Show Burgess i Stories TOMMY TO TIT IS SATISFIED y y 1 THORNTON T OR TON TV W. BURGESS I The obstinate will wUl have their way Een though they know It doesn't pay Old Old Mother Nature Tommy Tit the flew straight over to the thc dear drar Old Briar Briar- patch He made no sound when he arrived Instead he bc used those bright little eyes of his and none arc are brighter lIe He was looking for little Mrs Peter Now Tommy Tit TItIs Titis Is la thoroughly acquainted with the dear Old He lie knows every ery nook and comer corner of It It dIdn't take him Ion long lont to find little Mrs Peter She was sitting In her favorite fa form A form you OU know Is the place where a rabbit or hare Is In the habit of sitting for forlong forlong forlong long periods at a time Tommy took care that the she should not know he was about He watched her It never ne occurred to hIm that he was spying but that really was what he was doing It didn't take Tommy Tit long to discover dIsco that little Mrs Mrs- Peter was unhappy She was very unhappy In In- In Indeed deed She had lost her appetite She had no Interest In anything There was a great sadness In her eyes Good morning Mrs Peter said Tommy Tit brightly I thought I would make a morning call How Is 15 Peter I dont don't know replied little Mrs Peter Peter Isn't here You mean I suppose that he hasn't come home yet jet et saId sad Tommy It is isery very try careless of him to stay so late He Isn't staying late replied little Mrs Peter He just isn't living In the dear Old patch Briar any more What cried Tommy Tit pretend pretend- pretendIng Ing tag to be shocked and greatly sur sur- Do you OU mean to say that Peter has left the dear Old Briar Briar- patch for good Little Mrs Peter nodded He says that he Is tired of living lhing here said she He says he doesn't care for the i r rf f t ti J i l rl I r 0 0 1 s e j i- i io 0 o- o or r 0 Good morning Mrs Peter said Tommy Tit brightly dear Old patch Briar any more He wants to broaden himself by going out and living in around In the Great World Oh Ohl I exclaimed Tommy Tit so that Is the way of It And why hy didn't you jou ou go with him my dear I I couldn't replied little Mrs Peter The dear Old patch Briar Is home No other place would be be or could be home I Just have to stay I wouldn't be happy a a. minute away front from here I wouldn't feel safe a n minute But what makes you OU think that Peter wont won't come back Inquired Tommy Tomm Tit Because replied little Mrs Peter quite truthfully I told him that If he went ent he needn't come back You see he Insisted that he was going and that he wasn't coming back So 50 I 1 told him that he needn't come comeback comeback back I see said Tommy Tit thought thought- thoughtfully thoughtfully thoughtfully fully In that soft little voice yolee of his You had a a. quarrel and now you OU wish you jou OU hadn't How do you jou OU know that cried little Mrs Peter looking up quickly Its true Isn't It said Tor TOr ly without answering the question Yes Its It's true replied little Mrs Peter but I guess It didn't make any difference Peter had made up his mind to go and go he would Alter After all all 1111 I dont don't know why I should care Im I'm sure If he thinks more of the Great World than he does docs of me I dont don't want him around I 1 guess SS I can manage to get along nicely without him The next story Reddy Fox Hears the News |