The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1906, Page 9

WONENS"E CHILDRER AN RZ 79O - NS \\\\\\\ D SN SRS .|" V2 e el Z P s Zo - R TesS S s SR BT LR S A N N SN . A7 P o B P A AL A "o — o —_—— NN A S AN ~ Did a two-step dance and a.new cake walk ] G e 2 R R AN RS S 3N BRI A B & 2N CTEEs “Begin with soup and a half-shell clam, And made the porter keep out of sight, Then-fish, then mutton with English jam.” - . And saw the cook apd got a bite & “You go to grass,” sald Teddy B, Of ham and cheese and a cup of tea. nodded to men and ladies, too. I ! *“] want my dinner, endugh for three; He woke the folks at half-past three, d said, “How do you &o?’ Make It upside down or right side up; Calling “Breakfast ready; get up and see™ rh ked her dad But I don’t want soup served in a cup; He borrowed a banjo from a colored lad the books she had Or clams on stones or a minnow fish: And rattled off “Everybody Works but Dad” Bring soup in bowls and a good large dish, And “Doodle Boy” and “Applé Tree,” And “What the Brass Band Played.” and “Tammany,” And “Katie Dear” and “My Irish Molly O,” = And “Put Me Off at Buffalo.” 5 It was half-past 4 the porter saild ‘When Teddy B. made him go to bed o as you believe it,” said Teddy G., y L “When we reach New York you come with me, » And Tl buy you candy, ten pounds, of more, The bes: they have in a Broadway store, Of salmon trout and cod and bass - : And a leg of mutton and a two-quart glass Of your richest cream with a loaf of bread And & bunch of celery and a lettuce ‘head. We're bears, not mice; now take a hint, . While these you get, I'll read your pfint,” “The same for me,” said Teddy G.: “Get a man to help, get two or three; We're about as hungry as bears can be; ‘ Make my meat rare; I 'want enough; - Don't stop to talk; bring on the stuff.” The waliters were scared from black to blue; They upset the dishes and spilled the stew And told the cook that'he must do The best he could with the food on hand, - ¥or bears could eat to beat the band. ' The. bears didn’t wake for a day or more: They missed some meals, about three or four, s ‘When Teddy G. tossed.Bill a dime ¥ ¢ » ... And.asked him to bring on dinner time. “I am sorry, gents,” said porter Bl s talk, ew cakewalk, “But lunch is over and you fellows will - . Have to wait right here six hours at least Before you can have another feast.” “‘But that wag more than the bears could stand; Teddy G. stood up and reached his hand And caught a rope he saw-running through - From end to end: for he thought he'd do A dinzier‘call; when the whistle blew The bears looked out on fields and hills, On stores and churches and homes and mills, made them laugh from head to toe see the world go fiying so. es and posts went sliding by: ¥ couldn't count: they didn’'t try. asked the porter (his name was Bill) land were moving and if they were still , “Yes, I know it's true, arth turns round in a day or two, we'll beat the earth two hours at jeast this raflroad ride from West to East” But the play at dinner was square and wh ite Compared with the fun they bad thatenight, “I wan't sleep’ upstairs,” sald Teddy:G. - “I want a ‘window; I-want to see. The moon go round and the trains go by ‘And the ,sun get up in the morning sky.” But Bill said, “Hush! Put in your head; . S+ The folks in the car have gone to bed,” ‘g But Teddy G. didn’t scare a bit; - He got _out of bed ‘and sald he'd =it Up all night like owl or cat A colored man all dressed in white, With a soldier cap, and buttons bright,” M duwn the aisle like 2 jolly tar: - i Before he'd sleep on & shelf like that. ‘But the conductor said, “Don’'t Boo! at me: (& E inner ready in the dining car.” z He'd help the porter to do the chores, I run this train; T'll let you see; The bears stepped forward and took their seats To answer calls and stop the snores, The walking’s good and you can go Y 3 And called for coffee and cheese and sweets, . To shine the shoes and tickets take, From here to Chicago by beel and toe.* - An4 peach ice cream and Betty brown, And see that sleepers didn't wake. And he put the two bears off the train When the waiter said. his face a frown: Teddy G. had fun that night: On a Kapsas farm in a shower of rain. (Continued next Sunday.) o “Your bill of fare is upside down; - Ho hid the shoes and put out the light,