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THE 
 
 Runaway Lovers 
 
 ANi) THE 
 
 Humorous Pranks of Other Very 
 
 QUEIEIR PEIOPLE 
 
 WITH 
 
 MANY VIEWS FROM REAL LIFE 
 
 Both Stories and Pictures 
 
 BY PALMER COX 
 
 Autlior of The Brownies 
 
 HUBBARD PUBLISHING CO. 
 
 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
 
 Copyrighted 1895 
 
nil'. Ri NAw.w i.()\i;ks. 
 
 PON their \va), ihioui^h country };'■'-''-'"• 
 A loxiiii; j)air may now be seen, 
 The steed is lleet whereon they ride, 
 Ik: isiiows the seilion, Lie and wide, 
 
 Tile wood> lliat frown, the streams tliat llow 
 'Ihe mountain^ steep and \alle\>. low', 
 lie know-, wliere fallen timber^ he 
 Across tile erttk, now foamini; liii;h. 
 
 IIi; knows wliere hranchint.^ cedars grow 
 And hide tlu' path that winds below. 
 No knight ol ancient ch.i\ah\- 
 \'.\v rode a surer steed than he. 
 No si)a\ineil toot, no I'ountlere'd knee, 
 But sound as apple on the tree. 
 
 The meadows wide the)' ([uickly cross, 
 The pastures l)are, the banks of moss. 
 
 The rocks ami wootls they leave behind 
 l't)r i'fi/oii now is in their ir.ind. 
 "A stran_L(e affinity," )ou cry; 
 " I think the same as you, and sigh. 
 But who can fathom lo\-e affairs, 
 Or who account for ill-matched pairs?" 
 Enough, a blessing we'll bestow, 
 And watch them as away they go. 
 No angry kindre-i ieed pursue. 
 Nor alter wills, or mischief brew. 
 
The loss of friends or riih estate 
 Will not make her forsake hi'r mate; 
 
 Nor threats of punislunenl or i)ain 
 Cause him to turn or draw the rein; 
 So those who may object or r.ue 
 Mav calm tlu'ir minds and lan;4ii.n,a- save. 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The woniUrinu;' crowds mav shut the door, 
 And close the Mind and sash once more; 
 
 The gossip rini; may leave the fire 
 And to the bed a;,4ain retire, 
 For nules will shortly intervene 
 And hcarti be joined at Gretna Green. 
 
A HA( K-^■AHI) PARTY. 
 
 Mi evening bright there was a si-lit 
 That should recordeil be. 
 All gazed in wonder — well they might — 
 Such funny things to see. 
 
 A neighl)()r"s yard is smooth and hard, '^MmWl^^^^'^ 
 
 And through the block extends, 
 And there, came lively rats and mice, 
 
 With town and country friemls. 
 
 It may have been a weciding scene 
 
 They celebrated there, 
 A birthday party, or sot'yee, 
 
 Enjoyed in open air. 
 
 But this is plain, whatevjjr train 
 Mad brought the rogues that way, 
 
 From loft and lane and bins of grain. 
 A jovial troop were tlie)'. 
 
 The household cat, so sleek and fat, 
 
 Is by -he servants fed. 
 And only leaver the rug or mat 
 
 To find her cream and bread. 
 
 So nought was there to harm or scare 
 
 The lively groups below 
 That tianced and played in light and shade. 
 
 Or rambled to and fro. 
 
No slaves were they to fashion's sway, 
 
 With all its outs and ins : 
 
 For some wore gauze or summer straws, 
 While others dressed in skins. 
 
 
 
 
 Beside the gate, upon a crate 
 That once held earthen ware, 
 
 An old musician, throned in state, 
 Gave many a pleasing air. 
 
 He scraped and paw'd and chopped and saw'd, 
 But never seemed to tire 
 
Thouj^h oft his bow would run as though 
 To set the strings on tire; 
 
 While at his side, in pomp and pride, \ 
 A knowing mouse was stalled, 
 And while the sets he sharply eyed, 
 The mazy dance he called : 
 
 "To partners bow the first, and now 
 To those on either side, 
 
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 Across and back, the lady swing, _^^ 
 Now balance all ! " he cried. 
 
