Next Libra, the Balance or Scales, And Scorpio, a Scorpion (with sting),-- Sagittarius, the Archer or Arrow,-- Capricornus, a Goat's horn we bring. {222} Aquarius, the Bearer of Water,-- And Pisces, or Fish from the sea,-- All together make twelve, and a wonder It is, that these fancies should be. {223} _GRAPHO_. Children, you ought to know That _Grapho_ can but mean To picture out, or tell about, Some object or some thing. Now _Geo_ means the _earth_; And so Geography Means picturing out or telling about This earth of ours, you see. As _Phono_ means a _sound_, Phonography so terse, Just pictures out or tells about The sounds of the human voice. {224} As _Photo_ means the _light_, Photography must mean A picturing of the light that falls Upon a thing, I ween. Now _Astro_ means the _stars_; And hence Astrography Means to describe or tell about The stars we all may see. And then Astronomy Tells all the various laws That govern or relate to stars; Of their motions tells the cause. Now _Bios_ means a _life_; And so Biography Means writing out the life of one, Which we may often see. _Zoos_ means _animal_; And your Zoography Describes the animals that live On land or in the sea. {225} Then there's Stenography, A writing narrow, small, Or, as so many call it now, "Short-hand," which tells it all. And then Xylography-- Engraving upon wood; And Crystallography as well, That tells of crystals good. But these are _ographies_ Enough for now, you think; Yet when you're older, wiser grown, You many more will link. {226} _THE STOP FAMILY_. "I'm a dot with a quirk," whispers little Miss Comma, "And you'll please not to pause long for me." "I'm a dot over Comma," says Miss Semicolon, "And you'll pause twice as long where I be." "I am dot over dot," Master Colon speaks out, "You'll pause longer for me than they say:" "I am one dot alone," Period says with a tone That means: "Stop when you see me obey!" {227} "I'm a hook over dot," says Dame Interrogation, "I ask questions; but answer? O, nay!" "I'm a splash over dot," says old Sir Exclamation; "I show wonder, delight, or dismay!" "I'm a line east and west," says Miss Dash, "and I'm best At changing of subjects, you know."-- "I am Dash's small sister," says Hyphen, and kissed her; "I unite words, or syl-la-bles, so." Then said Marks of Parenthesis (carefully curved), "We inclose what you well may omit; But we're often displaced by Miss Dash (in your haste), Whom you sadly mistake for a wit." Now Apostrophe, Caret, Quotation, exclaimed: "We are commas and hyphens combined; We leave out, or put in, or reveal to your kin What you've said, when their backs you're behind."