“And di’monds,” added Dot.

“And pearls,” said June. “Haven’t we got the imaginations though? Say, Lilian, please read us the verses!”

“O, all right, I had fun, too, writing out the story.”

The Merrymeeting Pirate.

In the early days when Captain Kidd

Sailed up the Kennebec,

He had his gold in his vessel’s hold

And prize from many a wreck.

When on to Merrymeeting Bay

The river boats would glide