His Mother's Boy

A raother once owned just a commonplaee boy, A shock-headed boy, A freckled faced boy. But ihought le was handsome and nald so wlth Joy; For raother8 are funny, you know. Quite so- . lui t thelr sons' beauty , you know. Hls nose, one could see, was not Oreclan, but pos;. And turned up quite snug, Uke the nose ofajug . But she sald lt was "plquant," and gave blm ahile; For mothers are ftinny, you know, Quite so- About thelr sons' beauty, you know. Hts eyeR were quite sraall, nd lie bllnkcd Ín the san ; Bilt she said lt wa done. As a mere plece of fun ... And gave an expresslon of wit to her son ; For mothers are funuy you know, Quite ro- About theirsons' beauty, you know, Thecarroty love-locks thatcovercd hls head She never called red, But auburn ínstead. "The color the oíd Mustera palnted," she ¦ald; For mothers are funny, you know, Quite so- About thelr sons' beauty, yon know. Now boy, when yur mothers talk so, let lt pasn; Don'tlook In the glans, Llkea valn.sllly lass, Butgo tend the baby, plek chips, weed the grftss; Be as good as you're pretty you know. Quite so - As Kood as you're pretty, yon know.