Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1929, Page 32

82 I Wotta Life! Wotta Life!—By Gaar Williams ‘ BEDTIME STORIE Peter Doesn't Envy Yap Yap. “Digger the Badger!” exclaimed Peter. “What did Digger the Badger‘ move over near Yap Yap for?” | “What did Blackfoot the Ferret move | over there for?” retorted Wanderer. | “Do you mean that Digger the Badger | went over there to live for the same reason that Blackfoot the Ferret did?” asked Peter. “Something of the kind,” replied Wanderer. “You see, Digger has a lik- | ing for tender young Prairie Dogs, just | IGGER HAS A LIKING FOR TEN- DER, YOUNG PRAIRIE DOGS. as he has for Ground Squirrels and Gophers, You know, Digger is a meat eater.” “I know,” said Peter. “I wouldn't ‘want to live too near Digger the Badger. How that fellow can dig!” “Indeed, he can,” replied Wanderer. “I've seen him dig out Ground Squir- rels many a time. They just haven't any chance at all. He can do the same thing to a Prairie Dog. Ground Squir- rels and Prairie Dogs are good diggers, but they can’t dig fast enough to get away from Digger the Badger. Of course, you know that he belongs to the Weasel family.” - “So I have heard,” replied Peter. “He doesn't look it,” continued Wan- derer. . “Neither does Jimmy Skunk,” Peter interrupted. “That's s0,” admitted Wanderer, “I WL never GROW UP AND LEARN A THING | THiS €RL PULLS TH' SAME. 0D SPRING GAGS ON U5 VEAR AFTER YEAR! sy L LK BY THORNTON W. BURGESS had forgotten Jimmy. Digger has such short legs and he is so broad that it is hard to imagine him as being related to Blackfoot the Ferret and Shadow the Weasel and Billy Mink.” “Well, I shouldn’t think he could move fast anyway,” said Peter. “That depends on which way he is moving,” said Wanderer. “He can't run | very fast because his legs are too short. ] So he doesn't try to run away. If any- body approaches that he is afraid of he just digs in. But there are few he | is afraid of. Very few people want to | pick a quarrel with Digger the Badger. Even Old Man Coyote treats him with respect. Old Man Coyote wants no quarrel with Digger. I have heard say that he has the toughest skin of any- | body out where he lives.” “I guess that's right,” said Peter. “You know, Digger lives down here on the Green Meadows, too. He got here the same way that Old Man Coyote did. Bowser the Hound had a fight with Digger one day, and now Bowser is always very respectful when he passes near Digger's home. Yes, sir, Bowser is always respectful. He never bothers Digger the Badger.” “That's where he shows good sense,” said Wanderer. “Any one who really wants trouble can find it and find it aplenty by picking a quarrel with Dig- ger the Badger. Peter had been thinking things over. “I'm glad I'm not a Prairie Dog,” said he. “Just think of having Blackfoot the Ferret, Billy Owl, Buzztail the Rat- tlesnake and Digger the Badger all liv- ing close by. It makes me creep all over to think of it. Sometimes I've thought that I was badly off, but I guess I'm not so badly off as I think sometimes. There’s no enemy living in the dear Old Briar Patch anyway. Once I am in there, I have little to worry about. I should think Yap Yap would go crazy.” “Yet, Yap Yap is one of the happiest little people I know of,” said Wanderer. “You know, Peter, there is no use in worrying until something to worry about actually happens. Worrying about what may happen is foolish, because you know, it may not happen.” Peter nodded his head sagely. “If I worried over what might happen, Wan- derer,” said he, “I wouldn't have time to do anything else.” “That's ‘exactly the way Yap Yap feels about it.” said Wanderer. (Coprright, 1929.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1829.) . A period of time. . Liquid portion of the blood. . Weapons. . Later on. . Maltreat. . Vex. . A minute insect. . Notes. . A pler. . Genuine. . Bhade. . Alter. . Servant. . 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