Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1936, Page 33

Bedtime Stories Unc’ Billy Takes a Chance. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. When htere is more to gain than lose To take a chance I'll ne'er refuse. Unc' Billy Possum. NC’ BILLY POSSUM was tak- ing a chance. He knew he was taking a chance. Yes, sir, he knew it. He was leaving Farmer Brown's barn in broad day- light. But then he would have been taking a chance if he had remained. Whatever he did, Unc’ Billy would have to take a chance. You'l find it often is that way in life. The thing to do then is to try to decide which s the better chance. Of course, Unc’ Billy had no busi- ness to be around Farmer Brown's barn. He belonged over in the Green Forest. He should have remained in the Green Forest. He had found a nest of hen's eggs under the barn and after eating these he had gone to sleep there. He had been awakened by Jimmy Skunk, and Jimmy was feeling out of sorts. In fact, Jimmy was peeved. You see, Jimmy had discov- ered the empty egg shells. Heis fond of eggs himself, and to find that he was too late upset Jimmy. In fact, he rather lost his temper. He gave Unc’ Billy a very broad hint, and Unc’ Billy understood and took the hint. That was why he was taking & chance in leaving the shelter of that barn in broad daylight. He felt that to remain underneath it with Jimmy Skunk would be taking a greater chance. The light made Unc’ Billy blink as he came out from under that barn. He sfopped. He was undecided which way to go. If he could get back to the old stone wall along the edge of the 0Old Orchard, he could reach the Green Forest in safety. There were safe hid- ing place all along the old stone wall, but to reach the old stone wall he would have to cross Farmer Brown's dooryard. That would be riskv. He might be seen by Bowser the =wind or Flip the Terrier. . Still it would be very risky to go the other way, across the Green Mead- ows. Unc' Billy looked back under the barn. Jimmy Skunk was stand- ing there, watching him. Unc’ Billy sighed. Then he stole along close to the barn until he reached the corner. He poked his sharp little nose around the corner to see if the way was clear to get to that old stone wall. Then Unc' Billy sighed again. It was R noiseless sort of a sigh. He dida't want anybody to hear him. Why did he sigh? Because lying on the door- step of Farmer Brown's house was Bowser the Hound, and right in the middle of the dooryard stood Flip the Terrier. Unc' Billy turned and went back the other way. He would now Nature’s have to do one of three things—take a chance of having a very unpleasant time by going back under the kLarn where Jimmy was, take a chance of climbing a tree and being seen there or take a chance of crossing the Green Meadows to the Green Forest. As Unc' Billy approached the open- ing under the barn, Jimmy Skunk, just inside, stamped his feet. That set- tled it for Unc’ Billy. That was one chance he wouldn't take. No, sir, he wouldn't take a chance of provoking Jimmy Skunk. He crossed the barn- yard back of the barn, and slipped under the fence. Right near was the Long Lane that led down to the corn- field. Unc' Billy was tempted to go | down the Long Lane. There were | trees on both sides of it, and trees meant safety from certain enemies. SO UNC' BILLY STARTED ACROSS THE GREEN MEADOWS AS FAST AS HE COULD RUN. But the Long Lane led in the wrong direction. It ended at the cornfield, and the cornfield was too far from the Green Forest. Unc’ Billy decided that he would have to cross the Green Meadows. He would have to take that chance. If he were lucky no one would see him, and he would reach the Green Forest. Once there, his worries would be over. So Unc' Billy started across the Green Meadows as fast as he could run. How he did hope that no cne would see him. “Ah don't like it.” said he to himself, “but what can Ah do? All Ah can do is to just hope Ah will be lucky.” Unc' Billy was half way to the Green Forest when he heard the voice of Blacky the Crow. Unc’ Billy dropped over on his side. There he lay, quite | as if he were dead. (Copyright, 1936.) Children Redpoll (Acanthis linaria). BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. EW more businesslike birds can be found than the redpolls. They raise their families in the northern parts of the North- ern Hemisphere. The bird is not a brilliant singer, as he really does not seem to be inter- ested in volcing his contentment in this fashion. Apparently he takes the responsi- bilities of married life seriously. He is about 5'; inches