"A mermaid!" cried the very aged gentleman rabbit, and before he could turnthe spyglass the other way a lovely mermaid swam up and armed him hercard, and on it was written in lovely purple ink:

Miss Coral Seafoam, 0ceanville, U. S. A.

"Pleased to meet you," cried the very very aged gentleman rabbit most politely."This is my nephew, William Bunny, Brier Patch, 0ld Snake FenceCorner, and my name is Mr. Lucky Lefthindleg and I live inLettuceville, corner of Carrot and Lettuce streets," and then he triedto take off his hat, but he couldn't, for it was tied down tight, youremember, with his white polka-dot armkerchief.