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Poetry: Domestic Happiness

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
February
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
Poem
OCR Text

Twoor three girls, and two orthreo boyf, . Dirty and rogged and making a noii-e; Some calling for tlus and otliers for thnt; One punching the dog - another tl-e ent: And Bill, the sy rogtie, with a sorrowfu! phiz, Bawled out that 'Satn's bread had more butler tlian his!' Anc tlion tho sly urcinn, all covcred with grease, Sittinjj down oti the hearth to examine euch piece! And ifone is the videst,or thickest, or longest, Let hiin that'a the wealcesf, beware of the ïtrongest ; A baitle ensiies, ond a terrible clattor; 'J'he ntotLer crifs out, w'bfct the miécicOs the matter! E ici tellis hia own story and tries to derend il : i'lt won't do, you young rogne, a boxed enr must end ili"