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Poem
January 3, 1885
The Osceola Times
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Humorous verse depicts a woman laughing at her neighbor's ochre-tinted dog fleeing with a new kettle tied to its tail, while the cursing owner pursues it.
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Sing hey for the distant spreading sail!
Sing hey for the dog that hurried by
With a kettle tied to his tail!
Her neighbor's dog was an ecru cur,
Ah, me, and the kettle was new and bright;
And the woman laughed in a rippling key.
Sing hey, 'twas a mirthful sight!
"Now, why such haste,
good neighbor?" she
cried.
"Why after the cur with the ochre tint?"
But the good man ran and the language he
used
Was entirely unfit for print.
(The poetry after Browning; the kettle after
the dog; the woman after the boy.)
-Chicago Rambler.
Sing hey for the dog that hurried by
With a kettle tied to his tail!
Her neighbor's dog was an ecru cur,
Ah, me, and the kettle was new and bright;
And the woman laughed in a rippling key.
Sing hey, 'twas a mirthful sight!
"Now, why such haste,
good neighbor?" she
cried.
"Why after the cur with the ochre tint?"
But the good man ran and the language he
used
Was entirely unfit for print.
(The poetry after Browning; the kettle after
the dog; the woman after the boy.)
-Chicago Rambler.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Dog Kettle
Neighbor Chase
Humorous Sight
Ecru Cur
Mirthful Folly
What entities or persons were involved?
Chicago Rambler
Poem Details
Author
Chicago Rambler
Form / Style
Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
Sing Hey For The Dog That Hurried By
With A Kettle Tied To His Tail!
But The Good Man Ran And The Language He
Used
Was Entirely Unfit For Print.