Till it gives one the fidgets to hear you.
You had better run off
To the old pig's trough,
Where none but the pigs, ma'am, are near you."

The duck was good-natured, and she ran away;
But old pussy cat
With her back up sat,
And said she intended to stay;
And she showed him her paws,
With her long, sharp claws.
So the dog was afraid to come near;
For puss, if she pleases,
When a little dog teases,
Can give him a box on the ear.




TRUSTY LEARNING ABC.


"Be quiet, good Trusty;
See how still you can be,
For I've come to teach you
Your ABC."

"I will show you the way
Mother reads it to me;
She looks very sober,