Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-23
THE BRICKS ARRIVE
By Farmer Smith

Wasn't Il funny that Just as Billy
Bumpus was getting hungry once more the
tire on the automobile truck In front OF
him blew up with BANf' Suuueny
he was surrounded with DTS OF Hy'"s
rubber.
"Ha ha. no. no" laughed Billy to him
Golf as he began eating the bits of rubber
tire that were strewn about him Ihls
is the first course of my dinner
one piece two pieces, three pieces! MY,
how good they tasted Billy was about
20 pobhle up the third piece when he sud-
denly looked up and who shoulu ne see
hut Mr. Giraffe looking down at him'
80 YOU took a nibble ouC or our tire
aid you?" shouted Mr., Giraffe
"p,ease Mr.. Giraffe, I didn't do anything
90 Iour tire. II blew up all by its lone
some" whined Billy.
.you ran along behind us ana stuck
vour tongue on that tire until you ripped
II omen, that's all; know YOU SAID MT
Giraffe. ,
"I must have a very sharp tongue" ven-
tured Billy. ,,,os .ho ,s,,ow
| with the long neck
Billy was silent. ,.o,
what are you going TO 90 apou' III
asked Mr.. Girane. , .,,
Rillv thought of what he had peen toiu
on5 about his talking too much, and he
gai
,, - Then he trotted down the ROAD IN
! Nc direction of the Goatville skating RINK,
| which was fast nearing compleuoh' ne
| felt better; much better -, ,.,
"r think / like tires that have been
n,oun mn better than those that are new
olo ,,as thinking to himself. II guess IT
ooal,es them softer when they are ploWn
,.,A NV tbe air, l wonder why I get blamed
| For everything. don't wonder peopie are
always saying something about pelne tne
| hal
goat I'VE are a ad muca,"yu shnrt .I won
1esSiS iS am beast or just what 1 am
what is a goatY' ,., .,,o,,,o,
| Ua could not answer his own question:
On he started off again and soon came 10
the brick pile beside the uoa.Vii,e sN"'ile IIe
.;nl, Then a thought struck nm lie
iirid GET some one to take the bricks nome
w.. MIN At that moment Jeremiah Goat
10 lor along drawing load Of bricks in
| little wagon . - ,Io, mr.. wan
this beautiful dayT asked Billy oi 'e'e-
miah .,s..,,, ,,or draw that wagon.
| A. a,,sb INV good wife could see you draw
| those bricks Could you take m a.'ie ull ourh
sround our house with themF buiy
| sauinted at his frienu' w., ..,, ,,o,,r ,v,,a
"of course could. You say your wire wire
,iSs 10 see me drawing this little
| oaon ." And Jeremiah turned AROUND ana
| started off with Billy,
patiently Billy trotted beside the wagon.
| s' u,,ia while he would sniff-sniff, until
snally Mveu he became so hungry that ne reached
ate the nut tS, S the but awe when sS.
mlan ~ dray up In front of Billy's house
wason Wheel came of and down went the
prisn snch a noise! Mrs. Goat ran from the
house and when she saw the , load OLD oa Sreks sNS
threw her arms around biiiys neck anu
| kiased him, ,. ,.xx,, =
N's1i "Here, here - shouted jeremiah Who
"a going 70 AK my wagons"
.sTaks the bricks into the house and you
can come and get your wagon In the I,e morn
ing, ss.vvhats WHAT?' shouted Jeremiah
Goat. n.. :. pu,, ana than
.,srtaa away. but he did not go back to
sns skatins rink, He went right straight TO
the Goetyills Police Station :