The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-15
3EDIlyESTORIFs
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
MR. FOX AND DR.. ouAcx

"'S IN. 0uACk,
Nh, ~ ,,ao0'' ~ was running over the
~. s uay when he saw Mr.. Fox sit.
~ nls doorway with his feet ali
Vne me, up in a chair in front of him
70 asked. ~ sou
ai suliering terribly with the
na'iSm,' groaned Mr.. Fox 81
'n 'eil you how suffer, it so bad .
Dear me-" exclaimed Jack Rahhit
can anything be done to helm vo,9
,an make a good poultice. viii Won
let me try?" 'ou
"oh, oh, OH" groaned Mr. Eox q.
eont believe can bear to have anv
: 'ouch my foot, it hurts SO. but Won
: try II you will promise one tb;nsn
= "hat is that answered Jack Rab.
Il you do not ease the pain with
our pouitice that you will go for Dr.
Suaek up at the barnyard on ton of
the HILL" ~ "
ies' viii go for DR.. Quack If my
VRoultlce does not help you" he said
It am sure it will"
A. iE FOX smiled to himself as Jack
eoOlt ran off to get the things to
a.
make the poultice. and then he shook
MS head. "He is easy, that Jack Rab
DIT, ] will have dinner without going
after it."
Pretty soon Jack Rabbit came baot
win his basket of herbs and things
ior the poultice, and he went into Mr.
Fox's house to make it on his stove
l snail have to put it on your foot
very hot" he told Mr.. Fox. at won't
DO any good if it isn't hot. So don't
\ De scared when you feel it,"
Mr.. Fox was groaning and CRYING 50
THAT he did not seem to hear a word
that Jack Rabbit said, but he unwound
= tne bandage from his foot and when
Jack Rabbit came out of the house
: with the poultice he was holding his
foot and taking on somewhat awful
ION, my foot, my foot!" he kept
saying, and when Jack Rabbit put on
l The hot poultice he did not have te
fe
<eM try to make noise. He reall,
Ga. w out and jump too, the poultict
n uis you are trying to kill met
/ ,lost Mr. Fox.
M you it would be hot" sal,
\Ah6 Pbit. 1T will not cure tn,
sal Su don't put it on hot"
(sier now" said Mr.. Fox, still
- nj foot. "but am sure yol
-. -sa.H IRE my foot with your oil
pvmliceg
"Well, that will be better than tn
pain, won't II if it cures you? Yo
can soon get over the blister" sal
Jack Rabbit.
you don't mean to tell me you hav
blistered my foot" said Mr.. Fo,
Jumping up from his chair.
Then he sat down and began to or
harder than ever. "Oh. the pain
awful. | cannot bear it any longe
oh, | am dying. Go for DR.. Quacl
quick"
Off ran Jack Rabbit as fast as h
legs would carry him up the hill, ar
he did not even think of the dog, 1
4 worried was he over poor Mr.. Fox.
He found Dr. Quack, who took h
alag in spite of the warnings of h
wife and started for Mr.. Fox's hous
you will be sorry il you don't L
ten to me" called Madam Duck, aft
her husband. THAT Mr.. Fox is s
fellow and | don't believe he is si
at all Let him suffer If he is"
But DR.. Quack would not listen
{ her. "My dear, it is duty that calls.
must attend to my duty, no matt
how painful it is
When Jack Rabbit and DR.. Qua
reached Mr. Fox's he was groaning
that the woods rang with the noise
"Give me some medicine quick, d.
tor, or | shall die," groaned Mr.. F,
Or. Quack mixed dose and gave
to Mr.. Fox. He tasted it and made
face. 81 don't like that. Can't y
give me something that tastes bet
than that" he asked.
'Yes, but it will not cure you
quickly" replied DR.. Quack. 81 thoui