on of the bill,
which is flat the whole length, but widens towards the end in
the form of a spoon or spatula; and is equally remarkable in
its substance, not being hard like bone, but flexible like
whalebone. They feed on snakes, worms, frogs, and fish, even
on shell-fish, which they first break with their bills.

[19] _The Agami_, or _Trumpeter_. A native of America, remarkable
for a singular noise, resembling the instrument from which it
takes its name.

THE
BUTTERFLY'S BALL,
AND THE
GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST.

By Mr. ROSCOE.

Come, take up your hats, and away let us haste
To the _Butterfly's_ Ball and the _Grasshopper's_ Feast:
The Trumpeter, _Gadfly_, has summon'd the Crew,
And the Revels are now only waiting for you.

So said little Robert, and pacing along,
His merry Companions came forth in a throng,
And on the smooth Grass, by the side of a Wood
Beneath a broad Oak that for ages had stood,
Saw the Children of Earth, and the Tenants of Air,
For an Evening's Amusement together repair.
And there came the _Beetle_, so blind and so black,
Who carried the _Emmet_, his Friend, on his back
And there was the _Gnat_, and the _Dragon-fly_ too,
With all their Relations, Green, Orange, and Blue.
And there came the _Moth_, with his plumage of down,
And the _Hornet_, in Jacket of Yellow and Brown;
Who with him the _Wasp_, his Companion, did bring,
But they promised that Evening to lay by their Sting.
And the sly little _Dormouse_ crept out of his hole,
And brought to the Feast his blind Brother, the _Mole_.
And the _Snail_, with his Horns peeping out of his Shell,
Came from a great distance, the Length of an Ell.
A Mushroom their Table, and on it was laid
A Water-dock Leaf, which a Table-cloth made.
The Viands were various, to each of their taste,
And the _Bee_ brought her Honey to crown the Repast.
Then close on his haunches, so solemn and wise,
The _Frog_ from a corner look'd up to the Skies;
And the _Squirrel_, well pleased such diversions to see,
Mounted high over-head, and look'd down from a Tree.
Then out came the _Spider_, with finger so fine,
To show his dexterity on the tight line.
From one branch to another his Cobwebs he slung,
Then quick as an arrow he darted al