Show i BURGESS BURGESS' BEDTIME STORIES MRS Ins COYOTE By Dr THORNTON T V BURGESS DURGES Who falls in love will virtues find To which all other folk arc are blind Sammy Jay Peter Rabbit looking out from the tho edge of the dear Old Briar Briar- patch saw Sammy Jay headed hende l that way Sammy Is in a a. great grea hurry this morning said Peter to Mrs Irs Peter If I know tho the signs Sammy has news and l Is In a hurry to tell It It A few moments later Sammy Jay arrived He perched per hed In a young jouni wild-cherry wild tree just above Peter 1 Have you jou heard the news Peter cried Sammy excitedly It all depends on what you mean cried Peter It Is about Old Man Coyote said Sammy Well what about Old Man Ian Coy Coy- Coyote Coyote ote Peter Inquired Hes He's house hunting replied Sammy Huh said ald Peter Why Is ho house hunting Isn't that house up UI there In the Old Pasture good goodenough goodenough goodenough enough for Cor him Yes replied Sammy it la is lagood good enough for Cor him but I hear it isn't good enough for Mrs rs Coy Coy- Coyote Coyote ote that cried Peter sit alt sitting ting I up so suddenly n that he ho l j bumped p his I head 1 against 1st a branch an Sammy Jays Jay's eyes twinkled and he chuckled I 1 said salol replied rep l he that it Is reported l that that house up there doesn't suit Mrs Coyote Peter grinned So that's the news is it I suspected It was coming I 1 knew the signs By Bythe Bythe Bythe the was was' wa Sammy where did Miss Coyote como from froni anyway Mrs Irs Coyote Coote corrected l Sam Sammy Sammy my Mrs Mra r. 1 Coyote then said Peter PeterIs Is Is she the same one I saw In Inthe Inthe Inthe the tent when hen the circus was here Of course Ive I've heard hear l rumors that she abe got away at the same time that w Have you jou heard J the news J cried Samm c the Leopard did Was it true truo 1 Sammy nodded Yes said he those hunters that caught Spot coat didn't even look for Cor Miss Coy Coy- Coyote ote I dont don't know why Now Kow she l he heis is Mrs rs Coyote and I suppose she will remain here Of course you will be glad of that that Peter made a face Cace at Sammy Of OC course I wont be glad of it It it- said he Her coming doesn't make male any difference to you jou ou but it docs does make a n very ery great differ differ- difference difference ence to Mrs Peter eter and m myself self V q there will be one more ene ene- enemy enemy enemy my to look out for I 1 1 hope she Isn't lint as smart as Old Man an Coyote Coote but I am afraid that she Is smart smart- er e r. r Why do you jou OU say that thai asked Sammy Because she sh was smart enough to keep out of Old Man l 1 n Coyotes Coyote's way so long replied Peter Any Anyone Anyone Anyone one smart enough to do that Is 13 too loo smart to have for an an enemy So If Old Man dan Coyote and Mrs airs are to make malo their home around aroun l here I am sorry for foi Mrs Mis Peter and myself and for Danny Mead Meadow ow Mouse and Johnny Chuck and Polly Chuck and a a lot of other lit lit- littie tie people I hope you jou OU have spread the news all over the Green Mead Head Meadows s or-s and through the Green For Tor- est est Sammy Chuckled Ive made a n. start anyway said he That reminds me I must go over to see Johnny and Polly Chuck With this his he spread his hi wings and away he went Meanwhile 1 over In the Old Pas Pas- Pasture Pasture ture turc Old Man Coyote was M wa leading the way to the tho home In which he had lived EO so long and behind him trotted trolled Mrs rs Coyote Coyo e Copyright 1927 T T. W W. Burgess The next story tory Old OM Man Coy Coy- Coyote Coyote Coyote ote Gets a Shock |