THE BATTALION.
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favor of criticisms, but we believe in exercising judgment as
to when and how to make them.
Lives of great men all remind us,
As their pages o’er we turn,
That we’re apt to leave behind us
Letters that we ought to burn.—Ex.
Dennis—“ The great astronomers have seen a new
as-ter-oid. ”
Mike—“ They kin kape the animal. Oi’m satisfied
with a common horse to roid.—Ex.
A pair in a hammock
Attempt to kiss,
And in less than a jiffy,
■sup o^i[ }[oo[ Aoqjj
—Ex.
Oeroge—“ What two fruits do you like best together? ”
Charlie—“A date with a peach.”
A young man went to see her;
Another one was there.
lie felt as if he wanted
To make a great big swear.
She came to meet him at the door,
The young man looked at her ;
She said to him, “ Please call no more,”
To this he made reply :
“Altho’ you’re very pretty,
And sometimes called a peach ;
A r on always must remember,
You’re not the only pebble on the beach.”
— Ex.
Professor—“How would you punctuate the following