prairie dog town

[...]... TO EXPLORE Prairie- Dog hill, Town those by the river lost sight of them They saw nothing but grass hollow, but there was another in the first hill just be- yond, so they kept going, and climbed over that too And now they found, lying in the second hollow, one of the most curious sights that the western prairies afford "What is it?' asked Chubbins, wonder- ingly "Why, it 's a Prairie- Dog Town, ' Twinkle... replied "Do you know, Twinkle, staring too Chub, there are an'mals TT Town Prairie- Dog living in every single one of those holes? 7 "What kind?" asked Chnbbins "Well, they're something like squirrels, only they are * ' she explained n't squirrels,' ' They 're " prairie- dogs Don't like dogs,' said the boy, looking a bit uneasy "Oh, they're not dogs Twinkle; "they 're soft at and all," said fluffy, and gentle."... bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins "Go down prairie- dog naughty little at once! : said the "Do you want to things?' 18 mother get hurt, you "GO DOWX AT OXCE! Prairie- Dog Town "Oli, they won't get hurt,' said another deeper voice, and the children turned their eyes toward a second mound, on top of which sat a plump prairie- dog whose reddish fur was tipped with white on the end He seemed... eyeing Chubbins and Twinkle with grave and curious "Let me looks introduce myself,' said the old one that had first name Mayor and Prairie- Dog Town. " is proved friendly Bowko, and High Chief of 7 I m the "My Prairie- Dog Town "Don't you have a king?" asked Twinkle "Not in this town/ he answered "There seems to be no place And United States Chief is for kings in this free Mayor and High a just as good as... Mayor, and a very fat prairie- dog bowed to them most politely; ~24~ "and here is Town Prairie- Dog Mrs Fuzcum; and Mrs Chatterby; and Mr Sneezeley, and Doctor Dosem.' ; bowed gravely and politely, and Chubbins and Twinkle bobbed their All these folks heads in return until their necks ached, for seemed as if Mayor would never the it get through introducing the hundreds of prairiedogs that were squatting... WATCHING Town Prairie- Dog their heads out in a stick few minutes.' "Let's watch,' said Chubbins "All right," she agreed Very near to some of the bank, covered with liaised children stole softly down upon it up in such a mounds was soft to this way a grass; so the bank and lay that their heads * just stuck over the top of it, while their bodies were hidden from the eyes of any of the folks of Prairie- Dog Town. .. Dakota at all, prairies there are and very little no shade- water except what they they get by boring deep holes 8 Prairie- Dog in the ground; so Town you may wonder where the people could possibly have a picnic But about three miles from the town a little stream of water (which they called a "river," but we would call only a brook) ran slow and muddy across the the road crossed built If it a prairie; flat... an'mals will stick their heads up." "All right," says Chubbins Prairie- Dog Town So they kept quiet and waited, and seemed a long time girl before a soft, to it both the boy and the furry head popped out a near-by hole, and two big, gentle eyes looked at them curiously 17 of brown Chapter III Mr Bowko, the Mayor 1 A EAR me! " said the prairie- dog, speak- *^* some ing almost in a whisper; "here are of those... say, town Mr Puff-Pudgy, was recently chased out for saying his prayers backwards.' ~22~ I of WOULD SAY BACKWARD MR PUFF-PUDGY HIS PRAYERS Prairie- Dog "How Town much could he?' asked Chubbins, surprised "He was always with Mayor, a things the same answered the 1 contrary,' "and wouldn't do sigh, way that others did His good wife, Mrs Puff-Pudgy, had to scold him all day long; so we leave the town, ... they children, 're only is to "Why, rie -dog, human n't hurt your little ones the old one said "That's so!" called Twinkle want, old, or at and he had a wise and thoughtful look on his ''They're humans,' of "All we get acquainted.' in that case,' replied the old prai- "you are very welcome and we're glad to see you.' ~20~ in our town, Prairie- Dog "Thank you," Town said Twinkle, gratefully did n't occur . curious sights that the western prairies afford. "What is it?' asked Chubbins, wonder- ingly. "Why, it 's a Prairie- Dog Town, ' said Twinkle. 12 Chapter II Prairie- Dog Town LYING in every direction, and quite filling the. Volumes MR. WOODCHUCK BANDIT JIM CROW PRAIRIE- DOG TOWN PRINCE MUD-TURTLE SUGAR-LOAF MOUNTAIN TWINKLE'S ENCHANTMENT in ' List of Chapters PAGE I The Picnic 5 II Prairie- Dog Town . . . .13 III Mr. Bowko, the Mayor . Bancroft Prairie- Dog Town M 535739 NY PUBLIC LIBRARY THE BRANCH LIBRARIES 3 3333 08087 4072