Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14


SO. in the matter Of eggs, as in a
great many other matters it all de-
ponds on the point of view To Jimmy
skunk and inc Billy Postum eggs are
looked on from the viewpoint of some
| thing to eat. 1t is their stomachs that
prompt them to think of eggs. Eggs
are good to fill empty stomachs. Yes
stree, they are splendid for that, The
mere thought of eggs will make Jimmy
and inc Billy smack their lips. They
say they love" eggs. but they don't
They like" them, which is quite diff
ferent
But Mrs. Grouse and most of the
Forest and the Green Meadows and the
Old Orchard really do love" eggs. II
is the heart instead of the stomach that
responds to the thought of eggs. To
| them eggs are almost as precious as
babies, because they know that some
day-some day very soon-those eggs
will be babies There are few feath-
cred folks. I am sorry to say, who
love" their own eggs, but like the
eggs of other people-like them just as
to eat Blacky the Crow is one and
his cousin, Sammy Jay. is another.
SO. in the springtime there is always
a great deal Of matching of wits between
and the Green Meadows and the Old
Orchard-those who have eggs trying
| to keep them a secret or to build the
nests that hold them where none OF
those who like to eat them can get
| them and those who have an appetite
for eggs trying to find them.
When Unc' Billy Possum suddenly
changed the subject by asking Jimmy
Skunk if he had found any nice fresh
eggs lately he touched subject very
| said. rather, his stomach: To tell the
truth. it was a longing for some eggs
that had brought Jimmy to the Green
Forest. He knew that somewhere
there Mrs. Grouse must be hiding a
nestful Of the very incest of eggs, and
it was to hunt for these that he had
come
No" replied Jimmy. Il haven't had
any luck at all this spring. I've al
most forgotten what an egg tastes
like. Either I'm growing dull and
stupid or some folks are smarter than
YOU seen Mrs. Grouse lately?" Jimmy
looked very innocent as he asked this
Unc' Billy chuckled until his sides
shook. DO yo' suppose And tell yo
II All had?" he demanded. "Ah reck-
ons Mrs Grouse hasn't got any mo-
aiggs than All could comfortably take
care of mahself. not to mention Mrs
Possum" Here inc Billy looked back
over his shoulder to make sure that
old Mrs. Postum wasn't within hear
ing Jimmy Skunk chuckled. Seems
to me, Brer Skunk, yo' might better
do your own aigg hunting on the
Green Meadows and leave the Green
Forest to me. That would be no mo-
than fair Yo' know All never did
banker TO to get far away from trees
but yo' don't mind. Besides. there are
mo- aiggs for yo' to find on the Green
Meadows than there are TO me to find
in the Green Forest A right smart
lot Of birds make their nests on the
ground there. There is Brer Bob
White and Brer Meadowlark and Brer
Bobolink and Brer Field Sparrow and
Brer--
never mind any more. inc Billy
interrupted Jimmy Skunk. II know
all about them. That is. I know all
about them / want to know. except
where their eggs are Didn't 1 jus,
That's why I'm over here"
well. yo' won't have any mo- luck
here unless yo' are right smart lot
sharper than your inc Billy, and
when it comes to hunting aiggs All
don't take nah hat off to anybody
not even to you. Brer Skunk" replied
| inc Billy.