New Britain herald., 1922-10-28
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BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST,
 WHEN MIR. CROW CARRIES IT.

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 WHEN MIR. CROW CARRIES IT.
 Where are you going tonight? ?" Mrs. Coon asked her husband as he picked up his hat and turned to leave the house.
 I'm going down 10 the henhouse, Marie" said Fatty Coon's father.
 "Oh, no.' cried Fatty's mother. Don't do that, You were at the hem house last night"
 Quite true. my love-" said MT. Coon drily. And l think you'll agree with me when add that I was there successfully Didn't you enjoy the dinner I brought home?''
 Yes! Yes!' Mrs. Coon admitted, But I'm afraid to have you go back to the henhouse tonight, Farmer Green may he watching for you"
 And then again, he may not" sand Mir. Coon with an easy smile. Fare well, for the time being. I will re- turn in due course
 When Mir. Coon talked in the grand manner Mrs. Coon knew there was no use in arguing with him. His mind was made up.
 Take me with you, Pal cried young Fatty, who had been listening to what was said.
 "Oh, mol" his mother exclaimed. Its too dangerous"
 Pooh. Pooh." The danger is very slight" said Mir. Coon lightly I'll take the lad with me. I may want to bring two hens home with me to- night. He could carry one of them"
 When Mrs. Coon began to protest, Mir. Coon slenced her with one ques- tion
 Do you wish to make a mollycod- ale of this lad? ?''
 And this was how Fatty Coon hap pened to go down to the farmyard with his father one fall evening.
 And this was how old Mir. Crow, the next morning, happened to come upon a very sad Mir. Coon in the near the henhouse.
 Will you take a message to my wife," Mir, Coon asked the old gentle man.
 'If it's important will" replied Mr. Crow.
 Tt is--very," said Mir Coon with q groan. Tell her to expect me home when she sees me. I cant come now. l fear my son is caught in a | trap at the henhouse. I've been wait ing around here all night trying to find him
 Old Mir. Crow didn't wait to hear more
 This is bad news" he said to him. self hoarsely as he hurried away Bad news has to travel fast--so I've always been told. I must hurry over to Cedar swamp and give Mrs. Coon the message
 He hadn't flown ten rods when he saw somebody making frantic mo- tions at him. So Mir. Crow dropped down upon the fence.
 He was surprised to see Fatty Coon there, looking very woebegone.
 Will you take a message to my nj mother?" Fatty asked.
 If it's important l will" said Mir. 1 Crow.
 Tell her"-said Fatty--"tell her I ! can't come home now. My Pal ! think he's caught in trap. can't find him. I've been looking for him since last evening"
 'I'l tell her." Mir. Crow promised. And he tore off across the meadow This is the most important news I've ,ver carried" he crooked as he flap ped his broad wings and raised him self into the wind Its bad news i .oo--the worst I have ever carried | I'll have to travel fast with it. It's l pity there isn't more breeze this 
 Poor Mrs. Coon, When she heard | MT, Crows news she was almost fran ic, The old gentleman had told her hat both her husband and her son were caught In traps, down at the henhouse. She walled so loudly that Mir. Crow hadn't the heart to leave her He stayed there. perched on a imb Of the hollow tree where the Toon family had made their home. | md croaked in a very dismal fashion. | Re thought that that ought to make Mrs, Coon feel better, if anything could.
 Al last she said to him suddenly, ! What told you this dreadful news, | MT. froN?
 Your husband told me about your son." Mir Crow replied. Your son cid nc about your husha .
 Then you saw them" Mrs. Coon | acclaimed. "Tell me: were they in | great pain 2"
 They seemed in fine health" said hr. Crow.
 But didn't the traps hurt them ?"
 Traps" eschoed the old gentle ] nan T saw no traps I've only been | giving you their messages, just as hey were given to me-
 All at once Mrs. Coon flew into B :; ge
 '1t's all trick" she declared. Its |
 trick to give them an excuse for not . oming home before"
 She was very angry. She was still .ngry when MT. Coon and Fatty came along to their home later n the morning.
 They looked very she~pish--both of hem And Mir. Coon was very hum ,le when he explained matters 10 his wife. He said there was trap down { the henhouse. If had shut with q nap when he brushed against it, N .nd he and Fatty had run--in oppo ite directions.