The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
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FROGS. LIZARDS AND sNAtLs.

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Frog.
"What sort Of a club will Il be?~
asked Lionel Lizard.
"Oh, what do yoh care what sort Of
club II will bef asked Samson Snail.
lie always spoke last. He never got
around 10 speaking before anyone else
had finished.
I'VE want 1t to be hne club" said
Grandpa Frog.
"Of course we do" said Lionel Liz.
ard.
"Yon don't know what sort Of
club Grandpa Frog is thinking Of"
said Sampson Snail. You shouldn't
he such smarty."
"Ah hut ! have very good idea"
taId Lionel Lizard. "Buf even If
hadnt have good idea of the sort
IF club which Grandpa Frog would
mink Of"
"How smart you are" said Sampson
Snail. For my part if we do get up
a club, or Start one, or whatever II is
one does with club. think we
shouldn't he TOO particular what sort
of club II is"
"Why not. goog-arum. goog-a-rum?
asked Grandpa Frog. "Goog-a-rum,
never did hear nf such talk"
Eyes. why not. why not?" asked
Lionel Lizard. What ever do you mean
by saying such a thingT
Just for this reason" drawled Samp
son Snail. ut would seem TO ME
pity if ever we got up club and both
cred to stop and think about what sort
It should be-"
"You mean you'd rather go hurrying
right on to fixing up the clubT asked
Grandpa Frog. his right eye winking
and his left eve blinking.
"You don't want to stop for any
thing. you're in such hurry about the
club. eh?" asked Lionel Lizard.
ooh. no, OH no." said Sampson Snail
Il mean that once we got so far az
deciding we'd have club we shouldn't
take extra time in deciding the sort
OF a club 1t was going to be. We'd have
wait so long for that"
"tVe wouldn't have TO walt so long
If we hurried little bit" said GraDd'
pa Frog.
"That wouldn't be so much" said
Lionel Lizard.
Are you asking me to join rhis
club" asked Sampson Snail.
ITO be sure. gOog-arum. goog-a-
rum" said Gandpa Frog.
"Of course we are" said Lionel Liz
ard.
"Therl." Rnid Sampson Snail. zone
OF the first things you had better do is
to make a rule and a bylaw and a
regulation, and the rest of it. ana you'd
better post the notices everywhere:
"'There Is TO be 20 hurrying in this
eiub.'"
Both Grandpa Frog and Lionel Liz
ard laughed hard.
My idea was" said Grandpa Frog.
"fnr US to have a club and call it
the Frogs. Lizards. and Snaiis' De-
partment of Water Health"
Something the same idea as had"
said Lionel Lizard. who was a water
lizard of course
well" said Sampson Snail. 81 may
agree with you when l get around 10
thinking about IT, But l mustn't be
hIrried."
DAYS passed, and after long-drawn-
ont talk on the part of the snails
Sampson came 70 Grandpa Frog and
Lionel Lizard. who were having chat
at the time. and he said:
Friends. we have agreed we think
the club would be nice. and we like
the name. But we haven't yet had
time TO discover just what it means"
you've had time enough TO think
about it," laughed Grandpa Frog.
Not in our time" said Sampson
Snail.
We'll, | will explain TO YOU" said
tirandpa Frog land by the time the
club is really very old you snails will
know all the rules and regulations
which Lionel and myself and our fam
lilies now know. Bot you'll he good
members, so We'll let you in before you
have learned all the rules.
You see. they have committees or
I'll carnations or something of the sort
called departments of health. They're
TO see that things and cities and build
ingS are kept clean.
well. all of us purify water We do
a great, great deal of good. so we
should be called something special. and
let folks know about us. That's the
Idea of the club" And all the snails
were made members, tool