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Show ' " "' T " " 'Vt . - V V 4 9 ; VOL I. Heber, Wasatch- County, Utah, Monday, August 4, 1890. No. - I As soon as 1 had given my order for luncheoni, he appered upon the scene bearing in his hands aJargetray, upon KNOW." know that never Blooms in vain ' Ailower in any woodland Tair, That not a single drop ofrain Is lost upon the desert air, I kfiow that never is there whined Against the shore a grain ofsand, But, in the building of the world, Serves to complte the perfect plan. I know that nota withered leaf I cast upon the wintery sea, But gathered in some useful sheaf, Serves, finally, the years to be. ' I know that never ran its race A soul, however weak or small,: Be surly found some resting-plac- e In the great Thought and Heartof all. I I v t, which stood a fox, whose keen shineing cye& and fluffy waveing tail semed to give us a most cordial welcome, . r As i . The propritor was an exceeding-l- y agreeable fellow, fond of a joke and fond of children,- - and glad to contribute to their pleasures. , good-numor- e, - ( 2 n The little animal appered coat was clean and lively, and he was very tame and .sociable. .The sight of a live fox served up like a turkey on a platter yellow-ta- n de-lght- ed my little girl, QNE of my young children usually accompanies me when I go to the vill- age to get the horses shawed. On one occasion, when my little daughter, a bright, inquisitive child of seven, was with me, we.fonnd on arriveing at the blacksmiths shop that many horses were alreacly there to he shawed, and that we should be compelled tovait-outurn. Knowing from an extended fami-l- y experience that nothing amuses a ..healthy child like eating, particularly in a strange place, I took the little girl to a restaurant for lunch. t half-grow- well fed, his thick THE TAME FOX. ,-tai- 7. , and the proprietor, equally delighted at the success of his original joke and at her extravagant admiration of his handsome pet, very kindly insisted upon making her a present of the cunning little creature This was very generous of him, for the fox was a favorite with all customers, and proved a great attraction for the establishment. He wore a shindng brass band around his neck, upon which was inscribed his name Tan To this band we auclied a cord, and brought him home with us. He seemed to enjoy the drive; he stood up the whole way, looking about alert and once curious, but never attempting to get away. In a few days he vas as thorughly domesticated as were the cats, of which he had an unknown quality, every child having its especial feline pet. It was wonderful how much that fox knew! Inquisitive and' persistent, he nosed around, and peered into everything about the house and premises,. to be continued; Advertise in the Heber Herald. |