The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01
Denccr's Boy Philosopher.

A Denver boy Of about the usual bad
boy age, bnt unCOmmonly mgenions In
mischief, has accidentally daveluDed a
theory which is offered a. a rational eN
planation OF the phenomenal meat showers
that are said 20 occur Ia some sections of
TINS wonderful country. MUcein showers
OF meat are as marvellous as the ancient
rain Of mamma IN the wilderness. where
with the chosen people were red. INT if ,be
Denver incident be accepted as accyuutiu,,
Tor them there Is very small nIuuicu Of
miracle lett IL these exceptional occ,ltr,.n-
ces. But, 30 tie Denver boy : rxret-it,,,.t.t
His indulgent father promised him If lie
wonid qult the society OF SOME Young fee
booterS who had nightly carus.>aiS iu A
nelghboring vacant lot aud stay Al home
like a good boy he would hny him dog
whelewith lie could be ner:.llv amused in
the domestic door yard. There were his
little sister and The household cat for his
game, and be could have luis of fun teas
ing them. The boy agieed u the propasi-
tion, and the dog came. ID was "A mean
looking deg small with long bushv tail.
which tail had cowardly fashion OF oct
ting between his legs and coming ont in
front and tickling his nose in moments of
fear. The dog had uo courage to worry
the cat or tease hlS sister, and il looked
like total failure. But the boy was in
geniOUs. lie imagined that If he could
manage TO keep the dogs tail erect lie
would 5e as brave as any other dog, and
he might get some fun .out of him. lie
tried his mothers pearl starch but this
did not answer. He tried various other
eXpedients, but all proved futile, The
dog 5 tail would go between his legs nj the
first hint of danger and there was no fight
or fun IN Eim. II was evidently the tails
fault. One tiay a pcd0ier came along with
large lot of toy balloons. \ bright idea
struck the boy. The old folks were away
from home, and since lac had quit the llee-
hooters and taken himself to innocent Go
meStlc joys Le lad no pocket money But
his enterprise did not fail him in This ex-
tremity. The balloons he must have. aud
he traded sufficient amount Of the home
personal property 10 buy The peddleI's
Whole stock. To make the balloon at
tachments to the dog Is tail was but the
work of a few minutes. Ihe 4 - appeafrd
to get lighter hearted. and even scanned
amused IT the PREPARATIONS. The whole
balloon power being applied the tail be-
haved spicndidiy. aud the boy hissed his
regenerate dog on to bigger one that han
nened TO be passing the gate, fully expect
ing 10 have an interesting fight. At the
first Jump the little dog rose in the air and
sailed away out of reach. The parents
came on the scene Just in time to see the
dog disappearing in the far blue ether.
Inc Denver boy lost his dog, and may re-
turn To ;he society of frcbJoters, but the
little incident VIII explain wonderful
shower of meat that Is bound To occur
somewhere out in Colorado ur the ad-
jacent territories. The ingenious youth
told tie whole story 10 his trading with
the peddler for the balloons. and rscaned
punishment on the ground of the aid and
comfort lac had given % scientific research.
/ lie father thought of Franklin. tiying his
kite To catch the lightning. lie saw his
promising son flying dog TO make A
shower of meat and mercifuiiy spared the
boy. But the balloon power did bring The
dog 5 tail INTO an elevated position, which
was TO be demonstrated.