R. Nurse's Mistake

Nurse, who peppered baby's face
  (She mistook it for a muffin),
Held her tongue and kept her place,
  "Laying low and sayin' nuffin'";
Mother, seeing baby blinded,
  Said, "Oh, nurse, how absent-minded!"

Graham, Harry (as "Col. D. Streamer"). Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes. New York: R. H. Russell 1901

Posted by Ruthless on February 28, 2006 05:19 AM |

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