SKIPPY from Life b ay PERCY L. CROSBY with an introduction by OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND, COMPANY: an i. 2 ay cu { a ; Pin 4 % i ant | } ay CopyRIGHT } LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY Oliver introduces Skippy to the Hydra-headed Monster ENGR OD WIG ELON HEN I was invited to introduce my highly esteemed young friend, Skippy Skinner, to that Hydra-headed Monster the Public, I was at a loss to decide just what form of social usage to employ. Accordingly I obtained from a well-known scenario writer (whose delineations of the ‘thaut monde’ have been acclaimed by critics as ‘fairly shouting good breeding’) an etiquette book compiled by a social leader in Hollywood; but alas, though it contained a whole chapter on the subject of introductions, revealing the proper time and proper place and proper persons to introduce to each other, and the proper intonation or lack of intonation to employ when so doing, there was not a single sentence in that other- wise perfect manual of good behavior that offered the slightest suggestion of how to introduce a Boy to a Hydra-headed Monster—or should one, in these Volstead days, say a Hydrant-headed Monster, | wonder. Whilst I was turning this matter over in my mind, I chanced to catch sight of Skippy Skinner himself coming out of Blatz’s grocery store (where there is a soda fountain). He had a tape measure in his hand looped to about the bigness of the girth of a medium sized soda glass (I learned afterwards from Lire that Skippy, with his nickel firmly clutched in one hand and a tape measure in the other, was ascertaining the comparative obesity of all the soda fountain goblets in town before venturing his money). At the same instant (as though the miracle of Pentecost were repeating itself) the gift of an alien tongue descended upon me and | called out in almost perfect Skippianese—'‘ Hey! Skippy, c'mere! There's a bird here wants to meet yer!”’ I purposely avoided mentioning a Hydra-headed Monster, for Skippy classes Monsters with Bedtime Stories, and despises them just as cordially. Moreover the term “Bird” is, | am assured by Professor Brander Matthews, the correct noun to stand for any kind of biped, feathered or otherwise. Aristophanes also supports me (and likewise Skippy) in the human application of the word. Whether the fault lay in my vocabulary (which I doubt) or whether my pro- nunciation was too meticulous, I cannot say; all I know is that Skippy redoubled his speed and before you could say “knife” had covered half the distance to the next soda fountain. And now, since Mahomet Skippy refuses to come to the Hydra-headed Mountain, the Hydra-headed Mountain must go to Skippy. And the. place to find him on a day like this will be either at Mr. Blatz’s soda fountain or Mrs. Dusenberry’s confectionery, and if you'll meet him half way with a chawklet soda, Dear Reader, you will get your money's worth, take it from me! Oliver Herford. oe —se Me i Fe ea rele i ba ie ’s all.” that date 1S to bust thi m m goi b I t show up pretty soon, ’ “Tf she don ro be SSF. SSS SS —_ =, S ’ AFA re ee Young Hopkins Is the Descendant of a Long Line of Horsemen “Lissen, Sookey! The grocer’s just put some choc’late bars on the counter, go in and ask for some- thing he don’t keep an’ I'll wait for vast that a good idea?” “I got a better idea—you go in!” > Ty. — 4 Hr ON oe EES | ———— Il l ———— SS TPR) ay S, & a. leg, = Bae SEL igtte a! Se NS patents Skippy: A package of birdseed, Mr. Blatz: Birdseed? Birdseed? Mr. Blatz. Wait, I’ll look in the back. Mr. Blatz: Birdseed? You were in for that a couple of times, I think. Skippy: Yes, sir! —= AW Sheena ali \l (| i\ HA ll {1 \ it \ uhaf dap ne \ j TT ett ast “Papa! Skippy’s swipin’ our SAF Pee bit b6 chawklet, swipin’ our chawklet !” ~ is Mother's Voice: Is that you, Mother’s Voice: Well, I want you Skippy ? to