Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1935, Page 26

Bedtime Stories The Disappearance. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Don't forsst that night and day. BiRer ks S 8 e, FTEN when things seem safest danger is very, very near. This is true with every one, but it is especially true of the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. The wonder is that so many of them live to grow up. er& Wood Duck, with her brood, which now numbered 11, one having been caught by Sharpshin the Hawk, had come down from the upper pond of Paddy the Beaver to the lower or main pond, in which was Paddy’'s house, and where she knew Mrs. Quack the Mallard Duck was. Almost as soon as she entered the pond she saw Mrs. Quack and her four chil- dren over by Paddy's house. She NOW HE COULD SWIM WHERE HE WANTED TO WHEN HE ‘WANTED TO. started swimming a little faster, after having cast a hasty glance behind, to see that the children were follow- ing her. She didn't stop to count them and so she was not aware that one was missing. That one was still in the Laughing Brook. It was one who had the bad habit of lagging behind. By the time the little laggard was out of the Laughing Brook his mother and his brothers and sisters were some distance away and were swimming close inshore, so that he did not see them, for he didn't think to look close along the shore. At first he didn't see any one and | this gave him a feeling of fright. But he soon got over this. In fact, he began to feel rather important and quite able to take care of himself. Now he could swim where he wanted to when he wanted to. There was no one to tell him to hurry up. There was no one to scold him for lagging behind. But after swimming around rather aimlessly for a little while, he began pened to hear him. She looked up and saw him. She gave the rest of the children the signal to hide, which they did as best they could. They swam close in under the bank and remained perfectly still. Then Mrs. Wood Duck started out toward the little laggard. She was not more than half way out there when a big | black head appeared above water near the little swimmer. He didn’t notice it. If he saw it at all he prob- ably thought it was just the end of a stick. His mother saw it and her heart sank. She started to fly along the surface of the water, as she could travel faster that way. That big black head disappeared. It sank down under the water. Mrs. Wood Duck flew frantically. She had almost reached the little laggard, who saw her coming and had turned to- ward her, when he suddenly disap- peared. He disappeared under water, and he didn't come up again. He had been pulled down from under- neath. His mother knew what it meant. A big Snapping Turtle had come up beneath the little laggard and had taken him down. Never again would he lag behind. Sadly Mrs. Wood Duck turned back. There was nothing she could do, and she knew it. When she reached the place where she had left the children she called them around her and told them what had happened to their brother. “You never know when danger may be at hand, so until you are old enough to have learned the ways of the Great World and some- thing of the dangers that are in it the only way in which you can be reasonably safe is through obedience. | Two of your brothers were disobe- dient, and both have gone now. Don't forget that,” said she. (Copyright. 1035.) FIELD HONORS ROGERS Polo Section of Uplifters’ Ranch Named for Comedian. SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 23 (A).—The polo field on the Up- lifters’ Ranch, where the late Will Rogers seldom missed a Sunday in | the saddle, was officlally named Will Rogers Memorial Field yesterday. It is in Santa Monica Canyon, not far from where the cowboy-comedian lived. Rogers played his last game there June 30. Several thousand polo fans, many of them motion picture stars and figures in society, stood while Fred Niblo, film director and friend of Rogers, delivered a short address. —_— a ADVERTISEMENT. SHE SINGS FOR ROYALTY THE EVENING Who Are You? The Romance of Your Name. BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS. TH!S name was anciently spelled Belasyse. The American family of Bellas claims descent from Hugh Bellas of County Antrim, Ireland, who lived in the eighteenth century, and through him from the noble family of Bellasis of Bellasis (Bel- asyse), who were established in County Durham, England, in the eleventh century. This family afterward scat- tered into Counties York and West- moreland, England, and Antrim and | Londonderry, Ireland. During the reign of Charles I members of the Bellasis family were created Barons Bellasis and Barons, Viscounts and Earls of Fauconberg. This coat of arms is ascribed to Hugh Edwin Bellas of Philadelphia, Pa, who was born in London, Eng- land in 1875. He was the only son of Hugh Bellas, of Cronbannaugh, Cole- raine, County Londonderry, and of Rockleigh, Port Rush, County Antrim, Ireland. The fleur de lis on the shield of these armorial devices bears testimony of the ancient Norman background. (Copyright. 