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Show FOR THE BOYS. 1 The cracki'rs cracked; the cuds wont bung; Folks oliouli'd, and I lie Will Ilioy rung; . j Al! tiesrts wlto full cf yiy auil prldo, Whou Tummy took his fuiuous ride. It wasn't a Hp l:illoon That ho tailed up to meet the moon; But all the money in bin pi-cket Ho f pout upon a singlo racket, Uo planted It npalnst the wall, And there It towured, hIiio and tall; Tnun silly Toinniy sul'Ii n trick M't He blniecirrast to tho stick. Whiz ! went tlio rocket in tho nir; Tho iieopl.' slupped to widely stare; Tlio Jim thi-y hurkeil with all their m'j;Iit; liut Toniiuv iuon was out of t-lght. The old mnn in the moon looked out To too wliiil It was all ubont; Paid he to Tommy, "U that you? Couio in and seo mo how d'je do!" Away wont Tommy , fast and far; He tried to catch a pretty ilur, I-e saw the clJiids go sailing by, Like boat a of pearl aluug the sky, Hut soon bo sowr wont, 'and thou Down, do vi n, lie f--li to rarlb again ! Uowq, down; the old uiuu Iu tbo moon Said ''Call Bain some afternoon." Down, down; sweet face o'or him boatu; How lUL-ky (bit waa all a dream! giifo in his little crib bo lay, Aud it waa ludepondotico Dity 3t. Sicholis. 1 |