 'Twas charmmg fun to see them run. 
 And curtsey, bow, and wheel, 
 Or slip and slide and trip and glide 
 Through some plantation reel. 
 
 The smallest mouse about the house, 
 And most destructive rat, 
 Danced half an hour 
 
 with grace and power — 
 An Irish jig at that; 
 
 Upon a pan the dance began. 
 And round tlic yard they pass'd. 
 
 But dancing still for life, until 
 The rat gave out at last. 
 
 The Highland fling 
 
 and pigeon-wing. 
 The polka and quadrille; 
 
The waltz am\ schottish — 
 everythint; — 
 Was found upon the bill. 
 
 The latest dance 
 
 that came fnmi France, 
 
 From Germany or Spain, 
 The most delightful hop or prance. 
 
 Their proj^aamme did contain. 
 
 And peojjle w ho could gain a view 
 
 Of either jig or reel 
 Would hardly grudge 
 the lively crew 
 
 A little corn or meal. 
 
 The moon was hi^h | .And when as/ain 
 
 and morning nigh 
 Before th 
 quit the 
 To s 
 their ])a\\ 
 and say 
 "Good- 
 Ine,' 
 And pass 
 in |)airs 
 awa\. 
 
 they're in the vein 
 
 To pass a niuht 
 
TMH FAIRIHS' GIFT. 
 
 lUlN the Kidderminster Fairies 
 lieard the rumor going- round, 
 How the young and favor'd Forester, 
 
 \vho guardetl game and ground, '^.s^^.w^ 
 Was to wed the Florist's daughter, ''?^i^" 
 
 one as good as ^^he was fair, '•'''''^■'^■^■^Mc 
 They resolved to make a wedding-gift befitting such a pair. 
 Soon the golden day of pn^mise came, whicii saw the couple wed, 
 When the solenm vows were sjjoken and the F'arson's blessing said. 
 
 Lo! that night the 
 from the East, 
 From the North and 
 to some land the 
 
 Over mountains, 
 through the fields 
 
 Fairies gathered 
 and from the West; 
 South they hastened 
 }outh possess'd. 
 
 over ri\ers, 
 
 and forests green. 
 
 Still they mustered by the hundre<l, at the summons of the Queen. 
 Every trade was rejjresented, all the occupations through. 
 From the man who ])lanned a building to the one who pegged a shoe, 
 And they set to work in earnest, throwing jackets all aside. 
 To erect a stalely mansion for the husband and his bride. 
 
 'Twas a mighty untlertaking, 
 
 of such magnitude indeed. 
 Nothing else but Fairy workmen 
 
 could with such a task succeed. 
 There they bustled A\ithout resting, 
 
 as though life itself was bet, 
 Till their little hamls were blistered 
 
 and their garments wringing wet. 
 How they sawed, and bored, and "boosted up" the timbers, through 
 the night, 
 
How they haninicictl, hainmc'-ed, luuunicrcd, to get done ere 
 
 morning liglit; 
 For tlic Fairies wiio from labor by the dajiple dawn are chased, 
 While their work is vet unfinisheil, are forevermore dis-'-raced. 
 
 Oh, what harmony existed ! J^ .,g^ X,,t a l.reaili was waited there. 
 Not an oath or harsh expres-^^^j^^ sion fell like poison on the air. 
 
Here the blacksmith ami his helper made the solid anvil sound 
 While they forged the bolts anil braces that secured the structure round. 
 There the mason with his trow-l kept the hod-men moving spry, 
 Till the massive chimney tower'd twenty cubits to the sky, 
 And the painters followed after with their ladders and their pails, 
 
 J, Spreadint^'- paint upon 
 
 i- the finish ere the 
 
 I' joiner ijrove his nails. 
 
 liven cobljlers with 
 
 their 
 
 their 
 
 and 
 
 Mm 
 
 ■1'' liM\# 
 
 w 
 
 pnuers, 
 awls and pegs 
 ol wood, Were as- 
 sisting in the enter- 
 prise by pegging as 
 they could. There 
 the glazier with his 
 putty-roll was \M)rkiiig with a will, 
 While the i)luml)er ])lumbed the 
 )uilding, without sending in his bill; 
 And the scul|)tor with his mallet by 
 the marble lintel stood, Till he chis- 
 eled the inscription : 
 
 A K I'. WARD 
 KOK liiaXO GOOD. 
 
