The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-17
THE BAD BOY ON MADDOGS
THn LITTLE mp sCAREs HIS Pa
AND THE GRcCURXUAN.
Taking Advantage OF the Hydro
phobfa Scare TO Play Fresh
pan ks--yevr Vaccination Scheme.

phobfa Scare to Play Fresh
Pranks--New Vaccination Scheme.
Mad dog Mad dogm shouted the
bsd boy. as be rushed into the grocery
store. Jumped under the counter and
crawled behind the barrel Of lump white
sugar. 'sHide yourself quick OF you are
q dead man. The groceryman was
cutting a slice of q cheese for a servant
girl with a shawl over her head His
first idea was 70 run down cellar. but the
girl slid down there, 50 the groceryman
simply Jumped into q crockery crate and
laid down and perspired- He wished
every dog in the world was dead
Presently be heard a crunching behind
the counter as Of lump sugar being
chewed By a boz. and he raised up out
Of the crocksry crate slowly. got out Of
It and walked on tip-toe behind the coun-
ter, and took the bad boy BY the ear and
lesd him out by the stove, and emptied
about hatful Of sugar out Of his pockets.
Then he looked at the boy The boy
began 20 froth at the mouth, and snap
with his teeth. and he said:
.Oh. Taccinate me, quick am bit.
The groceryman gave the boy kick
In the partaloOns, and said.
hcro, yuu are vaccinated. That Is
the fist application Of Pasteur's trest-
nsnt # you feel spells coming On
again. viii give YOU more sole leather
virus IN your system What do you
mean coming IN here Yelling mad dog.
znd soaring nv customers down csllarln
and the grocerYman wrapped up the
cheese and called the girl out Of the
cellar. and sent her home
aiOh. 1 only wanted 70 see II YOU were
a coward But vou amt. oh no. You
only went into the cruckery crate head
first Just fer fun SAY. do you believe IN
vaccination7'' and the boy brushed some
straw Of the groceryman's coat
.sTes. I do said the grocervman-
s'The science Of vaccination IS the great
est discovery Of this OF anv age, and he
turned the boy round % give him
another kick
ssWel. so do I = said the bOv As he put
the st0ve between himself and the
grocervmzn saThe tine Is coming when
vaccination Il going 70 be used FOR every
thing. Z believe the time VIII come
when criminals VIII be prevented from
committing crime oy vaccination For
instance. suppose YOU were a thief. and
everybody knew II 1 don't sly YOU are p
said the boy, as the groceryman picked
up piece Of n barrel head. though
your symptoms are favurable- But sup
pose YOU were 4 thief Take N honest
man. one everybody knows 20 be honest
and vaccinate him. and when Il begins 70
work. take some Of the virus and
vaccinate you As soon Is It began 70
work On YOU your power Of lift
ing things that did not belong % you
would be gone TOU would become an
honest man IN spite Of yourself. BY vac
eina on 1 don't say Il could be made
@ work On you but L might II nv
scheme works. and universal vaccination
Is established there VIII be no more
crime Then thev VII vaccinate hank
cashiers against defalcations. and with
the virus from an honest minister say. the
cashier can't steal t0saTe him And that
VIII be a good Eav TO whip Sullivan
Let hin be vaccinated from virus taken
from peaceable Quaker, and Sullivan
would become man Of peace. and any
Of the boys could 20 ID and swat him n
the mouth. and he would 90 OF and CRY.
and say he would tell his mother. The
cnly thing am afraid Of Is that they
VII get 20 using vaccination In politics. .
'sOh- don't 90 On IN that way, yOu
weary ne. = said the gr0ceryman. as he
took 8 wash dish Of water and a whisk
broom and began sprinkiing the floor.
preparatory % the regular semi annual
sweeping our ssTel me what the COM
motion was over 70 v0ur house last night
I heard Euur father had % be dug our Of
the coal pile under the sidewalk How
did he Get thereF'
ssWel. III tel you Il was all his
fault- You see, We have been excited
about this mad dog scare. and I asked
IA What he would DO il he met amad dog
I told him he would get Up and dust. but
he said be would grab the dog BY thf
hind legs and beat his brains
cur. He said men were towards gener
ally. He hated 70 see men get fright
ened md nm when anT calamity
happened thought would
try pa cause I never heard
Of his showing much sand. SO
took our black setter dog and took pas
lather brush and put lather al around
the dogs mouth for k0am- Then I tool
one Of these littIe rubber bands and pu1
L around the dogs upper Jaw. That
made the dog 0pen his mouth and shOE
his teeth- and chew. 50 as 10 get the rub
Der of But the dog Nagged his tai al
the time, cause he knew Il was only oni
my Jokes on him. and he wasn't mad
But he did look savage When pa cams
n from down town az supper time l va
up stairs with the dog. and 7 let him 70
FnG bn vent Gouru zra--1 an os71ou =
welcome pa He thinks everything q
pa Pa saw him coming and he saw III
foam on his mouth asd pas hair ius
raised right Up. The dog was going c.
JUMP up on pa as usual and have d
rake Of the rubber band bur "a yelled
44 Take him off, He's mad Hammer. loci
Yourself IN the closet and telephone 10
The patrol wagon. Wei. you'd a did
n see pa Re Jumped right over the doi
and vent down rhe cellar stairs az rv.