Whose antics made me wince;
He went a walk to Brooklyn town,
I've never seen him since.

[Illustration: The Pet Who Went to Brooklyn.]

The Puffing Fish that I possessed
Would fill my heart with pride;
But ah! one day I made a joke--
He laughed so that he died.

You should have seen my Polar Bear,
He was a lively beast;
But what became of him at last
I've no idea, the least.

[Illustration: The Very Sociable Pet.]

My Grizzly Bear was certainly
By all my friends admired.
He tried to climb the Monument,
And when he failed, expired.

Perhaps the dearest of them all
Was James, my Cockatoo--
He took to stopping out at nights;
I gave him to the Zoo

[Illustration: The Lively Pet]