San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-08
Foxy Crandpa's
Stories
A Wife That Was a Real
Helpmeet.

do you know, Foxy Grandpa, that
/ hear bees everywhere in this wood
wonder If they are honey bees"
II wouldn't be bit surprised" said
Bunny. "I've noticed several big
honeycombs and I've noticed something
else"
WHAT asked Bobby.
perhaps I'll show you," answered
Bunny. And Bobby knew by the way
he said it that he didn't intend to tell
him another thing about what he had
noticed. You know Bunny is peculiar
that way.
We went on our way up through the
north woods and finally Bobby said he
thought it was time for lunch, and we
sat down under a tree. Bobby is al
ways the one who knows when it is
lunch time, you may have noticed. In
fact, think all little boys are good at
telling that time-much better than
telling when it is time to go to bed
and time to get up.
Bobby had just bitten into a ham
sandwich when he stopped and looked
up at the free. He swallowed his bite
and then said: .5t
"We can have honey for dessert,
Foxy Grandpa! Look at that honey
comb over there on the tree"
wait until you have finished your
lunch, Bobby" I laughed. you
know about eyes being bigger than
stomachs.'"
"Yes, sir" said Bobby. reaching
for another sandwich and taking q
pickle in the other hand.
We finished our lunch. and as il
happened Bobby seemed to have lost
hi sappetite and was not as interested
in the honey as he was when he was
starting his lunch. So we just lay
there under the shade of big bush
and rested a while.
Suddenly we heard something break.
ing through the brush. We sat very
still and Bunny crawled into my
pocket.
Nearer it came and nearer, and fin
ally right across from where we were
hidden under the bush appeared the
muzzle OF a bear. Then he numbered
out, and after him came another bear.
/ can't say we were entirely COM
Portable, but we weren't in danger yet.
However, when the two bears COM
menced shifting l reached for my gun
in case they were shifting at us.
But we soon saw We were not the
cause Of their coming in our direction.
Because what did the big fellow do
but walk right over under the tree
where Bobby had seen the honeycomb
and raise his head and give a grunt OF
satisfaction rs he gazed on the honey
comb with his funny little eyes. Then
his wife came up behind him and shs
gave n grunt.
Then they stood looking at each
other. They may nave been talking
things over for all I know, for they
hesitatcd quite while.
Finally the big bear raised up on
his hind legs and commenced to climb
the tree. Up he went, granting all
the while like an old man climbing
steep flight OF stairs.
Thon we had to laugh, because when
he got TO certain point in the tree
he got stuck and couldn't go an inch
further!
His wife was swaying back and
forth on the ground impatiently. There
was the desired honeycomb and there
was her husband stuck within ten feet
of it.
She growled and abe pulled. Their
in a few minutes she started up the
tree herself. When she reached the
big bear who could 90 no further. she
got under him and gave him n boost
and pushed him up. Boost by boost
she pushed him further up in tho
tree, until he finally reached the
honey-comb and knocked it down OF
the ground. And did they enjoy tha
honey? They were SO busy Sobbling i
up that they never even knew there
was as much as a rabbit near them
not to mention n boy and n man.
That's the kind NJ a wife to have.
said Bobby as the bears numbered of
through the woods licking their chops
she's real help to her husband"
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