Show thor rut nf ruton on W bur burels SS R t c A CURD FOR OBSTINACY anns as stiff and J sore it aas the day after fit gt gnat ait I 1 johnny sat on hia d door step anil and lie ills in anything but a happy bbate of mind in the kirbt 11 ilice ice fach each separate wound ninde bi tl e teeth of beddy I 1 ox os had a ep irate all annl I 1 dist distinct hitt ache no iso one nho lio itches vil ill oci ici cau can be in a very happy state of mind alan too johnny nag as nervous nerous lie kept hept tinning lils his head every tino ile 4 ce 4 0 this tickled sammy jay and he flew away laughing or cir three oliree minutes to make sure that all was as sate safe behind him that sto stone I 1 e i ap all aich ii biad ad seemed such a asplen did nhen hen he built tits lils house in the corner of it t now seemed a constant con stint linger dinger johnny imagined he be eitard t creeping up on the other side of it lie he expected to see the head of reddy I 1 ox or mrs reddy neddy bob up over the top of that wall any minute no iso one as ag nerious as that can be in a very happy frame of mind also johnny was as beginning t to 0 be quite honest with himself and to admit the lie he wished lie he never hurl had thought of leang his fine home la in the far con er cr of the old orchard lie wished lie he was as anck there ile he anew knew now tint thit it was the very best place in all the great orld at at least it vs as the very best place fir f ir him rut but lie v i as still too jobstl i ite to make up hla his mind to go back e it if there I 1 lad ad teen leen no do on there lie he t ha hae e but polly clinch chuck inas as there and johnny just t make up tip ills hh mind to go b ick and confess that he had bien long iong in the fie first of course no one feeling that way y coull coul I 1 lie le in it a very cry happy frame of mind but w N hit hat made I 1 im most unhappy of all was i as the fact that lie he v vas as hun gry and all the time gionnini gio glow NNIng ing nun hun birler lie ile dian didn t go far enough ain away ay from tits his d instep Oi step to get I 1 his I 1 breakfast and lie he hadu t had much to eat the day before nothing at nil after the great light N an long ing ees lie he koukel over to the dis tant clover cloner patch after his experience of the diy daiy before lie he dian didn t due go so far from tits his home if lie he lind been feeling all right he coulden couldn t hane hae dared to stiff and sore as lie he vas nas it was out of the ques question tiou lie ie couldn coulden t run and he fight ile he tried to eat some of the grass near his doorstep it was thick with ith dust lind and so gritty and unpleasant to the taste hat he managed to swallow only a little of it so the morning gassed and afternoon came I 1 ate la in tile tha afternoon sammy re turned to see how johnny was nas get ting on an idea came to johnny lie ile would asli ask sammy jay to keep satch natch while he hurried over to that patch of claier nod aad get a life 0 or two simmy S ammy agreed at once but r sammy Is just brimming oner oer with mith mischief as you know johnny was only half way to that patch of do clo ver when sammy screamed dack back scrambled johnny chuck as fast as aa tie fie could 11 lien lie he found it was jit a 0 jole joke lie scolded as aa only lie he can scold that tickled sammy jay and lie flew away you see simmy know how very nery ery hungry johnny chlell was hy by the tinie time jolly round mr sun went to bed bellid the purple 14 hunger and fear had quite cured jot jol anny chuck of obstinacy lie ile would start for home tile the first thing in the morning 0 1933 ayt W burgess service |