. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland . ^fl^CTjBehind Kim ran tli Childrerfr--Tii Groom and Farmer and tif farmer1/To see what they could^ do. i /I, pome carried whips to -whip^him,Some , oats tor Co toe him. never-*,-* Some caJled Come ^here you. f&oUsh beast!*And Some ? ^Come , Barney, tie-airf THE BALLAD OF A RUNAWAY DONKEY 51 JBut not a wlut cared .Barney T^or cross or coaxing word *, 6 And clatter, clatter^ clatter still, His little hoofs were heard. And all across tli meadow,Ajnd up and oer ttf hill ,-—^ And through tff woods and down t\\ dale s.

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. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland . ^fl^CTjBehind Kim ran tli Childrerfr--Tii Groom and Farmer and tif farmer1/To see what they could^ do. i /I, pome carried whips to -whip^him,Some , oats tor Co toe him. never-*,-* Some caJled Come ^here you. f&oUsh beast!*And Some ? ^Come , Barney, tie-airf THE BALLAD OF A RUNAWAY DONKEY 51 JBut not a wlut cared .Barney T^or cross or coaxing word *, 6 And clatter, clatter^ clatter still, His little hoofs were heard. And all across tli meadow,Ajnd up and oer ttf hill ,-—^ And through tff woods and down t\\ dale s. 52 THE BALLAD OF A RUNAWAY DONKEY 8 5 .And into every navKelel *? v V . .. ./Vnd through th Swamp and mire ]-j::r:^.-^.-40i,3 till Barney ran and ftm\ and ratir\ «^&$g&~^&£$.j\$ if he^d never tire,! ?? W?%£g&gM0£%&& v*£3^\3d A*s«flapaa»5«5»^!eRa Hi^ chasers all stopped runnm&^S^^SwSliS^]Ihen TneeKl a£ any -lamb *?¥%.*£&?? >? *V ?:.i\ Vv?/ 9 Did Barney stand a$ i^ to Say;; ^ Come catch me ; here . 1 am ^ v\ JBut when one op them • st artect^-^];{fThen JB arney started, too $ *:sf 10 As iP the chase had ju*t >e§un_Away he Swiftly fiew . ^

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