The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
Puggy and the Pickle.


And away he ran with it hidden under
his jacket. When he was safely hidden
in the loft of the barn-lying snugly in
the hay-he began to devour the big
pickle. Then after the pickle had been
eaten PIGGY lay quite still in the hay,
feeling a bit bad in his tummy. But he
hoped the i'll feeling would pass of soon.
so he lay resting in the barn loft
And after he had been there sometime
he heard quick steps coming up the
ladder to the very place where he lay.
He raised his head to see who might be
coming after him. AS he did SO he felt
very, very sick in his stomach. "Oh. how
i'll is said PIGGY, holding his hand
over his mouth. He knew he must be
very, very pale. like all sick people are
AS he sat resting on his elbow there
came over the opening a funny form.
When it had quite lifted itself from the
ladder to the floor it stopped and stared
at PIGGY. PIGGY stared back. for, never
had he seen so strange a creature. 1t
was a being at least 10 feet tall and
shaped exactly like a pickle. When PIGGY
noticed its likeness to a pickle the qualms
in his stomach became worse. He was SO
sick that he feared he might faint. "Oh.
go away!" cried PIGGY, shutting his eyes
Go away, Mr.. Pickle. 1t makes me i'll
to look at you'll
'Ha. ha," laughed the great pickle1ike
creature. st always make children i'll
children who disobey their parents and
eat me. So you ate me awhile ago-when
mamma was not looking. Ell? That's the
way all naughty boys do. Well, if you
dIsobey you must suffer pain.
But - didn't eat you," corrected
PIGGY. al ate small pickle-one about
as big as your nose
The pickle man took hold of his nose
and pulled it out till it extended half
across the loft. Then he roared with
laughter. 'Ah. my nose is fine pickle,
he cried, shaking himself with merrinent.
"Am not 1 a jolly fellow to he so sour?'
Puggy was getting sicker and sicker.
The very sight of the big fellow made him
feel like fainting "Oh, go away" moaned
PIGGY. And please call my mamma"
Then he began to cry bitterly.
Have a bite. son?' asked the pickle,
sticking the end of his long nose under
as you can find anywhere. And-my little
chap have ordered a barrel of pickles
just like my nose for you. You shall have
them for morning, noon and night. All,
you'll get to resembling a pickle yourself.
1 was once little boy, but l ate so many
sour and indigestible pickles that 1 grew
into one. All, I'm sour fellow! And
there Is enough indigestion in my body
to kill an army of men,"
go away-go away screamed PIGGY.
Then he sat up and stared. 1t was quite
dark in the loft, and he was alone, and
very, very i'll. Evidently he had fallen
asleep and had been suffering a bad
dream. Just then his mothers voice
called him: '.Puggy, dear. where are you?
Come IN this minute. Supper is ready"
PIGGY dragged himself from the loft and
went to the house, but no supper could
he eat. And he was so sorry that he had
disobeyed his mother that he began to
cry, and when she asked him what the
matter was he told her the whole story
his having eaten the big pickle and about
the terrible dream in the hayloft. And
his mamma said: Poor, naughty boy!
You will fId that you must always sufrer
for your disobedience."
And PIGGY, repentant, said: -"I'H never
disobey again, mamma. And Ill never,
never eat another pickle"