The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-01-14
4 GOOD Old Wolf story

Once upon a time there was kind
hearted wolf Imagine! He ate nothing
but baked potatoes, oatmeal and cus-
tard and never once thought of eat
fng boys or girls or fat, woolly lambs.
Never once, n1ind youl He always had
pennies and peppermint lozenges in
his pockets
But for all that he had the most
wretched time of it for no one would
associate with him. His relations
among the wolves turned Up their
noses at baked potatoes and said Q
wolf had no business being kinds
hearted. The other animals IN the
woods were afraid Of him and warned
their children to keep away from his
house.
He's Just pretending to be kind and
some day while You are playing IN
his yard he will rush out and gobble
you mp" Mrs. Rabbit explained, with
a shake of her head
So when. the little rabbits saw him
coming they scurried away az II COB
Inns were chasing them AS for the
boys and girls, they took to their
heels at the very sight OF him. For,
of course. they kept getting him mix
ed in their minds with the wolf who
ate Red Riding Hood.
Some day they will understand
he would say to himself as he sat by
his fire alone. III ] only were not
so ugly!'
The more he smiled the faster peo-
Die ran and, though there were sled
ding and coasting parties in the
wood. he was never invited, for the
wolves said he was queer and the
other animals said that he was ely.
And so It went.
Then one day a hunting party rode
into the forest and when they gal
Hoped back TO tbs kings city a score
OF baby foxes and rabbits waited Tor
their daddies and mammies. But, o.
course, they did not come, for the
huntsman had shot them
The kind-hearted wolf had seen the
huntsman pass his house with the
furry bodies dangling from their
shoulders. He shook his head aadly;
then, building a cheerful fire and
putting some potatoes in the oven, he
went out into the dark night
When he returned twenty little
foxes chung to his coat-tails and
thirty little rabbits snuggied IN MS
pockets Then he shut the windows
and barred all the doors and gave
them a lovely supper. and after tnlt
he put them to sleep In his big bed
and sat down by the fire, as II he ex-
pected something.
He didn't have. long TO wait fof
pretty soon there came a knock
Knocking at the door A company OF
hears and wolves were outside snarl-
ing and growing.
Give us some OF the baby rabbits
and foxes. you selfish fellow they
roared They had been hunting al!
evening for them.
The kind-hearted wolf chuckled
then went on smoking mis- pipe, and
after the bears and wolves haa
tired they went away. Next day an
other hunting party rode into the
wDods. dogs ran baying through the
bush and guns popped like crackers
ON the Fourth OF July. Hither ana
thither ran the poor animals, seeking
shelter but the party was SO large "
seemed as II they would all be Killed.
Just ahead OF the dogs they reaeneu
the kind-hearted VOLTS house.
Let us in! Let us in!' they called
loudly-Ibears, hares, wolves and foxes
all together
"Will ycu promise not TO harm tae
little rabbit aud fox babiesf cried
the wolf, sticking his head out OF the
window. They promised In great
hurry so he let them all in
When the dogs and huntsme9
pnunded by, the VOLTS house was
tightly shut: so they thought no Zone
lived there and they went on. Mean
while the kind-hearted wolf bustta
about, Offering every one reireRh-
ments.
After dinner they had a game OF
buzz, so that II was quite a paf ana
when the big animals went AVA
next day they agreed that the KIM
hearted wolf was the best animal III
the woods -.
After that he was never loiely
again. for all the little animJ!S came
no SEQ linn and the big ones TO- anu
while they were uEdHr his root h'ey
never quarreled. 49,.
As for the twenty foxes ana thirty
little rabbits, he brought them up as
n they had been his own children
and with such care and skill that they
distinguished themselves IN several
parts of the world.
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