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 Goosey she ran for her life, And the cobbler for his dinner.

(Spoken) Away he went, and the boys after him, calling out, "Now, cobbler! now, goose; two to one upon Pegs," Egad! he almost caught her once, when his foot slipped, and headlong he went into a sty among a litter of pigs, and only saved his bacon by leaving the flaps of his jacket in the old sow's grinders; but Pegs wasn't to be abashed; he followed her through bush and brier, bogs, quagmires, over houses, trees, hedges, ditches, fields, cats, dogs, cocks, hens, cows, bulls, and pigs. At last he knocked down the stall of an old woman, who sold hot apple dumplings, which made a rare scramble for the boys - and what could they do, but sing Run &c. By the river, he seized her rump, But she got loose with a scream: And he fell in the water plump, While goosey cross'd the stream. Sp finding the chase no use, He went home in a shiver; Told wifey he had lost the goose, But got a fine duck - in the river.

(Spoken) "Oh! wife, wife," he cried, "I've had my morning's wet; the goose has gone a gander-hunting. I was thrown out, and had fairly a tumble in, besides leaving half my jacket in pawn in the piggery; my wildgoose-chase has turned out a duck, but no green peas; and as I'm very wet, you may as well hand us over a drop of Ran. &c.