El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-25
BY FLORENCE E. YODER.

/ TTEDDY TABBY was different from
the other TabbE children When
he was left alone. or when other
/ people were busy. he could always find
I plenty to do 70 amuse himself. IN fact,
+ he often had little plans even wnen
; the Others were about You see WheA
/ he had lived with human beings he
had been left to shift for himself, and
ne was very sensible and Independent
So when he was busy making some
thing all Of one morning no one paid
/ the least bit OF attention 70 him Tom
| tried 70 coax him upstairs 70 play
I with the others: they were all inside
Tor II was a cool. autumn day and too
} cold 10 stay out Of doors, but Teddy
I shook his head and went on about his
business well, then, stay downstairs
: II you want" said Tommy with a shrus
Of his shoulders, but what you can
find TO do hanging about the kitchen IS
more than I can see" Teddy wiggle7
his Whiskers and smoOthed his fur. and
waited for Tommy TO run Up the steps,
I and then he laughed. 7 don't want
you 20 see this time" he said more to
) himself than anyone else
Several days before Tommy had
caught him hung in cherry tree BY
the seat Of his trousers and had made
him promise all sorts OF things before
he would release him Ever since,
Teddy had been trying 10 get chance
TO play a joke on Tom Mrs Tabby
knew that there was something in the
wind as she called II, but she knew
that it was Just fun and when Teddy
asked her for two baked potatoes. a
big one and little one, she just
laughed and cooked them for him.
When the potatoes were ready. Teddy
sat thOughtfully on the floor. He had
placed them IN front Of him with some
string. a stick and several straws. Mrs
Tabby watched him out Of the corner
Of her eyes, and this IS what she saw
First the kitty boy stuck the two po-
tatoes end 70 end with a long splinter
OF wood. Then he put two black head
ed pins IN the front part OF the small
potato for eyes, and Mrs. Tabby began
10 see what he was after By the time
he had stuck straws in the sides and
had bent them she could see that he
was making a big spider. Next he tied
a string about the bigger potato. and
attached the other end to a long stick
He stood up and held the thing out
with a giggle- Mrs. Tabby pretended
not TO see, but she was laughing just
the same Hiding the spider carefully
behind the hatrack. he ran upstairs and
began 20 play with the others. You
see, he was waiting for Tommy to go
TO sleep
In the afternoon he waited in vain
for chance, and when he went TO bed
at night he tried 20 keep awake longer
than Tommy, but somehow or other he
lell asleep aluospr INN edlately-
But the next morning his time came
He opened his eyes, rubbed them with
his paws, and then. rising cautiously on
his elbow, lie looked at Tommy. That
kitty boy was sound asleep. Teddy got
up carefully, put on his clothes. went
downstairs. and got his make believe
bug, and then stood with il suspended
over Tommy. First he let IL down
where II touched Tom ever so lightly. :
The kitty stirred in his sleep. Teddy
RAISED the bug and then let it down
again Tom raised up his paw and
rubbed his face. Up came the bug. and
this time Tom opened his eyes
He had pushed the bug away, but Z
when he saw what his paw was touch =
ing he screamed and pulled his head /
under the coverE
After several minutes he cautiously .
uncovered his head Down came the .
terrible spider again This was too
much for Tom, and, with a cry Of fear, 7.