1035.) < 3 Nature’s Children Eastern Skunk (Mephitis Putida). BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. HE gas fumes of this tribe are as potent whether the bomber is from the East or West, but his uniform of black and white differs somewhat. As the range is the same for both the common and East- ern members, you may have the pleas- ure of meeting both of them. It is the duty of the scribe for the outdoor folks to report faithfully the good and bad (in our opinion only). The skunk has been too maligned. He makes one of the most loveable pets of the woodlands. He is intelligent, good-natured and enjoys being a member of your household. He uses his guns but seldom, then only in self-defense, and being extremely courteous, always give ample warn- ing before firing. No other animal in the world has been endowed with such artillery. And the almost suffocating gas fumes have made the gunner famous all over the world. Hence he treads the paths unmolested and unafraid. He never turns aside for any creatures, he knows they will. He is especially fastidious about his person, and except on rare occasions, he has no unpleasant odor. His home is kept sweet and clean; he knows only too well his perfume would be- tray his presence to his foes, and more surely to his victims. During the Summer he is sur- rounded by abundance—grasshoppers, crickets, birds and their eggs, small rabbits and the well-filled nurseries of field mice, to say nothing of de- licious berries, wet with the morn- ing's dew. Naturally, by Autumn he ecan scarcely waddle. He is sluggish and travels slowly. Not a vestige of the poise and dignity he exhibited last Spring. By October he has finally found snug quarters for the Winter, perhaps added fresh leaves to the domicile occupled by the family last year. As he beiongs to the Seven Famous Sleepers’ Club, he retires from the world and lives on his “fat.” Iteis not at all unusual, in fact it is a practice with skunks, to gather in numbers for the long sleep of Win- ter. The crowded bodies assure a more uniformly heated apartment than one living alone, no matter how deep the leaf coverlet. Early in February you are pretty sure to see their footprints written on the soft snow or mud. Empty and hungry, the skunks now go about, in- specting every possible hiding place. ‘With long, sharp claws, they dig into the soll and the fresh mounds be- tray their presence. Mother Skunk now leads forth her youngest children. What a sight! The black and white, furry babies, marching behind their mother in single file, father bringing up the rear. 1t is school time for them, lessons in the art of dodging foes, instruction in the fine art of hunting, tracking and stalking. Baby skunklets can be disarmed by a minor operation. They make expert mousers and delightfi1 pets. In your Nature’s Children scrap- book you have the biography of other perfume dispensers in this family, with a full description of thelr armory and its manipulation. So we do not give it here. (Copyright. 1935.) —_— Censors for Soldiers. To protect the morals of troops quartered in the town, the police pre- fect of Bar-le-Duc, France, has ordered that all theatrical plays and songs must be submitted for his pproval before public performances. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1935. Sonnysayings . 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The shortest way was straight across, right out in | the open, and this was the way he went. You see, he didn’t know any | better. He was a very little Duck to be swimming out there all alone, and by | this time he had become a little frightened. He wished he hadn't lagged behind. He wanted to catch up with his brothers and sisters. Somehow that pond seemed a very, very big place. The farther he got irom the shore the bigger it seemed, and the bigger it seemed the more |Open House. Tune in on this | {rightened he became. The more |great program broadcast from frightened he became the faster he | Hollywood over a coast-to-coast paddled. The faster he paddled the |chain (NBC) every Monday Jnore tired he grew. He kept calling. | night at 8:30 pm. Eastern It was a faint little call. He was call- | Standard Time, WRC. 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