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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Tommy Tatters, by Unknown This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Tommy Tatters Uncle Toby's Series Author: Unknown Release Date: March 2, 2008 [EBook #24734] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TOMMY TATTERS *** Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES. [Illustration] TOMMY TATTERS M^cLOUGHIN BRO'S. NEW YORK TOMMY TATTER. "Oh! Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?" "Oh! Master Peter, Peter Pink, I've reason to be sad, I think; Oh! don't you see my ragged clothes, My naked legs, and naked toes, My head without a hat, to let My hair be dry in weather wet? Oh! I am cold and hungry, too, I wish I was as rich as you!" [Illustration] "Oh! Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, I'd like to see you looking fatter; I'd like to see your skin much sweeter; I'd like to see your dress much neater. So come along, I'm going home, More clothes I've got, I'll give you some; I'll give you bread, I'll give you cheese, And wash your face, too, if you please. I'll comb your hair, and cut it too, All this I'm ready now to do; And when you're wash'd from head to foot, Your hair in tidy fashion put, Your nails all cut and clean'd, you see, Exactly as they ought to be, And on your back a suit of clothes, And shoes and stockings for your toes, You won't be then, though lean and small, So very ugly after all." [Illustration] [Illustration] So he went home with Peter Pink, And plenty had to eat and drink; And got new clothes upon his back; And got a hat without a crack; And shoes and stockings for his toes, A handkerchief, to wipe his nose. You've wash'd my face, and cut my hair, Quite clean I am, I do declare! "So now good-bye; straight home I
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