StNicholas [serial] . money Up from Brazil came Miss Diamond Beetle, Who scared them a leetle,For her wonderful hues shone so brilliantly bright, That each dazzled Happychap blinked at thesight. But green shades for their eyes, Of generous size,Or smoked glasses, soon made things all right. Then the moths fluttered in (oh, the vain little things!They paused while the waiting-maids powdered their wings!)Then Mr. and Mrs. Gray-Squirrel advanced,And the little Gray-Squirrelswho capered and prancecThe chipmunks, they chipped,And the whippoor-wills whipped,The tumble-bugs tumbled,The bum-blebeesbum

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StNicholas [serial] . money Up from Brazil came Miss Diamond Beetle, Who scared them a leetle,For her wonderful hues shone so brilliantly bright, That each dazzled Happychap blinked at thesight. But green shades for their eyes, Of generous size,Or smoked glasses, soon made things all right. Then the moths fluttered in (oh, the vain little things!They paused while the waiting-maids powdered their wings!)Then Mr. and Mrs. Gray-Squirrel advanced,And the little Gray-Squirrelswho capered and prancecThe chipmunks, they chipped,And the whippoor-wills whipped,The tumble-bugs tumbled,The bum-blebeesbumbled,And everyone laughedand nobodygrumbled. Then sudden-ly there was O^jBan awful to- • n ll \ do, For one of the weaselsThey said, hadthe measles! But the weasel he,EasilyProved that untrue,And said, I m as well as any of you!Then the glow-worms glowed,And the locusts lowed,As down the roadA queer craft was towed;. SIR HORACE HOP-TOAD ANDYOUNGDANDY HAPPYCHAP.

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