Catoninetales Author:William James Linton Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: / '. CATONINETALES IN NINE FYTTES The Funeral—The Fight—Love—Drowned—Margaret —Hanged—Shot—Thanksgiving Day—Mystery. And an end. KOK ROBYN'S ... more »FUNERAL His gite was golden gay with streakis blak. Chaucer. kill'd KOK ROBYN? i I did, said Fanny; vi I was set on by Danny: 3 It was I kill'd Kok Robyn. Who heard his groans? I did, said Union ; 4 And growl'd in communion While picking my bones. Who saw him die ? I did, said Jack, 5 As I lay on my back Wide awake in one eye. Who 's Funeral Boss ? I am, said Nelly, 2 Though my heart's all a jelly, A-quake at his loss. Who '11 dig his grave ? I will, said Father, Unless you would rather Have some stranger knave. Who'll bear the pall? I will, said Timothy; 7 I '11 mind a limb o' thee : So the chickens said all. Who '11 be chief mourner ? I, said O'Donoghue; 8 And no mother's son o' you' '11 do it forlorner. Who '11 sing the psalm ? We will, said the Mice; It will be real yee, We re so blessedly calm, And who '11 set the tune? We will, chirp'd the Birds : Don't ask us for words, But we '11 manage a tune. Who '11 preach the sermon ? I will, prosed a Rat; I have it quite pat From the text Cats are vermin. Here ends our first story, One taile of Kok Robyn : Let us all stop our sobbin'! We hope he 's in glory. And now take note : as here-under wrote. NOTE —i Robin's name, Kok Robin, which same did our chief he-cat claim ; and vi delicit Fan, a she-setter, a tan. 3 our chore-boy was, Dan. Then Union and Jack, 4 tabby, 5 black, were our kittens, both born on a midsummer morn of one mother, loved well by 2 Sister Nell. 7 's a name that was flung at our rooster most young ; and by 8 sure I mean our great Rooster Dean, ...« less