New Britain herald., 1929-11-27

Inc Billy PCS%um had been dis turbcd. He was more angry than frightened. al,nough il was enough to fri2htcn Gny one to be jumped on while aSlc"o. You will rcncmbrI that Black Pussy had made a Ser- ous mistake Snc had found Unc Billy curled up in the hay in the corner Of Farmer Browns haynoA and not knowing that it was l'nu' Billy, had jumped on him. H"r claws had pricKrd him. He had been frightened, but Black Pussy hal been much woIsc frightened and had run away as fast as hcr legs could take he".
 This experience had put Inc Billy out Of aOr's-Ncry much oIt 0. sorts. He no longer felt like ta..- Ing nap. He mutterc1 and grum Died 10 himself, and finally dccidy | to poke around little and see what more he could find in thut barn. Perhaps he could find more eggs. Hc didn't need any more eggs ju,t then, but it would be nice to know that there We're more handy Whch he did want them.
 Now. Farmer Browns Boy knew that Black Pussy had come down rom up in the haymoW. He hli seen her come down. So he suspect . 'c that whatever had frightened H'r was up there. II" went up 70 sec. If ln"' Billy had remained curl"d mp in the hay, he probably wouldn't have been seen. But tlc vas pokinG around and Farmer broNn's Boy caught sight of him.
 so, itjiS NOu." exclaimed Farm CT Browns Boy. "How under the sun did you get up here" thought Hip chased you under the barn. Well, now that l have found you. what am l going 10 do with you ?'
 He made q move toward I'uc' Billy and lnc' Billy started 10 run. But tnc' Billy isn't q fast runner. Farmer Browns Boy caugh, him Jy the tail and at once the Billy tried the old trick for which he is fa- morS-the trick of playing deaI. or course. it didn't fool Farmer Browns Boy. for Farmer Browns Boy knows Unc' Billy so well.
 "Cnc' BillY,' said Farmer Browns Boy %evcrcly. "you arc ont 0. place up here. You don't bclon. Ia a barn or around barnyard h.lnnrr i,, est and that's just where I'm going 10 take Nou. I wouldn't hurt you for the world but l cant have you get tln% into mischief up here. You are altogether 100 fond Of cg%s and chickens. l hope Nou have learned q lesson and won't venture up here again"
 So Farmer Browns Boy call | Flip and Bowscr tn" Hound anl. with lnc' Billy carried by the tail started for the Gl"cn Forest. IT," !.dmt know j1st where the Billy lived, but he intended 10 take him far enough away so that the Billy wouldn't be lihcly to come back in q hurry. Flip was emitfing at Enc' Billy, which you be sure didn't make unc' Billy feel at all com fcrtablc. But he didn't offer 10 bite for he knew that Farmer Browns Boy wouldn't let him do that.
 When at fast they were far enough into the Green Forest Farmer Browns Boy laid Unc' Billy down at the foot Of q tree and walked away q short distance BoWser and Flip sniifed Inc Billy all over. Unc' Billy didn't move a hair. He couldn't have looked more dead if he had been dead. Finally Farmer Browns Boy called Flip and BoWser 10 him and they started off home Not until they were out or sight did Cnc' Billy move. Then he grinned, rolled over onto his feet and began to climb that tree. It was the very tree in which his home vas, although Farmer Browns Bow hadn't known it. And this is how Unc' Billy Possum got home.
 Copyright. 1929. T. W. BurgesS)
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