Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-04
cHILDRENs' CORNER.
Too Do0s.-a Fable.

Once there were two dogs that nobody
owned, though they both pretended to be-
long to all of the great men who came along,
and what was the strangest part of the mat
ter was that these great men patted them on
their heads, and called them by pet names,
Bully and Cheaty, whenever the dogs hap
pened to come near them, though it was
plain to be seen that they hated the dogs, and
that they patted them 30 they would not bite
them. The great men were very careful not
to go where the dogs we're il they could help
It. One was large dog, and one was q little
dog, and they were both covered all over with
sores, scabs, and lice, and had awfully ugly
looking eyes, noses and mouths; in fact,
we're just such looking dogs as steal mutton
from butcher shops. When dogs are SO all
covered with scabs and lice they are called
NANCY dogs, and clean dogs do not love
them, SO many dogs have to love each other,
which was the reason why the big dog loved
the little dog 80 much. One day the big
dog went of to seek his fortune, and he
came to large town where there
we're great many wise men making
laws. While the old dog was lying around
he heard one day that great ship was try
ing to have law passed 80 that il could sail,
! and he got acquainted with the captain, by
| telling him that his masters were the men
| who made laws, so the captain invited him
to dinner. Pretty soon, when the captain
| went down stairs to see the cook, the old
NANCY dog stole whole large and awfully
fat mutton from the ships store, and run off
with it, and he put piece under stone by
The front window of each house where a
great man lived. Each of the great men
happened to be looking through the front
blinds, and saw the old NANCY do 1t. and the
old dog knew they saw him, so he watched
them, and he saw eacn of them come out,
| turn over the stone, and take the mutton in.
bye and bye he saw the captain coming with
a gun, and acting as if he was looking for a
NANCY dog, SO the old dog SWAN across a
large pond and pretended to be hunting for
lchiPmonks. The great men seeing that the
captain was hunting stolen mutton and q
NANCY dog, and fearing he might find some
mutton right where it was not doing the dog
most good, passed law Immediately that he
should sail out of the country, and the old
dog came back and went and srnelled of the
lstones in the front yards of the great men,
and everytime he smelled of the stone by
the front window of any of those houses, the
} man inside had the ague, ard; he next day
would ask the old dog if he wanted anything
And the old dog would say that he wanted a
paper stating that he and his little friend
were not NANCY dogs and did not steal nut.
ton, and that his little friend must not lose
: the bone he stole for him. The great man
always gave him the paper, and promised
; that no other dog should get tho bone away
from his little friend. And then he would
, tell the old dog that for decency sake, and te
make the paper which he gave him appear
to be true, he and his little friend should ge
: to an old man called Ruptcy and let hin
cure them. They did SO, but every time hi
cured up sore in ono place it came out il
another, until the old man gaid that it wa.
: no use, they were rotten all through ana
could not be cured-that the disease was thu
largest part of the dog. And now whei
these dogs want anything all they have to d.
/; is to pretend to hunt lost mutton close II
any or all of these great men who foune
!; some under stone
! MoRA1-When you see NANCY dog pu
anything under stone, send another dog tt
!: entertain the NANCY dog while you look I'M
der the stone.