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<font color="#000000" size="7">Robert Branston</font></font>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="4">(1818)</FONT></FONT>
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Here you behold Dame Trot, and here
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her comic cat you see.
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Each seated in an elbow chair
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Dame Trot came home one wintry night,
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a shivering, starving soul,
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The Dame was pleased, the fowl was dressed,
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The wondreous cat began to carve,
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and Goody said her grace.
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The cloth withdrawn, old Goody cries,
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I wish we'd liquor too.
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Up jumped Grimalkin for some wine,
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and soon a cork she drew.
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The wine got up in Pussy's head,
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she woud not go to bed,
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but purred and tumbled, leaped and danced,
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and stood upon her head.
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Old Goody laughed to see the sport,
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as though her sides would crack,
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when Puss, without a single word,
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leaped on the spaniels back.
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'Ha, ha! Well done!' old Trot exclaims,
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'My cat, you gallop well'.
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But Spot grew surly, growled and bit,
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Now Goody sorely was fatigued,
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So Spot and she and Pussy too,
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Next morning Puss got up bedtimes,
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the tea and toast she made.
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Goody awoke and rubbed her eyes,
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The breakfast ended, Trot went out
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Another time the Dame came in,
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when Spot demurely sat
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half lathered to the ears and eyes,
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half shaven by the cat.
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Grimalkin having shaved her friend,
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sat down before the glass,
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like any modern lass.
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A hat and feather then she took,
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and o'er a gown of crimson silk,
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a handsome tippet tied.
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Just as her dress was all complete,
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She looked, admired, and curtsied low,
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and Pussy did the same.
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This book contains two stories, the second one (shown below) was a new version of <A HREF="ebc.branston.comicalcat.html">Branston's comical cat (1818)</A> which in turn was based on the original chapbook from 1806. The drawings are in reverse.
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<FONT COLOR="#CCFFFF"><B><FONT SIZE="5"> Old Mother Mitten and Her Funny Kitten <BR>
(circa 1825)<BR></B>
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Huestis &amp; Cozans, 104 Nassau Street, New York
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Old Mother Mitten<BR>
And her pretty Kitten,<BR>
Took supper, one night rather late;
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But they sat down to tea,<BR>
And the dog came to see<BR>
Pussy cut the meat up on her plate.
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The dog and the cat<BR>
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When Pussy cried out with a mew;
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Dear old mother Mitten,<BR>
Just look at your kitten,<BR>
She's gonig to drink mead with you.
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When the supper was over,<BR>
The kitten moreover,<BR>
Did stand on the top of her head.
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So the dog he declares,<BR>
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So when they awoke,<BR>
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And to the old Lady said she;
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My dear if you please,<BR>
Take this bread and cheese,<BR>
And I'll give you a hot cup of tea.
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At the table they sat,<BR>
The dog and the cat,<BR>
With cards they were trying to play;
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But the dog's beard is long,<BR>
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And here she is shaving poor Tray.
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Having shaved Mr. Tray,<BR>
She hastens away,<BR>
And dresses herself for a walk;
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And when she came in,<BR>
Told where she had been,<BR>
To have with the neighbours a talk.
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Says granny indeed,<BR>
I believe you're agreed,<BR>
To marry miss Puss, Mr. Tray;
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The dog made a bow,<BR>
The cat she said mow,<BR>
And I think they got married that day.
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