Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916, Vawter, Will, 1871-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 157
hey strike the giovji^—Wspang-Wspat!-Wite where the Bear wuz standin at!An when here come the Snake at Mm,The Bear he think o little Jim[143] A BEAE FAMILY An Jo, lie did—an their ma, too,— All safe at home ; an he ist flew Back down the mountain—an could hear The old Snake rattlin, sharp an clear,… … ^At s been a-shootin ducks : An soHe skeerd them out the boat, you know,An ist jumped in—an Snake he triedTo jump in, too, but failed outsideWhere all the water wuz ; an soThe Bear grabs one the things you rowThe boat wiv an ist whacks the headOf the old Snake an kills him dead!—[144] A BEAE FAMILY…
Children's poetry, American
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