MARCH 19. 1952

THE UNTOUCIIABLI ONE

not quite is failure. good or bad; You may be sorry or be glad. -Old Mother Nature.

Mrs. Booty the Great Horned owl had failed to do what she had intended to do and had started to (in. She had almost. but not quite. done it and now as she sat high in a tree snapping her bill with both anger and iright. she shiv- pyed at the thought of what might have happened. she had been sure. liliii. Bobby Coon was hiding in some thick brush waiting for a chance to safely climb to her nest in a tall tree to get her precious babies. so when someone of about me size of Bobby 'had come out 0! that brush into a little open jilace in the moonlight she had swooped swiftly and fiercely. in- (cording to take him by surprise and tear him with her big curved claws and hooked bill, and pound him with her stout wings. she had not waited for even one good look at him. ' .

At the very last moment she had scrn who it was. and that she was making a dreadful mistake. This wasn't Bobby Coon. No. sir, this wasn't Bohby Coon. It was the Untouchable One. Such a frantic flapping of great wings as she 0-ml to check herself and avoid hitting him! She came just as close in striking him as was pomibic and not quite touch him. And, oh. how glad she was that she hadn't touched him!

Yet as she sat there shivering at the thought or what might have been sin; snapncd her bill angrily. Yes, sir. she did so. To lmve seen her and heard her you might have thought she was angry instead of being glad because she had failed to do what she had started to do. Narrow escapes oitcn make folks lose their tempers. Queen. isn't it?

so now as she snapped her bill the began to scold .the Untouch- able one. 'Ynu have no business over here," she hissed.

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then changed his mind.

The rrntoucnao-.e One merely grunted and shuttled along to the foot of a tree. There he stopped and looked up. still grunting and paying no attention whatever to Mrs. Booty. He acted Just as if he didn't know she was anywhere a- bout. Be seemed to be undecided whether or not to climb that tree. Mrs. Booty stopped snapping her bill and hissing. she held her ton- gue. If he climbed that tree he would be likely to stay up there A. long time and she would at least know where he was. Ber babies would be quite sale from him.

He stood up as it about to climb, then changed his mind. Slowly, he shuttled over to another tree. The same thing happened over again. Mrs. Booty lost patience. Losing patience is a bad thing to do. It was another mistake.

"why don't you go home where you belong and leave other people alone?" she cried.

The Untouchable one sto, and looked up at Mrs: Booty. His shoe buttons. 'Do you own the Green Forest?" he asked mildly.

"Booty and I own this part of it. our nest is here," declared Mrs. Booty.

"So I have heard, and even that

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neat doesn't really belong to you,"g retnrted the other.

"It does too." Mrs. Booty hissed angrily. she knew what he meanti That big not up in the tail tree had been built by. and once had been the home of, Redtall the Hawk and Mrs. Redtail. While they were away for the winter the two big Owls had taken poseasion oi

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"The Green Forest is free to all. I go where I please. when I please. and no one with any sense at all ever tries to stop me. Those who do always wish they hadn't." dec- lared the Untouchable one. He turned his back and shuffled to the foot of another tree. This time after looking it over he started to climb. Mrs. Booty drew a long breath oi relief. l

But he got only I. little way up when he changed his mind again and slowly backed down. Now Mrs. Booty began to worry for the Un- touchsble One was getting near the tall tree in which was her nest and babies. What it he should take it into his silly head to climb that tree? What should she do about it? What could she do?

Who was the Untouchable One? Don't you know? Haven't you guessed? It was Prickly Porky the Porcupine. of course. And he was untouchable because or the thou- sand little spears always hidden in his coat.

BROOKVALE SCHOOL

Honour Roll tor the month oi February:

Grade X-1. John Carragher: 2. Francis Curley; 3. Imelda Stordy.

Grade VII-1. Eugene Curley; 2. Margaret Carragher; 3. Jose- phine Curley.

Grade V-1. Bernice Curley; 2. Bilda MacManus; Zl. Muriel Smith.

Grade IV-1. Pauline MacMan- us: 2. Wiiired Carragher.

Grade III-1. Helen Curley; 2. Damien MacManus.

Grade I!-1. Eileen Cusack.

Grade 1-1. Damien Curley; Barbara MacManus.

Teacher--Amos Curley.

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MARGATE W. M. S.

The March meeting of the Mur- gate W; M. S. was held at the home of Mrs. Harold Woodside h a present. Meeting opened with the worship service conducted by Mrs. Preston Woodside.

Minutes were read and roll call answered by a verse of Scripture containing the word "Worship". Correspondence consisted of a let- ter regarding the allocation for this year and a letter from the Temperance Federation. Easter en- velopes were then given out. Sick calls were reported and collection taken.

Next meeting will be at the home or Mrs. John Johnson and the Easterrprogram wdll be led by Selina Johnson. Mrs. B. Wooclside and Mrs. Arthur Profitt.

Mrs. J. Johnson presented the last chapter of the "Study Book", assisted by Mrs. Andrew Johnson, and the meeting closed with silent prayer for the missionary and benediction by the president. Mrs. W, Dennis. Jhunch was served by

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