CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1927.

Page Five

Edited by your “UNCLE BILL”

OINK -OINK

tlj." Mid hli friend Bob. •topped bjr yoor houee and mother If rou rained pl«. and ehe aald you you'd take Dot and

Mary.”

Dot waa Blll'e little eteter and Mary waa hla older slater. Bill did not mind Dot If Mary w»* roln* along, ao In a abort time the three children were on their way. pushing the little one In a go-cart, that l«. Mary waa doin' the pushing Bhe waa a very responsible little though aha waa only a year oldi a tiny bit afraid of her. There waa something very gloomy about the way the aald: "O. Bill!" Bob lived on a fine big farm not far from Bill's home and hla mothto meet them. ome on out and aee my trained urged Bob. "Why. he won't eat anything unless I any—" Interrupted hla mother, "flret they apeak to Grandma." Thla kept the children from hearing what K waa Bob aald to hla pig—that la. all but one. Dot heard the last word Bob had eald. They all trooped Into the house chair In the kitchen sal Bob's grandmother. •Til allp out and do a couple of little chorea whl Grandma." aald Bob. The old lady f-'* that ahe waa ninety-two years o but felt young Inalde. and then a hobbled to the pantry and brought pan full of doughnuts, made these myself." «he beamed. "1 know you'll like them." ■The doughnuts looked very dellcloua Indeed and the children eagerly took one apiece. Bob and Mary politely thanked Grandma, but Dot began eating hero a* a puaxled look came over her lit face. She ran to a quiet spot l hind the etove. then she ruahed up to Mary and thrue the doughnut Into her hand and eald: " 'Ere." Mary waa very much surprised. out of her and she wasn't surprised at least, not on account actions. Her mouth 1

"Perbapa we'd better go and wait for him there." aald Mary suddenly. "Which way Is Itt" The grandmother told her to go through the shed and turn to the right and the pig waa right there In a little yard of hla own. Bill could not help snickering as he scuttled after hla slater. He knew why ehe waa In such a burry to aee the

trained pig

When they reached the pen. there stood a stout white pig, pink behind the ears and hla snout going wiggle-waggle. Ae soon aa be aaw the children, he gave a snort and ruahed at them. "Here plggle. here, ptggle " said Mary, glancing guiltily over her shoulder. Then ahe threw In one of her doughnuts. The doughnut rolled In front of the pig and then lay still. The pig walked up to It and smelled It. Then he barked away. "He doesn't like It either." snickered Bill. "Oh; dear " cried Mary. "He muet eat It! What If some of the family should come out and see Grandma's doughnut lying In the pig's yardT It would be Just too

BUI ran and put hla hand under her elbow so aa to steady her. be did not help her get along

o take.

Meanwhile Mary decided

the doughnut away from i . rather than have Grandma tlnd out that they did not like her cooking. Bhe Waned to climb Into the pen. but the pig made auch a savage rush at her. that she quickly gave up any Idea of taking back her gift. "Oink, oink!" cried Dot. Imitat-

ing the pig's angry snorts

Just then the big turned eagerly and began to eat the doughnut. She waa holding the last one In her hand. nibbling, when Grandma and Bill came, with Bob

close behind.

Aw. give us a piece of that doughnut." bagged Bob. '1 want show you bow well trained

Shela Is"

“Ton may have It all." aald Mary

Another Week Has Rolled By tnd by this time I suppose nil find ut Ihe iKitlom of the page. "A my many boys and girl friend* are Football Player " See if you can rack at *rhool again. 1 hope thl* color It nicely enough to win a

rear la a happy one for you and box of crayons,

hat every one of you will study i Some of my friend* would like o bard vou will all pass In your have a continued story run on ■nal examinations when they roll this pace. If enough of you want around again. ] » » »l» »» R* 1 * 11 S'* onfc r ° r

. . , you. I would like to hear from every

School days mean lot* of fun aa , tMiy and » ho desire* a conscll a* study, and most of my Unucd Bt ory In writing tell me rlends. 1 believe, find study quite , wlul , k | ml you prefer—* Fairj bit of fun. too Coloring , hp| S | or y. an Adventure story. » (rawing* on thl* page will lie | j^hcail story, of whatever may be

great *port for you In the coming vour c h 0 i c «.

all and winter evening after you I ^ „„„ whrn u mal i or bring .ave mastered your lesson*. your coIor( . d drawing* to Uncle la.*! week s w inners In the Bm. Children's ‘ Editor of thl* "Ready for School ' Contest, each! paper. Sea Isle City, to state your

‘ill receive a box of name, address and age very if

No. I'll take half." *aM Bob. He threw In the bit of doughnut The pig thought awhile, then he ruahed and scooped It up on "Steady there 1" eald Bob Merely. “Wo-o-e 1 Steady!" The pig wae very steady but end denty Dot clapped her hands and cried: "Oink! Olnkl" And pig ate the doughnut

will be

Winning drawings

placed on display In the window of the main office of thl* news-

paper at Sea Isle City.

l.rtler* From Uncle Hill

tc 6—George Dilkes, Ocean

View P. O

\gc 7—Ethel Rebecca Bailey.

