The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-23
BEDTIMESTORIES
4 FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
MIR. FROGS PARTY.

NIX. FROGS FAhlr.
81 am going to give a party" said
Billy Bull Frog one day, "and | must
get someone to carry the invitations
, for me-
"Pll do that for you," said a Blue
Q Bird, which happened to be sitting on
1 bush by the pond, and always wanted
to do something for someone.
So the invitations were sent out to
0 Everybody in the woods, and Billy Bull
e Frog talked of nothing else but his
Y ]party, and what grand affair it would
:, be for days before it came on.
e Mrs Squirrel made herself new
q dress, with sash to cover her tail,
l. which was not brush, as she could
:, lhave wished it to be, and Mrs. Rabbit
It made all the little rabbits new white
a dress, and that took some little time,
t because there were a great many lit
Il tie Dummies. All the birds chartered
SO about the party that no one could
sleep that morning, and Mr.. and Mrs.
q Owl said they never remembered such
:. a fuss over a party before, which went
to prove that Billy Bull was great
" society fellow.
"a When the hour arrived they all
e gathered around the pond and Billy
n. Bull, with spanking clean white vest
in hoped to welcome them.
10 The little Bunnies kept looking for
i? 1.-THE goodies they expected to have at
in party, and Mrs. Squirrel said she
,t had looked everywhere, but she saw no
IN signs of a banquet The birds hoped
Al about picking up seeds and looking
Is under bushes, but nowhere could any
h one find table spread for feast.
w 81 thought we might have game of
Il. leap frog" said Billy Bull, after a
II while, when everybody seemed uneasy.
I'd Leap frog!" said Mrs. Squirrel.
ne .You didn't invite us here to play that
lis clownish game, hope?
81 can't see thing" said Mrs. owl
from the tree above. 81 wish you
VS. would have party at night, Billy Bui
of Frog. You know well enough l seldom
to go out in the daytime" s.
er ''Well, we will play something else,'
sts said Billy Bull. l "only just mentioned
les that game because have Away
m. played it. We can play tag or hid
las and seek"
Tvs my children are all dressed in thei
nm hest clothes" said Mrs. Bunny, "and
hin did not come to party to play games
zen did you, Mrs. Squirrel?" she said, loof
be ing very wise.
mo, indeed. did not, replied MRS
- Squirrel, "but that seems to be a
there is to do. l don't see any table
"Nor |. Nor l." said the birds.
ast ",illy Bull, where is your dinin
use room?" asked Blue Jay. "You hav
\ Iaskcd us to party and we all cam
ana here. We have been sitting for
cen hour and you ask us to play games"
"Yes," said Mrs. Squirrel, "and al
lad hungry. didn't eat much today b
ght cause knew I was coming to tn
' party"
Billy Bull began to hop about u
easily and looked at the other fro
kly lwho sat by the pond. He had pien
'1ic;, to cat, but he had just thought
item. something that had quite escaped !
" jmind before. and he wondered how
n was to tell his guests.
"My dear friends" he said at last.
have a feast all prepared for you, a
/. lii you will all follow me you will
Y sure, feel repaid for doing so.'
y And with this Billy Bull turn
). around AMI dived to the bottom Of
! pond, leav.ng his guests too astonisf
ito speak for a minute.
Mrs Blue Jay found her voice a.