Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916, Vawter, Will, 1871-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 106
[90] HIK-TEE-DIK! This trick seemed so neat and so safe a conceit,Hik-tee-dik ! Billy and Buddy !— They played it threetimes — thoughthe third theywere beat;Hik-tee-dik! Bil-ly and Bud-dy! For the teacher, sherighted her desk—raised the lid And folded andpacked awayeach little kid— Closed the… … [91] 1\ A CHRISTMAS MEMORY Pa he bringed me here to stayTil my Ma she s well.—Au nen He s go hitch up, Chrismus-day,An come take me back again Wher my Ma s at! Wont I be Tickled when he comes fer me ! My Ma an my Anty they TJz each-uvvers sisters. Pa— Anty telled me, th other day,—He corned here an…
Children's poetry, American
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