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Said number one, "It's nearly night"..., 1884. ...'Said number two, "The sky's all right". Said number three, "I'll run no more". "Let's shelter seek", said number four. Right foot, left foot, marching straight, Left foot, right, to the farm-house gate. The farmer's wife came to the door, With wonder eyed them o'er and o'er. Said Tabby, with a bow polite, "We're seeking shelter for the night". Backward left foot, forward right, Each one made a bow polite'. Page 22 of "Stories in Rhyme for Holiday Time. Illustrated by W. Satterlee", 1884. [New York, United States of America]