A Wise Mouse.

Purred the Cat, “Pretty Mouse, come out of the wall, And make me this evening, a neighborly call: Then into the cupboard, we’ll quietly creep, To steal bread and cheese, while the family sleep.” “No thanks, Tabby dear,” squealed old Mrs Mouse, “I’ll remain in my hole, while you’re in the house: On your good behavior I dare not depend, For last night, you swallowed my intimate friend.”