El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-10
Mrs. Rays and Her ParasOI
BY FLORENCE E. YoDER.

X ONE people get what they want
no matter how much trouble and
- sorrow it brings. to other people
But sometimes after they get it, and it
proves. useless they see what a silly
confusion they have made.
Mrs. Rags was wild to have a parasol-
She knew that there was one at the
toy shop which Mr.. Rags kept and
she made up her mind that whether he
could sell it or not that she was go
ing to have it for her own
So she limited for it, and asked him
for il. and finally made up her mind
that if nothing else would do she would
steal it. Mr.. Rags sat at the door OF
his shop and smoked his pipe. Times
were rather hard in Tabbyland for win
ter was coming and the Rags family
needed every penny that they could
make from the toy shop Mr.. Rags
knew that he could sell the parasOl- in
fact that Mrs Hicks mad looked at II
and wanted to buy it, but that was one
Of the very reasons why Mrs. Rags set
She could not think Of Mrs. Hicks
walking down the street with that
+. parasol without becoming very angry
When Mr. Rags came home for his
luncheon, Mrs Rags said she had
call to make, and went out of the
house She went straight to the toy
shop, slipped the bolt, walked inside
and had her paws on that parasol in
side Of 10 minutes.
All of the trouble she had taken to
get it vanished at the sight Of the
beautiful thing. OF course, it was not
new and not very beautiful, but to Mrs.
Rags there was nothing prettter.
She walked up and down in front Of
a tiny mirror to see how she looked
with it. and she did not see anyone
coming along.
In fact Mr.. Rags was inside Of the
room before she knew it. He grabbed
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and barked at him. They had terrible
quarrel. such as had not been seen in
Tabbyland for many a day. The crea-
lures could hear them fighting two
But suddenly Mrs. Rags burst out OF
the toy shop in triumph. She had won,
and without more ado she started off to
the Hicks house just as she had
planned.
The wind was blowing a gale, and
since her struggle with Mr. Rags she
was quite mussed- She put her head
I down and faced the wind, she was
| bound not to give up then. WoO-oO,
| came the wind, and grr-rr grOWled Mrs
Rags. She had spent so much time and
| energy and had lost so much Of her
/ disposition in getting the parasol that
4 when the wind came she almost wished
/ that she had let it go and be sold, as
Mr.. Rags wished.
The dust got into her. eyes and
blinded her and the cold wind whipped
/ her skirts about her legs. and in n
( second-zip, the parasol had turned in
/ side out. and she was blown almost on
/ the ground.
Then she began to get sorrier and
| sorrier by leaps and bounds, and when
4 the next gust Of wind came she let go
] Of the hated parascl and it sailed, In
! side out. away from sight, borne up by
I the wind
Slowly she retraced her steps to her
! own, home, and very slowly she raised
| the latch and went in Mr.. Rags was
/ seated by the window. and he had seen
/ her struggle, but had not gone to her
/ aid.
from over one ear. and shifted. Mr.
| Rags paid no attention to her. and she
I waited for him to burst forth in a rage
| at her She shifted again. louder, and
I Mr. Rags moved. He reached in his
pocket and took out his pocket hand
kerchief, and said: Here, use this