THE CRITIC
If only more people would write fewer books
How well pleased I would be!
If all the authors would change into cooks
’T would suit me perfectly.
DIPLOMACY
By Lucy Fitch Perkins
The Widow Hill has a fine plum-tree!
The Widow Hill is fond o’ me.
I’ll call on her to-day!
The plum-tree grows by her front door.
I’ve been meaning to call for a week or more
To pass the time o’ day!