. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . in our big treeAn shooked a apple down fer me—An nother n, too, fer Lizabuth Ann—An nother n, too, fer the Raggedy Man.—Aint he a awful kind Raggedy Man ?Raggedy ! Raggedy ! Raggedy Man ! An the Raggedy Man, he knows most rhymes,An tells em, ef I be good, sometimes :Knows bout Giunts, an Griffuns, an Elves,An the Squidgicum-Squees at swallers therselves !An, wite by the pump in our pasture-lot,He showed me the hole at the Wunks is got,At lives way deep in the ground, an canTurn into me, er Lizabuth Ann !Aint he a funny old Ragged

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. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . in our big treeAn shooked a apple down fer me—An nother n, too, fer Lizabuth Ann—An nother n, too, fer the Raggedy Man.—Aint he a awful kind Raggedy Man ?Raggedy ! Raggedy ! Raggedy Man ! An the Raggedy Man, he knows most rhymes,An tells em, ef I be good, sometimes :Knows bout Giunts, an Griffuns, an Elves,An the Squidgicum-Squees at swallers therselves !An, wite by the pump in our pasture-lot,He showed me the hole at the Wunks is got,At lives way deep in the ground, an canTurn into me, er Lizabuth Ann !Aint he a funny old Raggedy Man ?Raggedy ! Raggedy ! Raggedy Man! The Raggedy Man—one time, when heWuz makin a little bow-n-orry fer me,Says, When you re big like your Pa is,Air yoxi go to keep a fine store like his—An be a rich merchunt—an wear fine clothes?—Er what air you go to be, goodness knows?An nen he laughed at Lizabuth Ann,An I says, M go to be a Raggedy Man!—I m ist go to be a nice Raggedy Man ! Raggedy! Raggedy ! Raggedy Man !By permission of The Century FRANCIS BRET HARTE. THE POET OF THE MINING CAMP AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

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