The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26
DADDY,5 EVENING
UFAIRY TALE e
MORE ABOUT MoLES.
6yrARY GAH a ! ! BONNER

.xve do lead q very interesting life,
said Mr.. Mole. -.
Except when we're asleep saio
Mrs. Mole. :,
"It Is more interesting to sleep III
rho winter than to do anything e'se.
II that is what you are thinking Oh
said Mr.. Mole.
.That is so, but it's not very inter-
ssting to other people," said Mrs. No'.;
81 wasn't thinking Of other peopie,
,oid Mr. Mole. THAT Is always suc.i
a waste Of time. They don't th'hA
much of us, so why should we 'hihA
much Of themT' -
"People very, very seldom sit down
and say: x..,
..Now We'll have a delightful a1ter'
noon discussing the Mole family w.
they don't think much OF US ~ -,
not going to compliment the'h ~
thinking too much Of them.
"Resides their ways are not ou'
rovs DO people build tunnels fo'
themselves?'
.1,hov have tunnels for their trains
and they go In the trains, oel'e'e'
said Mrs. Mole. ~,
ooh. well, that may be-" saio NJ,
uo,o "But they don't know enoue'
70 live In the tunnsls most OF the 'i III
,s we do. We 10 come above IN
ground, but goodness underneath 4.
g 20 much more Interesting. ANU "a
!. ~ents aren't so high"
"Rents are or rents is or rents sha
y TO" began Mr.. Mole. "Rents are
think, will be best" ne saio aA'e,
"you see I don't know much apo'
rents so don't just know how TO 'al
ohout them, and want to tax aoo'
q ,hem so I have to be careful WI
them. They may be touchy. Inv
n might 90 off before l hao nh'Ai'
ct with them"
~ ..Thev're not guns. are they" ask
Mrs. Mole. ,,
"Of course not" said Mr.. Mole.
: mean they might so off from my IAN
"Oh." said Mrs. Mole. as II she o,u'
> understand at all. but as she o.u
sunnose she ever would she olo
!. think it worth while to Try.
: ..rell me about the rents" she 81
= after q moment.
.you see" said Mr.. Mole, "peol
nav rent to live in houses. some'.i'
: thev own their houses. They've Of
them or they've bought them. I
d: very often people pay rent luz
place they live In.
,gy "In other words" said Mr.. MI
ing .they pay money to live ABOVE
Ter. ground. o,.,
raw Eve. ON the other hand, are sens
ter enough not to pay money, and 10
zee. most of the time underground.
not .Would we pay rent II we Il
above groundy' asked Mrs. Mole.
tell -~Well." said Mr.. Mole, 1--WE misn
INV Il out in dollars and cents.
r a aWhat are theyY asked Mrs. ID
.Noney," said Mr.. Mole.
~But we might pay it out" he ad
~ I'm our lives for example. we IN
y rot trampled on or driven across
something like that. Choer
ers ground is far safer, less expenslV
! at every way" =,
hen 81 agree with you," said Mrs. n
her, So Mr.. and Mrs. Moie "ene
ever building their tunnels as they
heI along and living in them.
had They had good meals from tim
time time OF insects anu
mostly.
do "And above ground" said Mr..
,eled "people pay money for their
Ian They go to the market ana Duy
shed md butter and lamb chops, whli
She dig for our food and pick it up
; the 60 along"
the ",rhe life of a mole Is much SIT
fer than that of person." said Mrs.
rotor Much" said Mr.. Mole. Il wo'
) the be person for anything, not l..
hon. "Perhaps a person wouldn't
mole" asid Mrs. Mole. However
ord needn't concern us, for we
+hat people" she ended.