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Aeroplanes

"Mother, may I go aeroplane?" "Yes, my darling Mary.

Tie yourself to an anchor chain And don't go near the airy." -Judge.

Harry N. Atwood, the noted aviator, was the guest of honor at a dinner in New York, and on the occasion his eloquent reply to a toast on aviation terminated neatly with these words: "The aeroplane has come at last, but it was a long time coming. We can imagine Necessity, the mother of invention, looking up at a sky all criss-crossed with flying machines, and then saying, with a shake of her old head and with a contented smile: ""Of all my family, the aeroplane has been the hardest to raise.'" A genius who once did aspire To invent an aerial flyer, When asked, "Does it go?"

Replied, "I don't know; I'm awaiting some damphule to try 'er."