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But then I've heard it hinted
You don't pay what you owe;
I suppose your means are stinted.
Of course you ought to know.

Though you may not concede it,
Your baby doesn't grow !
They say you don't half feed it—
But then you ought to know.

I sawr your husband last, night
With Mrs. So and So ;
Of coursc it may be all right,
But I should want to know.

I think this bread will sour,
You don't half mix your dough;
I mould mine just .m hour—
It’s strange you shouldn't know !

You need me to propel you !
Tin’s clock’s a little slow—
I ’ll drop in soon and tell you
More things you ought to know!
GiiORCTA A . Pi£CK.

A WOMAN'S WATCH.

O But I would that I were not;
H, 1 am a woman’s watch, am I,

For if you knew, you would not deny
That mine is a sorry lot.
She'll let me rest for ;i grent long while,
Then all of a sudden seek
To twist rne up so tigbt that I’ll
Keep going for a week.