Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-04
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs +. A. Walker.
CopyrighI, 1915 by Mcclure Ncwspaper
Syndicate New York City.
MIR, COON'S SILVER FORK.

Tim Coon was very proud OF his table
manners. for he ate with a silver iork and
never. never would he use his fingers To
nick up his food, as some of his Woodland
friends did.
or course, Tim Coon did use his fingers
before he found that shining SILVER fork.
and he would not have cared to be
questioned too closely as To the manner
in whi,h he happened to get it,
The truth of it was that Tim Coon
had been proving about the farm over
the hill one day and happened TO see the
fork on the ground under the bushes.
His Woodland friends did not like
it very we'll, but when he began carry
ing the fork about with him TO the
dinners TO which he was invited MIR. Fox
said It got on his nerves and he did not
intend to stand IT any longer
Now IT happened that MIR FOX was
To give "a dinner party soon alter To the
other Woodland folk. and he asked Inn
Coon.
III he brings that fork to my house
he wont carry II home, SAID MI. foN
70 Mr.. Bear. for intend 10 invite MIR
Crow to nv dinner, and he Is very ionh
Of silver in any form, especially II IT IS not
too heavy for him TO carry
MIR. Fox placed Mr.. Crow right hc-
side Tim Coon, and when they were
all seated. and while the big turkey was
being brought in Tim Coon took from his
nockct his silver fork and began To polish
II with his napkin.
Hc turned to MIR Crow and said rs he
rubbed the fork. 1T Is a little lad OF mine.
MIR. Crow, always to cat with i0rk
Mr. Crow looked AT the fork, his eyes
elistcncd and then he said: Il do not
blame YOU, Mir Coon, for wishing TO use
such a bright article Your food must taste
better from the end of SILVER iork
Yes. indeed YES indeed SAID Tim.
The flavor is very dellclous
MIR. Bear was watching Mr. crow ana
Mr. Crow was watching Tim loon, ana
MIR Fox was watching Tim and Mr. Crow /;
when all at once MIR. Crow gave u loud
cav and said he had swallowed none
EVERYONE stopped eating and I'm ooon'
beng next To Mr.. Crow, gave MN a zap
on the back and over fell MIR Gro" nght
into TINS arms Just Us u ne were aeau.
Tim had laid his fork on the tabic' put ~
Mr. Crow fell over Mir Fox saw hum sweep
with one wing the SILVER fork from 'he
table and tuck il under his wing
They famed MIR Crow and they spnnklcd
him with water and after few minutes
he lat IN. but said he though he better
go home. he felt 80 queer, and not until
he had been gone some few minutes dld
Tim Coon discover he had lost his silver
fork
S,ich time as there was hunting tor It,
but of course, il could not be found, and
Mr.. Fox said he was afriad that Inn
Coon would have 10 learn 70 eat his 1000
with his fingers like the rest of the v oodland
creatures after this
one dav when Mr. Bear was walking
through the woods soon after TINS ne
happened to pass Mr.. Crows house ana
when he found he was not at home ne
took a look around, for he, too, had ad-
mired Tim Coons silver fork.
He did not find the silver fork and
was about TO leave when he happened
Ia See a pile Of rubbish behind the house
An old rubber shoe attracted his attention
II need pair OF rlhhers, thought MT
Bear, putting II on one foot
He quickly pulled his foot, for something
sharn struck ms toes and what dld ne
find when he looked in the shoe but the
fork-not bright and shiny IS u was when
Tim Coon used it at Mr.. Fox's dinner
party, but black like = p'ece OF ron
Mr.. Crow had hidden il IN the rubber
shoe and the rubber had turned It ack.
Like everything that is got IN dishonest.
manner, it did not bring him happiness;
Tim Coon l.arrled ii of when he should
have left il. for il did not belong 10 hlm,
and he had lost It, and now Mr., bear
had found il and did not want Il. and 50
il is alwavs with wrongdolng It helps no
one 10 happiness Therefore, dong night
Is the only wav and the best