The Sandwich Islands are all right, with heads of the black kings and queens on them," said Jill, feeling that they were very appropriate to her private play.
"Turkey has crescents, Australia swans, and Spain women's heads, with black bars across them.

Frank says it is because they keep women shut up so; but that was only his fun.

I'd rather have a good, honest green United States, with Washington on it, or a blue one-center with old Franklin, than all their eagles and lions and kings and queens put together," added the democratic boy, with a disrespectful slap on a crowned head as he settled Heligoland in its place.
"Why does Austria have Mercury on the stamp, I wonder?
Do they wear helmets like that ?" asked Jill, with the brush-handle in her mouth as she cut a fresh batch of flaps.
"May be he was postman to the gods, so he is put on stamps now.

The Prussians wear helmets, but they have spikes like the old Roman fellows.
I like Prussians ever so much; they fight splendidly, and always beat.
Austrians have a handsome uniform, though." "Talking of Romans reminds me that I have not heard your Latin for two days.

Come, lazybones, brace up, and let us have it now.