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

(Spoken.) Away he went, and the boys after sim, calling out “Now, cobbler! now, goose ; wo 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 aved his bacon by leaving the flaps of his jacket in be old sow's grinders; but Pegs wasn't to be bashed; he followed her through bush and brier, hogs, quagmires, over houses, trees, hedges, ditches, elds, cats, dogs, cocks, hens, cows, bulls, and pigs. At last he knocked down the stall of an old woman, ho sold hot apple dumplings, which made a rare cramble for the boys-and what could they do, but ing Ran, &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. So finding the chase no use, He went home in a shiver; Told wifey he had lost the goose. But got a fine duch-in the river. (Spoken) “Oh! wife, wife," he cried," I've d my morning's wet; the goose has gone a gander- nting. I was thrown out, and had fairly a tum- e in, besides leaving half my jacket in pawn in le pissery; my wildgoose-chase has turned out a ck, at no green peas; and as I'm very wet, you y s well band us ever a drop of

Ran, &c.