Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-10
FR0GGIE'S STORY.
BY TAD-POLE.


YES, I'm frog now, but somehow I
got used to my other name and hardly
like to give it up, but am frog for all
that 9.:
Didn't you hear me sing last night?
thought heard you raise your window.
Oh, you were shutting it, were YOU?
Well, that is curious. Perhaps YOU
did not hear me then; but l. thought YOU
would, and so [ sang just as loud as I
could. So.
They think am going to be quite
singer, and, who knows, perhaps shall
be Convention Conductor one of these
days, and, if [ should be, l will be sure
and hold at least one frog convention un-
der your bedroom window. I always
like to do all | can for my friends.
Where is the sense Of living in the world
at all unless one can be useful?
But this isn't my story: I was going to
tell you what a dreadful time | had of it
getting to be frog
Little boys and girls. haven't an idea
what blessing it is to be born into the
world just the same shape they are to be
when they are grown up. ,.
| Matched out into just about as spry a
trog-baby as anyone ever saw. [ could
swim like fish, and was as happy as
q clam all the time | don't know Just
how happy clam is, but [ heard some
one say that once, and it sounded nice, so
guess it is all right.
But trouble came soon enough, can
assure you.
One day [ went down by the spring to
play in the COOL clear water; and, as I
was whirling around like top, Icaught
sight of something sticking right out of
my side. | went off into shady corner
where no one could see me to see what
it was. [ had felt kind Of queer
pricking there for several days, but had
not taken the trouble to see what caused
it; but now [ thought that [ had better
look myself over, and it was not long
before found another lump on the other
side, right opposite the first one. What
could it mean? Was | going to have
two ugly tumors right on my sides,
where everyone would see them, and so
young? -........-. ..........
But / did not mention it to anyone, for
hoped they would go in again, or fall off,
or something. So | went off. by myself
for several days, and waited for them to
60 away. But instead of that, when [
| woke up one morning | had the same
kind of a queer feeling just in front Of
my ribs, and it was but little while be-
fore there were two more Jumps sticking.
right out in front There was mouse in
trying to hide it any longer, besides l
might need medical aid; so / did what
[ ought to have done in the first place, |
showed them to mother; and, really, I
thought she would pity me and feel aw-
full about it, but she just laughed in my
face, and said: g Why, child, that is moth
ing but your legs growing out" my
legs!'F | exclaimed; " have not got any
legs" CT know it, dear, but you are
going to have some, so do not worry any
more about the matter, tor I think you
will live through it, and grow up to be
mammals nice little frOggie before you
know It." Well, mamma was right, OF
course, and in a little while my D." tu-
mors' began to get toes on them, and
then I had four nice little feet. They
didn't seem TO be of much use though
but I thought would not worry any more
about them; and, in fact, was beginning
to feel little bit proud of them.
And sure enough, they began to grow
farther and farther from my body, and |
soon had four nice little legs that a0ere OF
some use, though they felt little queer at
times. t .lsaH $50 sa
had hardly become accustomed to this
before | began to feel a strange sensation
at the roots of my tail. 1t felt just as
though it was coming off, and it seemed
to grow smaller and smaller all the time.
What should do if should lose it!
I certainly never could 90 into good
society again! And then l remembered