A FUNNY MAN COMES TO TEA

Evening Star, Issue 21748, 16 June 1934, Page 5

A FUNNY MAN COMES TO TEA

A GOOD-NIGHT TALE Felix was going to tea with Uncle Tom to listen to his wireless set. Felix’s favourite broadcaster was the man be called the Funny Man, because he sang funny songs .that made Felix roll about with laughter. So, whenever .he was performing, Uncle Tom asked Felix round to listen, because there was no wireless set in Felix’s house. Felix thought it was the greatest Luck that the Funny Man should just happen to be singing on bis birthday of all days, aud that Uncle Tom should ask him to tea to hear him. He was greatly excited. And then he caught a bad cold and could not go out. How terribly disappointed he was! Even Uncle Tom’s promise That .he would come aud have tea with Felix instead hardly comforted him, because they would not be able to hear the Funny Man. ' “ Oh, mummy," the little boy said, “ perhaps he’ll be singing that funny song where he can’t sing for laughing.” “ Never mind, darling,” said' his mother; “T daresay he’ll be broadcasting that song again soon.” “ But not for a long time, I expect,” said Felix, sadly. - Still there was the excitement of seeing what his uncle was going to bring him for his birthday, and Felix’s eyes shone when Uncle Tom arrived with a square parcel under his arm. “ Oh, uncle, whatever is it?” he cried, jumping round his uncle as he untied the string and pulled away the paper; “ it looks like a box.” “ Well, it is,” said Unde Tom, laughing, “and it’s also the Funny Man come to tea with yon.” Felix was very puzzled; blit when he opened the lid of the black leather box he saw it was a tiny gramophone. He skipped with joy, forgetting for a minute all about the Funny Alan. “Let’s try this record!” said Uncle Tom. And soon a voice began to sing a funny song, and then started to laugh so much that it couldn’t go on with the singing. Felix shrieked with delight. “ Why, it is the Funny Man!” be cried, “and it’s the funny ‘Laughing Song!’ ” “Well, now,” said mummy, “you’ll be able to hear him whenever you want to.” ■ “ Aud is it really mine,” said Felix, “ really the Funny Man for my very own? Oh, how lovely!” And he threw his arms round Uncle Tom’s neck and hugged him tight.