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Ssiouk Page 150 4 REAL JOB FOR NANCY VID said, “My, but I'll bet you were glad that animal left! We had one in the school: yard once, but he—he-—he didn't dust go away. Anyway, next Morning, I tell you, we knew he Rad been there! Gee, it was Rerce!” Mrs. Nancy taughed at David's @langy words. “I guess it was lerce,’ all right,” she said. “We BL Wwere pretty clad when we moved | | woman to come and do the work Into our better new house, some years later, that it was a frame house and there weren't any thinks and open window places Where things could get in. “I had my 12th birthday in that » Rew house, and being the oldest child I thought I was quite a big girl, nearty grown. _ “Tt was quite a nice home, too, _ With a stove to cook on, and lots ‘of things we hadn't had before. “The Indians were stil! trouble. m and settlers didn't dare have much light in their houses &t night because the Indians might be lurking near and might shoot thru the windows. “Night after night, after the hard work of the day, wheh her children were safe in bea, nother gat by the open fire sewiM, with ‘only the open fire to see by. She had no sewing machine—nobody _ had out here—and one couldn't) Duy ready-made clothes. Every 3 frock or apron that we wore, every garment of the little boys, Lg must be stitched up by her pa- B tient fingers, and, ob! we were so many! “One mornii_ father came and 1 Stallle waked me with, ‘Nancy, come here-—I have something to show you, I thought it was going to: be a birthday present for you, but it came three days late.’ “He led me into mother’s room, and there was mother, looking very white and lovely on her pil low, and close beside her was a spandy new baby brother! “ Mother isn't well,’ he told ma, ‘And I'm going out to get for a few weeks and let mother rest, and just enjoy her baby. So you take care of them while I am gone’ “Mother's eyes looked distressed aa she spoke to me "You'll have to get breakfast. dear, There's plenty of bread, but youl have to see that the other children are fed, and tidy things up a bit. I'm afraid you'll be a busy little girl till father comes back with the help.’ “Father was gone the whole day, and I thought it would never end. “There were stx children young: er than I, besides the brand new baby, and the youngest could hardly walk and was a bandful all by itself. “When I wanted water—and I never knew before how much water a family uses in a day—it had to be drawn from a well and carried up the steps and into the house, “But af last father came—end he came—alone.” (Te Be Continerd) Sey euse search for things to/ly came to pieces and stuck afl over with—hair, bits of string, and | them, and the harder they pulled to dropped from | get them off the more the blankets y Gander on) way to the Lily Pond The/| fuzziest blankets they weave, you sleepy to look at them! there are times that you want | arid times that you don't, when Mr. Bumble put three of them just where Nancy and Nick and Mr. Tingaling, the tairyman landlord, were sure to step, it was certainly at the very worst time, for they were covered with honey, hav- | | ling. | feathered, children. I must say it's |a nice way to treat company! jter wish yourselves out of bere with |your Green Shoes, and I'll get out — to pieces and the faster they uck. ‘Great gumé@ropa™ panted Tings “I believe we're tarred and Bet the very best way I can.” But it wasn’t necessary. Just then) one of the bee babies aneexeq and! stumbled in the overturned hon-|what her husband had done th (which also was part of Mr. was a grand rumpus indeed. 4 called in the neighbors to help her| >| put things right. Moreover, she) | Mrs. Bee rushed in. When she maw | |made Mr. Bumble pay his reat with-| * (There 3 in Mr. \. : ‘They don't stick together |out another word. : other blankets do; because bee (Copyright, 1920, N. FE. A.) BY THORNTON W. BURGESS Happy Days on the Green Meadows RY day Old Mother West Wind opened her big beg and out on the Green Meadows the Little Breezes, who, as you , are ber children, Every day, pure joy, the Merry Little whirled about in mad little and then scattered in all di to play the whole day long. Hight our fest a0 thistiedown, ‘Our hearts a@ sunny heurs, 1@ dance along amid the throng And kiss the amiling flo Bo the Merry Little Breezes sane hd kissed the buttercups and dal- and played hide and week among tall meadow grasses, for these happy. happy days on the 1m Meadows and in the Green Farmer Brown's Boy had it away Wis dreadful gun, and so ‘a8 be did not have that the lit meadow and forest people knew they had nothing to fear from all the little meadow and forest were just as happy as the Little Breezes and were cut- up aii sorts of pranks on the Meadows and around the Smil- , but tt does seem good to get h to eat once more!” exclaimed Chuck, as he rubbed noses Peter Rabbit in the Sweet Clo- i Patch, where both ate as if thelr round tummies ‘must surely You see, in the dreadful days Farmer Brown's Boy had been wing over the Green Meadows his gun, bunting for Reddy who had stolen his pet chicken, Chuck had not dared to go than ten feet from his own p. So Johnny had grown for he hatn't been able to get to eat. Now he was making | ft. And you know Peter Rab-| ™ Siways has a tremendous appe- the Crooked Little Path n the top of the hill came Jimmy his bands in bis pockets. He he started after the fat beetle with-| was coming very slowly, for it takes something very unusual to mi Jimmy Skunk hurry. Peter Rabbit’ eyes twinkled when he saw Jimmy. “Watch me have some fun with! Jimmy Skunk,” whispered Peter Rab | bit to Jahnny Chuck, Peter limped away, for his foot ‘was still sore, and soon was out of sight in the tall meadow grass. By and by Johnny Chuck caught a Wat Have You IN A USED CAR A BAKERY FoR A GON TAS? fF) LOAF OF BORAD~ Wa S Soma LITTLE Bus NOW ‘TAKE 'T Feom me! Nt PANT, MOTOR Goue OVER AND Als READY ‘To DRivE Our - HAT CaR Wis TAKE You ANY Mace You WAY TO of CERTAINLY’ NOw[1 SEEN THAT YOURE RUNNING For YOUR AD IN TH Mayor, WE must | PAPER HAVE @ BUTLER [Mart LIKE THE, SONESES! glimpse of Peter hiding behind some, bushes that gréw close to the Crook- ed Little Path down the hill where it is steepent, in the Crfoked Little Path, and this was the reason that Jimmy skunk didn't see Peter, too. Down came Jimmy Skynk with hig hands in his pockets, humming to himself. Suddenly @ fat beetle ran out of the bushes and started down the Crooked Little Path as if it had | Just above was a turn; very important affairs to attend to. | Now, if there is anything in the world that will make Jimmy Skunk} Head First Bhai the Hill Went Jimmy Skunk hurry, it fs @ fat beetle, Jimmy saw this one and his mouth watered, His hands came out of his pockets, and \peetles were hiding under a flat ! Yeerans Home, Callt. Apel sth fered out looking where he was stepping. 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