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Show Little Stories for Bed Time By Thornton W. Burgess. WHAT A SNEEZE DID. H'opyyrlgM, 191.1. hy J. fj. Lloyd.) "Big oaks from little aroma grow." That's Just as true us can be; A lit t If word, a little deed. Mny change the life of you or me II waa a verv little thing I list got l'n ' Hilly Possum into a lot of trouNa. Yes, sir. It wan a er little thing It was nothing hut a sneesr. 4 very Hltle sneeze. Just such a snetae as I'm- Kill v h.Ai sneesed n great aiany times. It aeenifit like s nerfecilv tiarmlesa little anees.v It was harmless la ttsslf. It mas like a great many other things, perfectly rUht mil proper In the right plare. hut full of trouhlf out of plaee. You see. I n.-' blfty I'oasum waa li. the haymow of Kai mrr Hrown's big barn. I!.-hadn't I!.-hadn't any business thers. of cotiraa nut. He had SOSWS lit there 011 a kindly er-iand--tb li) to dad Johnny l.hu k'a lost baby. He had fouad him in a aire covered cov-ered boa. perfectly well and fast asleep. Of course. I'nc' BUly should hav. gone straight hark to the Green Forest aa noon aa he found this out and there waited for daylight so aa to gu up to the old oicliard and tell Johnny i'hu-k the gn.nl news. Hut I'm-' Hilly didn't No sir. I'm' Hilly didn't, lie Juat had tu prowl around that big barn and stli k his a.'iarp little noae Into a lot of I hit. km a hlrh really were not 111 the least hia business. You see. I'nc' Hilly had umte aa much curiosity as Peter Kahblt ever dreamed of having. Prowling around up In the haymow. Unc' Hilly found something that made him gnn from ear to ear. What was It? Why. II waa a hen's r.-M, and In It were rive eggs. Yes, air. I'nt' Hilly counted five eggs. Now. of lourae. I'sc' Billy hsul no businesa to touch thusa egga. hut then, aa I'nc' Hilly said to himself. Mra. Speckles had no business in have hidden them up there Instead of laying them Its the nice nest that Karma Brown's boy had prepared for her in the henhutiee. So Unc' Hilly Juat helped htmsslf to thoae eggs. Tes, sir. he ate all five of those eggs, and he chuckled all the time he was eating them. Then what do vou think Hilly did? Why. he turlsd hlniaelf up in that nest and took a nap. You see. that nesi waa hidden away Ik a dark 1 or-ner or-ner of the haymow and the hay waa warm and aoft, and oh. .so coinfortahlel I'nc' Hilly was asleep In twt winks and dreaming the miajtt beautiful dreans. A great noise waked Vr Silly. There was shouting arid stamping and rittling Kor a minute he couldn t k where he waa. Then he remembered. He had slept longer than he meant ta and here It waa broad daylight are Parmer Brown's hoy was giving the htraea their breakfast. "Ah reckon It wouldn't h sfa fo' me to go home now. because snme'aidv would shn iv see me." said lTnc' Bill)'. "But nobody's gwlne to find me up here." He stretched himself, yawned notseleasly then curled himself up once m"- for an. other nap. He was almost asleep when ie heard anmethlng that made his rve flv wide open. Could It he? Tea. It was; Farmer Brown's boy waa cllmlbng up tn the hay- moat! I'nc' Billy held hia breath. What waa Fanner Brown's boy coming up there for? In a minute ha knew. It waa lust to get bar for the horses, t'nc' Biliy smiled with relief. Suddenly Unc' BUly clapped both hands U hia nosa In pitch-Ing pitch-Ing down the hay Farmer Bmwn'a boy i had raised a great duat. it had gone up I'nc' UIHr's nose. "Kerohoo!" went l'n ' Billy before he could stop It. Farmer Brown's hoy auddenly stopped work and stood perfectly still He waa listening. Tha tickling In Unc' Billy's noae grew worse He held hia noae with both hands Ha tried to hold hie breath. It was of no uae. "Kercfcoo!" went I'nc- Billy once aenre. "Hi!" cried Farmer Brown's hoy. anl started straight for the corner whvre I'nc' BlUy was hiding |