Arizona republican., 1921-02-14
By Thorton W. Burgess

Johny Chuck was missed from his old home on the Green Meadows. II the had known how much ne was missed he certainly would have trled to go back for at least a call on hls old neighbors. There had been great surprise when it had been discovered that Jimmy Skunk was living in Jonn- ny's old house, and at first some or the little meadow people were inclined to look at Jimmy wee bit dlstruslfuily when he told how Johnny Chuck had given away his house. But when John ny sent back word by the Merry Little Freezes that it was true they believed Jimmy Skunk and forgot the unpleas- ant things that they had begun to hlnt at about him. But they one and all thought that Johnny Chuck must De crazy. Yes. sir, they thought that Johnny Chuck must. be crazy They were sure Of it when the Merry Little Freezes brought word of how Johnny had started out to see the world.
 But all were so busy about thelr own affairs in the beautiful, bright springtime that they coldnt spend much time wondering about Johnny Chuck They missed him every time they passed him old house and then they forgot him; that is, most Of the little meadow people did. Peter Rabbit didn't. Peter used to stop every day to. gossip with Johnny Chuck and tel him all the news. And now that Johnny Chuck was no longer there Peter missed him greatly. Jimmy Skunk was always asleep or off somewhere. Be sides. he was such a traveller that he knew all the news almost as soon as 1 Peter himself.
 1 The Merry Little Freezes told Peter l that Johnny Chuck was still on the Green Meadows, hunting for new home, so Peter made up his mind that just as soon as Johnny got settled he | would hunt him up and call. You see he never dreamed that Johnny would leave the Green Meadows. and he thought that of course the Merry Little Freezes would tell him just where Johnny Chuck's new house was when ever it was built. But there IS where Peter made a, mistake. The Merry Little Freezes are the friends or all tne little meadow and forest people, but they wouldn't be very tong if they told everything that they find out.
 Their merry tongues they guard full
 we'll
 And things they shouldn't never tell, For long ago they learned the way To keep d secret night and day. I And so when they found Johnny Chuck's new house in the corner of Farmer Browns old orchard they promised Johnny that they wouldn tell anybody. and they didn't So II 1 was long time before any one else found out what had become of Johnny Chuck, for no one thought or looklns lin the corner of the old orchard. The Merry Little Freezes used to come teyery day and bring Johnny Chuck the news and he and Polly Chuck wouio laugh and chuckle as they thought o' Peter Rabbit hunting and hunting and
 never finding them.
 Then one morning as Johnny Chucl l sat on his doorstep half dozing in ths
 sun. his heart filled with contentmenf
 he happened to look up straight lntS
 two sharp eyes peering down at hin
 from among the leaves of the apple tree under which he had built hi house
 He knew those eyes. They were suci
 sharp eyes that they were unpleasant He didn't even have lo0k for the blu' land white coat of the owner to know
 who had found his snug home. Blu
 he pretended to keep right on dozlrg
 and pretty soon the owner of the eye'
 disappeared without making sound.
 .sOh. dear," sighed Johnny Church
 "the whole world will know where W. live now. for that was Sammy Jay