LITTLE JOHNNY'S PIECE ABOUT THE OPOSSUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 23

LITTLE JOHNNY'S PIECE ABOUT THE OPOSSUM.

If there is anything iv names, this animil comes from Ireland, but them thatß here calls themselfs jeas 'Possums, like they was natif born. 'Possums has a sharp nose, and a long bald-heded tale, which is always cold, never mind the wether, Its job like their tales was ded, and no money for the funeral performance. The 010 she ones has got a tobacco pouch on the outside of their stummuckses^ and wen the little oneß is afraid, they smuggle ia don't care a copper wot be oouies of their old mother wioh is outside. When a dog finds a posßom, and it can't git to a tree, <is lies down and pretends lik it wai dead. One time there was a dog wich dident kno poßuums, found one a lying like ded, aad after rolling it over a wile aud smellin it, tho dog twinkled his ear as much to say, " Mity good job for you ole fellow, that you was dead fore I cum along." And then the dog he lay down and went to sleep. Wen tho possum see the dog a sleep it stood up on its feet to go a way, but jest then tho dog woke up. Sech :i fritea possum you never see, and etch » friten dog you never see too, but the dog most. It got up, the dog did, and mad^a for home, yellin like its heart wa=j brok, and fore it gos hoooe it had changed with scare from a black NufoundHog pap to a ole ball dog, white lik£ Gaffer Peteraea bed I