The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-28
DADDY'S EVENING
.UFARY TALE 81
WEST AFRICAN ELEPHANT.
Wr1ARY @Al1An BONNER
go he Author

"Good-day,' said the West African
Elephant Warm summer weather
we're having"
why don't you just say summer
weather or warm weather? asked the
Indian Elephant.
why should II" asked the West
African Elephant. "They mean the
same thing"
"Oh, no. they don't" said the West
African Elephant. "One can have a
cold summer and one can have a hot
day when it Is spring or autumn or
even winter time-I"
"Oh. no. they can't" said the West
African Elephant. Zone can have a
cold summer and one can have a hot
day when it is spring or autumn or
even winter timel"
zone cannot have a cold summer all
to oneself" laughed the Indian Ele-
| plant.
! what do you mean?" asked the
/ West African Elephant
4 Il mean that the summer time gath
i ers itself together and puts itself In
i place where there Is more than one
person." said the Indian Elephant.
"Who ever heard Of summer gath
ering itself together" said the West
African Elephant.
mo matter, you know what mean"
said the Indian Elephant. 81 can't
bother too much about words. An
finals have too much else to think
about"
That's so, l agree with you there"
said the West African Elephant.
7 Il like the summer time anyway"
: said the Indian Elephant.
Il thought we had finished talking
: about that" said the West African
! Elephant.
MY dear Elephant" said the Indian
Elephant, Creatures can finish talk
Ing about thing and then go back
d TO It again. All yes, they can do that
quite often. No one will stop them.
There are, I've heard, traffic signs In
big cities on the streets.
o "When policeman puts up his hand
: the traffic has to stop going in one
direction TO give the wagons and auto
:, mobiles and people a chance to go in
. another direction. But when people
f talk there are no traffic policemen to
: stop them.
E. ''They might come in useful at
l. times" said the West African Ele-
lie plant
Q That's true enough quite true
q enough" said the Indian Elephant.
: Il come of an old elephant family"
!, said the West African Elephant.
n ''Well. my family is pretty old. too"
e. said the Indian Elephant.
d "Ah. that may be true" said the
/ West African Elephant
IS ''What do you mean by saying II may
u be true?" asked the Indian elephant
Aren't you sure 1t is true? Do yor
doubt my elephant word?"
"No, not exactly" said the West AT
st rican Elephant.
"a "What do you mean by saying no
III exactlyT" asked the Indian elephant
!, you should say that 1t must be tru,
4; j. II say So"
~ $50. very WELL" said the West Az
rican Elephant. Il can't be botheret
he with your family history when mine
ar SO interesting"
IN THAT is different matter" sal,
the Indian elephant. But you mustn'
s doubt what l say, for I speak tn
as truth, I do"
- $50 do l." said the West African
- Elephant, land l wish you would lie
me talk and not bother me with you
Of silly family history"
as well. talk on" said the Indian ele
plant. 81 was only politely Joining il
rs the conversation"
Il am very small for an elephant,
'e said the West African Elephant. AM
my family is very. very old. I'm nj
newcomer. l have a real family his
10 tory great family history going bacl
40 and back for ever so far. have shor
tusks, too. l have tiny round ears
and five toes on my front feet. / hav,
four toes on my back feet"
If 'If it's mark of an old family {,
have more toes than most elephants.
or said the Indian elephant then you be
lc long to an old family But who want
to go back and back and back 70
family history when one can go for
ward and do things oneself? don't
l. for one"