 When no ;iiticle was 
 wanting for the com- 
 fort of the pair, From 
 the scraper at the en- 
 trance to the rods 
 upon the stair, Then 
 the wizened little 
 millionaires. j)ossess- 
 ed of wealth untold. 
 
Into trcasurc-wmll'. ami coftVrs inan\ lii b. don atioiis loll'd; 
 And liclorc the l^ast was |iiir|iK'(l by the aiiows ot the sun 
 All the I'airies h.\u iK'iiartLHl, for the edih. ; was iU)nc. 
 
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 So that eoiiplc Untk ]n)>si'ssion, 
 
 antl ill all the country round 
 'riuie was none enjined such riches, 
 , ,, , ,, ,. <"■ such happiness profound. 
 
 %ik -jVlJ^" There the\- li\e(l for years in comfort, 
 \^^(m/*ii^'-- -I'l^' tli''» toHowed next of kin. 
 
 l^j^^F}', /" Till a dozen i^enciations in succession 
 
 ^:^^'tt^f'^ M;iny walls since then haw tumbled, 
 
 ^mM^^X'^ "^ ^''^' ''^'""^ ''^ stones and lime, 
 
 '■^T/'f/ ' /-W^i ^''^''- ^'''''- "i'in>ion, built by I'airies, 
 'rf^pr?-' ■-.''6 Still ilehes the teeth of Timo. 
 
 t' ■" rVc ■\'''^'Vf*^ Winds ma\- howl around its ual)lc, 
 i If/' ";.^'^-^ snow ma\- settle on its roof, 
 
 '^'' I'Ut it towers weather-proof. 
 
 
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 el folk tell )()u what they will, 
 moonlight they assem!)le 
 
 to perfoiiu their wonders still. 
 So be carelul, oh, be cautious, 
 
 what \ou say, or think, or do, 
 For the I'airies nia\- be waitinj^ 
 to erect a house for you. 
 
 
 
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A NR-.MT ALARM. 
 
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 OW what's the hubbub? what's the go? 
 There's sometliini;^ in the well below; 
 I hoar it 
 splashing 
 round. 
 
 It's not a frog-, a hen, or cat, 
 
 But something- larger yet than that; 
 
 It weighs an 
 
 hundred 
 
 pound. 
 
 It sinks at times, but rises still, 
 Then splashes, like a water-mill, 
 And makes a 
 grunting 
 sound. 
 
 Come bring a lantern, bring a line, 
 For something's in this well of mine, 
 And something 
 stout and 
 big. 
 
 Now hold the light and let us sec 
 The object plainly; mercy me( 
 It's widow 
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KING CAULIFLOWl'R. 
 
 OLD Caulitlowcr was a kirii; 
 
 who ruled o'er land and sea; 
 He took a i)enny tVoin the till 
 
 of his i;rcat treasury, 
 And with the money in his hand, 
 
 he ran aljout the town, 
 To make a purchase of a pint of pea-nuts roasted brown. 
 
 The kin;^ was not, 
 as nn)narciis i;o, 
 decidedly severe. 
 But, in financial matters, 
 he, perhaps, 
 was rather near. 
 He haggled with 
 old women 
 at the corner of the sciuare, 
 Then found a dark Italian, 
 who dill stammer 
 and did stare. 
 The monarch overawed hun, 
 with his flowing 
 ermine gown, 
 
 His gold-enameled sceptre, and his diamond-studded crown; 
 So he took the proffered penny, at a sacrifice, no doubt, 
 And, afraid of royal anger, the pea-nuts measured out. 
 
