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Show An Excuse. (Youth's Companion.) Little Dick, the village "bad boy," was wading through a shallow swamp catching frogs with a small landing-net. landing-net. He had just caught a fine specimen speci-men and transferred it to his bucket, . when a young lady who was out for a walk happened along. ".Little boy," she said, "don't you know it's very cruel to catch those poor little froggies?" Dick straightened up and looked at her. She wore a gorgeous "creation" on he head, and something in its trimmings trim-mings attracted his attention. "I want 'em to wear on my hat," he said. |