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Show iNoteMookl By LEE PAPE J Luj-um ii i i 1 1 1 in iniiBmui ii 1 1 bihi ii ill m r was looking in the window of a candy and ice crccm 3tore yestldday wondorlng how it 'ould foci to werk In there even without cny wages, and some lady came up with a little witej toy poodle on the end of a chain, say-i ing: O, little boy, will you please hold I'Tuffle for mc. for a few mlnnita, I simply must havo a drink of soda watlr. And she gave mc the chain to hold, saying, Now be good, Fluffle mama's coming rite out agon. And she went in tho store, being o fat lady with thin eyebrows, and the little dog tried to go In after her nnd startod to bark like cnything, mc holding him back by pulling on the chain, wlch Jest then who came tip but Skinny Martin and Leroy Shoostcr, and they started to laff like enythlng, Skinny Martin saying. say-ing. What is that Benny, a dog or a flee'' Wy dont you ger a dog your size, Benny? sed Leroy Shoostor. Aw, thats rite, you follows are jest jellsa, thata alls tho matter with you fellows, T sed. And Skinny and Leroy Shoostcr kopp on laffing and making Insulting romarka, uutch as, Thats the werst looking dog I ever saw, If I had a dog like that I wouldn't admit It. Thats no animal, its a vegtlble. And they was still making them wen Mary Watkins and Lorotter Mincer came up. Mary Watkins saying O wat a per-feckly per-feckly bewtiflll dog, and Loretter Mincer Min-cer saying, O, Izzent he jest too cunning cun-ning for enythlng, I think he's per-feckly per-feckly adorable. Skinny and Leroy dont think so, they think its a fearsc looking dog, I sed and Skinny quick sed, I do not, cant you take a Joak, its a all rite of a dog, and Leroy so.ld, Ive saw werse dogs than that, cant you take a Joak? Wlch jest then the lady camo out. saying, Pleers mama, Fluffle, don't cry and hecrs a quartor for tho nice little boy for minding you. Meening me, and sho gave mo a quarter and I took Mary Watkins and Loretter Mlncor In the storand Leroy wawked away trying try-ing to look Independent. oo |