The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-02

a good chance there was for US to have
some fun. You knew l was fond of
joke, didn't your"
"Well, rather suspected it from the
way you bit the tail off one of my
calves the other night
THAT was all pure fun, and l trust
| he took it as SUCH"
"And were you joking when you got
in two bites ON my goat?'
For sure. 1t can't be possible she
took me seriously. If she did l shall
never bite her again"
But what about this other joker"
asked the Farmer as a blandness be-
gan to spread over his countenance
and his eyes to twinkle.
"Why, l was thinking that if you
would provide me with sheepskin I'd
go down among your flock and have a
little fun. The surprise of the gentle
eyed sheep when l throw off my dis
guise and utter a howl will tickle you
half to death"
"By George, but l see a barrel of fun
ahead" laughed the Farmer, and he
straightway provided the Wolf with
the disguise and patted him on the
back for joker.
The Wolf soon Joined the flock and
appeared to be one of them, but at
| proper moment threw off the skin and
started surprise party. 1t was a sur
| prise party on him. Two other dis
| guises were thrown off at the same
| time, and the Farmers two dogs
| pitched into him and took no vacation
until they had wounded him so that he
could hardly crawl.
well, where does the laugh come
in?" queried the Farmer as he stood
over the Wolf.
alas, that you should have doubted
my honest intentionsw
"Oh I didn't doubt your honest in
tentions in the least. l simply dis
guised the dogs and sent them down
after you for fear the sheep might do
| you an injury"
Moral.-Men come to grief from over
smartness as often as from stupidity.
One morning the Peasant awoke to
find boil on his neck, and 1t soon be-
gan to pain him so badly that he called
upon Jupiter for relief. Jupe happened
to be haIdy by, and he put in an ap-
pearance and said:
my friend, will relieve you of
the boil, but 1 must replace it with
toothache."
The Peasant said that anything was
better than a boil, but he hadn't had
toothache more than a day when he
boxed his wife's ears, ran the children
out doors and besought Jupiter to
break up the trust.
"I'll do it, my boy" was the answer
That is, I'll give you a limp in the
left leg to break up the monotony. AL
ways come to me for first class
limps. A full stock Of all kinds of
limps always on hand and mail orders
filed the same day."
The limp didn't greatly bother the
Peasant for two or three days, but
when he came to plOw he was soon
tired out, and when he desired to get
over a fence he had to find hole to
crawl through. His wife advised him
to so slow about calling on Jupitst
again, but after vainly trying to climb
a ladder he raised his voice and cried
his fourth appeal. and the good god re-
Piled
"Wcll, what can 1 do for you to-
dayT'
II am sick and tired of this blamed
old limp"
"And you want another change? All
right, old man. Here's a stiff neck
that will suit you to a dot, am almost
certain"
But 1 don't want stiff neck"
"Then take an earache."
II don't fancy 'em."
"How would a rheumatic shoulder
suit your
"Out of date"
ooh, well, I'll leave you a bunion on
your heel and let it go at that, and it
will be useless for you to appeal to me
again. Had you been a philosopher
and poulticed your boil it would have
been busted ere this"
Moral.-He who bears i'll luck the
llghtest is soonest over it.
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