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Title: Deborah Dent and Her Donkey and Madam Fig's Gala
Two Humorous Tales

Author: Unknown

Release Date: May 31, 2008 [EBook #25657]

Language: English

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DEBORAH DENT

FRONTISPIECE.

[Illustration: _THE DONKEY TURNED SCHOOLMASTER._ page 14.]

[Illustration: _JOHNNY FIG AND HIS WIFE._ page 22.]

DEBORAH DENT
AND
HER DONKEY;

AND

MADAM FIG's GALA.

TWO HUMOROUS TALES.

EMBELLISHED WITH
SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.

_LONDON_:
DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND
A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.

_Price One-Shilling._

[Illustration]

Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
Marrowbones, cherrystones,
Bundle'em jig.
Cried Debby, I'll kiss this sweet Donkey of mine,
For sure the dear creature is almost divine;
Look at his eyes, how they sparkle and shine!
He's an ambling, scambling,
Braying-sweet, turn-up feet,
Mane-cropt, tail-lopt,
High-bred, thistle-fed,
Merry old Bundle'em jig.

[Illustration]

In a car the fair ladies at Brighton he drew,
Marrowbones, cherrystones,
Bundle'em jig.
And jogging along with a jolly fat crew,
Quite into the sea for coolness he flew,
And made some fine pastime for dandies to view.
Like an ambling, scambling,
Braying-sweet, turn-up feet,
Mane-cropt, tail-lopt,
High-bred, thistle-fed,
Merry old Bundle'em jig.

[Illustration]

To the stump of his tail some gay ribands she bound,
Marrowbones, cherrystones,
Bundle'em jig.
And then at the races he tript o'er the gr