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"Vengeance!" he cries, "I'll pay them out!
If girls will play with boys,
There's got be
Equality,
So here's for equipoise!"
And then some monster balls he makes,
He does not spare the snow
And as each back
Receives a whack,
Like ninepins down they go.
In life we have our "ups" and "downs",
These dolls enjoyed the same;
Though down went Weg,
Don't think, I beg,
'Twas due to Sarah Jane.
You see the sled was pretty full,
The hill was rather steep;
Weg was to steer
But in her fear
She took a backward leap.
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Anon all reached the valley safe,
And skating longed to try;
The ice seemed good,
As each one stood
Upon the bank hard by.
While "Golliwogg" with cautious steps,
Toward the middle skates;
They hear a crack!
They cry, "come back
To your devoted mates!"
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Too late! alas their call is vain!
He swiftly disappears!
His kind forethought
Is dearly bought,
It melts them unto tears.
But sturdy Peg is quick to act,
She gives an order clear,
"Creep on your knees,
And by degrees
We to the hole will steer."
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They reach in time, Peg drags him out
With all her might and main;
Poor "Golliwogg",
A dripping log,
Must be got home again.
Behold sure signs of early dawn,
As down the field they start;
A leaden weight,
This living freight,
With faintly beating heart.
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