LAT

Gus Gummer long had set his head
Upon some strange invention.
"Be careful, Gus," his good wife said;
"It might explode. I mention--"

Just then the pesky rocket flared
And wrecked that Yankee notion.
"I feared as much!" his wife declared;
Then fainted from emotion.

[Illustration: EIGHTEENTH FLAT]

NINETEENTH FLAT

While Burt was on his hobby-horse
And riding it like mad,
The rocket on its fiery course
Upset the startled lad.

The frightened pony plunged a lot,
Like Fury playing tag.
"Whoa, Spot!" said Burt. "Who would have thought
You such a fiery nag!"

[Illustration: NINETEENTH FLAT]

TWENTIETH FLAT

A taxidermist plied his trade
Upon a walrus' head.
It really made him quite afraid
To meet its stare so dread.

When suddenly the rocket, bright,
Flared up and then was off!
"Oh, Minnie," cried the man in fright,
"Just hear that walrus cough!"

[Illustration: TWENTIETH FLAT]

TOP FLAT

Oh, it was just a splendid flight--
That rocket's wild career!
But to an end it came, all right,
As you shall straightway hear.

It plunged into a can of cream
That Billy Bunk was freezing,
And froze quite stiff, as it would seem,
And so subsided, wheezing.

[Illustration: TOP FLAT]

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