The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
DADDY,S EVENNG
ufAIRY IALfE
SIR BENJAMIN BACON.
Hr1ARY @AHAn u ! lB4;.ls BOkNt

their cousins Jack and Marian. These
children lived in a town. 1t was
neither a very big city nor was IT a
very small village. 1t was just an In
between town, but they lived at one
end of the town where people kepi
chickens aud pigs and had real barn
yards and could get their eggs fol
breakfast themselves.
While Nick and Nancy were there
they often had talks with the barnyard
creatures. They were visiting thel
cousins for several days, and they al
ways lised to make friends with the
animals as well as with people. The
snisals told the children of theiI
ways and their habits and of what
they liked to do and what they didn't
like to do. of how they planned to
teach their young and so forth.
OF course they didn't put their talk
into words such as you and | know
but Nick and Nancy understood and
so can any girl or any boy VINO
watches and studies animals and who
likes all the different creatures under
the sun. They can be so friendly II
only we will understand them And
Nick and Nancy did understand them.
They knew that the pigs talked by
grunting and by pushing each other
around and by sounds and actions in
stead of words. for after all actions
do count for more, don't they?
II y,-oe corpaona who ronct have hppll
very wise who said that years and
years ago. Well, the talks the differ
ent animals had with Nick and Nancy
were not talks of words. but they were
real talks, things they showed by their
ways which told the children their
stories.
And Nick and Nancy always like to
ask you to share their stories or ad-
ventures with them and too, like to
hear about yours.
Well, the day was very rainy and
1t was very muddy in the barnyard.
School. which had only just been start
ed for the fall. was out for the day,
and Nick and Nancy had been going to
school with their cousins during their
visit They were all giving the pig
pen a great party. A party to NICK
and Nancy and their cousins meant, OF
course, as it means to anyone, party
where there are games and where there
are goodies to eat afterwards. Ana
the pigs feel just the same way about
party-except that they like to leave
out the games.
This is good of you" said Sir Ben
jamin Bacon, one of the pigs in their
cousins barnyard, "but l can under
stand it"
"Oh. you think you're so wise" said
Sir Percival Pork. "What can you
understand? l do not think it is so
good of the children to give US things
to eat. We deserve good food. We
become fat and if we're eaten We'll be
so good to taste. Even though l
don't care about being eaten | can
imagine how good | might taste"
you're not thinking what I'm think
ing at ALL" said Sir Benjamin, "and
I'll also have you know that l, too,
think this is no more than what we
deserve from boys and girls-this
afternoon tea, or afternoon food. or
whatever you wish to call it.
But where I show what a clever
pig 1 am is in seeing the reason for
all this. You see, pigs, friends of the
Pig Pen Palace, or Mud Yard, or what
ever you wish to call it, the children
are doing all this so they'll be conSid-
cred very nice. Grunt, grunt, squeal,
squeal, it's goodly joke"
"Oh. WELL" said Sir Percival Pork,
"far be it from me to object to any
reason they may have. Food is food
and a pig knows that much whatever
else he may know, and l take food as
| 1t Is given and do not care for the
reason"
81 not only care for my tummy," said
Sir Benjamin with proud twist of
his crooked tail, "but l am a thinker"
81 believe you are thinking more
about US than even of the fact that
we're giving you food" said Nick as he
looked at Sir Benjamin.
"Ah," said Nancy, as she threw the
last vegetable she had into the Pig
Pen Palace. "that pink eye isn't look
| ing at us sideways for nothing"
II most certainly believe he is think
ing about something" said Nick.
81 think so, too" agreed Jack.
$50 do t. chmed in Marian.
And they were right.