Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
THE FRIGHTENED TOYS.

TO begin with the playroom should
have been put in order by the itttlC Nus
! trcss and the door should not have been
left open, then none of the terrible story
! you are to hear would have happened.
The little Mistress gave party and all
the TOYS that could sat around the table
were invited They had real tea in their
little cups and TINY Jumps OF sugar
There were little cakes with frostng on
them. and cookies, and Jelly for the little
squares Of bread cook buttcrcd for them
to look like sandwiches
Tho little Mistress played SO long that
IT was time for her to dress before her
father came home for dinner, 50 she ran
when her mother called and did moi put
away the tovs or take the cake and Jolly
down Ia Cook.
Nothing happened until the clock struck
twelve and then the toys who had not sat
at the table jumped up and SAID they
thought they should have NIL that was left
Tcdd, Bear sad he did not mind, he
did not want ANY morn, anyway. hc had
Jelly all around his mouth nov
So Little Wonllv Lamb and Little bog
on wheels ran over to the table @ SEE what
was left
Jumping lack was very lmpnlltc. for
he jumped right up on the table and sat
down IN the middle and hcgan "a put h,s
fingers IN the lclly
,Iark-in-a- BOX had just popped up when
IN tho door came a lug tat mnusc and after
II came puss and then all the trouble
started
The mouse ran under the table and puss
after IT, of course. up>cttmg the table.
and Jack Tor once could not Jump quick
enough and down hc went under AL the
dishes and cake and jclly
Iitlc Nnoll, lamh tipped over right
on q s,Iashy little cream cake that had
rolled ou the tlnnr and h5 head Wa al
cream
The htlc mouse ran hchlnd Teddy
Rear tn hide. hut l,Iss pushed lCddv ASIDE
with her paw and over lie wont INTO the
toa that was Spllci from q cup and our
slde Of his face was III stick, from the
sugar
Nraund the room went tho mouse and
wIss. and no knowing what moro would
have hapr~ucd ii jack ~ the BOX who
had hidden ~ hs hov y hon thcv iir~t
c3uc had moi pumped ~ just to pc4,p on
Fuss was night hceldc hun when hc
jumrcd III ami whom she 4aw tn facc an
Tue stic, lu his hand she Thought She was
hrtug chased and out she r9u and down
stairs leaving tho htlc moti-c IN the play
room
~ ono hai moved Or spoken after the
,ha-c began hctvccn Puss amt TIttlc !
Mouse hut Whom Pu-s went Ing Fat loy
Doll, who was hIug On bis stomach on n |
haIr, leaned over IL look about
Big Don lost hIz balance and over hc /
Hmbicd rEht on Little Mouse, who was
lttmg up mhhtug 4 mccc of sugar
Tins was too much for little mouec, he
,as sure tho cat had como hacl for bim,
,nd out ~ tho door hc went
"i)ri YOU ever see such sight sad
}olla Doll who had her char upset IN the
hutiic
wish someone would wash my face.
sand Tcdd1 Rcar. sitting TN on tho foor
,iS face ail covered with jelly
And wtsh someone would takc this
.rcam 81 my iacc too, sand LITTLE WoollN |
amt
The ncx dav the Ijtlc Mistress was
'rcttN busy making the toy> clean and /
nrknc M and putting away things that
houid have been done the night before
nd she promised never agaln to leave hcr
ovs or the playroon, ln such Disorder. hc-
aiIsc It was All her fault that tho toys hai
Ich an uncomfortable night