I said, "Perchance the day's too hot?"

He cried, "Amelia Jane!"

We shot throughout the livelong day,

We always shoot together,

And yet in a disgraceful way,

He never touched a feather.

I said, "How is it that you muff

Your birds, my boy? Explain."

He sighed and said, "I know it's rough

But, oh, Amelia Jane!"