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Show The Lobster Hatchery. ; jy fl Nature grim, in remorseless mood, ' 1 f I. fl Undoes the work that she has done. Hlft 1 And out of every lobster brood SiliH 1 Slays ninety-nine and keeps but one. SUflKI Art sketcher o'er the horrid scene Bllffl Her skillful and remedial sway IR2I And when I speak of "Art" I mean Hf ftfl The Fish Commission, U. S. A. Ilafl It takes the tender lobsterlet, HlflHI And gives him food and kind advice, nVwHI Changes his boots if they are wet, IfflflBI Brushes his hair and makes him nice. fllHI And lo, this baby of the sea Bilflnl In gratitude begins to thrive; flaflfl Where one per cent it used to be, Hfflil Fifty, all fat, remain alive. HflH 0 noble work, heroic, grand, HHH That saves in scientific ways HIH Those little lisping lobsters, and HB Keeps them for me and mayonnaise. IHH From The London Chronicle. HhHH |