go to the grocer’s and get me aa te a package of birdseed. Papa just Skippy: Y—es, M—mama| brought home a canary, hee a eh rae tt i cra LEE. = al ie i AY TS oe “After all, maybe I am a little too quick with me tongue.” “At last, I got a tape measure.” “Five | inches.” * le eens ie ae r Fa x : } ee; te os “Seven inches!” Peereer “Three inches!” “Choc’late soda—extra sweet!” “PAPA, MAMMA SAYS TO BRING HOME CHOPS!” * SAS < . ‘ — = WE WE 4 ~ SAS Ar apr Z Ss 4 Yj Wi Sd Storekecper: Come on! I can’t wait all day, what Skippy: Nothin’! I’m just lookin’ around. do ya want? SKIPPY AND THE DING-A-LING CANDY STORE fe ee Rey, ; 4 PUBLIC LIBRARY ul Tee IAN WA CUP Pe. intra unin i i Meee MNNA i ATU Th sth mn a ae ] lS =i 1 ara FI 1 ii ; | ne I i tH Tye TERT NADE a <; W¢ LLL RENNES ill oa Ti wee TAG late lel2 nly 1 Tire pena mal BECEn ei \ i ry Ty is eA! a i Lt vy : ll ii ap FE j or 5\\|) 4 \\ 4 A. ges Mg y - 11) VASE ELL PA EET TUTE smu | \ HE MEETS ANOTHER yg ll! WEN ee AW VO __— aa a ANE \ \ aa ot : \A \ MEE OH OR A nih Lif a yer Ee A it ae a 2 : es \\ q x” % MO) & ( PY oo \ZR, o ss ax a ) SILEN CE| r 84 ae RR ta | / =» ORT / ma ; ioe WA “al ey VP AVI ere ad | ~ —~. Taran ann t EA. SOE Er x. f\ aa ee 4h aay rey ry ith, 1 een ATT ETT” ANH EAA GaN | pi Lisene ae LITTLE BOOKWORM ji a Wi, 4 ml Wi i< fin we oe DH \\\\ ‘( ' a | MA | he: ON | i Y/ La BH fy se ZZ Zi , AM ey | ra SKE : Le ag Z i] }) } “Such language! I’m going right in and tell your mother.” “What good’ll it do ya? We don’t take offen you anyway.” Mother's Voice: Skippy! Get up! Eight o’clock! Mother’s Voice: Skippy! Up! Eight o’clock! “All right, Ma, jus’ a minute, I’m bz—zzz He “Tm up, Ma! Gee! Give a fellow a show, I’m ; comin’ bz—zzz—zzz Mother’s Voice: Young man! I’m not going to call you again! “Comin’, comin’ jus’ soon as I find this other shoe—bzz—zz—zz 2 Brother’s Voice: Mama, can I have Skippy’s buck- Skippy: You leave them buckwheat cakes alone, wheat cakes >—He ain’t gettin’ up. ya darn kid! THE KID GETS A RISE QUT OF SKIPPY Dyltse ee “Oh! I forgot to call up the ex- “Sonny, will you mind this reel for Kid: Ah! Here’s the Indian. Now, change.” me? [’ll only be a few minutes.” we'll see what he’s got up his sleeve. | 4 = ~ | 9. s i : \ =i j Ze Mt Toi i y } will i i L : | ies 5 Litas ' t \ ! Vids ' | WL 2" | ! : ie (NS =f 4 | ' | | ' \ ] | “Was you here when I got me little dig in about his old man?” “No. I just come when youse was pickin’ yaself outa the gutter,” SKIPPY ‘DEGIDES: TO START THE FLY PAPER Noy / WN NII Wen Vy AND NARI NN A HAN IN \\ : 5 Ny | . \ a ’ WY Z ~~ la \\\ \\ | Rr His BAY ae eed } Wi Y 1 | aw Va Ri} B ws \ ty 1a a I iN ; Va» { SA ; — SS =— : >——: = | Ss \B fet = = NS te i mri : mi \ / \ | 77 / ‘ “Do you mean to say you have had a bath already?” . “No, Mama. I had the tub all full ’n’ a fly fell in, then I was just too simple disgusted!” Skippy: All work ’n’ no play makes Jack “Nothin’ but work! work! work! Then a dull boy. Whoever made that crack was the kids I have to put up with! It’s just : a poet, believe me. simple disgustful!” “I wisht I lived in the city. Every time ya “Sometimes I think I’ll go to sea to forget— want a swim the fire department drives up After all what is there here for me? to the door.” Nothin’! You said it!” =] Zi Lp AZZ, Mother’s Voice: It certainly is a hot day; just as soon as Skippy finishes mowing the lawn, I’m going to send him for a quart of ice cream. “eae a Fi ia EON " - 77S \ gaa 3 | ij \\ f! jl ¢ uy / nny fen beset Me uhra rose ale s I ah na Al “Ah! What's the use o’ givin’ me this? There ain’t no place to cS roll a hoople around up here.” : ry | ult PA anh Diver; Ah! Just as I expected. All the girls are Skippy: When are you going to dive, Mister? watching me now. “Very soon, my boy, very soon.” Diver: It must be a great treat for the small boy Skippy: I can't wait for him all day! when he sees a man dive from this pile. Catcher: Only de foist innin’ ’n’ toiteen runs ya give ’em—dat’s what cha did! Back to de Orioles, where ya useta wuz! “Always pickin’! Pickin’! De hull team pickin’ ’n’ not s’ much as a hand when I fanned out dat guy!” ria “How'd ya like to have two teeth like them?” “What good are they ?