The day this ’ere affair come off I’d took in

Uncle Pease,

With a pail of new molasses that he hugged be-

tween his knees.

We see old Clark ahead of us, a-lugging home

a gun.

Says I to Pease, ‘Now brace yerhat: we’ll have

a leetle fun.’

‘Set in behind, old Clark,’ I says. ‘Hop in be-

hind,’ says I.