Show THE TALE OF THE COW BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY i I I xv i I CARRYING A MESSAGE Paddy Muskrat and his wife talked to her about sunstrokes the I I Cow tried to keep in the shade shad I du during the rest of the od day i nc I 1 Toward evening who should u d come trotting trot trot- I ting ting- out of the woods but Tommy I When hen he ed the Cow as he I soon n did for the wind told ld him where e she was he turned aside SI to ohl speak e to I I her lie He inquired carefully about her I i health said that he hoped she was en- en I j i th fine weather and remarked i finally that he was glad he met her be because be because I cause It would save him a trip to the farmyard That Is Tommy added if I you dont don't mind carrying a message for j I me Ine I Ith The u Cow w had d always h heard d t that 1 j II l th the Fox family was t terribly sly 1 and j tricky Still Tommy was most polite j I Really she didn't like Ie to say no j He saw that sh sho couldn't quite say yes es I It doesn't matter he told her care care- I lessly Theres the little red cow over there I know shell she'll be glad to oblige I me That was just the thing to make the Cow want to do his errand Im sure lure I should be dell delighted to accommodate ac ac- you ou she told Tommy Fox Give me your our message And when J I go I home this evening Ill I'll deliver It Its Ils for the young oung gobbler Turkey Turley Tommy Kox ox explained j Please tell him that a gentleman wishes to mt meet e him by the stone wan all tonight as soon as it grows dark Very well said the Cow Ill tell tel Turkey that I s saw saw- w. w you and Ill I'll give him your message Oh please dont don't mention my name Tommy Fox begged her Just say a a gentleman You see Its It's t to be a sur sur- prise You know everybody ly likes surprises sur SUr- he added as he grinned at the Cow In the most innocent way She remembered that she liked surprises surprises sur sur- herself when she was younger So Soshe Soshe she agreed to give Turkey the message exactly as Tommy Fox had ad told I It to her I And she did When milking time came and Johnnie Green and old dog Spot drove the cows home the long lane to the barn and the Mule Cow saw Turkey strutting about the farmyard s le she told him something She told him that a slim red gentleman with a bushy tall and a sharp nose w wanted to see him near the stone wall at nightfall He has a surprise you o the Cow added d h 11 The moment he heard the message essae Tursey Tur- Tur sey tall tail drooped and he for for- got ot to strut He even shook slightly a af If f something had frightened him And then to the Mule Cows Cow's astonishment he began hegan to gobble at her You ought g t to bp S of yourself et trying lg to get t me Into trouble with Tommi Tom Tom- mi- mi Fox he The tuley 1 Cow was still more amaze amazed She hn hadn't mentioned d Tommy Foxs Fox's name lame and she couldn't under understand tand how Turkey had guessed who ho th th- th gentleman was as Besides Beside she wondered why wh Turkey was Tommy Tommy Tom Tom- my Fox was such an agreeable person that hat fhe felt sure he must have planned a very pleasant surprise It appeared that Turkey had quite a different notion Jt lt was wall so dir dir- Jr fer erent nt that he didn't even een dare to roost In tho tree In front of the barn that night but crowded rg ht Into the henhouse hen hen- house The hens made a great t fuss and Rl ordered him out But he simply wouldn't wouldn take the hint Copyright 1922 by hy Metropolitan Newspaper News News- paper New York Monday l The Co Cow Trim TripI tt tn Save the Clover Cloyer But Bill Billy Woodchuck Wont Won't Help H Her r. r |