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6. CHRISTMAS. ROSES.

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8. BUNCH of Christmas
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S reet
drifting
Or cowslips growing
garden where
lay piled.
For
wild,
daisy chain for thee to wear,
For thee
all
to wear,
the grassy
my
Through
No
plucked
all
child.
meadows near
Are clad with snow,
my
child;
the days of winter drear
ray of sun has smiled.
this
From
I
my
snow
cannot bring thee violets dear,
Or
I
Roses, dear,
fairest child,
plucked them in
The
I
my
bunch of
out
my
verses, dear,
garden wild,
plucked them in the winter drear
For you, my fairest child,
Your wet and wintry hours to cheer,
They're Christmas Roses, child.

9. THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.
I
DONT believe that
Said
little
And
then
Santa Glaus
crippled Nell,
Now
will
a'cause,
we
come
will
to
you and
m e,
are so poor you see;
I don't believe the 'chimbley's'
D'ye think that Santa Glaus
"Of
"
come, when
wide enough for him,
all
the lights are dim.
*****
course he comes to every one, dear, whether rich or poor;
go to bed dear Nell," said Nan, "he'll come to-night I'm sure."
know
if by chimney or if by stair he crept,
But sure enough he visited the room where Nelly slept.
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don't
He
brought a golden orange, and a monkey red and blue,
little wooden stick in a way I couldn't do.
That climbed a
He hung them
in Nell's stocking,
and Nan was
That Santa Glaus loves every one however
right,
be
rich or poor.
sure,
"

10. THE PET RABBIT.
T HAVE a
little
And
The
And
feed
him
if
all
thing
my
Bunny with a coat as soft as down,
of him is white except one bit of brown.
in the morning when I get out of bed,
Bunny's
still
safe in his little shed.
I do I dare say you have guessed;
and see him, when I am washed and dressed.
see him I like him more and more,
than the next thing that
to go at once
And
And
I
first
wonder
I
It's
nearly
every day
T
each day he
in the
is
bigger than he was the day before.
morning with bran and
bits of bread,
And
every night I take some straw to make his little bed.
"What with carrots in the morning and turnip-tops for tea,
If a
bunny can be happy, I'm sure he ought
to be.
it's nearly bedtime I go down to his shed,
say 'Good night you Bunny' before I go to bed.
I think there's only one thing that would make me happy quite,
Then when
And
If I
could take
my Bunny
dear with
me
to
bed
at night?
"

11. THE PET RABBIT.

12. FATHERS BOAT.
Father's boat we're watching,
/TS Away
She's
out on the sea,
named the Pretty Polly,
One hundred and ninety
three,
Father called her the Polly,
After Mother and me.
There
isn't
a smarter boat
Than
The
Father's
Pretty Polly
is
on the
Father's the skipper
And we
sea,
our ship,
is
he,
are watching for Father,
We're watching, Nancy and me.
Sometimes the wind blows
wildly,
But Nancy, and Mother, and me,
We
hymn we know,
The hymn for those at sea,
Although when we think of Father,
sing a bit of a
We're as near to choke as can be.
To
night the
A
moon
sight
Father's ship
will
will
be shining,
be to
see,
all in silver,
A'sail
And
it
on a
silver sea,
Father himself a coming ho
To Mother and Nancy and me.

13. FATHER'S BOAT.

14. A MISTAKE.
"
7t
-L
/j~Y dears, whatever are you
You ought to be at home;
I told
I
"
at?
rJ-
told
you not to wet your
you not
feet
to roam.
Oh, dear I'm sure you
!
be drowned
will
1
/"never saw such tricks
Come home
at once,
and go
You naughty naughty
Now
most of them were
five
But one, whose age was
"
days old,
six
"Please, ma'am," said he."
I don't believe
to bed,
chicks.
I
think we're ducks;
we're chicks!"

