Page 28 - Adventures of Peterkin Paul

'* IV e been told ngt to touch it; but as for that, why, At the front door, but grandma; who, seeing the
Such rules ar’n’t intended for Fourth of July. cat,
I'll just step in and get i t ; and then, Mistress Tabby, Sent her out of the chair with a vigorous "scat! "
I ’ll show you a trick that you'li think rather shabby. And then, never dreaming of any mishap,
But you cannot complain , you deserve ft good scare, Straightway settled herself for a goad quiet nap.
F ot going to sleep in my grandmother’s chaEr.” And little Mil[iades Peterkin Paul,
Coming back with his ftiaich, did not see her at all.
Then little Miitiades Petcrkin Paul,
Having taken the powder-horn down from the wall, “ S t— ss —'/m —Jtsz — Bxn<; tJ' Young Miitiades
Returned to the porcli, and poured out quite a heap, yelled
Directly lieneath where the cat was asleep. Like a Modoc* and leaped forth— and lof he beheld.
Then he carefully laid a long train from the chair, To his horror, his g>-amimolker rise from Lhe chair,
Straight across the piazza, around the house, where And go up in a cloud of smoke into the air.
H e could touch off his<J mine,” yetremain out of sight. At Jeast, h o it looked. Then in terror lie f l e d ,
Vnd then, all being ready, he went for a light. And hid in the hay. And he mournfully said:
“ O, dear m e! If she never should come down at
But alas for his fond hopes I Our young engineer all,
Had no sooner vanished, than who sliouid appear, Won’t you catch it, Miliisdes Peterkin Paul I J>

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