Apes, from whom we are descended,
Hang ape-x down from trees suspended,
And since we find them in the trees,
We term them arbor-ig-i-nes.
This quite explains the monkey-shines
Cut up by those who pluck from vines
The Grape, and then subject its juices,
To Bacchanalian abuses.

The Doe. The Dodo.

[Illustration: The Doe. The Dodo.]

The Doe and her phonetic double,
No longer are a source of trouble,
Because the Dodo, it appears,
Has been extinct for many years:
_She_ was too haughty to embark,
With total strangers in Noah's ark,
And we rejoice because her pride,
Our nature book has simplified.

The Pipe-fish. The Sea-gar.

[Illustration: The Pipe-fish. The Sea-gar.]

To smoke a herring is to make
A most lam-_en_-table mistake,
Particularly since there are
The pipe-fish and the long Sea-gar.
Bear this in mind when next you wish
To smoke your after-dinner fish.

The Elk. The Whelk.

[Illustration: The Elk. The Whelk.]

A roar of welkome through the welkin
Is certain proof you'll find the Elk in;
But if you listen to the shell,
In which the Whelk is said to dwell,
And hear a roar, beyond a doubt
It indicates the Whelk is out.

The P-Cock. The Q-Cumber.

[Illustration: The P-Cock. The Q-Cumber.]

The striking similarity of this P-Q-liar pair,
No longer need en-cumber us, or fill us with despair:
The P-Cock and the Q-Cumber you never need confuse,
If you pay attention to the Eyes and mind your P's and Q's.

[Illustration]

The Sloe. The Sloth.

[Illustration: The Sloe. The Sloth.]

See what a fix the Sloth is in,
He has been captured by the gin:
This gin is not the same gin though,
In which we sometimes find the Sloe.
This shows how careful one must be,
To treat the gin most gingerly.

The Cow. The Cowry.

[Illustration: The Cow. The Cowry.]

The Cowry seems to be, somehow,
A sort of mouth-piece for the Cow:
A speaking likeness one might say,
Which I've endeavored to portray.

The Antelope. The Cantelope.

[Illustration: The Antelope. The Cantelope.]

If you will tap the Cantelope reposing on the ground
It will not move, but just emit a melon-choly sound
But if you try this method on the antlered antelope,
His departure will convince you that he is a mis-an-thrope.

The Pansy. The Chim-pansy.

[Illustration: The Pansy. The