15. LITTLE
DUCKS.

16. V
A SAD TALE.
JfO'S
afraid of a cat?" said he;
I'm not afraid of a cat.
He
With
"
five
was a bird
who
sat
"
on a
rail,
other birds, and this was his tale
I'm not afraid of a
"I
might be afraid
Or even
if I
if
I
were a
cat.
.
"
were a mouse,
rat
:
But as I'm a bird
I give
my word
you
I'm not afraid of a cat.
A
cat
and her
kits
"
came down on
Five birds flew over the
rail
the scene,
;
Our hero was caught
As quick as a thought,
And
didn't he alter his tale
" You've
made a
"You must
mistake, Mister Cat,
please
I'm not at
1
let
me
mice
:
You'd much better have a young
Said the cat,
"
You may be a
not
let
said he
go, Mister Cat.
all nice,
I don't taste like
I'll
"
you go
It's
no
use,
goose,
for all that.
"
"
rat.
:

17. THE CREW OF THE NANCY
P
OLL Y'S
the
And Tom
is
They
LEE.
mate of the Nancy Lee,
the skipper bold,
sail
together
In rough wind and weather,
And
they are the crew,
In their taut and trim
Away
little
all told.
boat they ride ^
o'er the bright blue sea,
With hands ever ready,
And
hearts ever steady,
Whatever the dangers may
And
be.
a smarter crew will never be found,
Though you may search
the whole world round

18. HIE
FOR CHRISTMAS

19. 7E
FOR CHRISTMAS!
st,
Come
bring Snow,
winder,
Bring us holly,
Bring Joy at Christmas,
Off with Melancholy!
Sing
hie, sing hey,
Sing ho,
Sing holly,
Sing hie for Christmas!
Isn't
Sing Jack,
winter jolly
Sing
?
Jill,
Sing Jo,
Sing Polly,
Sing hie for Christmas,
Mistletoe and Holly.

20. PUTTING AWAY THE TOYS.

21. BEDTIME.
bedtime, bedtime, Cissy dear,
/T'Stime
It's
Your
to put away,
little
Noah's ark dear
Until another day,
You know it isn't right at
To tire yourself with
And
elephants want to go
if
bed,
They'll
And
they're
all
be
much
ill
I
later,
know,
every well bred camel,
Is in
And
play.
they too must be tired dear,
The
To
all
bed long ago.
surely
you can see dear,
It really isn't
right,
The
It
little
dove's so tired dear,
She scarce can stand upright.
does not do to keep them up
So very
late at
night."

22. PUSS IN THE CORNER.
T
"
T'OUa.re. a naughty pussy-cat,
I
J^
'
think
it
right to
mention
that,
To all who see your picture here,
Twas you who broke my Bunny dear.
An
hour ago, as you can
him
I left
And now
tell,
and well;
dead and, what is more,
here, alive
he's
You've broke
I'm pretty sure.
his leg
For you my puss I'll never care,
No never, never, never, Mere,
And you are in disgrace you know,
And in the corner you must go.
What
And
crying?
I can't
Then
I
must cry too
bear to punish you;
Perhaps my Bunny isn't dead,
Perhaps you've only stunned his head.
And though I'm sure you broke his
It may be mended with a peg,
And though he's very, very, funny,
My
Bunny's not a real Bunny,
And
I'll
You're
forgive
my own
and
tell
you
that,
precious pussy cat."
leg,

23. Puss
JN
THE
CORNER

24. THE LITTLE HE AND
S~NCE there lived, I'm
^/ May be Arcadee,
SHE.
not sure where,
Sweet-Heart and his mistress
Little
And
He and
She
they danced a measure
Danced
Hand
in
light,
in very glee.
hand, a pretty
Little
He and
sight,
She.
When
they ceased his bright eyes
Darling must we stay?
Can't
we dance so happily
You and I for aye ?
Then
she clasped his hand again,
Whispered sweet and low,
"
Dearest, always hand in
You and
fair,
;
I will go.
hand
"
So they danced with merry
E'en in Arcadee,
feet,
Happier pair you ne'er will meet,
Little He and She.
fell,

