Verses On A Cat.

1.     A cat in distress,     Nothing more, nor less;     Good folks, I must faithfully tell ye,     As I am a sinner,     It waits for some dinner     To stuff out its own little belly.     2.     You would not easily guess     All the modes of distress     Which torture the tenants of earth;     And the various evils,     Which like so many devils,     Attend the poor souls from their birth.     3.     Some a living require,     And others desire     An old fellow out of the way;     And which is the best     I leave to be guessed,     For I cannot pretend to say.     4.     One wants society,     Another variety,     Others a tranquil life;     Some want food,     Others, as good,     Only want a wife.     5.     But this poor little cat     Only wanted a rat,     To stuff out its own little maw;     And it were as good     SOME people had such food,     To make them HOLD THEIR JAW!