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, 1923-01-14
Two Kittens.

THERE were once two little kit
l. ems that were lost. 1t had snow.
ed and they were very cold.
They could not find their way home
but at last they found a path and. de-
cided to follow It and see where they
came to. They walked and walked and
walked until they got so cold that
they didn't know what to do. They
at last came TO a great big house.
They somehow managed to jump up
on the porch. Then they went up TO
the door and said. Meow. meow"
At last a little girl came to tho door
and guess what she found. Why,
the two little kittens snuggled all Ep
in the 6oor mat. Tho little girl, whose
name was Genevtsve. said. ooh.
mother. come here quick and geo
what I have found.
Her mother was busy then but she
said she would come to the door in
a minute. So tust as she came TO
the door one Of the Kittens let out
loud Meow"
Then Genevieve said, ~oh. mother.
please may I keep them7' Alright"
said her mother. And they became
IGenevieve's greatest pets.
zELLA WYATT.
Park School. Grade &.
, 1923-01-14
My First Experience on
Ice Skates.

I received my skates two years ago
this Christmas and. OF course. was
very eager to try them out. After re.
ceiving permission from my aunt,
with whom I was staying at that
time. I hurriediy went TO a pond a
short way from the house.
I put my skntes on and thinking
them III started out. Ny skates
same off and I had a very bard fall.
Hut that vas not unusual. as 1 had
had quite q few tumbles before this
that I have not mentioned.
After putting my skates on again,
this time securely. I proceeded to
try to skate. After a few more tum.
bles I got to the point where I did
not fall down every few minutes.
I was skating along quite well
when q hole unobserved by myself
was directly in my path. I fen. and
the cold water completely surrounded
my legs and knees. Fortunately, the
creek was shallow and I was much
relieved when I felt my feet touch
bottom.
Dripping wet. I scrambled to the
bank. and taking off my skates. hur-
r1ed home. After changing clothes, 1
hung my dripping garments by the
fire and they were soon dry.
CATHERINE FINcK.
Central. Grade Z.
, 1923-01-14
My Corduroy Breeches.


M mother sat up halt the
night,
Sewing Uith all her might;
She said, "IH sGre a lot of
stitches
So she bought me the toughest
Kind Of corduroy breeches.
The merit day 1 fought soith
Dusty"
And my clothes goth gerry dusty.
They tchipped me scith toilIow
switches
But it did not feel so stfngey
under my corduroy breeckes.
Sunday I dressed in ry best
clothes
And my neto shoes pinched my
toes;
of course, ! fell in lots of bitches
And 1 t1ished for my corduroy
breeches.
Donald Epdns,
South Casper School, Grade i
, 1923-01-14
What Happened to a
Newsboy.

THERE is a bravo little boy who
4 lives here in Casper. He was
selling papers. It was a bitter cold
night and SO he went Into a barber.
shop to get warm. The men felt sor-
ry for him. for he hac no underwear
and there e great big holes in
his shoes. The men took I'D a col
lection to get the boy some new
clothes. They got him a sweater,
two suits Of underwear and a coat.
When they went to the house they
found that there were eight broth.
ers and sisters. They went to several
stores and bought things for them for
Christmas. When the children saw
he things they were very happy.
There were several presents for each.
There were sweaters. coats. gloves
and suits. The children were very
happy and ever after they have been
dressed warm. RUTH BUNcE.
North Casper. Grade 8.
, 1923-01-14
y CASPER POETS READ AT BOOKMANS CIRCLE

care. the game good advice. and
make tho same sacrifices for me
that you have from my birth;
You, who. though growing old, hold
in your heart for me the same
love and same interest you gave
me when first you held me in
our arms;
To you. my beloved. mother, now
that I am tossed to and fro upon
the sea OF life, in sunshine and
storm. meeting friends who como
and go as the days go by. my
heart goes out IN tenderness with
the love that should be yours.
For me you have lived; my successes
have been your joys. my failures
your sorrows.
To you, Ny Mother, I ov7e all that
I am or that I ever expect to be
and though grown to manhood's
estate surely there can be no
greater Joy TO me and to you
than that I should put business
cares behind me. travel the miles
that separate us 10 the scenes OF
my childhood, 1. and amid those
scenes have you take me In your
arms and tell me that your
dreams. your prayers, your am
billions for me T being realized.
To be with you again snd be again
your LITTLE boy.
HENRY Z. PERKGNs.
, 1923-01-14
The Life of a Flower.