25. LITTLE BO-PEEP.
L
ITTLE Bo
peep
has lost her Sheep,
(It's a secret to you
I'm confiding.)
At the end of the
Where
shelf,
she put them herself
Her Baa-lambs
are safely hiding.
you put a thing carefully, safely away,
You're sure not to find it when wanted next day.
If

26. HOPES AND FEARS.

27. HOPES AND FEARS.
L
IKE
clouds that
flit
across the sky,
So follow hopes and
What
fears.
in these clouds see
Dear Sweetheart, smiles or
This
little
That
you and
tears?
airy fleecy wing,
flits
across the blue,
What message Sweetheart does
Of hope or fear to you?
it
bring
God it brings you sunny hours
And haply some few tears
To bless like showers your summer
Pray
In the long coming years.
flowers
me

28. THE STORY BOOK
FAIRY.
song, not short
and not long,
Of a stQjpy^rtflc fairy^ho hides all among
The covers and leaves of your pictures and
^And
colors
them
all
prints,
with such beautiful tints?
First h<fkisses the girls with the fairest of curls
Then tUey
*in
blush like red roses and each head whirls.
eaclVlittle
And
eye drops a bit of blue sky,
colors each frock with a wonderful
His breathing
That clothes
The
I
ween
trees
is
^V
^V^
the wonderful sheen,
and meadows with
buttercups bold,
it
c
loveliest green,
need hardly be
Are gilded by him with the
finest
told,
of gold.
suppose who paints the red rose,
It is
he
And
And
the rest of the flowers which every one knows,
I
the
same red
For Robin and
will
little
do (or a similar
Red Riding Hood
hue),
too.
He's awake it is said when you are abed,
For the picture-book doggies and cats must be
To the picture-book children some stories he'll
And sometimes
he'll
read them their verses as well.
The moment you open your picture book he
Is away out of sight as quick as can be,
For
fairy
The
instant he's seen
fed,
tell,
law says that a
fairy
must die
by one human eye.
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29. SPRING.
HE tiny
crocus
is
so bold
peeps its head above the mould,
Before the flowers awaken,
It
To
say that spring
With sunshine and
is
coming, dear,
that winter drear
Will soon be overtaken.

30. GOLDEN DA YS.
s^j
^HERE are
jf
days of summer sunshine,
Of warm and sunny weather,
When
And
hills
the hedge
is full
of hawthorn
are glad with heather.
There are days of silent sadness,
Of frost, and snow, and rain,
When we
fear that
Will never
come
summer's gladness
again.
And now our songs are minor
And now in merry tune
key,
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The windward
And
side will
change to
lee,
January to June.
Day and night the sun is shining,
Though he may hide his head;
Each cloud has a silver lining,
The flowers are asleep not dead.
Every day may have
its
playtime
Made bright by cheerful lays;
And life be one long Maytime,
A
year of golden days.

31. OOLDEN
DAYS.

32. r
A SLANDER.
hands, shake hands
my
little girl,
Said Mister Crab to Nell,
"
I'm very glad to meet you dear,
I
think
I
hope you are quite
it's
I feel
it
well.
very hot to-day,
in
my
shell."
"I
can't shake hands with you," said Nell,
"It
isn't
thought polite,
Without an introduction;
Besides,
It
no doubt
it's
spite,
mayn't be true, but still they do,
They do say that you BITE."
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33. A SONG.
HEAR a
I
He
think
Song
'tis
a thrush's.
sings to the
Wild Rose
See how she blushes!
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34. THE EVENING
HOUR

35. NEARLY BEDTIME.
NL Y half an
hour or so
Before nurse calls them to bed,
And
the ruddy light of a cheerful
Shines over each curly head.
No
trouble have they,
no sorrow
Their hearts are lighter than
No
fear that a dark
May
God
bring with
it
air,
to-morrow
want or
care.
send them each on their pathway
Many a wayside flower;
And grant, in the evening of lifetime,
The
joy of the evening hour.
3'
fire

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