 
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 And when he brought them to his room it was the kinj^'s intent, 
 
 To cat the pea-nuts in the bed before to sleep he went 
 To this the ([ueen objeetion made, and very well she mij^ht, 
 For he was well alonj;- in years, and late it was at nij;ht, 
 Then said the crabbed Caulitlouer : "Am I not a king? 
 
 And may 1 not do what I jjlease, and swallow anything? 
 
 O, have a care, m\- (jueenly dame, m\- wish is law, you know, 
 
 And, if I do but say the word, )our s.uicy head may ;io!" 
 
 Then quick the fearless queen replied: " Go, frighten slave or fool, 
 But I would have you understand that here 'tis I who rule; 
 So take your pea-nuts somewhere else, and may they cost you dear, 
 For, were you fifty times a king, you'll not be munching here!' 
 Then, out upon the steps of stone, in silence sat his grace, 
 And ate the pint of roasted nuts before he left the place. 
 
AIRII-S AM) ril!-: INSr.CTS. 
 
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 Nl'^ niDin, ill siiiiiiiurs briiihtc^l hours, 
 Sweet I'lora, goiKk>s of all flowers, 
 Al'ovr tlu- i^'anlrn waved her hand, 
 And tailed around a l'air\- hand. 
 
 " I'roteet," >aid she. " tho-e blossoms fair, 
 l-roin phmderiil-- tribes thai fill the. air. 
 1-roin e\er\- (Hi.irler, heie- t!u'\- n'lue, 
 With whirriiiL: ^nio- ;ind luini;ry hum. 
 
 From ])ink to ])ink, troin ri)--e to rose. 
 The aCti\'C bee, un\\(aried, .^oes: 
 The beetle on the i kk us lalls, 
 And in the bell the einiuet eiMwls. 
 We nii;<ht o'erlook the j^auily host, 
 Whose lea>e of life is brief at mo^t; 
 And buttertlie^ in iutre\ >[)ai-e, 
 Who iKj defen-^i\"e weapons bear, 
 F)Ut, b)' their action-^ none the best, 
 The\- set examples for the rest; 
 So, .dl alike nui^t feel tin' >mart, 
 Of severed heail or bleetlin- he.ut. 
 
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 Arouiul tlic opening bl<js-.()ru> sl.uid, 
 With icatU' \\c.iiK)n.s in )()iir h.iml; 
 
 Ami df;il )oin- l)li)\';^ 
 on cvciA lu.nl, 
 That ventures nigh a Inish urbccl.-^' 
 'i he pee\i^h Ij.uuIs 
 
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 \()U nuist engage 
 
 
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 Are nothing slow a war to wage; 
 
 They'll shower t!ai\gers thick and fast, 
 And test \our mettle to the l.i-^t. 
 
 Beware the (Mnniet's pt)ison breath, 
 
 And beetles' arms that hiiLT to death. 
 
A.iul in tin ''». I « ' , ^'^'l'' 
 
 iicvvuix 111 \' '■ . a\, h'M-nrt (rl! 
 
 l*ur swift ami vicious thrusts they deal, 
 
 Th;it soon can make th( '• n-TSt reel." 
 
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 Acconlin- to lur strict command, 
 With rcailv \\caiH)ns, nUkkI ihc baml, 
 Around the tlowcrs, ami hurU;d the tlueves, 
 By thousamls. Irom the trembliny leaves. 
 
 A> day atlvanced. ami uj. the sky 
 
 ' The sun was rollin-, hot and lui^h; 
 
 The insects, thiik and thicker llcw, 
 
 And fiercer still the battle \i,xc\y. 
 
 The hornets lell with broken stin-s. ^,i^^ 
 With c ri|)])led le^s and tattered winirs; ^^ ^^ 
 The beetles tumbled round the beds, «>::•■- 
 
 With achin- backs and dizzy heads; 
 
 While emmets, maddened by the blows, 
 Attacked, alike, their iViends and foes ;^ 
 And thus, unceasini^-, raided the fii;ht. 
 
