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Stands for Walnuts,
In the woods they are found.

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Is an Orange,
So juicy and sweet.

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A Pine-apple,
Both are good to eat.

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DOLLY'S CLOTHES.

I want to make your things look nice,
Dolly--because, you see,
To-morrow evening Cousin Jane
Is coming here to tea.

Your muslin skirt is white and stiff--
I'm very glad of that;
But as my little iron's cold,
The tucks will not lie flat.

Jane's doll will come--she makes its clothes
Herself, and very neatly;
And when she brings it visiting,
She dresses it up sweetly.

When I put on your pretty frock,
Your sash, and sleeve-knots blue,
I really think that you will be
Quite a smart dolly too.

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THE KITTEN.

Wanton droll, whose harmless play
Beguiles the rustic's closing day,
When drawn the evening fire about,
Sit aged crone and thoughtless lout;
Come, show thy tricks and sportive graces,
Thus circled round with merry faces.
Backward coiled, and crouching low,
With glaring eyeballs watch thy foe.
The house wife's, spindle whirling round,
Or thread, or straw, that on the ground
Its shadow throws, by urchin sly,
Held out to lure thy roving eye.
Then, onward stealing, fiercely spring
Upon the futile, faithless thing.
Now, wheeling round with bootless skill,
Thy bo-peep tail provokes thee still,
As oft beyond thy curving side
Its jetty tip is seen to glide.
Whence hast thou, then, thou witless puss,
The magic power to charm us thus?
Is it that in thy glaring eye,
And rapid movements we descry--
While we at ease, secure from ill,
The chimney corner snugly fill.

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Quinces when ripe,
Have an excellent flavor.

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The Rose when presented,
Is a sign of favor.

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Strawberries in dish,
With sugar and cream.

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Tomatoes as fine
As ever were seen.

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JACK.

The name of the bear is _Jack_. I fetched
him from the West India Import Dock
on the 5th of November, 1870. He was running
about with another bear on board ship,
but the job was to catch him. After many
attempts we at last put a strong collar round
his neck, to which was attached a long chain,
and then we got him into a large barrel and
fastened the head on with hoop-iron, lowered
him over the side of the vessel into a
boat, and then pulled to the quay, and hauled
him up in