One and three go sentry duty—
The watchword is, “For home and beauty.”
Five, seven, and nine, must stay and drill.
Because they hold, themselves so ill.
M. M. Read.
The Dog and the Wolf;
Or, BE CONTENT WITH YOUR LOT.
A lean, hungry wolf was prowling about in search of supper, when he met a big well-fed mastiff. “How do you manage to look so sleek, when I, who work ten times as hard, am half-starved?” inquired the wolf.