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Rise and Shine in the Dogpound
ARE YOU PRETTY? kind of punishment. She told her she
Dogpound A small boy turned to his aunt Mildred couldn’t go to the Sunday school picnic
Saturday. When the day came, her mother
winter tales and said, “Wow, you’re not pretty!” His felt she had been too harsh and changed
mother overheard the remark and was
her mind. When she told the little girl she
appalled. She took him aside and gave
him a real telling-off before ordering could go to the picnic, the child’s reaction
was one of gloom and unhappiness.
By Walter “JR” Wilson
him to go back out to say sorry to “What’s the matter? I thought you’d be
ello and welcome back to soup, and of late I have had some serious Aunt Mildred. Suitably chastened, the glad to go to the picnic.” Her mother
the wonderful world of the problems with my ham and bean soup. I boy went over and said quietly, “Aunt said. “It’s too late!” The little girl said.
HDogpound. Well, not so great; like my beans soft and mushy, however, Mildred, I’m sorry you’re not pretty.” “I’ve already prayed for rain.”
one of my water lines froze up and as of for some reason they have remain fairly
this writing my plumber has not been able hard despite the soaking and slow all-day PET SHOP That is all I have for today. As always, be
to determine if the line is frozen under the cooking efforts. This time I soaked the A man went to a pet shop and asked for good, do good, play safe and remember:
house or outside where it joins the water beans twice over two full days….then I a bird that could sing. The proprietor when all else fails, say something funny.
meter. Well, good news [a few days cooked them several times over several brought out a gorgeous tropical bird, JR
later], we had a break in the cold weather more days, which…finally…resulted looked the bird in the eye, puckered
and I now have running water. Yea! As in my nice mushy beans [guess they his lips, and started to whistle. The bird
far as I can tell, there was no permanent finally gave up…lol!]. A lot of work, but took up the very note and finished the
damage, but I won’t know for sure until nothing like a good bowl of bean/ham tune with him. “That’s mighty fine,” the
the plumber gets under the house where soup on a cold winter day. customer said, “but I’d never pay money
he will put in some pipe insulation and for that bird. His right leg’s crippled.” “I
electric wrap to make sure this does not THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK thought you wanted me to sing!” cried
happen again. There was a little bit of the bird. “I gotta dance, too?”
good news…I finally made some decent “Laughter is the shortest distance
bean soup. I have mentioned in the past between two people.” Dogpound Wisdom POWER OF PRAYER
that I like to make different types of
The minister’s little six-year-old girl had
been so naughty during the week that
her mother decided to give her the worst

DANIELS, WILLIAMS,

TUCK & RITTER

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Engaged in the General
Practice of Law, Including:
• Divorce/Family Law • Personal Injury
• Wills and Estate • Wrongful Death
Planning • Medical Malpractice
• Real Estate/ • Product Liability
Construction Law • Social Security
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• Criminal Defense Negligence
• Business & Corporate • Nursing Home
• Collections Litigation

Graham C. Daniels
Travis R. Williams
cheryl s. tuck
Todd M. Ritter
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Located In Chester At
11901 Ironbridge rd.
P.O. box 3570
Chester, Virginia 23831–8481
Telephone: 804-748-9803
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