The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
Sa nd m an
Stories
~ Mrs s. A walker
Copyright. l1If. Mcclure News
paper syndicate
Bennie Dog and the FoH.
C.yrrst,

l cr told HIM she wanted him to
take q basket Of egg, TO market
ard get some bones Tor soup
"iou be careful not to scratch those
new hoes" warned his mother. and
Ne careful ,oo. 1i the basket Rcmcm.
her that You are carrying eggs, not
stones and don't you chase the ,quir-
rcl' or rabbits II YOU &C. you may see
Old Black Fox and he Is as fond OF
young dog, as he IS Of Young lambs" ="
When he was ahou, half way through
th' woods Bcnric saw something move
under the leaves close beside the path
he stopped and stood very still watch.
ing the leave,
Then an # q sudden a squirrel dartcd
irum under them and ran across the
path
Away went Bernie Dog after il, the
eggs flying IN all directions, Tor he
carried lhe basket along with him. hit
ting It ON 'hs hushc, and tree, as h,
ran
Up a tree went the squirrel and Ren.
ME Dog stood barking a. him as he
pcekcd down on Bcuule from hi, place
o' sai,ty
How long Rennie Dog would have
stood there barking will never be
known 1t a rabbi, who was irqu,i,ive
had uo' ran mp ON a rock To zee wha,
was gong ON
IN a second m, squirrel va, forgot.
ten and of went Bennie Dog after the
rabbit
On and on they went Tor the rabbit
could not climb a tree. and his hole
was iar away. and when suddenly he
dii dart from ,ighi Bcunic Dog found
he was los, m the deep wood, iat
away from home
llr ,at down ON stone and looked
az h, shoe, they were all scratched
and rough looking from the stone, and
hfiJfS, he had lost MI, hat and hi'
Jacket was torn. and then he though,
Tor IN. first time oi the basket oi srg.
lie had lost the basket. and alto
gethcr Bcnnlc Dog ,rll very unhappy
u must 80 back and find my ha, and
the basket. but what shall ! tell mother
happened 10 the eggs" he thought,
bu, B'nnic Dog walked and walked
and ul hat or hl'ke, did he find lie
wa, tired ,u he though, ne would curl
mp and take a nap inr a while Jus,
as he was taking one last look ahou,
before closing his tye' he saw some
thing which made him ~ mp and look
hatd-he saw hiS straw hat tlgh, on
top OF a rock
b-nnic Dog lcapcd toward u and
scrambled up the rock. hu, iuu a, he
reached 'pr the hat a h'g black ia,r
with btieh, eve, and a hig open mouth
looked at Bennie Dog from under Tho
| hat
"llcllo' Who are yous" asked IN.
bis black mouth
rsrnic Dog va, frightened hu, h,
. hatkcd he always hatkel and he d,d
,o now from force IT habit. hui hi, owl
|tatk frightened him ,' hr Jumped and
slipped oii ,hs to,k rolling over M Nh,
ground figh, IN front ut the etcilut,
Who had on his hat
tip Jumped Bennlt and ran. then h,
turned Seeing that the big cfcamt,
was No, following him he stopped and
baked
"iuWgi mc my hat" ne ai
What do ,pu mean ,Hu .au.t ir'
. ''v. calling ihi, your hli n +, mine
n found it in 'hc wood, and finding
letpiug in these wood. Didn't ypt
know that" said M, hg creature
That /, ms hat. ! lost H." aid nen.
ME Dog "and u YOU don't give /, bach
III tell my Gfsndh,htr box and he'll
make YOU snapped Bsnnic Dog. back
inv away from the creature as he spoke
Who are YOU ANYWAY"
u am Rlark Fox" said the big rrca
iufc. 'ari am nhi afraid Vt ,oui
Gandia,hsr DDg ot am, ui ,ouf fam
u.s." bul Nrnnic noticed that he looked
tfuuul ,cr, sharply when h mentioned
hes Grandfather Dos
Md then before Utnnit bog knew
what had happened Black tuS made
leap at ncnnic and caught him figh
hv the shoulders Benni, gave one long
loud howl and thought OF his mother