Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-24
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From the Celtic.


pick raspberries Manachar ate Muna-
chars berries, every one. Munachar went
to get rod to make a CAD to hang Ma
nachar.
You will not get me-" said the rod,
until you get an ak to cut me- lie
came to the ak. what news today!'
said the AK. It's my own news I'm
seeking. Going looking for an ak, an AK
to cut a rod, a rod to make a CAD, CAD
to hang Manachar, who ate my raspber-
ries every one"
You will not get me-" said the ak,
''untiI you get a flag to edge me-" lie
came to the flag. What news today =
SAYS the flag It's my own news I'm
seeking. Going looking for a flag, flag to
edge ax, Ak TO cut a rod, rod to make
CAD. a CAD to hang Manachar, who ate
my raspberries every one"
"You will not get me-" says the flag,
'until you get water to wet me. lie
came to the water "What news today!
SAYS the water. It's my own news that
I'm seeking. Going looking for water
water to wet flag to edge ak, AK to cut
rod. a rod to make gad a CAD to hang
Manachar, who ate my raspberries every
one"
You will not get me-" said the water,
"until you get a deer who will swim
me-" He came to the deer. What news
today?" saws the deer. Its my own news
I'm seeking. Going looking for a deer,
deer to swim water, water to wet iia@,
flag to edge AK, ak TO cut rod, rod to
make a CAD, a CAD to hang Manachar,
who ate my raspberries every one"
You will not get me-" said the deer,
until YOU get a hound who will hunt
me-" He came to the hound. wv hat
news today?" says the hound. Its my
own news I'm seeking. Going looking
for a hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to
swim water, water to wet flag, flag to
edge ak, ak to cut rod, a rod to make 4
CAD. a CAD to hang Manachar, who ate
my raspberries every one"
I "You will not get me-" said the hound,
"until you get a bit of butter to put in
| my claw" He came to the butter.
"What news today" says the butter.
Its my own news I'm seeking. Going
looking for butter, butter to go in claw
of hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to
swim water, water to wet flag, flag to
edge ak, ak to cut a rod, rod to make a
CAD, q CAD to hang Manachar, who ate
my raspberries every one"
''You will not get me-" said the butter,
until you get a cat who shall scrape
me-" He came to the cat. What news
today?" said the cat. Its my own
news I'm seeking. Going looking for a
I cat, cat to scrape butter, butter to go in
claw of hound, hound TO hunt deer, deer
to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to
edge ak, ak TO cut rod, a rod to make a
CAD, a CAD to hang Manachar, who ate
my raspberries every one"
'You will not get me-" said the cat,
until you get milk which you will
give me-" He came to the COW. What
news today?" said the COW. It's my
own news Pm seeking. Going looking for
a cow, COW TO give me milk, milk | will
give to tho cat, cat TO scrape butter, but
ter to 90 in claw of hound, hound to hunt
deer, deer to swim water, water to wet
flag, flag to edge ak, ak to cut a rod, q
rod to make a CAD, CAD to hang Mana
char, who ate my raspberries every one
You will not get any milk from me,
said the cow, until you bring me whisp
of straw from those thrashers yonder.
He came to the thrashers. What news
todayY said the thrashers. Its my
own news I'm seeking. Going looking
for q whisp of straw from We to give to
the cow, the COW to give me milk, milk |
will give to the cat, cat to scrape butter,
/ butter to 90 in claw of hound hound to
! hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to
wet flag, flag to edge ak, ak to cut rod,
/ a rod to make a CAD, CAD to hang Man
/ achar, who ate my raspberries every
one"
You will not get any wisp of straw
! from u.s." said the thrashers, until you
/ bring US the makings of cake from the
miller over yonder." He came to the
/ miller "What news today?" said the
miller. Its my own news I'm seeking,
Z Going looking for the making of a cake
which | will give to the thrashers, the
! thrashers to give me a wisp of straw,
| the wisp of straw | will give to the
COW, the COW to give me milk, milk !
| will give to the cat, cat TO scrape butter,
! butter to go in claw of hound, hound to
hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to
/ wet flag, flag to edge ak, ak to cut rod,
: a rod to make a CAD, a gad to hang Ma
! nachar, who ate my raspberries every
| one"
"You will not get any makings of a
cake from me-" said the miller, It'll you
! bring me the full of that sieve of water
/ from the river over there"
He took the sieve in his hand and went
over to the river, but as often as ever he
would stoop and fill it with water, the
moment he raised it the water would run
out of it again. and sure, if he had been
there from that day till this, he never
/ could have filled it, 4 crow went flying
by him. over his head. "Daub, daub"'
said the crow My blessings on ye,
| then" said Manachar, but it's the good
advice ye have" and he took the red
! clay and the daub that was by the brink,
and he rubbed it to the bottom of the
sieve, until all the holes were filled, and
! then the sieve held the water. and he
! brought the water to the miller. and the
/ miller gave him the makings Of a cake,
and he gave the makings Of the cake 10
! the thrashers, and the thrashers gave him
! a wisp of straw, and he gave the wisp
OF straw to the COW, and the COW gave
him milk, the milk he gave to the cat,
the cat scraped the butter, the butter
went into the claw of the hound, the
| hound hunted the deer, the deer swan
! the water, the water wet the flag, the flag
sharpened the ak, the AK cut the rod, and
! the rod made CAD, and when he had it
Manachar had burst.-St. Louis Post.
| Dispatch.