s.h.a.ggy Angoras and kittens white, Big Tom Cats as black as night, And nice old Tabby Cats drinking tea, Oh, the p.u.s.s.y Cat Show is the one to see."
JIMMY SAVES HIS TEDDY BEAR
"Clang, clang!" went the bell on the fire engine, and the whistle blew fiercely as the wheels rumbled along over the pavement.
Tommy ran across to the nursery window and pressed his face against the pane.
"Nurse, nurse!" he called out. "The engine has stopped just across the way. Why, it"s at Jimmy Watson"s."
Margaret, the nurse, looked out. "Why, so it is, dearie me!" she cried.
"Just see the smoke."
Ladders were being placed against the house, and firemen in big red helmets ran up and down, dragging the hose after them and squirting water through the windows. It was very exciting and Tommy danced up and down on his toes. Just then a ma.s.s of flame shot up through the roof, and smoke poured out of the upper windows in big black clouds.
"I guess Jimmy"s room is all burning up," said Tommy. "Just see the smoke going out of his window."
As he finished speaking he saw Jimmy himself coming down the front steps, holding tightly in his hands his favorite Teddy bear. After him came his mother and the servants, each carrying something.
"Dearie me!" said Nurse Margaret, "I"m afraid the house will be all burned up."
"Well," replied Tommy, "there"s one thing to be thankful for, Jimmy has saved his Teddy bear."
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"_Will you come into my auto?"
Said the spider to the fly.
"There is room in my Web-tonneau And I"ll join you by and by._"
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"DO UNTO OTHERS"
Phil and Marjorie had been very selfish. When baby brother had toddled up to them after dinner and asked them for a little bite of their candy they had run away and hidden behind the bureau, where they greedily ate it all. Soon after, while they were looking out of the nursery window, they saw a little boy earn a nickel by carrying several packages for a lady up to the front doorstep of her house. To their great surprise he ran down the street and gave it to a poor blind man on the corner.
This made the children think how mean they had been to their little brother. So Phil said, "Let"s go to the candy shop and buy a peppermint stick for baby brother. We"ll take our very own money."
"Let"s give the poor blind man something, too," added Marjorie, as she turned her bank upside down to get out the money.
"And I"ll give my other five-cent piece to the little boy who was so kind to the blind man!" cried Phil.
When they returned both children were smiling happily. "Did you see how glad the poor boy was to get the five cents?" asked Phil.
"Yes," answered Marjorie, "and did you hear how gratefully the blind man thanked me?"
But all that baby brother said was "Yum! Yum!" as he sucked away on his pink and white peppermint stick!
THE JOLLY JUNGLE FOLK
Mikey Monk Plays Naughty Pranks
All The Jungle Folk were mad, every one was wild, Everybody wore a scowl, not a creature smiled.
What was all this row about? Listen to what had Happened in the Jungle to make them all so mad.
Mikey Monk had climbed a tree. Who was Mikey Monk?
Mikey was a monkey and full of life and s.p.u.n.k; Also full of naughty tricks, I am sad to say, That is why the Jungle Folks are so mad to-day.
Up a tree had Mikey climbed, clear up to the top, Then he threw some cocoanuts, threw them down ker-flop.
Charlie Crocodile got mad, so did George Giraffe, And they both grew angrier when they heard his laugh.
Harry Hippopotamus happened to come near; Suddenly a cocoanut whistled by his ear.
He had hardly time to wink when another shot Made him think he"d better not linger in that spot.
Tommy Tiger came along on his stealthy toes; Suddenly a cocoa ball barely grazed his nose.
Oscar Ostrich sauntered by as a nut came down; "Goodness, what was that?" he squawked, with an angry frown.
Harry Hippopotamus looked around and said, "Don"t you think there"s something queer happening overhead?
It is rather difficult," he added, with a sigh, "Finding out why cocoanuts are raining from the sky!
"Say, why don"t you fellows ascertain the cause?
Where is a Policeman to enforce the laws?
Oscar Ostrich, won"t you go--for you are so fleet-- See if you can run across a Copper on his beat?"
Sure enough, in half a wink back again he came With a big Policeman, Eddie Elephant by name.
"What is this disturbance? Move along!" he said.
Suddenly his helmet tumbled off his head.
"Who did that?" he shouted, when another nut Whistled by his ivories, hit him on the foot.
With his trunk he grabbed the tree, gave some mighty heaves, My! what a commotion up amongst the leaves.
Then he b.u.t.ted all his might with his great big head.
"Break it up in kindling wood!" Tommy Tiger said.
Back and forth the tall tree swayed with a swishing sound, Then a little scream was heard, something b.u.mped to the ground.
Mikey Monk had lost his grip; on the ground he lay.