The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Puggy and the Pickle.
STORY OF A NAUGHTY LITTLE BOY.

And away he ran with it hidden under
in the loft of the barn-lying snugIy in
the hay-he began to devour the big
pickle. Then after the pickle had been
eaten Puggy lay quite still in the hay,
feeling a bit bad in his tummy. But he
hoped the i'll feeling would pass or 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 Puggy. 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 1t bad quite lifted itself from the
ladder to the floor 1t stopped and stared
at Puggy. Puggy 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 Puggy
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 Puggy, shutting his eyes.
Go away, Mr.. Pickle. 1t makes me Ill
to look at you!''
"Ha. ha." laughed the great picklelike
creature. 'T always make children Ill
children who disobey their parents and
eat me. So you ate me awhile ago-when
mamma was not looking. eh? That's the
way all naughty boys do. Wen. II you
dlsObey you must suffer pain"
But - didn't eat you" corrected
Pugcy. 81 ate a small pickle-one about
as big as your nose.
2 The pickle man took hold of his nose
and pulled it out till 1t extended half
across the loft Then he ToAred with
laughter. "Ah. my nose is a fine pickle"
he cried, shaking himself with merriment.
Am not | jolly fellow TO he so sOur?''
Puggy was getting sicker and sicker.
The very sight of the big fellow made him
feel like fainting. "0h, go away" moaned
Puggy. And please call my mamma"
Then he began to cry bitterly.
Have a bite. SOM asked the pickle,
sticking the end OF his long nose under
Puggy's short nose. Its as sour a pickle
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 20 resembling a pickle yourself
l was once a little boy, but l ate so many
sour and indigestible pickles that / grew
into one. All, I'm a sour fellow! And
there Is enough indigestion in my body
to kill an army of men"
go away-go away" screamed Puggy.
Then he sat up and stared. 1t was quite A
dark in the loft, and he was alone. and
very, very Ill. 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"
Puggy dragged himself from the loft and
went to the house, but no supper could
be 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 fEd that you must always suffer
for your disobedience.''
And Puggy, repentant, said: I'll never
disobey again, mamma. And Ill never,
never eat another pickle