. St. Nicholas [serial]. an bolt him to the dont know what the miller means, but Tom he knows a sight;And since he s been to Uncle Joes he says the miller s right. Tom says that Jim, the big hired man, one hotmidsummer day, Just tossed him clean up on a great big, mov-ing load of hay. He says that Uncle Joe has got some most sur-prisin things About his house and in his barns: he has amouse that sings; His oxen they can do big stunts besides gee,haw, and whoa; And he has a great long-legged horse that oncewas in the show. You ask that horse if he likes oats, he nods; if you say bread He
. St. Nicholas [serial]. an bolt him to the dont know what the miller means, but Tom he knows a sight;And since he s been to Uncle Joes he says the miller s right. Tom says that Jim, the big hired man, one hotmidsummer day, Just tossed him clean up on a great big, mov-ing load of hay. He says that Uncle Joe has got some most sur-prisin things About his house and in his barns: he has amouse that sings; His oxen they can do big stunts besides gee,haw, and whoa; And he has a great long-legged horse that oncewas in the show. You ask that horse if he likes oats, he nods; if you say bread He knows the difference at once, and always shakes his head. TOMS RETURN. IO23 Tom says if uncle tells Old Bones to put back And Jims boy had to take a rake to keep that his left ear, hen away. He 11 put the right one forrerd, an I think And there s a little banty fowl about six inches that s mighty queer! high And Uncle Joe has weathercocks on every barn and shed;And some of them are yellow ones, and six are painted red. r. That fights the great big gobbuler when-ever he comes spurs and crows and thinks he s great, though he s so mighty smallThe folks dont think the gobbuler knowshe s been fought at all! Aunt Annie blows a big tin horn to call themen to meals,He has a pet coon and a fox, a possum and a And Tom says pie three times a day puts crow ginger in your heels. That wont be friends with any one exceptin They ve dumplings too, and roasting ears, and Uncle Joe. doughnuts round and square, He s got a hen that steals the eggs the other And cider, and — oh, goodness me, I wishpullets lay, that I was there ! [,, -.^fer^
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