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- Title:
- Mirth and melody illustrated stories and poems for little folks
- Creator:
- Dale, Daphne, 1853-1938
France, L. A
Share, H. Pruett, 1853-1905
Clements, Gertrude P
Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
Shepard, Jessie Curtis
Northam, C. A
Merrill, Frank T ( Frank Thayer ), b. 1848
Shelton, W. H
Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924
Curtis, E. H
Peters, DeWitt Clinton, b. 1865
Hopkins, Livingston, 1846-1927
W.B. Conkey Company ( Publisher )
- Place of Publication:
- London
New York Chicago
- Publisher:
- W.B. Conkey Company
- Publication Date:
- c1894
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- [58] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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- Subjects / Keywords:
- Children's stories ( lcsh )
Children's poetry ( lcsh ) Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature ( lcsh ) Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature ( lcsh ) Children's stories -- 1894 ( lcsh ) Children's poetry -- 1894 ( lcsh ) Baldwin -- 1894
- Genre:
- Children's stories
Children's poetry
- Spatial Coverage:
- England -- London
United States -- New York -- New York
United States -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Target Audience:
- juvenile ( marctarget )
Notes
- General Note:
- Some text and illustrations in a color.
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by L.A. France ... ; with original illustrations by H.P. Share, Gertrude P. Clements, F. Child Hassam, Jessie Curtis Shepard, Miss C. A. Northam, F.T. Merrill, W.H. Shelton, F.S. Church, E.H. Curtis, D. Clinton Peters, L. Hopkins, and others ; edited by Daphne Dale.
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MOTHER'S KISSES
MIRTH»s*MELODY:
Illustrated Stories and Poems
for Lattle Folks.
BY
I. A. FRANCE, MARY D. BRINE, ‘GEORGE COOPER, KATE
-TANNATL WOODS, MARY A. ALLEN, M.D., MRS. E. ORR
WILLIAMS, DOTTY DIMPLE, MRS. D. P. SANFORD,
MARIAN DOUGLAS, ANSON HUNTER, JULIA A.
MELVIN, FAITH WYNNE, CELIA DOERNER,
AND OTHERS. ©
WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
BY
H. P. SHARE, GERTRUDE P. CLEMENTS, F. CHILDE HASSAM, |
JESSIE CURTIS SHEPARD, MISS C, A. NORTHAM, F. T.
MERRILL, W. H. SHELTON, F. S. CHURCH, E. H.
CURTIS, D. CLINTON PETERS, L. HOPKINS,
AND OTHERS. fi
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KRDITRD BY
DAPHNE DALE.
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LONDON—NEW YORK—CHICAGO: |
W. B. CONKEY COMPANY,
~ PUBLISHERS.
COPYRIGHTED,
W. B. CONKEY COMPANY,
1854,
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MELODY
MOINS Ke oiS)
Kisses for the lovely dimples,
Two wee lily-cups are they;
Kisses: for the mouth so precious,
Sweeter than the new-mown hay.
Kisses for the eyes so merry,
-- Violets all dipped in dew ;
Kisses for the pink-white fingers,
Prettier the earth ne’er knew.
BAD.
Kisses for the head so silken, —
With its little bird-like ways ;
Kisses for the brow so snowy,
Where the shadow never strays.
Kisses—one wide world of kisses !
‘Could I have enough, Gledin cays :
Though I kissed you, kissed you, kissed you,
Yes, forever and a day?
_GEORGE COOPER.
BAD.
_ ALL among -the dewy roses |
Stands our little rosebud weeping. |
Mother whispers, “Fie! for shame i
‘Every one will know your name ; |
See the baby roses peeping |â€
Gone the pouting, gone the sighing ;
Baby sees the roses pearly.
“Mamma, have they all been crying ?
Have io. too, been bad so early ?â€
: GEORGE COOPER.
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A LITTLE LASS. &
ACS EEE WeASs,
Cuasine the butterflies
Through: the long grass,
Dirty, but happy, |
Gay little lass!
A LITTLE LASS.
Dressed up for company,
Dull hours pass,
Clean, but so wretched,
Poor little lass !
KAYBEE.
TEN LITTLE TORS.
TENS Ein eEY Ors:
Basy is clad in his nightgown white,
Pussy-cat purrs a soft good-night, —
And somebody tells, for somebody knows,
A. terrible tale of ten little toes. |
RIGHT FOOT.
