Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-04

AHEAD, = LAUGHED THE FARMER. a good chance there was for us to have some fun. You knew I was fond of joke, didn't you?''
 'Well, I rather suspected it from the way you bit the tail off one of my calves the other night
 'That was all pure fun, and 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 I shall never bite her again.
 But what about this other joker" asked the Farmer as blandness be- gan to spread over his countenance and his eyes to twinkle.
 Why, I was thinking that if you would provide me with sheepskin I'd go down among your flock and have little fun. The surprise of the gentle eyed sheep when I throw off my dis gllise and utter howl will tickle you half to death,''
 By George, but I see 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 a surprise party. It 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 intentions!''
 "Oh, didn't doubt your honest in tentions in the least. I 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 it soon be- gan to pain him so badly that he called upon Jupiter for relief. Jupe happened to be handy by, and he put in an ap- pearance and said:
 My friend, I will relieve you of the boil, but I must replace it with toothache."
 The Peasant said that anything was better than boil, but he hadn't had toothache more than a day when he boxed his wifes 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 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 filled the same day.
 The limp didn't greatly bother the Peasant for two or three days, but when he came to blow he was soon tired out, and when he desired to get over fence he had to find hole to crawl through His wife advised him to go slow about calling on Jupiter again, but after yainly trying to climb a ladder he raised his voice and cried his fourth appeal, and the good god re- piled:
 "lyell, what can do for you to- day?'
 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 dot, I am almost certain"
 ''But I don't want a stiff neck"
 "Then take an earache."
 'I don't fancy 'em."
 'How would rheumatic shoulder suit you?"
 Out of date"
 'Oh, well, I'll leave you 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 philosopher and poulticed your boil it would have been busted ere this"
 Moral.-He who bears i'll luck the lightest is soonest over it.
 M. QUAD.