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2082
VII
AND MAKES NURSERY RHYMES
1
THE DINERS IN THE KITCHEN
Our dog Fred
Et the bread.
Et the bread.
Our dog Dash
Et the hash.
Et the hash.
Our dog Pete
Et the meat.
Et the meat.
Our dog Davy
Et the gravy.
Et the gravy.
Our dog Toffy
Et the coffee.
Et the coffee.
Our dog Jake
Et the cake.
Et the cake.
Our dog Trip
Et the dip.
Et the dip.
And—the worst,
From the first,—
From the first,—
Our dog Fido
Et the pie-dough.
Et the pie-dough.
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2
THE IMPERIOUS ANGLER
Miss Medairy Dory-AnnCast her line and caught a man,
But when he looked so pleased, alack!
She unhooked and plunked him back.—
“I never like to catch what I can,”
Said Miss Medairy Dory-Ann.
3
THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS
[Voice from behind high board-fence.]
“Where's the crowd that dares to go
Where I dare to lead?—you know!”
Where I dare to lead?—you know!”
“Well, here's one!”
Shouts Ezry Dunn.
Shouts Ezry Dunn.
“Count me two!”
Yells Cootsy Drew.
Yells Cootsy Drew.
“Here's yer three!”
Sings Babe Magee.
Sings Babe Magee.
“Score me four!”
Roars Leech-hole Moore.
Roars Leech-hole Moore.
“Tally—five!”
Howls Jamesy Clive.
Howls Jamesy Clive.
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“I make six!”
Chirps Herbert Dix.
Chirps Herbert Dix.
“Punctchul!—seven!”
Pipes Runt Replevin.
Pipes Runt Replevin.
“Mark me eight!”
Grunts Mealbag Nate.
Grunts Mealbag Nate.
“I'm yet nine!”
Growls “Lud'rick” Stein.
Growls “Lud'rick” Stein.
“Hi! here's ten”!
Whoops Catfish Ben.
Whoops Catfish Ben.
“And now we march, in daring line,
For the banks of Brandywine!”
For the banks of Brandywine!”
4
“IT”
A wee little worm in a hickory-nutSang, happy as he could be,—
“O I live in the heart of the whole round world,
And it all belongs to me!”
2085
5
THE DARING PRINCE
A daring prince, of the realm Rangg Dhune,Once went up in a big balloon
That caught and stuck on the horns of the moon,
And he hung up there till next day noon—
When all at once he exclaimed, “Hoot-toot!”
And then came down in his parachute.
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