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long ways from the coast and the much, but unti they came I didn't
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chairs when they went in. and xhe got
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want y0u to teli her abou your trip
the
Bessie didn’t care whether she went
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niwnys wnnte to see the queen.
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lntting himseit down
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"4h, dear Mie!
We
und there"s no hel
grorw-
to even made a sound
Xhe thought
ed ths
and how terrible
Mother floose'" she cried in I
hnd
Ntree (lre
morninx will come before I get back.
axin and • waited
bir
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ADVENTURES OF IMP AND MOUSIE
BILLY BUSTER. IN THE STUDIO
n
J
oned
growth. unti the seurm
hurry, the
neighb
oiL
door with a cil
fon
Billy turned his bead sidewa
the- Arae
ld hare none of it: ns fast
Lon
of finding help
he returned with a bucket
r
of the stuio, but in
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let.
A HENPECKED DOG
OK
come quirk!
oenaidered qutte one ee the tamaty.
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a fishing rod in hie hands. and he had
the fixhhook fu.a bucket of water
be-
#; t
i hat
into the s
ndihinir a
JUM th
at the little zig-zaggy
anny little old crippled
fled in
« Mira-
: to the
o, sunk
atr that
Bae tile
nation*
n !
ImIh
Goose rap
door, and
mice, and she thanked me and vave
me a splendid supper tn eat and naked
other,
to the
dt opd
ea. and v
th fhk •
1
am* 11 bon
ning. th’
the
M ’
rrlW "
have
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lace,
with
pray-
i Es-
away,
■eared
ought
oldier
id she
d lay
Once
conteni
paeon
eyes
- gal-
I see
be la
leath.
acon
with
form
h, he
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ter ror.
to come
Again
4 kem
lira
Ha
w it.
huge
» the
ould
rhen ran to her at once
uid
and I
all th
br y
wings
Low h
noisy chuekling
it was unwisely decided to pat Lion
to bed la e disnnee downstairs.
: Place
alone
by the 3
i after
eralda
taken
off
deacon
now?"
claim-
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MW«i ft:
“Mothert
Mother
Years
ale out
1 1,
1 Alout !
nned to
brigade.
venge.
ished the
"Weil, I ■
to get a
Mother Gouea
I *hall hive
goose There
Mother Goore
Mow h«-r
nb! cate h»r»
without it I can do
strange wild goose,*'
Brother has got a stone fastened hl
his mouth, and It is as pale as death.”
m got wh
fiemie N
utdr'e do
was arratged for
E-pieh+-aekcar-
dept
fui
rmnod
ar it.
ughingiy:
IT to keep
big, flapping g
ever seen bof
grew with his
id of it Tiile the
night. The car window was raise 1 • of the bis feathers in his wing twisted
and the cool breeze was coming n; and he wanted to stop to straighten
ys and
Harry
I
/
A
Es-
rimi-
> was
after,
k for
i the
nd a
r the
d the
rung
h an
o it.
ene-
lo by
. wan
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ould hea”
aking into
lie had little hope
or of putting the fir
t; but when
of water he
hter*
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‘T} e cat was Hitting
fe
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to try
» arch-
h will
rm of
of the
gh the
to see if it could be true. So she fol-
me to stay with her Fut. of couree, I j
liked Mother (iqose too well for thnt.tu vver mnue a •o
so ! promis'd to call on her next time about her mamma
iwn. down he went so awiftty
just steals to vex folks and Lh’nks it's
a kreat joke to do so."
Down the street a littte wgy they
saw a boy sitting on the do ratep with , must be g
t unhions Oli the chairs ani Oh
\ hie tablecloth on th- tal e"
silence
ige and
Ich run
massive
in state to. h«* apartment.
spring would close the
lek and the lock would
to a alee littie bor
i. ini she was 1
much frightenet
mmd of the whv
making it very njce to stay awake, and • it. Then I saw you in the car window
Bessie didn’t care whether she went and spoke to you. So if you want to
still no
little wait
from
Dame
l out
e the
thing
A TRUE STORY
From the time Jaek bro
besbo tat his overcoat pocket
was a anucy Hittie monse, ana I ‘mad for JI” ‘ ried M the r (oo
“---- ’ • ..... . . . ing very -mueh frithtener
lowed him straight Into the pocket of
somebody’s overcoat. Just as they wer
in the middle of their dinner they heard
that "somebody’ was coming
"Quick," squeaked the g------ ----
"The top of "the bookcase.
