The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-27
Bed Time Stories
For the Little
Folks
DRUSiLLA LISTENS
TO BOBBY JONES.


did not know much that had been go
ing on there.
One night when Bobby Jones came !
up out of his box slowly Drusilla
asked what was the matter with him.
"You looked as though you expected
something to happen to you" she said.
81 am pretty careful how l pop up
now, after what happened while you
were gone" said Bobby.
Not having had any adventures her
self, Drusilla was unusually interested
and anxious to hear what happened to |
Bobby Jones.
Then Drusilla noticed that Bobby's |
hat did not look just right, and he
wobbled about as though he were
ship in rough water.
what is the matter with your hat,
Bobby Jones. 1t looks as though some
one had pushed in the crown said
Drusilla.
81 will tell you about it, Drusilla, If
you will just wait until l get balanced
in this box" said Bobby in tone that
sounded a little as Drusilla's did when
Bobby asked questions of her when
she was telling of an adventure.
Drusilla saw that Bobby had the ad-
vantage of her because he had some
thing to tell, and she had not, so she
did not reply, but sat up very straight
and let him see she was all attention.
at happened the first night you were
away" Bobby began. 81 did not know
you were away, and ( was coming out
of my box to have our little chat
"If you remember that your lit
tie mother had another little girl in
here, playing with her. Well, it was
all the fault of that little visitor.
"She loosened my spring. it had
been mended once before, and was not
very strong, so when she pulled me by
the head to see what made me jump
every time she opened the box, l sup
pose she pulled me right off the fasten-
ing on the bottom of my box.
"As l was saying, was coming out
! of my box to talk with you, and l guess
| | must have been in hurry, for l
came up with a bound, and when l
came to the top of the box, did not
stop. l kept right on gong.
81 thought at first was going
through the top of the room. but the
next thing I knew, l felt something
pulling my hair, and the paper doll
and Teddy Bear were screaming.
when | was able to see what had
happened, found the wire monkey
hanging from the shelf right over my
box. had me by the hair"
"How awful" exclaimed Drusilla,
leaning nearer Bobby that she might
not lose a word of what he was saying
Eyes, wasn't it," replied Bobby
pleased that he had been able to have
something happen to him that Drusil.
! la thought awful.
i "But what made your hat crush in
that way. 1t looks as though you
struck your head" said Drusilla.
81 did," replied Bobby. II went Out
of my box with such force that
bounded up against the bookshelf and
that made the monkey wig.le. and as
was coming down he caught me by
the hair, and there I had to stay al
, night.
; THE next morning your little mo
, ther came In here to get your bonnet
, and she saw me- When she took me
down some Of my hair was still in tha
creatures hand, you can see it now.
You may be glad caught you, m,
fine fellow" said the monkey, who hat
been quiet all the time For righ
under this shelf that night was a tut
. OF water where the little mistress haC
been sailing ducks, and il you had fal
len into that, you would not be telling
your story, you would have been al
5 apart by this time"
Bobby Jones looked very serious TO
a minute and then he said: 81 guess
+ you are right, Mr.. Monkey, I SHOULD
have thanked you and not taken it Al
an unkindness that you held me al
night, but | really had an adventur,
with which there was quite q bit O
danger connected, don't you think SO
Drusilla2'
Eyes, | do" Drusilla had to admit
"hut Of coursa that vaa univ ono