El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
THAT is tho preface" said the guinea

''Oh, all right, said Dorothy, "just
skip it. 1 always do"
There you co. grumbled Toodles.
| mo one ever yet let me tell my story
my way. You are very Impairment
Il beg your pardon said Dorothy.
But. you see. 1 was afraid that you
would get to going and couldn't stop,
the way l do when try to say: Pretty
pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty-Peter.
there! That's the first time that ever
got to the 'Peter-the 'prettys' always
| keep on coming whether 1 want 'em to
or not. Just try it yourself"
well, do you want TO hear my story,
or don't your" inquired the guinea pig.
| with some Impotence.
"Oh. yes; please"-humbly-"I for
got what we were talking about
Complimentary! Well, as 1 was
saying, the story has come down
through many generations. Years and
years ago pigs-all kinds of pigs-had
curly tails
''AIl but guinea pigs corrected Dor
othy.
q said all kinds of pigs" reiterated
| Toodles, land I am telling this story,
| if you please Guinea pigs possessed
more artistically curled than those of
any other beastie. Now dogs in those
| days had straight tails
"Pugs and all?" queried Dorothy,
meekly.
Yes, pugs and all-theirS were the
straightest of any-and one day the
king of the guinea pigs met the king OF
the pugs, and each Immediately fell in
love with the others tail and forth
with was displeased with his own"
How foolish," exclaimed Dorothy.
very foolish, very foolish, indeed,
and only yesterday 1 saw little girl
having her hair combed, and because
it snarled she cried and said that she
wished her hair was straight and
smooth like Louise Conway's, next
door,"
YES" admitted Dorothy, reluctant
ly; "but it did pull dreadfu1ly."
''And last night 1 heard Louise cry
ing because she had to have her hair
done up on curl-papers at bedtime.
and wishing that she had natural curls
like neighbor Dorothy"
'She says it hurts to sleep on them"
said Dorothy, alphabetically.
'Oh. yes; there is always some ex-
cuse when folks are dissatisfied with
the way the Lord made them, and
they always want to show how much
better they could do.
We'll, to continue my story-the
king of the guinea pigs and the king
Of the pugs resolved to exchange tails
for all time. and called together many
friends to witness the agreement.
Nov, when the exchange had been
made and the two kings were struttinS
about in their new finery, a willy snake
happened along. He looked at the
guinea pigs beautiful long tail en-
viously, then he went and whispered
in his ear: You have your new tail
on crooked said he. ALLOW me to
adjust it for you before any one
notices.
THE guinea pig thanked him CRATE |
fully, but no sooner did the serpent get |
possession of the coveted tail than he |
glided into the brush and disappeared"
Here the guinea pig sighed YEARLY. |
Dorothy waited patiently for some
time, but as he did not proceed, and, in
fact, seemed instead to be upon the
point Of snoring she inquired timidly:
rs that all?"
Toodles opened one eye. yes
is all. What more do
you want to know"
why, only, did the snake keep the
tail?"
'Of course, and he still wears II. !
Haven't you noticed that he is about
foot longer than he was before that?"
mo, I hadn't noticed said Dorothy,
nesitatingly; but there's no hair on a
snakes tail"
mo, the pug chased it away"
Chased what away?"
why. the hare. of course: don't
logs always chase hares?"
Yes" said Dorothy, doubtfully.
And the guinea pig grunted.
KATHERINE YATES.
An Army of Dead Rabbits.
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