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eeeFGR THE ^UHG PE0f^

3h« fiasler Spirit

J

KAVK JOTCB Wl* brimful nt ’ bit of F-*»t»r r‘»»« turkr4 ubout

W-*u»» U •*» fc»r inti* baakrt of *«o Phil »t« bb! h« brothor Phil ‘ hu rhoooiuta rgg »nd uM It «u

w „ to «ln* I" tb* choir *oa ; .,f»l *ooa. but th« rrM of tho daj

. r.»a » »•* arm* usd » • tr!n » c f ; rntnoa to pan lf v«o*U»n (>•»*«• h * 1 i *r»»i wul* of

vi* r«th»r norvoua about So »ft»r ainnor «h»n r>«a effort

e ing m goto, hut ut tho !»•» ««lh- i to ub* :h» fumllr , L- !hv-«ht hu Uirout f*« ootu I E*,:.r |.»raa.. p. lean* h*4 hoard him ptaetldti* , t ,, Pfc , —w . a h#

h.m for a ton* tJma. and vuuian’t go H> mat ■

K>lod him by oarlM: 1 wator-*un. as Imartion of hi* own. j Th. Pay of R»«uiT*ctlon. aarth caa't oln«. J'U tab# your » n a aflor ha had doe* a Uttl* bit ' talla It om abroad " *»n* tha

' ‘ I to It. tt would r

- waant (urprlttnc

i to com* from a human throat, but from aoma bird or anraL* Phil I* solng to mail a a wonderful water *uo." aald Joan*

proudly.

Che faster Princess

O NCE upon a tlm*. load. Iob« I had somethin* to **o a powerful King and hla|*lr*a a heartn*.

aussaat would b* and thoo* who*, farorad. would b* try thalr plan*.

Many paopla appaarad but only

MCE u|

Vathar waa llmpla* patofuily ... mm. ^ Qu .. n OT „ • raly amllln, for all that bafr r* ruW f f-

thay reached th* hous*. Thar* wa. "

a back-yard and a aida-yard. •"* : fcMm Tbrtr^oraiy «U* dac«1i-j thraa war* p.rmluad to go la

I tor. tha Pnocaa* Booamary. waa art lh. 1ml* ylrt.

, h ,! aadly al'.ln* Sh* bad b*ao bore On* wa* as old lady with a

O. ■*—™w on K.atcr gundar moreln* aaaaral boautlfol. lira, whit* rabbit, with zrSTt ZtZri»T~ ^ ^ a *«. mu. pu*

" ,, * n * TB,r * ’**“ i . — (*-1 no** and Mu* ayaa.

I “Tha rabbit can t do bar any

Tha Kin* and Quaaa wara to harm, and tha poor cf'ld may Ilka afraid that aoma III ml*M baf.U It" aald tha Wlaa Man

and aa tha family j u

came up. they r.otlcad that a nut

of paopla wara leaning o

Phil- breathed Mother. "Wber.

•roe* tha atraa*. i can ha ha*''

o* Marts* th* other*. laar'.n* 1 They went nolsetMsty through

I.wtoh you would do tt.“ aald ( Phil and hi* ahaggy dug. Praato. to I th* houw. followad th# role* out doul batter# Pm going tu , k».p houas Afterward* Mothar into th# yard, and found Phil and abU te tin* a note" ! aald ah* wished ah* had stayed, presto vlttlng on tha top of the tu mothar inohad down hi* | t0 o. but that waa bVcaua- *ht wore gar.-.**- Phil was *10*10* to th# .at and mid It looked perfectly 1 her new light pumpa. and when *ky. without a (uaplrlon that any and PI would hae# to Mng-lthag had driver a piece into th* on# waa near to haa- him. except

mitt , j ran* could taka my j Park, lh* Cil .tailed and wouldn't] Praalo

yrowlad Phil. _

“J teal •

j go another Inch.

