Show r a o 1 i z r T When came to live at the tho I farm fann she did not wish to do the thing thine for which she was brought there and that was t s to catch the tho mice in the barn and kitchen pantry had never lived on a a. farm farmand farmand and everything everything- was new to her so 50 she wanted ted to look about a bit before she began to work for her living but in r doing so she nearly lost a good home r for the farmers farmer's wife said she was worthless and not worth her keep l I You had better get to work Miss Tabby said Towser Tower I Oh Ill I'll go after those mice when I 1 ISec Isee see Sec things said It seems to me those little yellow birds In the bani barnyard yard that follow about after the hens ought to be caught first they will eat up all the good corn and meal the farmer C put out for tor the hens Oh my goodness who ever heard of oC such Ignorance said Towser Let me mo tell you ou miss that off oft will go your hood heed It If you touch one of those yellow yellowbirds r birds as you call them dont don't you know khow those are Bre chickens and will grow up to be bo hens You dont don't tell me mel said ald Why y I ate one th the other day just to try them They certainly are not so Rood good as robins rob n What hat are arc those little I bouse back of t the tho e house in the tho garden garden gar gar- r et gar I den Who lives i S in t them e Listen to me Miss Mias said Towser very cry l seriously you ou keep kp away from those little houses or you ou may be b. sorry rry the tho masters master's bees live there v f- f opened her mouth and f yawned But sho she did not reply to Towser to thank him for his advice In tact she did not think It worth thanks for she fully intended to see for herself her- her self just what lived In tn those little t houses J C As soon as all Towser was wa settled In his house bouso for Cor his nap that afternoon kins kli s strolled around to the back garden garden gar gar- den and sat down to watch the little houses hou Uh Uhl she sho said as she saw the bees flying about Those tiny beasts cannot cannot can can- not harm hann me and I should like very much to see the inside of one ono of those houses I should think they would about suit me to live In While she was think thinking In a n. bird flew flown down on nn top of 01 one ono little house and I I in a second more Tabby was up on the bench that the little house sat on In I I another second she was WIlS on the side of oC I Ithe the little house and then she felt Celt a sharp something hit her face tace and then another and amI another until she felt she was on fire She jumped and ran where she did not know nor care but the tho fire went with her until rolled over and over in the dirt and i j grass crying with pain B By and by the when she sat i pain was not so bad but up to look about found that one eye ee was closed and one paw felt queer Well Vell you are a pretty prett sight to b be to tell sure said Towser No need me what happened I told you to keep away from those thoS beehives and now Iguess I Iguess gu guess ss you will did not reply She crawled under the steps to the house and there she stayed stared until morning but noon noone no noone one on had to tell to keep away from the little houses after that She stayed right In the barn and caught the tho mice and at night she did not have to be called to stay in the tho kitchen Guess you saw all you ou wanted to about this farm said Towser one day soon after atter accident You seem to be catching the mice mite all right now no I told you ou I could when I was ready to said and no one can tell me anything thing about this farm fann I now I believe in seeing all there Is about the place where you ou are to live You saw it with one eye fe part of oC the time said Towser with a a. laugh but Ill I'll say one ono thing for you yoU yoU-you you didn't make a a. fuss over the stings and I know they ther were pretty prett bad Would you think those little tiny things could hurt so asked kins running over and sitting down I beside Towser for a n. friendly chat No 00 you wouldn't till tl they stung you But your our thick fur saved you ou They Just covered me when they once stung me my hair was so 80 short said Towser Poor old Towser said I was A vcr very ery sorry for for you Tabby said Towser and so they were good friends ever after atter Copyright 1918 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate New York City |