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Cole's Game Of Hats And Bonnets
Or Husbands And Wives
[Illustration: Women in Hats--Numbered 1 to 52--Letters A to M.]
One Hundred Little Ladies
Showing the 24 various modes by which they came into Cole's Book
Arcade
One hundred _Little_ ladies,
All clever, learned and trained,
Half _WALKED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And fifty then remained.
Fifty _Thoughtful_ little ladies,
All lovers of book-lore,
Ten _RAN_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And there remained two-score.
Forty _Pretty_ ladies,
Racing but not flirty,
Ten _RACED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
An then there were but thirty.
Thirty _Famous_ ladies,
Swimming in the Plenty.
Ten _SWAM_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but twenty.
Twenty _Wealthy_ ladies,
Jumping in velveteen,
One _JUMPED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were nineteen.
Nineteen _Noble_ ladies,
Going out a-skating,
One _SKATED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but eighteen.
Eighteen _Royal_ ladies,
All dancing with the Queen,
On _Danced_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And there were seventeen.
Seventeen _Grand_ ladies,
Driving a bullock team,
One _DROVE_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were sixteen.
Sixteen _Gentle_ ladies,
All hopping on the green,
One _HOPPED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were fifteen.
Fifteen _Modest_ ladies,
All creeping out unseen,
One _CREPT_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were fourteen.
Fourteen _Handsome_ ladies,
All floating down a stream,
One _FLOATED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were thirteen.
Thirteen _Lovely_ ladies,
All leaping out to delve,
One _LEAPED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but twelve.
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Or Husbands And Wives
[Illustration: Women in Hats--Numbered 53 to 104--Letters N to Z.]
Twelve fine _Blooming_ ladies,
Flitting out for leaven,
One _FLITTED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were eleven.
Eleven _Frightened_ ladies,
Dodging a lion when--
One _DODGED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but ten.
Ten most _Charming_ ladies,
All skipping in a line,
One _SKIPPED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but nine.
Nine most _Splendid_ ladies,
All swinging on a gate,
One _SWUNG_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but eight.
Eight most _Superb_ ladies,
Flying under heaven,
One _FLEW_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but seven.
Seven _English_ ladies,
All tripping out for sticks,
One _TRIPPED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but six.
Six fine _Irish_ ladies,
All going for a dive,
One _DIVED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but five.
Five fine _Scottish_ ladies,
All sailing to explore,
One _SAILED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but four.
Four fine _Yellow_ ladies,
All steaming on the sea,
One _STEAMED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but three.
Three fine _Jet-black_ ladies,
All riding on a moo,
One _RODE_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but two.
Two most _Comic_ ladies,
Sliding about for fun,
One _SLID_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there was but one.
One most _Frisky_ lady,
The nicest, last, and best,
She _BOUNCED_ in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And read books with the rest.
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Cole's Game Of Hats And Bonnets
Or Husbands And Wives
[Illustration: Men in Hats--Numbered 1 to 52--Letters A to M.]