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Edgar Guest - Tonsils
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One day the doctor came because my throat was feeling awful sore,
And when he looked inside to see he said: "It`s like it was before;
It`s tonserlitis, sure enough. You`d better tell her Pa to-day
To make his mind up now to have that little party right away."

I`d heard him talk that way before when Bud was sick, and so I knew
That what they did to him that time, to me they planned to come and do.
An` when my Pa came home that night Ma said: "She can`t grow strong
  and stout
Until the doctor comes an` takes her addynoids an` tonsils out."

An` then Pa took me on his knee and kissed me solemn-like an` grave,
An` said he guessed it was the best, an` then he asked me to be brave.
Ma said: "Don`t look at her like that, it`s nothing to be scared about";
An` Pa said: "True, but still I wish she needn`t have her tonsils out."

Next morning when I woke, Ma said I couldn`t have my breakfast then,
Because the doctors and the nurse had said they would be here by ten.
When they got here the doctor smiled an` gave me some perfume to smell,
An` told me not to cry at all, coz pretty soon I would be well.

When I woke up Ma smiled an` said: "It`s all right now"; but in my head
It seemed like wheels were buzzing round and everywhere I looked was red.
An` I can`t eat hard cookies yet, nor use my voice at all to shout,
But Pa an` Ma seem awful glad that I have had my tonsils out.
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