Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-19


The fox about which | am going to tell
you and his mate had two young ones.
And as they were always hungry like
most healthy children, he was out hunt
Ing from morning till night, and ofteo
through the night. too. trying To get
them enough to eat. But sometimes luck
was against him, and now and then
Mrs. Fox complained that he was let
ting the children starve.
one day of he started, after telling
thc little ones To be good and not worry
their poor mother. As he trotted along
he reflected, Nov it won't pay to 20
near the hanyard again today. They
VIII surely be on the lookout for me.
And I'm not ashamed to say that I'm
afraid of the gun, for | cant dodge
shot, no matter how fast ] Scamper
Just here he cane to the river, and
stopped to look at his own reflection in
the water. I'm quite Il good-looking
fellow he thought. Then his attention
was attracted by some cruwfsh swim
ming along the bottom. \ bright idea
struck him. Il wonder il | cau't catch
some, he thought, lie tried hard 10
reach them with his paw. but they al
WAYS lodged the stroke.
Still he wouldn't give up. 'I'vc seen
boys hsbinE with lines he mpditatcd
Why can't | try to fish with my tail?
It's quite long" So. very quietly and
cautiously. he dropped his tail into the
water, just above the fish. Rather
cold water he thought. But soon he
got a bite. One of the craW-tish had
caught his tail with his claws. Up, with
swish, he jerked it out Of water With
a good nip he made it let go. Then he
SAT down and quietly ate it, smiling all
| over. The trick struck him as such a
good one that he threw bacl; his head
and silently laughed, till he nearly fell
into the water
lie recovered himself, aud said 4eri-
onSly. Il must catch some more for the
children and again dropped his limo
into the stream The crnwfsh uippcd
hlm every time. and every time he landed
them successfully. When he thought he
had as many as he could carry. lac took
them NJ in his mouth and .'artel for
home. Mrs. Fox welcomed him and the
fish with sparkling eyes. II nope the
children viii like them" She rHcIaimcd.
The little foxes did like them very
much, and soon the whole catch bad dis
apneared Now things looked ii ljttlo
brighter ia the family.
.4'ut sill. YOU know" said Mrs.. Fox.
that won't last rs till tomorrow. Nou
must try 10 bring in something more"
50 away went Mr. FoN again. Chill
drch are great care he sighed. He
trottcd along The river bank hoping that
something might happen to bclp him.
Finally he came 10 The fshhnIIte lie
didn't like To- approocb too near. as thn
men were working inside. Ent inckiiy
he found some stray fsbhcoJs with
had been thrown out.
"IIa. ha! here's luck" he cried and
capturing several. away ho sramprrrd
hUrryiug a little as he heard a do, barl
But while running along he thought.
If | take these things nome. the wiz
may complain, People can't live ct fish
one fish course"
He was troubled. and sat down to re.
fleet. While wondering whether he had
better taEe the fsh,hradg home %" mr. 1 ',.'.
he was disturbed Ivy party Of crows Hy-
ing above him They had been attract
cd hy the appctizing odor.
IF | could only catch crow. that
would be worth while" he thought
but how That was The problem. II
have it, he gIccnlly cried, as he sud
deuIy >piod hollow tree.
At once he SGT to work and placed tho
fish heads temptugly in u row before it
waited.