Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-13
THE OLD TOAD OF MY GARDEN.


Tho Ola toad OF my eardsn De- no. ,
i.A1 aH Do. 1theu. Ike myself BE- uves
retired aud 90 ls f1r that reason tbtt
"e nave b..9mc fr..uia lic must be-
OH iIf L recall f...us him Tor about
UNITY years coming .ut each rpHnr.
lVm under tht U.H.h of tac hluar
una % which Ole down syery rslr5n
90. f b. duor, ava we
.H.r '4.h year % PR
] iufl.H 90 ih. rfuI.u ami ihr uHvrrv
county uu.. only. j recall nd HAVING
seen him, 10 WuH during One farrihir
| year ln 1870, hU. vl.iIut Doubt dII uot
| Ml.h 20 zoe nIr defeat and since thsn
/ have accustomed myself 90 CAN Glm
lauiotu toad.
Tho oid toad III ms rardsp docs mn,
believe that. 90 Doc WIS.,. 10 BE- nae larry
~ dwell In constant sidnosn. OH. mi
itr ia oven comic 0f che nrst water,
~ loves tl laugh I assure y0u. Had
illL 90 org % oH d. ilraaoH. According.
~ Wh.n Dr. cumta Out from under me
G.p n.heh M iha bower with short
.npa ln order io come opposite me
o. f.i pn The ground. aasumlug
Nliuliu1uH airs. aud o. amua. him-
a.l ln catching nICl. be- never fails,
.trh time De- catches one. % wink In
l'ahlnF 90 me with % facetl5ua air,
"h NifH tNf Welt oli man.
lNu would IKE So DO the same thing,
wouldn't your
Tho Ola toad ~ my garden IL a
phI.'H rher ana h. De- firhi In ali hls
siy.nr The daoirino which he pro.
s.s y knlwn 90 be- wholesome. ito
KNOWS how 90 Boo runtrniod With hia
humble position and without any doubt
o. Dr. my superior ln Intellect. because
' am really good Tor nothing and
~ render n1 real service t1 humanity,
whist th1t Ola toad ought 90 be- pleased
gh account pt the true service he rcn-
a,fn ih consuming each day an Inn.
able aa We all know.
Tho Ola toad n my garden ia n va
liant toad. ! can assert %. he IL a
kn.Thi m the Old pattern. without Fear
ahl without rfprnach ana the other day
n- saved my NO. This may seem
strange, but 70 is 90. Al tho very
momrut when q viper was solnr ~
HlIlhn az me, crack my old friend
trfunE towards The serpent aud d h he
hp received 90 tho venom that was
nlirlitd towards me. An this Ola
t"Ad lh my best friend hcraure he
would g.vc hls NE Tor mei
The Ola t,ad Of my garden ls per.
fgrt gentleman, he has the feaport n
OIL things ana althDuEh We may know
each Other fur very long time. he
o. mover familiar enough 10 climb on
'hy fgcl ur take refuge In my trousers.
iru 10 Us chance some ladies come H.
~ me. the old toad always gets OUT
lt the way % mako place fnr them,
20 tomrtiutf ana this on great ncca.
'inha' ! nav" detected him, old liber-
lnr. acting ~ n De- wrrc an admlrer
y tho Ecntlcr Sex ana rather inqulsi-
Tho old toad " my garden r. post;
b. D. lover ~ uf.irr and adnircs
irnuiy To- an thiurs when I write
'pprohhilun, ana Listen 10 his Away.
rue Criticisms, u my pieces please him
see lirEg. iNrH Ia hls Dyes. but " he
org not IKE ,hom %. viii no even gp
70 the trouble NJ listening, and then
40 them Immediately, Tor I know they
must LACK simplicity ana beauty be-
luHe. although my Old friend may have
Ngiy nFly body, I can ae. through Il
u the fuudnes1 NJ his soul and / know
81 u unable 10 harm anyone.
The old toad N my garden ~ dead.
o. not h's fault 10 IA mine. Without
aging attention / stepped on his head,
M at the moment whom he died he
iHt UPON mo a roprnnchful look I
lmnst cried. l ala not want 10 leave
Ne body Of my faithful adviser With
M Hnpulchrr, and % 4 placed hls re-
'alns Do a pretty rd plaiboafd box,
hlch toh special pains il hurry undfr
be- bower % the plac whore he had his
ile
Farewell, Ola and faithful friend.
hla vii d. thy funeral Grafton. ana
sides. I viii play this evening, al SUM
= ihrre minor chords N my old organI
~ the tnadF spirit win r6Ht IN peace
The sound Of that short miserefei
JULES CANTON.