| dent b

1 think about mi

strolled

thrube of spring, got eri aould b# egg-PiWIne * .lopes near lb# Jtrar

bratlcn. from

usle and th# word* Just sort of t m* right out of myself." -you bar* th* aoul of a Iru* r:;.t ■ aald her fathsr. -Tea but Phil ha# th* role. Ui lhair mothar relhar ac-dly • J*ao*‘* tolc* lan'l uult* aa loud min*, hat H a pretty good at _ at," Phil protsatad Hut hu pa-anto knew quit* wall »: Jean* would not do to th. of Bt John'. Church. H.r »«.; 1ml* »olo* wa* lUt* th* pip- * of th* birds In spring!im*. ado os and unforgaUabl.. but not jariy atrong anough to BU a great lurch. PhU, who thought only of arbln and baaobaJL and admired van* on Lilc* Wliac-o # band, a. gift ad with a vole* Uk* au igal'a H* could fl» *'*ry oornar ’ th. great alala* with lovely mad. that brought th# toar* Into it listeners" aye. and mad# their i.rt. yearn for Haavac. Jean*'# ►ul always aoatwd up wl

toofl. of coura*. that Phil waa >t*b!y thinking all th# while getting through with hla part .ereica? and pertiap* Wishing _-»*n't In Church at all. IK ill i, .dorad her brother and thought r v-> tha moat wonderful boy to

a world

EnMet Day wa. always a greal. „ | asloc for th# ehlldran. All th* j k an<] w hlt* bloaaom* on th* abort cam. In and matched 1 h , lth „ an(1 Kh outad avaryjlmt ‘ and In lb* aftornoon. tf u —, #o0|)( j , t , tn 4 r , ahy Sower Jo. weather, avanbod, walked bP ^Tgrart It WM fun to . down Main Street draaaed In j profit, too. decked out bml clolbes. and In th. Park. n wv „ Ic th . !r >-•*■

.. ’ -.1 m wo (.tie the l.lma.. n>. 1 . .

. that they would not allow any other ehlldran to com* near bar. and ah# apant ail of bar days In s small, trailed encloaur* In lh# palace grounds where even th# fountain waa protected by a heavy wtra acreen and bar toys si I white, were carefully scrubbed and disinfected every day. fcch a thing aa having a Uv* pat was forMddsn. although sh. was permitted to have pictures of bird# and animals and lltlla china Images of them. As might be expected, poor Rosemary was s lonely llttla aoul appetite failed, and th* royal physicians shook thalr beads gravely. They gave bar bitter medicines and treatment* of dlf-

real kinds.

But th# llttla Princess who had always been *o eweet tempered, grew irritable, and If the truth b* told, positively ernes One day ah# refused to • wallow more madlclna. and ah# a poke vary rudely to tha great doctor who had coma to aa* If ha could help her. -Oo away." ah* scolded. “I don Ilk* you. and I never want to a*

you again 1"

C1 early aomethlng had to t dons: Bo tb# Kin* and Oue* issued a royal command It we

n hla thinking cap. and

Council. thar* wa* a llttla crlpplad y poorly draoaad. but with big. brown eyas and a vary eweet

face.

“Tee brought hoc my rary own. little, newly-hatched chicks" h# S. Thera are seven. And I"va written a letter tolling har Juat ow to feed them. They help mo > forget th# pain In my back, and know they’ll help har!" Than there wa* a rtrangs-looktng Id man. with long hair, a coars*. brown rob# tied with a gird Is aandala on hla feat, and a rough

staff.

"Tee brought aoma Magic Flower Baada.- he said, putting lh# packtha hands of on* ef the Wla* Men. “Tell her to plant them ind she’ll be pleased." Tha old man disappeared quickly And sura enough, the Uttl* Princes* hugged tbs rabbit, at kissed tbs chicks right on the top* thalr lltU* scarcely done planting the Magtc Beads whan they peeped through th* soil, and bafora eery face and eyes they grew and bloesotr.ed — splendid, glistening whit# 11 ties! Than there waa th* aound alnglng at th* palace galas It ’ a band of children from Hsppy Valley. Each wa* carrying a barked of colorad eggs

Jeane'a bool Aheay. boared Vp With Her Brother". Votoo Jaan. anjoyad cicry bit of tha I doesn't feel that aothamP said hie

- -- yellow. I father.

