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The book of joyous children . An he ist cry, an say, ^Boo-hoo !I told you what I d do some day ! An he ist turned an runned awayTo where s the grea-big river there,An ist splunged in an swum to whereThe mountain s at, way thother clumbed up there. An Miz Bear cried-An little Jo an little Jim—Ist like their ma—bofe cried fer him !—But he clumbed on, clean out o sightsHe wuz so mad !—An served em right![ 142] A BEAR FAMILY Nen—when the Bear got way on topThe mountain, he heerd somepin flopIts wings—an somepin else he heerdA-rattlin-like.—An he wuz sheerd,An looked way up, 2iii^—Mercy sak
The book of joyous children . An he ist cry, an say, ^Boo-hoo !I told you what I d do some day ! An he ist turned an runned awayTo where s the grea-big river there,An ist splunged in an swum to whereThe mountain s at, way thother clumbed up there. An Miz Bear cried-An little Jo an little Jim—Ist like their ma—bofe cried fer him !—But he clumbed on, clean out o sightsHe wuz so mad !—An served em right![ 142] A BEAR FAMILY Nen—when the Bear got way on topThe mountain, he heerd somepin flopIts wings—an somepin else he heerdA-rattlin-like.—An he wuz sheerd,An looked way up, 2iii^—Mercy sake!—. ims: It wuz a Eagul an a Snake !An-sir ! the Snake, he bite an killThe Eagul, an they bofe fall tillThey strike the giovji^—Wspang-Wspat!-Wite where the Bear wuz standin at!An when here come the Snake at Mm,The Bear he think o little Jim[143] A BEAE FAMILY An Jo, lie did—an their ma, too,— All safe at home ; an he ist flew Back down the mountain—an could hear The old Snake rattlin, sharp an clear, Wite clost behind ! —An Bear he s so All tired out, by time, you know, He git down to the river there, He know he cant swim back to where His folks is at. But ist wite nen He see a boat an six big men
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