Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1905-11-04

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whmS s6mksibpsd tea, and lSaShs1df 1f and, ,sSiTad
And OtHers' sat and twIried ,tIieipt6vhibs.
Dow3 3Jtipmy's greedy 1throat had walked
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Scarce. after meals, TbuId) he Set thtbusA
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He'd stuff them down ffoufdusk 10 lawn
The same pies made cJin-Vis6 ng-u he'er
Been bOf fH.
Kind Mrs. Brown septSto invite
The children gII, bCsfrstOut and slim,
To games and khppsE b0h@the night
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They pIsys9SSteSshfSSSkey played Of hide
And-ssSfzS3<rd, Se&ceAS4\ \tSS lucky tub,
But Jin 1SyySpd. BY the wAlI>ASa eyed
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You should hafs> seeTSfhe little pIR
Snatch e9ciy tkihg St the, ,I4fKest size,
And boIt q tbsrrOw-iOsd OF big
hinee-pies.0Z
wheDSnlAe O'clock began 10 sGiks,\
SIN. eFam-eII and hut half SvhEe,N
.GHtu'1 1'1p"e .O>2sS, e.-! elIS' slept Just ilke
The clock strucR midnight IN the haIIA
Then, or a minHte past at most,
There entered thffugb his bedroom wall
ghost.
Its hair was strir5sy inarmaiade,
For eyes it had two cherries red,
Set in huge mince-Bte, which made
ITS head.
Its fearful body, WIS az bad
A pineapple with ,priAkIy points,;
Its arms were eraSkers, so they had
No joints. Q=T-R
And each leg was al rsisin-staik. II
Making tins ghost so thin and tail
And weak -t6at he could hardly walk
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myfFiePds it tt4d 4hchI dFfadfuI feet,
Thty favA Jim JO8es Agrrid fright
They w4re1It th@ kihdg of khings to meet
At night.
One once had b en- d cdtraHt-bun,
Now Currant-Iess ii gripped his leg;
The other was an UNDERGONE
Then ,hrleked ths|1eboss,r"DA known few
Fat boys, Blb6 loved to 6Ver-feeda
But never one d pateh on you
For Ereed>'
And as It speaks, We cherry eyes
Shed icy tears OF cfaret-cup,
The front part Of its face starts rise
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TJfm's, y6om ~ sh6Il.not tell your dad.
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wt6 that its craeaSr-SSms explode,
rs body with the tearseg1Ss, 55Sieks'
Rolls&Over Jimmy iIss>s lO@d 1N
~ OF briskS\\N
Meantime itaAtecSStRS g>ena bun
Jump on his\Sed, then cAesp Inside,
And on his chest besiA 70 fuH
While on his face its/Stlcky hair
Falls, tickling eyssr-and ears, and nOss'
Till Jimmy can 20 longer bed
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Now IRON its ace the eyrEants pour
Like Ithes-bfrs,a and sting, and make
Ills body keddey fhaHP raw
(l@BsekStehH.
Then grAReS and chickens, ham and dates.
Nuts, tSnkerines/ and gingerbeer,
Veal-pies, and Creams, and chocolates
Appear.
They rush al Jim, and bite, and Kick,
And howl, aBd-pfhct,>an snarl, and snap
And seratcRIand bark, and prod, and prick
And yaP'1
Then ai.sb bear. y The bsII beaI. stand.
once MORE -tqnhlk(e ;CawhjIe it prOwIs
Round Jih, tI,e1 EFiih sblifE ed hands
perAAps hupI IGaore w SM4iy1
~TS>beleIs ffeedX, fOf/if swiee(
come, you'll Wish you'd followed my
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This warhlng proved Jims last add firsi.
tie dared not eat, though hard be tried.
A. last from hunger, fear, and tpirst,
Il, Jim died. MN
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Better Than Play Acting.
Some time ago Hamlet was per-
formed at an English provincial thea
ter.
In a scene with Polonius, the crafty
old courtier asks, do you know me-
my lOrd?" and the prince responds
Excellent we'll; you are a fshmon-