Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1930, Page 36

BEDTIME STORIE Indignation of Chatterer. How much depends on point of view! What's right to_me is wrong to you —FARMER BROWN'S BOY. Tt was_just after dark that Farmer Brown's Boy took down the clothesline between the clothespost and a corner of the corncrib. His eyes twinkled. Yes, sir. his eyes twinkled as he took down that clothesline. He knew that Chat- JusT USTEN W A HIGHPONERE| —ed SR . BY THORNTON W. BURGESS ute he s'ood thers quite moticnless. THE CHEERFUL CHERUD o ————— My trovbles may seem black right now t courage soon will end them— WEVE GOT THE CROWD, ALL RIGHT=- LOOK AT ‘EM OVER THERE CROWDWNG AROUND “THNT se:;té BuT Stumped. | wrong. Then he b2gan to frantically run around on all sides of that clothes- post and up and down it. He was look- ing for his bridge. He was looking for the clcthesline which had been his bridge across to the corncrib. Not finding it, Chatterer finally climbed to the top of the clothespost and began to scold, My, my, my, how his tonzue flew! He didn’'t care who terer the Bed Squirrel had by this time | heard him. He was in such a rage that gone to bed. so would know nothing about the removal of that clothesline until morning. “I wonder what the little scamp will say tomorrow when he discovers that his bridge has disappeared,” said Farmer Brown's Boy. “Probably he will | BUT AFTER A BIT SAMMY GREW | TIRED AND FLEW AWAY. say plenty. I think Il have to be around tomorrow morning when Chat- | terer makes the discovery. He's been using this bridge for some time. I don't | suppose it has entered his funny little head that anything is likely to happen to this bridge.” S0 the next morning Farmer Brown's Boy got up extra early. He was up at break of day, peeping out of a window | from which he could watch the clothes- nearest to the corncrib. He didn't ve to wait long. He saw a lively small figure come darting acrcss the yard and scurry up to the top of the <loth . It was Chatterer. Then Farmer Brown's Boy laughed aloud. the top of the clothespost Chat- terer stopped abruptly. For a long min- | who to blame. That made no difference. his tongue fairly tripped over itself. Of course, he didn’t know who had taken the clcthesline away, so he didn’t know He jerked his tail until Farmer Brown's Boy began to wonder if that tail wouldn't ache for ths rest of the day.| And every time he jerked his tail he | said something unpleasant about the one who had taken away his bridge. He made such a racket that presently Sammy Jay came over to see what it was all about. Then Sammy, seeing no mutual enemy and not knowing the cause of Chatterer’s lost temper, began to make fun of Chatterer and call him names, as Sammy dearly loves to do. Of course, this didn't improve Chat- terer's temper at all. But after a bit Sammy grew tired and flew away. Presently Black Pussy the Cat came out of the barn, where she had spent the night. You know, there is a little doorway left specially for Black Pussy, 50 that she can go in and out of the barn as she pleases, Black Pussy was hardly full awake., She stretched and yawned and began to sharpen her claws on a piece of wood that lay nearby. Then she became aware of the noise Chatterer was making. He hadn't seen her at all. Black Pussy's tail began to twitch. She crouched close to the ground and began to creep toward that clothespost. Presently she reached the foct of it. Even then Chatterer did not see her. He was blinded to everything by his rage. Now, Black Pussy can climb when she has to. It really wasn't very much of a climb to the top of that clothes- post. Black Pussy made a quick scram- | ble for it. Chatterer’s scolding stopped | abruptly. He looked over the edge of the post to discover Black Pussy almost to him. He didn't hesitate a second. He made a flying leap out into the air right over Black Pussy's head. And when he struck the ground hé scam- pered for the nearest tree and was safely up it before Black Pussy had decided what to do. There Chatterer's tongue began to go again, but this time his anger was directed at Black Pussy. (Copyright, 1930 | He had discovered that somathing was | Minute Reprieve. ITS & PECULIAR THING FOR. ALOYSIUS P MEGINIS | To Do — To Leave THe W HOUSE 30 MySTEROULSLY! 1 WONDER WHERE HE GooD HeEAeN GONE — WHAT'S THE USE OF GETTING A B\G CROWD W THE PLRCE IF THEN'RE THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T BUNM ANNTHING? ANSWER THET, \F NOU Cham - HEY WINDY- DON'T FORGET Y'GoTTA GO CET THAT Everything! Daily Cross-Word Puzzle .|| BOX O'ORANGES ! SOMEBODY SENT ‘EM FRom FLORIDAR AN' 1T MUST Pk 1 THOUGHT \T WAS SOME PRIZE FIGHTER AND T DON'T WANT To SEE YOU MIX WITH SUCH DEGRADING PEOPLE - THE DA |13 SWS MUST HAVE TAKEW IT! HES E\llDQNTL)/ GONE To fopce HEADQUARTERS AT T 1 ALL K\DS= AND THrS 'S { A GENERAL STORE - ABOUT EVER THING GROWN BY 6oLy, T CAN LIGHT A CIGA T HOPE Y'NOT CONNR LET THAT HEAVYWEIGHT SUP OUT OF Your HANDS ! [y == HES BEEN GONE Two HOURS, 1 CANT UMDERSTAND IT! Mayet WHEN HE \JALKED WTD POLICE HEADQUARTERS AMD ToLD THEM HE HAD A GRIP CONTAINING TWO MiLLIONY DOLLARS’ WORTH OF SEWELS, AnD THEY FOUMD ONLY POTATOES, Tey LOCKED HiM UP AS A NUT! |, OH DEMR TE, 187 SO WORRIED — WHAT SriaLl 1 Ddo? NEITHER. ©O \, ANMNE - \T'S A PROBLEM- A\ ApMeT UM STumMmeto = JEEE, THAT woMAN MIGHT HAVE Been BEAUTIFUL (F THe Fuses 11: HADN'T BLowN ouT. DON'T BE SILLY — WHY SHOULD T ATTEMPT To CARRY R CRATE OF ORANGES 2 T EXPRESS The WoRsT DOC, WRAT'S THE N THING TRAT WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED To You IN 1T WAS LAST SUMMER ON VACHTION. I PLAYED IN f\w FOURSESOME WITA THREE ST1i2d AND AFTER 1 PAID ALL THE CADDY FEES 1 LEARNED THAT ALL THREE OF TRE STRANGERS 1. Subway. 5. Berry shrub. 10. 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WHY, HIT AIN'T WORTH FOUR N &iTs A DOZEN -LOOKIT TH' WAY HIT'S STUFFED _YUH NEVER SEEN A PARROT LOOK UKE THET IN YOR WHUL LIFE—IN TH' FIRST PLACE TH' HEADS ON WRONG — 1F 1 WAS RICH ID RIDE ALL DAY LONGON ~ BICYCLE WITH RACING HANDLE BARS!/ AN’ LOOKIT THEM LAIGS HIT'S GOT—. NEVER SEEN NO PARROT LAIGS LIKETHEM -DIDJAT_ AN’ WHAT'S MORE TH' EVES 1S TH' WRONG COLOR —TH’ TAIU'S SEWED ON CROOKED AN' TH' WINGS AINT SET RISHT. WERE MILLIONAIRES ID RIDE ALL DAY LONG ON THE TROLLEY CARS ON ACCQUNT OF THE SWELL CHEWIN 6um Y GET UNDER THE