—ya can’t crack nuts with ’em.” \ ol FaN\h : a sh eey ° as “ “And did you ask the Lord to give you your daily bread?” “N’m! ’Cause I seen we got a loaf in the closet.” CLL fii iB: Ul “I’ve got my father’s great big six-shooter with me - “TM fill ’em full of lead ’n’ if that don’t kill ’em I'll ‘n’ if anybody in this woods wants to start some- take a great big rope ’n’ tie “em on our choppin’ thin’ just let "em—but they DASSN’T.” block ’n’ cut.’em up in little pieces. I’M SO TOUGH I COULD DRINK BLOOD!” “There’s been a lot of people missin’ around here, but nobody knows who soaked ’em in kerosene oil ’n’ “Just let me get roused up ’n’ ’LL BLOW UP touched a match to ’em.” THIS WHOLE WOODS!” i YY, ¢ S fs Rs if A A FRIEND IN NEED. S NOTE SWERSe DHE TEACHER’ AN ipey as. “Now where did you get those nice big cheeks?” : “Papa's a -glass ‘blower.” e Captain: Miss it ’n’ ya’ll get a sock in the nose. ZUA% pe Oy il “Hey, Mister! Looka here!” . sr. : Se Aa > ou aan & Lo “Why ain’t there a fence around this garden?” a Read the jokes offen ; Ilya Bape ’?em, wi Kid (brought up on Sunday supplements) Skippy: How is Mr. Kraus- Skippy: Oh, well. “I thought I’d drop around and rie ett see how Mrs. Cooper was feelin’ “Much better.” these days.” “That's nice.” “She’s sittin’ up now.” “I thought maybe she wasn’t.” Skippy: And how is Mr. Grout “Dr. Dodds oughta know.” to-day ? “Oh! Oh! Dr. Dodds says he’s much worse.” “T’ll come around again to-morrow.” xl CONTAGIOUS { DISEASE. I “Maybe there’ll be something "Geel Wilikens !” in Dugston,” Skippy: I just seen your ad on “Hey, Chimmey! Yoo! Hoo!” Skippy: Well, I suppose ya heard the gate. the latest! After Easter all us “Go ’way! Go ’way!” choir ginks get double pay for sing- in’ at funerals, “Gawd help anybody that spits on the flag to-day.” Butch: You Skippy: Skippy: I grabs ’im ’n’ pair of glass eyes!” sez, “Ya'll hand yaself a “°F coaxes in me left.” “He was outclassed from the start, but the right crumbles him up.” rinsed-out little toad, do ya: wanta make anything out’n it? How’s tricks? Butch: like a pie on parade. Skippy: little ding once in a while. “Tweet! Tweet!” “"N’ 0’ course it flattens him.” “Who, me, SZ. Ya" vot ia. face I don’t mind a good-natured kid- “T'll have that guy writin’ beggin’ letters for wooden knuckles ’n’ pulleys yet.” Skippy: ’N’ then I sez, el don’t care if ya are one of the local boys— keep in your own side of town.” “When the doctor gets finished stitchin’ him he’ll be able to sew doilies.” Skippy: Then I begin to butter him with my left. “But he tries to box, so “Up he gets—a game boy, in crashes my right.” O’Leary! Oh, game.” “T held out my jaw until he flattens his knuckles ’n’ then a three-inch chop plasters him flatter’n a shadow.” SKIPPY DESCRIBES AN ENCOUNTER WITH BUTCH O’LEARY Skippy: Oh! Ya ain’t goin’ to pass without stoppin’ “Your mother has a great deal to do—she doesn't in to say hello to Mama—are-ya, Miss Towns? want to be bothered with callers.” “Why, I’m sorry, Skippy, but I can’t stop to-day !” “Oh, Mama never has anything to do ’n’ I know “Oh, Miss Towns! Not even for one little tiny she likes callers ’cause she’s always lookin’ out minute ?” the window to see who passes by.” “Just this once stop in, Miss Towns, ’n’ we'll “I like you to come in—won’t ya come in for me? never ask you again.” Besides, we got lots of nice things to eat to-day. “Next time, Skippy.” Lovely strawberry shortcake, think of it!” “Ya ain’t sore at us or somethin’, are ya, Miss “Well, [ll go in for a little while.” Towns ?” “Oh, Skippy! Certainly not!” Miss Towns: