Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-23
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyrtght, 1918. by Mcclure N0UU cape
Syndicate. New York CITY

Copyright. 1918. by Mcclure Ncus PAPER
Syndicate. New York CITY
WHY MR.. FOX SLEEPS ON STRAW.
One day Mr. Fox, Mr.. Bear and
Mr.. Possum were talking about their
beds MIR Bear said the only bed to
sleep on was feather bed.
why, could not sleep on anything
else" remarked Mr.. Bear. How you
can sleep on that hard straw bed OF
yours, Mr.. Fox. is more than | can tell.
II could not sleep on anything but
geese feathers, light and hufiy, SAD
Mr.. Possnm. "Why YOU know nothing
about a good sleep. Mr.. Bruin, Il you
have never slept on bed of geese feath-
ems.
"How is il MIR. Fox, that you who
must have chance to gather many
feathers of all sorts have never had Il
feather bcd9'
IL did not say | never had slept on
a feather bed" said Mr.. Fox, stroking'
has face very thoughtfully. Il have,
but for good nights rest, It Just can
he had ON a feather bed Not Tor me-
anyway
IL do not understand how you can
say that if YOU ever have slept ON one,
said MIR. Possum.
1 III
nv grandmother left me III her Will
If you care to listen,' said MIR. Fox
Of course. MIR Bear and Mr.. Possuu
both wanted to hear all about IT, SO
Hr. Fox began.
INV Grzan,mother Fox lived tn a
good old age he said, and when she
died she left all her grandchildren a
bed apiece Of live geese feathers
Live feathers" questioned Mr.. Pos
sum.
THAT was what. the will said, re-
nIied Mr.. Fox, though at the tine
| did not think much about Il. but
afterward quite understood what
Grandmother meant by live geese ieath-
ers.
II took nv bed home and that night
expected to have the very finest sieeI
of my life. but such was not the case
'T suppose ! must have gone TO sleep
but j, seemed 10 me ] was awake al
the time Suddenly heard some
thing under me moving | got up. 81
thought did, and there through th'
covering Of the feather bed were the
heads OF more geese than ! had ever
seen IN all my life
Il made grab for them and out ~
sight they a1l went and everything wa
Et1ti Drn j Epl lnlt tuN htb AthAti
hut as soon Is | did up came the heads
and tried again TO catch one
THAT Was the way ! spent the night
suppose ] was dreaming had night
mare, my wife said and IN the morning
was so tired ! had 20 90 10 sleep or
the floor.
The next night ] tired to sleep or
grandmothers feather led again, but
il was of no use Those feathers were
alive at night all right. and all night
] tired TO catch them,
THE next day threw that bed out
Of the window and got me straw bed
and that is the rcaRon ! sleep on straw
Feather beds may be All rIght for YOU
Mr.. Pear. and hen feathers for YOU
Mr. Postum. but for me bve geese feather
beds are alive at night How my grand
mother ever lived TO tie 40 old sleepans
on beds Of live geese feathers. do not
understand
"She did not such a lively imagination
as YOU have. Mr. Fox, said Mr.. Bear
II expect Won went 10 sleep thinking
ahou, the fat geese those feathers hs q
covered and that Gsve you the night
mare
Perhaps that was II Anyway. ]
sleep on straw now and cat the geese
catch. feathers and all do not
intend 70 leave INV grandchildren amy
live geese fea, herN,eds TO torment them