a.2ittie frightened squeak Mousi obey-
so when the owner of the overcoat
came in he found them both safely out
of his reach. Imp looked down at him
inpudently. saying quite as plainly as
a squirrel could: "Don’t you wish you
could catch usT’
sanded,
M He
e solid
g fires
me of
own a
• bell,
he as-
1.
killing
e ral-
where
vacant
h »uc-
d hal
hika । and bleW
! a mlnute
to henr. end ft
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Bn/AR KOUNegLOR. BROOKEA ;C, \ C
Kim*rftrto • T‘u'orO/h'r.*< CR--S-f
doot There was a erash of splintering
weed, and Harry looking up. saw the
light of day through a big crack in the
wuori.
'Hi is. was sufficient
r njet
train left late in the afternoon, it took
a whole night to make the trip.
“We’ll just get on the train and go
to bed,” Bessie's mamma told her,
“and when we wake up in the morn-
ing we’ll be at Sandy Beach.”
• When they were on the train the
porter made the car seats into the
nicest little beds and hung up curtains
in front of them, and in fust a little
while Bessie was ready for bed. Then
Gretchen fixed her pillows just right
and buttoned down the curtains so
that they made a tiny little room, then
she said: "There, now, my little lady,
you’ll be asleep in five minutes.”
Bessie snuggled down among the
pillows, and was sure that she was
going to go to sleep at once, just as
Gretchen had said, but the swinging
motion of the train and the bright
moonlight coming in at the car win-
dow made her feel very wide awake.
She lay quite still for a while and
then sat up in bed and looked out on
the trees and fields flying past in the
Hr had had his sweet re-
Lt was late in the fall before Mr. Red
Squirrel saw them again. They, had
been housekeeping for some time and
they had three little gray babies out
under the trees teaching them how to
pick nuts.
"That fellow's turned out better than
I expected,” said Mr Red Suirrel to
himself “I suppose it's all his wife’s,
doings.”
Nesnte wonder^ vhy
Mother (ioome never P; ink.
ah the time, rhey Flew
barn and house would also be burned
up Stirred tQ energy by euch an im-
pending danger. Harry renewed his ef-
forts to eucappe He thought the door
was beginning to yield a little when Mm
clouds of smoke began to Buffocate him.
Jupiter. and after anoth
she went to look for him
Miess my mul," she
After a idttz
’ era 1 minute*
r two MH | “I Md yuu ee
he rhfatine i ciretehen 2 ’
make Billy
her din 1 and w r ng h r i ■ atifu1, iiesle rould hardly brvathe,
drems and jewels and her crown on her,
head Welk, right under her chair- ahnu hedrowner
other things. too, I am sorry to lay
Ive found a lot of daisy nuts.” ho
sal one day to Mousie. "They"re all
cracked and ready t oat. Come and . —--
you shall have all you wish." It amng us.
sounded so good that Moasle just had trees that
f
him -nA-
ried him
more nagertban . butt awey At
th* deot -eAd in • tew mnomenta hn-had
it Latiered to pleces, so that Harry
cnuii crawl ovt iecovering himself
the best he on‛d. H*vty finally stag
gered toward the pump to get some
water to turuw con the fire, shouting
mecnwhile at the top of his voice for
assistance.
dear,” said
took a. It Hel
and whlatled
Jack and the two girls held a council
of war. with Lton sitting by with his
head cocke on one sUe it was fnally
deeided to guard the door, while Jack,
after tucking the baby dog securely in
his uarters, was to rush out of the
room; leaving Lon locked in.
This feat was accomplished secess-
fully, but such d smal how la broke the
AtiIiness of the night, that the oldest
daughter of th* family was forced to
ml mti
l
oh, de
BY a E WAI AH.
"Goats and poverty always go to-
gather, remarked Unele Thomas when
Harry Fea ton brought lly Buster
homne
."Not in this case." Harry answered,
ash Billy Buster twisted the rope from
his hand “Billy is an intelligent
goat, and—"
The sentence was not finished, for
Billy, having decided that Uncle
Thomas was not his friend, started to
ments,
Harry looked st the goat and tbreut-
ened to punish him, hqt he didn't.
“Whas the good*" hemused nt's
the root* nature to do such things.
