Whitelock, William Wallace, 1869-1940 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 63
ernoon, I go to see the camel-race,Or fishing in the big lagoon. Although, to tell the truth, of lateThe crocodiles have grown so bold Theyve swallowed all the hooks and bait-They really make my blood run cold. I ve told the Khedive, so, no doubt,He 11 get his hunters from the plain And have the… … THE BOY-EATER My Uncle Sam s a dangerous man, He is, he s big and stout,An when he comes around you Ve got To watch wat you re about;For ef you dont, first thing you know. You dont know nothin, forHe grabs you by your pants, an hists You way up off the floor.40 The Boy-Eater 41 He s got a solemn…
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