Lines composed by Nancy Luce about poor little Tweedle Tedel Beebee Pinky, when she was a little chicken. And you will find more reading in the book about her.
When poor little heart Pinky,
Was about six weeks old,
She was taken with the chicken distemper,
Chickens died off all over this island.
She was catching grasshoppers, and crickets,
In the forenoon smart,
At twelve o'clock she was taken sick,
And grew worse.
At one o'clock she was past opening her eyes,