Evening star., 1933-03-28

7 TITLE by little Jumper the Hare
became convinced that it really
was Unc' Billy Possum and not
IL his ghost or some other member
of the Possum family in the tree
above him. It was hard to believe, for
he was sure that he had seen Unc'
Billy killed before his very eyes. Unc'
Billy explained that he was merely
playing dead and in so doing had COM
pletely fooled not only Jumper, but
Yowler the botcat.
If he hadn't thought All was daid
he wouldn't have dropped me-" ex-
planned Unc' Billy. THE instant he
started after yo', Brer Jumper, All
done scramble up this tree and into
a hollow up here. When he found 1t
out. Brer Yowler sho' was peeved. Yes,
sub, he sho' was peeved.'
Fearing that Yowler might take 1t
into his head to return, Jumper de-
cided that that was no place for him,
especially as Unc' Billy showed no in
clination to come down out Of that
tree and be social. So he bade Unc'
Billy good-by and went his way, re-
1oicing anew in his long legs to take
him out Of danger and filled with ad-
miration for Unc' Billy'S selt-control
that enabled him to keep from showing
Q sign Of life no matter what happened.
AS for Unc' Billy. he decided that he
had had adventure enough for one
night. While he hadn't been really
hurt. he had a dreadful shaking and
Just now he felt more like a peaceful
rest than anything else. That hollow
in which he had found safety from
Yowler the Bobcat was rather too small
for curling up in comfort. so Unc' Billy
decided that he would look elsewhere
for a good bed From where he sat he
could see a dark mass against the sky
in tree not far away and he guessed
what it was.
Some one done build a big nest up
in that tree thought Unc Billy. Yes
sub, some one go to lot OF WORK ,. 10
build that nest. All never did ike
work mahsef, but All cert'nly don
mind havin' other folk work fo' me.
All reckon no ore gwine be usin' that
nest this time CT year, so Ah1l just have
lcok at it."
He slowly climed down from the
tree he was in and just as slowly made
his way over to the foot OF the tree IN
which the nest was. He looked up and
sighed. That nest was high up toward
the top Ct the tree.
"Ah don see what anybody want to
build nest so high up fo'," grumbled
Unc' Billy as he started to climb. He
took his time about it. He stopped
often to rest. 1t wasn't because he was
tired, but because he wasn't in hurry.
At last he reached the nest and looked
it ever carefully.
"Brer Squirrel done build this" said
he and grinned. That means that 1t
is sho' to have a good. comfortable bsd
inside and a good roof over 1t. once
All get mahsef inside. nobody happenln'
along this way is gwine see me. NO.
sub. nobody gwine see me- All gwine
have a nice rest and nothin' and no
body gwine to disturb me-"
He found the opening to the nest 1t
was too small for him, but it was little
work to make it big enough. The nest
was empty "Ah reckon Brer Squirrel
done build this fo' Summer home"
muttered Unc' Billy Right now he
probably is livin' in hollow tree. My
my, this is a good bsd in here. Brer
Squirrel likes things comfortable. All
do mahsef, when it isn't too much
trouble to make EN- so. 1t is just as
well fo' Brer Squirrel he wasn't at home
tonight. It would have been just too
bad to have to put him out in the night.
but All cert'nly would have had to do 1t
had he been here"
once inside. Unc' Billy made himself
comfortable. He pretty well hlled that
nest, but it was big enough and he
could ask no more than that. In no
time at all he was asleep In his tree
top bed and hadn't care in the world
He would sleep sll the following day
Anyway, that is what he expected to
d. when he dropped asleep.
Copyright. 1933D