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ORIGINAL POETRY. 
THE CAT, THE OLD MOUSE, AND THE 
YOUNG MOUSE. 
A FABLE. 
From the German. 
Os 
Ou! thou pretty little creature, 
How beautiful in every feature, 
Come a little nearer me! 
Oh! I love thee passing well, 
More than I have words to tell— 
Let me give a kiss to thee! 
OLD MOUSE. 
My child! I beg thee not to gzo— 
CAT. 
Look, and behold this tempting show ! 
These nuts and cakes shall all be thine— 
All for a kiss ! 
YOUNG MOUSE. 
O mother, hear! 
How kind she speaks—what dainty cheer ! 
T go.— 
