Blottentots, and How to Make Them

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Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.
O, I AM PRINCE OF THE INKY IMPS
AND KING OF THE BLOTTENTOT CREW;
MY ANCESTREE HAS A PEDIGREE
OF A ROYAL PURPLISH HUE.
ONCE MY LOT WAS A DARK BLUE SPOT
FLIPPED ON A MILK-WHITE SEA,
A CREASE AND A FOLD—AND A BUCCANEER BOLD
OUT JUMPED—AND THAT WAS ME!
BY JOHN PROSPER CARMEL
If you've never made a