[Illustration:  Tureenia Ladlecum.]

[Illustration:  Puffia Leatherbellowsa.]

[Illustration:  Queeriflora Babyoeides.]

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NONSENSE ALPHABETS.

A

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A was an Area Arch
Where washerwomen sat;
They made a lot of lovely starch
To starch Papa’s Cravat.

B

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B was a Bottle blue,
Which was not very small;
Papa he filled it full of beer,
And then he drank it all.

C

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C was Papa’s gray Cat,
Who caught a squeaky Mouse;
She pulled him by his twirly tail
All about the house.

D

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D was Papa’s white Duck,
Who had a curly tail;
One day it ate a great fat frog,
Besides a leetle snail.

E

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E was a little Egg,
Upon the breakfast table;
Papa came in and ate it up
As fast as he was able.

F

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F was a little Fish. 
Cook in the river took it
Papa said, “Cook!  Cook! bring a dish! 
And, Cook! be quick and cook it!”

G

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G was Papa’s new Gun;
He put it in a box;
And then he went and bought a bun,
And walked about the Docks.

H

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H was Papa’s new Hat;
He wore it on his head;
Outside it was completely black,
But inside it was red.

I

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I was an Inkstand new,
Papa he likes to use it;
He keeps it in his pocket now,
For fear that he should lose it.

J

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J was some Apple Jam,
Of which Papa ate part;
But all the rest he took away
And stuffed into a tart.

K

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K was a great new Kite;
Papa he saw it fly
Above a thousand chimney pots,
And all about the sky.

L

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L was a fine new Lamp;
But when the wick was lit,
Papa he said, “This Light ain’t good! 
I cannot read a bit!”

M

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M was a dish of mince;
It looked so good to eat! 
Papa, he quickly ate it up,
And said, “This is a treat!”

N

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N was a Nut that grew
High up upon a tree;
Papa, who could not reach it, said,
“That’s much too high for me!”

O

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O was an Owl who flew
All in the dark away,
Papa said, “What an owl you are! 
Why don’t you fly by day?”

P

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P was a little Pig,
Went out to take a walk;
Papa he said, “If Piggy dead,
He’d all turn into Pork!”