This big toe took a small boy Sam
Into the cupboard after the jam ;
This little toe said, “O, no, no!†ey
This little toe was anxious to go;
TEN LITTLE TOES.
This little toe said, “’T is n’t quite right†;
This little tiny toe curled out of sight.
LEFT FOOT.
This big toe got suddenly stubbed ;
This little toe got ruefully rubbed ;
This little frightened toe cried out, “ Bears ! 2
This little timid toe, “Run up-stairs !â€_
Down came a jar with a loud slam! slam !
This little tiny toe got all the jam!
CLARA G. DOLLIVER.-
DOLLYS BROKEN ARM.
Mamma, do send for doctor man,
And tell him to be spry ;
~ My dolly fell and broke her arm ;
I’m so afraid she'll die.
I thought that she was fast asleep,
And laid her on the bed;
But down she dropped feo floor.
O dear! she’s almost dead! |
‘Poor dolly! she was just as, brave,
And did not cry at all.
Do you suppose she ever can
Get over such a fall?
DOLLY’S BROKEN ARM.
But when the doctor mends her arm -
_ And wraps it up so tight,
Then I will be her little nurse,
And watch with her all night. ~~
And fee ony will get well,
And does not lose her arm,
I'll never let her fall again,
- Nor suffer any harm. |
7 _H, L. CHARLES,
HOW EDA AMUSED THE BAS:
HOW EDA AMUSED THE BABY.
Mamma is busy, nurse is sick, and it falls to
-Eda’s lot to amuse baby Bessie. She draws her
along in her carriage through the buttercup mead-
~ow and down to the little river. While she stops
on the bank to throw stones into the water, a.
thought comes into her head. Her eyes twinkle,
and she says to the baby, — | |
“Oh, let’s play canal-boat! That will amuse
you better than anything. Mamma said I must
‘amuse’ you, don’t you know? You sit very still,
HOW EDA AMUSED THE BABY.
like a dear, good little girl. I will run back and
get a tub and play it’s a canal-boat. I will get a
rope, too, and be the mule that pulls it along, you
know. | ee ee ee
Bessie doesn’t “know†at all. She sits still till -
Eda comes with a tub and a rope and a very red
face. The tub was awkward to carry, and knock-
ed against. her ankles at every step, almost making —
them bleed. Ber ese . a
‘She puts. Bessie into the tub, but -the little lips -—
begin to quiver, for she has never hada tub ride
On the water =~ ee ae Wee
_ Eda sees the cry coming. She gives her some _
light finger-taps on eye and nose, mouth and chin, ©
andtcays, —— ee Se
“ Eye winker, Tom Tinker, nose dropper, .
‘Mouth eater, chin chopper, chin chopper.†-
Bessie laughs a little, and clutches the sides of ©
the tub with her chubby hands. The mule starts
off, singing, — ~ Cee ae ee
_ “T have a little sister, and we call her Peep, Peep -
She wades in the water deep, deép, deep,†Be Se
when over goes the little sister, tub and all! But
_ the water is not “deep, deep, deep,†and she keeps
her pretty head up, like a little turtle taking his
sun-bath. Eda dashes in and drags her. out,
_ They both set up: a shriek that brings mamma
_ Tunning to them, and she takes them home to dry.
a e FAITH WYNNE. 2 37
LITTLE MISS- TUCKETT.
LITLE MISS TUCKETT.-
| Littte Miss Tuckett sat on a bucket
[ating some peaches and cream ; |
“Phere came a grasshopper
. And tried hard to stop her,
But she said, « Go away, or I ‘scream !â€
ABE DOTTY DIMPLE
; _. GOING TO BED. Cees
GOING TO BED_
Tuz little brown sparrows have long ceased to sing,
They ‘re each fast asleep in his nest;
The chickens are quiet beneath the hen’s wing ;
The cow-bell has hushed its ding-a-ling, ding, —
"Tis time Bertie-boy was at rest,
CUNNING MICE.
[ll take off his pretty kilt dress and blue tie,
And put on his wrapper instead ;
Then, after his sweet good-night kiss to dear Guy,
And low-spoken prayer to Heaven on high,
I'll cover him nicely in bed.
