Old Time's busy hand has made free with my hair,

And I'm seeking to hide it—by writing for bays!

[A TRUE STORY.]

Of all our pains, since man was curst,

I mean of body, not the mental,

To name the worst, among the worst,

The dental sure is transcendental;

Some bit of masticating bone,

That ought to help to clear a shelf,

But lets its proper work alone,