THE ANGRY ALPHABET.

Lazy Mary Ann Dees Never dotted her i's nor crossed her t's: So the letters resolved they would give her no e's, And they fed her on pods without any p's, And frightened her well with a swarm of b's, And at last they banished her over the c's To the kingdom of fogs that is known as Queen V's.

Japanese Kite-Flying.—In her interesting book on Japan, Miss Bird writes as follows about kite-flying: "This afternoon has been fine and windy, and the boys have been flying kites, made of tough paper on a bamboo frame, all of a rectangular shape, some of them five feet square, and nearly all decorated with huge faces of historical heroes. Some of them have a humming arrangement made of whalebone. There was a very interesting contest between two great kites, and it brought out the whole population. The string of each kite, for thirty feet or more below the frame, was covered with pounded glass, made to adhere very closely by means of tenacious glue, and for two hours the kite-fighters tried to get their kites into a proper position for sawing the adversary's string in two. At last one was successful, and the severed kite became his property, upon which victor and vanquished exchanged three low bows. The boys also flew their kites while walking on stilts—a most dexterous performance, in which few were able to take part."

An elegant person named Small Once went on some ladies to call; He took off his hat, and sat down on the cat— This awkward young person named Small.

There was a small boy they called Ned, Who found a great cow in his bed; Then he shouted, "Oh! how, did this horrid old cow Get into poor Teddy Zoo's bed?"