Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-28
What Josko Brought Home Home
From the Woods.

What Jock0 Brought Home Home
From the Woods. :
J There was, once monkeys and !he
was Just the very siIliest' little thing
that ever. ever lived
Why? Well, I'll tell you.
He had q beautiful house. He had
nuts, and ,,raisins,S and cookies, and
orange peel. and everything you can
think Of, most, to at,-and once in q
while, one of the boys would give him
q great piece Of custard pie just for the
fun Of seeing him eat it.
He had q most lovely little bed to
sleep on, and ring where he could
swing all day longif he wanted to. And
he just threw all this comfort and fun and
luxury away one morning, to disobey,
and run off to the woods. /. =
"Stay here, Jocko, and be good y
said Aunt Betsey, shaking her finger
wsrningly at him, as she went out and
closed the door.
Yes, yes" grunted Jocko, cooking
up one eye at her. But he meant "No,
no." down deep in his heart.
He knew there was q window open
on q crack, and the moment good Aunt
Betsey's back was turned that window
was coming open further,-and he
would be off to the woods.
For he had bebn perfectly crazy TO
go ever since he d heard the boys telling
what fun they had chasing woodchucks
and squirrels. a.. ~
"Ill see some for myself, I declare
l will y he thought. "I'm smart
enough to find out something new u
And 80 he did; rery new indeed So
new, that he never cared to make his
experience old, by repeating it. :
Away he went, over fences and mead
ows, chattering softly to himself in the
greatest glee.
The squirrels flew off in trice, when
they saw the queer stranger coming,
who was worse than a whole army Of
boys.
The woodchucks tumbled into their
respective holes, in extremely short
meter; and the whole wood seemed
strangely quiet in a minute.
"Hey, no !" said Jocko; "it's very
queer, even the birds have stopped
singing; but the boys said twas fun,
so l suppose it must be. Whatll do
next, l wonder? q ..:,.,...
He scrambled up a very tall tree to
reconnoitre, and swinging himself out
by his long tail, he sat down on the end
of bough, his bright black beads of
eyes rolling wildly in every direction.
Presently he espied. crawling at a
slow pace beneath him, half.sheltered
by some overhangiug shrubs, a funny
little object that looked as if it had
just taken the biggest kind of an cleo
trio shock. --,
Whatever is it ?" cried Jocko, rub.
bling his eyes violently, and commenc.
ing to swing up and down on the
branch.
The queer little creature below
stopped its wanderings, and rolled up
into a big, round ball as quick as a
flash. t...G..t,. ..'-9, ~.
"Ho. 10 :" laughed Mr.. Jocko,
showing all his teeth, as he began to
scramble down the tree as hard as he
could. You needn't think you'll cheat
me I've seen your head, and I'll bite
it off. I will, I will I He, he, he!"
With very long bound and o run,
he pounced with all his might upon the
ball and took one good smell.
0 horrors o the deary, deary me
He clapped up both hands to- his
poor, stubby little nose; he roared and
grunted in rage and pain, and rolled
over and over on the ground to get out
the great long things that were stick.
ing all around his mouth, like whiskers
on very big cat.
What should he do? Home, home
was the only thought. In through the
open window he flew, screaming and
chattering in such pain that the whole
family soon came running to the spot
Mercy !" said Aunt Betsey. "some.
body run for the tweezers; he'll scream
himself to death n'-- Youths Compan.
ion. ,,..,lt},