Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
POLLY AND MOLLY


Little Polly Walnut and Molly Hick-
orynut grew on tall trees so near each
other that the great limbs where the
nut children sat touched. 1t was very
fortunate, for Polly and Molly would
have had very dull times If they could
not have seen each other every day.
Their brothers we're real nut boys, for
they did not care to play with their Sis
ters at ALL
81 wish did not have to stay on this
tree all my life, for l would like to see
the world" said Willie Hickorynut.
"For my part I'd like adventures. I'd
like to live in zoo and see the lions
and the bears every day, but Id want
them Gagged" piped up little Dickery
Hickorynut.
'Oh, coward" shouted Rolly Hicko-
ry; "lions won't eat you"
"Wonder what ships and boats look
like. They are in my line, for the chill
dren who sat under our home the other
day talked about those wonders. l
should like to live where 1 could see
boats" chimed in one OF the little
brothers.
"Its no use talking, though" said
Dickery, but Just then Molly said
"Sh-sh-sh," so the brave nut boys
quickly hid under the leaves and kept
as quiet as mice. AS soon as Squirrelly
heads again, and the nut children were
as noisy as ever. There was one thing
which they did not want, and that was
a home in the dark hole where Bushy-
tail kept his winter stores. T1resome as
it was, they would rather live on the
tree always than go to such cheeriess
place. Molly and Polly did not care
at all for travelling. In fact, they both
hoped their farthest journeys would
be to the land below their parent trees,
where they could be kept warm by the
leaves which they saw fiuttering down
every day.
Polly's brothers, the Walnut boys. You
never knew, suppose, that these little
fellows were very vain and proud OF
their coats.
"Doesn't mine fit well?" said Tun-
law, who was rather stuck up because
his name was Walnut spelled back
ward. AT don't care what becomes OF
me as long as l can stay near enough
to my tailor to get a good suit made
every year. I do think our family is
the best dressed in the world, for we
keep our coats pressed all the time.
Every day was about the same, so 1t
is no wonder that Molly and Polly
grew tired of hearing their brothers
always talking about ships ana ZOOS
and pretty green coats.
earlier than usual and the cold wind
sent the nut children to bed before
dark. They pulled their leafy covers
up close and closed their sleepy eyes.
This all happened none too soon IN
the evening, for Jack Frost, because
he had made up his mind to have lots
of fun that very night. His first prank
was with the Walnut boys. He said
to himself, "Ha, ma, tee-hee! I'll just
rip the seams of those finely fitting
coats of the Walnut dudes" SO he
took out his little scissors and clipped
every stitch in two of the long seams
of each jacket. If Tunlaw had not
been so tired by the boasting he had
been dosing all day he would have
awakened, but instead he just grum-
bled a little about the cold and drew
up more covers each time the cold
scissors happened to touch him. Jack
Frost fairly held his sides in laughter
The little rogue even laughed when
several of the nut children squirmed
so that they fell out of their beds onto
the grass below. Yet they did not
wake up.
OF course, the Hickorynut family was
visited, too. Instead of ripping a few
of the seams of their coats all the way
down Jack Frost clipped all of the
seams open a little way at the end OF
each nut.
ThereH IL De lou Oh seconu-ndnu
clothing for sale tomorrow" he chuck
led as he hurried off to the chestnut
grove. He was really expected there,
for he had promised the trees night
after night that he would come to open
the little house burs for their children.
In each little prickly house there were
three chestnut children crying to get
out to see the world, so you may be
sure Jack Frost used his scissors there
as fast as he could. He said, This
noise is terrible, Mrs. Chestnut. Your
children are most unruly." But Mrs.
Chestnut only laughed, for she was
glad that the chatter made Jack Frost
hurry in his work, for then he would
be through before She sun arose in the
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