The Washington times., 1912-11-19
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
HOW BILLY PIG KEPT HOUSE.
ONE morning Billy Pigs mother
told him she was going TO mar
ket. II shall not be home until
supper time" she said, as she

tOln MIN snc Wab BOlnE 10 mar
~ ket. II shall not be home until
supper time" she said. as she
went out.
you can rake up the leaves and make
the yard tidy. and All the wood box and
| bring a pail OF water from the spring.
Put the new potatoes on to boil, for
] am going to have soup for supper. and
| don't you dare drink the pan OF milk on
the shelf In the pantry"
Billy Pig smiled as he thought of the
nice, long day he should have. 81 can
do that little work In a short time" he
said. as he watched his mother 60 down
the road.
"TIi sit by the window and read first.
| and then will eat my dinner. and after
| that I can do that little work.
Billy Pig sat by the window until al
/ most dinner time. and Just as he got
, out OF his chair he saw Billy Goat COM
| Ing down the road.
! "Oh! oh.'' thought Billy Pig. Il VIII
have some fun with you, my fine Fellow.
I am sure you were Black Bear the
other day and played trick on me.
Billy pig ran behind the door and TOOK
his mothers apron from the hook anu
nut II on, then he took her shawl ana
| put that around his shoulders.
| lie put her cap on his head ana pu'
on her spectacles, and. taking her KNIT.
| ting work from the window Sill, sal
down in her chair and began 10 KNIT Oh
pretend to- When Billy Goat reacheo
the house he said: -do-you-do
| Madam Pig" for he saw the top oi
| Madam Pigs cap and supposed tha'
| she was there.
| Billy Pig nodded, and said as near like
| his mother as he could. won't you
| come In Billy Goat?"
Billy Goat accepted the invitation foI
he was fond OF Madam Pigs cookies
| and he wondered II Billy Pig had told
her any OF the tricks lie had played OF
him.
sit down" said Billy Pig. bending
lower over his knitting. Billy Goat tool
a seat and looked around to Sc II Bill,
Pig was anywhere In sight.
Billy Pig chuckled to think he wal
foollng Billy Goat, and that was hi
undoing, for Billy Goat saw him ant
he began to watch Madam Pig knit.
you knit slowly today" he remark
ed. and then he noticed that she wa
not knitting but just pretending to.
THAT Is not Madam Pig at all: II 4
Billy Pig. Madam Pig has gone to mar
ket and left him to keep house." h
thought.
Where is your SOM he asked.
He is out in the field working" re
piled Billy Pig: "he works hard. poo
boy"
Don't you believe it. Madam Pig.
said Billy Goat: that son OF yours Ia
loafer, and ] cannot understand how h
can deceive such smart creature a
you are"
Billy Pig did not know what to say
but he managed to reply that Billy Goa
did not know Billy Pig as we'll as sh
did.
Il know him better replied Bill
Goat. "and II were in your place
should mako him work harder than yo
do"
Isn't II about dinner tlme?" he asked
Yes" replied Billy Pig. hoping tina
Billy Goat would go. for he was nc
having the fun he expected.
And If you meet my son." said Bill
= Pig: ~ hope you will try to be nice I
him; you are always trying to get hii
into mischief. and ! do not like It,"
| II meet him. Madam Pig" reptile
Billy Goat. / will tell him that he ha
3 a nice mother. and that he should try I
| be more like her. Then l shall no dout
. give him a good butting with my horns,
{ and he held his head down in a mo,
: threatening manner.
But l do not think I will bother I