what

His teeth fairly chattered, he got such a swat

From that vicious ash stick—though that

wasn’t as bad

As when the man gave him two inches of brad,

—Just jabbed it with all of his two-handed

might,

“Wo, haw, there,” he shouted, “gee up there,

old Bright!”

Well, Uncle’Lish gee-ed—there’s no doubt