The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
Stockwell, Jan. It. 81. Z
TWILL A. JACOBS.
A Parody.

n Parody.
I'm back In the cid sehoolhouse, James;
sit beside the de,k
Wherein our schOolbooks once we're piled
As We began our tax.
The same old charts are the wall;
Busy feet psSs TO and fro,
With noisy rhythm just the same
As twas ten short years ago.
"Ths old sohoolhouse IL altered some,
The benches are replaced
By new ones;" somewhat like the same
Our pencil marks defaced.
But the old playground is Just the samei
And, coated Ger with snow,
Is tho scene OF many a merry game,
As twas ten short years ago.
walked down TO the pond, James,
Where the children were at play.
And enjoyed again the merry sports
We did that winter day,
When the ice broke through and all got vet,
You remember. know,
For how could you soon forget, when
Twas but ten short years ago.
Ipaused beside the old beech tree,
Where, the smooth white bark
We cut our names so deep and true;
scarcely found a mark;
Old Time had carefully healed the scar,
II vanished sure and slow.
And memory only marks the spot We knew
Some ten short years ago.
Time has touched US gently, james;
We are but children YETI
With many lesson from the school OF nfe
To learn and not forget
Aud may we seek with moro earnest Eevl,
AZ we older grow,
To make life truly worth the living than din
Some ten short years ago.
Our playmates have chosen their walk In life.
And only the schoolhouse old
Stands ss mementO OF our childhood days
With their joys untold.
And when our lessons earth are Ger,
And the summer comes to 60,
hope we'll be better prepared than We were
Some ten short years ago. IBEGSA LIN
Der Rain-Grow und der Dree.Frog.
Zone of dose Fibbles)
Der fearst dime oof week ind der last oof Yune
She was nice sunny day time aud gOse py noon,
Dot wan oof dozs dreefrogs yoosi walk Dap dot dree
ind look apoud him for dot rain ne dond see.
Wen dot rain-grow he come aud yoost yoomp on do
limb.
So CLOSE on dot frog. hi. het. he make st shwim,
IND set "Wot you dinks apout some rain,
You dond mebby seeing putty soon AGAIN.
Dot limb you yoost shtand it und wingk dose eye
L nd seeing wen dem clouts init on der skies,
Dem gals she putty gwick oud puds her wash tuPs,
ind leetle ret crooks init some howery grups.
Dot farmer man his patty soon Dads was plowt,
But he q coople dimes shneeze apoud nit airy slout
Nix nleester frog, you peen singing in vain,
You dond any dings much know spOud rain,
Und peter again you dond seeing, peek of dot ey'
For uixy rain hobben dill in needle Iuly,
Und eef dot shtorm you seeing apoud il again.
L yoOst poke it mebby 10 doc dos refrain"
Den dot dree-frog he was py sheeminy mat,
He yoost shwell oop and no looks awful bat.
"Wat eef do, Il set "soeng wen dot sky he is CLEAR
Eef groak dot rain comes meter doud fear.
/ was peen groaking a couple hours more
Und will groak eef please dill mine groaker wa
sore"
Dot clout ovid West right away up he arose
swi dimes some warning dot frog make il TO doze
Who der Dads was boeing behint oafer dot shet,
While do; slout he sprait oud like COW BOTHER OF
bret
Und poom! 10 salt, yoost alike psse trum
Der drees, dot whit he yoost make IL hum.
Dot bitten he dwist up crooked like sbnske
But he nit alny dimes ny sheeminy, brake.
Msbby dot rsin-grow now peter you see
Wen dot biitzen he hit couple dimes dot dree,
IND dwist round dot rain-grow soon putty gviel
Und mebby dot grow be don'd was awful seek.
Der bitten he knock II from dot drse gwick oud
UDd left froggis sbtand ind walk apoud.
pER MORALE
some beeple, she va, yeost alike dot rsiu-srov.
Nit nooch Amy dings she don'd mebby know;