 Till c!osi:d around the shades of night, jd^-t ^iA 
 
 Then baffled bees fkd in dismay, 
 The hornets ilr,t:^n^cd themselves away; 
 
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 'Ihf hictics crept ■■ mossy walls, 
 •hi ants retired '< .arthen halls, 
 
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 And tluii the bat of cveni.it^ n -se, 
 
 To guani tile llowers through sw( I repose. 
 
LISTHNINH; to Till' ROOSTF.R CROW. 
 
 HOL'GH the ni-ht be dark or clear, 
 Or the ground be white with snow; 
 Still I love to listen here 
 
 To the Rooster's lusty crow. 
 
 "Oh, the thrush inay chant her hymn, 
 With a voice so sweet and rare ; 
 Or the robin from the hmb, 
 Fill with melody the air. 
 
 " Oh, the nightingale mav cheer, 
 
 And the lark its powers show ; 
 But more ])leasin^^ to mine ear, 
 
 Is thr Rooster's rousinv;- crow. 
 
 "Ah, 'tis lucky for the rogue 
 
 That the barn is Ijoardeil tight; 
 And the button on the door 
 
 Is above my reach, to-night 
 
 " Or, from there amongst the hens, 
 I would haul hhn with a flurry; 
 |, And across the frozen fields, 
 ■ *- Would escort him in a hurrv. 
 
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 P>ut the time ma\' come around, 
 'When the farmer may forget 
 
 To secureh- shut the door, 
 
 And reward \\\\ patience yet. 
 
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 "So let skies be dark or bright 
 I^t the snow conceal the crest. 
 
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 Of the hill, or mountain hci<^ht, 
 And the blizzard do its best 
 
 OKlte." 4«wt 
 
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 While 1 ha\e a heart to beat, 
 
 And a loot to come and go, 
 Here I'll listen in my seat 
 
 Vo the Rooster's lusty crow." 
 
THE ELEPHANT AND DONKEY 
 
 HERE every step required care 
 Once met by chance a rural pair, 
 A Donkey with assurant^' filled, 
 And Elephant of heavy build. 
 
 The latter said, with manners kind, 
 • Here one alone can footin;^- find, 
 So let us choose the safest scheme 
 And sin;<ly cross the brawlini;- stream. 
 You're nearest to the shore you see 
 And should, I think, i;ive way to me. 
 When I have cross'd the dans^erous place 
 Then }OU can soon resume your pace." 
 
 ■ Not so," the Donkey cjuick replied. 
 Who, blintletl by his silly pride, 
 Mistook the traveler's civil air 
 For evidence of craven fear; 
 
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 And thu^ went on with hau;^dity tone, ' '^''yf^i4$ 
 "My time is precious as your own. 
 And here I'll stand throuj;hout the day 
 Upon my rii;hts, let come what may." 
 
 
 Now, antrered at conceit so great, 
 The Elephant cut short debate 
 
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 He gazed a moment in surprise, 
 And cried, with fire in his eyes, 
 
'TluMi mark how mi'mi \(nii '."oljsh juidc 
 Will hriii.n ix-w.inl:' lie niailc a stride, 
 And irachinjT out his tiunk. lu; gaxc 
 The 1 )t)nkc\ slkIi an upward \\a\c, 
 
 
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 Hi:^h ()\ir l;L;id, throui^h air he passed, 
 riUil Mime branches held him fast; 
 And people ])assinp- by may see 
 His bones, still hanging in the tree. 
 
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DIX'IDINC, rm- CAMIl. 
 
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 '^'*'*^\V() foxes sly, of sharpest sii^dit, 
 
 Set out to luiiit one ^unl^le^ ni;4ht, 
 Across the hills, around the swales, 
 
 And throui;h the barnyard's urates and rails, 
 They traveled free, and tra\eleil far, 
 Beneath the lii;ht of moon and star. 
 
 
 
 And then, as dawn of niornin_<j: came, 
 It found the rot;ues dividini:; game. 
 One fox had haj^ged a rooster stout 
 That seven years, or thereal)out. 
 Had sat above the rattlini,^ horn 
 Of stabled cows, and hailed the morn. 
 
