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Show GRAMMATICAL "DECEPTIONS." "I've had a horrid time at school," Said Tommy with a whine; "And T don't want to so any more To Miss Virginia I'ine. "Twas 'plurals' in the grammar book Just 'cat-cats' and 'bird-birds'. Who wants to study half an hour On litle bits o' words? "Say, ma, is grammar any good? We stood up to recite. And everybody laughed because I didn't get things right. "I thought I'd do just like the rest, And Billy said 'man-mpn.' So when Miss Pine put 'fan' to me, I piped right up, fan-fen.' " 'Tooth' came to Fanny Smith; she said, The plural form was 'teeth;' Say, ma, what made 'em giggle so, Because I said, 'booth-beeth?' " 'Goose', said the teacher, and 'correct' ' When Susy answered 'geese,' 'Moose' was the next word, and I s'posed - 'Twas right to call it 'meese.' "A word that came to Joey Sims, AVas 'foot.' and he said 'feet;' And then Miss Pine laughed right out loud, Because I said 'boot-beet.' "But they all laughed the hardest when, Cause jimmy said, 'mouse-mice,' I kinder stammered over 'house,' And said I guessed 'twas 'nice.' "When all the rest were marked with 1, I only got a 3; And I don't see why those queer words Should all have to come to me. "If Id a, studied, teacher said, 'Cordin'' to her directions, I would a' found a little list Of what they call 'deceptions.' "Well, I thrashed Jimmy after school, But Billy, he thrashed me, . Say, ma, don't make me go no more; "Taint no use, I can see!" |