National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-03
yoHHEYs COMPOSITIONS.


NY Uncle No0 ne HNIa NJ D1ta 4 cAu'b MAllo =
discipertion Of the bony fdy travler, and don't
think can too, less i.'s the ephalent, Wieh
never seen csptin It was a-traylin with cirsue.
Their Il has lot Of Wagons a-follerin, and music
a-plane, and my mother she won't let ne ~ to
the sho, but Billy went, and the ne IS ~ he
hurt hisself jumpin' over two chairs.
The ephalent Is the biggest animils - the
vale Wieh isn't auimile az all, but nah, though
my Snndy sO0chl 0oOk says It's q crested beein'.
The ephalent has trunk like q tale, but thik-
ker:. It's more like long nose, but ioOser and
Once there was = taller wieh prickt q sphalent's
trunk with his nedle. Then the ephalent went
talers window, and blode It All over the taller,
but my uncle Ned says It amt 90. He says the
taller let the sash down real quick on the epha-
lents trunk; and held It fEss vile he sod6 up the
end, and the ephalent had to sWoller the dirty
water and was sick abed.
young mar, who is just like one Of the family, said
then the docktor come and felt the ephAlent's
pq&HSSs sTd Ssid 4 xa e. US iss5
i've tose, but the others feets has only three
tose. The I'VE tose one Is the best, cause more
but not hggered. There skins is made too big for
'en, and has to have tucks IN it, and there teeth
e call tueks too; one on both sides Of their trunks.
Billy says man in the eirsue put his he'd In the
ephalents mouth, wich think was safe enoguh,
seem its teeth is outside. Ibetnobeddy but that
man ever see ephalent's tang. Oxes lungs is
There legs is Ike trees, with bark, but not like
dogs bark, wieh isn't real bark, but Is call that
cause when the dog does It he wants You to leave
THE CRICKET.
The cricket don't need 80 much discipertion IS
the ephalent, cause he Is 50 much hitler. He
sings on the harth, but It is more like squeekin'
f.S ana tie Cricket sings log 70 E.thsr and s
foxes in stories Is happy, but give me dddle.
Their is game called cricket, but it isn't like the
real cricket bit, cause It amt spry, and hurts
your legs IL yOu don't tie iem mp Ike sore fingers
Wen the cricket is a-sttin' still and mindin' his
own bisnuiss he looks like he was balancin' hsself
CricEets is cangarOOs in former staff OF szis-
sence.
THE HEN.
Hens Is various. Some Is yeller leg, and some
is blew and white, but am for the Columbia
crew wen 1t comes to eolOrs. The shankhigh hens
isn't 60 much sot after as wen they was hrst In
vented 'esnse wen they sets they can't gtt down
ems Is good hters, but eoAehin ohiny is best to
train em Il It was q race.
My uncle Ned has Just lOokt over my shoulder,
and he says that about eOaehin ehiny Is good II
that's the way to call 1t, which Inc sure dou't
know. He says that all good writer's keeps law
yer TO draw up the puns, but line too little to
for fe.
Chickens is nothing but hens that isn't ripe.
and cocks is hens that Gro; but II was one
wouldn't get up so erly in the morninl just TO cro
Ide sleep later, and let foxes call hen II they
days they don't, but the parsOn he preec6es IF
hen didn't lay no eggs Billy says she'd jest
bust and If the parson didn't preech he'd be sick
Our ole hen she wanted to set, but mother she
said no. Sc father he billed eg as hot as IRE,
and laid in q nest, and let the ole bird at It. She
went and stood straddle OF It, and looked at
father like he was fool; and then she shook her
self together and shet her eyes, and settled down
TO work. Pretty soon she made . awful squeak,
and tumpt up and run round and round like
drunk. Then she came back to the nest and stuck
out her he'd at the eg, with her wings dropt aud
all her fethers standin' forwards. And then she
AIMED peck At the eg, and her bill went In it, and
It wouldn't come of, and the hot yeller run all
over her he'd, and the way she raced about with
that eg on her bill was frltefie to see.
After that she was so Trade Of egs that wen she
felt she must lay one she run and aeW, and some
times the eg was lain in one place, and sometimes
church, and rolled of and smashI on a tobm stone
close by WHARF my father stood talkln' 10 ole
CATER Peters. Gdtfer he lookt up and shaked
HIS he'd and walked all round the church a-lookln'
up and shoOkin' his he'd, and then he said he'd
beer, agin that neW-fangled Hhether-coek from
the Very hrsk
THE SPIDER.
This Is inseck that eetches fies IN q net like q
fsh-net, but not in the water. The net is called
web, and wen It eetches dust insted Of flies Il Is
eObEeb. The spider knoes he Is ugly so he stays .
good deal to home, but ugly winner goes to
church aud walks In the street more than pretty I;
but they are both in the same bisnuiss, Wich is
In Caiiforny they has spiders that seorns to
spin webs, but goes out and eetches games like
other beasts Of pray. They are about the size o.
antulsrs' Wen iniip has BID hisseif with Tar
antuler he fls his skin with Hisky and steals q
blanket to rap hisself IN, and hunts place ware
his BODY will be most in the way.
Then he lies down, and II the pizen don't work
all to once he sings the deth- song Of the brave,
and that noeks him. We was tole this to our
house by travler who said he guessed he knew
tsrnal site about Injlns and tar antulers though
I he hadn't never been to college, But Uncle Ned
he says 1t is best to git good education hrst,
and then thro' in 1njns and tar Rntulers aecordin
to taste. f
Spiders isn't soclbIs 'ceptln' among there own
| set. My sisters young man says that very good
men and very big spiders Is two classes Wich has
| been LEFT good deal to gether In all ages, and
| they sometimes git pretty well acquainted, and
wastes q lot Of time in such friYlous GmeWsm ent
( Is countip' the bolt beds in there dores.