Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1936, Page 24

Bedtime Stories The Tale of Flathorns. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. b8y Methods most unfatr. o —Old Mother Nature. LATHORNS THE MOOSE, on the shore of the pond of Paddy the Beaver in the Green For- est, was talking with his long- time friend, Honker the Goose, Who, with his flock, was resting on Paddy’s Pond. Honker had just mentioned the treachery of some of his own kind kept by hunters to call déwn their wild brothers. You know, such birds eve called decoys. Flathorns had replied that he also knew treachery. Honker was interested at once and wanted to be told about it. “As you know,” began Flathorns, *in the Summer I prefer to be by myself most of the time.” Honker nodded, “I know,” said he. “That is when you are growing your wew antlers, isn’t it?” *AS YOU KNOW,” BEGAN FLAT- HORNS, “IN THE SUMMER I PREFER TO BE BY MYSELF MOST OF THE TIME." “Right,” replied Flathorns. “Those antlers are very tender while they are growing and I have to be careful of them. Yes, sir, I have to be very careful. And while they are growing I don't feel so good. Growing them takes my strength. I want to be alone. Mrs. Flathorns feels the same way in Summer. She hasn’t any ant- lers to look out for and o take her strength, but there are a couple of youngsters to feed and take care of. Bhe has no time to think of me.” “Of course,” said Honker. “So we seldom ever see one another then,” continued Flathorns. “But by Autumn my horns have hardened and I have regained my strength. By late Fall I am at my best and ready to fight any one who dares interfere with me or mine. Mrs. Flathorns has time to think of me now. Sometimes at night she calls me, and if I hear ber I am glad to go to her.” Flathorns paused so long that Honker became impatient. “Well,” said he, “what of it?” “One evening in the Fall, just after the leaves had turned and were be- ginning to fall, I thought I heard her ealling me,” said Flathorns. “She was & long way off, but the voice sounded like hers. I waited to make sure. At last T heard that call again. I knew this time where it came from. There 18 & certain pond in the Vast Wilder- ness which had long been a favorite place with both of us. It was from the shore of that pond that the call came. I didn't waste any time, but started at once for that pond. I trav- eled silently, listening for another eall so that I might know just where on the shore of that pond she was. You know, big as I am, I can travel Sonnysayings Baby is sort of losin’ her Christmas spirit! FOR A GIFT TO THE WHOLE FAMILY YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH AN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR fast and without noise when I want 0. Honker nodded, “I know,” said he. “I always wonder how you ¢ it.” “After a while I heard that call again,” continued Flathorns. “By this time I was near the pond. Then I heard something else.” “What,” demanded Honker. “It was very still. From the dark- ness beyond I heard a deep grunt. I knew I had a rival. Another was seeking her. I wouldn't allow that. I bellowed a warning. I thrashed the bushes with my horns, that he might THE get an idea of how big I was. Then I started crashing my way through the brush and dry timber straight to- ward him.” “What happened then? Did he run away?” Honker asked. “He did not,” replied Flathorns. “He bellowed a reply to my challenge, and then came crashing to meet me, as ready to fight as was I. I knew by the sounds that he was fully as big. It would have made no difference had he been bigger. It would bc a fight for Mrs. Flathorns. She was mine and no other, however big, should take her from me. So I rushed headlong to meet this fellow.” “And did you?” asked Honker as the members of his flock drew in closer that they might hear better. “No,” replied Flathorns. “A wan- dering Little Night Breese stopped| me. It brought me the man smell. I forgot that other felicw. I even for- EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, got Mrs. Flathorns. There was some- thing wrong. I knew it.” (Copyright, 19386,) _——— Brain Twizzlers BY PROF. J. D. FLINT. ONE lovely Spring Sunday in church & man’'s head howed gently for- ward in restful slumber. His indig- nant wife, sitting behind him, rapped him sharply across the back of his neck with a silver pencil which she had in her purse. The man's head jerked convulsjvely and he slumped down in his seat, dead. A psychology professor, shortly afterward, speaking to his class about effects upon the human mind, related this story and said that he knew the wife of the man very well. He quoted her as having told him the man had seen, shortly before his death, a mov- ing picture of the French Revolution and had read several books about it. The wife of the man said her husband had been dreaming of the guillotine |traveled 30 miles. D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1936. when she rapped him on the back of the neck with the metal pencil and the psychological shock killed him. The professor was interrupted by one | of his students with a cry of protest as he told this story. What did the student say. Yesterday’s Answer. Fill the 13-ounce vessel from the large one. Then fill the 1l-ounce vessel, leaving two in the 13. Fill the S-ounce vessel twice into the 13, thereby getting 12 ounces in one vessel. (Copyright, 1v36,) Runs Down One-Cent Theft. 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