AUNT AFFABLE'S STORY OF
OLD MOTHER BANTRY

AND HER CAT

By Anonymous

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Old Mother Bantry

Went to the pantry,

To get her cat, Grip, some meat

Not a morsel she found,

Tho' she looked all around,

So Pussy had nothing to eat.

So she went to the butchers,

To buy her some meat;

But before she reached home,

She met Grip in the street.

So she took Puss home with her,

And fed her with care,

But Grip had a fancy

For daintier fare.

So, when to the kitchen

Dame went for a dish,

On returning she found

Grip was eating her fish.

One time when she went

With some wash for the pig,

On returning, she found

Puss was dancing a jig.

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And again, when she went once

To buy a nice scarf,

On returning, she found

Grip was feeding a dwarf.

So she laughed, ran up stairs,

And dressed herself smart;

And when she came down,

Puss was eating a tart.

So she locked Pussy up,

And then went for a ride;

But Grip got away, ...