Mother Goose for Grown-ups

Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

'WILL YOU TELL ME IF IT'S STRAIGHT?'
MOTHER GOOSE FOR GROWN-UPS By GUY WETMORE CARRYL With Illustrations by Peter Newell and Gustave Verbeek
NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS 1900
Copyright, 1900, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved
In memory of other days,
Dear critic, when your whispered praise
Cheered on the limping pen.
How short, how sweet those younger hours,