| He did not read his book, but ate a deal of cake. |
| And so, although he tried, he could not keep awake; |
| Thus fast asleep he fell, and very, very soon |
| He had a horrid nightmare, in the afternoon— |
| The table grew an elephant, the cake changed to a tiger, |
| And gobbled up his little self, who turned into a ni'ger. |
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Begun in No. 101, Harper's Young People.