The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15

You didn't know that. did you"
Well. it's a fact. Yes. sir. it's a fact.
All the babies born in the Green For
est or on the Green Meadows or
around the Smiling Pool have TO go To
school just as soon as they are Dis
enough to leave their own doorsters
They so to the greatest school in the
Experience. Old Mother Nature has
charge of it. but the teachers usually
are father and mother. for the first
few weeks. anyway. After that Old
Mother Nature herself gives them a
few lessons. aud Il very stern teacher
she is. They Just have to learn her
lessons. If they don't something
OF course. Sammy Jay knew all this.
because he had had to so to school
when he was A little fellow. So Sam.
my. was not much surprised when
from his snug hiding place in n of
the old apple trees he discovered thai
there was a school in Farmer
Browns old orchard. Johnny Chuck
was the teacher and his three baby
Chucks were the pupils. Sammy jay
was SO Interested in that funny little
school in tile old orchard that he quite
forgot bon mischief.
The very first. lesson that the three
little Chucks had to- learn was obedi-
cr"e. JOHNNY Chuck was very rarticu-
lar about that. You see. he knew that
unless they learned this first Of all.
none of the other lessons would do
them much good. They must first
learn to- mind instantly without ask
ing questions. Dear me. dear me.
Johnny Chuck certainly did have his
hands full teaching those three little
Chucks to mind. You soc. they we're
| such lively. little chaps. and there was
so much tina WAS new and Wonderful
TO see that it was dreadfullS hard
| work to sit perfectly still just because
Johnny Chuck told them to. But if
they didn't mind instantly they were
sure 10 have their ears soundly boxed.
and sometimes were sent hack to the
house without a taste of the sweet.
tender. Young clover. OF which they
were so fond.
After a few lessons Of this kind they
found out that it was always best to
obey instantly. and then Johnny be-
which 1t is Very important that
every Chuck should know. First there
were signals. When Johnny whistled
q certain way it meant: "A strange
i'm sight: possible danger!" Then each
little Chuck would sit up very straight
and not move the teeniest weentest
hit. SO that from 4 little distance they
lOOktu l'' bIl ~ ~ >''S
stumps.. Eut all the time their sharp
little eyes would he looking this way
and. that way to see what the danger
nigh. he. After 2. while Johnny would
give another little whistle. Which
meant danger past" Then they
would once more begin to fill their lit
tie stomachs with sweet, tender. young
clover.
SOMETIMES. however. Johnny would
whistle sharrly; That meant run"
they could along the nearest little
path TO the house under the old apple
tree in the far corner and ~ once
look around. They would dive head
first. one after the other. in at the
doorway and not show their noses OUT
side again until Johnny or Polly
Chuck told them they could.
Then there was Il still different
" histle 1t meant danger very near
lie low" When they heard that they
ilattened themselves right down In
the grass just wherever they hap
rened to he and held their breath and
didn't move until Johnny %signalled
that they might. OF course. there
never was any real danger. Johnny