
Your loving niece,
VENUS DOLLY ROMNEY.
Aunt Busy extends her best wishes
o. You. little niece, for all happiness to
oe Yours on your birthday and on
every birthday of the future. Aunt
BUSY would dearly love to attend your
arty, but she is very busy woman
and cannot find the time, so she will
think Of you and your little friends
and wish you all a most enjoyable
time.
Aunt Busy remembers having a par
~ on her 9TH birthday. She had the
most beautiful cake, on which were
seven pretty candles. During the ex-
element of cutting and eating the
wonderful cake, one of her guests
chewed up a wax candle Aunt Busy
cried and nearly spoiled the party. How
Aunt Busy would love TO be a little
girl once more and have a birthday
party. She never has birthday cake
now with candles, because she would
need too many candles.
SAT- Lake city, March 4,
Dear Aunt BUsy-I am a little boy
years old and I have been reading
your letters that you write to your
little friends. SO ] thought ] would
write you my first letter. | hope you
viii answer ii SOON
Your loving nephew.
PATRICK MURIN.
Aunt Busy gladly welcomes her dear
new nephew, Patrick. Indeed. she will
gladly publish your letter. She only
wishes that the Salt Lake children
would write to her more than they do
Write soon again.
.
Salt Lake City, March ).
Dear Aunt Busy-I am one of your
nephews who has not written to YOU
Tor long time. l am only 6 years old.
but ] hone TO be older some dau With |