Irai Howes.

Uncle Iral’s kind o’ feeble, but was bound to

wean a caff;

Went to pull him off from suckin’ when the

critter’d had his haff.

Caff he turned around an’ bunted—made him’s

mad’s a tyke, ye see—

An’ old Iral’s leg was broken, little ways above

the knee.

T’other doctor couldn’t git there’cause the