| Show I r I HOW MOUSIE DUCKED PUSS Mousie was a fat little fellow and lived in the floor under the barn lie only ate the grain and such he as he found on the floor things as as so when Puss came to the barn one day and sniffed about Mousie was quite put out Now why should she come In here and spoil my home said Mousie Mousse Mousie I do not bother anything that be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs to her and I 1 do no harm But no matter what Mousie thought Puss continued every day to come to the barn and while she did not catch Mousie l or even catch a glimpse of him Mousie l saw her and his comfortable comfortable comfortable com com- life wa was s very much disturbed lie He had to dodge behind boxes and barrels and once he ha had to hide in a bag for a long time while Puss sat close by the hole which was the entrance to his homeI home I wish I 1 could do something to frighten her away from here thought Mousie Cats do not like water I 1 wish I could duck he her but of course 11 I am not big enough to do that One morning soon after he had been kept so long In the tho b bag g hiding Mousie ran up the side of a big pall and to his surprise it was almost full of water He sat on the edge of the pail pall looking at It when a thought came cameto cameto cameto to him Down he went He ran half across the floor then back and with witha a Jump over the pail pall he went on the theother theother theother other side Over and over he tad did Id this until he could jump so quickly ov the pail it looked as if It he went ent into it Then i Mousie 1 waited behind a barrel by the I barn door for Puss to come in He lIe did tot lot i ot have to wait long Puss I stood in the doorway looking about I and swinging her tail tall her eyes bigand big bigand I and taking in everything Mousie saw her of course so he crept out and showed his nose That was as enough Puss chased him and straight for the pall pail of water he ran and over It he went Puss after him but she thought he went vent In and quick as a flash she went in after him Splash went poor Puss and when she same samo out she looked so funny funny- all drippy and her fur plastered Close to her body that body that Mousie l gave a a. squeak of delight as he ran Into his hole in the floor Puss PUSI stood by bythe U the e pail pall for a minute minute minute min min- ute looking very much scared then she ran out in the sun and began to tot I Ilick lick her coat It was no use she was too wet to be dried in that way Over and over she rolled on the grass in the sun but it was some sometime sometime sometime time before she was happy and dry again I She is scared he squeaked She wont won't come in here bothering me again I am sure Think of a little I fellow hi like e i ne Ie e being able to duck a abig abig abig big creature like Puss but I 1 must be careful for all that She may forget It some day and when I am not watching Catch meSo meSo me So I 1 must not be conceited because because because be be- cause I ducked Puss and think I 1 can cango cango cango go about without taking care care Which shows that M Mousie usie was as wise as clever and very likely he is still alive and happy Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News- News paper Syndicate New York City |
