Bottom Top_.|
+--------------------------+

Here's Topsy-Turvy, upside down,
The ceiling seems the base:
Reverse the ground and 'twill be found
The things are out of place.

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U u. V v.

+----------------------------------+
| UNCOMMON VEGETATION. |
| |
|UNCOMMON, _Rare, not Frequent_. |
|VEGETATION, _the Power of Growth_.|
+----------------------------------+

Th' uncommon vegetation, here,
With art has much to do:
The trees are nature, but the fruit
Uncommon and untrue.

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W w.

+---------------------------+
| WONDER, |
|_Admiration, Astonishment_.|
+---------------------------+

The wise may live and wonder still,
However much they know,
But simple Giles has wonder found
Within the penny show.

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X x.

+----------------------------------------+
|NO ENGLISH WORD BEGINS WITH THIS LETTER.|
| XANTIPPE, |
| _A Greek Matron, Wife of Socrates_. |
+----------------------------------------+

Here's Socrates and Xantippe--
Philosopher and wife--
For gentleness renowned was he;
She, better known for strife.

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Y y.

+--------------------+
| YEARN, |
|_To Grieve, to Vex_.|
+--------------------+

Miss Cross has tried to reach the grapes,
She's tried and tried again--
And now she's vexed to think that all
Her efforts are in vain.

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Z z.

+----------------------------+
| ZANY, |
|_A Buffoon, a Merry Andrew_.|
+----------------------------+

Here's Zany reading in a book--
With heels above his head--
And, judging by his laughing look,
Finds fun in what he's read.

MORAL TALES.

ABLUTION.--Poor little fellow, you are certainly making comical
faces: I fear the soap has got into your eyes, and that you will
make that towel very black indeed. All boys, when they wash
themselves, should take care to rinse off the soap and dirt before
using the towel. To make the poor little sweep quite clean would
take much washing. I should like to see the soap and water a little
cleaner. Many of us have nice wash-stands and baths of marble, but
this poor l