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While Missus lib bed, she libbed in clober;

When she died, she died all ober,
How could she act such foolish part, !
An' marry a man to break her heart, !

Chorus: Hooray! Hooray! etc.

Buckwheat cakes an' stony batter,
Makes you fat or a little fatter
Here's a health to de next old Missus,

And all de gals dat want to kiss us.

Chorus: Hooray! Hooray! etc.

Now if you want to drive away sorrow,

Come an' hear dis song tomorrow,
Den hot it down an' scratch de grabble,
To Dixie's land I'm bound to trabble.

Chorus : Hooray ! Hooray ! etc.

GENERAL GRANT SWORN TO SECRECY BY A

LITTLE GIRL.

An interesting story in which a little girl and General Grant

played the conspicuous parts was told by one of the Confederate
veterans that was at the reunion in Nashville during the cen-

tennial year.

He was one of the younger soliers that went out to fight for

his country. Being dangerously wounded, he was taken home on
parole. Soon after his return, General Grant appeared upon the
scene and took up headquarters in the old southern mansion.

The family becoming alarmed for the safety of the boy, he
was with much difficulty hidden under the house, the interven-
ing space between the ground and the floor being very narrow.
Even then their fears were not lessened, for to their anxious ears
every groan beneath was fearfully audible. So an elder sister,