Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-23
STORY Xxx.

TURE.
1t was a very hot day. 1t was as
hot, in fact, as some Of the days we
have had around here lately. and
when Brighteyes, the little guinea
pig girl saw the yellow sun beaming
down as she looked out Of the pen IN
the morning, she said to her papa:
Nov, be careful not to get overhead
ed today, daddy dear"
II will" replied Dr.. Pigg, 1T is so
very warm that | shall walk on the
shady side Of the street, and keep a
handkerchief, wet in ice water, on
my head"
II was cool enough the other
night" remarked Buddy Pigg. In
fact, shivered when saw the burg
lar fox trying to get in," and he actu-
ally shivered again when he thought
of it. and Of how he had scared the
bad fox away, as 1 told you in the
story just before this one.
But after bit it got so warm that
even the thought of the fox could not
make Buddy shiver. Neither could
his mother nor Brighteyes shiver, and
when you can't SILVER, you know, it's
a sure sign that It's going to be very
hot.
At last Brighteyes said:
"Oh, think I'll 90 for walk In the
woods. Don't you want to come along,
Buddy?" and she looked at her broth
er, who was whiting stick with his
new knife.
But Buddy decided it was too hot
even to 60 of in the woods, so Bright.
eyes said she would 80 alone. She
put on her coolest dress. l think it
was q white swiss or blue organdie,
or a challis, or a bombazine, can't
just exactly remember. Anyway, 1t
was nice and cool and freshly washed
and ironed and starched, and Bright
eyes looked Just as pretty in it as a
picture In q gold frame.
Well, she walked along for some
time and pretty soon, oh, guess in
about three sQueaks, or maybe four,
she came to the woods. It was nice
and cool and shady in there. with a
little breeze blowing through the
trees, and frisking about In the
branches we're several chipmunks,
who were cousins of Jennie Chipmunk,
and number Of squirrels besides,
most Of them relations of Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail ~ "
So B1ghteyes sat down on messy
log and thought how nice and cool it
was. and pretty soon she heard water
running and splashing over the stones
That made her cooler than ever and
she was feeling very happy, and wish
ing Buddy was with her, when she be.
gan to feel thirsty. |
And the more she heard the water
running the more thirsty she became
until she said, right out loud: Pm 60
ing to get drink"
You've idea how furry it sounded
to hear Brghteyes speak out loud
that way, for 1t was so still and quiet
in the woods that 1t was Just as if she
had spoken out loud in church after
the minister has stopped praying
Then Brighteyes got up from the
messy log and went toward the run.
ming water. And what do you s'pose
Is going to happen? Why, she's going
to have an adventure in about min.
ute or maybe less time. .
Well, the little guinea pig girl found
where a little brook ran through the
woods over the stones and under
green banks where the long ferns
grew. and she was more thirsty than
ever, and when she got down to the
edge of the brook there was a little
plank stretched across the water fol
a bridge. ,.fs
Brighteyes walked out on the mid
die of the plank, looked down into the
brook, which was just like looking
glass and she saw how well her dress
fitted. Then she kneeled, dipped hel
paws in the water and scooped uI
some to drink, taking care not to
splash any on her clothes
obi" exclaimed the little guinea
pig girl, that is very fine water!
Then she took another drink and stood
up. She was just going to walk back
to shore when she happened to hear a
funny noise, and 10! and behold, at
either end Of the plank bridge there
was funny brown, furry creature
about as big as small dog. They
stood up on their hind legs one at one
end of the plank and one at the other
and when they saw Rrighteyes look
ing at them the larger creature cried
out: #
"Ha! Ha! Now we have you.
You can't get ashore unless you give
us all your money!"
IT haven't very much" said poor
Brighteyes, beginning to tremble and
wondering II the brown creatures We're
burglars.