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, ’ 4. Ii"’u 3. \~@ e oâ€" One stocking was onâ€"~â€"one was lost, 9 No time then to count the cost ; $ ~â€" tTwas lucky that it wasn‘t worse, p â€" &A real bad fire could be a curse. 6 â€" Who was the man on the alert, E=â€"> Who hurrked down without a shirt? And do you kwow for a fact; He had freckles on his back. : o He didn‘t seem to be concerned; B â€" His shirt could have been burned; h â€" If he‘d been back on the farnm, P > He‘d have had his love to keep him warm. $ Another chap mislaid his clothes, ‘ & _ No shoes~â€"and he had bare cold toes, ‘ Bs . â€" But he arrived wrapped in a sheet, ® & I must say that wasn‘t too discreet. & â€" I shouldn‘t tell this»â€"it‘s too shocking, E> But you know what keeps up your stockings, But pressed for time this could be missed, 3 And add one more thing to the mssing list. migpisaAts ; ‘ Now»â€"»â€"as a rule a girdle‘s worn, Under a dress the form to adorn, | €: This lady clutches hers in her arm, | E. It added much to her other charus. But now it was quite plain to see, (E And filled us with untimely glee; % The garters hung down to her knees, o And swayed a wee bit in the brecue. Some snaps I think we should have had, ; To remind us when we are tired and sadj & Qur memory~â€"â€"‘tis the next best thing, [ Something to which we‘ll always cling. lie The firemen arrive an _ about With buckets andw Efl’fi% out ; | Some jokerâ€"â€"IL guess was smoking in bed, > Regardless of that we might all be dead. £ Let that be a lesson to one and allj So smoke very lightly or not at allj P Enough of excitement after our fun, € We went back to bed and that day was done. p r We toured the Metropolis the very next day, t Then loaded our boxes and bundles away; & The whole trip was quite worth the pay; And we were ready to empark on Our homeward way. ;f Now if you should plan another trip, _ S Do you ming AL .A kender a little tip? CE If you A n leS _ waik and‘don‘t make it too soon, cF makeâ€"+t up to the moon. + Maybe we ea:% . P Mre. Ermest Alderson, "<% Thamesford, Ontario.