The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

the snug hole she had excayatsd n the living-room couch.
 Father and Mother whisk-tAn. afteF considerable discussion. decided to o. cupy the copper teakettis. that had been left lidless on the stove. Several comfortables and quiita atbbled to bits, yielded abundant cotton hatttn9 to make this . most delsghtfui se- treat.
 As for Harum scarum. who 1ovo4 variety. he made . new bed every day. and boasted that esch was warmer and more comfortable than the iaak
 WINTER or GOOD TIMEa
 By this time the house was. regret to say. just a triffe mussy. but MrM whisk-tail. between you and mo. wAa a naturally untidy housskeepsr. an4 didn't distress herself . bit on thaa score. @
 Such a happy winter as the whisk- tails hsdi Plenty to eat. warm bsda to sleep in. and . never-failing cup ply of things to interest the chiidren and keep them out O: mischief. There were books end magazines te be de- voured. furniture to be nibbled. ell sorts of boxes and cupbonrds to bs broken into. and. when HvexythinG else failed, the young folks pould al- ways find some amusement m playinw wild games of tag. upstAirs and down. over shelves, behind curtains ma along the tops of the low partitions
 There were so many things to be knocked down that these frclics were generally aeoompan ed by . deal of smashing and crashing. especially when the one who was -it's took to the crochery cupbeards. Bna as Father whisk-taii induigentiy strols- ing his wtiskers. would remark. Children win be children"
 So the weeks rolled away until it waa spring. The youngsters were full grown now. fine, handsome children, with elsek red and white coats and long. graee<ak plumy tails.
 Harum scarum. Hurry acurry end Helter skelter were beginning to talk about going out into the world 10 marry and make homes of their own. while suspected. was more than half incl!ned to listen to the suit of Rs1aF hnsslers the good-looking young haEhelQr W68 had moved into the HolloW Hickory House soon after they had isfe f< va
 sTakins everything into esnsi6srasseu, my love-" remarked Mir. WHkHk-sail e his wife. T think we may E xhas our winter Is over. I. for one% m hsgln- ming to find feather beds teb warm for comfort. Suppose we take fe the tree tops!"
 the original inhabitants of the Rustic Cottage returned. The Whisksaails. watched the unloading of the MaGon~- grown-uPs and ehildreil dogs ena cass, - fishing rods. There was n &EeN nofzs of ripping foose nailed window shutters and pulling open long closed docrA
 WRATH or THE coTTAaEns
 Husky hickory nutsl" exclaimed Ihenn when they sSaan ina how we've Jeff tSInssF
 "Who cares7" cried Helser skeltAf. cheerfully.. Let's play tagr With wlid leap he was 9t. & ana after ss,,a n'1a aaa .a Hurry Scurry and HI Spy and EaQay Rustier Even Father and Mofhes Whisk- tail caught the excitement and Shingles. along s;waying branches. from tree top to tree top, chatteTinR. equeAk. ink, shrieking. in veEy abandon 0l
 Down below. inside the rustic cot. tage, disgusted. mortified people w@rt rushing from room to room exciaimtuE fin new wrath and dtgmay at each n4N evidence of the Whisk-tailB Hptszne even.
 ''Thosa wretched creaturesiss
 Those hateful little beastel
 Those outrageous sQuirfelsP.
 Six pairs of furry ears ought 70 n4yt . been burning furIonsly. But the whisk.
 MARIAN WARNER wTrDMAsx