The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

This recitation should be accompanied with Rp-
propriate action. Thus, the farmer should make
the motions for sowing, reaping, plowing, binding
and pitching away the carpenter for planning,
hammering and saving; the mason for brtcklay-
ing and smoothing; the smith for blows on the
anvil, and the shoemaker for sewing shoes, &c.
First Bou When I'm a man, a man,
I'll be a farmer If / can-and edRl
I'll pillow the ground, and the seed I'll sow
IN bind the sheaves, and ri rake the hay
And pitch it up on the NOV awayl
When I'm man!
Second Boy. When I'm a man, man,
I'll be a carpenter if can-Gnd cant
I'll plane like this, and I'll hammer, so!
And this is the way my saw shall 60
III make bird houses, and sleds, and boatsi
And ship that shall race every craft that floats
When I'm mani
Third Bou. When I'm man, man,
A blacksmith I'll be, II oan-Gtaf can!
Clang, clang, clang, shall my anvil ring;
And this is the way the blows I'll 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 lam man, man,
A mason I'll be, II can-dnd edHl
IN lay brick this way, and lay one that;
Then take my trowel and smooth them hati
Great ehimneys I'll make think I'll be able
To build one as high as the Tower of Babel!
When I'm q man!
FIfth Boy. When I'm man, a man,
I'll sit on bench, with my last held SO;
And in and out shall my needles go.
I'll sew so strong that my work shall wear,
Till nothing IS left but my stitches there!
When I'm man.
Sirth Boy. When I'm a man, mar,
A printer IN be, If / ean-aHd edHl
Ill make pretty books, and perhaps shall
Print the Stories in THE LITTLE CoRPOR4s.i
To read all the stories before they are doneg
When I'm mani
Sereah Boz, When I'm a man, a man,
A doctor I'll be, If | can-andI can!
MyPowders and pills shall be nice and sweet
And You shall have just what you like TO estl
I'll prescribe for you riding and sailing, and such
much
Eighth Bou. When Tn a man, man,
| I'll be minister, if 1 can-aRd I can!
And once in a while, q sermon I'll make,
That can keep little boys and girls awake.
For, ahi dear me II the ministers knew
How glad We are when they do get through!
When I'm mani
NiHth Bou. When I'm q man. a man,
teacher I'll be, if / can-aRd can!
| I'll sing to my scholars, fine stories III tell
/ I'll show them pictures, and, well-ahi we'll
Thay shall have some lessons-I s. pose they ought
But oh shall make them so very short!
| When I'm mani
Tsath Bou. When I'm a man, man,
/ I'll be n school committee, ifI ean-Glsd I odHF
Bout once week III come into school,
i And say: "AIiss Teacher, I've made rule,
/ That boys and girls need great deal of play;
| You may give these children n hOlidaym
When I'm mani
| Eleventh Bdy When I'm man, q man,
| I'll be President, If l can-dad edhl
| Nv uncles and aunts are jolly set;
| And IN 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 mani
(Au IN concert or u they cannot be trained 10 speak u
IN concert so as to make eUery i5ord understood e
the best speaker step JoTI0ard and repeat alone ia
distinct UOiee)
When we are men, are men,
| hope we shall do great things, and then,
Whatever We do, this thing we say,
i Wen do our work in the very best way,
And you shall see, II You know US then,
We'll be good, and honest and useful men
When Ue are men