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Second Spasm

Said the big red rooster to the little brown hen:

“Meet me at the smoke-house at half past ten”;

Said the little brown hen to the big red rooster:

“I’ll not be there—in fact, I refuster”;

Said the big red rooster with a smirk of pride:

“Huh! I should worry, I’ll go outside”;

Said the little brown hen as she left on a run:

“So will I, too, you son of a gun.”