StNicholas [serial] . THEN NEAR-SAMSON ANT SHOWED HIS WONDERFUL MUSCLE And so he proved proudly his marvelous strengthBy holding a blackberry out at arms-length ! A great tug-of-war was the last feat of all,And every one came at the heralds loud call,. The Skiddoodles just yelledWhen their side excelled,Then the Happychaps gained—and their smileswere dispelled!The tug was immense,The excitement intense,When Toots Happychaps an-nounced from the fence, The tug-of-wars over ! The Happychaps won !But who cares who s the win-ner ? We strive for the fun !Then every contestant shook hands with the re
StNicholas [serial] . THEN NEAR-SAMSON ANT SHOWED HIS WONDERFUL MUSCLE And so he proved proudly his marvelous strengthBy holding a blackberry out at arms-length ! A great tug-of-war was the last feat of all,And every one came at the heralds loud call,. The Skiddoodles just yelledWhen their side excelled,Then the Happychaps gained—and their smileswere dispelled!The tug was immense,The excitement intense,When Toots Happychaps an-nounced from the fence, The tug-of-wars over ! The Happychaps won !But who cares who s the win-ner ? We strive for the fun !Then every contestant shook hands with the rest,And each thought the other the bravest and Happychaps always are smiling and gay,And Skiddoodles, also, act just the same prizes were given to vic-tors and winners,And then the Skiddoodlesskipped home to their dinners;For Skiddoodles homewardquickly runWhen they hear the boom of the sunset gun. About their camp-fires the Happychaps sat, Talking over the day In a satisfied way;Until, in the midst of the general chat,Old General Happychap rose and said,An idea has just popped into my head; If you think it would Be wise and good,Let us build a village or town or cityWith houses strong and gardens pretty;Not as big as New Yor
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