ALGERNON

WHO PLAYED WITH A LOADED GUN AND, ON MISSING HIS SISTER, WAS REPRIMANDED BY HIS FATHER

by: Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)

      oung Algernon, the Doctor’s Son,
      Was playing with a Loaded Gun.
      He pointed it towards his sister,
      Aimed very carefully, but Missed her!
      His Father, who was standing near,
      The Loud Explosion chanced to Hear,
      And reprimanded Algernon
      For playing with a Loaded Gun.

"Algernon" is reprinted from Cautionary Tales for Children. Hilaire Belloc. 1907.

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