StNicholas [serial] . And Sir Horace Hoptoad, who, though he was stout,Declared at broad jumping he d beat Hiram out!Now as you may supposeSir Horaces clothesWere for running and jumping too tidy and trig;So he put on a regular athletic Horace and HiramWith true zeal to fire em,Jumped over a few small Skiddoodles with ease;Then several more were added to these,Until, if you please,There were three bumblebees,Four crickets, a dormouse, a water-wagtail; THE FIREFLY COMPETITION And then the Skiddoodles called forth their at-tention, And of these (at the top of their lungs) theymade menti
StNicholas [serial] . And Sir Horace Hoptoad, who, though he was stout,Declared at broad jumping he d beat Hiram out!Now as you may supposeSir Horaces clothesWere for running and jumping too tidy and trig;So he put on a regular athletic Horace and HiramWith true zeal to fire em,Jumped over a few small Skiddoodles with ease;Then several more were added to these,Until, if you please,There were three bumblebees,Four crickets, a dormouse, a water-wagtail; THE FIREFLY COMPETITION And then the Skiddoodles called forth their at-tention, And of these (at the top of their lungs) theymade mention! Indeed, everywhere,Wild yells rent the air, As somebody won some great race here or there. A blinking old owl awoke from his slumber Just as Duncan McHappychap finished his num-ber. The owl cried Hoot! Hoot! till every onelaughed, And Duncan McHappychap gaily was SIR HORACE HOPTOAD AND HIRAM HOPPERGRASSHAVE A JUMPING CONTEST. Two squirrels, three beetles, a frog, and a snail!Sir Horace made safely this wonderful jump, But Hiram fell, bump! Ker-thumpetty-thump!
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