The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30

"I think" said he, 'that I have got quite as much sense as they have."
 to do. He sometimes quite forgot that it was the only thing he could and so took credit for sense and wisdom which really didn't belong to him. You see Johnny has no choice in the matter. He has to sleep that way because in the winter there Is nothing he can eat. \
 But this is not so with many of his neighbors. Some of them eat things which can be kept flor long time without spelling, like nuts and seeds, and those who eat these things pack them away into stQPehouses or hide them where they can find them. Then in the winter they sleep in bad weather and come on and play little and to get food from their hiding places in pleasant weather. Happy Jack Squirrel and Chatter the Red Squirrel do this. Striped Chipmunk pops up for breath of fresh air on warm, sunny days in winter. Jimmy Skunk is another who sleeps only part of the time. He does not store up food in storehouses. but like Johnny Chuck himself stores it up in the form of fat. But he does not de, pend on this wholly as does Johnny. He likes to come out and prowl around little when the snow is not too soft and deep.
 Then there others like Reddy and Granny Fox, Old Man Coyote, Billy Mink, Shadow the Weasel and Little Joe Otter, not to mention Peter Rabbit, who always manage to find enough to eat through the winter and so do no more sleeping that that they do in the summer. That is why they are provided with thick, warm coats. The same thing is true of the feathered folks, ex- cept that none of them sleep all winter. Those who cannot find food fly away to the sunny southland where they can find it.
 Johnny Chuck was thinking of these things as he ate and ate and it seemed to him that his way was far the best way. It saved great deal of work and worry. He never was cold. He never was hungry. It made no difference to him what the weather might be. He wondered that everybody's didn't do the same thing. He knew that wise Old Grandfather Frog does and Old Mir. Toad does. Thinking of Old Mir. Toad reminded him of Stickytoes the Tree Toad, who had spent the summer in the apple trees of the Old Orchard. He and Johnny and become great friends, be- ing such near neighbors. At the thought of him Johnny stopped eating.
 'I wonder" said he right out loud, where he spends the winter"
 l Where who spends the winter?" asked a small piping voice. It was the voice of Stickytoes himself and there he was almost under Johnny's nose.
 "Why, y0ui" exclaimed Johnny ' Chuck. q was just thinking of you and wondering if you have as much sense as your cousins, Old MT. Toad and Grandfather Frog. They do as I do, sleep all winter, and I was wondering if you q" the same thing"
 Stick chuckled. It was a throaty nttle>chuckle. q think" said he, that I have got quite as much sense as they have. In 4ct I think I've got a little more. Can you keep a secret, Johnny Chuck?"
 Certainly can," replied Johnny Chuck. "Just try ne and sec"
 Stickytoes hoped little nearer to Johnny Chuck and whispered. Johnny Chuck's eyes grew round with surprise. Do you really mean that?" he asked as if he could hardly believe what Stickytoes had told him.
 Every word of it," replied Sticky toes, "but remember it is secret, Now will run down the length of the wire to the end. When the wire is inserted between the automobile body and the frame or held in contact with the leaves