Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-05-25

Thi subject 10 the prolific source Of {
great deal Of poetic (?) rhyming. A fev
months ago We gave column collection 0
rhymes concerning Mary and her lamb
Since then the following have been collecte,
md are here published for the benefit Of tn
future collector Of choice American poetry.
"Mary's sheep was once lamb,
She found it in . gutter,
1t didn't give milk worth . dime,
But it frequently did but 'er."
ssMary took that little lamb
And beat it for spell
The family had it fried next day,
And it went very wellP'
This little pet Of lambkin race
Felt slandered far and vide;
He shook his head, eyed Nary's face,
Then wagged his tale and died.
"Mary had little lamb"
We've heard it Ger and Ger,
Until that little lambs become
A perfect little bore.
So ! propose there shall b dug
A grave both deep and wide,
In which that lamb and all its bards,
Be buried eide by side.
MARY had little lamb,
1t cut up lots Of capers,
And everything the critter did
Has got int the papers.
Mary took the lamb to school,
The teacher was brute,
you bring that lamb in here, he said,
"I'H swatH on the snestF'
Mary had little lamb,
And snow white was its skin,
But when it followed her to school,
The boys said, That's too thin"
She missed him from her side; "Alas,"
She said, "ny lambs . goner,"
But he was only nibbling grass
By the Little Church round the Corner.
Mary had little lamb,
Its fleece was white ~ cotton,
And everywhere that Mary went,
The mutton came . trottin.
1t followed her to school one day
The children were . written
The teacher took IT BY the tail
And sent it out kitten.
Mary had q little lamb,
With hair as fine as silk;
The longer Mary lived, the more
She fouLd that lamb blk.
For all the hair was only fax.
On that deceitful brute,
But Mary hadn't much to say,
For hers was Osly jute.
Which wish to recite,
And my language is plain
That for fleece thA is white,
And for schooling in vain,
The Mary lsmbkiu is peculiar,
Which the same would rise to explain.
Ba ba was his name;
And b pc | may die,
+ know wha the same
May express or imply;
But his voice, it was plaintive and babe-like
As frequently remarked to Mari.
t was April the third,
Aud quite nice was mint-sauce,
Which it might be inferred
Was on Ba>ba Of course;
But he played it that Jay on the master and
school,
In way l woulddscorn to indorse.
Which We had q day school,
And Ba>ba chose to 60;
1 was reading; the fool
Not the first word did know.
But he frisked as he went to his class
With frisk neither pensive nor slow.
For the master grew mad
In way that grievs,
And my feelings were sad
At his of and Nye sleeve;
Which were stuffed full Of ra,tans and rulers
And the same with intent to bsreave.
But the jumps that were made
BY that frisky white pet
md the prsnks that he plsyed
Took the chiidren-you bet,
Till at last he knocked down big bottle,
And the same spilled the ink that was jet
Then eyes looked at lamb.
And the school screamed ..ha-ha,"
md the master said, 'D-n,
Do you know where you are?
We canno. do write for this lambkin"-
And he went for that frisky Ba-ba.
n the scene that ensued
Was absent think,
3ut the floor it was strewed,
Like nutmeg in o drink,
With the fleece that rattan had been hiding
Of the lamb that ran foul Of the ink.
Every leg Of the beast
Was gamboling tool,
% black-leg At least
Was the fleecy legged fool
md we found on his tail, which was taper,
What is pulled over eyes that is wool.
Which is why recite
And my language is plain
'hat for fleece that is white,