Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-03
From the School Festival.
CHOICE or TRADES.
prc,rATroN FOR LITTLE BOYS.
ny MRS. NJ. B. c. sLADE.


uoo,.o,ion sbould be accompanied with
snnrnnriate action Thus, the farmer should make
TX motions for sowing, reaping, blowing, binding
and pitching away; the carpenter Tor planning; nam
merino and saving; the mason Tor brlcK laying
and smoothing: the smith for blows on the anvil
and the shoemaker for sewing shoes, etc.
First Boy When I'm a man, man,
III be farmer, If can--dnd Team!
I'll pillow the ground and the seed III SOW;
III reap the grain and the e! grass III NOV
I'll bind the sheaves. and III rake the nay,
And pitch it up, on the NOV awayl
When I'm man!
Second Boy When I'm man. a man,
I'll be a carpenter, if ! can-Gnd can!
I'll plane like THIS, and I'll hammer, so!
And this is the way my saw shall 60,
I'll make bird houses, and sleds, and Doats;
And ship that shall race every craft that floats!
When I'm man
Third Bov When I'm man, man,
A blacksmith I'll be, if | can--dad Icdn!
Ciang, clang, clang, shall my anvil Ilng'
And Mss Is the way the blows LII swing.
I'll shoe your horse, sir, neat and tight;
Then I'll trot round the square to see If it's right,
When I'm man
Fourth Boy When Tam man, man,
A mason I'll be, if | can--dnd lean!
III lay brick this way, and lay one hdt;
Then take my trowel and smooth them nat;
Great chmneys I'll make; think III be able
To build one as high as the Tower OF Babel!
WhenIm man!
F1fLh Boz. Nhen m man. u man,
III be shoemaker if can--dnd can
I'll sit on bench with my last hetG so
And in and out shall my needles CO.
III sew go strong that my work snail wear,
Till nothing is left but my stitches tnerel
ISszth Boy. When I'm man, man,
A printer III be, If / can-dIld can
I'll make pretty books, and perhaps shall
Print the stories in THE LITTLE CORPORAL
I'll have the first reading ah won't IL be fun
To read all the stories before they are done!
When I'm man!
lSsUenM Bon When I'm man, man,
doctor I'll be- if can-Gnd can!
My powders and pills shall be nice and sweet;
And you shall have Just what You like, to eat
II prescribe for you, riding, and sailing. and such:
And, 'bove all things, you never must study TOO
When I'm man [much
Esghth Boy When I'm man, man,
Ill be minister. if l can-Gad can!
And once in awhile. sermon II make,
That can keep little boys and girls awake
For, an dear me If the ministers knew,
How glad we are when they do get through
When I'm mani
Ninth Boy. When I'm man, man,
A teacher I'll be, if can-and can
I'll sing to my scholars, fine stories II tell;
I'll show them pictures and, well-ah! well
They shall have some Iessons-I s'pose they ought;
But obi shall make them so very short!
When I'm man
Tenth Boy. When I'm man, man..
I'll be school committee, If i can-d1ld c0p
Bout once week I'll come into school,
And say, miss Teacher, I've made rule,
That boys and girls need great deal of play;
You may give these children holiday"
When I m man
'EyeUenM Boy. When I'm man. man,
I'll be President, if can-and lean!
My uncles and aunts jolly set;
And I'll have them all in my cabinet!
shall live in the White House; and hope you
all,
When you hear I'm elected, will give me call
When I'm man
In h. Tr0;a,a d fose 4.
1t In concert so as 10 make e0ery aUOrd upder-
stood, let the best speaker step forward and re-
peat alone. IN q distinct goice.)
I When we men, are men,
hope'w shall do great things, and then,
Whatever we do, this thing we say
Wen do our work in the very best way,
And you see, if you know us then,
Wen be good and honest, and useful men
When we are men.