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Plate #23 | And further still, to dash his hopes, | He saw audaciously advancing | Three Plantain Mountain Kick-e-lopes, | Whose specialty is tight-rope dancing.

Plate #23 | And further still, to dash his hopes, | He saw audaciously advancing | Three Plantain Mountain Kick-e-lopes, | Whose specialty is tight-rope dancing.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #24 | Worse yet, he heard the Chug-chug toot | A jungle tune. The Goozie listened | And upside down, the Tel-o-scoot | Took in the noise with eyes that glistened.

Plate #24 | Worse yet, he heard the Chug-chug toot | A jungle tune. The Goozie listened | And upside down, the Tel-o-scoot | Took in the noise with eyes that glistened.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #25 | And now -- 'Tis hard to grasp the fact -- | The Snake with extra-ordinary | Good nature, does a clothes-line act | To please the plump Do-mesti-cary.

Plate #25 | And now -- 'Tis hard to grasp the fact -- | The Snake with extra-ordinary | Good nature, does a clothes-line act | To please the plump Do-mesti-cary.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #26 | Here laboring to wheel across | His bright young Hopeful in a barrow | We see the stern Sham-poot-er-os, | To tell whose deeds would freeze your marrow.

Plate #26 | Here laboring to wheel across | His bright young Hopeful in a barrow | We see the stern Sham-poot-er-os, | To tell whose deeds would freeze your marrow.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #27 | Looped up for keeps, the next in line | Along the route proceeds to mosey. | His perfect curvature of spine | Proves him to be the Ring-a-rosy.

Plate #27 | Looped up for keeps, the next in line | Along the route proceeds to mosey. | His perfect curvature of spine | Proves him to be the Ring-a-rosy.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #28 | Gaze on this hammock fiend; Yon can't | Except with laughter shaking | Observe the lazy Trunc-o-phant | His afternoon siesta taking.

Plate #28 | Gaze on this hammock fiend; Yon can't | Except with laughter shaking | Observe the lazy Trunc-o-phant | His afternoon siesta taking.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #29 | In quick succession comes a group | Of Yammies straight from Yam-a-moto | The Foozlewugs, the Roll-a-hoop | And last of all the William-gotoe.

Plate #29 | In quick succession comes a group | Of Yammies straight from Yam-a-moto | The Foozlewugs, the Roll-a-hoop | And last of all the William-gotoe.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #30 | Now for another pang acute | Of flight perchance we should bethink us | For here's the husky Hipponoot | Conspiring with the Whirl-o-dinkus.

Plate #30 | Now for another pang acute | Of flight perchance we should bethink us | For here's the husky Hipponoot | Conspiring with the Whirl-o-dinkus.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #31 | Best hasten to cover up your eyes | In case you happen to be scary, | For doubtless it would be unwise | To see the furious Gyro-dary.

Plate #31 | Best hasten to cover up your eyes | In case you happen to be scary, | For doubtless it would be unwise | To see the furious Gyro-dary.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #32 | Note, as these soldiers onward trot, | The Tortopoise keeps backward facing | While Nantipus and Mrs. Lot | Both follow suit in style debasing.

Plate #32 | Note, as these soldiers onward trot, | The Tortopoise keeps backward facing | While Nantipus and Mrs. Lot | Both follow suit in style debasing.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #33 | Unhappy Tompkins! Once again | He almost faints away, poor fellow! | Enough it is to turn his brain | When he perceives the fierce Mon'grello.

Plate #33 | Unhappy Tompkins! Once again | He almost faints away, poor fellow! | Enough it is to turn his brain | When he perceives the fierce Mon'grello.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
Plate #34 | And even those whose nerves are strong | Must heave a groan when, darkly scowling, | The Quad-ri-wheeleon rolls along | And splits the welkin with his howling.

Plate #34 | And even those whose nerves are strong | Must heave a groan when, darkly scowling, | The Quad-ri-wheeleon rolls along | And splits the welkin with his howling.

Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
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