s iJ AyA Ah J -:--svhl .1; -' ',- 4 . - 1 yA''iiiAf'ittii . ll " J ;m4sV' Ii. 1111 "ijTi PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1903 ' : i . I 1 ,r J ':' J4 I. One day, when Johnny went to skate, The Teds were stirred to emulate; But John forbade them one and all And tells how easy 'tis to fall. 2. This warning given, Johnny -flies To where a maiden. meets his eyes. She has some sweets for him, you know--The Teds would really be dttrop. 1 t m 1 ' -' -.. ;, k-V': f But Johnny has forgotten quite That candy is the bears delight; And while hie eats, twr danger dreads, Beholds, an . avalanche, of Teds ! 4. They see, they comethey ruh, they fall One dreadful fate o'erwhelms them all John sees them slip with great delight, But lo! they disappear from sight. d Now, even though John loves to tea$e y :Hannbtlet'ihem drpwn of freeze. V " From out the lake he pulls 'the bears, lAndihomeward iwitb JjLteiUaitf k. With half ft scold and half a -sigh, He hangs them up to thaw and dry. And fhen with mediane he tends ! 1 - "-' ,HisJiieekersadder-wiserJnejids, ; v - n 1 - r- i. "J t W v .V. - .': - JT