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Rh How could there be a chicken withoot a bone? Para, &c. How could there be a cherry withoot a stone? Hatrum, &c. Para, &c. How could there be a ring withoot a rim? Para, &c. How could there be a baby withoot a name? Hatrum, &c. Para, &c.

When the bible is not printed, no man can read. Para, &c. When the wool is on the sheep's back, it has not a threed. Hatrum, &c. Para, &c.

When the chicken is in the egg, it has not a bone, Para, &c. When the cherry's in the blossom, it has not a stone. Hatrum, &c. Para, &c.

When the ring is in the mine, it has not a rim. Para, &c. When the baby is not christened, it has not a name. Hatrum, &c. Para, &c.

The two following jingles were also communicated by Mr. Thurburn, and are good specimens of what may be called "word jingles."

My ae gyang o' wallets, An my twa gyang o' wallets, An my three gyang, an my four gyang, An my five gyang o' wallets,