MISS KATY-DID AND MISS CRICKET. 4! 



your appearance,&quot; said the Colonel. &quot; One can see that noth 

 ing so gross or material has ever entered into your system.&quot; 



&quot;I m sure,&quot; said Miss Katy, &quot;mamma says she don t 

 know what does keep me alive ; half a dewdrop and a 

 little bit of the nicest part of a rose-leaf, I assure you, 

 often last me for a day. But we are forgetting our list. 

 Let s see, the Fireflies, Butterflies, Moths. The Bees 

 must come, I suppose.&quot; 



&quot; The Bees are a worthy family,&quot; said the Colonel. 



&quot;Worthy enough, but dreadfully humdrum,&quot; said Miss 

 Katy. They never talk about anything but honey and 

 housekeeping ; still, they are a class of people one cannot 

 neglect.&quot; 



&quot;Well, then, there are the Bumble-Bees.&quot; 



&quot; O, I doat on them ! General Bumble is one of the 

 most dashing, brilliant fellows of the day.&quot; 



&quot; I think he is shockingly corpulent,&quot; said Colonel Katy 

 did, not at all pleased to hear him praised; &quot;don t you?&quot; 



&quot; I don t know but he is a little stout,&quot; said Miss Katy ; 

 &quot;but so distinguished and elegant in his manners, some 

 thing martial and breezy about him.&quot; 



&quot; Well, if you invite the Bumble-Bees you must have 

 the Hornets.&quot; 



&quot;Those spiteful Hornets, I detest them!&quot; 



&quot;Nevertheless, dear Miss Katy, one does not like to 

 offend the Hornets.&quot; 



