Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-10
DREAMLAND -
ADVENTURES
RASCAL RAT"
by DADDY
CHAPTER "
rrKgy's story


w Rat story 70 amuse him, she
didn't have any idea of what story she
was going to tell. Iier only thought
was to put on the fight which Rascal
Rat was planning between her and Billy
on the one side and tho FOUR tierce-looN.
ing rats on the other.
NV gracious, what kind or a stor%
shall tell?" ehe whispered to Billy.
Make It an exciting stor" ahou: q
bear" answered Billy.
Yes, and make II funny too" chuck
led Rascal Rat with a grin. Ills sharp
ears had caught their whispers
We'll, once upon time there was a
Sst little colorcd boy named Eastus," ,"
Pcggy began, saying the frs; thing that
came into her head.
Eek Eek That's funry--a fat little
colored boy named Rastus,' snic@ercd
Rascal Rat, wink!Ng ut the other rats
and grInnlng his evil grin.
"Rastus was lazy, as IA. fo.ks often
arc" went on Peggy, and Rascal Rats
grin gave way 70 a frown. pcggy. see
irg the froS.n, suddenly remembered
that Rascal Rat was very fat himself
Perhaps she had hurt his feelings by
speaking about tat folks that way. and
Bhe hastened 20 make apology: But
SONS fat folks aren't lazy. They arc
Fat just because they arc born 20 be fat
and not because they are lazy.
TO he sure :" chuckied Rascal Rat,
his grin coming back again. Some
folks are Fat because they we're born
fat--like me"
Yes" replied Pegs. ",Aa,.s 4" md
she hurried on with her story.
ttrf~l
fus. didn't Tx" 70 20 . schoo" and one
DAY he ran away just as the Q oc.ocE
hell was ringing. And lie went out t"lV
tho woods---thc Gar%, scarv woods"
Eek Eek To- dark, scary woods
where the owls '.vc aHl t..o weases"
In this woods !.yed fat Cd bear"
sag Eek iSsSy . Was ho horn to bo "a. or was
ing again.
ealen a lot OF nice berries and grubs
said P,egEy. and a. that Rascal Rat
And the ca:, lazy co,orei boy was
creeping through the bushes IN the
fat old bear was creeping through the
bushes as quiet as could be- Wien all
OF sudden, what DO .ou think hap
'WhatH' sque0@ed II" other rats.
They met each other face 70 face"
Eek DH the 'at bear gohbla UP
ths rat co'oT"l boy asked Rascal Rat
iIcl'inE his chops as though Ne would
lave liked 10 have been tG"cc
"Rastus. the IA; co,ored boy. was
scared. and Fs lodged behind a big 'rsa
And IN" Fat old bear was scared and ~
dcdged behind the other side OF the tree.
said Peggy. Rascus sh!v"red anI shooG
h.nd him. The at OIL lea sav the
tapping coat tails AMI grabbed them,
Then Rastus. the fat boy. ran around
tho tree. Gol!y. he though, th1t bear
was going to eat him ~. And as Ras-
tus ran he saw 4 tail sticking cut ahead
Of him--a tail that seemed t. h, going
faster than hc vas. 20 re grabbed a, il
to help pull him along Now that tail
was the tail OF the bear, and when
tne bear found that something had hold
of 1t he went licllety-spiInter aro.md anI
around tho tree. And Tie faster hc
went the faster he dragged Rastu@, and
the faster Eastus vas dragged the Cus'ec
he ran
"IIee; nee He: Uttered Rascal
Tat. THAT was funny"
And they went around tho ,-e" and
around tho trec and around the tree and
around the tree and around"
Here Here; That's, saouSh 0:
"Im getting d!zZy. What happened
'Wny they vent around ,7o ,-ee ard
eround the t7"o and around III" tree and
around" Teggy might h2y" Kept that
around tie tr"e' up long time. h.t
Iiasca Rat who had been 'aI",I .@'"--
"sted IN tho story, now yawHed broadly
and showed E.s w.t.e teeth
y told you that was enough - a-oa"t
~" tree" 10 srar.ed .'Wha' ha0paueG
vher they 6: through 60 around the