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Show AS TOMMIE UNDERSTOOD IT Figure Out (or Youraelf Just What Had Been Don With That Dog Ordinance. One yi'iir, In a certain town In Maine, a tax was levied on dog fur the first time It caused quite nn excitement ex-citement among the dog owners, as many of them had dog good fur nothing noth-ing ' pt (in- pets So tlx- next year nn article was Inserted In-serted in tin. town warrant ti) repeal the dog law. All Interested attended the meeting. When Mr. V. came home his children, chil-dren, who Inul a pet dog, met him, eager In hear the result. Mr. W. said: "Well. buys! they havo repealed the dog law." Uttle Tommle, four yeam old, catchod tli. word from hi father and entering Into the spirit of the occasion. oc-casion. rush-d In to where lil m grand-pa grand-pa Hat rending, and shouted: "(Irand-pa, "(Irand-pa, they have peeled the law dog!" "Have what?" asked grandpa. "They have peeled the dog " "What did they do with the peeling?" peel-ing?" axked grandpa. "Don't know. I'll ask papa," and he legged it for the door. "Papa, v,hut did they do with the doK peels?" "Hurled them," said pap. laughing, Toinnile rushed back. "They put urn on berries, grandpa!" "What did they do with the berries?" ber-ries?" naked grandpa. "Ft ii in. I spose!" eald Toinnile, thoughtfully. |