Why, Skippy, I never knew you played the violin. Won’t you play for me, like a good boy? x \ a PHEU VAUDEVI UEGILEIR MIR | §G THE TEACHER TOLD HIM TO BE PREPARED TO PERFORM AT THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Captain: Lend us ya cabbage, will ya, Skippy? We ain't ei got a ball ’n’ we want to go through some signals. Skippy: - Sure. Skippy: I lost the cabbage! I knew I shoulda got that hole in my pocket fixed. Radio Voice at Ringside: The con- tender for the heavyweight crown has just entered the ring. He ap- pears nervous and fidgety. Radio Voice: The ovation you just heard was given to the champion, who just entered the ring. He is now clasping his gloves above his head in acknowledgment of the ap- plause of the multitude. Radio Voice: There goes the bell! The contender leads with a vicious left, but is six inches short. Jabs with his right. Champion parries and sends three stinging jabs to the jaw in quick succession. Iriend: Fire! Skippy! Fire! the factory's on fire! Radio Voice: The champion’s hold- ing! There goes the bell! Yz- & aD) Cae ame | eu Friend: S’help me if they ain’t jumpin’ out the winders in nets! Radio Voice: The champion has the contender on the ropes. Oh! this is a wonderful fight! The champion has him in the corner. It looks like the finish. Radio Voice: That was the end of the sixth round. The contender is bleeding, but still strong despite the gruelling pace set by the title holder. The champion calmly talks about the weather to some news- paper men. Get ready for the bell! Another Friend: Fire! Fire! C’mon, Skippy! It’s terrible! It’s wonderful! Radio Voice: The champion is bringing his old footwork into play now. His superior boxing makes the contender appear awkward. Friend: They’re sendin’ in the third alarm! Skippy! The third alarm! Radio Voice: The crowd’s scream- ing for a knockout! A left upper- cut just dropped the contender. He’s up again! There goes the knockout! The bell saves him. Radio Voice: Aware of the taunts and slurs directed at him by the contender for the crown, the cham- pion is fixing a cold determined stare at his opponent. Radio Voice: There they go! The contender drove the champion -to the ropes with smashing lefts and rights. The title holder’s covering up. A wicked left just crashed through to the champion’s jaw. Another! Everybody’s yelling! The champion’s taking severe punish- ment. Another Friend: Fire! Fire! Fire! Radio Voice: The champion drives a terrible left smash to the con- tender’s chin. Now a right. An- other left. A right to his ribs. Doctor: He’s all right! He’s just been under some terrible strain. He'll be all right in a few days. TRESS cp “i SS Pes his cawfee agin. *s blowin’ Willie ! “Mama SKIPPY WEATHERS THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR 72 ig SKIPPY GIVES SANTA CLAUS A MOUTHFUL ‘ p % ie = This is the last time I’ll lead this pack of cowards!” “Believe me! re Willie’s trouble came all in a lump who gave his Son an Air Rifle forxmar atl OR IP RY SAKES AN VIOLIN LESSON pre ‘ine | se sian one | A MEETING OF THE ORIOLE SPORTING CLUB President: Has anybody any objections to Hickey becom ing a member of this club? Jimmic: Yeh, I have! One day I was swipin’ apples outa Maure’s orchard and Hickey sneaks up and stoled me whole bag full. Now I don’t think we oughter have guys in we can’t trust. Chorus of Members: Jimm‘e’s right! We don’t want no crooks in this club. A guy like that would give us Orioles an awful black eye. Tce eee gee wae ge a ey ee See ee rh InN Skippy: I’m hookin’ this medal on ya for very conspicious bravery. “Hot dog, General!” Sooky: Where’s the kiss what goes wid it? “Gwan! There ain’t goin’ to be a kiss.” Sooky: The medal’s no good widout a kiss. Didn’t I saw Gen. Foch wid me own eyes kiss the army in the pictures? “I don’t care—it don’t look nice.” Skippy: Besides, who ever heard o’ Grant ’n’ Lee runnin’ around playin’ post office with the army? “I want the kiss what goes wid me medal.” Sookey: I—want—the—kiss—what —goes—wid—me—medal ! “Listen, lay off’n me before I but- ter the sidewalk with ya!” Skippy: Now, listen! Forget about the kiss ’n’ I’ll pin the Balkan Cross on ya—yes, ’n’ I'll throw in the Russian Sable Legion, too. “I want the kiss what goes wid me medal!” Skippy: Why don’t you go home and take a hot bath ’n’ maybe Ill kiss ya. Tain’t the first o’ the month.” “wy Skippy: Well! I'll say that’s gettin’ out of it very nice. Sooky: He don’t wanna come, do he? Skippy: ’ Course he don’t. What ya should ought to do is to take the tail off’n him. “Me an’ Pop was thinkin’ 0’ sawin’ it “Listen, Sooky, do me a favor—bite ” : off the dog’s tail now.” “Aw, they don’t saw ’em off, they bite "em off.” “Why should I bite the tail off’n him?” “Let’s not fight, Sooky. I’m only doin’ “That’s easy! Just close your eyes and “Oh! Maybe J should do it, huh? I what's right. Just bite it off and you'll think of a chocolate eclair—nothing should bite your dog’s tail off!” have a thoroughbred.” can be sweeter than that.” “I wish I could get me noive up.” “How's it coming, Sooky ?” “Ker-choo! Ker-choo!” “Oh, no wonder! Ya ain’t got any RES IIh Yosne front teeth!” “°N’ forgive me if I peek ’cause after all I’m only a little boy.” Skippy’s Father: Well, good-by, folks, and I Skippy’s Father: Good-by ! can’t tell you how much we enjoyed this visit Skippy: Papa, ain’t ya going to take what Aunt ‘ I guess I was cut out for a Allie give us? Aunt Allie: Land sakes! If I ain’t plumb Ya know we're crazy to have forgot it after wrappin’ it up. Uncle Abner: Durned if ya didn’t. “Gee, Pop! If it wasn’t for me we’d ’a’ forgot all this.” PS lig a WA) bi d AANA | rt Ai (= He = hr iN nO hy ee rd! atin oe ret ed on Chr Eve ?” Ti Za | | “Now remember! It’s ae istmas Ev poe! don’t go making any ise cracks! mekeebNioe TE lt riE PIRST LESSON! 1. About three months before Christ- 2. The following Sunday he joined 3. Then the Unitarian. mas, Skippy decided to join the Meth- the Episcopalian Sunday School. odist Church Sunday School. 4. The ensuing Sunday he belonged to 5. In the same town was a Presbyte- 6. Seven days later he found a Quak- the Dutch Reform Church. rian Church, so Skippy joined. er Church—made friends. 7. Another Sunday he espied a Col- 8. After which he became a member 9. The Baptist Church showed him legiate Church and immediately joined. of the Congregational Church. every kindness. = 5) PILGRIMS PROGRESS ~___) PILGRIMS PROGRESS 2) ) PILGRIM'S PROGRESS 2) PILGRIMS PROGRESS Sratrers) __) PILGRIMS PROGRESS 10. In the Lutheran Sunday School 11. Just before Christmas he arrived 12. With the result that each gave Skippy was a great help to the teacher. at the Universalist Church in time - him a Christmas present. to enroll with the Sunday School. “Why don’t they get up some flower that means a bust in the nose ?” Le tA || Y Vin / lo j rt ANN VY ( t | At a \) N | i ‘omni \ & Ss, Having gotten the Children to bed. Father finally slipped down stairs. Wil \\i i NY | F we Skippy: Would you like to have Mrs. Bilkens: Remember—make a your path shoveled off, Mrs. nice job of it—a good wide path. Bilkens ? “Why, yes! Go right ahead, Skippy.” Skippy: A. vacyum cleaner Skippy: It’s all done, Mrs. Bil- ; wouldn’t do it no better ’n this, kens. It'll be thirty cents. out o me. “T thought you were doing it for fun” “Then you'll get no work outa me.” Ade “At last I got me Christmas shop- pin’ done, but it certainly breaks into a dollar.” 