Suddenly aa the hymn died away.

.... ... . , listened at tb* fence found n slender ahy lower doer*fti 1^11*4 ; “OK Mr. Joyca. wo'va cor- “— *“ ”•*"•*’ lately anjoyad listening to your

radio Hue afternoon. Where waa a ainglce broadcasted fromr' ••Bounded like a voice from

watching a.-w uttl* eirt. ~ Try: ot 0,9 #U>,r

“Oh. he h

"He

j puzzle Comer j

&A& h r£,& CHICKS 5y WCMJER. Wgi-LCIftN

, a aonjerful machine and a strong I loud-speaker, too answer these people but stood smiling foollahly. Phil waa crawlg along tbe roof of the garage to e who was there. -C-C-coma In and hear It again.' Inelted Had. not quit* understandat. that eearyon* thought Phil's alnglng waa coming from a

radio.

Suddenly ha fait a drop of water on hi. nos*, and the llttla group r th* fane* a tart *4. "Why. IP* beginning to rain!" 1* exclaimed and there waa a haxly retreat. "He -ho!" cam* from th* garage roof, and down cam* Phil with hla

(To U

■ UKOWN-haired Teddy TKUL/JW-haired Buata May. Teddy wean a aallor 'L It has IIlA'E trouser. UB collar and cults HI* the stripe on hla arm are Hi* shoes era TEIXOW. Teddy holds a PURPLE egg. Susie May wean a PINK (use HKD lightly) draea trimmed with light OREKN diamond shapes Har OKEEN. too, and har

cried tbs Prince as clapping bar band, and boppteg up and down In hqr axcltomant and glee. It waa wonderful not to be In th* walled garden any more. "Oh. pleas*. Queen Mummy, and ilasae JUng Haddj'.' jab* cried, "let. na hafh'a’birthday party Ilk* this vary year.“ And so It cam* to pass that from that day to this dandelions have brightened the earth In th* springms. and at Easier Uttl* ehlldran arywhare love to play with col-

r- hi* hand.

mothar

“Well, what did they co for?" th# boy demanded. To bear you sing." said Jeana "Well. I sang for them thle morning." Phil said. "And who were you singing for this afternoon. #ont“ Inquired hla father, pu.tlng hla band o' th*

ij s shoulder.

Phil hunt down hla head, but hla fatjiet stooped and put down his ear 10 catch th* reply: “I guea*. this aolo was for God " "1 aee." aald Pad gently, and no for h* felt he had peeped e aoul of th* gifted child and

Tbo Little PrlDccua Hugged Tbe Kabbli And Kleerd Tb* Chicks Princess Rosemary happy and ra-1 "We've mad* them wonderfully store bsr health. pretty." chorused th# childrenHer birthday thta gear fell on j "colon Uk* th# feather* of tb# Good Friday, and *0 this day wm j birds themselves They are boiled sat when th# paopla who had 1 hard, and w# have a golden egg thought of aomethlng, ahould prea- for lb* Princes. W# hav# com* ent themselves bafora tha Royal to calabrat* her birthday, and Council at the palaca. All who want to play In the palace ground* juat aa w# do at horns “ _ I "Lai them in.' said the Wla* APRIL M ONTH of somhinc. biids; where all had been alienee before. and flowers- Th * chll dr*n were rolling down the Mooth of sudden' and stgrt-; *'«•*- »* “'•>»«• " . grsal park, each one trying n , r a * 1 spill hla egg. frum tb* baakat Month of gladness and 0! )oyi: W as sii to amusing that soot Momn beloved by gub and boys. mtto Prinrs*. broke away froti

are* and Joined In th* fun. Than th* King and Queen

that her aye* were sparkling and chaaka. She ran lightly over th. |

Velvety grass.

