Nigger sing out, "No, massa! cutting make me bleed; But, massa, Nigger promise to grow bery short indeed, If you wait for a year and a quarter."

know.

Massa say, "Bery well-go away and grow;
Fifteen months I 'spect to see you bery short, you
And you, massa Nigger, I shall cut you short depen',
If I do not find you short enough to go to England den!

VI.

He set to work in earnest, and it bery jolly sport,

For ebry day of all his life he grow a little short!

And he grow short so bery fast, dat all his friends dey wept Afraid that dere would bery soon be nuffin of him left!

VII.

Den him to him Massa go,

And coaxingly he say,

"Now to England, if you please,

Come, takee me away;

For I hab grown so bery short,

It's dangerous to stay!"

VIII.

Off away to England

De Nigger go by steam;

And here a ting befel de man

No one could ever dream :

While ebery one aboard de ship,

Except himself, was sick,

De Nigger leave off growing short, And begin for to grow quick!

Well, soon he find his quickness get

As catching as a fever;

For de engine fly, when he is by,

Ay, twice as quick as ever!