The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-12
Copyright 1929, by Mcclure Newsaa-
per Syndlcate.)
o. HOWARD q. oARIs.

1ONNANb ". Ahhlo,
Billie Bushytail, the boy squirrel, cas-
setting ready 10 so to school one morn
ing when his mother looked az him,
why. Billie!. exclaimed the lady
squirrel There's hole in your Jacket
You must leave 1t off until mend 1t. Z"
Il can I, motherl | must hurry or I'll
be late. and the lady mouse teacher
won't like IT," chartered Billie.
We'll. leave that coat home and wear
your other Jaeket--the one with the
double row OF brass buttons down the
front" said Mrs. Bushytail
"oh, that coat Is too small for Billet
He has outgrown that said Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, who was Uncle Wiggily's
muskrat LADY housekeeper.
Yes. It's so tight / can hardly keep
II buttoned," said Billie.
well, ! think you can wear II just
this one morning" went on Mrs. Busny
TAIL when YOU come home at noon
I'll have the other jacket all sewed and
mended for you. Come. LEI mo have il
now, Billie"
SO the little squirrel boy took off
jacket with a hole in Il and put on his
small one, with double row Of shiny
brass buttons down the front
ITS so tight | know something will
happen" chartered Billie, as Nurse
Jane helped him squeeze into 1t.
We'll, nothing worse can happen than
that some of the seams may rip, and
can mend II and give II to some other
little boy said Mrs, Bushytail
Pretty soon. in his small, tight jacket,
with the brass buttons--about forty
,leven OF them, | guess--Billie, was on
his way to the hollow stump school
"Oh, you're all dressed up, aren't
your whispered Mamie Wagtail, the
goat girl 70 Billie, as she stood next
"Oh, it's just an old coat" ne whis-
pered back. And it's so tight as never
was l can hardly breathe"
1T looks pretty anyhow, with all
those brass buttons, like a policeman
said Susie Littletail, the rabbit girl.
The lady mouse teacher SMILED at
Billie as he marched to his desk
My! Billet you are growing fat"
she said to the little squirrel boy
''Oh, nom, teacher! It's just that this
coat is too small for me-Fve outgrown
it," answered Billie, for 1t is all right
TO talk in school when teacher speaks
to you first.
Wen, the lessons began. and, as it
was Friday, Uncle Wiggily had been
asked 10 come to the school to hear
some pieces spoken And, along about
the middle of the morning, the rabbit
gentleman came in.
welcome to our school. Uncle Wig
gily" said the lady mouse teacher, for
nal like and social, as she led the bunny
gentleman to seat on the platform,
near the desk. II will have Sammie
Littletall recte his spelling lesson for
you"
II should like 20 hear him." said
Uncle Wiggily, generously,
Sammie stood up. and as heNwas just
spelling the word c-a-r-r-o-t when, all
of sudden there was pop and some
thing flew across the room and hit
Sammie on the nose.
ouch" cried the rabbit boy, stop
ping when he had half spelled the word.
He put his paw to his face
what was that? Who threw some
thing and hit Sammie?" asked the lady
mouse teacher, truculently.
Billie Bushytail raised his paw.
please, teacher it was one OF my
brass buttons" he said, softly.
"Oh Billie; you shouldn't throw them
around the ROOM" spoke the lady
mouse, IN ending fashion.
II didn't, please, teacher" cried Bill
lie. ut just busted off cause my coat