Evening star., 1922-01-07
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Old Man Coyote Makes a
DayIiqht Visit.
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
When food is scarce and weather cold
One has to be little bold
Old Man Ooyot.

When food is scarce and weather cold
One has to be little bold.
Old Man Coyote
| Old Man Coyote was getting along
after fashion. 1t was seldom he
could get his stomach full. but he
managed to get enough to keep from
starving. Occasionally he would be
lucky and get a good meal. Then for
several days he would get only a bite
here and there. All the time he was
using his wits. and there are no
Coyote.
He had lived near Farmer Browns
ne mad nothing to fear there from a
terrible gun or dreadful trap. Old
| Man Coyote Is ono who notices little
| things and remembers.
| Not since I came here to live has
any one been shot at or hurt by
Farmer Browns Boy or by Farmer
Brown" said Old Man Coyote to him
| self one morning, as from a favortte
lookout in the Old Pasture he looked
| over to Farmer Browns. "All the lit
! the people of the Green Forest and the
| Green Meadows know that they are
| safe on Farmer Browns land; that is.
! they are safe from those two-legged
! creatures called men. I've always
kept out Of sight is much as possible,
but j don't believe ,t Is necessary. ]
nave an idea there rs more likely "a
be something to eat around Farmer
Browns In the daytime than at night.
Men are harmless unless they have a
terrible gun, and 1 don't believe there
| is such a thing at Farmer Browns. ]
| believe I'll take a chance this morn
| fng and see what is to be seen around
| Farmer Browns in the daytime"
When Old Man Coyote makes up his
mind to do thing he does it without
waste Of time; or he started for
| Farmer Browns. He felt that it was
bold thing to do. but he didn't in
| tend to be bold without caution. He
| was too wise for that. Long ago he
| learned that boldness without caution
is folly, but that boldness with eau
| tion often is form of wisdom. So.
as he started out across the snow
| covered Green Meadows he didn't
head straight for Farmer Browns. No.
| sir, he didn't do that He knew that
! against that white snow in the open
he could be seen a long distance. SO.
! he pretended to be hunting for Danny
| Meadow Mouse.
J But as he pretended to hunt he
| gradually drew nearer and nearer TO
the barn was between him and the
| house he turned and ran swiftly
| straight toward the barn, taking care
| to always keep it between him and
| the house, so that no one there could
see him. When he reached the barn
he crept along back of 1t until he
! could peep around the corner. There
he lay fiat, with just his sharp nose
and eyes showing around the corner
| In the barnyard was great stack OF
| straw. Sure that no one was watch
| ing him, he slipped over to that stack
| of straw and cautiously peeped around
| that.
From this place he could see most
J of Farmer Browns dooryard. He
| could see the back door of the house,
| the henhouse and the little house in
which lived Bowser the Hound. For
a long time he lay there watching. No
| could hear noises in the house, and he
| could hear the horses stamping in the
| barn. But these noises didn't frighten
| him in the least.
He had been watching there long
| time when the back door opened and
Mrs. Brown came out. with Bowser
the Hound following her. Bowser's
! tail was wagging and it was easy to
understand why. You see, Mrs. Brown
| had a fine big bone in one hand and
Bowser was reaching up and shining
at it. From the doorstep she tossed
| that bone out into the yard.
| There you are, RowSer, SAID she
"I guess that will keep you busy for
a while" Then she patted him and
| turned back into the house.
| Bowser picked the bone up ana
walked over to his little house. He
! Law down inside, with just his head
out, and began to gnaw that bone
Old Man Coyotes mouth watered as
he watched.
Copyright. 1922, by 7. W. BurgessD