Year: 1875

The House that Bowen Built.


Plymoth Church. This is the house
that Bowen built.


Grace, Mercy, and Peace. is
the meal that lay in the house that
Bowen built.


Paroxysmal Kiss.-This is the
mouse that hid in the meal that lay
in the house that Bowen built.


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Gossip.-This is the cat that hunted
the mouse that hid in the meal that
lay in the house that Bowen built.
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Dissimulation.--This is the dog that
worried the cat that hunted the mouse
that hid in the meal that lay in the
house that Bowen built.


Vicky.-This is the COW with the
crumpled heel that kicked till the dog
was aus ge spiel that worried the cat
that hunted the mouse that hid in the
meal that lay in the house that Bowen
built.


Sir Marmaduke.- This is the swain
all tattered and torn who soothed the
COW with the crumpled heel that kick
ed till the dog was aus ge spiel that
worried the cat that hunted the mouse
that hid in the meal that lay in the
house that Bowen built.


VIII.


Elizabeth. is the maiden all
forlorn who Tilted the man all tailored
and torn who carried the cow with the
angry heel that kicked till the dog was
aus ge spiel that worried the cat that
hunted the mouse that lay In meal
that lay in the house that Bowen
built.


H. W.-This is the priest all shaven
and shorn who almost wished he had
never been born when he kissed the
maiden all forlorn whojilted the swain
all tattered and to rn who coaXed the
COW with the livel y heel that kicked



ried the cat that hunted the mouse
that hid in the meal that lay in the
house that Bowen built.


Mrs. Moulton. This is "Slice of
the Judgment Day." whose "down-
right truthfulness" carried dismay to
the naughty priest in "the cave of
gloomn who ''sat on the ragged edge'
Ofhis doom when he kissed the m alden
all forlorn who Tilted the man all tat
tered and torn who soothed the cow
with the vicious heel that kicked till
the dog was aus ge spiel that worried
| the cat that hunted the mouse that hid
in the meal that lay in the house that
Bowen built.


"My Dear Won Moltke."-This is
the name of the Mutual Friend who
carried the secresy through to the end
for the SLY old priest in the cave of
gloom who kept dangerous cup in
his room, when he kissed the maiden
all forlorn who Tilted the man all wor-
ried and worn who cOaXed the COW
with the versatile heel that kicked
till the dog was aus ge spiel that teased
the cat that hunted the mouse that
hid in the meal that lay in the house
that Bowen built.


Mrs. Morse.-This is the typical
mother-in-law with the terrible
tongue and flexible jaw, the eager eye
and avenging claw, who told of all
at she heard and saw, who INDUCED
in various comments aloud, and made
it sultry for all the crowd-for the Mu-
tual Friend who dared to refuse to let
her get at his budget of news; for the
priest who caught in what he had done,
said, "Mother, wish you would call
me son;"for the desolate daughter all
forlorn who Tilted TT. (Tattered and
torn who carried the COW with the
frisky heel that kicked till the dog was
aus ge spiel that worried the cat that
hunted the mouse that hid in the meal
that tlay in the house that Bowen
built.


The Graphic. c.-This Is the cock that
will crow in the morn when Justice
blows her delinquent horn, command
ing all to acknowledge the corn; for
the mother-in-law with the lingual
thorn; for the Mutual Friend with his
lofty scorn; for that Slice of the Day of
Judgement born to comfort and scare
and guide and warn; for Bessie who,
as she was sworn, by Marmaduke from
her bed was torn and unto his scream
ing and sleeping borne; for the social
priest all shaven and shorn who kissed
the maiden all forlorn who Tilted the
man all worried and worn who sOothed
the COW with the timber heel that
kicked till the dog was aus ge spiel
that worried the cat that hunted the
mouse that hid in the meal that lay in
the house that Bowen built.--W. A.