The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04

and rumple their BEDS the naughty old woma
story did.
The Bear raised his head slowly and turned on
corners pair of tired-looking 81 can't sleep,
"Pooh!' said the Donkey. You're half asleep n
That's just it," returned the Bear
with sigh, Il can't get more than half
asleep" =
He really did appear gentle, and Bud 1 T.
die ventured to address him. IF you
sleep all winter" said she, Il shouldn't 4 at
think you would need much sleep the \
rest of the time"
who says + slept all winter?" de- <
manded the Bear, Indignantly. n
81 thought all bears did, was all Bud | a
die could reply
''And since the first of May, when RN
moved went on the Bear, II haven't II W ~
slept at all-not at ALL Tx ~
you wouldn't earn much in the Land ITsgRNXS
of Nod where they pay you for Sleep tSANNMy1,
ing said the Donkey "That's another nNNNNsEs&
old he added in aside to Buddie. EN&NAyHfaSN
do you sing that, too? she asked i<&NSMS
Eyes but you will have to get down." :
the Donkey replied cts very hard to =
sing with some your back. Tho
have studied that method"
Budde slid down and handed the lutte -
to the Donkey, who Immediately began:
On the shore sunber sea,
There every one is sleepy head,
And the only where to is bed,
Where every wants to be-
Such queer old towns in the Land of Nod,
Dozydale and Pillow HILL
Sleepy Hollow and Catnapville.
Dreamhaven and Sumberport.
They pay for sleep Lam of Nod
Another thing that's queer
Some they pay by the hour day.
And who sleep like tops they pay
BY the week, or month, or year.
hey! away for the Land of Nod.
On the shore OF Slumher sea,
Where every is sleepy head,
And the only where go is bed
Where all of US like to be.
every true" said the Bear, disconsolately, whe
was done But what's the use of going to bed if
sleep? You don't know what it is'-appealing to B
lie awake all night and listen to the servants sn
you unable to get wink
Buddie certainly had personal knowledge
unpleasant state OF affairs She slept soundly
from dark to daybreak, and did not even hear Colon
from days play, snoring under the kitchen S
she thought she ought to make some reply to the
peal for sympathy; she said:
do you keep servants?"
Six answered the Bear. "And WORTHLESS
are"
you've got something on your mind; that's
can't Sleep said the Donkey, with air that i'm
needn't try to deceive me-
Every true" said the Bear.
"Then The best thing you do is to confess
Donkey decisively. "An easy conscience is the be
powder. Come, out with it! You've been stealing
ooh, it isn't anything of that Sort said the
tily. eve been this way since I moved, las
Sometimes, when I've eaten late supper,
sleep right away said the Donkey. "In such ca
counting two hundred sheep going thru the bars
time and by the time get to hundred a.
three why, I'm snoring"
Eve tried that" sighed the Bear. "It doesn't
well, try counting the nuts tree the
BUSH"
7 haye-over and over"
Perhaps you don't count slowly enough. TIL
Difference
mot with me-" said the Bear, half closing his
imagined a crow flying round-and round-and
voice grew drowsy; 1--WE imagined a squirrel go
and round-and round tree his voice grew d
drowsier tive counted both ways from hui
counted to twenty three hundred-multiped
four-subtracted nine hundred and ninety three
seven-added six hundred and thirty-put down Ell.
ried three-e-e-e-"
The Bears voice died away in whisper a.
sank on his chest.
WHAT WAS THE ANSWER" the Donkey
his
"You needn't shout So complained the B
start, II wasn't asleep
s'You were half SleeD said tho Donkey