The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-09

Mischief's like a SNOWFALL
Sent rolling down a hill:
With every turn it bigger grows
And bigger. bigger still.
Sammy Jay had started mischief b.
Chuck's new house was. If you had
asked him Sammy Jay would have
said that he hadn't told. All he had
said was that he had happened to be
up in Farmer Browns old orchard
and SO had called On Johnny Chuck
In his new house. He knew that
Johnny Chuck wanted to keep that
new house a secret. and because Sam
my Jay likes to do mean things he
had started out to tell Johnny's secret
just to plague Johnny Chuck. Reddy
Fox was h first to come along and
Sammy had told him just enough to
start Reddy off to hunt for that new
house.
Now. Reddy Fox is very sly, oh. very
sly. = He had pretended to Sammy jay
that he knew all the time where
Johnny Chuck was living. When he
left Sammy Jay he had started in the
as il he had no thought of going over
to Farmer Browns old orchard. But
Sammy Jay is just a sly as Reddy
Fox. He wasn't fooled for one min.
ute. not n little minute. He
chuckled to himself as he started to
looked for Jimmy Skunk. Then he
changed his mind.
chard myself" said Sammy Jay. and
away he flew.
He got there first and hid in the top
Of a big apple tree. where he could
see all that went on. 1t wasn't long
before he saw Reddy Fox steal out
from the Green Forest n ove to the
old orchard. Reddy was ervou
very nervous. You see 1t was broad
Gaylight n the old orchard was very
knew that he ought to have waited
until night. but he knew that then
Johnny Chuck would be fast asleep.
Now perhaps Johnny Chuck, thinking
that no Knew where he lived.
would not be on watch and he might
be able to catch Johnny. So Reddy.
with n y on Farmer Browns
some sign Of johnny Chuck. stole into
the old orchard. Every few steps he
would stop and look and listen. Al
every little noise he would start nerv-
oIsly. Then Sammy Jay would chuckle
under his breath.
So Reddy Fox crept and tiptoed
about through the old orchard. Every
minute he grew V and
every minute he grew more disap.
Johnny Chuck's house. He began to
think that Sammy Jay had fooled him
and the very thought made him grind
his teeth. At last he decided to give
it up. He was down in the far orncr
of the old orchard now. close by the
old stonewall. and he got all ready to
jump over the old stone wall when
H., S,,ox Len tnN>~l "a 1~1N, o~ %h4 s,th~,.
side of the big apple tree he was I'M
der. and there was what he vas look.
ing for-Johnny Chuck's new house!
Johnny Chuck wasn't In sight. but
there was the new house and Johnny
must be either inside or not far away
Reddy grinned. 1t was a sly, wicked.
hungry grin. He fiattened himself
out in the grass behind the big apple
tree.
tn give Johnny Chuck the surprise
der his breath.
Now Sammy Jay had been watching
all this time. He knew that Johnny
Chuck was safe inside his house. for
Johnny had seen Reddy when he first
came into the old orchard. And
knew that when Reddy found that
new house he would hide Just as he
had DONE.
Johnny Chuck won't come out
again today and there won't be an.
excitement at ALL" thought Sammy
Jay in disappointment. for he had
hoped to see a hEht between Reddy
Fox and Johnny Chuck. Just then
Sammy looked over to Farmer
Browns house. and there was Farm.
Browns boy getting ready to saw
wood. The imp Of mischief under
pert cap gave him an idea.
He flew over TO the old apple tree just
Reddy's head and began to
at the top OF his lungs. Farm.
Browns boy stopped work and
over toward the old orchard.
when a Jay e like that there
Is usually n Fox around" he muttered
as he ~unfastened Bowser the Hound.
Croutons for soup can easily be
made in the corn pepper. They will
crisp in a moment. Cut the bread into
squares the desired size, place in the
pepper and thrust them into the fur.
mace.
A good way to clean patent leather
shoes is to remove all the dirt and
wipe them over with 4 soft cloth !
dipped in milk. Polish with a dry
cloth.
tip to date those British suffrastttes
have heen accused Of about cverH.i
thing except Kidding" about 1t.