The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-19
Chuckie Wuckie's
Friend

They were walking home m.
noon, when they met a souas a'e
licemen marching two by wv,
looking straight ahead-tramn ~. az
tramp, over the sidewalk rs sao
Wuckie was holding her mana" uacn
when she saw the policemen -
gave a little scream and ran a., %
behind tall bush, with ber Nv
over her eyes. nalt
Little goosie!" whispered :.
Don't you know policemen AVA ~
best friends little girls hayeY
No, they aren't!" cried c,..,
Wuckie; you ought to hear Ss
George says about them. A no,,.
man is worser than any storey
ogre. When he sees a little o,r, Ivy
chase her so she can't run str,,,u
She'll go running round and ,oo,
and round, then she'll get to spinn,.
just like a top, and then the no,'.'
man will make a dive at her and M
her head Off"
I'll have to talk to George 81,
papa, severely; now we will j
home"
The very next day, when Cbucll
Wuckie and her papa went walti,i
in the park they saw something ",
interesting. A policeman lay on M
face beside the duck pond, and w
pulling out Of the water a little h,u|
drowned puppy. The policeman dris
1t with his handkerchief, and rublsl
1t to make 1t warm.
Now you see how good policem.
are. Let us go and talk to him
He knew the policeman-his nam
was Mr.. Britton; so he INTRODUCES
Chuckie Wuckie to him. All at ops1
the little girl forgot to be afraid; An
got down on her knees to pet the nj
tie puppy.
Whose little puppy is III" sd
asked.
"Pm afraid I can't tell" said MI
Britton; 81 think some bad bey}
threw 1t in the pond. They ran NJ
the bank when came in sight"
"Oh, papa!" cried Chuckie Wuch.)
cant l have it for my really owl
little doggie?"
Mr.. Britton said he would be yeu
glad to have them take the lttld
puppy; then he told them about
stray kitty he once found in the paril
He took it home to his little gtl
and he had lots of stories to tell d
how cunning it was.
"I'll never, never be afraid Of NJ
licemen any more" said Chnch@
Wuckie, when she had shaken hand
with Mr.. Britton and said goodANI
"Of course you won't" said paul
whenever you see one of these
men in his blue clothes and brs,
buttons, remember he is your frisal|
and if you are lost or in any trouSa
go right straight to him"
1t was a good thing ChucEs
Wuckie remembered this, for jua !
few days after she had an adyentuli
which might have been pretty SER
GUS one. She was going to New
York with papa and mamma. The!
got into the depot just in time q
see the "choo-choo" cars come rca
ing in. Her papa rushed to check
trunk, and left Chuckie Wuckie viii
mamma. Then papa came back als
jumped on the train; he though
mamma had the little girl. Mamma
thought papa had taken her, ns
there she was left all alone In us
middle OF the big crowd. Mamma
papa!" cried Chuckie Wuckie, "whe''
are you"
Nobody answered. The big tan
went puffing out, and in a mlnu's
there was nobody left In the depo'-
nobody but q few men. who ven
hurrying about, and one big pola
man in o blue coat with brass W.
tons.
Chuckie Wuckie walked strlsnI "
to him and put her hand Into ns.
then she asked in a shay h1
voice: will you take care OF ny,
Mr.. Policeman. till my papa W.
mamma come back? The chco-ea"
cars carried them away!" .
"Of course I will" said the w
policeman; and he lifted her up y
his strong arms. :.
He was a very jolly policeman =.
had a great, big laugh, and NJ 'D' -,
1t seem so funny about mamma ~.
papa being carried away WIZ.
their little girl that Chuckie wu0. :,
actually began to laugh ins'es. ~,
crying. He kept going to tne ' =,
phone booth every little while -.
at last he set Chuckie Wuckie Oh -,
chair and told her to listen. ~,
heard somebody cry, "Hello' IN
there came big, happy laugh q,
was papa's laugh, and ne sa,u' ana
this our Chuckie Wuckie, saie
sound" -.
Yes" answered the lit'e
where are you?" =.
We're at Hartford. We JUMP
off just as soon as the tram ''
Poor mammals half crazy =,
Tell her she needn't feel , Isa'