one day a tiny flower seed was
This seed was very glad to be plant
ed and told everyone Of her sisters
and her brothers how glad she was,
but they all laughed at her and said
sho would be very sorTy when che
grew TO be a large flower. She paid
no attention to them and kept on be.
Ing happy.
A few days after that the flower
found that h had some white
roots. This made her happier still
to think that she was growing.
The flower loved the birds, the
trees and leaves seemed to whisper
to one another; most OF all the warm
sun.
Day by day she grew and each day
some one would pass by and remark
how large she was growing.
After several weeks passed by the
little flower bloomed and became a
beautiful blue flax.
When all the flowers has bloomed
that were in the field they looked
very nice but they were not there 70
have people admire them. They must
DO used otherwise.
A man came one day and cut the
bead off tae little but she did not
mind. She knew that she herself was
going to make something pretty.
When at 4 factory she loved to
hear the people admire her beauty
and always was good natured while
the other flowers were all angry and
said that the factory hurt them and
they did not like the sun or anything
else.
The cloth was all made now; the
little blue flax was very proud Of the
fine cloth she had become.
One day a pretty lady came Into
the store where the blue cloth was
and said she would take It ali. After
she had bought the goods tho woman
had a woman to make It up into a
blue frock.
The blue flower was very glad she
had been made into a beautiful
dress. She loved the little girl who
the dress.
Many months passed by and the
dress became old and worn. Sc the
children decided to put It into the
fire.
Still the flower ala not cars and
when burning she thought Of the
days gone by.
FRANCES RAY,
FarE School, Grade 7.
, 1923-01-14
Jewels In the Snow

T toas toeary and hedrt-sick, this
morning,
With an unrest, that at times ICE
all knoto.
When I chdnced to looE out and
SGU, scattered about
Dyrdid JepeEs, in the sHotc.
They lay lRe a broken Necklace,
that's been hastily cast aside,
Or q shining, cleaning Tiara, on
the forehead Of a bride.
Rubies, that flashed and glitter
cd, toith a glorious crimson
gLoto,
Diamonds, that lent a ~Iuster, to
tho beauty of the SHotD,
BmeraldS, that glotved brighter,
than any eUer seen.
SoiptiILatiHg Topdz, 10Th their
shimmering golden sheen.
Turquoise, shone With dainty
fairness, ooEored bright Nth
HedDen's blue.
And the brilliant pink Of Cordls,
blended 10Th the others too.
Soon the Frost King, sent his
Enjoys
To select, With pdinstdLtng care,
From the 1eaItb of cleaning
spLendor
Crour Jet0els, for him to GEAR.
Then the tho't tCds born unto me,
II tCos giUeH me to bHoU,
That God sent, TO a heart, tOitb
soTTotD spent
The sight Of, those Jst1eIs IN the
sHoto,
NAILIL NIGLE.
, 1923-01-14
The Christmas Plan.

lust a few days ago we children
y were planning what we could get
Our parents and teachers and friends
for Christmas. and Just think we only
had &c cents apiece. We were begin
nings to get discouraged as we could
not think what we Guild get for so
many with SC cents.
Then Daddy came in and said.
well. children. I will help you If you
are willing to work. I have a plan.
I think we can sell a few Christmas
trees for 30 cents apiece. n the
money a be yours" We went to
work with good will and got such
beautiful trees that We sold them
without a bit of trouble. We got all
the presents we wanted. And gave
the rest OF our money to the Com.
munity club OF our town, like the
club we have IN North Casper, to buy
presents for the little boys and girls
who. like ourselves didn't have but
sc cents to buy presents for Christ,
mas.
JULIA RoENsCH.
North Casper, Grade ..
, 1923-01-14
The Mailman