The fault was mine for not locking the
door" ♦ "
Billy nodded his head at tiris and
seemed to understn. Once more he
licked Marry* hands. In the past he
had been punished for far lose things
and his admiration for Harry was in-
erease tenfold Bllly actuaily looked
ht him
ion was
walted until it was data and nohorty
could sor, nnd then I lippea into the
palnce. There was the queen eating
Eat from the vw hegiz
bark that enme from t •
hle little body was wonder
he whistled, but
more he had emol-
"Well. I suppose that is what we
must do,” said Imp after the red squir-
rel had gone. “Pd much rather find
a home already furnished Perhaps it
wouldn’t be hard to turn some of these
fellows out. I could easily lick one my
size ”
“Why, certainly, my
Mothir oose. nnd she
whi-tie from her pocket
foi Jupiter
Nhe waited a minute
Jtjpller didn’t come, ane
- a Jump t<» tnit he got |
away The qupen wes very grateful. I
because she'* dreadfully afraid of I
very be nutiful f loud as she
looked at his young master,
mhook his head and said lai
"Oh, no, uncie. I can't. I want
o frightened shn
hing hr ery for pev-
ne then -he e-ked:
Mother (;o one too,
man name to open it.
“Oh, I know! I know!" eried Res-
ale in delight the moment she saw
him. “You're the ‘erooked little man
that walked a crooked mile and foum-
a crooked sixpenee agatnet a erooked
stile, and bought a crooked ent that
caught a crooked rat, and you all live
together in a erooked little house,’ “
"Why, bless the childexclaimed
the little man. •’’You’ve been reading
Mother > books, that's plain”
"Of course, she has." said M
Goose. "All properly raised children
do."
"Well, come in,” sald the crooked
H* was followed by hi* two big is-
ter* one bearing a lighted rand** the
other the inn or the baking p rwter
.Hl, filled with water, the box was
ready beforehand ,
"it is
he pal-
s Mira-
s. ‛et
he king
led and
of herb
re him
t word
abonds
sir ris-
Louis,,
rristan,
Il1 and
ob and
a new
n. He
urteen •
w
up, bowec politely and sald
ev en . g
"Good evening Martha \nn.
Mother (oose "Thi I* Begsie
but stiil
them away. Give them to some lfttie
girl that does not know the difference.
I would rather make believe. These
are not likely, my dear., children, they
are only dolls, and. and the others are
real-er
The Hunter’s back where
wa s to be d : ■ t hoast d
other pef; a sol It ry ■ '
triving to bring up two delicate little
chlldren. Hhe lived under thn house,
where she kept up a perpetual and
Hl
h o
a spark or cloud of smoke there Billy
and pictures were scattered around too
promiscuously to admit of a vieit from
a goat However. Billy was of a kin
to wait and take advantage of his OP-
-ortunities. One day Harry left his
loor open and HiHy popped in and de-
stroyed a week's work in a few mO-
Whntev
my mag
Margaret's Diseovery.
Little Margaret is only i. but she
ie very observing. It was sho who
dtscovered the baby brother's first
tenth, and this to the way she an-
iid. when
"Well, there isn’t much to tell.”
said Martha Ann. and H seemneet the
very queerest thing hi the world to
have a rat mH up nnd talk.
"I just wont up to londen, nnd JM
7
to sleep or not.
The engine pulling the train
whistled very loud and shrill and
stopped at a little town for just a
minute and then went on, but to Bes-
sie’* great surprise when they started
. again there was a queer little old
woman sitting on the edge of the car
window’. Bessie didn’t say a word,
but just watc hed to see what the lit-
tle old lady would do. And she didn't
feel a bit afraid, as most little girls
might, for she had seen so many
queer people lately and found every
44 ene of them were so good and kind
that she wasgetting over being afraid
of any queer person she saw
“Why, how do you do, Bessie!” ex-
clalmed the little old lady. ”I lust
this minute saw you. Where are you
going T’
“To Sandy Beach to stay while the
hot weather lasts,” Bessie answered.
"That’s very nice,” said the little
old lady. "I am glad that you can
go, and I am very, very sorry for the
people who have to stay in the hot
city nil summer and never have a bit
of sweet country alr."
“Well, why don’t they go to the
country?” asked Bessie.
"Because, my dear.” answered the
little woman. “they are so poor they
haven’t the Ihoney. I takes all they
can make to live, and they can’t spend
any of it running away from the
heat”
Bessie didn't know any people who
were sopoor that they couldn’t do
just what they wanted to, so it seem-
ed a little strange to her, but all at
once she remembered that the little
old woman had called her name as
soon as she had seen her, and she
thought that was so strange that she
asked, "How did you know that my
name is Bessie?” ‘ 5
go to Mother Goose Land all you
-have to do is to say so and we'll be
off in a wink.”
