he was strong!

Everybody hated Mello.
Why?
He was such a surly fellow.
Why?
If you asked him for candy,
He'd hide his away;
He never would play
What the rest wished to play;
He would say _horrid_ words
That he oughtn't to say!

[Illustration]

[Illustration: In Goop Attire]

_IN GOOP ATTIRE_

I'll make you a dress of a towel,
And trim it all over with soap,
With a sponge for a hat
And a wet one, at that!
And _then_ you'll be happy, I hope!
You may act like a Goop, if you please,
In garments constructed like these!

But now, while you're dressed up so neatly,
Don't wipe off your hands on your frock!
The smooching that lingers
When you wipe off your fingers,
Will give your dear mother a shock!
The result will be even more shocking,
If you wipe off your shoes on your stocking!

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Impossible!]

_IMPOSSIBLE!_

There once was a Goop (_it is hard to believe
Such unpleasant behavior of you!_)
Who always was wiping his nose on his sleeve;
_I hope that this Goop wasn't you!_
He always was spitting (for fun, I suppose),
_I couldn't believe, it of you!_
And putting his fingers up into his nose;
_I KNOW that this Goop wasn't you!_

[Illustration]

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