Year: 1871

feedlng everything tnat could eat. One
day, late in summer, he went to the barn
and found nest full of eggs, and he took
them all out in his hat, und was going to
carry them to the house. But as he went
out the barn door, he met an old brindle
cow, who put her nose in the hat and
smelt of the eggs, and I suppose she liked
the smell so well she wanted to taste. At
least she took one; and little Tim, seeing
she liked them, began to feed the eggs to
her, one at time. He watched her while
she ate them; then, bobbing his curly pate
close up to her face, and looking straight
in her eyes, he gravely asked,-


"Did 'oo like 'em, ole tow?"


Add the old COW nodded her head.


Then Tim said,-


200 do, hey? Den I'll dit 'oo some
mo-"


One day he went to the horse barn and
fed young horse so much corn that it
was dreadful sick, and came near dying.


Wherever Tiny Tim went, he always
had flock of chickens, turkeys, geese and
ducks after him. What do you suppose
made them follow him about so? Do you
think he had put spell upon them? You
don't? Well, he had. 1t was the spell of
corn and oats He always had pocketful
of each, and he scattered them with most
liberal hand. And so he always had plenty
of followers.


Zip, his dog, was alwas close to him,
but none of the fowls were at all afraid of
him. On the other hand, Zip was mortal
ly afraid of one old gander, who always
stretched out his long neck ana ran after
him, and squawked and tapped his wings,
and hissed, and made terrible hullabalOo.


One day funny thing happened. The
old gander was out taking a walk with
Mrs. Grey Goose, and he met Tim and Zip
out walking too. Mr.. Big Goose was
anxious to show off before Mrs Grey
Goose, and so he few at Zip and nipped his
ear. Zip felt a little more gritty than
usual because a big dog had hooked his
breakfast bone. So he pitched on to Mr..
Big Goose, and bit his big red nose.
Whereupon Mrs. Grey Goose set up a
great cry, and Mr.. Big Goose was so angry
at the dog for soaring his friend, Mrs. Grey
Goose, that he grew the biggest goose you
ever saw, and flew up at lips back and
began to pull his ears.


Zip ran and howled, and Mr.. Big Goose
tried to get off, but his great sprawly feet
were bare--he forgot to put on his boots,
guess, and they got snarled up in Zip's
long hairs, and he couldn't get off. Zip
lust laid down in the dust, and rolled and
howled.


Tim ran to the scene as fast as his short
legs could carry him. At first he laughed
long and loud, but soon seeing that Zip
was come to grief, he cried and yelled so
Justify that Loot" came to see what the
trouble was. She laughed, too, when she
saw the plight of the dog and goose. She
called Tim to hold Zip, while she pulled
off the dusty. draggled, crest-fallen MIR.
Big Goose. When his feet were loose, he
h. rr-i,.r and cot nm
souall, and looked around to tell Mrs. Grey
Goose all about his battles. But sne had
very coolly walked off to the pond, and
was enjoying sail with Mr.. ole Gander.


Mr. Big Goose felt very tired, and most
sick; so he went home to his wife, who
was sitting on nest of large white eggs.
She told him he had better soak his feet.
eat few polly-wogs, and take her place,
while she took little fresh air and bath,


When Loot" had led Tim back to the
house, he insisted that the dog must have
great, big, large basin of milk, " for he's
so tired" he said, and added-"Pd like a
basin of milk and bread, for rs offul tired
too"


"Why, Tim," said Loot, "what makes
you tired? You didn't fight?"


"No, but 1 run'd pity bad, and looked
at 'em, and it made me tired"





ook his way to large lake which joined
on the back part of his fathers farm. He
was going to wade in the edge of the lake
and send Zip in to wash himself 1t TOOK
HIM good while to get 10 the lake, for he
stopped so much to play. First he found
an old turkey that had just come off heI
nest, with thirteen lite ones, and he must
run back to tell mamma.


Then he saw a poor little bird with 9
broken wing, that Zip had scared out Of
the grass, and he ran after it with all his
small might; but when the cunning little
bird had got HIM far enough away from
her nest, that was hidden in the grass, she
flew off quite swiftly.


He stopped to play with the old ram
that had once butted him into the brook
Tim had grown very wise, and he stood
close to a big stump, and when the old
fellow ran at him, he hoped behind the
stump, AID slam bang went the old chaps
head against the stump. 1t made him
awful mad, and next time he would hi
harder than the last, and so he kept OF
until he found out the stump was grea
deal harder than his skull. Then h'
turned and ran of, baa-ing, and shaking
his head.


AS our small man went on his way, b,
saw little snake in the path, and, stoopin!
down, picked it up in his hand. He wa
not the least afraid of it, and thought h
woald carry it home, and put it in pei
or cage. The snake liked his warm hand
and curled up easily and went to sleep
Then the question arose in his mind hov
he was to carry him.


"Oh, know" said he, "I'n carry hin
il my hat"


So he took off his hat, put his little pc
into it, and clapped it back upon his head


Then he tIudged on till ne came to
small pond, with polly-wogs in the water
and he thought he would like to carry som
of these home also. He had nothing d
carry them in, but his hat, and off cam