"But how could I get to Sandy
Beach ? The train would keep on
running, and in the morning when
mamma found I had gone she would
be dreadfully frightened/’ Bessie an-
swered. «
"Why, that old goose of mine can
go faster than all the trains in the
whole world. It fs more than 5,000
miles to Mother Goose Land, and
we’ll be there in no time. You’ll have
plenty of time between now and
morning to see all the folks in Mother
Goose Land and get back to the car.
and nobody will know anything about
your being gone.”
The big gray goose had fixed his
wing feathers all straight, and he flew
down by the car window for Mother
Goose to climb on his back.
“Well, well, here you are. arrrendy
to-start, are you, Jupiter?” she sald
to him, and then to Bessie she said:
"You'll have to hurry, dear, if you
want to go, for Jupfter is getting Very
old and bad tempered, and he doesn't
like it at all if he has to wait when
he is ready to start.”
Then Bessie scrambled out of the
window and onto the big goose’s back
in a great hurry. She settled herself
snugly between Jupiter’s great, strong
wings and got a tight hold around
Mother Goose’s waist, and they were
off And how fast Jupiter went! It
was just like an airship, end he
stretched his long neck straight ahead
and flew so fast it almost- took Bes-
sie’s breath away. Across rivers,
over mountains, past great cities and
little villages, over big, black forests
and across a great, great, big ocean
that boomed and roared and thun-
dered so that Bessie was afraid That
"So that* puzzling your little head,
is it?”'asked the little old lady, and
she laughed as if it were very funny.
“Why, bless your dear little heart, I
khow the names of all the little boys
and girls in the whole world. I am
old Mother Gose, and for years and
years I’ve been making rhymes and
stories for little folks, and I love
every good little boy and girl alive.
Why. do you suppose I’d spend all
my time making up stories to amuse
them if I didn’t know and love them
all?"
“Oh, dear Mother eqose. I am,so
awfully grind you’ve come to see me."
Bessie exclaimed. “A whole lot of the
fplks out of your books have been to
see me. I know the Old Dame Who
Lives in a Shoe and Miss-Muffett and
Old Mother Sweep. They have all
been to see me, and I like them very
I went to London, and then F enme
home.”
When Martha Ann finished {talking
Mother Onote got out nome cake And
milk, and they had a nk • l i tie bu h
Then, all at once, Hramir rememberod
that grent big train that was thun-
daring nnd pounding along on its way
to Kandy Beach
white, with the pretty white Swim ' rr
curtains at the windown, the briaht | ci
"You ought to be ashamed of your-
self!" eclared Mousie. "I wont have
any fighting, just uuderstand that.
- And there's more to do than having a
guilty Imp. good time. Just remember, please, that
.Fly!" With I am your wife."
"Well, I never"' mattered Imp. "Well,
I suppose a fellow does have to do a*
his wife says."
I’ll have to put a nap loek on thin
door and a stiff sprng to dose ft." said
Harry, viewing the wreck ef his studio
The lock was forthwith secured and
led. Then, when he left hl* studio
k - gve.23'
gy.
gonandetermnette
p - oncern one way
.2
fnan l
and th
fea getting blunder and 1 ■ i» I r unti}
• ermed'to be boomins right in I r
ears, and she ronid feel thesearpray
{ on her fare. She wr* too frightened
Fir had to drap on h!, kne
krowiniwenker and weri
time, but won't you take me back to i
rouse herself and ge down to release
"Isoner. Half asleep, and not
----ng of consequences, shevput him
nnder th* house, where he seemed more
: sou ,*d
t was
scout
le, the
:h the
t, base
to all
the car right away f ar, so afrutajane pleked her off the ar fi
the quern one time, ani she
the railing. *
“There, take him away! Uncle
Thomas shouted. "I don’t like goat*.
If you il give him away, Harry, 1’U pay
you $5."
The weather in the city kept get-
ting warmer and warmer, and one day
Bessie was very much delighted to
hear her mamma talking with Nurse
Gretchen about .going to the seacoast
to stay until the cooler weather had
com.
“When are we going, mamma?"
ah* asked.
"Day after tomorrow, dear,” her
mamma answered.
”Oh, my! Won’t that be fine!” Bes-
sie exclaimed in delight.
