Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-29
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. F. A. Walker.
Copyright 1915 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York City
GRANDPA'S FOX STORY.

Grandpa Fox sat in front of his house
one day smoking, his chair tipped back
against the house, when Reddy and Ted
dy and Jimmie Fox, his grandsons, came
along.
"Oh. we gave old Mr.. Dog fine chase"
they told Grandpa Fox. lie thought he
had us, but we jumped into the river and
MIR. Dog thought we had gone across the
river and we saw him scramble up the
bank and look all around. oh, IT was
funny, Grandpa. You should have seen
him
ut know all about how he looked, !"
said Grandpa Fox :" have many a time
watched the dogs when they were after
me, and laughed nj their antics.
"Oh, please tell us about IT, said
Reddy and Teddy and Jimmie
We'll. sit down ON the steps and
will, - said Grandpa.
II had been fine night, and | had
been hunting | lived all alone 1t was
before | was married, so | did not have 10
bring home my birds il did not care to "
ii got back to my home IN the early
morning and TO my surprise ] found my
doorway securely blocked with bushes
and things so that | could not get IN.
could not think what had happened, but
knew had better wait until IT was dark
10 remove it because Mr.. Dog or MIR
, Man might happen along, so ! found a
nice, quiet place in big thicket and
crawled in and went to sleep.
Il never knew how long | slept, but
the sun was shineing when | opened my
ewes and the next thing | knew n horse
and rider pounced into the thlcket and
almost stepped on me.
Il Jumped and then ! heard n whine
that | knew at once 10 be that Of Mr.
Hound and ! knew what had happe ned
There was fox hunt on and was the fox
Well sir, | was pretty scared, but
knew that my only chance was IN using
my wits
Il crawlcd or crepf around that thicket
several times. the hounds trying 10 drive
me out. and their master calling to them
Have at him. Push him up and such
things
AT last just had o run for it or let
the hounds get me. and made a dash
out of the thcket
"Such CRY ns they let out when
broke cover. as they call It. YOU never
heard Tallyho. gone away they called, ,
and nfter me catne that pack Of hounds as
though their lives depended on catching
me
Il saw river good, wide one and
| made straight for II and swan across,
ard tnen | knew ! was safe for on the
other side Of that river was flock Of
sheer and beyond them was the woods
with stone wnll IN front
when left the water made for that
flock Of sheep and ran right through tic
middle and then for the stone wall
Back of he wall. rs | told you, wcre
the woods and u tree had tlown over,
;x..-, -, :, -, rgol 1 hp trunk
md reached the TOP Of the rock and lay
down as fiat as | could
Some little twiRs and bushes on top
Of the rock hid me perfectly and then
began to have my fun
Across the river came the pack Of
hounds followed by the hunters, but when
the dogs reached the bank they suddenly
stopped and threw up their heads. The
scent was lost The huntsmen waved hls
cap and tlew hs horn, but II vas no Use.
They could not pick up tke scent.
The hunters came up and they talked
il over, but II was no use, and they had
10 take the dogs and 90 home.
oh " hat a tine story. Grandpa,
said Teddy and Reddy aud Jimmy. and
what spry sharp fellow YOU were.
Our family have 10 oe all Of that II We
live to grow Up. ny dear. said Grandpa
J Fox. but am glad TO say there i no fox
hunting done in this part OF ne country.
so if vou Youngsters are careful and don
let Mr. Dog see you when vou 20 hunt
Ing vou may live to be as old as am,
Oh. but A.r Dog cant catch Us. VIC
fooled ham tins morning, saId Iedey
Fox
That may he. hut it is when vou do
not know ne is after you thaJ he sets
or warns N.r Man you are near. and e
gets after you With gun. said Grandpa
Fox
Don't go out in the daytime; don t
step on ANYTHING that looks queer like str.
or hav, because there will very likely oe
trap under it. and if you do visit farms
where they keep dog, walk miles around
rather than 90 near his house.
Use your wits if you are cornered,
and am sure you viii live to good old
age lust lLt, vour or indfatber