The Washington times., 1913-10-14
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
BILLY PIG MEETS MR.. DOG AGAIN.
W HEN Billy Pig awoke and
~ found Mr.. Dog asleep you re-
v member he ran away so he

Z" HEN eiiiy rig a"oke Aho
wv found Mr.. Dog asleep you re-
w member he ran away so he
would not have to make any
excuses to Mr.. Dog about that dinner at
Mr.. Rabbits house.
He did not have any dress-suit case
or bundle now, and he could run along
very fast, so by the time II was night
Billy Pig was near farmhouse.
He had lost his cap and his clothes
did not look very neat, and when the
dog who lived there spied him he be-
gan to bark, and Billy Pig was fright
ened
He crawled under 4 fence into a very
muddy place. but he was safe from the
Cog because the dog was too large to
crawl under as he did.
But he barked until Billy Pig trem-
bled so he could hardly stand, and just
as he was looking about to find a way
to escape he heard Ugh. ugh" right
behind him.
What is the matter here?" and Billy
Pig turned around and asaw big
mother pig coming toward him
Maybe he did not run and get close to
her. oh, madam" he exclaimed,
that dog chased me and tried to bite
me. Please let me 60 home with you
for the night; am on my vacation and
l am tired and hungry"
why, you are in my yard now" said
the mother pig, walking toward the
| barking dog, and grunting at him to. .be
off.
'All right. Madam Pig, IL you say he
is all right l will not bother him, and
leave him with you. but you know we
cannot have any tramps about here.
said the dog.
Il don't look very tidy" said Billy
Pig. as he walked into the house of his
protector, but Madam Pig told him he
need not mind, and they waded into
more mud inside the house.
There is a little supper left" said
Madam Pig; Just help yourself" she
said. leading Billy Pig TO a trough
where several little pigs were feeding.
1t did not look very inviting to Billy
! Pig, who had always had nice, neat
home, and when the little pigs began to
cry. "Oh! he'll eat it all up: he is bigger
! than we are" Billy Pig lost his apPe-
tite.
Il do not feel hungry" he said to
Madame Pig. If You will give me a
candle l should like to go to my room.
/ am more tired than hungry"
There IS only one moor to this
/ house" explained Madam Pig Go
! right over In the corner and curl up.
We will all be there in few min
utes."
Billy Pig felt pretty hOmesick. l can
| tell you. He had never slept on bed
| of mud before, but he was afraid
! Madam Pig might think he did not APP
| preciate her hospitality. so he laid
down in the mud.
He could not sleep and when the lit
tie pigs and Madam Pig crawled close
beside him and began to push him
| against the wall he was more uncom-
forta BILE thar ever. Madam Pig breath
ed so loudly that he could not sleep
! and there he laid until morning. wide
awake.
Billy Pig heard steps outside, and up
( jumped all the little pigs and their
mother and ran out into the yard.
Billy Pig was glad 10 get up AMI he
followed, but before he could get OFT
there all the breakfast the farmer had
given them was eaten.
Billy Pig way hungry, and tired. but
ne vas anxious to be off. so he thanked
Madam Pig for her kindness and ran
along behind bushes 30 the dog would
not spy him, and was soon on the
road again.
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