Bessie didn’t do much all the next
two days but stand around in the way
watching her mamma and Gretchen
while they looked after the packing
of the trunks and getting everything
ready to go, and at last everything
had been arranged. As they lived a
oose did not appear
"That is very strange," snta MFother
(oono "‘I never know Feyttey t. rait
, shall
, ba se
fren-
orning
as sha
saw a
altar.
girl.
h har
e bag
t-and---
e, the . .
o this
that
t find.
A USEFUL IMAGINATION
LAttle Margaret had such a vivid Im-
agination that she was never at a loms
for amusement. Any Httt e thfug was
enough to start her on a eharming
play. Although she had no brothers
er sister*, and hard.1v any playmates,
to her it did not matter.
One day she said to her mother:
“Mommy. Mary Jane, Pretty Pelly and
Violet Ann was coming to play with
ms." Soon they came, and Margaret
was greeting her invisible company
with beautiful courtesy. She described
to her mother just how they looked
end wer* dressed After thafthey cams
nearly every day, always dressed th*
same, and always wearing the same
clothes Such jolly little friends they
were. They said the brightest things
and Margaret screamed with laughter
as she repeated to her mother the
merry jokes.
Last Christmas Margaret found upon
the tree three wonderful tolls. One
was dressed in blue, the other in pink
and the last Ln violet. Thee*,’’ ex-
plained mother, "are Mary Jane. Pretty
Pelly and Violet Ann? Too will not
be obtiged to make believe any more."
For one moment Margaret stared at
her mother in blank amazement Did
she. could she think that any real
—y,dzaniundrmun"im.deer.
Sion, calmiy walked down the step* and'
deliberately licked Harry's bends. That
was the sign of frimhdship and com-
red eship.
'See, he won’t hurt you if you are
kind to him," Harry said trlumphhntiy.
•’Huh’" gruntevi Uncie Thomas,
climbing through too parlor window to
make good hie escape from Billy's
head.
Harry built a house for Billy down by
tb* born, and mhade it as comfortable as
poasible with clean straw—which Billy
ate up every night--an whitewashed
boards, that no goat could relish with-
out intiting an sttask of colle. Neatby
Harry had-his studio. Thi* was a dark
closet in one wing of th* barb where he
developed pqdsraphs it was an ideal
developing o, and Harry called it hie
studio, because 11 Bounded better than
a developing room.
Billy often insisted upon being ad-
mitted to this room, but Harry drew
the hine there Inside hie chemcAi
t have an errand to rata for my wife.
I hop* you'll deoide to settle down
—L There ore lots of hollow
will make fine homes.""
she might fall off, and she held tight-
er than ever to Mother Goose nnd
wendered if ever they would safely
arrive in Mother Goose Land.
At last old Jupiter began to slow
down and drop toward earth, and
Mother Goose said, "‘Well, well, her*
we are at last.”
In another minute old Jupiter had
settled on the ground, and Bessie and
Mother Goose stepped off. Mother
Goose was used to riding Jupiter, and
she seemed to be as bright and spry
as could be, but Bessie’s • legs and
arms were so tired and cramped from
sitting in one position so long that she
could hardly move.
Mother Goose Land is a 1‘ttJe green
valley with a beautiful ‘little stream
of water running through it, and all
around are great high mountains with
big forest trees growing around the
base and beautiful, sparkling, white
snow on their tops. It was night
everywhere else, but in Mother Goose
Land the sun was shining brightly
and everybody was wide awake and
happy.
"Now, let’s see where shall we start
FnPT W’OP’TTI Pvr/»r)-
man, and Mother Goose and Besste
went inside the little old door.
That was the strargest house you
ever saw. The table had five legs,
and none of them the same length;
the chairs, some of them, had hut
three legs, and all of them wobbled
so that Berate was afraid they’d full
down tf she sat on them. The mantel
and ireplare were all crooked, too,
and in front of the fire pat the worst
looking old crookedy (At in the world.
The crooked man had to walk with
a cruteh and a ar e, an.| he hobbled,
bark to where he'd been willting and
took up the shoe ho was mending, for
he was a shoemaker and made, all
the shoe worn by the folks who ilve
in Mother Goome Lund. He asked
Besaie a lot of questions nbout where
she lived and how old she was arid
what was her name and 11 the tire-
some questlons grown ups think they
must ask little folka it wasn’t a very
nice visit, and Bemle was glad when
Mother Goops sald they'd have to be
going.
