Be near, be very near, to bail us out!

Owen Seaman.

THE BABY'S OMAR

OMAR'S the fad! Well then, let us indite

The shape of verse old Omar used to write;

And Juveniles are up. So we opine

A Baby's Omar would be out of sight!

Methinks the stunt is easy. Stilted style,

A misplaced Capital once in a while,—

Other verse writers do it like a shot;