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THE HOLE BOOK
By PETER NEWELL
HARPER & BROTHERS
NEW YORK
Copyright, 1908, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved.
Published October, 1908.
THE HOLE BOOK
Tom Potts was fooling with a gun
(Such follies should not be),
When—bang! the pesky thing went off
Most unexpectedly!
(Such follies should not be),
When—bang! the pesky thing went off
Most unexpectedly!
Tom didn’t know ’twas loaded, and
It scared him ’most to death—
He tumbled flat upon the floor
And fairly gasped for breath.
It scared him ’most to death—
He tumbled flat upon the floor
And fairly gasped for breath.
The bullet smashed a fine French clock
(The clock had just struck three),
Then made a hole clean through the wall,
As you can plainly see.
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(The clock had just struck three),
Then made a hole clean through the wall,
As you can plainly see.
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Out in the kitchen Bridget Quinn
Was busying about,
When through the boiler crashed the shot
And let the water out!
Was busying about,
When through the boiler crashed the shot
And let the water out!
The floor was flooded like a pond,
The room was filled with steam,
And Bridget gathered up her skirts
And rushed out with a scream.
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The room was filled with steam,
And Bridget gathered up her skirts
And rushed out with a scream.
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Out in the back yard Sister Sue,
With “Sis” and Mabel Dunn,
Was swinging underneath the trees,
And having lots of fun,—
With “Sis” and Mabel Dunn,
Was swinging underneath the trees,
And having lots of fun,—
When zip! the speeding bullet sang,
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