Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1914 — Where Was Papa? [ARTICLE]

Where Was Papa?

A handsomely dressed lady rescued her fluffy pet with some difficulty from the attack of a street cur, and began to soothe and sympathize in this manner: "You dear little thing, your mamma drove that ugly, big dog away, didn’t she? Next time you will eat that big, naughty dog up, won’t you, Tootsy-wootsy? Mamma wants you to just tear that mean old thing to pieces next time he bothers you.” Three-year-old Irene, who had witnessed the whole affair, listened with interest to this gushing monologue. When the lady paused for breath, Irene gravely addressed the diminutive dog: “Little doggy, where does your poppa work?” she said. —Youths* Companion.