Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-12-13
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From the Little Corporal for December.
e4THE RHYME or LITTLE RE.
RLDLNGHOOD.
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L. Sswell, Publisher of The Little Corporal
.LaFast By a son1bre forest stood,
With rough, brown walls and oaken floor,
And ivy clambering DER the door,
The cottage of Red Ridinghood.
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''Put on thy hood" the mother said,
asoss' And take the little butter Jar
s5y And basket full Of goodies rare
To grandame, lying sick In bed.
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"And hasten through the darksome wood,
Aas And larry not upon the way;
And when you reach the door you'll say,
81 fse' Grandame, 1t Is Red Ridinghood.'"
ETAaaittle maid, with merry tread,
Pushed back the brown curis from her brow,
And donned the riding hood of red;
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The crock OF butter quickly took;
One chubby hand the brown jar grasped y
While one the basket handle clasped,
= AS onthe stones she crossed the brook.
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ds'.. Aut when she reached the lonesome wood,
Meath spreading elm and gnarled oak,
And shuddering at the ravens croak,
Orept tmid, little Ridinghood;
II And deeper still the shadows grew;
The falling acorn made her start,
The deepening shadows reached her heart;
ssiiv Her frightened feet the faster flew.
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TIL peering right and left she found,
Past by the roots of old oak tree.
What made her hair stand up to see,
A gloomy opening In the ground.
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- frightened, but eurieus still, she said,
III peep In there and shall know
What It's that akes the oak tres grow,
And how the roots and rocks are made"
Alas poor, thoughtless Ridinghoodl ts
did not thy careful nothe cay, - - - @
ITO larry not upon the way,
but hasten through the lonesome wood!'
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For soon from out the cave there came
wolf, that bowed and softly said,
NOW, pretty miss, with hood 80 red, -
Where do you 60? and what's your name?'
She dropped her basket In the road
Her heart beat loud with fear and pain
She wished that che were home again,
In the brown cottage by the wood.
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But the were wolf s voice was soft In sooth;
He called her pretty. called her good;
Asked whore she was going thro' the wood;
(The smoothest tongue hides sharpest tooth)
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"My name is little Red Ridinghood,"
With quivering voice the maiden said
my grandame's lying sick In bed,
I'm going to take her something good.
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And when reach my grandame's home,
Grandams your ri little Red ansso S9o
Then lift the latch she'll say, 'and come
"well,' - said the WOLF .'your young and strong
Here are two paths. let's run race
And see which first shall reach the place;
You take the short road, l the long"
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Twas shabby trick as was played
he took the short road, gave her the long
And with his four legs, feet and strong,
The willy old rascal outran the maid
He Knocked at the door OF the grandames home
Who's there ~ she said; he answered loud
o." Grandame, your little Red Ridinghood."
Then lift the latch, she said, "and Gomez
A littleswhie later, and Red Ridinghood
Came painting and putting with basket and jar;
The path she mad taken had carried her far;
She laughed to think she was first through til
wood.
She knocked at the door of the grandame
who's thereY" said the wolf; she answered loud
"Grandame, it's little Red Ridinghood."
,s'Then lift the latch" he said 'sand come"
- Little Red Ridinghood entered the room,
The werewolf lay In grandame's bed,
In grandames feeble voice he said,
Put downyo things, my dear, and come;
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Come and lie down by me- he said,
" Lie down awhile and take nap ~
The wolf was wearing grandams's cap
And spectacles on his wolfsh head.
Once In the bed she began to talk;
And feeling the hideous, wolfsh claws,
said, eGrandame, why do You have such paws 2
l'fOf course, my dear, the better to walk
And your nose so longlh isMynose Ia to smell
My eyes are SC bright that / see quite well
In midst Of the very darkest night"
And why are the teeth so sharp In your jaw 2
TO eat you upr And the fierce wolf stood
Over the poor, little Ridinghood,
Ready to tear her with teeth and paw.
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Just at that moment huntsman good
hroughths window fred, and the wolf lay dea
yith cap and spectacles on his head,
BY the trembling little Rcd Ridinghood.
And entered then the good grandame,
no out of the house had swiftly fed,
ssoon as the wolf put In his head,
And Fastening back with the huntsman came.
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