Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-19

tent Of his stomach. he had been in the
worst kind of mischief. and he knew it.
But 1t hadn't got him into trouble, and
so, l am sorry to say. he didn't care
In fact. he was planning to get into
the same kind of mischief the very
Peter, as he set out in the moonlight
across the Green Meadows toward the
dear Old Brier Patch. In the first place,
his stomach was full almost to burst
/. gan uncomfortable yet in a way
very comfortable feeling. l guess you
know how it is In the second place.
he had got into no trouble. and SO
far as he could see he was not likely
to get into any trouble on the way
osck. Reddy Fox was still over in the
Old Pasture trying to get rid of the
dreadful perfume Jimmy Skunk had
thrown on him. Old Granny Fox was
nowhere to be seen, and neither was
Old Man Coyote. He had just heard
Green Forest. and Bowser the Hound
bark up in Farmer Browns dooryard
So the way back to the dear Old Brier
Patch was clear and there was No need
of hurrying.
Peter was glad of this. It is bad
stomach. but it is worse to have to
run on a very full one. So Peter didn't
hurry. He took his time. and his mind
was filled with pleasant thoughts of
the good time he had had in Farmer
Browns garden and the good times he
intended to have there in the future.
Peter was half way to the dear O.d
Brier Patch when he felt a tiny pain in
his stomach.
Guess I overate a little" said he
as he hopped along. Presently that lit
tie pain began to grow, as little pains
have way of doing. and almost in no
time it was a big pain. Peter stopped
and pressed both hands against his
stomach. There was no doubt about 1t.
Peter had a stomachache. Yes, sir.
Peter had a stomachache. Gracious me.
how 1t did ache. You know Peter has
a very big stomach. and there is room
for a lot of ache as well as lot of
food. 1t ached worse and worse. and
finally Peter just had to lie down.
"Oh. DEAR groaned Peter Il wish
hadn't eaten so much. I guess l must
have made pig of myself. This was
very true, though it was a surprising
he wouldn't have admitted 1t II there
had been any one to hear him. After a
little the pain was not SO hard. and
he went on. But he felt very sick. and
every minute he felt more sick. He
began to feel weak in tho legs. They
felt wobbly. He began to wonder II
he ever, ever could reach the dear Old
oh" moaned Peter "oh. dearr'
groaned Peter.
down. But he didn't dare stop long.
He must reach the Old Brier Patch.
1t wouldn't do to be too sick to move
until he did reach there How he did
wish he had kept away from Farmer
Browns Yarden! He knew 1t was what
he had eaten that had made him so i'll.
He thought 1t was because he had eaten
too much: Still he had been sick from
eating too much before. but never any
thing like this.
"I'll never. never go there again.
sobbe Peter as he struggled on. Would
he never reach the dear Old Brier
Patch He began to be very much afraid
that he wouldn't. But he did. 1t seem
ed to him that It had taken him all
night to get there. though. of course,
it hadn't. when at last he crawled in
under the friendly bramble bush at
the entrance to one OF his private little
paths and just dropped right down
there painting and feeling very. very
bad indeed.