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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
A WINTER OUTING
Get up Sam, 'n' harness Nancy, Shake the hayseed from yer head; We are goin' on a 's'cursion, Goin' on the old bob-sled; Won't the folks think we are handsome, As we pass the village street; With the old horse-blanket round us, And a bed-quilt at our feet!
Won't they stare with mouths wide open, When they see our fine turn-out? Stare away, ye duck-leg 'd dandy— Guess we know what we're about! Won't they think that Sam's a daisy, Settin' there so grand 'n' straight—Wonder what they'll think of Phoebe With her sleepy-lookin' pate?
Have yer got the harness mended? Well, go tie it with a string! Fix it so's 'twill hold together; Take a rope, or anything!
