Alphabet, No. 5.

A          A was an Area Arch     Where washerwomen sat;     They made a lot of lovely starch     To starch Papa's Cravat.          B          B was a Bottle blue,     Which was not very small;     Papa he filled it full of beer,     And then he drank it all.          C          C was Papa's gray Cat,     Who caught a squeaky Mouse;     She pulled him by his twirly tail     All about the house.          D          D was Papa's white Duck,     Who had a curly tail;     One day it ate a great fat frog,     Besides a leetle snail.          E          E was a little Egg,     Upon the breakfast table;     Papa came in and ate it up     As fast as he was able.          F          F was a little Fish.     Cook in the river took it     Papa said, "Cook! Cook! bring a dish!     And, Cook! be quick and cook it!"          G          G was Papa's new Gun;     He put it in a box;     And then he went and bought a bun,     And walked about the Docks.          H          H was Papa's new Hat;     He wore it on his head;     Outside it was completely black,     But inside it was red.          I          I was an Inkstand new,     Papa he likes to use it;     He keeps it in his pocket now,     For fear that he should lose it.          J          J was some Apple Jam,     Of which Papa ate part;     But all the rest he took away     And stuffed into a tart.          K          K was a great new Kite;     Papa he saw it fly     Above a thousand chimney pots,     And all about the sky.          L          L was a fine new Lamp;     But when the wick was lit,     Papa he said, "This Light ain't good!     I cannot read a bit!"          M          M was a dish of mince;     It looked so good to eat!     Papa, he quickly ate it up,     And said, "This is a treat!"          N          N was a Nut that grew     High up upon a tree;     Papa, who could not reach it, said,     "That's _much_ too high for me!"          O          O was an Owl who flew     All in the dark away,     Papa said, "What an owl you are!     Why don't you fly by day?"          P          P was a little Pig,     Went out to take a walk;     Papa he said, "If Piggy dead,     He'd all turn into Pork!"          Q          Q was a Quince that hung     Upon a garden tree;     Papa he brought it with him home,     And ate it with his tea.          R          R was a Railway Rug     Extremely large and warm;     Papa he wrapped it round his head,     In a most dreadful storm.          S          S was Papa's new Stick,     Papa's new thumping Stick,     To thump extremely wicked boys,     Because it was so thick.          T          T was a tumbler full     Of Punch all hot and good;     Papa he drank it up, when in     The middle of a wood.          U          U was a silver urn,     Full of hot scalding water;     Papa said, "If that Urn were mine,     I'd give it to my daughter!"          V          V was a Villain; once     He stole a piece of beef.     Papa he said, "Oh, dreadful man!     That Villain is a Thief!"          W          W was a Watch of Gold:     It told the time of day,     So that Papa knew when to come,     And when to go away.          X          X was King Xerxes, whom     Papa much wished to know;     But this he could not do, because     Xerxes died long ago.          Y          Y was a Youth, who kicked     And screamed and cried like mad;     Papa he said, "Your conduct is     Abominably bad!"          Z          Z was a Zebra striped     And streaked with lines of black;     Papa said once, he thought he'd like     A ride upon his back.