THE BARBER


Said Chocolate Drop the Barber,
"Why, bless my ugly soul!
I'll ask that stick of peppermint
To be my Barber pole."

[Illustration: The Barber]




THE REFUSAL


"Dear, sweet Lady Cracker,
My passions you know."
"And I scorn them, Judge Wafer,
As you're lacking in dough."

[Illustration: The Refusal]




A HOPELESS CASE