Show s THE ANIMALS WATCH FOR SANTA SANTA Part Part III Such a leap as Mr l Fox took and the tho others as well And off ott through the w ds- ds they ran tumbling Into Mr Possums Possum's house and banged the door so the the windows shook There they sat their teeth hatter Chatter Chattering shattering shatter shatter- ing so they could not speak tor for five minutes after Where did you hear all that fine story you told us about this is fellow Santa Claus Glaus s asked Jack Rabbit a a little later j I Up at Mr MI Mans Man's said Mr 11 Fox I Iwas Iwas Iwas was listening behind some rocks him and heard the the- children telling about him film I 1 have always alwa's heard the listeners never heard any ally good about themselves themselves themselves them them- selves said Jack Rabbit But I think the saying must be that listeners never heard a any y good for themselves or anybody anybody anybody any any- I body else A fine Christmas we would have had hadit if Mr Dog had caught us I That Santa Claus fellow must have come around another way said Mr 11 Fox or else he has not come come- along yet I believe I J will spend my Christmas In the old fashioned way said Mr Possum I will sneak up to Mr Mans Man's tonight when wIlen they aro are all busy and get a few eggs and lay low until the moon Is through shining Moonlight nights at Christmas time never did I agree with our family I Mr Fox and Jack Rabbit Rabbit said good goodnight goodnight night and wished Mr Possum a Merry Christmas and started for tor home but they Jumped at every dry leaf or twig that happened to move until Jack JackRabbit JackRabbit Rabbit said My Iy nerves are all unstrung unstrung unstrung un un- un- un strung and I r believe I will run up to toI I Mr Mans Man's garden and see if I T can find a a cabbage he has forgotten and make I me some cabbage tea I believe I will run along alons with you Jack said Mr Fox for tor I feel teel sure that Mr Man and Mr Dog are tired out with their trip to town and must be bo sound asleep and I feel Just like havin having a goose for Christmas dinner tomorrow I So over the hill hiU they ran and on the way they decided they would never m mention to fir Mr Ir Bear anything about the capture of ot Santa Claus and his sleigh He lIe will wilI have forgotten all about it next summer when he wakes up up said Mr Fox and what he does not know will not hurt him And It wont won't hurt us either said Jack Tack Rabbit for tor Mr Bear would laugh so hard If it he found out how we were fooled footed Everybody in the woods would hear him and want to know about it it But t what wha t will we WI tell Mr Coon That is what bothers me He will be sure to ask questions questions' Tell him Santa Claus has changed from white fur trimming to ta a a a- whole suit of ot coonskin and that he had a coonskin robe too said Mr Fox Mr Coon wont won't stay to hear any anymore anymore anymore more he is terribly sensitive about his family being made up into caps and coats and he never wants to talk ab about ut it it Mr Fox got his is Christmas dinner and Jack Rabbit his cabbage and as Mr Fox ate his dinner the next day he said After all aU the good old fash way is good enough chough for me Ill I'll never try any new notions ag again ln Copyright 1919 by the McClure M Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate New York City |