. St. Nicholas [serial]. THE PET De little white chicken dat s petted too muchGits stunted in growth fom de spilin she 11 nuver make a hen so brave an goodAs ef she went a-pickin, an worked wid de she aint by erself in dat, in dat—? No, she aint by erself in dat. THE DANDELION De dandelion flower blooms out so youngWid a look in its face like a sassy tongue,Den it grows light-headed wid self-conceitWid a flighty ole age, for full defeat. An it aint by itself, pert chillen, in dat No, it aint by itself in dat. r A GUILTY CONSCIENCE Dat little yaller pup s got so many lickinsFo

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. St. Nicholas [serial]. THE PET De little white chicken dat s petted too muchGits stunted in growth fom de spilin she 11 nuver make a hen so brave an goodAs ef she went a-pickin, an worked wid de she aint by erself in dat, in dat—? No, she aint by erself in dat. THE DANDELION De dandelion flower blooms out so youngWid a look in its face like a sassy tongue,Den it grows light-headed wid self-conceitWid a flighty ole age, for full defeat. An it aint by itself, pert chillen, in dat No, it aint by itself in dat. r A GUILTY CONSCIENCE Dat little yaller pup s got so many lickinsFor pesterin all de ducks an chickens,Dat whenever he hears any barn-yard strife,He looks over his shoulder an runs for s life But he aint by isself in dat, in dat— No, he aint by isself in dat. the screech-owlWhen de big owl calls out Who—ooo— ooo- ! MMIn de dark o de moon, like night-owls do,De chillen, a-beggin to play out late,Come tumblin back into Daddys gate. An dey aint by deyselves in dat, in datNo, dey.

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