Jimmie’s Happy Veterans Day!

“Jimmie,” said his brother Tom, as he gave the fish to his mamma, “let’s play we are sailors. We can use mamma’s tubs for boats, and fasten our flags onto them.”

“All right, Tom,” returned Jimmie, “we will play the tubs are battleships, and that we are the captains, and we can pretend to shoot big cannons at each other.”

This was great fun, and went along nicely until Jimmie got so excited that he tipped over his boat, and then there was a great squealing.

 

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy.

By Marjorie Manners

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

Gone Fishing With Jimmie!

“I don’t believe there are any fish here, after all,” he said, after half an hour, during which he caught nothing.

No sooner had he said this, than he caught a little sun fish.

Before the morning was half gone, he had enough fish for dinner.

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy.

By Marjorie Manners

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

Happy Flag Day!

He marched around the orchard with his gun over his shoulder, carrying his flag.

“When I grow up,” he said, “I mean to be a great general like I read about in my books. Then I can tell people what to do, and they will have to mind me. Then Mamma can’t say ‘Jimmie don’t do this’ and ‘Jimmie don’t do that.’ And then I can have all the corn I want.”

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy.

By Marjorie Manners.

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

 

 

Jimmie Studies Himself!

Jimmie’s mama made him spend a part of each day in study, and as he grew older, he became a very smart little Pig.

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy.

By Marjorie Manners.

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

 

Jimmie Dressed Up To Make Believe He Is A Lady Going Calling!

Jimmie decides he does not like being a lady!

“Just the thing!” he cried. “I’ll dress up and make believe to be a lady going calling.”

So he dressed up in his sister’s clothes and went for a walk as far as the meadow, where he plucked a handful of daisies.

“I don’t like being a lady,” said Jimmie, “for I can’t make any noise.”

So he ran back to the house and threw off his fine clothes.

“I’ll play soldier,” he said, “and beat my drum, and make lots of noise.

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy

By Marjorie Manners.

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

Was Jimmie Piggy Bad? Or A Boy?

Jimmie Piggy

It was a sad little Pig that took his place on the stool in the corner of the school-room. And when his little sister Mary slipped into the room, and wrote upon the black-board behind him, “Jimmie is a bad boy,” he could hardly keep from crying.

Jimmie was not a bad Pig, and was not used to being punished. He did not like to be teased, either.

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy

By Marjorie Manners

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.