The Burgess nonsense book; being a complete collection of the humorous masterpieces of Gelett Burgess
Gelett Burgess
Paperback
(RareBooksClub.com, June 26, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...he called his pa a brute! And if the fire was smoky, he would use an epigram--His childish prattle usually commencing with a " Damn." To his mother he was very kind, he taught her all he knew; And she subsequently wrote a book:--" The Infant's Point of View." Now little Bunny's income was a penny every week, Which his father had allowed him, since he first began to speak. ooo 165 vcn (I mean when Bunny first began--and not his pa, of course!) And he kept his money (Bunny's) in a little shiny Bourse. His Bank was small and beautiful, and built of solid tin; The chimney had a little hole to slip the pennies in; The fact they could be shaken out, ne'er entered Bunny's pate, Until his father burgled it--but I anticipate. The baby's wealth accumulated, growing every week, For Bunny was an avaricious baby, so to speak. He never bought a stick of candy, never bought a tart; In fact, to spend a penny almost broke the baby's heart. His father called him stingy, and his mother called him mean! But what did little Bunny care? He did n't care a bean! At last his hoard had grown so large, from pennies into pence, That every time he shook his Bank, he rattled twenty cents! His father used to finger it with jealousy and greed, For the elder Mr. Toddlekins was very poor indeed! The elder Mr. Toddlekins, he speculated too; He was a wicked banker--and you know what banktrs do! He dabbled in "Consolidated," plunged in Winter Whe«.t, Until he was the laughing-stock of all upon the Street. He played the "Jersey Limited," and there at last was broke; And being fleeced upon Exchange is quite a nasty joke! Whatever could a banker do, but borrow of his son? But Bunny now was obdurate, and would n't lend his mon. The elder Mr....