Shows that
father william
father william takes foolis
chances with his health
by lewis carroll (1832-1898)
"you are old, father william," the young man
said,
"and your hair has become very white;
and yet you incessantly stand on your head-
do you think, at your age, it is right? "
father william doesn't take
himself too seriously
father william was once an
athlete
"in my youth," father william replied to his
son,
"i feared it might injure the brain:
but, now that i'm perfectly sure i have none,
why, i do it again and again."
father william likes to show o
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