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Our Rover tore Miss Frim’s silk dress.
And, she says, threw her down;
Well, why did she go sailing round
In that bran-new silk gown?
She might have walked down past our house
In a much cheaper dress;
Some people act like simpletons,
I really must confess.
W hy, Rover— so we have been told—
Has got a pedigree;
I don't know what that is, but guess
It's what you seldom ace;
Now, what a slander 'tis to say
Our dog will snarl and bite—
A dog that has a pedigree,
Would surely be polite.
And then, our Rover is so cute—
lie never hears a word;
When told to stop his boisterous noise,
He thinks 'twould be absurd.
So I would have you understand—
And you may put it down-— ■
W e’ve got the beau-ti-ful-est dog
That you can find in town.
H F.NT :i V D A V F.XPO RT.

I WISH 1 WAS A GROWN-UP,

H, I wish I was a grown-up,
O And nobody could say,

11 No, no, you can't do so-and-so,”
Or, lf If you're good, you m ay”
If grown-ups waited to be good
Before they had their fun,