Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-20
STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Mistah Mocker Pays a Visitto
Johnny Chuck.
By Thornton w. RurEes,.
Copyright. 1913. by J. e. Lioyd.i

Sammy Jaw had thought out q plan TO
get even with Chatterer the Red Squirrel
for the trouble he had got Sammy and
Mistah Mocker into with their neighbors
of the old orchard.
"Of course, it won't do for either of
us to call on any OF our feathered friends
in the old orchard TO ask any questions.
They went listen to word, but will
pitch into US before we can say a word,
just as they did before said Sammy. Il
never could understand why people are
always ready to believe the bad things
they hear and never listen TO the good
things When people say I've done bad
things which / haven't done at all,
always feel just like going out and doing
them then, just out of spite. So. as
was saying, it won't do for either of US
to call on our feathered neighbors in the
old orchard, and yet I want to find out II
Chatterer has been seen there lately
Mistah Mocker scratched his head
thoughtfully- Johnny Chuck lives 'here
now. doesn't he?" he asked.
Sannmy's face frightened. That's so.
WHY didn't ! think of him before? ne
exclaimed. Now. while ] look around
a little in the Green Forest. you go can
on Johnny Chuck and find out if he has
NJ
Mistah Mocker agreed, and Sammy told
him lust where TO look for Johnny Chuck,
down in the far corner OF the Ola orchara.
So off he started Now Mistah Mocker
knew that it wouldn't do TO let any o.
the birds who live there see him. You
see all of them were his enemies now
because they thought that he had helped
Sammy JAY steal the eggs OF Drummer
the Woodpecker. OF course he hadn l.
for Sammy hadn't stolen the eggs al an
l,.I, h.a had "a
there was nothing for Mistah Mochef 10
do but steal up to the old orchard Sc
cretly.
1t made him feel very Incomfortabie
very uncomfortable indeed. Ah feel IKE
;. sneak he muttered to himself. IL
ANYBODY should see me- GCi1ing il and
ouf of the trees and bushes this way they
would be sure tiaat An "as guilty. An
don't like Il a hi, but All reckons there's
no help for it.
in an alder tree that grew by the tu,n-
bled-aown stone wall close b. Johnny
Chuck's home in the far corner or the Old
orchard. He waited anG waited and At
last his patience was almost gone when
Johnny Chuck came cut TO sit OH his
doorstep.
..Good mo'ninc, Brer Chuck said Mis-
tab Mocker, III a low voice.
Good morning" renlied Johnny, look
ing up in surprise. maven seen you
for a. long tine. Row uid you ma OUT
where l live?' :,
ION. a little bird told me- said Mistah
Mocker, and then both laughed.
..Yo' sho'ly have & mighty likely place
20, a home Pre- Chuck. continued Mis-
tah Mocker. Have 20, many neigh
bors?"
Not too many: but enough" replied
Johnny chuck .D~urlnler the Wood
pecker has bait hi home in that old
apple tree and Winsome Biueoird has
fine family in the next one. SKINNER
the Swallow makes his home up here.
too They are very fine neighbors, who
mind their own business. Mistah Mocker.
Now, when Johnny mentioned Drum
mer the Woodpecker Mistah Mocker had
to turn his head 10 hide q smile, for to
find out just where his nome vas was
one of the things he had come for; Yes.
he replied, they sho'ly are good neigh
bors. the very best of neishbors: but an
should think yo' would mss your ora
friends of the Green Meadows and the
Green Forest. Brer Chuck
$50 / would if they didn't come TO see