The Detroit times., 1916-05-22
LITTLE STORIES FCp BEDTIME
Jimmy Skunk IL Very Mad. Indeed.
copyright r. w. BurgessJ
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
When Jimmy skunk IN angry
Then every one watch out!
Its better far AT such "A time
To he nowhere about.

Its better far al such time
To he nowhere about.
Jimmy Skunk was angry this
time, and no mistake. lie was just
plain mad. and when Jimmy Skunk
feels that way no one wants to be
very near him. You know he liz
one OF the very best natured little
fellows I'm the world ordinarily. He
minds his own business, and IL no
me interferes with him he inter
eres with no one. But once he Is
aroused and feels that he hasn't
been treated fairly, look out for
him.
And this time Jimmy was mad
clear through as he got to his feet
and shook himself 10 see that he
was all there. | don't know that
any one could blame him. To be
wakened from a comfortable nap
by being rolled over and over and
shaken nearly to death as Jimmy
had been by that wild ride down the
hill in the old barrel was enough
to make any one mad So he really
Is not 10 be blamed for feeling as
he did.
Now Jimmy can never be accused
OF being stupid He knew that an
old barrel which has been lying in
one place for "a long time doesn't
move OF it's own accord. He knew
that that barrel couldn't possibly
have started of down the hill UNI
less some one had made it start,
and he didn't have doubt in the
world that whoever had done II had
known that he was inside and had
done IL to- make him uncomfortable.
SO just as soon as he had made
sure that he was really alive and
quite whole he looked 10 sec who
was about, and who could have
played such a trick on him. The
first person he saw was Reddy Fox.
In fact Reddy was right close at
hand. You see he had raced down
the hill after the barrel TO see who
was in it when he heard the strange
noises coming from il as II rolled
and bounded down. IL Reddy had
known that IL was Jimmy Skunk he
would have been quite content to
remain al the top of the hill. But
he didn't know, and II the truth be
known he had hopes that it might
prove some one who would furnish
him with a good breakfast So
quite out of breath with running
Reddy arrived al the place where
the old barrel had broken to pieces
just a. Jimmy got TO his feet.
Now when Jimmy Skunk is angry
he doesn't bite and he doesn't
scratch You know Old Mother Ma
ture has provided him with little
bag of perfume which Jimmy doesn't
object 10 in the least, but which
makes most people want to hold
their noses and run. He never uses
II excepting when he is angry or In
danger, hut when he does use IT
his enemies always turn tail and
run. That Is why he Is afraid OF
no one and why every one respects
Jimmy and his rights.
He used IL now. and he didn't
waste any time about II. He threw
some OF that perfume right in the
face Of Reddy Fox before Reddy had
chance TO turn or 10 say a word.
Take that" snapped Jimmy Skunk.
Perhaps II will teach you not to
play tricks on your honest neigh
bors,"
Poor Reddy Some OF that per
fume got in his eyes and made them
smart dreadfully. In fact for little
while he couldn't see at all. And
then the smell of II was so strong
that II made him quite sick He
rolled over and over on the ground,
choking and gasping and rubbing
his eyes. Jimmy Skunk. just stood
and looked on, and there wasn't
bit Of pity in his eyes.
"How do you like that?" said he.
"You thought yourself very smart
rolling me down hill in a barrel,
didn't you? You might have broken
my neck"
81 didn't know you were In that
barrel. and ] didn't mean to roll II
down the hill anyway" whined
Reddy, when he could get his voice.
Huh" snorted Jimmy Skunk,
who didn't believe a word Of IL.
81 didn't. Honest didn't pro-