StNicholas [serial] . to building houses of split bamboo,With paper sidesLike lantern slides,And a Japanese fan or two!For my part, I think it would be greatTo have a big campus up to date;With a tennis-court and a base-ball ground,And tents to sleep in all my timbers! if I like that,Cried old Skipper Happychap, jolly and fat,But it seems to meThat on the seaA floating citythere could one couldhave a yacht ora barge,A dory small, or asteamer large,AndsailaboutWhile thesun is out,Then anchor at nightNeath themoonspale light,Hurrah, for a lifeso free andbrave ! MAKING A MAP
StNicholas [serial] . to building houses of split bamboo,With paper sidesLike lantern slides,And a Japanese fan or two!For my part, I think it would be greatTo have a big campus up to date;With a tennis-court and a base-ball ground,And tents to sleep in all my timbers! if I like that,Cried old Skipper Happychap, jolly and fat,But it seems to meThat on the seaA floating citythere could one couldhave a yacht ora barge,A dory small, or asteamer large,AndsailaboutWhile thesun is out,Then anchor at nightNeath themoonspale light,Hurrah, for a lifeso free andbrave ! MAKING A MAP OF THE CITY. A life on the rolling ocean wave! Naw! said Happychap Messenger, I aint in it! I could nt work that job a minute !I have ter live where the land is fencedSo I 11 have sumpin to , when you stop to takea nap!Chuckled old Raggledy Halfred Appychap,Big hotels Are the proper thing for usEnglish swells. I want on me bagsSome more labels andtags.(Then Rah Rah gave one ofhis yells!). 1908.] THE HAPPYCHAPS 637 JOLLYPOPOLIS Ho! criedToots Hap-pychap, lis-ten to me !I 11 tell youjust whatour proceed-ings shouldbe:Let s build abig garage,enormouslylarge,And we 11 all keep ourmotor-cars there withoutcharge!We 11 build it right straightin the middle of town—old mr. hoots gives No ! Hoppergrass thun-advice. dered, with terrible frown, I ve trouble enough with things in my way,Without jumping automobiles every day!And poor Percy Porcupine put in his word,I d puncture the tires whenever I stirred!The Skiddoodles beganTo think of a plan;The birds said a village of fine hanging nests
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