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Show TRAINING THE OTHER WOMAN'S CHILD They all sat round In friendly chat, Discussing inostly this 'nnd that, And a hat. UnMl n neighbor's wayward lad Was seen to act In ways qulto bad; Oh, 'twas Bad! Ono thought she knew what must be dono With every child beneath the sun She had nono. And ere her yarn had been qulto spun Another's theories wero begun Sho had oqu. Tho third wns not so suro sho know, But thus and so she thought sho'd do Sho had two. Tho next ono added, "Let mo Bee; Those things work out so dlfforently." She had threo. The fifth drew on hor wisdom store And said, "I'd havo to think it o'er." Sho bad four. And then one sighed, "I don't con- 'trlvo Flxt rules for boys, thoy'ro too alive" Sho had five. "I know It loaves ono in a fix, This straightening of crooked sticks." Sho had six. And ono declared, "There's no rule giv'n, Hut do your best and trust to heav'n" She has seven. Alice Crowoll Hoffmun |