When they got outside they mnw a
boy coming down the street, runnins
feel-able doll* could replase those beau- —g
tlful fancy-children. Then th* pretty 20
lips quivered and Margaret’s curiy head at.
bent low. "Mommy." she sobbed, "talc*
Berate could hear the sound et the
to London. " Martha Ann
.He nasme.
htmkelf all over, trying to mak
sie and Mother (;odte lone thetr hold,
and he pretty nearly nureeeded. But
finding that in epite of all he could
do thry.stHl clung to his buck, ths
reBlgned.
But alas: In th* middle of th* night
w11 ciueking added to renewed howl-
ing, alarmed th* neighbors. Jack
rushed into hl* clothe*, and headed a
proceasion of rescue
They were just in time; the por
little puppy, ha dend froni fright,
eowered in • eerner, while the trat
hen made vicious dabs at dais innoeeat
black nose
TJon wse then promotea to the beck
steps, as • permanent resting place,
ft Is nee flesn to say he neither forgot
nor forgave th* henpeeking he re-
eetved in a month’s ttme he had
routed Mre Cluek, with great laash-
ter cusIng her to lenve th* beR-
rard fererer. and never agaln .did •
feathered ereature show its head
the premiesn mtle Mon rated at
kma.
the wild roone
an Jupiter had.
and mnmimne wotld be so dresifully rxrlalmed There there dun’t ery
frightened' an, more, Hai it wna an nwfui hnmp
whe woul feel to wake up the next
i morning and have no littla girl, and
• whe thought how awful it would b to
•rown, but she just kept falling, fall-
i ing. mlles and milee through the air,
I it semned to her At In*1 and with a
I big splash she truck the rol.i waler
of the ocean rid felt the great waves
| suok het under, and for the first time
| she found her volce and seremed as
1 knew Totve
ehr nxain.*
Billy made no reply to this but
frinked aroun4 a little and nibbled
away at a few old newapnper$ that
had been placed around the Hewer
plants to protect them from the euid
nights. After he had chewed up a few
of th* sr, inoiuding half tb* loayes nf
the plant*, he wandered way and
looked for more mischlef.
chase him out of the yard. scape from „
Billy* hard head and horns was finally 421
mad* by th* portly man running up the an.i
stairs of th* broad piazza and vaulting
repentant.
"Whatan expresssjon he bes in his
eyesr" Harry said with a laugh. "He
leaks innocent enpugh is be an angel."
was ant nished at the sight which met
his view Net satisfled with buck
lug down th* door, Billy Wus inside,
making a comptet* wreck of the st-
di*: he was ventihg hl* pent-up wrath
Against the pictures, fire and cheti-
cals, knocking them around is heap*
and trampling upon them a* If lit*
depended upon hl* eftorts.
No fir* couid‛ gain headway under
such treatment Wherever there was
found that hl* key was not In It* aceus- -.ug g--- g.-- -----2
tomed place in his pocket in vain be ■ P d qE.h",had n1e4 tht.brnound
hunted for it, and then, that hehouae.Irom.being hurut.tosthe,ground.
w*s caught trap 55. ogH8 or hetpluoatrni,,c0oa "*-.50
sruatt=
on it Suon a K1144- coneeernte --91 “1“37
The danger of being burned alive in a
trap of hi* own making made him faint,
but added to thts was tb* fear that the
hold it until somebody opened it with
. tli* key. lven from the Inside Harry
could not open the door without the
"Fhis scheme worked no wali that Billy
। found no more opportunities to enter
the studio and commit damage in
time he gave up looking at the door,
and alwayg paseed tt with a demtre,
innocent expresmi »n on hi*
: -Louoldranpal. you’ranaizing your
4~ime, Harry remarked one Qay a* he
•aw the got glance out of the corners
■ of his eyes at th- door
A week later Harry had some imnpor-
lent photographs to develop. Hi* father
and mother were going away to town,
and Harry naid bed tke the after-
noon of* to «eveop hl* picture* He
shut hmself in his studio and worket
hard.-All WM quiet outside except
for the occasional chirptng of a bird
or the munching of Billy The goat
WHas lonely and kept asinear hin mawtar
a* possible: but he could not see him.
for the dark room was securely shut
off from view.