And all the night long an angel will keep
A. loving watch: over his rest ; -
While in through his window the bright stars will
peep, : : ,
And dreams soft and pretty around him will creep,
‘Till morn wakes each bird in its nest.
MOTHER CAREY.
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CUNNING MICE.
Up in the garret in our house there used to. be
lots of mice. But they never were any trouble
until one day papa put some corn there to dry, so
that he could use it to plant in the spring. When
he went to look at it, not long after, he found that
much of it had been carried off by the mice.
So he told me that he would give me a penny
for every mouse I would catch. I was delighted,
CUNNING MICE.
and immediately got our old trap, put some cheese
in it, and placed it in the garret.
The trap had but two holes, and so could catch
but two mice at a time. But I thought that a
great many, when for three mornings I had found
the trap full, and had been paid six cents for the
mice. I thought how rich I should be if I found |
two mice in the trap on every morning for a year.
Sut it did not happen so, unfortunately for me.
One morning, when I went to look at my trap,
found it sprung, and the cheese all gone, but
there was no mouse. I set the trap again, and —
the next morning it was the same way,—trap
sprung, but no mice and no cheese. I told papa
‘CUNNING MICE.
ae and he was so much ‘surprised that he
said he would watch for the -mice the next night
and find out how they did it.
Well, he went up to the garret long after I had
gone to sleep. First, he heard a little squeak,
then in. the bright moonlight he saw a little gray
mouse, with large ears: and bright eyes, looking
out trom behind a barrel. Then the little fellow
came out, looked around to see that there was no
danger, and then gave another little squeak, when
three or four more came out, and all went to the
trap, pecked into it, and saw that there was more -
supper for them. But they did not any of them
put their heads in to eat it. The largest mouse
put his tail into the holes, and, hitting the cheese,’
sprung the trap; then he pulled out his tail, got
the cheese, and shared it with the others.
They all seemed quite happy in thinking how.
nicely they were cheating that littke boy whom
they saw so carefully setting the trap to catch
them. Nos
CULMER BARNES.
AFTER THE RAIN.
BET Poe ANG -
It had rained all night and until breakfast-time.
Then, just as Millie went to the window to see if
there was any sign of its clearing off, the sun came
out bright and clear. In a little while the clouds,
were all gone.
“Just see the water in the paths!†oa Ned,
as he, Winnie, and Millie looked out the window.
“Look at that dear little pond at the foot of the
garden |†cried Millie. |
“Would n’t it be lovely to cee through ?â€
added Winnie.
“We could make splendid mud pies and ale
there,†said Millie.
AFTER THE RAIN.
“TI wonder if mamma would let us,†began Ned.
“I think she would,†said their mother, who had
come in without their hearing her.. “But you
must put on your old clothes, and come into the
house in time to be dressed before dinner.â€
“Yes,’m; we will,†they all said at once.
It was not long before Millie and Winnie, in
their oldest calico dresses, and Ned, with his worn- -
out pants rolled above his knees, were splashing in-
the pond.
First they sailed chips for boats; then they
played the chips were whales, and caught them
with spears made of sticks. By the time the
whales were all disposed of, they were ready to
make mud pies out of the nice soft mud on the
edge of the pond.
Millie made one pie in an old tin pan. She
even made “twinkles†around the edge, as Hannah,
the cook, did.
Winnie made one in a box-lid and filled it with
green currants. She put a top crust on, and cut
out half-moons in it so the fruit showed through.
~ Ned would not make pies, for he said that was
girl's work ; so he made a dam across the pond.
_ They played until nurse rang the bell for them
to come in and be dressed. ‘They all said they
had not had so much fun for a long time.
: L. A. FRANCE.
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= - There was a‘little girl,
_ THE DOLL’s MISHAP,
But her head was in a whirl,
Then further down the street,
She saw her loss complete,
Oh, how she could laugh and shout | And she stopped the little carriage
and sing! -
What happened her one day,
I will tell you right away,
For she would not keep her mind on
~
any thing. —
She dressed her doll with pride,
And took her out to ride,.-
-the way,
And naught she knew about
Her dolly falling out ;
She was looking at some nanny goats
at play.
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And the wheel came off the carriage on |
with a jerk ;
“My doll is gone; Oh! Oh! > /
I am sorry-I did so,
I wish I'd kept my mind upon my work.â€
: Then she hurried back to look,
. And she hunted every nook,
And she staid and searched from halt
past three till four, ag
Then she gave up in despair ;
‘That dol wiiven hole
Was never seen or heard of’any more,
LULUS FIRST “THANKSGIVING.