He had made several fortunes
in mining
And had lost them in oil,
But he spent not a minute repin-
ing
Nor nptssing his spot.
had risen beyond aspiration
And had fallen dtsgrdoed,
Nor troubled his heart that a ma.
ton
His name had erased.
But his soul soitk a toomGn's sods
pitted
And the girl thretO him
dopn;
Nop that's tohy they call him
h~aEf.toitted
As he goes about toton.
GENE MARTIN.
, 1923-01-14
TORIES By CASPER PUPls-TFE TRIBUNES HONOR Pa

EDITORS Note-The Tribune Will print each week in
the Magazine Section of the Sunday paper this depart
ment of prose and verse by the pupils of the schools. Only
the best articles will be printed, and each week an Honor
Roll will be published, containing the names of the three
best stories of the preceding week and the authors. The
Tribune Story Contest Editor will judge the stories and an
nounce the winners weekly.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grade stories will be 4 judged to-
gether, and Seventh and Eighth Grade stories together.
Todays department contains some stories from all these
lively.
All the stories are written in school, under the teachers
supervision, and the contestants are not permitted to get
help from their parents or from older persons in the com
position.]
, 1923-01-14
H-:2-O VS.. Moon

In looking back to 6oyhood days
I GlWdys lore to think
OF the pump, that stood outside
the kitchen dior.
And eUen in my fancy I can hear
the dipper cIinb
Like the tinkle of the cotobeU on
the moor.
I con hear the t0Gter gurgte and
the rusty handle credk;
I see the thirsty bdrpesters and
almost hear them speak.
For in the Good old Summer
Time hoto gladly toould they
seek
The pump that stood outside the
Kitchen door!
The city t1Gter Of today, so life.
less and so flat
Starts me y~edrHiHg for those
happy days Of gore,
When coming from the haptieId
I tcoaId drop mig ~brodd.brinl
hot
By the pump that stood outside
the Kitchen door.
We hear of odkeH buckets, and
zee read Of crystal springs,
OF running brooks and mountain
streams, and all these other
things;
But dedrer get to my mind is the
memory t1hich cLings
Around the pump that stood out
side the kitchen door.
There are places In totcn tohere
ICE often 90 to droIUn
Both our thirst and sorroto In
this Yale Of Tears.
Where drinks from near and far
are serUed upon a marble bar
SO uDith ]edgerHess zee gudtt the
Cup that cheers.
Here a bored, t0ortd-1earg oroWd
softh coarse jest and laugh.
ter loud,
lrs tntbibiHg drinks that Nature
could depIorG
, 1923-01-14
A Dogs Brave Deed.

THERE once was a dog who was
L a very pretty collie. This dog
was owned by a man named Mac.
He dealed in sheep and needed a
great many dogs to help the sheep
herders with the sheep. This dogs
name was Shep. The herder had
BOSS sheep Inc had to keep with
them winter and summer. through
ice, snow n sleet.
One cold day Shep and Ma were
out with the sheep and were suffer.
ing with the cold. when Shep started
up an excited barking. Mac at once
rode over TO see what was the mat.
ter. When he got there he. too.
was surprised. for there in the snow
there were the footprints OF many
cattle.
There was not d cattle ranch in
that territory that he knew of.
The rustlersl They were supposed
to be around there somewhere but as
yet no person had found any proof
Of It
He followed the tracks for a ways
and they soon led him into a canyon.
He followed the canyon until the
tracks led him into a secret cave. He
went through this till he heard the
stamping of cattle. Just ahead
there was a bend. Around the bend
he saw a fire. and sitting around the
fire were five men. The rustlers.
He crept up to the fire, and cried.
Hands up A shot rang out but
from the entrance Of the a 1t
almost grazed him but not quite. BY
this time he had the captives tied and
went to find the man who had shot
1.-THE other shot. He found Shep stand
ing a man with a gun In his hand.
Another rustler. He tied him also.
shep had seized him by the arm and
had Jared it so the bullet did not
hit Mac.
A reward Of $1,000 was given to
Mac for the oaptor OF the rustlers.
WILLIAM BUSTARD.
, 1923-01-14
Fortified.

