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  {1}

THE HOLE BOOK

By PETER NEWELL

HARPER & BROTHERS

NEW YORK

{2}

Copyright, 1908, by Harper & Brothers.

All rights reserved.

Published October, 1908.

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THE HOLE BOOK

Tom Potts was fooling with a gun

(Such follies should not be),

When—bang! the pesky thing went off

Most unexpectedly!

Tom didn’t know ’twas loaded, and

It scared him ’most to death—

He tumbled flat upon the floor

And fairly gasped for breath.

The bullet smashed a fine French clock

(The clock had just struck three),

Then made a hole clean through the wall,

As you can plainly see.

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{6}

Out in the kitchen Bridget Quinn

Was busying about,

When through the boiler crashed the shot

And let the water out!

The floor was flooded like a pond,

The room was filled with steam,

And Bridget gathered up her skirts

And rushed out with a scream.

{7}

{8}

Out in the back yard Sister Sue,

With “Sis” and Mabel Dunn,

Was swinging underneath the trees,

And having lots of fun,—

When zip! the speeding bullet sang,

And cut the rope in two,

Then hurtled through the high board fence,

And to the ground came Sue!

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{10}

Just then an automobile passed,

Its body painted green—

The bullet struck its side and pierced

The tank of gasolene.

A loud explosion followed and

A tremor shook the air!

The passengers were tossed aloft

Amidst the smoke and glare!

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{12}

An artist in a studio,

Who had a medal won,

Was painting on “A Laughing Boy,”

Which work was all but done:

The ball of lead this picture smote,

As through the room it ranged,

And through the canvas bored its way,

And the expression changed!

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{14}

Old Granny Fink was sound asleep—

As sound as one could wish;

  

 

  

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