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AND A LONG TALE.
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so that her idea of the tale was something like this:—— "Fury said to

    a mouse, That
                  he met
                     in the
                       house,

                    'Let us
                both go
              to law:
           I will
   prosecute

you.
    Come, I'll
         take no
             denial;
                   We must

                         have a
        trial:
             For
        really
    this

                               morning
               I've
     nothing
 to do.'

                         Said the
     mouse to
    the cur,
      'Such a
                 trial,
       dear sir,
With no

             jury or
judge,
   would be
      wasting
        our breath.'

                           'I'll be
       judge.
     I'll be
  jury,'
Said
    cunning

            old Fury;
     'I'll try

                   the whole
       cause,
          and
     condemn
   you
 to
    death.''