"Who'll be the clerk?" "I," said the Lark,

"If it's not in the dark; I'll be the clerk."

"Who'll carry him to his grave?"

"I," said the Kite,

"If it's not in the night; I'll carry him to his grave."

"Who'll carry the link?"
"I," said the Linnet,

"I'll fetch it in a minute;
I'll carry the link."

"Who'll be chief mourner?"

"I," said the Dove,

"I mourn for my love;

I'll be chief mourner."

"Who'll bear the pall?"

"We," said the Wren,

Both the cock and the hen; "We'll bear the pall."

"Who'll sing a psalm?"

"I," said the Thrush, As she sat in a bush; "I'll sing a psalm."

GOOSIE, GOOSIE, GANDER.

GOOSIE, goosie, gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Up stairs, down stairs,
In my lady's chamber-
There you'll find a cup of sack,
And a race of ginger,

RAVEN'S CONVERSATION.

"A HOGGIE dead! a hoggie dead! a hoggie dead!"

Oh, where? oh, where? oh, where?"

"Down i' 'e park! down i' 'e park! down i' 'e park!" "Is't fat? is't fat? is't fat?"

Come try! come try! come try!"

A SNAIL ALARMED.

SNEEL, Snaul,

Robbers are coming to pull down your wall!

Sneel, Snaul,

Put out your horn,

Robbers are coming to steal your corn,

Coming at four o'clock in the morn!

IF ALL THE WORLD WERE APPLE-PIE.

IF all the world were apple-pie,

And all the sea were ink,

And all the trees were butter and cheese,

What should we have for drink?

ELIZABETH, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess,

They all went together to seek a bird's nest ;
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in;
They all took one, and left four in.