One day when Lil-lie saw her cat
Sit down and lick a kit-ten's face;
"No, puss," said she, "don't wash like that--
My bath will be the pro-per place.
"I'll show you how to wash them, puss."
So in she dipped them one by one;
Poor Min-nie mewed and made a fuss,
But Lil-lie only thought it fun.
Puss feared her lit-tle kits would drown,
And did her best to get them out;
While Lil-lie dipped them up and down,
And splashed the wa-ter all a-bout.
Till nurse came up and saw the mess,
Took out the kit-tens, and instead
Made thought-less Lil-lie quite un-dress,
And have her bath and go to bed.
[Illustration: We find the snow-y Whi-ting most
A-bound along our South-ern coast.]
[Illustration: Who roams through Eng-land's mea-dows fair
May see the Yel-low-ham-mer there.]
[Illustration: The Xeno-pel-tis has a hide,
With spots of man-y co-lours dyed.]
[Illustration: See, with long tail but scan-ty mane,
The Ze-bra gal-lops o'er the plain.]
[Illustration: THE KITTENS' BATH.]
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