46 Mamma, Ya better come down to Willie! [ tora tim wot to put butter on his pertatos an’ he Says: The H— wid it! Xmas only comes once a year?” SKIPPY KEEPS THINGS UNDER HIS HAT ll i ake | NN : a TS ese Fie aa! eer “T never did stole the fruit, Mr. Italian! Me friend—he did!” Voice in the Barrel: An’ me willin’ to lay down me life for a pal! “Mama wants to know can us borro’ some water—they turned offen ours.” “Oh, sure! What’ll ya have—hot or cold?” “Oh, I don’t know that!” “Well! Tell ya what I’ll do. Til give ya some hot ’n’ if that ain’t right come back ’n’ I'll give ya some ice!” -- ‘ m ya “ep oS at ™ 3S gee SG pth aN re on oes & ~ © Face, ‘ if ; fe = {i ae fr 3 ‘ le a9 i mn / { fA rremteeerrentt ce merentinnmen—< |) )\, i j j i I fe } B ( | aff Be ere | oH } | Eh: | | f Brother: Mama, I heard that crack! Taste these pertaters Skippy: Mama, you should better come in to Buddy! He’s plasterin’ big lumps of butter on his potatoes, just ‘n’ see if there’s as much butter as the minister puts on like the minister. 7em. Nothin’ but pickin’! pickin! Mother: Come! Come! You boys are old enough to know better! Let bygones be bygones! Brother: 1 took notice ya didn’t get no Skippy: You heard Mama say ‘Let bygones be bygones,’ satisfaction! _ didn’t ya? x ! SSS. i} sS SoS SSS = Ss : =~ AA eee “A NaN TSS SS —™ Pe te N Se SS SSS ~ NS SN SSS SS SS NS ™ SNS . Y 5 ieee > NS SSS a, ~ ~ SSS i 7 Cale ZZ ge SSS ~ == =~ ~aN So ANS = = —s ~ “Did you kill the rooster for to-morrow’s dinner ?” “No, Ma, I went out there, but I thought it would be better if the poor fellow got a good night’s rest first cause he’s got such a hard day before him to-morrow.” CZ > ee LE A . i, js Man: Wasn’t there another little nut here a Skippy; Qh, yeh! That was me kid brother! He minute ago? just went home. “Cheese it, Georgie! Hurry up and get it together—yer brother’s comin’ up the stairs!” de q “No! You'd better stay in tonight.” “Please, Papa, could I have ten cents “Yahoo! Wowoo! Woo! Yahoo!” “Hey, Freddie! Yoo hoo! “Remember! Back here at nine and NG ie Z TMZ 2S LZ 2 q YY Sr] : Lh FD [Pe anaebapay bape, can 1 go to the “Aw, Papa! What’ll Freddie say if “Even the kids is beginnin’ to point movies? Freddie wants me to. Can I break the date? Can I, Papa, go?” me out as the guy what never gets Deinahs papa?” “It'll be dark before you get back.” let out—it’s the talk of the town— yes, sit! “Oh, well, go on, but you be back as aioe sy) ES ” soon as it’s over! iu A: Gee eles STE EE ———s= o Loe | vo & =) 2) n hu aa} vo G ~ oe mea ae) ES ” ! | ee SSS B —Saeal — i} I q1 | Thea | wilt jill | l] 41 | | HIRE Ht | NI} AQ PAPA PROMISED SKIPPY TEN CENTS A WEEK TO. KEEP THE NEIGHBOR’S ROOSTER OUT OF THE NEW GARDEN m7 steel SKIPPY’S FATHER INVITES HIS EMPLOYER ' \ ' /) M4 ‘ ; | d™ . > eM VV A ft) Sie ) - =. A) ” ae |b hy Mh a Zi ‘\\ Zima | fi f Wifem GI ys My » Fh ty Pip = ye PLL eae ee - NY fy. ty ye - Pal MUAY, ip % gs... ‘ ef LO Yi J = ed liam. UP fo Yip: 2 Wa) | LS Le “ Mp Sapeer el 2 ‘ a‘ tp ke 19 , Who's been at a ee Powder ? Wé ‘a iv 7" 20 Zi OUT TO SPEND THE 4TH WITH THE FAMILY THE CARPENTERS TOLD THE BOYS NOT TO TAKE WOOD MORE THAN A FOOT LONG “Mr. Skippy, dast I have a word wid you?” “No! Ya can’t play second base!” “Remember I played second base on the Orioles ’1’ the Magnolias. They don’t come no better’n the Orioles, Mr. Skippy. Oh, can’t I play second base? Huh, Mr. Skippy, can I, please ? Play second base, after, can I?” “No! No! N—o—no!” “Listen, Mr. Skippy! I even got writed to by “Mr. Skippy! the Orioles ’n’ the Magnolias astin’ me to come back to the ole bag—may I git socked wid a thunder bolt, Skippy, please, huh? Can I after, At second base not’in’ gits by me. Let’s, huh, Mr. Skippy? Will ya? Can I? Huh, after can 1? Huh?” “Gwan home!” huh, Mr. Skippy ?” “No! No! No! No!” ae, AIS poly Late ull (UU — an b “After can I? Will ya? Let me play second base? Should I? After, huh, won’t I, Mr. Skippy ?” “How about third base then?” Catcher: Twenty-four runs ya give ’em already ’n’ only the foist innin’. They don’t come no rot- tiner than you! Skippy: Oh, is that so? ya hit that! Players: Ya’re terrible! Awful! Skippy: Some catcher! A south- Let somebody pitch what