THE KID AND THE COP[16]

He came to a stop, from the hailing cop, The Kid ’neath the apple tree; And then the cop went “over the top,” Pronouncing his decree. “Oh yes, ha, ha, a thief you are! Come tell me quick your name; Your fun I’ll mar without a scar, And scribble it down—for fame.”

The Kiddie smiled, like a guileless child; “Have one, it’s awfully nice.” Thus reconciled, the cop grew mild, Beholding the Kid’s device.

He seized with joy the fruit and boy, With both of them enraptured; “You human toy, you’re some decoy, For now you have me captured.”