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POOR DEAR GRANDPAPA
What is the matter with Grandpapa?
What can the matter be?
He's broken his leg in trying to spell Tommy without a T.
_D'Arcy W. Thompson._
MORE WALKS
Whene'er I take my walks abroad, How many rich I see; There's A. and B. and C. and D.
All better off than me!
_Richard Harris Barham._
INDIFFERENCE
The cat is in the parlour, The dog is in the lake; The cow is in the hammock,-- What difference does it make?
MADAME SANS SOUCI
"Bon jour, Madame Sans Souci; Combien coutent ces soucis ci?"
"Six sous." "Six sous ces soucis ci!
C'est trop cher, Madame Sans Souci!"
A RIDDLE
The man in the wilderness asked of me How many strawberries grew in the sea.
I answered him as I thought good, As many as red herrings grow in the wood.
IF
If all the land were apple-pie, And all the sea were ink; And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we do for drink?
THE END
