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NO.

"Won't you have a plate for that orange, Freddy?"

"No."

"No, what?"

"No fear!"

YES.

"Shall I give you ten cents?"

"Yes."

"Yes, if what?"

"Yes, if you haven't got any more?"

THE new play written especially for Hon. W. F. Cody is certain to win its way into popular favor as it is, though sensational, wholly devoid of the rough element so common in pieces of a like kind.

BO'SEN JAMES AND THE GREAT SEA-SARPINT.

THREE bold Sailormen all went a-sailin'

Out into the Northern Sea,

And they sterred Nor-West by three-quarters West,

Till they came to Norwegee.

They was three bold men as ever you'd see,

And these was their Christian names:

There was long-legged BILL and Curly DICK,

And the third was Bo'sen JAMES;--

And they went to catch the Great Sea-Sarpint,

Which they wished for to stop his games.

Long-legged BILL was in the main-top-a-watchin'

For Sea-Sarpints, starn and grim,

When through the lee-scupper bold Curly DICK peeped,

And he says, says he, "That's him!"

Then quickly down the rattlins the long-legged 'un slid,--

Which pale as a shrimp was he,--

While DICK he rolled forrard into the cuddy,

Where Bo'sen JAMES happened to be,

For JAMS he was what you'd call the ship's Cook,

And he was a-makin' the tea.

Then says Curly DICK, says he, "Bless my peepers!"

(Which his words were not quite those,)

"Here's the great Sea-Sarpint a-comin' aboard,

With a wart upon his nose!

Which his head's as big as the jolly-boat,

And his mouth's as wide as the Thames,

And his mane's as long as the best bower cable,

And his eyes like blazin' flames--

And he's comin' aboard right through the lee-scupper!"

"Belay there!" says Bo'sen JAMES.

Hows'ever, bold Bo'sen he went down to leeward,

While Curly DICK shook with funk;

And long-legged BILL he hid in the caboose,

A-yellin' "We'll all be sunk!"

You might a'most heard a marlinspike drop

As Bo'sen JAMES he looked out.

Then down through the scupper his head it went,

And there came a tremendous shout,

"Sea-Sarpint be blowed, ye darned landlubbers!

Who's left this ere mop hangin' out?"