A full half hour passed, and Harry
wa* etni working at his business Thru
stdnly an- accident happened His
dark lantern with it* red shae on fell ,
over and net a maes of loose papers
ablaze. Harry triad th mother: the
flame* with hi* hand* and burned them 1
geyerely an a consequence. Then real- 1
lai ng that th* flam** were getting be-
yond control and that there was dam-
g«r of an, explosion when they reach-
ed his chemleals tb* boy tried to un- 1
lock th* door. But to hl* surprie h • 1
"fih
4o? I
"Now well go into my housi nd
see the ent," said Mother Goose. ■ You ।
know, Ive the most wonderful , st in
all the worid. Hhe went.to London
know truly that they were real peo-
ple. because, of course, I’d never seen
any of them before, and I had such
a time with my nurse because she
just won’t believe in ny such thing as
fairies.”
“Yes, I have known a number of
stupid people just like your nurse
who delight in mnking little children
unhappy by telling them things are
not true that they don’t know a thing
about. But all the folks I write about
are real, but there are very few little
girls who ever see any of them. I
am glad you’Ve mt some of my folks
and like them so well, and now how
would you like to come with me to
Mother Goose Land and meet some of
the others?” Mother Goose asked.
"Oh, that would be just too lovely
for anything!” Bessie said in great
pleasure. .“But how could I go?”
“Go with me on the back of my
big, strong goose. He’s on the top
of the ear now It was on. his ac-
count that I stopped, for he had one
"Simpie Simon," sld
Goose, as they passed him
and years ago ho cauxht a wh
c " that very buchet, and he Ju*
do another thing tut fish > i
maybe hell get another one '■
ounte between h*
ed ie Mensie tn ful-
Iimhed up, and woon
.
X* Jack pur him tn. he jurpem out and
made for the open dour only to be
caught and put hack again. After
keeping up this activity for some ttme.
in,” said Mother Goose. Rhe thought
* minute and said, "Well, we'll begin
right here," and they entered the
funniest, little crooked house you ever
saw. The walls were all different
heights and sizes, the windows were
some of them round, some of them
aqua re and some had five corners to
them and some had only three, and
the roof was humped up in spotsand
sagging down in others. Mother
she cate back "the poer vrd gooso
is so tired he says he can't poasibly
fly ba k to the train, and wVatever
We will do I don't know ”
That terrified Berate so that she
simply couidu t apek, and she waited
BY LOUISE JAMISON.
It certainly was a great day for Imp
and Mousie. Here they had lived in
the dull old store for week* and week*
and now at last the tall lady with th*
dear little girl had bought them and
they would soon go to live in a nice,
new homa.
No wonder they were happy as two"
flying squirrel* could be. They made
haste to tell Mrs. Poodle all about it.
but Mrs. Poodle was in a bad temper
as usual and did not care to hear of
their good luck. 'Horrid old cross
patch,” said Imp.
“Well, who can blame her?” an-
swred Mousie. "Those three young
poodles are enough to try the patience
of a saint, much less a dog. Suppose
we tell Mr. Chipmunk. ' Ho is a family
connection, you know, and ought to be
- very glad."
"Mr. Chipmunk?" repeated Imp in
a1 scornful tone. "He’ll only be sorry
it didn’t happen to hiph—That fellow
is the worst growler Ieversaw. Talks
___________of nothing but the- woods, just as
though no one else was ever born
there. He makes me tired. No. I say
'leave them all alone. They’ll misa us
enough when we are gone" Which
was just what happened. Even Mr.
foodie felt lonely without them.
As for Imp and Mousie, they were so
happy in their new home that they
quite forgot those they had left. Imp
especially, made friends with every-
body. MoubIs was more timid, and her
little heart would beat very fast
whenever a stranger came near the
sag*.
After a time their little mistress
used to open their cage door and allow
them to come into the room to play.
They had fun. I can tell you. "No
more old wheel for ms." cried Imp.
flying from one bookcase to another
"Come on, Mousie. no one will catch
us here.” That we* true enough, for
they were on top of the very highest
bookcase.
Imp never forgot what a good place
that was, and over afterward, when
she had been very naughty and did not
wish to be caught, he made a dash for
it just as fast as he eeud go. He had
to get up there pretty often, toe. I can
tell you, for he was always in mis-
chief. Indeed, he seemed just like a
firecracker, ready to explode any min-
ute
He used to persuade Mousle to do
taany things, too. But sometil es she
would refuse and tell him he was a very
bad squirrel indeed.
"Oh. well, a fellow must have some
fun," he would answer.
