Show I The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT Mrs Nannie Goes Shopping Mrs Nannie Goat one morning told her family she was going goin shopping over to Mr Foxs Fox's store She needed some woolen gloves for the cold weather Mrs Nannie was a very proud creature and when she dressed up In her green velvet bonnet with ribbons tied under her chin she held her heri head very high i Her high h heeled along the road as she went and everybody turned around to look at the stylish I Mrs Ir Nannie When she reached Mr 1 Foxs Fox's store stow door and ana he was standing In the greeted her with a It smile for Mr Fox and was a n very clever er storekeeper prided himself on always saying the right thing thins to each customer You can catch more moro customers I with with smiles than with frowns was his motto and a l good one It t had always proved to be for he had all the trade tor for miles aroun around But that morning Mr 11 Fox Foxs Fox's s mind was not strictly on his business or he never would have made such a terrible remark to Mrs Nannie Mr Fox was thinking of a fine fine fat fate along that turkey he saw as he came If it he and that morning to his store could manage it he intended to get it that night nl ht on his way WD home So when Mrs Nannie Goat came I thinking of the still sUll up steps he was wa the bird but he smiled and bowed and asked what he could do to serve her herI I I have a nice line of ot green things he said Even your exquisite taste I I T r am sure Mrs Nannie will wUl agree to toj j this I I am not In need of green things with a shake I answered Mrs Nannie of thought of her her head as she wondered if u Mr preen green bonnet and Fox dared to make fun of ot It This should have made Mr Ir Fox more guarded In his next told you ou his mind remark but as I was vas not quite on his business and told him she so when Mrs Nannie not ask Her did wanted gloves lov s he W what kind that minded fellow Instead that absent line of fine Cine said Oh we have a tender and gloves made from YOung kids the very softest softest rou ou you he got Rot for But that far as a was as I Mrs Nannie screamed KM did you I say say How dare you you and then she I lowered her head and Mr lr 11 Fox did I Inot not remember anything more until J he sat up rubbing his head in the back yard of his store Mrs Nannie did not do things by halves When she sent Mr Fox through the back window of his store she then began to tumble over all the goods and fixtures and when she went out no one would have known what line of goods Mr Ir Fox dealt in Kid gloves Indeed said Mrs Nannie still shaking h her r head bead Ill teach him that it is not safe to keep anything but woolen gloves around here Copyright 1919 by the McClure l News- News b j New York City |