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82 word that was—'Corregidor'—what does it mean?"

"I don't know," replied Cecy, quite consoled. "It was in the 'Conquest of Granada.' Something to walk over, I believe."

"The next," went on Katy, consulting her paper, "is 'Yap,' a Simple Poem, by Clover Carr."

All the children giggled, but Clover got up composedly, and recited the following verses:

Did you ever know Yap?
 * The best little dog

Who e'er sat on lap
 * Or barked at a frog.

His eyes were like beads,
 * His tail like a mop,

And it waggled as if
 * It never would stop.

His hair was like silk
 * Of the glossiest sheen,

He always ate milk,
 * And once the cold-cream

Off the nursery bureau
 * (That line is too long!)

It made him quite ill,
 * So endeth my song.