Our dog Toffy
Et the coffee.

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Our dog Jake
Et the cake.

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Our dog Trip
Et the dip.

And--the worst,
From the first,--

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Our dog Fido
Et the pie-dough.

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2

THE IMPERIOUS ANGLER

Miss Medairy Dory-Ann
Cast her line and caught a man,

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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.

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3

THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS

[_Voice from behind high board-fence_.]

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"Where's the crowd that dares to go
Where I dare to lead?--you know!"

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"Well, here's _one_!"
Shouts Ezry Dunn.

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"Count me _two_!"
Yells Cootsy Drew.

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"Here's yer _three_!"
Sings Babe Magee.

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"Score me _four_!"
Roars Leech-hole Moore.

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"Tally--_five_!"
Howls Jamesy Clive.

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"I make _six_!"
Chirps Herbert Dix.

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"Punctchul!--_seven_!"
Pipes Runt Replevin.

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"Mark me _eight_!"
Grunts Mealbag Nate.

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"I'm yet _nine_!"
Growls "Lud'rick" Stein.

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"Hi! here's _ten_!"
Whoops Catfish Ben.

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"And now we march, in daring line,
For the banks of Brandywine!"

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4

"IT"

A wee little worm in a hickory-nut
Sang, happy as he could be,--

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"O I live in the heart of the whole round world,
And it all belongs to me!"

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5

THE DARING PRINCE

A daring prince, of the realm Rangg Dhune,
Once went up in a big balloon

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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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A DUBIOUS "OLD KRISS"

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Us-folks is purty _pore_--but Ma
She's waitin'--two years more--tel Pa
He serve his term out. Our Pa he--
_He's in the Penitenchurrie_!

Now don't you never _tell_!--'cause _Sis_,
The _baby_, _she_ don't know he is.--
'Cause sh