The Washington times., 1913-06-27
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
BILLY PIG AND HIS NEW CAP.

NE morning Billy Pigs mother
sent him to town to buy him
NJ self new cap.
You can get green one or
red one," said his mother: but. what
ever you do, you are not to wear 1t
home You will get II all dusty along
the road. Save II to wear when You are
dressed up
Billy Pig thought all along the way
about the new cap and could not quite
make up his mind which he wanted. a
green or red one. and when he at last
reached the shop he was still undecided.
You have had q red coat" said the
shopkeeper pig. why not try red cap?
1t shows off your white skin better than
green one. -.
Billy Pig tried on a green one and
then the red, and the red won, for Billy
Pig thought every one will look at me
when they see this cap and think how
Write my skin is. II believe will wear
,'it home. This old cap looks 30 shab-
by" -
So Billy Pig put on his new cap. al
though his mother had told him not to
wear II home. Il will only wear II a
, little way" thought Billy. Pig, and
then put IT in the paper bag and put On
my old one" $50
Billy Pig was half through the woods
when he espied some large berries on
q bush. -. - ..-.s -.-,... .----=.-4
Unjust get those berries" said -Eilly
PIG. II have not had any dinner, and
! II. 1 STOP minute mother will not mind.
! ] ann sure"
| ButfBHIy Pig for got all about his new
can. aiidt whensf he went through this
l. biIshest II caught on an -oyerhang1nS
| branch of "a tree, and before Billy Pig
knew what had happened 1t was hang
| ing on the branch out Of his reach, The
branch had been caught In the bush.
! and as Billy Pig went through he re-
leased 1t and up 1t went and with II
/ poor Billy Pigs cap.
3IlIy' pig stood looking 1T 1t for a
! minute, and then he got a stick and
/ tried 10 reach 1t, but 1t was no suse for
| him I'd try; it was too high. - ~,
There .was only one thing to do
climb the tree and shake 1t OF. SO Bniy
pig went. through the bushes ana
climbed I'D to limb. but the cap was
! far out on the end of a branch that was
not very strong looking. and poor Billy
! Pig was afraid to venture.
| While he was thinking what he
should do he heard noise. and, peepns
through the leaves he saw old Mrs.
Bruin and her three little ones com
ing toward the tree. =, 3
1 can tell you Billy Pig began to
tremSle and wish he was at home.
.Oh, see the cunning little red car
hanging fon the tree" said one little
Bruin.
oh. it must be Christmas" said an.
other II want the red cap for mine
mother
"oh. can't have a red cap, too" said
the little Bruin.
1T Isn't Christmas, and you can't al
have the cap" said their mother, look
ing around.
linn! Umn," she said, closing hel
mouth and looking over her glasses into
the bushes. II am sure that is Billy
Pigs car. II is about his size. ano
then he has a red coat. too. I wonder
where he is
Billy Pig was trembling so that HI
felt sure old Mrs Bruin would see the
tree shake, and the little Bruins were
looking so eagerly at the cap that Billy
Pig expected every minute that they
would see him.
20 I want the cap mother. Let me
wear 1t first" said one again.
NO want II first Don't let hin
have It. am bigger than he is and
want II first" said the second bigges
little Bruin.
| II am the biggest and / want II
mother; I can have 1t. can't I. becaus,
am the biggest Say can. mother
please do said the biggest Bruin
jumping about his mother and pulling
at her skirt
Billy Pig though: he had never heart
such noise. and, although he was ter
ribly frightened. he did think Mrs Bruir
did not have good hammered children
Stop this instant" said Mrs. Bruin
seem to sniff him in, the air." Sh,
raised her head as she spoke and sniffey
hard and long. Then she dropped he
head and looked over her glasses witt
wfde-open mouth. She saw Billy Pig II
the tree.
Poor Billy Pig he almost tumbled of
into her mouth with fright
Il thought you must be about her.
she said smiling at him, 'how did yo,
get up there?"
I lost my cap" replied Billy Pig, an,
was trying to shake II down."
We'll, 20 along and shake Il down ant
> wen pick Il up for you." sa3d Nrs