[Illustration: The illustrations courtesy of Kodakery.]
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.”
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[Illustration]
The Kiddie smiled, like a guileless child;
“Have one, it’s awfully nice.”
Thus reconciled, the cop grew mild,
Beholding the Kid’s device.
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[Illustration]
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.”
[16] The illustrations by courtesy of Kodakery.