Show DADDYS EVENING Y M a hylt ha md a n n li r FUR COATS the e persian lamb was going to tell his fits son some more reasons why they should feel very ery happy of course lie said it if we are made into tur far coats we do a great kindness na to people we keep them warm but when we grow ol deras I 1 have grown older and see that this does happen we arc re glad 9 ad we wi were bof not used tor for this purpose when we are young we dont think mink bout about it we team learn ot of these things later in life 1 I 1 would not have minded ini imi in i my younger days for I 1 was reckless aal free and if they had told me how I 1 would be ased s ed I 1 might have been a little proud even though a little nervous nervous 1 I think it Is better we dont know such things thIng sAn tn advance said iw his son bon yes yea said bald his father fat lier 1 I believe it Is tell me rn some more fattier fit tT I 1 lie he lieve I 1 could hear a great deni deal for I 1 e all faight my SonI Will tell you am feeling happy and I 1 like to hear you talk the lamb father bleared bleated his pleasure all right my son eon I 1 will tell you that I 1 am thirteen years old once again and explain to you that it ls Is because of that that I 1 shall live on and not be used for a coat you see the older we grow the lighter our fur becomes when we are only abear a year or so old it Is very very black for all the persian lamb family has curly black fur like ours OUM then eacle year after we get our hair cut tar or fur far trimmed or whatever it Is abey call it we let lei our fur grow lighter we have grown older and we are not so vain tso so that la Is the reason said his son 1 I was thinking only trie the other day that I 1 no longer deserved the same name of curly black such as I 1 have often been called for my fur Is getting t 1 quite grand and straight 1 11 I am not as old as you are arb but still I 1 am not so very young im eleven epars years old am I 1 not fattier father yes my son old age old age Is doming coming to you too so you may be happy too deir dear me it Is old said his son they do not use us when we are old they like the young vain things because their fur Is so black blach and curly and so we are quite safe now we will not be made into fur coats co a ts that splendid father said his bl s son 1 I am ever so glod 1 it Is my cay son and now I 1 will tell led you yon something more I 1 was beau beautiful when hen I 1 was waa young and I 1 was going to be sold the daughter of my master was a little girl then and site she was so fond of me she begged that I 1 would woul it not be chosen as one of ibe the ones to be sold this master wanted to sell roe me more than any of the ithe others because I 1 was so ao beautiful but bit he kept roe me because his little girt had taken a great fancy to me and she saved you too because she saw how I 1 loved you and now were too old for much of n anything but to show the little girl who bo Is a big girt girl now how grateful we are to her that Is why were were such pets and the father and son were very contented and pleased |