The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-25

You remember Chat % fow weeks uso Your Uncle told you about Jack Mouse. who camo North In a bunch of whIskcr and decided to stop on here after seeing WInnIfrod Mouse at a restaurant where Che man with Che whiskers was oaung a night lunch? You will also remember that oll Che other mice made fun Of Jack and plagued Winnlfrod about him. but Chat she stood up for him and told tho others he was a high minded. respectable young mouse and would bc an right when he be- camc accustomed to Che climate out side of whiakou where it was al- woys worm and murhy
 Jack soon began Go liko his now home I'm Che restaurant very much. Food was plentiful and he could 1.-Two without rustiur An ho had to do was come out of tho holc in Che wall and go under tho tables Tie got SO hc could tcu from Che noise people made eating just where to nnd Che best picking Whenever he saw a man come Into Che restaurant whose vest was partly dry goods and partly groceries he would get under tho table where that man sat and by tho time thc man reached Che dcHcrt stage of his meal Jack would bo too mll to even enjoy cheese chat would oolc out at Che corners of tho fol- iow's mouth
 But while Jack was growing to Ulc his new home Winnifrod was be- coming very tired of him. Jack never carried anything home to eat. bui would Gl himself mp and then go Co bed and sleep until ho got hungry again or course. while it was not hard to rustic a living Winniired thought it would look better if Jack would carry some of Che nice morsols hc found lo her Instead of caUnr them an himself so she decided sho would shake him and have her home to hcrcli But she did not know Just how to eo about getting rid o' him. She mentioned thc matter to hor mother one day and old Lady Mouse said. 'Loayo that matter tC me-" She was am o.dtimor and had mot lived seven years which is a long lifo for a mouse without learn. ing something Continuing she said,
 "Gctuuc rid Of worthless hus bands is where ] shine. Ever since ] canned old Bil Mouse for wanting to live iu a church. ] have taken carc not to ho Imposed upon by loaf ing husbands and ] have had at least a dozen am t0ld ] have always mo- uced Chat good providers usually get caught at it and 0rc killed. while lazy a husband that wants Co bo proc yIdcd for win live forever if given his own way. ] win manage this separation and if ] don't get Jack out Of your way and with his own consent within @ month ] win ad- mic Chat ] have lost my ability for canning lazy husbands"
 Thcn old Lady Mouse began her campaign Next morning when she saw Jack she said. "Oh. Jacki How p1le you look, You must be ack!'
 Then old Lady Mouse told ol Che other mice Chat whom they saw Jack thoy must an tel him he looked sick and warn him Co bo very careful about what he ate and ask him ii ho was sleeping wcll She also told thom to whisper among themselves. but so bc could hcar about how badly Jack was looking and Co say chat hc was certainly going into a decline The object was Co make Jack think he really was sick just work on his imagination until hc would finally become sick
 When old Lady Mouse and others an began telling Jack how bad Inc looked he poo-hooed jho idea and said hc never felt better in his life.