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[Illustration: THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.

"THAT'S THE NEW DOCTOR--AND THOSE ARE HIS CHILDREN!"

"HOW UGLY HIS CHILDREN ARE!"

"WELL, NATURALLY! OF COURSE DOCTORS HAVE GOT TO KEEP THE UGLY ONES
THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW!"]

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RECKONING WITHOUT THEIR HOST.

Mr. P.C. BULL, _loquitur_:--

Humph! There you go, suspicious lurkers,
From lands less free! I grudge you room
Among my hosts of honest workers.
Had I the settling of your doom,
Your shrift were short, and brief your stay.
As 'tis, I'll watch you on your way.

A Land of Liberty! Precisely.
And curs of that advantage take.
But, if you want my tip concisely,--
We hate the wolf and loathe the snake:
And as you seem a blend of both,