PUBLISHER’S NOTE
These stories appeared originally in the Evening News, of Newark, N. J., and are reproduced in book form by the kind permission of the publishers of that paper, to whom the author extends his thanks.
CONTENTS
| STORY | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Neddie and Beckie in Trouble | [9] |
| II. | Beckie and the Buns | [17] |
| III. | Neddie and the Bees’ Nest | [25] |
| IV. | Beckie and the Grapes | [33] |
| V. | Neddie and the Trained Bear | [41] |
| VI. | The Stubtails Run Away | [49] |
| VII. | Neddie and Beckie Climb a Pole | [57] |
| VIII. | Neddie Does a Trick | [65] |
| IX. | The Stubtails’ Thanksgiving | [73] |
| X. | Neddie and the Elephant | [81] |
| XI. | Beckie and the Monkey | [89] |
| XII. | Neddie and Beckie go Home | [97] |
| XIII. | Neddie and Fuzzy Wuzzytail | [104] |
| XIV. | Beckie Makes a Doll’s Dress | [111] |
| XV. | Neddie’s Joke on Uncle Wigwag | [119] |
| XVI. | Mr. Whitewash and the Stovepipe | [127] |
| XVII. | Papa Stubtail in a Trap | [135] |
| XVIII. | Mamma Stubtail’s Honey Cakes | [143] |
| XIX. | Neddie and the Kindling Wood | [151] |
| XX. | Beckie’s Cough Medicine | [159] |
| XXI. | Neddie and the Tooting Horn | [167] |
| XXII. | Beckie and the Organ Man | [175] |
| XXIII. | Neddie Plays the Piano | [183] |
| XXIV. | Neddie and Beckie at a Party | [191] |
| XXV. | Neddie in a Snowbank | [199] |
| XXVI. | Helping Uncle Wigwag | [207] |
| XXVII. | Beckie and Her Wax Doll | [215] |
| XXVIII. | Neddie and the Lemon Pie | [223] |
| XXIX. | Beckie and the Cold Birdie | [231] |
| XXX. | Neddie Helps Santa Claus | [239] |
| XXXI. | Neddie and Beckie in the Chimney | [246] |
Neddie and Beckie Stubtail
STORY I
NEDDIE AND BECKIE IN TROUBLE
So many different kinds of stories as I have told you! My goodness me, sakes alive, and some molasses popcorn! I should think you would get tired of them.
But I hope you do not, and, as everyone likes something new once in a while, I thought I would make up some new stories for you. I have been telling you about rabbits and squirrels and ducks and chickens. How would you like to hear now about some little bear children? Not bad, savage bears, you know, but nice, kind, gentle, tame ones who always minded the papa and mamma bears, went to bed when they were told, and all that.