Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
CHILDREN,s EVENING STORY.

Peetle and Jackie Give a Show. I
None of you was bitten by a butter
fly last night, I'm glad to say, OF a
least. II you were / did not hear abou
1t. So I can tell you the story of how
Jackie and Peetie gave a show. /
happened this way.
The two little puppy dogs were out
playing in front of the kennel one day
when. all Of a sudden, Jackie called
out: ,
~ say, Peetie, let's do something
what shall we do?" asked Peetie,
who was watching a fly buzzing
around his nose. So
"Oh, l don't know" answered his
brother. Suppose We run away
again? I think it was fun that time
We went off in the woods; at least 1t
was fun after we got home"
"No. indeed, I'll not run away
again. said Peetie. otis too nice
around the kennel house. Think OF
something else, Jackie" q
"Well, how would you like to give
a show, so Johnnie and Billie Bushy-
tail. and Sammie and Susie Little tail,
and the three Wibblewobbles could
come to it," z n
$40 you suppose We could give a
show?" s
"Of couse. All you have to do is
to put UP a tent, charge admission and
do some tricks. Then everybody
comes to see what's inside the tent,
and there you are
What admission could We charger
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like that?"
"Not pins" decided Jackie. Pins
are not good to eat, and they stck
you something terrible. No, We Will
charge so many bones to come to our
show. Every one who comes VIII
have, to bring a bone
"A bone with meat on it," asked
Peetie.
.Of course replied Jackie, mice,
meaty, juicy bones. You see, the rab-
bits and squirrels and ducks don't like
bones, so they won't In the least mind
bringing them to pay their way into
our show. But We a eat the bones,
you know" and Jackie winked both
eyes at his brother and then the two
little puppy dogs laughed so hard that
they rolled over and over and wei.
"The first thing to do is to make
the tent" said Jackie after he had
stopped laughing. eve will make 1t
out of some old bags" So they got
some old bags that potatoes had once
been in, and they ripped the bags open
with their sharp teeth, and then they
got their mamma to sew the pieces
together, and pretty soon, oh, I guess
H. ~1~,,k Awe ~, th~@> ho~1yo &c fhox,
didn't have as fine a tent as a puppy
dog could wish.
Now" said Jackie, 1--WE are ready
to give the show. You and l Will
dress up in our old suits, like clowns,
and we will put some seats in the
tent, and we'll jump e the saw.
horse, and stand IN our heads and on
our tails, and jump over each others
backs, and through barrel hoops, and
I guess everybody will be glad to pay
a bone or two to see us. We will
charge one bone to come in and two
bones for a reserved seat"
So the puppy dogs printed some
paper signs about their show and
fastened the signs to trees and in the
woods and some of the posters they
gave to the kind fish hawk to hold
up in the air where every one could
see them.
Then the show was ready to begin.
First, Sammie and Susie Littletail
came, and behind them Nurse Jane
Fuzzy-W uzzy, and, would you believe
it, II Uncle Wiggily Longears wasn't
there. too! He said he really didn't
care much about the show, but he
wanted to be sure Sammie and Susie
were all right. Each one paid a bone
to get in, and Uncle Wiggily paid two