If Jack and Jill are down this hill,

I think you'll meet them presently.
And they may feel constrained to say
That yours is quite a sudden way.

[Illustration]

An Elephant sat on some kegs
And juggled glass bottles and eggs.
And he said. "I surmise
This occasions surprise,--
But, oh dear, how it tires one's legs!"

[Illustration: A Sea Change]

They strolled at sunset down the beach and perched upon some piles,
And sang about the Summer Sea--which then was out for miles.
By eight o'clock the Summer Sea was flowing towards the shore,
And then, I think, they all got down and sang of it no more.

[Illustration: A Medical Opinion]

The Infant Camel felt depressed,--
A case of doleful dumps.
The Doctor said, "It seems to me
His back has got the mumps."

This diagnosis did divert
The Nurse, a Kangaroo,
And she did tell it to the Cat,
And he smiled somewhat, too.

[Illustration: A Needless Apprehension.]

A shipwrecked Spoonbill always has a shock
When he sees a Wigbird wading towards his rock.

[Illustration]

It makes a Cat-o'-Nine-Tails simply smile,
When a Peacock tries the Neighbors to beguile.

[Illustration: A HAPPY NEW YEAR!]

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