Walter R. Brooks Quotes

Me!" she exclaimed. "Where are Mr. and Mrs. Webb? They were sitting on my head when I fell in." She

No sir, I'll live to write dozens more poems to read aloud to you." Mrs. Wiggins looked at him, and a big sob that was coming up in her throat, turned into a laugh, and she said: "That's what I'm afraid of.

Land sakes, I can't make a speech," she said. "Tell you what: I'll recite a poem I composed while in jail." And she began. "Although in jail in Centerboro, I do not fret or stew or worro. And confidently I confront The judge, because I'm innosunt. Tho I'm a cow, I am no coward I have not flinched when thunder rowered. When lightning flashed I've merely giggled Like one whose funnybone is tiggled. And I shall never give up hoping That soon the jail front door will oping And I'll once more enjoy my freedom On Bean's green fields. When last I seed 'em They were a fair and lovely vision And so for my return I'm wishun. I hope that Bismuth will get his'n And spend a good long time in prison.

I guess it's a good thing. I'm too big and clumsy to take much ease in one of those little gilt chairs, and I'm kind of short on fancy talk, too. But I'd like to go look

Now if you are told that some piece of information will come as a shock to you, the chances are that you will really feel shocked, even if the information itself isn't of the slightest importance.

Why, you don't even know who it is or what he's done!" exclaimed Mrs. Wiggins. "Come out, now, Charles, and do your duty as you said you would when you were elected.

Well," said Mrs. Wiggins at last, "I guess they're gone. They won't drown - that's a comfort. They'll float down and land somewhere, but the current is pretty swift, and they may go miles before they can get ashore.

And there she was, sitting in the river with the water up to her neck. The

Some people talk in a telephone
And some people talk in a hall;
Some people talk in a whisper,
And some people talk in a drawl;
And some people talk-and-talk-and-talk-and-talk-and-talk
And Never say anything at all.

But I just mentioned it one day, and he decided that the color must be changed." "It's not his to change, ma'am.

Mrs. Wiggins said she didn't like weddings: they always made her cry. "And when I cry," she said, "there's no use trying to go on with the ceremony until I stop.

I doubt if Mrs. Wiggins ever appeared more truly heroic than at that moment. Ordinarily the most peace-loving of a peace-loving race, when she had pledged herself to a cause which she thought right she was capable of taking a firm stand even in the face of the most determined opposition. Few other cows, I am certain, would have cared to address that angry mob. Fortunately, she was able to address them and be heard, for Bertram was for the moment engaged with the four animals who had run upstairs to attack him.

I don't feel unfriendly, ma'am," said Mrs. Wiggins. "Only towards Mr. Margarine. You know very well why." Mrs.

You oughtn't to go in swimming when you're alone," Freddy said. "You might have drowned." "I suppose I might have, at that," said the cow. "But it's such fun when I think I'm going to float, and then I just sink.

That Mrs. Wiggins! Why, she's as like my sister Eva as two peas.

Here Mrs. Wiggins, who had been slowing down gradually, came to a full stop. "Good land, Charles," she said, looking down at the rooster, "I can't remember all those big words. That was a real nice speech you wrote out for me, but I guess you'll just have to let me tell it in my own way." Charles

Oh, never mind that, Emma," said Mrs. Wiggins. "Alice, what'll we do with this boy? You're the one that was hit. You're the one to decide on his punishment.

He's too fresh," said Mrs. Wiggins. "I can't abide a fresh duck." "You said the other day you couldn't abide a bashful duck," Jinx said. "Make up your mind, cow." "I can't stand either of 'em," Mrs. Wiggins said. "This Edward seems to be two ducks, and I don't like either of them.

The slingshot?" said Mrs. Wiggins. "Georgie's got it. We're going to take it down to the cow barn for safe keeping. Well, Alice, you're the judge and the jury, and if you say let him go - " She nodded to her sisters, who set Jimmy down and released his arms. The

Come, come," said Mrs. Wiggins. "Stop your fighting, animals. If there are swallows in that chimney, it means that there hasn't been a fire built in the house in a long time. And that means that nobody lives there. Let's get inside." Bang,

And when Mrs. Margarine learned that Mrs. Winfield Church of Centerboro, was a friend of Mrs. Wiggins', she was much impressed. For Mrs. Margarine was a snob and she knew that Mrs. Winfield Church was almost as rich as Mr. Margarine.

Years ago, the rats held this very house, and we attacked it and defeated them. But at that time the house was standing. Today only the cellar is left; the rats have certainly dug themselves in, and an attack would merely drive them into their holes - holes so narrow that it would be impossible to pursue and capture them. So has anybody a plan? Charles