"Nwingy Tat, first," said Ethan, firmly.
"Oh, hum it for the child!" said Mr. Tallmadge, impatiently.
Miss Hannah's face took on a dull-red hue, but obediently she began in a thin, sweet little voice:
"'There was an old New England cat,
New England cat, New England cat—
There was an old New England cat went out to seek her prey.
"'She chased a mouse from house to house,
From house to house, from house to house—
She chased a mouse from house to house upon the Sabbath day.