O. Box 66. Halcyvllle.

tc 8—Margaret II. Helms. .Mill-

ville. R. F. I). 5. Many of my friend* wrote me tc 8—Extra prise. Albert l.lng. letters the past week, every one Cape May Court House R. D. If of which I read with interest and to 9—Vera Keough. 137 Forty-j enjoyment. Never forget boy* and fifth Street. Sea Isle City. 1 girls, that I like to hear from you

Xge 10—Viola Kelly. Halcyvllle. \ce II—Margaret Berllnger. Sea Isle City. \ge 13—Irene Hickman. Dividing

Creek.

Football is a game most boys like to play and most girls like id watch and. with the football

season almost here, what could be I again more appropriate for this week's necessary,

drawing than the one you will (Continued on page six)

Every week I will answer In thla column as many letters as

space permits. Dear Stella:

Sorry you did not win a prize, but don't get discouraged. Boys and girls, as well as older folk*, succeed by keeping at It. So try

again and again—If

Bob'* mother railed up Bill's mother. "Are the children all rightT“ wae the anxloue query. "1 underwand they ate eome of Grandma's doughnuts. Tou see. she Is over ninety years old. and by mistake she put washing soda In the doughnuts Instead of soda." ’The children seem *11 rich!." said Bill's mother. "But I'll doae them all up. to be on tbe safe side.” When she heard whet had happened to the doughnuta. ahe did not does the children, but BUI called up Bob and asked about Shela. "Shela Isn't well at all." aald Bob. "She seems to have Indigestion. Maybe I've mad# her think too hard." "Poor dear." cried Mary, "If ah* dies I'll feel like a murderer." But Shela did not die. only after that ehe refused to eat any more doughnuts.

t Sat Very Slit!. Balancing The Doughnut <»" His Snout

'• said

seemed to listen. Then he rushed at the doughnut and ecooped It up on hi* nose. Then he eet very Mill, balancing the doughnut on hla

snout.

"Oh. dear, he's Juat toying with It." cried Mary, wringing her hande. "1 think I hear somebody

coming."

"Here, take my doughnut.

Bill hastily, "snd PU go snd see."

Bill peeped around the barn. "Nobody'S there." he eetd coming

back. "Don't you remember Bob said ba'd trained the pi* not to eat

until he'd eald something." "But what waa It he said?" cried

Mary-

j The pi* we* beginning to s"'"* : elgns of Impatience. It grunted end I began to back j "Oink, oink." aald Dot. deUght • <lly ' e . , 1 Just then the pi* seemed to mae | all patience, and Bopping the , doughnut off hie nose he began to | eat !t noisily. "Now. that's One." aald BUI. "he oves It. Glee him another. Mary threw In another doughnut i This time the pig turned hie back | to It ft rat and backed slowly until , he stood right beside IL Then he wheeled away and made a little rush and scooped It up on hi* noee. "Oh. dear ' cried Mary "He's this time 1 do hear aomabody comi to look, and Imagine tils

"Well, you aald laughed Bob. well trained ha Is!

•d Ilk.

6 him do DROP LETTER VERSE

It again." said Man . throwing !n | Twinkle, tu'tnkl* little etar, koto I her piece of doughnut. tcoadcr irkat you are; Grandma waa so pleased and j Cp above the world so high, like a promised the children more dough- ! dunnond la Ike sky. nuts, but luckily by the time they j CHARADETTEB — 1. Car-yine. reached the houee. she had forgot- • Con-Quest. 5. Lark-Bpur. j. Our^ ten her promise. ! Vet. S. Rand-Ape. 6 Dan-Son. After the visitors had gone home, j HIS BIRTHDAY—DELAWARE

PLENTY TO SPARE

Monk Race Fan: So you won the big race with the Giraffe. Did he win by much! Monk Jock: Oh, yes, he won by

KNEW WHAT BHE WANTED Emily, aged flva, eats great More in newspaper Hema which ehe hear* discussed. The other day the aptalon of a doctor, quoted In a currawt magazine, denouncing cocoa as * diet for children, was under dlac«»elon In our home. Emily llMswed to our views and accepted mu adtot that mtlk should replggg Mm fisher beverage. A half hour later Emily approached mo. "Mother." ehe aald. "1 would Uke you to do something for me." "What la ItT" I asked. T would like you." announced Emily, "please to put an advertisement In the paper to say that milk lent good for little gtrie."

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log BX.T'K for Teddy*!