THE BUGBEAR
Of all the fearsome beasts beneath the sun
The Bugbear is the most appalling one.
At night he comes and hovers o'er our bed,
Filling us with a nameless fear and dread.
He is not half so terrible by day—
Sometimes he shrinks and dwindles quite away.
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THE IRISH BULL |
THE IRISH BULL
Among the stock jokes it is oft averred
The Irish Bull is best of all the heard.
He has no points, he has no head or tail,
But many a jovial party he'll regale.
And all his hearers will with laughter choke,
Except his brother John, who sees no joke.
THE JAY
'Tis very strange, and yet, upon my word,
This silly fellow thinks he is a bird!
He lives on hayseed,—everywhere he's found,
But in the country he does most abound.
And at the approach of winter, (more's the pity),
A flock of jays will migrate to the city.