Wid plenty wuk befo’ ’em, an’ a cotton crop to make,

Dey’d nebber thought o’ loafin’ roun’ an’ chattin’ wid de snake.

THE IRISH SLEIGH RIDE.

O don’t go way until you hear

A story, though it may seem queer,

Of a family known both near and far

By the funny name of Ump Ha Ha.

Mr. Ump Ha Ha, one day,