The Guinea-Hen

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Title:     The Guinea-Hen
Author: Ruth McEnery Stuart [More Titles by Stuart]

Sis' Guinea, in proud week-day clo'es
Forgits how she was hatched outdo's;
Wid 'er red boot chicks, she cuts a dash,
An' calls 'er neighbors "Po' trash! Po' trash!"[1]
But she ain't by 'erself in dat--
But she ain't by 'erself in dat.

[Footnote 1: The guinea-fowl strays away from home and makes her nest in the fields. The newly hatched guinea-chicks are beautiful, dainty things, with coral-colored feet which look very fine. The guinea's cry, loud and harsh, sounds like "Potterack!" or "Poor trash!"]

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Ruth McEnery Stuart's poem: Guinea-Hen

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