TALES BEFORE BEDTIME.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16815, 5 June 1926, Page 16 (Supplement)

TALES BEFORE BEDTIME.

SCAMP. .lane loved all the animals on Daddy’s farm. Hut they all belonged to Daddy, and Jane did so want one of her veryown. One day Jane went to see Farmer Joblin, who had two lovely big black dogs, called Soot and Smut. His sou Joe was Jane’s great friend. Directly Jane appeared Joe ran to her shouting, “Smut has a puppy!” They ran round to the courtyard by the kitchen, and there, sure enough, was a lovely little ball of black fluff rolled up beside Smut. “Oh, Joe, you are a lucky boy I" said Jane. “What is Joe lucky about?” asked Farmer .Toblin, coming out of the kitchen door. “To have a puppy,” replied Jane wistfully. “Well, Joe, suppose we give him to Jane,” suggested Farmer Joblin. “Not really!" cried Jane. “Can you spare him, Joe?” ? "Yes, really," said Farmer Joblin and Joe together. When Joe took Jane the puppy he said June must name him. While Jane thought the puppy gambolled all over the place, and was just frightening a sedate hen across tiie courtyard when Jane's Daddy appeared. “Here, you scamp, where did you come frfom.” he asked. “Daddy’s done it,” said Jane. JiScamp is his name.” 'PAnd a great scamp he was, but he did love Jane. Daddy was worried because he could not get in his line potato crop fast enough. He smiled when Jane offered to help, and said she might try. Jane said, “Could Joe help too.” Daddy replied. “The more the merrier.” Scamp was listening. Jane and Joe, of course, tried who could collect the dug-up potatoes the faster. Joe, being bigger, began to get ahead. Then Jane’s pail began to fill. Suddenly they heard Daddylaughing. The children looked up, and there was Scamp dropping a stone into Jane’s pail.

Joe was indignant. But Jane said he was a darling—he was trying to help her.