Evening star., 1934-09-10
TITLE JIMMY was the Twin

r TITLE JIMMY was the living
image of his father. Even
when he was a wee baby, be-
- fore he had his little fur coat,
the pattern of it was there on
the tender skin.
He is going to be his father right
over in looks. anyway" thought Mrs.
Jimmy, as she nursed him with his
brothers and sisters. IF only he is
like him in other ways. he'll be
credit to the Skunk family"
BY the time Little Jimmy and his
five brothers and sisters were big
enough to venture out of their home
with their mother and meet their ia
ther, Jimmy Skunk, little Jimmy was
in appearance the latter right over
again on a small scale. He wore the
same big round white cap. From it
to his shoulders ran the same broad
white band which divided there into
two white stripes along his sides, one
a little shorter than the other. Had
he been as big as his father, there
would have been no telling them apart.
They would have looked as alike as
two peas in pod.
And Little Jimmy had inherited not
only his fathers looks, but also his
disposition, fearlessness and independ-
ence. He was little the biggest and
a little the strongest Of the family, the
quickest to learn, and had the best
nature. Every evening, just after jolly,
round, red Mr.. Sun had gone to bed
behind the Purple Hills and the Black
Shadows had crept out across the
Green Meadows, Mrs. Jimmy would
proudly lead her family forth in a
funny little procession, one behind an
other, and Little Jimmy always was
the first one out, ready to follow at
his mothers heels. So he was the
first to learn how to follow with his
! nose, and the first to learn that there
were good things to eat hidden in the
grass, and even in the ground and
under sticks and stones, fat beetles.
crickets, grubs and insects of many
kinds. He watched his mother spring
on them or dig them out, and it wasn't
long before he was trying to do the
same thing.
So mother encouraged him and paid
more attention to some of the others
who did not learn so quickly. Little
Jimmy didn't mind this at all. 1t was
more fun to find things for himself
than to have them found for him. He
dearly loved to dig with his little black
paws, and to root the ground with his
little black nose and to wander about.
But he was careful not to wander too
far from mother and to move on when
she did. If he lost sight of her his
nose soon found her trail, and then
he would gallop in the funniest man
ner to catch up. When all had had a
good meal they would frolic and play
together and have such good time
before mother would lead them back
home.
Then one afternoon Little Jimmy
awoke before the others, and, being
unable to 60 to sleep again, he VEN
tured up to the doorway and sat there
for some time, looking out. Then he
realized that he was hungry. The
more he thought about this the hun
grier he grew. He began to grow i'm
patient for the others to waken and
come out. But it wasn't time yet, and
they were still asleep. Little Jimmy
ventured outside. Perhaps he could
find something nearby, just to take
/ the edge of his appetite. He began
to poke about and without realizing it,
he wandered farther and farther away
After time he grew tired. for, you
know, he was still little fellow. He
crept into a hole under a stone in an
old wall and curled up for a nap. And
there he was when his mother led the
others out Anxiously she looked for
him. BY this time his scent was cold
and she couldn't find it. Having five