The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-15

DIS one, With tall so slim,
And stripes all running over it.
His name is Dandy jim;
And this one l have in my lap,
l don't know, but finks
It's such pretty one, dess
III name him Capen links! ="
."Oh. Shirley, those are ugly names!
Why don't you call one Nell?
You know that is the baby's name
And call the other Bell"
q" These tats are mine, not yours
sail name 'em bofe myself,
An wis you wouldn't bower ne 2"
Said the independent elf
One day at ball she played with kits
A very merry MATCH
They raced, and rolled the room around,
And tried the ball to catch:
And when they all grew tired of this,
Ihey lay down on the floor,
And every one fell fast asleep,
Before the open door.
The first to wake was Captain links.
And he was full of tricks;
So when he saw the other two
Lie just as still as bricks,
he bounced upon poor Dandy jim
And rolled him DER and DER
A'At 40 Out GIl6y OUT
Through the wide-open door,
The noise they made awol1e the maid.
Before her nap was done,
And up she rose and rubbed her nose,
But couldn't see the fun:
The fact is she was rather cross,
And would not join the rout-
She snarled her face, and thought she'd cry,
But ended with pout.
She told her trouble to mamma
And soon good-natured grew
Toward Captain Jinks and Dandy Jim
AS round and round they few.
They kissed, made up, and then agreed
To play another match;
And somehow, I can't tell just how,
Poor Shirley got scratch!
She from the carpet sprang in haste,
With rage her frame did SILVER;
Snatched up both kittens by the neck
And started for the river!
And when she reached the river brink
She gave an angry scream,
Then lifted thenfaboYe her head
And dropped them in the stream.
They did not sink as you might think
The water ran so fast;
She laughed to see them borne along,
And was spunky to the last.
When they were gone quite out of sight,
She came back to the house,
And sat down in her little chair,
And kept still as mouse.
Soon Susie came and said to her.
Where are your kittens, Shirley"
She answered not but stamped her foot,
And looked down cross and surly
Then mamma came and asked the same:
Her lip began to CULVER
obey was such awful ugly tats
freW em in re Wiver."
"Oh, Shirley, child" her mamma said.
How could you be so bad?"
She shook her tangled curls and said,
''Tause I was dwedful mad"
you've been very naughty girl,
And l shall tell papa.
What do you think he'll say to you?"
''Oh, muffin much, mamma.
I dess he'll say like dis" she said,
While curl she slightly yanked,
"Youse an awful wicked little dirl,
SO now you must be spankedw
Soon papa came, and in his arms
He bore two dripping kittens,
And said to Shirley, g You did this
For have found your mittens,
Both lying on the river bank,
Just where you tossed them over
And there were prints where little boots
Had trampled down the clovern'
Up sprang the child in eager haste
And brought her crimson hood;
"Ise do n to run way OFF, she said,
''Betause l tant be dood
An when I'm gone you'll sorry be,
An all of you will cry,
For III 60 way Off in re woods,
An maybe shall die"
Papa put kitties in the sun,
And soon they were quite dried
81 dess I will not CO." she said,
''The tittens didn't died."
"Small thanks to you," said her papa,
''For they were nearly dead;
You'd ne'er have seen your pets again
Had it not been for Fred;
He waded in the water deep,
And brought the kittens out,
And all the boys upon the bank
Cheered him with merry shout
Now take your kittens, little girl,
And see you treat them well,
Or shall have to give them both
To little sister Nell."'
Then Shirley took her pretty pets,
And kissed them DER and DER.
"I'll not be bad again." she said,
''Nor dwown you any more!
And / will div you lots of milk,
AS much as you tan stuff!
An will make you shoes of silk,
An you shall have a muff!
SO, now I'll put you in YOU bed,
'fause we must dit up early,
Now cuddle down you little head,
And say 'dood-night' to Shirley!"
7oung Folks Monthly.