. Rhymes and jingles .. . 32 RHYMES AND JINGLES. THE Moon came late to a lonesome bog,And there sat Goggleky Gluck, the frog. My stars ! she cried, and veiled her face, What very grand people they have in this place !. JOHNNY THE STOUT, Ho, for a frolic ! Said Johnny the stout; Theres coasting and sledding,I m going out! Scarcely had JohnnyPlunged in the snow, When there came a complaintUp from his toe: — JOHNNY THE STOUT. 33 Were cold, said the toe, I and the rest;There are ten of us freezingStanding abreast. Then up spoke an ear: My! but its laborPlaying in winter. Eh, Opposite neighbor ? i
. Rhymes and jingles .. . 32 RHYMES AND JINGLES. THE Moon came late to a lonesome bog,And there sat Goggleky Gluck, the frog. My stars ! she cried, and veiled her face, What very grand people they have in this place !. JOHNNY THE STOUT, Ho, for a frolic ! Said Johnny the stout; Theres coasting and sledding,I m going out! Scarcely had JohnnyPlunged in the snow, When there came a complaintUp from his toe: — JOHNNY THE STOUT. 33 Were cold, said the toe, I and the rest;There are ten of us freezingStanding abreast. Then up spoke an ear: My! but its laborPlaying in winter. Eh, Opposite neighbor ? i Pooh !: said his nose, Angry and red ;Who wants to tingle? Go home to bed !: Eight little fingers, Four to a thumb,All cried together, Johnny, were numb!1 But Johnny the stout Wouldnt listen a minute Never a snow-bankBut Johnny was in it. s Tumbling and jumping,Shouting with glee, Wading the snow-driftsUp to his knee. Soon he forgot them,Fingers and toes,— 34 RHYMES AND JINGLES, Never once thought ofThe ear and the nose. Ah, what a frolic! All in a glow,Johnny grew warmer Out in the snow. Often his breathing Came with a joke: Blaze away, Johnny ! Ill do the smoke. And Ill do the fire,Said Johnny the bold; F
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