The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-17
WooLLY DOG AND TEDDY BEAR

ana WOOlly Dog, VINO HVeu In lne
playroom, began to talk to each
other.
Il think it Is a shame that we
never get out of the ROOM" said
Woolly Dog. Our little mistress
takes Flora, the doll, out in her
carriage and she sees all that is
going on in the world, while we
stay right here and see nothing
at all"
Il know it," replied Teddy Bear,
but ] used to get out and see
things, too, so is hard for me be-
cause I know | am missing a lot,
while you know only what you
hear and that is not so bad"
"Of course, that all may be true"
replied Woolly Dog, but | don't
understand enough about what you
are trying to make me understand
to make me feel any happier. What
want is to get out Of this room
and roam about the house"
"Well, the door to the playroOm
is open tonight. Why don't you run
along? You will have until day
light"
WooIIy Dog rolled over to the
door: he was on four little wooden
wheels.
1T is all dark out here" he said
Are you afraid?" asked Teddy
Bear "If you are I'll go along with
you. I'm not afraid of anything.
Bears are very brave, you know"
80 are dogs" replied Woolly
Dog. But | should like to have
you come, if you want to-"
"All right, I'll 60 along with
YOU" said Teddy Bear. Il have not
been outside this room for many a
day. ! am not as stylish as ! used
to be. You know, Woolly Dog, it
is a terrible thing to be out of
style"
rs it?" asked Woolly Dog, look
ing out in the dark hall well, Il
don't know whether | am out Of
style or not, but no one will see US
in the dark, so come along"
Teddy Bear and Woody Dob kept
close together, and Woolly Dog ask
ed Teddy Bear to put one of his
arms about his neck, because he
had to keep his feet on the board
he was fastened to.
Woolly Dog was glad when they
were down the stairs, and rolled |
along the hall feeling very safe
Just then the clock in the hall
struck one, and Woolly Dog jumped
and Teddy Bear was so scared he
tumbled right over.
What was that" asked Woolly
Dog,
TIA, Ha," laughed the clock. |
look at Teddy Bear and Woolly |
Dog. | frightened them"
Where are they" asked the eat, |
who had been asleep in front of the
Replace, but had awakened when |
the clock struck.
Over there by the stairs; they
have just come down; ] saw them |
coming and | stuck just to see
them jump"
Puss got up and walked over to
where Woolly Dog and Teddy Bear
stood trembling. She licked Teddy /
Bear and Woolly Dog, and over
they went on their backs, fridghten-
ed out of their wits.
Stuffed" shifted puss with a toss
of her head.
"Of course, they are stuffed. -"
laughed the clock, but there is a
mouse, Miss Puss, and he isn't
stuffed
Teddy Bear and Woolly Dog got
up just in time to see Puss pounce
upon poor little mousey, and then
waited to see no more, Teddy Bear
pulled Woolly Dog along with him
and fled up the stairs as fast as
his little hind legs would carry him.
The clock laughed and laughed.
"Oh, dear, it was too funny, ut told
Puss a little later "You should
have seen them, they thought you
were wild animal, | guess, when
you caught the mouse, and | am
sure they expected you to take
them next, Oh, dear! Oh, dear!
how funny it was"
The next night Teddy Bear and
Woolly Dog told the toys all about
the wild animal that lived down
stairs, and ate up everybody that