...shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling; And out...rats, lean rats, brawny rats. Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins, Cocking...

...of bacon, and cheese, and butter. Consider the many-sorted rats abo\mding in the Establishment, — "Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins, Cocking...

...shrill notes the pipe uttered You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling : And...the rats came tumbling. Great rats, small rats, lean rats,brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, gray rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,...

...above, and such children's stories as the ' Pied Piper of Hamelin.' We cannot refrain from an extract. ' Out of the houses the rats came tumbling ; Great rats,...rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins, Cocking...

...— "Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny raU, Drown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rat*, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers,...Cocking tails and pricking whiskers, Families by tens of dozens." And reflect on the consequence, if HER MAJESTY'S rat-catcher, appointed to rid the state...

...notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And...rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins, Cocking...

...You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbliiig ; And the grumbling grow to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the houses the rats...cousins, Cocking tails and pricking whiskers, Families by tins and dozens, Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives — Followed the Piper for their lives. From street...

...shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling; And out...the houses the rats came tumbling. Great rats, small ruts, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black ruts, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay...

...shrill notes the pipe uttered You heard as if an army muttered : And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling : Qrcat rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave...

...army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rambling ; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling : Great rats, small rate, lean rats, brawny rate, Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay...