Deportmental ditties : and other verses . 12 Birth And when some stranger picks you up bo kiss, iihiht-ic r .\\\-[\y_</\(- or protest,Nor choose an awkward moment such as tin To Blobber n his no desire to multiply his troubles,And this is not the time h>r blowing bubbles. Be patient with your elders, then, I pray, Their intellects dont hastily condemn;They once were like yourself, and you, some day, Will much resemble moonlike face that causes you to scream soIs really human, though it may not seem so. For life has compensations (Ah! how true !) While clouds


Deportmental ditties : and other verses . 12 Birth And when some stranger picks you up bo kiss, iihiht-ic r .\\\-[\y_</\(- or protest,Nor choose an awkward moment such as tin To Blobber n his no desire to multiply his troubles,And this is not the time h>r blowing bubbles. Be patient with your elders, then, I pray, Their intellects dont hastily condemn;They once were like yourself, and you, some day, Will much resemble moonlike face that causes you to scream soIs really human, though it may not seem so. For life has compensations (Ah! how true !) While clouds have silver linings underneath !And Father, who has far less hair than you, And even fewer teeth,May yet, with wider calibre of throttle,Be just as much addicted to the bottle. MOBAL. The Moral is as plain as morals may beTo any shrewd and perspicacious baby. ]3 No. II.—CHILDHOOD To establish a foundation Of authentic informationOn the subject of behaviour in the nursery, Little children of all ages Should accord these


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