Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-09
MIR. FOX AND MIR. PIG.

MIR Fox had moved to another part
Of the country from where he had llvrd
most Of his life The old home was not
so desirable as it had been, for Mr. bog
found the WAY to Mir Fox's house, and
insisted ON calling almost every day
One day Mr. Fox passed the house
of MIR Pig Now he lives in n most
convenient place 80 my way Of think
ing, sand Mr., Fox. when he saw that
Mr. Plg lived close up 20 the poultry
house
81 m.zt make friends with MIR Pig
He can have no usc for hens or ducks,
and believe his friendship could be
made useful to me
Ugh. said MIR Fig IN answer to
MIR Fox's thump on his door
Il said, MFR Zig, that knew where
! there were some very fine apples, and
if YOU would like them | VIII show where
they arc
oh. now, that il most kind Of yuu,
said MIR Fig But YOU soc, that while
| have moe house. ! cannot got out
of this little yard Il is IN So | am afraid
cannot have the apples, though |
should v~<y much like % acoep, your
! kind offer
oh don't let that bother YOU, MIR,
Pig SAID Nir Fox Il VIII knock out
few stones from your wall and you
can SOU 7c through and got tho apples
and he back home before Mfr Man gets
, up.
But Mr.. Dog might sec me, and
he Is very hard on my ears when he
catches me outside this yard, said Mr..
Pig
"Oh. that can FIX for you, too, =
said MIR Fox MIR Dog is asleep. |
jsIst passed his house as | came along
and. anyway. II he wakes up he will
chase me. for intend to come back
here and watch after ! show YOU where
the apples arr.
MIR. Pig thought nc never had met
a norc generous fellow than Mr Fox.
so ne told hm to 60 right ahead and
make the hole IN the wall. which hc
did
Over the wall lcapcd MIR Fox, and
| out throught the hole crawlcd MIR. Pig
and followed MIR Fox across the road
and under the rail fence to the apple
| tree.
IN run night back and keep watch
over Mr.. Dog. said MIR. Fox. as soor
as Mr.. Pig began TO cat, but Mr.. l1p
| was 50 busy he did not hear him, anC
| oT ran Mr. Fox.
The rest was easy. for all ne wanted
was 10 make friends with Mr. Pig, 81
| he could go through his house and get
out window that brought him night
| up 10 the window Of the poultry house
| lie could Jump in then and get what
! he wanted
| Mr. Fox was out Of Mr. Pigs win.
| dow and about to Jump 10 the poultry
house when Mr. Dog barkcd Mr. 10,
| stopped down and tired 10 hide on Tho
! roof Of Mr. Pigs house but Mr.. Dog
saw hlm. and MIR Fox knew hc must
/ take chance with Mr. Dog chasing hin
or Mr Man would be out any mnuct
/ " tn q gun.
i lie jumped and ran and after hun
| went MIR. Dog but just as they reached
the road there was Mr. Pig coming home
Poor Mr Pig Mr.. Dog forgot al
about MIR Fox and jumped right al
| hlm and caught him by one ear.
Mr. Fox laughed as he heard the
squeals Of poor Mr. Pig y made
! hls acquaintance just in time he said
| u might have had a hard time 10 get
away if MIR Pig had not come along II
time
When Mr.. Pig was safe back IN HI.
| house he remembered Mr.. Fox Now
| | wonder where that nice Kind fellow
| could have gone, he thought; lie really
| was kind to tell me about those apples
| and. OF course, II was not his fault about
| Mr. Dog ] expect he scared HIM away
But the next night when Mr. Fo2
called on Mr. Pig he did not open tho
door: hc just peckcd out, and when he
saw who il was he sad, Il cant cat any
more apples; those ate last night made
| me SICK
Odd they give YOU the earacbe7'
asked Mr. Fox, with laugh, as hC
walked away