o happy. Queen Mummy." [

ah# said. "Let * scatter golden ; coins evarywher* for th# children

Th# King ordered the coins

brought and toaaed about, but Lo. there waa not a coin to be seen a moment later, for somathlng strange happened In place of the coins bravs. little yellow fiowtr*

Signs of Spring arc everywhere— In the earth and in the air; Birds rebuild their summer nesl

Soft the breeze blows from the west

b lowers fro* Above the

1 their winter's sleep greening ground all

The woods' a-thrill with c pring-time'

:alk about.

Oh. Phil dear “ aald Jaane. “you uld hav# com* with us and aocn flower* and th# pretty dress**

,r< ,h * Mooth of sunshine, birds and flow- ^"Thoy r. dandy lad put aa arm around mill 1 ers; I '* h *'" . *" und.retanding Month of sudden startling showers; i aaothrr t more ofThi —- Month of gladness and of joyt; trampled under ban anyone else | Month beloved by girls and boys.

shoes are BLACK. Bust* May Carrie* a mu# YELLOW baakat flllad with PI KPLK straw paper and BLUE and YBL1XJW eggs and a BROWN bunny MtUng U It. Boat# May hold* a RED *gg to har hand. Th# chick on tb* floor to Ugbt YELLOW. Th* pot of daffodils to covered with PURPLE P»P* r »»« w, ' h a YELLOW ribbon. Of couraa. th*

YELLOW with Ugbt GREEN lea'** Tha RED tuUpa are to a BROWN pot and tbair laavaa ara dark ORErN. Both children ava RED Upa a»4 PINK Chaaka Tb* floor to RED. Paint tb# border of this picture PURPLE and tb* lattartiw to PURPLE, too. aa It to a part of tha

-red age*, and to hav. uttl. whit, rabbits and fluffy, yellow chick* And th# old*.- paopla declare. Thara’s nothing *0 fair and fragrant aa tb* Easter Illy!" And Roaemary grew to be tall and straight, and Ota KSug'a physician* cured th# crlpplad boy. And when th* tlm# cama for the Princes* to wad. ha wa# the on« who was honored by tha gift of bat hand to marriage, and th* two ol them ruled as wisely and as kindly as th. old King and Quean before them had don*.

EGG HUNTING

EASTER MORNING

O N Easter * _ First thing we did Was hunt for ths eggs The bunnies hid. And baby brother Came toddling out. A-wo.-dertng whst 'Twas all about Dickie found four And I had three. But little WilUe. Not one. had he! So we pul one down Close by his side— "Look out. loci out I" Young Dickie cried. Then Will turn'd 'round And down he sat On ihe purple egg And squaxhad it flat! PUZZLE AN'sWKKN

laid 0

■ Wise

W HEN Laxter morning dxw ed to warm and clear without 1 cloud. . The children sprang from bed and dressed ‘mid shouts and laughter loud. DownsUiit they rushed to find their eggs—red. purple, pink and greei But not an egg in any nook or corner could be seen. And all the while Mood mother with a twinkle in her eye. "You haven't searched the garden yet." the said: "Why don't you try?" ! So out they ran with Indian yells—the chickens fled in fright— And soon the Easter next was found—imagine their delight.

Amtt*r To Usf-Oar A HWl'KS riSITOH-KAKTKH BNlOMA—Eor. Use. Beal. Bin K A B T K H BV XV IB t

MARY’S EASTER EGGS

Down «n the bed by the tulips gay. Among the violet's leave*, dark But tt Cret* and red and yellow they lay. w ^ ^ un^ Mary

cstii tbe box-hedge For Biddy many a day and night And then on Lai Had sal on her eggs *0 warm and Nine downy chn

white airl

So Mary cned in a < Look at MY Laxter

the best of all!