| Show JI J BECOMES A M f k By BJ Thornton W V Burg l Fea F are arc they who ho gh gite c offense To one on prepared for self elf defense d tenie e Jimmy Jimmy Skunk This Is la the th story of o how Jimmy Skunk became a watchman atchman A watchman ou knots knon I nol nol's is s one who I is left In chal ge ot of a a place to see that no harm cornea come to It JimmY had no Idea of ot being a inan atch man loan I but ul nevertheless he became one And this Is how It happened Jimmy had made his home un- un under un under der den atmer Browns Brown's sugar hou house housein hourIn e eIn In the Green Forest II Ho liked likel lik d It oer o there lo Io be he sure he h larmer Biown's Blown's Eo Do Eov for tor the Ibe ht- ht lit tei tel aas as no longet longe In that sugar house But Jimmy Isn't ono one onoto oneto oneto to mind being belne alone dione What he missed sed most vv sas a the tir fine tine food Farmer Blown s a Boy Roy had ghen him But Bul he dim didn t h have hate e 1 any trouble In finding plenty of fat Cat CatI I b beetles an and other I things so ao he didn I t l worry about going hungry lie He began b can to regard that sugar sugarhouse house as belonging to him It la ts astonishing ho how fast fest f st news ls through the Green rore t Within two days day after that house had been closed for tor the summer most mast of th the little people In the thc Green est knew knet It it Buler tir Dear Bear knea kne kneit kne It Buster Bu ter t r had kept wiy from there all nil through the sugar ular so e on You Tou see seo Buster h i most distrustful of human buman bi- bi bings bi logs ings But theer the very er ery night afe afe- afe h he learned that that sugar sue house had been closed doted Buster shuffled straight 0 over oer er there I I hope have liae left letl some of that sweet stuff In that house 1 Buster In that deep voice of his Yes Ye sir lr Ir I 1 hope the the hat have haie e left some I ot of o that e an stuff In there ther If they ha base hae h ve e I III 11 get It 11 I 1 III II get ft In there somehow So Buster Hurter shuffled along alonS untIl he came cam Into the little clearing In which was ass as Farmer Bro Browns Brown's ns n's house At the tho elge edgo of this standing In the I black lack shadows s Buster Bueter tor stopped to look listen lIten and smell His HI eyes evi ea ears and nose told him at once that no human beings ere acre Her about lie scatted I I straight across for tor the th door ot of that sugar house hous No Now the tho hole hote hoi that Jimmy I Skunk lied had h d made under that sugar sugarhouse sugarhouse sugarhouse I house opened close beside the thedoor thedoor door was sitting o 0 01 I his hla I doorstep tep lie II saw Buster Bear coming conting didn't see ace him JimMY waited until Buster Blister was almost to the sugar ugar house Then Thenh he he sl I 1 walked out to meet I Duster Buster Good evening Duster Buster Dear Bear said ald Jimmy r using 11 his tat tal a little Buster Blister stopped short Good I evening Jimm Skunk he hc roi rs- rs r plied d In his deep grumbly grumbly voice olce I hope you are feeling fine thi this evening Very fine tine very fine Indeed iou ou oO said Ball Jimmy still walking toward Buster and nd ral rals- rals rais raising ing his hi tall tail a little higher Buster Burter stepped stopped to one side In Inthe inthe Inthe the most polite way isay Arent you OU rather far from home he h In- In Inquired inquired in inquired No replied Jimmi The fact 10 is I am very ery neat neal home Its It's a anice anice anice nice for walking ian Isn l n tit t it Hn Hi i laet acl cl turned to toward ard Buster neat Beal i again and once ono more mare Buste t aide a a ld 1 nervously nen What hat has hae brought ou over aver I here Inquired Jimmy Nothing In particular replied Buster Bear I 1 m in just looking I mound ll i 1 he heir r no one Is h lIving In this houe hou now no I 1 thought 1 would like to have hase ha e a look at it 11 Well ell there It la Is replied Jim Jim- Jimmy Jim Jimmy my I guess you can cnn look at It all ou want ant to But I wouldn't ItI I go too close to it If it I 1 were ere sou ou Then rhen Jimmy went ent back and sat do down don n on hl his door doorstep lep Buster Buiter Bear Bar remained right where he h waa was for some time Every time he h was tempted to togo togo toBO go 0 over oser er to the door of the th sugar sugarhouse sugarhouse house houe he looked it at the little watchman atchman and changed chanced hi his mind 1824 1924 by T W IV mindI I Burgess The next net stor too When hen and Might Didn't Count |
