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He met there a somewhat discouraged old cow, That had blown thither too, though she failed to see how; And he smiled and said, "Make yourself easy, my friend— Only keep your mind quiet, and things'll soon mend!" And he laughed "He-he!" and he laughed "Ho-ho! The wind is just playing, old cow, you know!" |
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As he scampered off home, what above should he see But the roof of a shed, that had lodged in a tree; So he laughed and he laughed, till his sides they did ache, For he said, "This is better nor wedding nor wake!" And he roared "Ho-ho!" and he roared "He-he!" For he was as tickled as tickled could be. |
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"That boy," say the terrified folks of the town, "He would laugh just the same if the sky tumbled down!" "Indeed, an' I would," fancied Mike, with a grin, "For I might get a piece with a lot of stars in!" And he chuckled "He-he!" and he chuckled "Ho-ho!" The very idea delighted him so! |
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His father complained to the priest, "Now, I say, Mike never stops laughing, by night or by day!" "Let him laugh," spoke the priest; "he will change by and by, And 't is better to laugh than to grumble or cry! It's the way with the lad; let him laugh, if he like; And be glad you've a son that's as merry as Mike!" |