stole it;
T took it;
U upset it;
V viewed it;
W wanted it;
X, Y, Z, and amper-sand,
All hoped for a piece in hand.

WHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO?

BY CAROLYN WELLS.

A is for the Antelope,
A beast that I have never met;
They say he jumps the skipping-rope
And makes a charming household pet.

Well, as to that I cannot say;
But A is for him, anyway.

B stands for Bajjerkeit; maybe
You've never chanced this beast to see;
So I'll describe him to you. Well,
There isn't very much to tell.
One day I idly chanced to look
Within a Natural History book,
And there I saw his funny name,
And thought I'd hand him down to fame.

C is for Codfish. He must be
The saltest fish that swims the sea.
And, oh!
He has a secret woe!
You see, he thinks it's all his fault
The ocean is so very salt!
And so,
In hopeless grief and woe,
The Codfish has, for many years,
Shed quarts of salty, briny tears!
And, oh!
His tears still flow--
So great his grief and woe!

D stands for Dodo. He's a bird
That isn't known to many;
And this the reason, I have heard--
Because there aren't any!
The Dodo, who once blithely blinked,
Is now exceedingly extinct,
And doesn't it seem rather nice
To think that D stands for him twice?

[Illustration: MARY MARY! QUITE CONTRARY.]

E is for Elephant. I know
He isn't natty, trim, or trig;
His eyes are rather small, and, oh,
I fear his ears are far too big!
But there's a well-attested rumor
That he has quite a sense of humor;
So crack a joke whene'er you meet
An Elephant upon the street.

F is Flamingo. All please note
His wondrous height and girth;
He has the longest legs and throat
Of anything on earth.
Such throats are trying, are they not?
In case one catches cold;
Ah, yes! but just think what a lot
His Christmas stockings hold!

G stands for Gnu. Of course that's right, but then,
It seems as if it _should_ begin with N.
I could select some other beast as well--
Say, Goose or Grampus, Gadfly or Gazelle;
But seems to me the Gnu is more attractive,
He is so merry, frivolous, and active.

H is for