Show S D V N u s 1 OF OF- TH ri-i TWINS I Ej r I by Olive s Barton Barion Mrs Woodchuck Talks Hr I rA rAI i I I i I Wally WIlly peeping pepina out the tha kitchen window saw lo the tho Magical Mushroom playing policeman outside Nancy sat neat near to one hall door Nick beside another and Tinga- Tinga Tinga-j Tinga ling hag the fairy landlord guarded tho the front so that Wally Woodchuck Woodchuck Wood Wood- chuck couldn't ou get set out I suppose you think that If he ho had hod any br brains ln at all he ho could have havo sneaked out tho the back way I Not at all The M Magical Mushroom Mush I room was playing policeman out- out sido and Wally Vally peeping out tho the kitchen window saw him and I knew the tho jig was up I I Mrs Woodchuck was tho water wlter in the parlor while I Wally was supposed to bo be digging I sassafras for the tea in the kitchen the roots growing conveniently conveniently conveniently con con- right through the cell ceil- ing lag Wally stroked his whiskers as ho he gazed d with a n queer smile at tho the smelly roots Then ho got sot busy at something else I Mrs Woodchuck as I said was wan boiling the water In her little I copper pot and talking as ns fast I as 19 she could while they were I waiting tot for Wally ally I suppose sho she thought that if It she sho talked fast I the time wouldn't seem eem so long tong Tho The odd part of ot it Jt was sho she didn't seem to feel a bit sad over losing her children that being tho the er errand orrand or- or rand rond had come como on You know gossip had it Jt that Wally Wall had chucked his hie children outdoors to shift shIrt for themselves Its very nice weather dont don't you ou think said Mrs Irs Woodchuck smoothing her apron Everybody 3 agreed eed that it wasI wasI was I I was just saying to Wall Wally sho she continued that Its It's good planting weather and there should bo be good crops Everybody dy nodded yes es that that was very vory trub true too And Wally ally was saying saying- she went on when suddenly scratch scratch thump thump came caine from tho the kitchen and ond everybody jumped Oh do sit down she waved them back smilingly Its only Wally Vally chopping tho the sassafras sassa sassa- fras true Its It's pretty hard to loosen looseD It up you OU know looked uneasy |