It did not take him very long to
. learn to shake hands; turn somer-
saults and climb the neck of a wine
bottle and steal the stopper. Ho stole
One day they learned that their little
mistress was going on a long journey
and could not take them with her. Ro
•he had decided to give them to a little
cousin who was very 111.
In this new home they were kept !n
their cag» all the time and that seemea
quite dreadful to squirrels who had
been used to a big room to play in.
Then, too, it we* in th* country and
the sight of the green grass and great
trees made their little hearts long lor
thewoods.-------------------------
Now it happened one day that Mousle
found the fasthing of their cage door
loose. A little push only was needed
and there was th* open window and
beyond it was the lovely green world.
She told Imp the joyful new*, and
when no one was looking they stole
cautiously from ths cage, through the
window and into th* garden. Their
hearts thumped wildly as they came
nearer and nearer thegreat green trets
At last came th* joyful moment when
they felt quite safe. Panting and
trembling they scrambled to th* lowent
branch of the great oak and sat down
to rest. They wondered if they could
ever breathe enough of the sweet, fresh
air. Presently they heard a rustle just
above -them, and looking up they saw a
fat red squirrel eyeing them curi-
ously.
"Hello,” he called: "Are you new
here?"
"Yes," answered Imp; "weve just
come. I suppose you live here."
"My home is in that big maple. I
have a wife and four children. Is that
your wife with you?" He bowed to
Mousfe as he spoke.
"We have always lived together,” an-
swered Imp. "so I guess she is my
wife."
•'Why. of couree she is.’’ said ths re
squirrel. "You must bring her to call
on my wife You will have to be care-
ful about some of the people around
here. Ther* • Mr. Horned Owl, for in-
stance; no squirrel can afford to know
him."
"Who’s that fat fellow under ue
nowT interrupted the Imp. "He isn't a
beauty, that's sure.”
“Sh! Hell hear you, and his feelings
fock of thi cn . - I
| moments ago, and I have
. • he a m ome f)o
| With that she went into
! house and enme back with
gas fast an ever he cuuld and a man
running after him When the boy
passed her Bessie saw that he’d-a big
ronst of beef in his hand*.
“Dear me.” exelaimed Mother
Goose, "there goes that Welsh boy,
Taffy, and he‛s ben stealing again,
Fe $ stolen the" miller ‛w roast thn
time, and he surely will be beaten if
the miller catches hir Taffy just.
will steal and there** no help for it.
nnd miles of count n
ut over the big oce
hrd nensle an mt h
l i befor . an
ives eureinrnd brea
en u rolles oit of bed
nd honah
rre 1*1
When almost rendy id s । • ip ।
puir, he heard the crune hing Wf Billy
Buster just outside Hurry tried to
cell him, but his voice was wek. Billy
seemed indifferent to hl* heed*
A moment later, however, a blow was
truck on the door that neemed like the
Impacl of a cannon heft. At first Hany
did not understani it, then he realized
ita mneaning ana shonted:
"BHlyl Billy’ {jome. Billy’ Cone,
Billy !"
Thu* rnrouraged. BTHy withrew sad
planted hi* head and horna on the door
again with all hi* might. The wood
creaked, and the iock shouk Hack and
forth thS gon t sprung, buck I ng the
wooden door as though his head was a
huttering ram Harry, growinw feinter
and fainter with tb* smoke, ncouraged
him in every way possible.
Finaliy. With one mighty effort, Billy
flung his whole weight againsi- tb*
G37//
oa-
gk7Vg5</
sits up na nl* e as you pitease and tells
about it."
Mothe: Ho ve‛s honne was aq
little old-fashioned place with a low
roof and lots of tins little windows la
it The grass grew so very green
around it and the fiewerm were all
bright red. Big n d rose w, bright red
verbennn and eraniuma qnd Illis*
everywhere, and inside it was so cl an
wHh its bare floor serubbed an smonth
A
<
Hie '
thn little
awhistle
in just
esnle” had
ev srttled
feet Kha
erle - fily
JI looked like
id hall wit
nnd long rara .
Lun came of
Jeft Devi,
llernan and nh
He wos euch A bn be at nrst that hn
cor id riot chew bs 9 sr. 1 eIrunk 1 *
water from tise t»»p ora haking ppwd er
ran H* grew o rapidlv (bat at the
end of a month hiS wster bueket W E
enlarge to a falr sired sauerpun. and
hl* strong, whhe teeta could grind a
"‘Mother fiooe
very murh puzzl
she wni "4 h
nnvino w had dr.
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