Bolles, John R. / 2008-07-10 00:00:00
EBOOK THE STORY OF THE TWO BULLS ***
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The
STORY
of the
TWO BULLS
WITH ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS
NEW YORK:
Daniel Burgess & Co.
1856
THE STORY OF THE TWO BULLS.
In former times, my story tells,
There lived one Deacon R.,
And not the worst man in the world,
Nor best was he, by far.
His fields were rich, his acres broad,
And cattle were his pride;
Oxen and sheep, and horses, too,
And what you please, beside.
His brindle cow, the highest prize
Won at the county fair,
For taper limbs and rounded form,
And short and shining hair.
Old Bonny Gray, a noble steed
Of sure, majestic pace,
Before the deacon purchased him,
Was famous at a race.
This story he would sometimes tell,
And at the end would say,
"Alas! such sports are far from right;
But Bonny won the day!"
Still, more than all, the spotted bull
Had filled the deacon's mind;
His back so straight, his breast so broad,
So perfect of his kind.
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