The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-03-24
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GOOD. NIGHT STORIES
Nv Esrnoer Smith.
BY Farmer Smith.


BY Farmer Smith.
THE poTAg geE sys WSH'DLRENs
When EtheTs father had tucked her
comfortably in bed last night he told
her the following story:
"ewhew! said Mr.. Potato Bug.
when he reached the fence over back
Of their house. You children wanted
dragged me away from my breakfast
clear yer to this fence. Now what
do you want?'
Faith. Hope and Charity Potato
at the thought Of having some fun,
n also it almost tickled them to
death to see their father working, for
they had made him come all the way
across the potato hills just to get them
a splinter off the fence with which to
make a see-saW.
I'VE want you to help us get a.
splinter off this fence and take it back
to our house said Faith Potato Bug.
"'All right, all right said her father.
I suppose that's some more work for
your poor old father to do
II put down his hat and his cane,
and began pulling at a splinter on the
bottom Of the rail fence. Faith, Hope
and Charity helping him as best they
could.
Finally. there was a ripping sound.
'Zip!' and the splinter came off and
with it Mr.. Potato Bug and his three
children, who all came down in a heap.
My, my, but what are you doing to
me today?' said Mr.. Potato Bug, as
he got up and wiped the PRECIPITATION
on his che
Then Mr.. Potato Bug took hold of
the splinter, n he pulled, and he
hauled and he pulfed and he blew.
while his three children did the SHOW
ing, and finally they reached home,
where they put the splinter on a nice.
fiat stone and made they had
wanted for a long time, a real see-saw
on which they could ride up and down.
Their father was very tired but they
made him help get the see-saw in place,
n then Faith got or one end, Hope IN
the other end, and Charity stood in the
middle.
and down we go!' sang the Potato
Bug children, while their father Inc
mother watched them from the kitchen
window.
my, but I'm proud of those child
ren!' said MIR. Potato Bug as he went
back to his newspaper"
FAITH POTATO BUGS FRIGHT.
'The sun was streaming in the win
dow of Mr.. Potato Bugs house when
Mrs. Potato Bug called her husband"
said Ethels father one night.
Outside the crickets were trying to
sing, hot as it was, and the tree toads
We're making an effort at noise.
.Nhat do you want?, asked Mr..
81 wish Q would see where those
dear children are said his wife.
Mr.. Potato Bug put on his hat and
went out to see where the youngsters
We're, but he could not find them any
where.
"I say, there Mr.. Cricket, have you
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Mr.. Potato Bug.
81 think they are all playing hide
and seek said Mr.. Cricket.
"'That means a job for me, said Mr..
Potato Bug, for he was very warm and
he did not like to go hopping over all
the clods Of dirt. He would rathe lie
on the sofa in the cool parlor and rest
himself.
"'Children, where are your shouted
Mr.. Potato Bug as loud as he could.
This so amused Mr.. Cricket that he
had to lie down and laugh. You can't
make enough noise to brighten a mos
Quito he said to Mr.. Potato Bug.
Just then the children came scamp
ering across the field as fast as their
little legs could carry them.
Father, father, Faith has had such
a fright. Do tell us what she saw and
they ran out Of breath into their faith
er's arms.
They knocked their fathers glasses
off and mussed his hair all UP. Faith
er, I saw something dreadful said
Faith. I was hiding under the fence
and I locke up and saw something all
wet mi two big holes in it and then
all Of a sudden ! saw two great big
eyes and then two horns stick up. and
when the thing opened Its mouth I
thought I was going to be swallowed
up. The eyes kept rolling around and
I tried to hide under the dirt, but I
could not
"Father, do tell us what it was said
Faith.
"Tt was a cow said Mr.. Potato Bug.
and he could not help smiling"
MR.. POTATO BUG GETS A SWING
"Has the morning paper come YETI
asked Mr.. Potato Bug of his deal wife
one morning." said Ethel's father.
It put it on your chair said his
good wife.
mo sooner had Mr.. Potato Bug got
comfortably settled in his chair and his
glasses carefully fixed when he felt
something on his shoulder. Turning
around he saw Faith standing by him
with a smile on her face. She leaned
over and gave him such a big kiss that
Mrs. Potato Bug ran in from the kitch-
en- to see what was the matter. My
goodness she said. I thought a plate
had dropped on the floor
Nov, what IN earth do o want 2
asked Mr.. Potato Bug Of Faith. 7 do
wish you children would stop bothering
me. 1 suppose you want to go down
to the store and buy you something.
don't your"
"tNo, indeed said Faith. All WI
want is a swing, and we want you tc
get 1t for u.s.
"a right; all right. I don't know
what you children are going to have
me do next. What are you going tc
make your swing out of-corn silk OF
spider webT
climb the cornstalk to get the silk anc
we know you can
Eyes, yes; I know what you children
are up to; o want to stand down a,
the foot Of that cornstalk and see you
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