The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-17


A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION. te,
There was an old woman who lived by the sea,
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In little brown house by cedar tree, l.
With pig-stye, barn and we'll. 4
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Now this old woman was stiff and queer;
Her husband had sailed away t...
And her sons lay dead, this many year,
Deep down IN Buzzard's Bay. ~"
She lived alone on the Vineyard shore,
Except for one small child;
She scowled at all who came to her door,
But for little Josh she smiled. ~
A naughty and merry boy was he,
Who liked to have his way,
To wade all day in the edge of the sea,
And dance about in the spray. 4
To stone the peeps on the shining beach,
And scare his granny to bits,
Swimming almost into the breakers reach,
Where they foam on the sandy spits. 3, a
But he had torment of his own,
A torment and delight,
A little black pig thatliyed all alone 81 g
In the woodshed day and night.qr fH
wee fat pig, witha curly tail, $50
And eyes as brightas Goals; N@ #nE
His ears upright like a schooners sails,
And nose as sharp as mole's.
The funniest pig that ever you saw, a ....
He could scratch and bite and squeal,
And everything went TO his hungry NAV
He could either beg or steal. aa
He would scramble out of his tiny pen,
And open the woOdshed door,
Break up the nestof the setting hen,
And scamper down to the shore;
Or into the onions just set out, -~1e
Or over the growing corn,
And roet them up with his wicked snout,
The worst pig ever was born.
Now one day josh began to run VA Z
AS fast as he could go, 1
For soldiers were coming with pike and gun
From the ship that lay below.
He ran away in the woods to hide, st
But Granny she staid at home;
She was old, and stiff, and weak beside,
So she staid to see them come. f#Ltl
They drove her COW from the.little barn,
They killed her hens and cocks,
They stole her skeins Of good gray yarn,
And her store of winter socks.
She bore it all in silent rage, 5$#$ IS
Though the heart in her breast grew big;
But Granny forgot her feeble age -.
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She hid it under her hnsey gown,
But piggy began to squeal
You could almost hear 1t at Edgertown,
That shrill and angry peal. 4 -r.H.r
soldier heard him quite too we'll
And seized him where he lay;
"Ho no! little piggy, you've rung the bell,
III carry you, too, away"
Then piggy he squealed loud and long,
And Granny began to seold /;
Her weak old arms grew stiff and strong,
Her fingers they took good hold.
She caught the troopers scarlet coat,
She caught his yellow hair,
She shook till he bleated like goat faF
And begged the old woman to spare.
9 You awful cretur! why, what do you mean
To rob an old woman so?
You sneaking, nlis'able horse-marine!
You let that t5le pig go!
"You'Ye stole my chickens, and calf. and cow.
But I've got you by the wig:
There's one thing you shan't have anyhow
You shan't have Josh's pig !"
The drum it beat loud recall,
The old woman's grasp was sore,
He was deaf and dazed with piggy's squat,
So he dropped it on the floor.
When Josh came back from the wood at night
A frightened boy was he
"Come in! said Granny, "for you're all right
They haven't got little pig-gee ~
Now all small people who read my song,
wish you wish to-day:
May you nave a Granny as bold and strong,
If your pig is stolen away
Rose Terry Cooke.