The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-03
j. DADDY'S .
GOOD. NIGHT STORIES
81. REETLE GOES RIDING.
BY Farmer Smith.

BY r arl1ner Sfnitn.
DR.. BEETLE GOES RIDING.
Daddy" said little Ethel n night,
"do tell me more about the Lady Bug"
..The Lady Bug had a great time get
ting her bungalow fixed up, but all the
other bugs were very good to her, be-
cause she belonged to h royal family.
zone day when she was sitting on
the porch Of her bungalow the Fire
Fly flew down at her feet almost ex-
hausted.
".Pray. what is the natter asked
the Lady Bug.
81 had such a fright answered the
Fire Ely. 7 was quietly eating a piece
of cake which some one at Miss Lucy's
had thrown out Of the window, when
the Big Red Rooster came along and
almost caught me. 1t is a busy world
around here when one has to keep on
the lookout for all the things that are
likely to eat one up
81 am very sorry to hear it said
the Lady Bug.
81 suppose you do not realize what
1t means, for every one Is SO good to
YOU said the Fire Fly. I know that
the chickens will not eat you; why.
everybody seems to love you, dear, Ill
Lady Bug
"'You are so good, / am sure I do
not deserve it ALL said the Lady Bug,
biushingiy.
Then the Fire Fly flew away and
left the Lady Bug all alone. By and
by she heard a noise, and, looking
around, saw DR.. Beetle driving up with
the new carriage and team Of June
Bugs.
Lady Bug; how are you this fine morn
ing?' asked the good doctor, at the
same time shouting whoa! whoa! to
his fiery steeds.
81 eve felt better in my life said
the Lady Bug.
""Then you must get in with me and
take a long ride said the good doc
tor, making room for her beside him.
1.-THE Lady Bug climbed in, and to-
gether they started way
"tHow beautifully you drive said
the Lady Bug. Would you mind driv-
ing me around to invite my friends to
my party?
doctor, beaming al her over his glasses,
n they drove to the Potato Bugs, the
very first place."
Mr.. AND MRS. POTATO BUG.
Tonight I will tell you about Mr..
and Mrs. Potato Bug and their three
children, Faith, Hope and Charity
said EthePs father.
Just about the time the Lady Bug
arrived Mr.. Potato Bug found that his
family had eaten their home up, and
he had to get another for them. You
see, potato bugs live on the leaves OF
potato vines, and when they get hungry
then they eat their house up. So when
Mr.. Potato Bug found that they had
eaten their whole house up, including
the back door step, he was very busy
looking o for some other large
Juicy leaf on which to max his home
MY dear, good wife said he, 3
hear from the Cricket that there is
q lovely potato patch owe where the
Lady Bug has her bungalow, and
think we will move over there
".All right said his good wife, 'bu'
I think you ought to get a hickory lea.
70 move US on. You remember the las
time o n1-ed us, the children ate
up the potato leaf before they got t.
their new home
Il guess you are right said he,
husband; you wait here and ! will
go n get a hickory leaf, and thel
1 will carry you all safely to your nev
home
80 off went the Potato Bug and soo1
returned with a large hickory leaf
His wife was getting the children ready
n when he called to her she ha,
their things on, and they were read.
to go with him..
Over the Jumps of earth he pulle,
them, the ~ getting higher all tn
time n the day getting hotter, unit
finally he arrived at their new home
and the children n their mothe
Jumped off the leaf.
Mr. Potato Bug sat down to res
!, and no sooner had he begun to get COG
!, than he looked up and saw that Faitt
Hope and Charity were eating up tn
; front porch of their new home.
, "Here! here!' he cried. DO not star
eating the front porch; begin with tn
back porch first
i. $50 the dear children scurried t
the back porch and began eating
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