A Session With Uncle Sidney: IV. And Makes Nursery Rhymes
by
1
THE DINERS IN THE KITCHEN
Our dog Fred
Et the bread.
Our dog Dash
Et the hash.
Our dog Pete
Et the meat.
Our dog Davy
Et the gravy.
Our dog Toffy
Et the coffee.
Our dog Jake
Et the cake.
Our dog Trip
Et the dip.
And–the worst,
From the first,–
Our dog Fido
Et the pie-dough.
2
THE IMPERIOUS ANGLER
Miss Medairy Dory-Ann
Cast 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!”
“Well, here’s one!”
Shouts Ezry Dunn.
“Count me two!”
Yells Cootsy Drew.
“Here’s yer three!”
Sings Babe Magee.
“Score me four!”
Roars Leech-hole Moore.
“Tally–five!”
Howls Jamesy Clive.
“I make six!”
Chirps Herbert Dix.
“Punctchul!–seven!”
Pipes Runt Replevin.
“Mark me eight!”
Grunts Mealbag Nate.
“I’m yet nine!”
Growls “Lud’rick” Stein.
“Hi! here’s ten!”
Whoops Catfish Ben.
“And now we march, in daring line,
For the banks of Brandywine!”
4
“IT”
A wee little worm in a hickory-nut
Sang, happy as he could be,–
“O I live in the heart of the whole round world,
And it all belongs to me!”
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.