Speak when _not_ spoken to, Sulk when you’re chid, Bang the door after you Good little kid! ――――:o:―――― Be kind to the panther! for when thou wert young, In thy country far over the sea, ’Twas a panther ate up thy papa and mama, And had several mouthfuls of thee! Be kind to the badger! for who shall decide The depth of his badgerly soul? And think of the tapir, when flashes the lamp O’er the fast and the free flowing bowl. Be kind to the camel! nor let word of thine Ever put up his bactrian back; And cherish the she-kangaroo with her bag, Nor venture to give her the sack. Be kind to the ostrich! for how canst thou hope To have such a stomach as it? And when the proud day of your “bridal” shall come, Do give the poor birdie a “bit.” Be kind to the walrus! nor ever forget To have it on Tuesday to tea; But butter the crumpets on only one side, Save such as are eaten by thee. Be kind to the bison! and let the jackal In the light of thy love have a share; And coax the ichneumon to grow a new tail, And have lots of larks in its lair! Be kind to the bustard! that genial bird, And humor its wishes and ways; And when the poor elephant suffers from bile, Then tenderly lace up his stays! _Figaro’s Natural History._ (O. P. Q. Smiff.) ――――:o:―――― MARY’S LAMB. Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. He followed her to school one day,―― That was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school. (_Two verses omitted._) ―――― DOT LAMBS VOT MARY HAF GOT. Mary haf got a leetle lambs already: Dose vool vas vite like shnow; Und every times dot Mary did vend oud, Dot lambs vent also oud vid Mary. Dot lambs did follow Mary von day to der school-house, Vich was obbosition to der rules of der schoolmaster, Alzo, vich it dit caused dose schillen to schmile out loud Ven dey did saw dose lambs on der insides of der school-house. Und so dot schoolmaster did kick dot lambs quick oud, Likevise, dot lambs dit loaf around on der outsides, Und did shoo der flies mit his tail off patiently aboud Undil Mary did come also from dot school-house oud. Und den dot lambs did run right away quick to Mary, Und dit make his het on Mary’s arms, Like he would said, “I dond vos schkared Mary would keep from droubles ena how.” “Vot vos de reason aboud it, of dot lambs and Mary?” Dose schillen did ask it, dot schoolmaster; Vell, doand you know it, dot Mary lov dose lambs already, Dot schoolmaster did zaid. MORAL.