For just two truant lads like we,
  When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree
  There’s enough for you and enough for me—­
    It’s a long, sweet way across the orchard.

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[Illustration:  “ACROSS THE ORCHARD.”]

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FIND THE FAVORITE

  Our three cats is Maltese cats,
    An’ they’s two that’s white,—­
  An’ bofe of ’em’s deef—­an’ that’s
    ’Cause their eyes ain’t right.—­

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  Uncle say that Huxley say
    Eyes of white Maltese—­
  When they don’t match thataway—­
    They’re deef as you please!

  Girls, they like our white cats best,
    ’Cause they’re white as snow,
  Yes, an’ look the stylishest—­
    But they’re deef, you know!

  They don’t know their names, an’ don’t
    Hear us when we call
  “Come in, Nick an’ Finn!”—­they won’t
    Come fer us at all!

  But our other cat, he knows
    Mister Nick an’ Finn,—­
  Mowg’s his name,—­an’ when he goes
    Fer ’em, they come in!

  Mowgli’s all his name—­the same
    Me an’ Muvver took
  Like the Wolf-Child’s other name,
    In “The Jungul Book.”

  I bet Mowg’s the smartest cat
    In the world!—­He’s not
  White, but mousy-plush, with that
    Smoky gloss he’s got!

  All’s got little bells to ring,
    Round their neck; but none
  Only Mowg knows anything—­
    He’s the only one!

  I ist ’spect sometimes he hate
    White cats’ stupid ways:—­
  He won’t hardly ’sociate
    With ’em, lots o’ days!

  Mowg wants in where we air,—­well,
    He’ll ist take his paw
  An’ ist ring an’ ring his bell
    There till me er Ma

  Er somebody lets him in
    Nen an’ shuts the door.—­
  An’, when he wants out ag’in,
    Nen he’ll ring some more.

  Ort to hear our Katy tell! 
    She sleeps ’way up-stairs;
  An’ last night she hear Mowg’s bell
    Ringin’ round somewheres...

  Trees grows by her winder.—­So,
    She lean out an’ see
  Mowg up there, ’way out, you know,
    In the clingstone-tree;—­

  An’-sir! he ist hint an’ ring,—­
    Till she ketch an’ plat
  Them limbs;—­nen he crawl an’ spring
    In where Katy’s at!

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THE BOY PATRIOT