 One caught a duck of Russian line, 
 Of heavy buiUl and feather fine, 
 And both at once, with even leap, 
 Had nabbed a snipe while fast aslcq). 
 No easy job it seemed to be, 
 Between the two, to halve the three. 
 One claimed the rooster, one the duck, 
 But still the snipe was there to pluclc 
 
Am.1 ciicli one thouj^iit it was but fair 
 Ti) :ultl tlic (loilgcr to his share. 
 So tlicrc the)' sat, till day was ripe, 
 Disputiiii; who should haw the snipe, 
 
 luicli ijutjlini:, Law to h.uk his claim, 
 Like lawyers in pursuit of c^anie. 
 At last, a hunter [jassinv; by 
 Lpon the robbers set his eye. 
 And with his doul)le barrel true, 
 Soon rid the country of the two. 
 
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 THE TURKEY IN DANGER. 
 
 While turkeys roosted on a fence, 
 
 A fox ap})roached with care 
 
 
 wilhiii 
 licr basket 
 
 The lars^est 
 
 gobbler 
 
 there. 
 
 
 Her youngster trotting by her side, 
 The smallest one of three. 
 
[t made with lur tli.U c.iil\ start 
 'i"o exercise and run, 
 
 To take some lessons in the art, 
 And learn how work was done. 
 
 "You're growing old,' the youngster said, 
 •'I sa\\- you lim[), to-day; 
 
 l)Ut when you're hunting; i;amc, I see. 
 You've not forgot the way." 
 
 " lis true, ' she salt!, "iH Lite \'\ v. had 
 Rheumatics in ni\ loe ; 
 
 I)Ut I'll nut take the sivontl place 
 To an\- I'ox 1 kniA\. 
 
 There niav be some with quicker ear, 
 With sharper sight another; 
 
 Hut there's not one can bag a fowl 
 ,\s nicel\- as )our mother. 
 
 l\c utlcn heard vour lather say, 
 When 1 was \oung and tree, 
 
 lie iu\'er saw a fox could clear 
 A p.niel tence like nie. 
 
 I think I see him sit and smile 
 I'pon me, swcel and tond. 
 
 When he oliscrNcd how i[uick 1 could 
 of goslings strip the pond. 
 
 lie said I far cKcelknl himselt", 
 
 Though he was widelv famed, 
 
 And l)v the farmers, far and near, 
 
 i'or man\ \ ears was l)lamed. 
 
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 He died at last, wliilc breaking fast., 
 Behiml yon rocky hill, 
 
 It makes me sad to think your dad, 
 Mistook that awful pdl. , 
 
 May palsy shake the j^uilty hand, 
 
 That did the dose proviile ; 
 Which turned him almost inside out. 
 Ere I couUl reach his side. 
 
 Oh, never touch 
 
 To au]u,dit, 
 
 Until its nature, 
 
 You rightly 
 
 I've seen more 
 
 Than I can 
 
 Where rash atlvance, 
 
 Brought sorrow 
 
 There's not an 
 
 However 
 
 Hut sutfering crea- 
 
 Regret some 
 
 O, child of mine, 
 
 And shun the 
 
 Beware of guns, 
 
 But with in- 
 
 your nose, my dear, 
 however grand, 
 full ami clear, 
 understanil. 
 
 trouble in my day 
 now explain, 
 or games of chance, 
 in their train. 
 
 hour passes by, 
 plans are laid, 
 turcs, low and high, 
 nu)ve they've made. 
 
 a\oid the trap, 
 tempting pill; 
 that never sua]) 
 tent to kill. 
 
 Nor blindly be enticed astray, 
 By pleasures s, :;ad around; 
 To 1)0 the sport, if not the prey, 
 ( )f every yelping hound." 
 
"I'll bear your counsel in inv mini!," 
 The baby fox replied; 
 
 "And think ot thee whene'er 1 see, 
 Temptations at my siile." 
 
 "That's j;()0(l," the smilin;< li.ime nniarked, 
 "Advice i;> vain intleed, 
 
 Unless the soil whereon it falls, 
 Is mellow tor the seed." 
 
