Show I I The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT Mr and Mrs Bear Break Up the March Mr Fox who had all the best beat Ideas of any of th the tho wood wooI dwellers dweller tent sent out word one ono day that the next night there wout would be bc a n grand march and aRId dance in the U of the tho woods Every Evory animal great and ana fcC soth v. v and such preparations were remade re made mad before In the history of the wood They all au combed and brut brushed and pot pot- their f fur r coats until when they appeared In the hc middle of the woods that night a fur dealer would have turned green with envy When lie lie- Surveyed the scene ne All AU tho tha animals with bush bushy tails taU T To tossing tossing- them about so 80 that all U might n their beauty and when Mr Fox U for tor them to form orni for the grand marc march a n crowd would have been hard to find Now uNo all mind their best bet manner mannu- warned Mr 4 Fox and keep In step you ou cannot watch your jour our step ateL watch those of the one In front for a grand march isa is s a a. very Important part of any a affair Mr Fox was to lead d with Mrs Fox an an anu anae JUE u their tails tans were vero really tho the handsomest v t of all thc they lot them theta drag full length Mr and Mrs Coon came camo next and they 1 lit lt their 11 tails 18 drag ra too teo Then came Mr fr tr and Mrs IN Possum and though their tails tata w were re not bushy they were were- long lone and they lot let them drag out full len length h. h There were Ver Mr Ir and Mrs Badger acher very JY modest In manner and not much tall tall tail Mr and ard Mrs Squirrel who not much on size but their tails were of course much admired Mr and Mr Mrs Rabbit yore ore beautiful clothes but their tails were nothing to braG bras out about about but both let their tails tans drag short or long Jong The procession on was wa all aU formed and ready to start when alone along camo came Mr Ir sid Mrs Hoar Dear all out of breath from hurry- hurry Ing It had taken taked them so 80 long to make their toilet tonet that they almost got let Jet out of tho march They I fell n In however at tho the end and the tho grasshopper shopper band began to play and andoff andoff off oft the they went Now next to Mr and Mrs Bear were the Weasels Veasel and Mr r. r Bear stepped on their tan tails Out the they Jumped from the procession with a R. cry of or pain But Hut Mr Mr Ir and Mrs Boar Bear marched right righton on and tJ they CY stepped on the tails of the next couple rind and out they jumped from the line Then tho the next couple were were- stepped upon b by Mr Ir and Mrs Irs Bears Bear's bl bi bland big bigand and clumsy y feet until every couple bUith bui bin th the tho Rabbits was as out of ot tho march and slUing sitting b by the path nursing their trod trod-ot taiL tails But on and md on marched Mr Ir and Mrs rr Bear until tho the grasshopper band bandell fell ell laughing la and I d stopped playing Then they turned around and conic came back the matter maller asked Mr Bear Dear looking surprised at the animals sitting around on the ground Matter 1 the they all an cried In chorus why didn't you jou OU look where you ou were going In Instead instead In- In I stead of walking all alt over everybody Mr ir and Mrs Irs Bear Hear looked quite hurt I and as everybody else 8 f felt lt hurt and did not care to dance that ended tho party party- And tho the next time Mr l Fox gives given out l u tc uthe the wood folk folie that there Is to bo be a grand march and dance ho has decided to have hl all the animals carry their tails tans over their arms and not to invite 10 tho the Bears who cannot c. appreciate tho the feelings of their friends Copyright 19 1920 O by the McClure per pcr Syndicate New York City |