The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-22


wrong 10 Yisht a. / see It. for I take Il that
you did not encourage him TO think you cared
for him. And now. my dear. let me advise you
to choose your friends very carefully. espsc-
ially your boy friends, and then conduct
yourself in such a manner that It leaves No
room for doubt In their minds n to how they
must conduct themselves while with you.
Dear Miss Brooks -
l have been very interested In your corner.
Between You and Me-" have few questions
l would like TO ask you. "a Will you please
give me the history Of the Forgetme-not and
the Pond Lily. (2) There Is a crowd Of young
girls that have just Joined the beehive swarm
Will you give US a swarm name and its mean
in ? hope you will have success in answering
my question.
SWEETHEART Mink Creek. Ida
An Indian legend of how the Water or
Pond Lily become known and named. ap-
Deared in your paper few weeks ago. l Will
reprint it here for you:
The Indians believed that the stars were the
ZONES of those who had walked across the
Starry Bridge of Souls. and one night they
aw a star leave the sky and come half way
toward the earth. That night a young brave
dreamed that the star came and told him TO
ask his wise what shape she might take
nat she could dwell with the red people. whom
he loved, forever The wise men said for her
% choose for herself So at first she came TO
i've in the heart of a white the noun
tain side, but she was very lonely. she next
took up her dwelling in prairie flower. but
great herds of buffalo went laundering by and
me frightened. Go she again set forth
to find a resting place. and as she foated over
great. blue lake. she saw her shadow in the
water, and sank down to rest on its cool bosom.
The next morning the lake covered with
great, white. shining flowers, with golden
hearts. The Indians said the White Star had
called her sisters to live among them. They
called them 'Wahbegwannee, the White Star
Flowers"
The following is an interesting little history
of the Forget-me-not:
II is related that a young couple. on the eve
Of their marriage. were walking along tho
banks Of river and saw a cluster of Forget
me-not floating the stream The bride-to-bs
admired the beauty Of the flower and lamented
its de2tiny. The lover plunged into the water
TO rescue it but having caught it, found
himself sinking. He made a final effort and
threw it at the feet Of his betrothed. ex-
claiming as he did So "forget-me- not r. Since
that event this flower has been made emblemat-
zeal Of the sentiment. fcrget-me-not
How would the White Star Swarm" b. fo,
a name, emblematic of purity, and the Pond
lilly the symbol. Or the Indian name
20 wa issa." meaning bluebrd and have the
5uebird as your symbol.
Dear Miss Brooks,
I am reader of your interesting corner. and
seeing how many others you have helped
now enter your corner to ask for help viii
you please publish in the Noun. Pleasant
Pyramid paper. the words to the song, Down
by the Weeping Willow? Hoping you can
nrnox Vharo ,,,tl
| thank you.
PAULINE. Moroni, Utah.
very sorry Pauline to have to report I am
uhapie TO locate your song. Are you ouits
sure this is the right title? You see I have
70 nave the correct title or the first line of the
song before can successfully find it. II YOU
can remember these and are sure one or both
are correct will be very happy to try asai.
TO locate it for you.
Dear Miss Brooks:
This is the first have ever written IN vor
have two questions would like TO ask. ~
"hat is the Red Riy named after? f2) Wher.
It located? Thanking you in advauc. Am
BLUE EYES, Idaho
do not and from what source the Pa
NiVers 'oI which there are two) derived their
'''nes' Inc Red River of the North |. a
river OF the United States and Canada TIL.
river rises in the west-central nat =, Va"
neso'a' and after describing a small curve IN
,ne south end west. it turns northward a,
"ahpeton, North Dakota. and for about ono
miles forms the boundary between Minn.sot.
ano North Dakota. and eventually emptie,
INC Lake winnipeg. The principal tributarie,
=. a's river are the She=enne and Pembin.
", IN ~ ~ and the Assiniboine in Manitoh,
The other Red River is the southarn.a.
o. the more important tributaries ~ N.
'aiss''''rpi. and has its source In several he.S
s'rearns OF Northern Texas This strea,,
| l"nows nm ensterly course between Texas and
okiahoma, enters Arkansas. and cutting of ~.
southwestern corner of the state. flows .,,,h
Mississippi Inc