THE RUNAWAY TRAIN:

Was ringin’ like mad,— but them children stood

As calm as if they was made of wood!

And a great big fat man yelled,— “Oh Golly!

For Heaven's sakes, just look at Wallie!”

As the train came thunderin’ down the rail,

The wimmin all turned terribul pale.

But Wallie he stood there, stiff‘ s a soldier,

An’ then ( you remember what I told yer )

He made up a horribul face,— and whack!

He SCARED THE ENGINE RIGHT OFF'N THE TRACK!

An’ the train jumped forreds an’ squirmed around,

A-wrigglin’ an’ jigglin’ over the ground;

And all the people they had to git,

For the blame old engine it had a fit!

But when the train got onto the track,

Them children they clum right onto its back,

And they tickled it so that all to once

It gave‘ em a lot of shivers an’ grunts,

And it humped itself way up in the air,

And p'raps it did n't give them a scare!