The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-04
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Sooty the Chimney Swift.
81 THORNTON ". BURGESS.

Jolly, round. red Nr sun was
just going 10 bed behind the Purple
Hllls as Peter Rabbit stole into the
| Old Orchard Go Was just that
beautiful hour between daytime and
! nighttime when the little people OF
/ The Groen Meadows and the Green
Forest who ha~-- been busy all day
l are beginning 20 get drowsy aud are
| thinking OF going 20 bed while
those Who have been sleeping all
dAy are getting the slecpyWinks on;
OF their eyes and are thinking about
I hlllng empty stomachs The Old
Orchard always is very pleasant AZ
this hour Peter likes 10 steal up
there and So for while near
Johnay Chuck's doorstep 10 chat
wiki jOhnny Chuck while they
watch the nrs' OF the Black Shad.
ows steal among the trees and lis
ten 10 the gooe night twitters OF the
teathered folk and the beautiful
evening SONG o. Brownie the Thrush
Chltter-chitter.chitferchu chit
ter-chitter- chiuer-Chit, CHR. chit.
chit. chit" Peter put his head back
20 look mp over The tops OF the
trees raced a black form. this way.
'ha, way turning. wheeling and
then NTH rapid wing beats racing
straight ahead all the time shout
INK joyorsly II was bird OF
course FILTER the Bat Is the only
animal who can fly. and he cannot
ny anything like The dartins little
black form Peter vas watching II
was SQoty the Swift
So6ty gets more run out OF flying
than anybody know Of" declared
Peter. Just listen 70 him He
shouts just for pure JOY OF using
those queer little wings I know
how he feels Tie feels just a. 7
DO when race around and kick up
my heels jusr FOR pure JOY in being
alive Sometimes wish could
shout then. but you know ! can't
because haven't any voice for
shouting Just listen 20 Sooty' he
isn't much 10 look a.. but be seems
20 have more fun thar any bird
snow ~ unless h IS Skinner tho
swallow and 'hen after all Sooty
Is Swallow himself"
Huh L vas Johnny Chuck
"Hgh exclaimed Johnny again
Peter turned 20 look AZ Johnny
and was puzzled az the look o. Dis
gus, on Johunys face Huh ex-
claimed Johnny Chuck once more
For a fellow Who goes about a.
much as YOU DO and pokes his nose
into other peoples affairs a. much
as You DO. Peter Rabbit. you know
mighty li'tle abo6t your neizhbors.
Whoever told you hat Soo;y is
swallow We
WHY hy-why 7 don't know
that any one did replied Peter
slowly. looking more puzzled than
ever - dIdnt have 10 be told
Any zone can see that No Is swal-
low inst 70 look az him"
very fond 81 that exclamation. I'll
suppose any one can make them.
selves sec what they war' 70 SEQ II
they dont use their brains enough
to find ont about things Sooty isn't
swallow. never was swallow
and never V.Il he a swallow. he
belongs 70 another family al.ozath.
er He's switr That's what he
ls-a swift"
Peter didn't now just what 10
say. Johnny Chuck spoke as is ~
knew exactly what ~ va. talking
about and Peter bad 10 admit 70
himself that be really didn't know
a thing about Soory "CbIuer.chir.
ter-chitter chitchIt once more
sooty raced high overhead shouting
joyously
he looks ike a swallow any.
way. declared Peter. 'but IL you say
he isn't one. I suppose be isnf nj
be - a swift he is well named for
re certainly lie swift enough in Tho
air guess don't know much
about him.
q guess you don declared
I Johnny Chgcx. f sou call him