WHEN Little Fred was called to bed,

W He always acted right;

He kissed Mamma, and then Papa,
And wished them all good night.

He made no noise, like naughty boys,
But gently upstairs

Directly went, when he was sent,

And always said his prayers.

LLA

RIDDLES & PARADOXES

Q

got it;

I sat me down and looked at it;

The more I looked at it the less I liked it;

And I brought it home because I couldn't help it.

[A thorn.

ICK-A-MORE, Hack-a-more,

HICK

On the king's kitchen door;

All the king's horses,

And all the king's men,

Couldn't drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more,

Off the king's kitchen door!

As

S soft as silk, as white as milk, As bitter as gall, a thick wall, And a green coat covers me all.

[Sunshine.

[A walnut.

[Pair of tongs.

RTHUR O'BOWER has broken his band,
He comes roaring up the land;-

The King of Scots, with all his power,
Cannot turn Arthur of the Bower!

[A storm of wind.