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1911 Little Willies Book, No. XIX

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Willie dropped a worm that wriggled
  In his mother’s cup of tea.
When she saw the joke she giggled:
 “Ain’t he smart as he can be!”



1911 Little Willies Book, No. XX

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“If conscience speaks when I am wrong,”
  Said Willie in great glee,
“I’m glad it doesn’t speak to ma,
  And only speaks to me.”



1911 Little Willies Book, No. XXI

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Into the family drinking well
Willie pushed his sister Nell.
She’s there yet, because it kilt her —
No we have to buy a filter.

It’s difficult to read this verse without being reminded of Harry Graham’s earlier (1901) poem concerning Aunt Eliza’s similar demise.

1911 Little Willies Book, No. XXII

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From the spring poor Willie had to
   Water fetch each morn and night.
Willie to escape this labor
   Blew it up with dynamite.

What they now would do for water
   Willie did not know nor care;
But his heart was glad within him,
   For the spring was in the air!



1911 Little Willies Book, No. XXIII

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Little Willie for a frolic,
Ate a melon parabolic;
When the fruit arrived inside,
Little Willie up and died.
Was the trouble — melon-colic?

An earlier version of this verse was published in 1909 in The Central Record with “Johnny” as the title character.



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