I oGn neper be unhappy Ggdinl
Life may u me to suffer once
more,
But u cannot make me unhappy.
For 7 hare gtveH my happiness
Into tho keeping
OF a bit Of sky,
A bare hillside,
And clouds that pass all dag.
I looB at them and kHotC I ant
fortified.
Neal GdlIdtin,
, 1923-01-14
My Mother

You. who have known no longer and
better than any other;
You. who watched over me when an
infant;
You. who taught me to crawl and
then to walk;
You. who taught me TO play. taught
me &c talk;
You, who placed thoughts Of great.
ness in my mind as you prayed
that some day those thoughts
would bear fruit and produce a
real man.
You, who led me to seek the things
in life that build character and
endure 20 tho end of time: re-
lIgion, education, charity for the
shortcomings OF others, sympathy
and help for the unfortunate and
tho afflicted;
You, who watched me grow from in.
FAINT to youth and from youth 20
manhood;
lou. who give me the same tAndS-
, 1923-01-14
The Sad Little Bird.

LITTLE Robin Red Breast
Is Flying to the South;
And other little birds
Are talking of the drouth.
"But T." said one little bird,
a am going to stay here,
For / am used to the cold
And hare a nest in the rear
of an old barn"
Then after all the rest had gons
And had left him there to stay
he tods not halt so gay,
For the 1ind had bloton the barn
dt0dy.
And poor little birdie had no
home
And he kneto no other place to
roam
The snoto teas falling fast,
And the tOind botUled past,
All the tCorld teas Uhite
And everything pds quiet
And poor little birdie
IHOugnf ne UGS sure 10 dte.
Their ell Of a sudden
A Vdcdnt bush did he spy
Then he hoped orer to It
And gare a great sigh.
There Uere a teto dry ttoigs and
Ledrcs
Which made q Uery nice bed
indeed
There he tods happy and gay,
There he liUed until in May.
Sherman Iortenson.
Park School, Grade 4.
, 1923-01-14
OwSecret.

We daHce-pe sing
We greet the Spring
With happy hearts and p~oices;
III tell you t1kp
This cLoudleSs sky,
And tchy the heart rcjoices.
We're going home;
We hope to roam
So far again, no neper.
It's joy TO think
We're not to drink
The eDiLe's cup forever.
To all / say
Ny heart today
With joy Is o'erflotoing
For It is frdught
With this one thoughts
Wore sure that t1e are going.
Hoto con zoe todit
Until the date
To turn our faces t1estiodrd7
OF any tcord
Man eUer heard,
Home Is about the best t0ord.
The secret true
Pre- told to y0u.
Cdn'st blame me for my prur-
cling?
II not these bones,
, 1923-01-14
Two Little Poor Children.

IT was Christmas eve and every
i body was happy except a little
poor girl and boy out in the cold
The girl Rugged O shawl around her
while the boy stamped his feet TO
keep warm.
These two had no tree and no pres
ents. They walked up md down the
street. The tree with strings OF pop
corn or st and presents around IT.
The next house they came to they
saw a larger tree. prettier than tho
other. The presents had all been
taken off and children were laugh
ing n having a good time.
The poor children got closer and
closer until they had their noses
pressed against the window pane.
The children inside held out their
hands and said to come in. They
opened the door and stepped inside.
One girl threw her own coat around
the shoulders Of the little girl and
another put the little girls hancs In
her w muff whila another gave
her q doll. The boy found some boots
at his feet and strings of popcorn,
around his neck.
The Door children asked them why
they all were SO good to them. One
little girl said. at Is because it Is
tho birthday OF the little Lord Jesus
and the time to give" These poor
children were very happy now.
ELEANOR sHUNLAKEN
Park School. Grade 4.
, 1923-01-14
Jackie's Accident.

