The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-12-02
From the School Festival.
CHOICE OF TRADES.
A RECITATION FOR LITTLE BOYS.


THIS recitation should be accompanied with
appropriate action. Thus. the farmer should make
the motions for sowing, reaping, blowing, binding,
and pitching away; the carpenter for planning, ham
mering and saving; the mason for brick 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,
I'll be farmer, if | can-0Hd can!
I'll pillow the ground. and the seed III sow;
I'll reap the grain, and the grass I'll NOV;
I'll bind the shcaves. and I'll rake the hay,
And pitch it up, on the NOW away
When I'm man!
Second Boy When I'm a man, a man,
I'll be a carpenter. if | can-Gad can!
I'll plane like this, and III hammer, So
And ttts is the way my saw shall go
III make bird houses, and sleds, and boats:
And ship that shall race every craft that floats
When I'm a man
Third Bon. When I'm man. man.
A blacksmith I'll be. If | can-tInd Team
Clang. clang, clang. shall my anvil ring;
And bt1s is the way the blows III swing.
III shoe your horse, sir. neat and tight;
Then III trOt round the square 10 see II 1t srlSht
Whom I'm man!
Fourth Boy When Tam a man. man,
A mason I'll he, if can-trrd lean!
III lay brick this way. and lay one that;
Then take my trOwel and smooth them flat;
Great chimneys I'll make / think I'll be able
To build one as high as the Tower OF Babell
When m man!
FIN Boy When I'm man, q man,
III be shoemaker, if can-O'd can!
III sit n bench, with my last heii 50.
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 therel
sirtb Boy When I'm man. a man,
A printer III be, if | can-o,d lean
I'll make pretty books. and perhaps shall
Print the stories in THE LITTLE CORPOEALl
I'll have the first reading; ali won't il be fun
To read all the stories before they are done:
When I'm man.
Ssrssh Boy When I'm man, man,
A doctor I'll be. ii | can-nnd can
Ny powders and pills shall be nice and sweet;
And You shall have just what yOu like. to eati
III prescribe for you, riding, and sailing. and such
And, 'boye all things, yon never must study too
When I'm man, much
EIqHth BOy When I'm man, man,
I'll he minister. if can-tu,l. II con!
And, once IN awhile sermon I'll m=ke-
That keep little boys and girls awake.
For, ali dear me If the ministers knew,
How glad we when they do get through!
When I m man,
Ninth Boy When I'm a man. a man,
A teacher I'll be, if / can-0a6 can
I'll sing to my scholars. fine stories I'll tell;
Ill show them pictures, and Well-ahi we'll.
They shall have some lessons s'pOse they ought
But oh. l shall make them very short
When L m man
Tenth Boy. wARrm man, a man.
Ill be school committee. If ] can-aa3 can
Bout once week I'll come into school.
And say. |" Miss Teacher. I've made rule,
That boys and girls need a great deal of play;
lou may give these children u holiday -
When m a man
Flsrssh Boy. When I'm man, a man,
I'll De President if / can-0ad lean
My uncles and aunts are a jolly set;
And I'll have them all in my cabinet
shall live in the White House; and / hope yo
all
When yOu hear I'm elected. viii give a call
When I'm msn,
Az IN concert. If Msy cannot b. trained 10 spea
1T W concert 50 as 10 DlIts eg-ry l0ori under
stood let The best speaker stop forlrard and re
peat ai0a- IN q distinct TOice)
When we are men. are men.
hope we shall do great things. and then,
Whatever we do. this thing we say.
Wen do our work in the very best way
And you shall see. if yOu know u then.
Wen be good and honest and useful men
When men.