SUGAR TOOTH DICK
I had published about my deceased father in law, Hollis Barnett who had many wonderful qualities including a large volume of memorized poems. One of them my wife Lita recalled was "Sugar Tooth Dick." I tried to find the words and never could locate it until someone sent me the poem and I published it at https://www.paulluverajournalonline.com/weblog/2011/12/sugar-toothed-dick.html See the poem I was sent below.
Now Julie has emailed about the poem. She says: "My Dad remembered part of it that his uncle Dick kept reciting. I never met Uncle Dick. His sister, my Grandma came to BC in1957. She was a great one for making me memorize things." Here's what she sent me:
Sugar tooth dick for dainties was sick
he snatched up a cup and darted out quick unnoticed by mother or Gretchen
SUGAR-TOOTH DICK
Sugar Tooth Dick for dainties was sick,
So he slyly stole into the kitchen,
Snatched a cup from the pantry,
And darted out quick,
Unnoticed by mother or Gretchen.
Whispered he, "There s no cake,
For to-morrow they bake,
But this custard looks rich and delicious ;
How they ll scold at the rats,
Or the mice, or the cats ;
For of me I don t think they re suspicious,
"They might have filled up
Such a mean little cup !
And for want of a spoon I must drink it:
But tis easy to pour
Hark! who s at the door?"
And the custard went down ere you d thinlr it.
With a shriek he sprang up;
To the floor dashed the cup;
Then he howled, tumbled, sputtered, and blustered,
Till the terrible din
Brought the whole household in
He had swallowed a cupful of mustard.
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My Great Aunt Catherine would also recite poems and stories from memory. She would entertain us with her expressive and lively recitations every time we would visit. Sugar Toothed Dick was one of my favorites too. Another I remember was called The Mourning Veil. I have searched online for this tale of children who pretend to have a funeral for their cat and end up making neighbors think that someone has died. I wish I had thought of writing some of these stories down. It is a shame to lose them. Thank you so much fir sharing Sugar Toothed Dick – a treasure!