_An' little as you an' me_,--

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_Them wuz the best times ever wuz_
_Er ever goin' to be_!

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[Illustration: "THEM WUZ THE BEST TIMES EVER WUZ."]

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"HIK-TEE-DIK!"

THE WAR-CRY OF BILLY AND BUDDY


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When two little boys--renowned but for noise--
Hik-tee-dik! Billy and Buddy!--
May hurt a whole school, and the head it employs,
Hik-tee-dik! Billy and Buddy!
Such loud and hilarious pupils indeed
Need learning--and yet something further they need,
Though fond hearts that love them may sorrow and bleed.