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Figure 24. 



Female Katydid. 



everlasting song of " Katydid," and pretends to have ob- 

 tained for an answer certain hints as to sundry interviews 

 between a certain Miss Katy and her lover. After describ- 

 ing the happy interview beneath the moon-lit bower of 

 love, and assuring her that he heard every word, however 

 soft and low it fell, he says : 



"But never fear me, gentle one, nor waste a thought or tear, 

 Lest I should whisper what I heard in any mortal ear; 

 I only sport among the boughs, and, like a spirit hid, 

 I think on what I saw and heard, and laugh out ' Katydid.' 



"I see among the leaves here, when evening zephyrs sigh, 

 And those that listen to my voice I love to mystify; 

 I never tell them all I know, although I'm often bid ; 

 I laugh at curiosity, and chirrup ' Katydid. ' " 



