y eloped from the fray,
But the _Springbok_ was booked for the rest of the day.
The wrath of the _Leopard_ then rose on the gale,
And broke out in dark spots from his head to his tail;
The _Civet Cat_ mew'd, and did nothing but fret,
And the stripes of the _Zebra_ were blacker than jet;
The _Opossum_ was posed, and looked wondrously sage,
And the _Red Coati Mondi_ turned sallow with rage;
The _Hyaena_ declared in a quarrelsome mood,
He would instantly break through his den--if he could:
And the _Moose Deer_ in ire would have bit his lip through,
But he found it already divided in two.
The Schoolmaster _Porcupine_ rang, too, the chimes,--
He declar'd that he'd send an address to "_the Times_;"
Nay, write all his quills to their stumps, ere he'd stand
As a laughing-stock thus to the rest of the land.

When the _Fair_ was concluded, and all the gay throng
Had abandon'd the feast and the dance and the song,
In quest of a calmer enjoyment to roam,
For "Home," after every enjoyment, "is Home!"
The _Trees_ toss'd their heads 'tween the earth and the heavens,
And the _Birds_ and the _Beasts_ were at sixes and sevens.

But amid the confusion, the hubbub, and din,
All remember'd the proverb, "_They laugh most who win!_"
This was certainly true at the famed _Fancy Fair_;
_Mr. Cross_[2] was, they say, the most pleasant man there.
Let us hope, then, his genius was happily led
To allay the rude storm that hung over his head;--
That the future his spirited plans will repay
Through many a gladsome and prosperous day;
Make true the old saw, "_All is well that well ends_,"
And _Bipeds_ and _Quadrupeds_ once more be friends.

[1] The skeleton of the Giraffe was exhibited in the Gardens on
this occasion.

[2] The late spirited proprietor of the Surrey Zoological Gardens.

THE END.

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| Transcriber's Note: |
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| The original book has no publication date, but does bear a |
| handwritten inscription on the title page-- |
| Walter Francis Clinton |
| June 2d 1848 from Aunt Lou |
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