 •That's fine discourse," the turkey thous;ht, 
 As there he lay in tear; 
 
 "Ilatl I with caution thus been taught, 
 I hardlv would be here. 
 
 A fool was 1, to sit and doze, 
 I'pon an orchard fence; 
 '\\ithin the reach of every nose 
 That cared to drag me thence. 
 
 But, if from here I ever rise, 
 Which I will scarcely do; 
 The chance I'll ]in/i\ to be more wise, 
 Antl start in lite anew. 
 
 The tallest post the farm can l)oast, 
 Will not m\ wishes meet; 
 But, in the tree, each night I'll be, 
 And there m)'self secrete. 
 
 I'll trust to neither kith nor kin, 
 Nor on the dog rely; 
 
 And should I roost upon a spire, 
 I'll keep one open eye." 
 
 Thus, while they moved upon their way. 
 To gain the forest green. 
 
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 They reached a place where cedar rails 
 Were laid alonj^r between. 
 
 To mount a fence has never been 
 An easy thing to do, 
 
 When those who climb convey a load, 
 That must be rising, too. 
 
 But, nothing daunted by the sight, 
 She, step by step, arose; 
 
 At times employing elbow joints, 
 As well as all her toes. 
 
Hut .i> she reached tlu tn|iinM.i i.ul, 
 And paused, her breath to win, 
 The turkey, taken with a cramp, 
 lV'.;an l«) lurch nithin. 
 
 The 'fowl was not arranged with care. 
 According to its mind; 
 
 The head was (hnvn, the heels in air, 
 The tail was left behind. 
 
 '1 lie balauLC lu>t in Muh .i pLu 
 Was not so ([uickly found; 
 So down went basket, fox and fowl, 
 
 All iuWnv^ on the ground. 
 
 trnmrmm. 
 
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 i\ was first upon her feet, 
 llul then, what louid >lu' do? 
 Tlu; l)askcl ojjciKxl to the fence, 
 The turkey first \\,is ihrouidi. 
 
 Aua\ iIkn -o, now lii;-;li, now low, 
 The ilitc'h and lo-s tlu\- cross: 
 
 Tlu: lurke\- luisseil his sjiieading tail, 
 lUil fear made uj) tlu: loss. 
 
 1 
 
li;i(i sprained an anklo-joinl 
 v\ hell fif'iii '''■ (enci; shf rolled; 
 
 Aihi .iwv\, although she straiiiil .i point. 
 Against Ikt spi'ixl it told. 
 
 'Ihc lii''hcst rail tju' Noun-'Stcr found 
 1 roni uliich the chase to view, 
 
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 And ci-!rd, "Alas! 'tis u;ainin!4' t^round — 
 Ini dreaiUul luinirrv, too." 
 
 "IWas h'jcl and toe. and _L;rab and <.;o, 
 Aronnd the rocks and trct's; 
 
And luikv was that fowl to kiKnv 
 His feathers pulled with ease. 
 
 Their eoiniiiL; out at "clutches stout" 
 Still left him tree to run; 
 
 Had they been rooted fast, no ilouht, 
 His >j()l)l)lin!/ da\s were ilune. 
 
 The turkes, when the barn was nigh, 
 rhoUL;h out of wind, and weak, 
 
 Now >uniinoned a 
 And reachei 
 
 His rise was not 
 Of birds oi 
 lUil i-^race or >t\le 
 W'Ikii safet}' 
 
 It bore him from 
 
 And from the 
 And left him look- ^ 
 I'lion his 
 
 um strenn'th to fly, 
 the hi_L;hest peak. 
 
 the graceful flight 
 eagle breed; 
 is valued light 
 
 lies in speed. 
 
 the reaching paw, 
 shining teeth, 
 ing tlown in awe, 
 foe beneath. 
 
 The fox one moment \iewed the fowl, 
 Then turned her from the scene 
 
 And ne\er ran so mad a rogue 
 Through field or forest green. 
 
 P)Ut never ■ aice that time of fear. 
 
 At least so runs the tale, 
 lias man or beast that turkey found 
 
 Asleep upon a rail. 
 
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