The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20
WATCH YOUR STEP!
Peter Rabbits Near Rlunder De-
scribed in Thrift Story Writ
ten Expressly for Government
Savings Organization.
BY Thorton w. Burgess.
Copyright 1920. by Thornton w. Burg
ess. All rights reserveD.

eSE. All rights reserFed).
ItXXTATCH your step, Peter Rab
w bit! watch your step!'
shouted Happy Jack Squirrel excited
ly as he leaned down from branch OF
a hickory tree and jerked his tail a.
if he were trying to break it OF.
Peter Rabbit stopped short and sa,
up with most surprised look on his
face. why should l watch my step?'
he demanded. and stared all about
him to see what could have 50 excited
Happy Jack why should l watch
my step? What ails you anyway
Happy Jack Squirrel?"
Seeing that Peter had stopped. Hap
py Jack gave little sigh. THANK
goodness" said he, "you didn't do it. v
Life Tree In Danger.
Didn't do WHAT" demanded Peter
looking more puzzled than ever
Didn't step on that little tree
planted for my greatgreat-ever-so
great grandchildren" replied Happy
Jack promptly III you had stepped on il
I'm afraid that would have been the end
Of it. This is queer world. No ma tier
how thrifty a person may be, the care
lessness Of someone else may make tina,
thrift useless"
While Happy Jack was talking Peter
Rabbit had continued to stare about him
tree that I could possibly step on, said
No. I'm not crazy" retorted Happy
under Do that LITTLE
green plant coming up through tn" deac
:. FIT E. Locked Down w ana 1S'a:a YES
That's a. young hickory tree declared
there last fall planted it for my great
day: if careless people like you don't stel
on 1t. that will be big tree like the one
I am sitting in. which was planted by m,
own great great grand.
father.
Must Think Of the Future, Too.
Peter turned up his wohbly little most
srry Jsck sarre thn are worry
ing about tree that you won't live t
see grow up. and from which you won
get SO much as one lonesome NUT" h
Didn't I just tell YOU that, it Is m,
am thinking about" retorted Happy J2cI
E isss people is t that YOU never look shes
You think only Of the present and that i:
pure sslffshness. You don't give though
think only OF yourself. and your children
and their children will have to scram bl.
for 4 living and take what thes can find
My great great ever SO great grandfather
planted this very tree | am sitting in anc
a lot Of others that and my family nigh
he sure Of having plenty to eat. Ny
grandfather and nay father planted trees
and each fall do the same thing. Tha
sort OF thing is thrift. Peter Ra bbit."
Again Peter Rabbit scratched a long
ear with Ions hindfoot and the puzzled
look returned to his face. II thought.
said he, that thrift is just savinl
things
The Best Kind Of Thrift.
"That is one kind Of thrift. That 10
it is if the things saved are to be ueet
later replied Happy Jack. But the
then putting it where It will increase
last fall and planted it. Already 1t hal
begun to grow. and some day there vii
be thousands Of sweet hickory-nuts from
just that one. That is. there will if 70,
don't step on it.
Il won't" interrupted Peter hastily
and backed away \ little farther.
THAT nut was an Investment" Ad1et
''1n-vest- ment." repeated Peter rolling
his tongue around the big word n II h
enjoyed it, ''ln-vest- ment. l never hav,
known the meaning Of that word unit
now"