Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18

enter the Green Forest Sammy follow
i ed them, taking the greatest care not to
| make a sound. He had feeling that
something would happen. So when Farm
err Browns Boy pushed over the old dead
tree, not knowing that anybody lived in
it, Sammy saw him. Sammy didn't know
that anybody lived there either. He had
sat on the top of that old dead tree
many times without once suspecting that
anybody lived in it, which shows how
cunnngly Tiplmy the Flying Squirrel had
kept his secret.
After the old tree had crashed to the
ground Sammy watched Bowser the
Hound go shifting along its length. He s
wasting his time il he thinks he's going
to find anybody there" thought Sammy.
Just then Bowser stopped and began
to dig under the tree at a certain place
and it was very clear that Bowser thought
he had discovered something. He whned
and then he barked excitedly. Farmer
Browns Boy rolled the tree over and
right away Sammy's sharp eyes spied a
little round hole. 1t was just like lot
Of other little round holes in the old tree.
but Bowser shifted and whined and bark
ed at this one in a way that plainly said
that there was some one inside.
That's queer" thought Sammy. Now
who can be in there"
He watched Farmer Browns Boy pick
up stick and thump on the old tree and
happen, for he knew that Farmer Browns
Boy was trying to brighten out whoever
was inside that hole. At first nothing
happened. Then suddenly things happened
SO fast that Sammy quite forgot that he
was spying and fairly shrieked with joy.
A little, dark form darted out Of the hole,
sprang right on to Farmer Browns Boy,
ran up to his shoulder and then leaped.
sailing over to the nearest tree, scrambled
up this and leaped again, disappearing
among the trees of the Green Forest.
AS for Farmer Browns Boy he was so
startled and surprised that he jumped
back, tripped over Bowser the Hound, and
then fell. sprawlng his full length on the
ground, while Bowser gave startled yelp,
for his master had stepped on his toes.
1t was so funny that Sammy laughed until
he quite lost his breath. You see Sammy
was quick to see the joke-great big
Farmer Browns Boy upset by timid little
Jimmy the Flying Squirrel! 1t was the
greatest joke of the summer.
What had happened was this: When
Jimmy had heard the humping of that
stick on the walls of his house he had
been frightened almost to death. He felt
that he couldn't stay there another min
ute, SO he had darted out. Now, bright
sunlight is always confusing when you
come into it suddenly out of the dark. Be-
sides, Jimmy never comes out in the
light anyway if. he can help it. His eyes
are made for the dusk and the dark.
When he darted out he didn't see clearly.
He took Farmer Browns Boy. standing
there, for a stump, and as he wanted the
highest place he could get to jump from,
for you know he cannot jump from the
ground. he sprang right on to Farmer
Browns Boy and had reached his Shout
der before he discovered his mistake. 1t
was all SO sudden that Farmer Browns
Boy hadn't seen clearly who it. was and
had been SO startled by the suddenness of
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fall over Bowser.
Very sheepish he looked as he picked
himself up and brushed the dirt from
his clothes. Then he grinned and present.
ly began to chuckle. That's a joke on u.s.
Bowser," said he. but we won't tell
anybody"
But Sammy Jay told. 1t was too good
to keep, and before night everybody in
the Green Forest had heard of the joke
on Farmer Browns Boy.