One Sunday afternoon sone friends
came after Jackie md his sister In
tho car. They went about in the
country about twenty-six miles. They
a good place to stop by a river. The
man got u with his two boys and
Jackie n his sister got out.
They started W n they got close
to the top and started down. Jackie
was leading n he started running
somehow. He was about to the bot
tom when he STUDIED his toe and fell
down.
In this manner he fractured and
punctured his side. His side hoped
from ton to stone, and stopped once
In a whre to keep from running. She
finally got down to Jackie and picked
him up.
They took him to the doctor and
the doctor took an X-ray picture of
his head. They rushed him to the
hospital where nurses dressed the
wounds. Then the people went down
and got Jackie's mother.
She stayed a little while with
Jackie and then the doctor took
Jackie's mother down TO his office
and showed her the S.ray picture.
Then she went home but she did not
sleep q wink that night.
The next day was Labor day, and
Jackie wanted TO see the celebration
so bad but he couldn't 30.
HIS mother came to the hospital.
She was always saying something
funny and Jackie would laugh and It
always hurt his side. Then his mother
went home again at noon. But Jackie
did not get any supper for three days.
Jackie got out on next Monday. The
last supper he had was watermelon
and he enjoyed It very much. Some
friends came and Jackie said he had
watermelon. The man said he had
lots Of water1se lon.
Jackie soon got out of the hospital.
He always got up TO the window and
watched the school children play ball
He often went out to get some fresh
air and watch them play. He soor
got well and said he never would
climb another hill.
HERBERT JONES,
East Casper. Grade s.
, 1923-01-14
Je Vous Remerci

II Thank You.)
You taught me lore
And zee set ski on PASSIONS
stormy sea
Ny bark of reason stcdyed and
dipped
And you reached out a hand to
steady ME
You bro't me safely to the shore
Nor could you let me stray
It tcds best
And notc, today
Je Uous remercL.
You taught me Life
Ny lips touched yours
Yours arms encircled me
I drank the cup, the cup Of Life
And found 10 ecstasy
But as deeper I toould drink
You tool the cup from me
II tods best
And no1, today
Js pouS remerci
You taught me duty
Ny path lies straight ahead
Ny arms longing, empty
Ny heart is sad
You sared me from myself
For then, I did not knoto
or care tChdt came to me
You 6RetD best
So noD, today
Je Uons repteroi
If. Montdbe Sdpdresy.
, 1923-01-14
The Fir Tree.

A FIR TREE once lived In the for.
- est with a lot OF other trees. This
tree did not like to live in the forest.
he was alwas meaning to himself.
One day he said. "oh, l wish I was
not tho tallest tree In the forest
Then I would not have to do any.
thing but look at the other tree. But
az l am the ~taliest. 1 have to shelter
the smaller ones"
One day the tree was moaninr 10
himself. when some men were seen
with axes, coming toward him. They
were soon there. They took their
likes Inc started. to chop him. Ho
cried out, "Oh! Obi That hurts, Please
don't Oh. please don'tr' The men
only laughed at this and said, "As we
have chopped you a little bit, we will
20 on and chop you clear down until
you fall to the ground The mon
took him n put him into a wagon.
Soon they marched home.
They put him in a shed and locked
the door. But the door soon opened
again. In came four children. They
talked and looked at the tree. They
soon went out 1t was SO lonely the
fir tree did not know what 10 do.
After a while they came In and CIR
red him to the house and they nailed
a box on his foot. Then they put it
in front of the fireplace. They put
a lot Of pretty things on him. 1t was
now Christmas eve. The tree liked
II in this warm place. Soon the can.
dies Were lit. II was a lovely sight
to see. Then presents were put on
him. The mex morning wh4n the
tree was Just beginning to wake up
the children ran in. They formed
a circle around the tree and SAM
songs and danced
The fir r sighed and said. IT
did not know I was going TO be a
Christmas tree. Did your
MAURINE PETERSON.
North Casper. Grade 8.
, 1923-01-14
The Two Mice.

