PIGG AND THE FIRECRACKER XIII.

There was the papa, and he was named Dr. Pigg, and the reason for it was that he had once been in the hospital with a broken paw, and ever since he was known as "Doctor."

STORY III BUDDY PIGG AND SAMMY LITTLETAIL Getting up quite early one morning, Buddy Pigg washed himself very carefully, so that his black and white fur was fairly shining in the sunlight, and then the little guinea pig started off to take a stroll before breakfast.

"Hello!" exclaimed Buddy Pigg.

" "Never mind," advised Buddy Pigg, "I'll give you some of our pies when they are baked," so he brought in two big armfuls of wood for the fire, and then he and Sammie went off to play ball, leaving Brighteyes Pigg home to help her mamma bake the pies, which the little guinea pig girl loved to do.

Buddy Pigg was captain of one side, and for players he had Peetie Bow Wow, Billie Bushytail, and Bully, while Sammie Littletail was the other captain, and he had Jackie Bow Wow, Johnnie Bushytail and Jimmie Wibblewobble.

"Why, how d'do!" exclaimed Dr. Pigg as soon as he saw who it was.

Mrs. Pigg, haven't we some of that new cabbage preserved in maple sugar?

Now, in the next story, if an auto horn doesn't scare me so that I lose my typewriter ribbon I'll tell you about Buddy Pigg being caught by a boy.

if that boy didn't slip down in the slippery butter, and fall and hurt his nose, and he had to let go of Buddy Pigg.

"Who are you?" "I'm Brighteyes Pigg," she replied.

"And who, pray tell, may you be?" asked Dr. Pigg.

" "You must be in a hurry," replied Dr. Pigg, as he gave the fox some bread and meat and cold potatoes.

"You will be much better in bed," said Dr. Pigg, "and if you keep quiet you won't have to take any more medicine.

" There was no help for it, and Dr. Pigg and his wife and daughter started off.

Buddy Pigg was out in the field, waiting for a nice ball to come along so he could catch it, and now was his chance.

So Buddy and Brighteyes went up stairs to bed with their mother, while Dr. Pigg put out the cat, locked the doors and windows and set the alarm clock to wake him up at five o'clock, for he had to go downtown to attend to some business in the morning.

Then Brighteyes went to sleep, and so did Dr. Pigg and his wife.

So Buddy had to get ready to go for the doctor, while Mrs. Pigg and Brighteyes made mustard plasters for Dr. Pigg.

So Buddy had to get ready to go for the doctor, while Mrs. Pigg and Brighteyes made mustard plasters for Dr. Pigg.

STORY XXVII BUDDY AND BRIGHTEYES GO BATHING "Oh, dear!" exclaimed Buddy Pigg one day.

"Well, we can't go to the seashore this season because the salt air doesn't agree with your father," said Mrs. Pigg.

I wish Brighteyes was here to help me," but his sister had gone in the pen to help her mamma get dinner ready, for Mrs. Pigg expected company that day; Mr. and Mrs. Bushytail were coming.

"No," said Dr. Pigg, "we are not going to the seashore.

" Well, the Pigg family began to pack up, and, in a few hours they were ready to go.