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"How hoarse you are!" the wild duck said. 



"You've got your feet wet in the channel ; 

 You're only fit to go to bed 

 And have your throat wrapp'd up in flannel." 



"Tut. tut!" replied; the drake; "in truth 

 There's no occasion for these qualms, dear: 



The Corncraik's hoarser far: in youth 



He spoilt his voice with singing psalms, dear." 



"That's more than ever you did," cried 

 The angry Duck : "it's most provoking 



To such a creature to be tied : 



I know your feet are simply soaking." 



The season'd J^Iallard softly laid 



His bill among his slioulder-feathers, 



Serenely shut his eyes, and paid 

 No more attention to her blethers. 



Hk.vrv JoHXSTOxr:. 



SANCHO'S PROTEGE. 



I want to tell you something al)Out 

 our cat, Sancho Panza. He was a noble 

 animal and we thought hini very smart 

 and bright. He had a way of opening 

 the doors which, although it afforded us 

 some amusement, was sometimes a source 

 of annoyance. One fall a neighboring 

 family, on leaving for their city hom,e, 

 left behind a kitten which for some rea- 

 son did not stay at the house of the man 

 having charge of our neighbor's place, 

 but wandered to our premises. Another 

 neighbor had a cat wliich W3S around our 

 yard a large part of the time and which 

 was accustomed to fight the kitten until 

 life was rather a burden to her. She 



finally put herself under Sancho's pro- 

 tection and he became her champion. 

 (3ne morning, after breakfast, he went 

 out leaving some milk in his dish by the 

 kitchen stove. After awhile the outside 

 door opened and in walked Sancho, the 

 kitten following after him. He waited 

 upon her to his dish of milk with as 

 much politeness as I ever saw a gentle- 

 man show toward a lady, stepping one 

 side and waiting while she disposed of the 

 milk. Then they both went out. Of 

 course he had communicated with the kit- 

 ten in some way, else how could it all 

 liave happened? 



AIary Ellen Perley. 



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