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[Pg 37] <h3>VIII. PONY ROLLO AND LITTLE DOG MIDGET</h3> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> Midget, little Midget, Was the household pet, And his pretty cunning ways Ne'er can we forget. </div> <div class="stanza"> Trotting legs the nimblest, Liveliest of tails, Such a bark for yelps of joy, Or for saddest wails! </div> <div class="stanza"> Fluffy little Midget, When he quiet lay Seemed a bunch of shaded floss, Silky, soft, and gray. </div> <div class="stanza"> But a whispered "Midget," Or the merest sound, And the mop of silken hair Life and voice soon found. </div> <div class="stanza"> Midget, little Midget, Was so bright and quick That he learned without delay Many a cunning trick. [Pg 38]</div> <div class="stanza"> Standing up and begging, Fetching back a ball; Playing dead, but roused to life At his master's call. </div> <div class="stanza"> Holding tempting morsels On his pert black nose; From the farmer's field of corn Driving off the crows. </div> <div class="stanza"> Bringing Father's slippers, Jumping high in air, Mother's basket carrying With a pompous air. </div> <div class="stanza"> These and all his other Tricks of doggish skill, Midget would at any time Do with eager will. </div> <div class="stanza"> But his pet performance, And his greatest pride, Was to mount the pony's back, There to sit and ride. </div> </div> [Pg 39] [Pg 40] <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/039.jpg" alt="Was to mount the pony's back, there to sit and ride." style="width: 50%" /></div> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> Proudly on the pony He would sit in state, [Pg 41] While good Rollo walked about With a step sedate. </div> <div class="stanza"> At the signal "Bravo! Thank the pony now!" Down the little dog would jump With a sharp "Bow-wow!" </div> <div class="stanza"> Pretty little doggies Just of Midget's kind, Lively, clever, full of tricks, You will often find. </div> <div class="stanza"> Which of them is Midget You can surely tell By this horseback-riding trick That he does so well. </div> </div> The End OF PONY ROLLO RHYMES <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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