The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-03
fat beetle" retorted Jimmy. A
butterfly In nothing but q kind OF


fat beetle" retorted Jimmy. A
butterfly In nothing. but a kind of
lug. and when fellow Il hungry
H., isn't particular what kind OF bugs
.s eats. There isn't much to but.
tr-ly. but II there happens 20 be
enough OF them they aren't so bad"
just the same. think II H. a
shame 10 kill the pretty butterflies.
There IL no accounting for .astes."
Peter spoke with such an air. such
a lunny llr Of considering hlmself
80 much better than Jimmy that
Jimmy had TO laugh.
That's 80, Peter" said he. For
my part never could understand
low any one could eat bark and kill
Iretty trees"
"I-l-l--' Peter stopped. lie
couldn't find a word &c say. He
dld eat barb. and sometimes he did
Kill trees altho he never had
thought II that before When food
~ yer, scarce I'm winter Peter
gnaws the bark from Young trees
and when. AZ sometimes happens. he
cats all the bark No can reach all
the way around i little tree that
little tree dies.
Jimmy was stlll chuckling. "NeT.
er mind, Peter" said be Every
body 20 his cwn taste. Yon like bark
and like butterflies when nothing
else Is 10 10 found. tho | prefer fat
beetles just as you prefer sweet
clover ANYWAY. you are richer
than YOU wer" yesterday
Peter blinked In puzzled way.
Il didn't know IT, hut IL you say |
am / suppose am" said he
"Of course you are" returned
jimmy. "1Cn'ye learned something
You know something yen didn't
know before. Tina, Is knowledge
and knowledge is The best kind ~
wealth"
Peter pulled his whiskers thought.
fully. 4 suppose you mean that
have learned tina: there are butter
flies in winter" said he.
Jimmy nodded. Il always sup
posed that Jack Frcst killed all the
butterflies" continued Feter. and II
~ hard work not to believe IL even
now. Where has that fellow up
there on top II that stump been all
the time"
Behind one OF those loose pieces
OF bark hanging 10 that stump" re-
piled Jimmy promptly. II VIZ could
get mp there and pull that bark on
We probably would hn1 some more
Jack Frost does Kill most butterflies
Tut this IL one kind he doesn't. They
sleep just as Johnny Chuck does all
winter. waking up once In while
when MIR. Sun shines on their sleep
Ing place a. he Is doing now. As
room as Mr. Sun moves on that but.
terry up there will crawl back under
the bark and 40 to sleep again. I've
found Them lots of times In old
stumps and under old logs. See.
there ne goes now
Peter looked, and sure enough that
butterfly was crawling under one
OF the pieces OF loose bark.
Isn't II wonderfu;?" ySsped Peter.
Everything II wonderful" replied
Jimmy skunk, "if only you have
eyes TO see and use them"
Then Jimmy skunk chuckled.
Don't you know that this is Johnny
Chuck's day." he said.
What do Won mean by Johnny
Chucks day - Peters eyes were
very wide open with curiosity.
why I thought every one knew
that replied Jimmy Skunk. stu
,huckling. This "a the day that
"sohnny Chuck is supposed 10 wake
uu and come out e. see what time
o. year IL is and how much longer
he has got 10 sleep"
Peter looked more puzzled than
ever. he pulled his whiskers Then
Ie scratched his long felt ear with
his long right hindfoot. After this
ltt FNIdNtntu nlS tCub Tlkht car WIN
bis long left hindfoOt. All the time
Jimmy Skunk watched him and kept
chuckling 10 himself Al last Peter
found his tongue once more.
How" ne asked. "can Johnny
Chuck know how much longer he
las got 10 sleep!"
II don't know thai he cam" replied
jimmy skunk. al, ] know is what
people say"
We'll. what do they say" asked
Peter very impatieGtly.
They say" Saii Jimmy, that II
Johnny comes out today and sees
his shadow he will know that ihere
VIII bc six weeks more Of winter and
40 he will promptly 70 back TO bed
t0 sleep ak weeks moro. n be
doesn't see his shadow he will know
that sweet Mistress Springtime will
come early and &c lac will not have