Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-03-15
NO.,27..ss''
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Terrible Bali.

| The Terrible Bali. ''
Give me your ear, good children all, ...-t...
| I'm going to set up terrible ball 49,. ~.
| A terrible ball that began to grow . .-f ~.
! From only the least little speckle of snow. -
And, to make the lesson pointed and plain,
| I'll just remark that life. in the main, ,..,,-
Is etcet'ra-you know and hope you'll be good
In future to show how you've understood. q. yul
Three lovely. little artless boys, n .ss.s.,S -
All of them being mothers joys. "a, go.r.'l' = 80
One day decided, in innocent mirth,, ., ,ts,-,',.
To To make SNOWFALL, as big as the earth; an,
! The big-eyed school-hopse on the hill D.
| Was in session, under the cross Miss StoolSeyga
And these little boys were playing hookey.''is
Hockey from Stookey. they worked with will
And, from making ball like tiny pill, it -
They rolled and relied, till no longer small. 4sig
Twas big; big as Miss StSokeys ss; wa wSStertaId
They kept it rolling on the ground 4s'
Bigger. bigger, bigger. bigger, ~ ."ts
Bigger, bigger, bigger. biggerl "F.f
| The boys could hardly push it along, asis
It grew so mighty stout and strong. 'a'fr f"
Now, this mammoth ball that began as pill. ~
Was made you must know, on top of a hill; N",s
This hill was so wonderful steep and high, y g
That even the coasters would pass it by, a'i'at
And. saving road by the cattle made, -
It sloped right down at fearful grade, ~ i"l
TO the meadow where stood cottage red .
Where these little children were born and bred.
HALO IL they cr1eu, let s nave some run, ~
There's Stookey's pig as sure as gun! IN
Horray Murray ~ cried the children three,
Thus giving vent to their youthful glee-g 70.
When--what do you think ?-this ungrateful
That they'd made so big on top of the hill,
With an air that said, "NOw, I think I've got
Resolved to roll all the way to the bottom. ."
The bali was swift. the ball was big,
Alas for Stookey's innocent pig HT 'rj 70
Alas for lovers who walked that way, t.,...t
They nee in their lives forgot the day '''~o
Alas for the learned Professor Gath. L.,-}iar.
Who happened to stroll in the snowbalPs path !!
And alas, alas, for those children three. +! >
Who shouted and cheered in their pretty glee
Rolling, growing, demolishing all, , s.
On and on went the terrible ball I""
1t left the cattle down on their knees, a.t..
It crushed the fences and bent the trees;
Even the y-stacks went ker-hop. "HG fla
It wouldn't turn and It wouldn't stop,
But still rolled on with, steady motion, ''f
Making bee-line for the ocean !! .,.-
With laugh and shout and merry hCot, .,..,,.,
Those children followed in glad pursuit.
Hooray hoorayl |" they cried again, JysNi
And gave the chase with might and main
They gave the chase with main and might,
But the ter rible ball rolled out of sight. ,
And now comes the saddest part of all; ,.ot.
(Oh that cruel wick ed, terrible ball
Tired of running and making noise, IL
Resolved to go home to their little bed. 5000
Where, oh ! where was that cottage red Z
Where, oh! where? Ask the terrible BALI
Never a home had those children small: ....-,..
Gone. clean gone with picket and paling-
And all their joy was turned to wailing! .rsiU
MORAL. .,.... ....4..trf
Hence it is, and so we see
Thus and so, it seems to me, .U,JS
AS I'm sure you'll all agree. t.