The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-24
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THE ROEBERS-PART /,

thiuS SOou 10 eat, lhou5h nv he'd H't
had the slightest idea where he could
get it, when he met Mr.. Coon coming
along as if he, too, were thinking.
Morning" said Mr. Postum. "A PEN
ny for your thought, Mr. Coon.
MY thoughts are worth more than a
penny, Mr.. Possum," said Mr.. Coon, al
ter he had said good morning. IF I'll
only costs a penny TO get what | am
thinking about, might have it,"
do tell me what you were thinking
about" said Mr. Postum. 81. too, was
indulging in an expensive thought"
81 was a-thinking," began Mr.. Coon,
in drawing tone, that a good tat
chicken or duck or anything along that
line would taste good, and that it was
a long time since had enjoyed good
square meal
Well | wasn't thinking about the
meal being square," said Mr.. Possum
but | will confess | was thinking
about the same thing you were, and
also thought of Old Man Crow, who
lived somewhere about and how well
he can cook
Now. Old Man Crow never works,
vet he is always fat and slick looking.
and have heard it whispered that he
never bothers to ask for anything he
wants, but helps himself.
Il have heard that his pantry is al
ways filled with pies and cakes. and
buildings and jelly and honey S-r
chicken pie and roast duck and
stop, stop" cried Mr.. Coon, cover
! ing both ears with his paws. have
little pity, Mr. Possum, for my poor
empty stomach
Il have pity for your empty stomach
| and mine. too" said Mr. Possum. that
| is why am telling you about Old Man
Crow and his well-fiIled pantry. Now
| if if is all true about the way he gets
his living, and | have no reason IN the
world to doubt it, Mr.. Coon, none I'D
the world, then we should be perfectly
justified in visiting Old Man Crow and
getting some of those things he keeps
on his pantry shelf.
That sounds good to me- said MT
Coon, "but suppose he does not invite
us to dinner?"
Did | say anything about his inVit-
ing us > said Mr.. Possnm. I did not,
for | know right we'll he will do no
such thing: so we will try another
scheme which | will tell you if you
will come in the woods a little way
from this path. Mr.. Fox, or someone
might wander along and want to JON
the party. and while sometimes the say
ing the more the merrier. is true. TINS
time it would not be- because the more
we have in the party the less there VIII
be for us
Mr.. Coon said he understood perfect
Nv what Mr.. Postum meant, and they
sat down on log hidden by the bushes
while Mr.. Possum told his plan,
1--WE will wait until Mr.. Crow is tax
ing his MONDAY nap said Mr.. PoSsum'
and then we will make sure the pan
trv is full before we begin action
what in the world is that" asked
Mr. Coon. Il never heard of beginning
anything with action what is it ike?
81 mean. before we begin to get the
good things in Old Man Crows pantry
we want to be sure they are there
explained Mr.. Postum.
"Of course. we want to be sure OF
that" said Mr. Coon. but that Is hiu
ing ont. never heard it called action
before
Cali it anything you like. Friend
Coon" said Mr.. Possum. Have you
got gum?
"yes I have one. found it after MI
hoo and Mr. Man had been around
one night looking for me, SAID MI
Coon. q just kept it for souvenir
"a WHAT" asked Mr. Pcssum.
"A souvenir" said Mr.. Coon, smiling
to think he had one on Mr.. Postum.
Never heard of it, said Mr.. POS
sum. shaking his head,
1--WE will put it with your action
said Mr.. Coon. land talk it over later
what are you going to do with tue
gum"
ooh. | will show you. said Mr.. POS
sum. "You will run home ana get tue
gun and will get an old hat | fouho
in the woods one day. and we Will meet
right here on this log just before
lneoatime"
Tomorrow I will tell you what nap
pened when they went to the home Of
Old Man Crow.