. My odd little folk : rhymes and verses about them : with some others . I. IT wasnt until he had turned sixty-three That a longing came oer him to follow the sea; But his dear little wife gave a shake of her head,- I never could let you, she tenderly said. (60) QUITE PRUDENT. 61 II. You were only in fun, I am sure, when you spoke;Why, it wouldnt be safe, for 3-011 cant swim a yon feel you must sail, why not try the canal? And he said, in a weak little whisper, I shall! III. So he put, with much practice, a roll in his walk,And introduced nautical terms in his talk ; ,While the neat
. My odd little folk : rhymes and verses about them : with some others . I. IT wasnt until he had turned sixty-three That a longing came oer him to follow the sea; But his dear little wife gave a shake of her head,- I never could let you, she tenderly said. (60) QUITE PRUDENT. 61 II. You were only in fun, I am sure, when you spoke;Why, it wouldnt be safe, for 3-011 cant swim a yon feel you must sail, why not try the canal? And he said, in a weak little whisper, I shall! III. So he put, with much practice, a roll in his walk,And introduced nautical terms in his talk ; ,While the neat little suit which she made him to wearHad anchors to give him a sailor-like air. IV. On a day that was marked by a fair wind and neighbors assembled to bid him good-bye ;And he sat in his boat, while his little wife .placedA rope, with commendable care, round his waist. V. Ill hold, on the tow-path, one end in my hand,And, if you should sink, I will pull you to think its much safer, she uttered; dont you ? And he said, in his weak little whisper, I do !
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