A little book of tribune verse A number of hitherto uncollected poems, grave and gay |
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MARY AND MARTHA.
Mary and Martha were two girls
The only children Mamma had,
Martha was always very good,
But Mary was always very bad.
The only children Mamma had,
Martha was always very good,
But Mary was always very bad.
One morning as they were at play,
A tiger cat came crawling up,
And said, “Now, Martha, run away,
While I upon your sister sup.”
A tiger cat came crawling up,
And said, “Now, Martha, run away,
While I upon your sister sup.”
Now Martha hurried homeward, while
A royal feast the tiger had,
“Aha,” he murmured with a smile,
I'd eaten her, if she'd been bad!”
A royal feast the tiger had,
“Aha,” he murmured with a smile,
I'd eaten her, if she'd been bad!”
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