Catoctin clarion., 1884-12-04
ONLYA CHICKEN.


FIRST LITTLE GIRL.
A wonderful story will tell:
. A chicken crcpt from broken shell,
And, standing on its tiny feet,
1t peeped and peeped for crumb to eat
On beautiful summer morning.
SECOND LITTLE GIRL.
But out ola dark hole popped the head
Ofan old grey rat; with II cautious tread
He stole along where the grass was thick
And quietly pounced on thepeeping chick
That standing on its tiny feet
Was crying for crumb to eat,
On beautiful summer morning.
THIRD LITTLE GIRL.
Then out of the doorway leaped cat.
That, put her paw on the old grey rat,
That out of dark hole popped his head
And crept along with cautions tread,
And cruel look, where the grass was thick
To quickly pounce on the peeping chick,
That, standing on its tiny feet,
Was crying for crumb to eat
On beautiful summer morning
YouRTT LITTLE GIRL.
Around the corner there ficrcely flew
A savage dog, of q yellow hue,
That fixed h s teeth in the tabby cat.
That put her paw on the old grey rat,
That out of a dark hole popped his head,
And crept along with cautious tread
And cruel look, where the grass was thick
To quietly pounce on the peeping chick,
That, standing on it'd tiny feet.
Was crying for crumb to eat
On beautiful summer morning.
FIFTH LITTLE GIRL.
But n naughty boy with wicked sling
Ola cr6tchcd stick and rubber string
Looked over the fence with mean intent
And a smooth round pebble swiftly sent,
That struck the dog of a yellow hue,
That around the corner tiercely flew,
And fixed his teeth in the tabhy cat,
That put her paw on the old grey rat,
That out of dark hole he popped his head
An.l crept along with a cautious tread
And II cruel look, where the grass was thick
To'qulckly pouncc on the recping chick,
That, standing on its tiny feet,
Was crying for crumh to cat
On beautiful simmer morning
SIXTH LITTLE GIRL.
Next came a man on the donble quick
Who heat the boy with blackthorn sti,k k
For hurting his dog of yellow hue,
That round the corner ficrccly flew,
And fixed his teeth in the tabby cat,
That put her paw on the old grey rat,
That ont of a dark hole popped his head,
That crcpt long with cautious tread.
And cruel look, where the grass WAS thick
To quickly pouncc on the pceping chick,
That standing on its tiny feet,
Was crying for a crumb to cat
On beautiful summer morning.
SEVENTH LITTLE GIRL
The tumut caught the watchful eye.
Ola tall policeman passing ly,
Who, walking up with pompous tread,
Arrested and near! l!y broke the head
Ofthc man who came on the double quick
TO beat the boy with blackthorn stick,
For hurting the dog of yellowhue,
That round the corner fiercely flew,
And fixed his teeth in tabby cat,
That put her paw on the o'd grey rat,
That out of dark hole popped his head,
And crept along with cautious tread
And cruel look where the grass was thick
To quickly pounce on the pcepng chick,
That, standing on its tiny feet,
Was crying for a crumb to eat
On beautiful summer morning.
EIGHTH LITTLE GIRL.
In court of justice sternly sat
The portly judge, in white cravat,
Who told the sheriff, for lack Of bail.
To put the man in the county Jail
Who came in sight on the doub'e quick
To beat tile boy with blackthorn stick,
F. + hurting the dog ofa yellow hue,
That round the corner fiercely flew,
And fixed his teeth in the tabi,y cat,
That pnt her paw on the old grey rat,
That out ofa dark hole popped his head,
i And crcpt long with cautious tread
And cruel look, where the grass was thick
To quickly pounce on the peeing chick,
That. standing on it's tiny feet
Was crying for crumb to eat
On beautiful summer morning.
ALL TOGETHER.
The greatest evil often springs
From the i'll eff cts of the smallest things
And all this trouble on many fell
Though little chick from a broken she
On beautiful summer morning:
-Eugene j. Hail.
WILD FRANK.
: While awaiting the arrival of tn
Western bound train a few days ag
on the platform of the little depot il
Toyah, Texas, u man OF splendid physl
que, carelessly d.essed, armed to tn