PETER AND PAM-THE TERRIBLE TWINS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 January 1928, Page 9

PETER AND PAM-THE TERRIBLE TWINS

1 Spot arrived home with a friend the other day, "Allow me," ho said to Smut and Micky, "to introduce you to Miss Fluff Pom-Pom." And in an undertone he added: "She's a charming lady, and I cxpsct you to'behave nicely to , her." "Delighted," murmured Smut, bowing low, but to herself she muttered: "What airs Spot is putting on, to be sure!" "Charmed to meet you," squeaked. Micky the Mouse, nearly falling over in his effort to make a pretty bow. $

But Miss Fluff Pom-Pom wasn't so very charming after all! She put up her eye-glasses, and perched on top of a box, and held forth about all her 1 grand relations and friends until the Family grew quite tired and bored. They still tried to be polite, but, as they remarked to each other, they really" couldn't stand folk who gave themselves such airs! Micky went a step further—you see the box on which Miss Fluff sat was full of soot!

- .•' ■■' * ■']■■■■■ And the box had a sliding seat, and Micky pulled the string that slid the seat, and poor Miss Fluff Pom-Pom went hurtling backwards into the soot. A■" great pity, because she was all white! But then people shouldn't put on airs and graces when they arc first introduced to new acquaintances! Peter and Pam were quite upset, but they didn't know tire reason for Micky's trick.

When they rescued her from her sooty box, Miss Fluff Pom-pom was justly indignant. All black she was, from'the tip of her pointed nose to the tip of her fluffy tail, and she hated it! "I'm spoilt for ever," she wailed. "Oh! cheer up!" yapped Spot sympathetically, "Tell me all about'it!" "Dear, dear!'' mewed Smut, "What a sad misfortune, Mis 3 Pom-Pom— l am truly grieved." ' Only Micky'seemed thoroughly happy. .

"Allow us to help you," suggested Spot, ringing for a tub of water, a large tablet of soap and a sponge each for himself and Smut. "We really cannot permit your feelings to be hurt like this. Just step into the bath, Miss Pom-Pom.'" And Miss Pom-Pom stepped in, with her nose still' high in the air, and her poor black little coat drooping miserably. "You may try,"

But the wash took the curl out of Miss Fluff Pom-Pom's beautiful coat. She looked all draggled and ugly, and she simply couldn't bear it when she caucht sight of herself in a mirror. In spite of all Spot's entreaties, she took herself huffily off, with her nose held higher than ever, yapping.as she went: "I will now visit my hair-dresser and htfve a real shampoo and a permanent wave! But I really cannot know you vulgar people any more. I will wish you 311 good-day!" . .