Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
SANDMAN STORY.
by Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Copyrirht 1918, by Mcclure Newspaper
Ryndicntc. New Fork CITY.
VELVET Pussy.

One night the door of the playroom
opened and the little mistress came IN with
her arms full Of toys She was followed
bv another little girl with doll in her arms
and more toys.
Il have TO put my toys away everyniRht,
said the little mistress. Before 20 to
bed everything hns To he put in the play
room. so We will put your toys and
Angela Jemima hcrecvery night while
vou are visiting.
II do not have to put my toys away
said the little visitor. ~ Just leave them
where they are when finish playing with
them, ! think II is very silly to climb up
here every night
"But have to. " said the little mistress,
Mother saws the TOYS should be all by
Themselves IN their own room at night.
so they can talk; that IS the only time
they have
.;Oh. / don { believe that toys and dolls
and things can talk. said the httle
visitor. ''hut will do just ~ You do while
I am here will bring them up every
nivhf bccausr mother SAYS when one ~ q
visitor she should not make any trouble.
That was the way il happened that
Angela Iemma happened 10 be IN tho
| plavronm with NIL the well-behaved toys
| and that very night after the clock hal
| struck the magic hour of ~ she began Ia
| talk She told The toys they did not
| know half of what WINS going on living
away upstairs. rs they all did; that she
ypw many things and heard many more
! which made her a very wisc and InteIli~
! gent doll
| he never chased the cat and ell real dogs
| do and bark and make terrible noise
I a. ,i,,se bGf stn % thing she
should either. SAID Angela lemlma
"Why all of the real truly cats hump their
hacks when they SOC a dog and hiss at
hun. they catch mice, too
lust look at Velvet Cat there shc
calmly sits when right beside her Is q
| little wuo,cn mouse and behind her IS q
i'm mouse and on The table is a chocolate
mouse. Now. whoever heard Of a cat not
| catching them. or. at least trying to-
said Angela lcrnina
on ought 10 howl ~ night. NIL cats
have seen do, for sometimes my littl'
mother leaves me sitting ~ the window
and can see ont in the back yard
But | am the only CO. N the play
room SAID Velvet Pussy and hcRide'
that 10 not know how 10 auarrri
"Oh. that ls easv. said Angela Jemlna
.Utnp NJ yntr hack 50. and she pushe,
Velvet ruesys back NJ There yo'
look more like rcal truly cat said AnRel'
.Icmlma Now lump for one. 81 thos'
fat mice
Velvet Pussy did as she WAS hid, hu
not being used to catching Fnleo zh'
missed them ell and hit a little table vhi"i
Wa spread with tea dishes. aud over
went. making q terrible clattcr
CRY again. said Angela Icm'na
A
Velvet Pussy jumped and this ''mo sh
hit 4 httlc woody lamb on wheels. whir'
sent hun rolling over the floor lIc h
The doll car,lapc and upset il and ou
tumbIed tho hah, doll into the midst q
Paper Dolls houec crushing i an
scattering III the dolls
jump III the dog commanded Nngol
Icnnma and you must bArk and @na
Al hcr abe told ttlc dog "n wheel
The TOYS had never before aeon ~ hear
such 4 disturbance in thc rlayroom an
uhcn the llght hcgan to como IN nj IT.
windows I'll worc glad, including Nclvc
Cat. Who was tired ont trying to h"hay
like n real cat
The next night Angola Jctn,na's lIitl
mother took her to bed with her and ST
never returned 20 the payroom
ION can sec how onc naughty to
can upset al tho others, Said Teddy bea
| DO not know who IS 70 blame Tor ~
celia Icmlma ( bad WAYS. but zhc ccrtanl
needs tn hc taught that There are wc
E behaved cats and dogs n, we'll rs bad ones
! .Ycs sad little Dog on Wheel
T alool ~ poor Velvet Pussy Her ha,
, will mover bc straight again She alwa,
= looks ready to spring NJ something
D am clad Angela Jcnima never camc hao
here
Poor Velvet Puss, wr,kcd and blink,
and hurried softly Il won't hurt an
one never really wanted 90 try to cat,
those poor little mice, and may be u
am good a long time my bark will hecon
straight again
= Maybe II will said Teddy Bcs
/ ANYWAY. we will ell hope il will