Show 9 I A Y- Y lJ 1 W I 7 r t lE lEr U 1 o i li 1 BEARS BEAR'S RIDE ii A Teddy Bear sat in one ono corner corne of the I playroom feeling quite neglected Ho lie Hono lieno no longer went vent riding with his little I mistress as he once did nor was he put in the carriage with Dollie Marie Marieto to go riding In the park Oh never mind Teddy Bear said Dollie Marie you have to take things I as you find them here in the play play- I room Sometimes the little mistress mistress' I will play with one of us and another II time she will not notice us for weeks j at a time It isn't because you are i ii ii m Teddy j 11 r P. P Bear she h is ig busy DUSY nOW ii ii m Teddy j 11 r P. P Bear she h is ig busy DUSY nOW little i I playing with a balloon Teddy Bear Dear was comforted a little by what Dollie Dolhie Marie said and arid so I when a little later the playroom door opened and his little mistress came I in he looked quite happy j I Little Mistress ss was holding on tight i I II the end of which wasa was I to a string on I a red balloon and she took Dollie the window wini win win- win win-I j I Marie up and placed her on i dow sill Then the little mistress 1 I I tied the string of the balloon to DolUe's Dol- Dol lies He's wrist and opened the window I j I Look she called to her little playmate playmate play play- 1 I i mate in the street below my can fly the balloon I The c children i dr below I V shouted and I t-j t e the u little mistress I held ll-elU ll I t-j t the u little mistress I held ll-elU ll laughed as I i Dollie Marie out the window with Ithe i ithe the balloon tied to her wrist j I 0 Then a thought seemed to come to to the little mistress and she untied the II balloon from Dollie Maries Marie's wrist and I I held the string tightly in IQ her own I hand I I I Teddy Bear you shall fly the balloon bal bal- loon said his little mistress bad bad- Little Mistress tied the string To Toi o 0 I II Teddy Bears Bear's wrist and held him out outI i I the window See see she called to the little I girls and arid boys below Teddy Bear And then something It too I can fly her grip on happened She lost Teddy's hand hd Oh she screamed j c I Catch him But Dut the little folks on the street c could not catch Teddy Bear for instead instead in instead in- in stead of falling Teddy Bear sailed right up and up and over the ho top Little Mistress ran out of the playroom playroom playroom play play- room and downstairs crying Oh My Uy Teddy Bear He has gone up inthe in inthe the balloon Everybody was out in the street watching Teddy sail about and noone noone no I one seemed to think of a a. plan D a rescue him But pretty soon Toddy Today saved savea I Ithe himself for the balloon caught in inthe inthe the limb of a tree on the street and Teddy Bear Dear sat astride of a limb JAnel awhile a man came along with a long ladder and rescued Teddy Bear Dear and the balloon and when his little mistress hugged him close to her Teddy began to feel his unhappy days were at an end and that he h ho hA a a. to h hen ro for Im everyone was I i i saying what a wonderful thing it was that he ever came back at all i That night in the Teddy i Bear told the toys all about his wonderful wonderful won won- I trip and when he had finished Dollie DoUle Marie said You see Teddy I IDear I Bear Dear It Is just as I 1 told you You i can never tell when you are to be beI bethe 1 the most popular toy in the room om or r A foT tor 1 ft AWA are to r n V a De be put aside A lor UI for 1 ft AWA are to r n V a De be put aside A A lor UI for when you I weeks and weeks But you are safe forever I 1 am sure for I 1 heard the little mistress say that you were the most wonderful Teddy Toddy Bear Dear In the world for you had been up in a bal bal- loon and sh she should keep leep you to toI I show to her little boys and girls Oh how iee that will be said Teddy Bear and this morning I 1 was yas wasso wasso so unhappy I 1 cannot tell how happy I I 1 am now A balloon Is certainly a avery avery avery very nice thing to be tied to It ItI raises your spirits so I Copyright 1917 1911 b by the McClure 8 Syndicate I New w York City |