Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-26
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MEAN POISON IVY.
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'Tm mean" said the poison Ivy.
"Yes. I'm mean, and I'm glad OF II. IL
were sorry for II I might try to
do better, but I am not sorry for IL.
Therefore. I don't try to do better.
"There are times when I don't pol
son creatures. That isn't because
am feeling any nicer but because
I'm not just feeling like working at
that moment. may be taking a nap
or something Of the sort.
"But | did fine thing last year.
I made two children sick with the eff
fects of poison ivy for longer time
than ever had before.
II really had p good summer. l
made them feel so poorly. o. so
poorly.
~ poisoned great many. Lots ana
lots of children and grOwn-ups. too,
did I poison.
"They didn't know just what look
ed like. And they went around get
ting ferns and plants and touched me.
ha, ha.
"They went In swimming In part
| OF the lake. near swamp where l
had decided some Of my family ought
to be.
~ just was in so many places and
| l did so much, much harm Ii was
splendid. perfectly splendid.
81 was proud OF my record. But
somehow there were not the same re-
suits this year. l didn't have quite my
usual good luck"
I'm glad Of It," said the little gnoms
who was listening to the poison Ivy.
"what! Why. you wretch" said
the poison Ivy. what do you meap
by saying such a thing2"
II mean to say it because I think
that way. I'm glad when you aren't
successful" said the gnOme.
But just what have we ever done
to your" asked the poison ivy.
Nothing" said the gnOme.
81 don't understand at ALL" said the
poison ivy.
"Of course you wouldn't" said the
gnome.
"why. why, why?" asked the poi
son Ivy. "I'ray explain"
"You have never done anything to
u.s." said the gnome. "but II wasn't be-
cause you didn't want to. 1t was be-
cause you weren't able to-
''That, Of course. Is true" agreed the
poison ivy.
"And you weren't able to do any.
thing to us because we belonged to
the falryland people,"
THAT Is also true" agreed the poi
son Ivy again.
But we don't like you because
you're mean to people, and we don't
like things which are mean even IL
they aren't mean to u.s."
THAT seems strange" said the poi.
son Ivy.
"Of course II does to you" said the
gnome, "for you're too mean to under
stand"
you're so mean you don't like us to
have good luck" said the poison Ivy
Because we like people and chill
dren and because we like nice plants
and leaves which are pretty and which
don't do anything which Is unkind,
said the gnome.
"But I will tell you why you hadn't
so much luck this summer" continued
, the gnome.
, do you know the reasOn?" asked
! the poison Ivy. "Will you tel! me
, 80 something can be done about lt??"
I "Tll tell 1t to you, but nothing car
/. be done about 1t, for II is where PEG
I pie can get ahead Of you. and you'
| mean ways, with their sharp wits.
y "They grew in a city park this sum
= mer, In a part where lots and lots Of
people walk every day, and near
!. vegetable garden where lots OF cit!
? people took turns in working over II
r some of your family, poison Ivy. The!
r marked that 1t was poison and the!
:. put q wire cage over II.
80 people learned what you lool
t like and they're going to do that NOR
e and more so that people will not &c
a poisoned because they'll know you AM
i get out of your way. And more AM
Il more children are looking up your pic
@ lures in big books so you wont ge
+ the best OF them, ha, ha,' ended IN
gnome happily.