Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-11
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THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.


Twas SATURDAY. morning, the frst Of September
A day through my life [ shall Railways remember
Ven 'Iggins hand got hup with the sun,
For Tggins 'ad ciyIly lent me is gun;
Hand we went ont a-shOotiDg across Primrose Hill,
But uiver a bird could see for to kill,
Till we came to the cath, where coyy Of Patridges
First gave hus hoceasion TO andle our cartridges.
We primed, and we loaded, presented and fred
AWAY ran old Iggius-I walked. being tired;
And when We arrived would ye think it DDS dickens!
The Pnrlridges proved to be nothing but-Chickens
Poor Iggins looked blue, but wouldn't scowl,
Cause knows Mrs. simpkins be fond Of a fowl,
80 picked mp the which vas II on the cad,
And twisted is neck, for e wasant quite dead)
The bag being h0pened popped in the bird.
When all Of sudden some fellow We heard,
Cry "Ulla ] say, sir, there, wotare you ateri"
He scared us at first, but twas only Carter
Hincned for a lark, 50 we tipped i'm wink,
"a capital shot, sir. says j, "doDt YOU think ~
He nodded and grind SO | wished him good day,
And We loaded our muskets, and walked hon our
5fa way.
Says I-"there's hare."-but it turned out cat.
Twas all one to me, 50 I cooked hup my gun,
But in less than Jiffey away the cat run
PHrs led by Pugdog-and sad to relate,
/ lodged the contents of my gun in his pate
Loud screached an old lady-the howner no doubt
So Iggius hand /, sir, just wen fright about;
End climed hover an edge where thot we'd remain,
Till all shoud happear to be quiet hagain
Our motive NEARLY of honor nov Ugh sense,
For neither, if called on, could and out license
We watched the old woman, who picked up the pug,
ana DOIeDlNG UtT TSHtcUtes uIbIp nm snug.
In a very short time she gone out Of sight.
So cimb'd hover hagan and vent hoff to the right
Quoth lggins-"dear Smpkins. before you takes aim,
Let beg hand hentreat you'll be hof your game
For hiff you're so heager you'll get in row,
Which shouldn't much relish L firmly ayow.
"Nor i, my dear Jggins-pon onor,"-I said,
'I'll not be so heager-so don't he afraid"
Ye MUSES. | scarcely al huttsre the words,
When Iggins bexclaimed-'' there's a covy Of birds
On the barn the left thcseprr hid hup on the roof
I'll floor Them, quoth /, you will just stand aloof
] fired amongst theIn-and three Of them fell
bounds Three hout of fye-that getting on we'll
Thinks L. Mrs. Simpkins will oft let me go bout
When she finds can manage to give her blow out ;
But just as bagged them chaps threshing wheat
Puppd out ofthe barn so took to our feet
For fear they would hresh US, instead of the corn,
Which neither old Iggins | could ave borne;
We gave them the siip-thus ended my fun,
And felt rather faint with the weight Of my gun,
So we called for aCab-and we cabb'd it TO Town,
And felt very proud Of the birds knock d down.
But when got home, Mrs 5 said to me-
spray what ave you bagged? Oh! do let me see'
Three pigeons. my dear, and fowl ok We there ..
"Ods Buddikins, Ned $50 you ave ] declare
Hexcaimed Mrs. Simpkins and gave me a kiss,
Which Railways consider the hacme of bliss.
So think you allow that We to remember,
The spor ting 'ad on the fret Of September.
rali.ft.r L. SIMPKINs.