long, with gray- {sh-brown upper parts, nflnked with dusky hue, and his shii¢ may be of white and pink or buff. He wears a small, rakish, red cap that, as you can see, is merely an excuse for one. His wings are long and pointed, and his tail is deeply forked. In his wedding attire, his cap is most crimson, and is in striking con- trast to his dark grayish-brown coat. But his cheeks, lower throat, chest and sides of breast are the most beau- tiful pink of peach-blossom tints. His spouse has the same color scheme without the peach-pink decorations. Hers are likely to be buffy or white. Lady birds do not dress in gay colors, &s you know. The nursery is placed in bushes or shrubs. It is more comfortable and bulky than elegant. The outside walls sre of sticks and twigs, but the inte- rior is made comfortable with feathers. There are two to five pale bluish-green eggs; about the larger end there are dark brown and umber spots, occa- sionally some black ones. After the children are carried through the helpless stage, vacation is in order for father and mother. The youngsters are strong and capable of taking the long trip for their Win- ter in the more southern part of their range, in Southern Kansas, Colorado, Boutheastern Oregon, in Northern Alabama and even in Virginia. Some- times they go to Bermuda. Now is the time to hear the redpoll sing. His volce is something like that of his close neighbor, the goldfinch, with whom he is seen in social con- tact all Winter, but there is consid- erably more melody and sweetness in it Added to his song he has four easily ized call notes. The first one is & loud, twittering call, used when he is flying; the second a long, drawn- out buss, which seems to indicate slarm or fright. He converses and in a low twitter, especially when he and his neighbors are din- ing er. The “ker-weet” is one of his friendly calls. Above all else, the redpolls are fear- Jess and above thinking & human brother means anything but protec- E— Banish Grief BY GEORGE ELLISTON. Give me when I am sad, three things, A tree, a little bright bouquet, Or silver shower, and my heart ‘Will turn from grief and pain away. For I will hold the flowers close Against my heart, and just their light Will make the world anew for me, I will be happy for the sight. A silver shower fills my dreams ‘With beauty as the rain descends; Oh, I can sing with it and know ‘A joy that thrills and never ends. But if I have no other thing Except a tall and lovely tree, 1 will turn from my sorrowing, And healed and comforted will be. (Copyright, 1936, | tion and friendliness. You can ap- | proach them and offer them food. | Instead of flying off with a sharp cry | of alarm, one will come closer, and i in a short time accept your bounty. | Like most of the wild folks, redpoll | soon senses your own love and sense | | of oneness with him. | You may some day have the oppor- | tunity to see his handsome cousin, the | greater redpoll, who resides in Green= | land, but comes south to Canada, | Michigan, Northern Indiana, Massa- | chusetts and Southern New York to spend his Winters. | (Copyrisht, 1836.) SUEDE . GET THEV GU SIGNAL It’s go—go—go—{or suedes this Fall. To town, to the offge, to the country, and fafibl “THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1936 Sonnysayings 04 King Protrn Srniam, lngy Wit nghe el drandpa’s old pants, ain’t made ob just cloth, Tommy. It's made ob “wonderful ‘teriall” BY DR. JESSE W, SPROWLS, Delusions. ADELUSION is a belief or faith in something that doesn't exist. For example, some persons imagine that they have heart trouble or lung trouble, or perhaps that they are likely at most any time to develop a cancer. Delusions arise from paying too much attention to oneself. Delusion is the key to the relationship of mind and body. People think much about the things they want and the things they don't want. The ~ore one thinks about anything, the mo.> likely one is to be disappointed. Wish thinking doesn't alway. ~onform to the laws of nature. Perhaps tu. most comm-u human delusion is the be.. that happiness can be attained directly. .“at’s some- thing no one has ever yet fou..* by searching for it. Make happiness = direct aim, and you are feeding a delusion. You have no one but your- self to blame in being no deluded. The best things in life are by-products. (Copyright, 1936, Toasted Rolled Sandwiches. Cut very thin slices of bread Spread each slice with minced ham filling, chicken salad chopped fine, cheese filling or any filling desired. 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