Evening star., 1933-04-15
Johnny An Intruder.
Upon your neighbor to intrude
At best is nothing short OF rude.
Old Mother Nature.

VOHNNY CHUCK usually is pos
sessed of the wandering foot in
the early Spring. but this year
~ he seemed to have it to a greater
degree than usual. Some people
might call it Spring fever. Anyway, it
kept Johnny on the move. He in
spected the Old orchard. He poked
about along the edge of the Green
Forest. He wandered this way and
that all over the Green Meadows; he
spent one night in the dear Old Brlar
Patch. He even ventured up to the
Old Pasture where he knew that
Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy were living.
FINALLY he climbed over an old stone
wall into a field he never had visited
before in all his life. Johnny had
spent all his life on Farmer Brown S
farm. This field belonged to another
farm.
Now. the instant Johnny climbed
over that wall he became an INTRUDER.
An intruder is. you know, one who goes
on the land or enters the presence OF
some one else unlimited Now. Johnny
and Polly Chuck had lived ever since
thev were young on Farmer Browns
farm and they allowed no other
Chucks to live very near them. They
were Jealous of their home range ana
Johnny was ever ready to drive off any
Chuck outside his own family who
dared intrude. Now matters were just
the opposite. 1t was Johnny who was
intruding.
He didn't have the excuse Of not
knowing that he was intruding. NO,
sir, he didn't have that excuse. He
knew that he was intruding. He knew
that another Chuck was in that nelo.
He knew it, for he had heard the lat
rtIa Ty, II that whistle
that had brought him over there. II
was a clear, lusty whistle, the kind OF
q whistle that sounded as If the whis-
tier must be big, strong and very sure
of himself. In fact, there was chal-
lenRe and a warning in that whistle
1t challenged any Chuck who might
be within hearing to come over IN the
field if he dared and warned MIN not 10
try it. Johnny had whistled IN reply,
and there was fight in the very souno
Of that whistle.
"That fellow is uppity," muttered
johnny. Thinks he owns that field
Thinks that no one dares go over there
Irving to make folks think that ne
owns the world Just for that l an
going over there. Ill show MN. Nc
Chuck can tell me where l can ano
cannot 60"
Johnny quite forgot or overlooked
the fact that his own WnlSlle nae
sounded Just as bold and challenging
He headed straight for the old wall
climbed over it and, once on the otheI
side, sat up very straight Tor looi
around At first he saw no one III
whistled shrilly Almost at once n
was answered, and there was anger II
that reply. Then he saw on the Ia
sue what at first had looked like
short stake, but which he now recog
nized for another Chuck sitting VI
>sist as he was. Johnny at once heade'
m that direction.
From time to time he sat up for
look around. At first the stranger ha'
remained sitting up straight. Pres
emily, however, when Johnny sat u
he saw the stranger was coming t
meet him half way The truth is tn
stranger had had hard work to be
lieye that another actually had dare
to enUer that field Of his. But a
Johnny continued to advance he had t
believe it, and right away he starte
to- meet the intruder. for he was n
coward.
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