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1856
(Don't fancy I exaggerate—I got my news from the Chinese plate!) DON'T FANCY I EXAGGERATE I GOT MY NEWS FROM THE CHINESE PLATE
Book of American Verse. 1912. Eugene Field 1850–1895 Eugene Field 231 The Duel THE GINGHAM dog and the calico catSide by side on the table sat;’T was half-past twelve, and (what do you think!)Nor one nor t’ other had slept a wink!The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plateAppeared to know as sure as fateThere was going to be a terrible spat.(I was n’t there; I simply stateWhat was told to me by the Chinese plate!)The gingham dog went “bow-wow-wow!”And the calico cat replied “mee-ow!”The air was littered, an hour or so,With bits of gingham and calico,While the old Dutch clock in the chimney-placeUp with its hands before its face,For it always dreaded a family row!(Never mind: I ’m only telling youWhat the old Dutch clock declares is true!)The Chinese plate looked very blue,And wailed, “Oh, dear! what shall we do!”But the gingham dog and the calico catWallowed this way and tumbled that,Employing every tooth and clawIn the awfullest way you ever saw—And, oh! how the gingham and calico flew! AM DOG IN THE CALICO CAT BY EUGENE FIELD READ FOR LIBERVOX DOT ORG BY JANNUS GREEN HEMMINGWAY SOUTH CAROLINA THE GINGHAM DOG AND THE CALICO CAT SIDE BY SIDE ON THE TABLE SAT TWAS HALF PAST TWELVE AND WHAT DO YOU THINK NOT ONE NOR T'OTHER HAD SLEPT A WINK THE OLD DUTCH CLOCK ON THE CHINESE PLATE APPEARED TO KNOW AS SURE AS FATE THERE WAS GOING TO BE A TERRIBLE SPAT I WASN'T THERE I SIMPLY STATE WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY THE CHINESE PLATE THE GINGHAM DOG WENT BOW WOW OW AND THE CALICO CAT REPLIED ME OW THE AIR WAS LITTERED AN HOUR OR SO WITH BITS OF GINGHAM AND CALICO WHILE THE OLD DUTCH CLOCK IN THE CHIMNEY PLACE UP WITH ITS HANDS BEFORE ITS FACE FOR IT ALWAYS DREADED A FAMILY ROW NOW MIND I'M ONLY TELLING YOU WHAT THE OLD DUTCH CLOCK DECLARES IS TRUE THE CHINESE PLATE LOOKED VERY BLUE AND WAILED OH DEAR WHAT SHALL WE DO BUT THE GINGHAM DOG AND THE CALICO CAT WALLOWED THIS WAY AND TUMBLED THAT EMPLOYING EVERY TOOTH CLAW IN THE AWFULEST WAY YOU EVER SAW AND OH HOW THE GINGHAM IN CALICO FLEW
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