Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-09
DIR. POLYWOG.
BY AUNT MARY.


Patter, patter, fell the rain. It was too
wet to go out doors, and it was pretty
dark in doors. Tap, tap, tap, came a
knock at my door. [ said Gomez" and
in came Bug-not bug, but fat little
boy in blue jacket and brown pants.
His name was Willy, but one day some
body SAID that he was as sweet as a ho7aeu-
bug. After that we called him bug"
and as he had funny lisp in his voice it
made him very funny little bug. "Well,
Bug" said |, "what will you have?''
"Why, Aunt May Pm just the ttredeth
boy in the world. have played railroad
enough, mamma is busy, and juth don't
know what to do"
at 1aS pretty hard" so l said; az will
tell you what we will do. Let you and l
play doctor. You shall be DR.. Peter
Polywog, and l will be Mrs. Smith, sick
lady, whom you want to cure.
THAT will be nithe," said Bug, and
down he went to get some white sugar
from mamma, to use as medicine. Pretty
soon | heard him putting up stairs, then
came a knock, and Bug walked in, his
hat on and large box under his arm for
a medicine case. He looked so solemn
and yet so funny had to laugh little,
though | don't know as a sick lady ought
to have laughed at her doctor.
Good morning, Doctor Pelywog,"
said 1.
Bug took off his hat, and said, very
gravely, GOOD morning, Mitheth Smith.
Are you pretty thick to-day?"
"Well, Doctor" l answered az have a
pretty bad feeling in my big toe, my
little finger hurts a good deal, and my
head is weak. Do you think you can
help me?
81 think I can, Mitheth Smith," said
DR.. Polywog, and he slowly opened his
box, out of which he took some little
white papers, each of which held a dose
of white sugar. "Now," said he, eff you
will take one of these every hour till 1
come again, you will get better"
Every well, Doctor" said I, "cail
again as soon as you can"
GOOD morning, Mitheth Smith," and
down he went.
Pretty soon there came another knock,
and DR.. Polywog again walked in and
took a chair. How are you to-day,
Mitheth Smith," said he.
Il think I'm better, Doctor; the medi-
cine you gave did me good, my toe and
my finger don't ache much, and my head
is pretty strong"
l. all very gldu 10 near IL, ma am, ana
now" said he, 81 have some neD medi-
cine for you" So saying, he took out of
his box some large hickory nuts, and
said, Here are some fine pills. Take
thixteen before | come again and they
will do you good"
Must l take them whole, Doctor?"
said I, eying the large pills very closely
"Well," said the Doctor, " if you can't
swallow them whole you can crack en-"
| thought them a very nice medicine,
and said | should be sure to take the
pills. The Doctor shut up his box, with
a twinkle in his eye. and went off again.
By the time | had taken all the medicine
in DR.. POlywog's big box the morning
was gone, and when the dinner. bell rung
Bug was no longer "the tiredth boy in
the world" but very hungry bug, ready
to eat all the fried chicken that he could
get
Bug is big boy now, and goes to
school, but he still likes to take little of
DR.. Polywog's medicine from the sugar
bowl. If any little boy who reads this
doesn't know what to do on a rainy day l
think he would like the funny play of DR..
Polywog.-Intertor.