CHAPTER I. Mistress O"Hara lives down by the sea, A skittish and beautiful widow is she ; She has black shiny tresses, and curly buff toes, And a heavenly tilt to the tip of her nose ! She has three little children, the eldest is four (Nurse says he is naughty enough to be more); The Twins are dear dumplings, and they and their brother Are always in scrapes Of one kind, or another. This morning poor Mistress O"Hara looks blue, As indeed she has every reason to do; For the third time this week Nurse has come in to say, "If you please "m, the children have all run away ! " "Oh! bother those children well, first let us look In the larder, to see what provisions they took ; If the pumpkin pie"s gone, they are off for the day, If they only took raisins, they"re not far away." About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books" Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org