Show The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT JOHNNIE BLACKBIRD AND HIS WIFE Johnnie Blackbird was waO a snappy lt- lt IttIe lttIe tIe fellow tellow lie He found f faull ul with his wife If she eho pot got up early to hunt for tor worms and h ho hb fo found nd fa fault lt If she sho he didn't until poor Mrs Mrs Blackbird was at her wits end to kno know how to please her husband If Mrs Blackbird found a aVery avery very large worm and Johnnie saw it aj h he flew right down and nd took It iw away y from herI herI herI her I j Just st wish I had lad that Johnnie I Blackbird for fora a utile little while said old Mrs Sparrow one morning mornin I would teach him a few tew things His poor little UttIe wife has no courage or sho she would give him a good pecking and m make ke him behave That is wh what t ho he needs said Mrs Mm Young Sparrow Let us give him a alesson alesson alesson lesson the next time he comes aro around nd Where we are picking up crumbs The next morning when the crumbs were thrown out in the yard where Johnnie Blackbird lived down he flew and began to pick them up Along came Mrs Young Sparrow and old Mrs Sparrow and began to pl pick k the very crumbs Johnnie Jonnnie Blackbird wanted Johnny flew at them and picked and then Johnnie found he had not little Mrs l Blackbird to deal with but tw two angry sparrows They flew at Johnny and pecked and chattered until poor Johnnie was so frightened he chirped loudly for help Then out but ut of the tree flew Mrs Blackbird Blackbird Blackbird Black Black- bird with a quick peck at Mrs Young Toung Sparrow She drove h her r from Johnnie Johnnie Johnnie John John- nie then flew at old Mrs Sparrow who pecked back but Mrs Blackbird was too quick and her bill too sharp and andin andin andin in a minute old Mrs Sparrow flew away chattering as only an angry sparrow canAs can cant As soon a as thy they were alone Johnnie flew down and began to pick up tho the cru crumbs without a word of thanks to his good little Utu wife wife and when she tried to get a crumb near her Johnnie Johnni pecked at her and told her to go home hom But Mrs Blackbirds Blackbird's fighting blood waS was up and arid she shO flew at Johnnie t taking taking tak tak- ing the crumb she wanted right out of his bill And he flew chattering and pecking but Mrs Blackbird was not afraid nor did she fly flyaway away she Just pecked back until Johnnie Johnni flew away way from her Mrs Blackbird was was not through with her husband however and after atter him she flew Johnnie flew lew into the nest est and tried to get away from his his' angry wife but it was no use use Mrs Blackbird pecked at him pulling o out t his feathers and flapping flapping flapping flap flap- ping h her r wings about Johnnies Johnnie's head until he was Vas was more dead than alive With fright Then she drove him hlin from th the nest and settled herself upon upon It When the crumbs were thrown out at dinner time Johnnie looked at his wife but she did not notice him She flew down and ate alt all she want wanted d and when she finished Johnnie fled fl d down and ate what was left The next morning when the crumbs were thrown out he chirped y Very very ry sweetly to Mrs Blackbird Breakfast Is ready Nady my d dear r. r Down they flew together and riot not once did Johnnie try to take the crumbs his little wife selected and when they flew back Mrs Blackbird said Johnnie you better go back tobed tobed to bed an and sleep sl-cep I lam Iam am going out for a fly about the woods Johnnie flew on the nest and went to sleep but when his wife returned off the nest he hopped and said said- Take the nest my d dear dOar ar you must be tired after atter your long fly Mrs Blackbird smiled as she settled on the nest but she knew she would have no more trouble with h her r hus bus band Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News- News paper Syndicate New ew NewYork York City |