ONCE there toere ttco mice,
They ate lots Of spice,
But tchen they toent to toDn
They dltcdys could hare TO
fropn. "
These little four-Iegsed creatures
Had Uery funny features
But in their funny house
There t1Gs a baby mouse.
This little toee baby mouse
On its birthday in the house,
Did eem uery happy
Cause Mother made IL T1ffp.
-W0rrep Sdnfer.
South Casper School, Grade {
, 1923-01-14
The Kite.

r OFTEN SIT and wish that I could
l. DO a kite W in the sky,
ride up on the breeze nnd, go
What eyor way it CHANGED to blow.
! could look beyond the town.
And see the river winding down
And follow all tho ships hat sail
Like me. before the merry gale.
BERNARD MURPHY,
Park School, Grade I. Age 9.
, 1923-01-14
My Gifts.

bonde UhdI SANTA % Planning
For my biggest and incest gift.
There Is SO much to ask for,
/ shouldn't oonder a bit.
He might forget a feto things
And maybe too, don't you knou.
He toiH hare to diuide a little
Some places Whero he has to 90
PersGps a child has forgotten
To ask him for a present at all
And he'll haze to take from the
others
A doll, a sled or a ball.
SO IT mine is lacking something
I tciLE understand and say,
a right and jolly and good old
Christmas
0uer alt the broad earth today.
FLORENCE Moncisco,
Park School, Grade 4.
, 1923-01-14
Our Honor Roll

FirSt-N~rion Peterson, Lucy Lee and Che Sandman"
North Casper.
Second-WilmaL Lucille Kisler, "Joy,' North Casper.
Third-Irma Hanson, 'Merrily We Jingle Along"
West Casper.
Best Seventh and Eighth Grade Story.
Amelia Shikany, THE True Story of Father Christmas"
East Casper.
, 1923-01-14

Drinks that Heper could compete
toith the sparkling crystal
treat
At the pump that stood outside
the Kitchen door.
Roy Churchill Smith.
, 1923-01-14
Year Old Today
Dinpled little 6dbybins,
One year old today;
Why, Il lOas but yesterepe
That you came to stay.

Precious little "TuDsp o. lore"
Full of happy jog,
Creeping out of bdbyhood
Into little boy.
You are grot1ing all too fast,
Stop 1t II you can;
First zoe knotc, our bdbykins
Is a great big man.
Mrs. Lillian Z. Van BHrgh.
, 1923-01-14

Donald Erdns,
South Casper School, Grade i
, 1923-01-14

o red, rose red blossom tree
Now let the pretty queen soc
For she is the Queen of F~airyiand.
Now all of you start to play the band.
DOROTHY ROBINSON,
South School. Grade 4.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-10
SEEK TEXASCOWBOY
FOR TAYLO R'S DEATH
Bandit Alleged To Have Slain Nov.
ing Picture Director

SEATTLE, Wash. June "a six.
foot" cowboy from Texas was being
sought saturday night as the trail
of the slayor Of William Desmond
Taylor grew warm.
Sheriff Matt Starwich and John
Carmody, deputy prosecutor. began
search of the west for the Texan.
who is declared to have had ring
and $4,000 worth of bonds former
Is belonging to the motion picture
director.
The cowboy. later a bandit. whose
name is known. told associates that
robbery was the motive for the baf-
fling murder. the authorities said.
A group of five bandits are alleged
to have staged the staying and OBJ
tained 5000, 900 in Jewels and bonds.
Crawford e. White, attorney. told
Investigators that the man offered
him ring and the $4,000 in bonds.
part OF the loot, as a retainer fee
in a criminal case.
The Texan told tho attorney that
the ring and bonds were given him
as his share of the loot, authorities
said. Later the cowboy led the at
torney to place where the rest
of the loot was supposed to have been
cached. but 1t had disappeared. star
witch said.
The murder Of Taylor was one Of
the most battling in the United States
in decade and has SO far gone down
with the Hali-Mills and like cases
as an "unsolved mystery"
The movie director was found
shot to death in his Los Angeles
apartment February l, 1922. and a
subsequent investigation was along
theories that he had been slain by
drug ring" to which he was an
tagonistic.