can pitch. paw up ’n’ he signals for an in- Twenty-five runs already! shoot! Ugh! Uh! No! Ugh! Skippy: Now leave this to me, Uh! Ah! The h—— with him! fellers! Tll pitch what I want! Skippy: I suppose I’ll have to use my ole spitball, only nobody’ll know it! Simple disgustful—that’s what it is! Team: We don’t want no merry-go- round! Give him a sock in the nose, somebody! Fire him off’n the team! Let’s get a pitcher! All afternoon ’n’ only the first innin’ already! Skippy: All right, fellers! Let’s go! Play ball! Sip \ ie =~ OU \ a eae Skippy: Now*for a triple play! Skippy: All right, batter, let’s see Team: Moider ’im! Don’t be greedy —let me get a crack at ’im! The stars oy is comin’ out ’n’ we ain’t even been up yet! Take this ’n’ Mee We'll learn ya! 3 oe’ Skippy: Tst! Tst! Tst! Skippy: Hit this, ya rinsed-out toad! ee lett 4 i 7 Permmviereremeniny, Skippy: Looka here, fellers! I ain't gettin’ the support like I oughta! Skippy: If I had to go ’n’ had one very, very last wish before I passed away—do ya know what Id ask for? Sooky: A chawklet aclair ! Skippy: No! Listen, I’m kickin’ the bucket; see! ’N’ I kin have one wish granted before I go. Now do ya know what I’d ask for? Sooky: A vanilla aclair! Skippy: No! Listen! I’m going to be hung, see! ’N’ the hanger says to me, “What’s on ya mind?” “Oh, nothin’ but me hat!” I sez, ’n’ he comes back ’n’ sez, “You seem to talk like a reg’lar guy—is there anything we kin do to make ya happy before we croak ya?” Then he sez, “Ya kin have anything ya ask for.” What do ya think I’d ask for? Sooky: A chawklet and a vanilla aclair. Skippy: There goes Danny Dowd, the cop! He’s a reg’lar guy, don’t ya think—for a cop, I mean? Sooky: I hope to tell you, he’s a reg’lar guy! Skippy: What was we talkin’ about? Sooky: Huh! Darned if I kin think! Skippy: Oh, well! Maybe it'll come to me again. 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Listen, when I come home I’m going to bring you some nice chocolate ice cream. “T-]-I—d-don’t—want—any—c-ch-chocolate ice—c-cream. “G-get—s-strawb—berry.” etter “Why do fish like woims?” ; “Maybe they don’t. P’r’aps they think it’s toikey.” “Look at the football! Around all “And your sled and skates. Now you trot up to winter, under everybody’s feet.” the attic with all this stuff.” “Be sure to put them where “Tt’s a beautiful day to be glad “Thank goodness, this place is you got them.” toh Geb I STER Gi eR Ib RY: cleaned at last.” Mother (hearing Skippy in next room) : Did you put all those things in the attic? E BLACK SHEEP fe! 4 ZS a ~ af , Ne ear? Sooky: I paid fifty cents for that boat death n’ it’s mine! “T’ll show you whose boat that is.” Skippy: You bring back that boat, d’ya h Skippy: Now we're partners. You take the boat out Monday, ’n’ I’ll take it out Tuesday, ’n’ you take it out Wednesday, ’n’ I'll take it out Thursday, ’n’ so on like that! Sooky: You betcha! What’s mine is yourn ’n’ what’s yourn is mine. Skippy: Hey! Yesterday was Monday. Sooky: I thought yesterday was Tuesday. “Veh, but ya was out in it yesterday, too!” “Ah, I can’t be thinkin’ o’ dates like that!” “T want the boat right now, ’n’ besides, I don’t want no canaries took out in it.” “Don’t be callin’ this little crow a Sooky: Don’t be bustin’ up an excursion! Re- member we got a lunch to think of. Skippy: I’m goin’ to get that boat to-morrow. “IT can’t let ya have this boat to-morrow ’cause we're movin. »>») Skippy: Here I am tied up as a partner for life, maybe forever. He won’t sell out nor nothin.’ Oh why did I ever get took in by such riff-raff? Be- “Yes, I do. lieve me! I'll get that boat to-morrow! Sooky: If anybody’d tole me I wouldn’t ’a’ b’leeved it! I wouldn’t ’a’ b’leeved it! But with me very own eyes I see it! My partner! It’s busting me heart ! Skippy: After all,*he is my partner. Sooky: I ask you, Skippy, in a nice way I ask ; it. Do you call this a square deal? I give you the biggest half.” Roi ceed “acy Skippy: As I was sayin’ before, you take it out Monday, ’n’ I'll take it out Tuesday, ’n’ you take it out Wednesday, ’n’ I’ll take it out Thursday, ’n’ so on like that. Sooky: You betcha! What’s mine is yourn n’ what’s yourn is mine, only I wouldn’t go sawin’ off any more, Skippy. TO THE VICTOR BELONGS THE GUM “Great! Ain’t it?” “4 “Yes, but I hate to think o’ the firemen we’re throwin’ _ : outa work!” ‘ Skippy: Gee, this looks good. I was never so thirsty before. : Sooky: Don’t wait for me—drink up! Skippy: I don’t suppose you'd ask a feller to come in ny have a drink, would ya, I don’t suppose? Sooky: Sure! I gotta ’nother dime—what’ll ya have? Skippy: Vil take the same as you. Sooky: ’Nother one o’ these, Mr. Brown. Skippy: Traitor! Why didn’t ya tell me there was cas- tor oil in it? Sooky: You never asked me! Skippys Oo-wook! YN e722) apy ail i fy 4 Mh NN i 6M iN s \ hi All I - “This—wow !” “Ya teased him, that’s “T did not neither ! why !” did was— “Hey! Your parrot nipped me finger.” a ca aln = \\f a ascii a iN As es: = Pru g || | \ eS | ea ipe Y att ig. MiG hs “Aw, the h—— wid it! I can’t get this daylight savin’ Ay | \ \ | : rel time trew me nut!’ Skippy: A chawklet soda! Skippy: Wait! How much is the Man: Who knows, maybe it’s strawberry ? watermelon ye’re after. Man: Same price—well, what’s it goin’ Skippy: Have ya got watermelon? to be, strawberry or chawklet ? Skippy: Guess ya better make it lemon. Man: Oh! Get the h outa here! Skippy: So! Then ya don’t want my “There's no holdin’ him since he’s Skippy: Why, Mr. Barkenteen! trade, huh, Mr. Barkenteen? been gettin’ the canary pennies. “l’m so sure of it that I’ll be crackin’ Don’t need my trade, ho-ho. I'll somethin’ besides ice if ya don’t beat it.” split me sides laffin’!” “Well, big boy, if I don’t see ya again, merry Christmas!” _ Skippy: Well, I must say, Mrs. Dusenberry certainly does turn Skippy: A pineapple soda, Mrs. out a very elegant soda! Dusenberry, and I want to take it out. “That’s no way to do! The man shoulda never started to build him a house if he didn’t know how to finish it.” What Skippy wanted to do the first time his mother took him to a department store JF ke G St CN Yp As ‘\ Young Brother: Mama, ya know the Skippy: Lies! Lies! Nothing but lies! towel with all the pretty forget-me- I never did! Oooh!, How he can make nots ’broidered on the ‘“S”—Skippy up stories. Young Brother: Lies is it Mamma? Skippy: S’help me if I ain’t crossin’ Lies? Come up ’n’ see if ya don’t my heart, Mamma! I didn’t dirty up b’lieve it. All black! And on the the guest towel! forget-me-nots, too. Ya Ciduen ide Did)! Mother’s Voice: That’s enough! I'll see you later, Skippy! tA y Skippy: So! My own flesh ’n’ blood throws me down cold, huh? Well, “Tt was the minister.” I'll tell ya who wiped his hands on that lovely towel—— Skippy: Listen, Sooky! If ya> want Skippy: Tell her ya should have the Skippy: ’N’ big thick juicy steaks to make the team ya gotta tell ya top of the milk every morning ’n’ ’n’ chops with spinach ’n’ mashed mother to cut out feedin’ ya buns oatmeal with plenty of rich cream. potatoes. and coffee. Sooky: Yeh! Ugh! Huh! You bet! Sooky: M—m—m! Oh, boy! Sooky: Now ye’re talkin’, ; > s “& i yaad Skippy: Imagine! Buns and coffee! Skippy:’N’ plenty o’ fresh eggs ’n’ Sooky: Vl tell the world! rich creamy butter. Sooky: Look here, Mom! Ya gotta cut out feedin’ me buns ’n’ coffee! Skippy sez I gotta have the top o’ ’ yo? the milk every mornin’ ’n’ oatmeal with rich cream ’n’ thick juicy steaks Skippy: The same old stuff! Steak ’n’ ’n’ chops ’n’ spinach ’n’ mashed pota- mashed potatoes ’n’ spinach ’n’ milk. If toes ’n’ plenty o’ fresh. eggs ’n’ rich Sooky is let have buns and coffee, I should — creamy butter, Skippy sez. be let have buns and coffee. ; 7 ite iets ole ’ RESEARCH INSTITUTE iil iN IMUM “