Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-06-20

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Old Pass IS in her elbow chair, - y SD
And Tray is sitting on the rug. 49,
Last night ] had curious DREAM sa, ess
r Miss Susan Bates was Mistress Mogg-
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She looked so fair, she sang 20 well,
~N / could but WOO, and she was won;
Myself in blue, the bride 10 white.-
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es What loving tete-a-tetes to come.
IL What tete-a-tetes must still defer!
s When Susan came to live with me, &c -
Her mother came to live with her.
With sister Belle she couldn't part,
TO But all my ties had leave to Jog
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A monkey, too. what work he made
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A snappish mongrel, christened Cog
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All day the sister strummed and sung
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-, My Susan learned to use her tongue;
Her mother had such wretched health,
.slShe sat and croaked like any frog
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= L soon came down to simple IN I" res
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Ny clothes they were the queerest shape.
Such coats and hats she never met
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She forced me to resign my club, --@sgsa7sst
Lay down my pipe, retrench my greg
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Each Sunday night we gave rout, ssslas.'aa
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And when tried to steal away Is - - 8
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Then tint u came, and laA to go,assssa1
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4 With pussy IN the elbow chair, H. 5s.. e.
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