_ Luu was six years old last spring. She came to make a visit
at her grandfather’s, and stayed until after Thanksgiving.
Lulu had lived away down ia Cuba ever since she was a year old.
Ifer cousins had written to her what a good time they had on
pea te i '
Thanksgiving Day; so she was very anxious to be at her grand-
father’s at that time. They do not have a Thanksgiving Day dowa
in Cuba. That is how Lulu did not have one until she was six
years old. A
She could hardly wait forthe day to come. Such a grand time as
they did have! Lulu did not know she had so many cousins until
they came to spend the day at her grandfather’s. It did not take
‘LULWS FIRST THANKSGIVING.
them long to get acquainted. Before time for dinner they felt as if
they had lines known each other.
The dinner was the grand event of the
_ day. Lulu had never seen so long a
table except at a hotel, nor some
of the vegetables and kinds of
ple.
__ Lulu had never tasted
turkey before. Her
grandmother would
not have one cooked until
then, so she could. say that
she had eaten her first piece
of turkey on eee -
Day.
After dinner they played
all kinds of games. All the uncles and aunts and grown-up cousins
played blind-man’s-buff with them.
.
: TIBBY “TAB Ss NEST:
One day, late in the fall, Aunt Phoebe was getting ready to go to
the city to pass the winter with her sister. Her pet cat, Tibby Tab,
was to be sent to a cousin’s, as usual. ‘Tibby did not like that, for
she was very fond of her mistress.
Aunt Phoebe’s trunk was packed and locked. She had a large
hand-valise, in which she carried some things. When tea-time came,
she left the valise open and went downstairs. :
The next morning the carriage came for her before she was quite
ready. She had. to tumble some of her things into the valise, and
it was taken out with the trunk. Aunt Fhoebe took her seat in the
carriage. Before she had ‘reached the great gate she heard Tibby
Tab cry, “ Mew! Mew-mew!â€
Aunt Pheebe said to Timothy, “Tibby is in this carriage.â€
“No; ma’am,†said Timothy; “she cannot be.â€
“But I hear her; stop a moment.â€
“Mew-mew!†was heard again, but nothing could be seen of
Tibby. Aunt Phoebe looked under the seat and turned over the’
cushions. Then there was another “mew,†and a scratching. It
“came to Aunt Phoebe’s mind to look into the vaiise. There was
Tibby.! She jumped out very quickly.
TIBBY TABS NES’.
-Aunt Phoebe was glad that she had not stifled, and drove around
to her cousin’s to leave Tibby. This was the kitty that wanted to
go to the city with her mistress. = 3
: MRS. E. ORR WILLIAMS.
Ci
PAPA’S DRESSING—GOWN.
VHERE was a wee darling, —
on, dainty and fair
As ever a goldéen-haired baby
‘could be! :
There was a wee doggie with
soft, curly hair,
And*never a doggie more cun-
ning than he! | ;
This baby and doggie, so
friendly were they,
That always together they
were through the day.
Together they breakfasted,
dined, and took tea, -—
Baby Grace at the table,
and Snip at her feet;
And the three-year-old mis-
tress, So generous was she,
That full half of her dainties. -
her doggie must eat ;
And together the playmates grew healthy ‘and plump,
And the hours went by on a hop, skip, and jump.
Now it happened that Gracie and doggie one day
Grew tired and sleepy, and laid down to rest,
And played they were birdies safe hidden away
In papa's warm dressing-gown for a snug nest;
And soon on the nursery floor in a heap
‘Lay those wonderful “birds,†all so soundly asleep.
PAPA’S DRESSING-GOWN.
The shadows were gathering all over the room, —
When nurse came to look for her darlmg once more.
Oh, the litter of playthings! She stooped in the gloom
To gather the well-scattered toys from the floor, —
This, that, and the other fast putting in place,
Thinking, meantime, “ Why, where is my dear little Grace ?â€
Then, seeing the dressing-gown there in a heap,
She raised it, and shook it right there in the dark;
? When out rolled the playmates, awakened from sleep,
One beginning to cry, and the other to bark!
While nursie jumped back with a regular scare,—
“The mischief is in the old thing, I declare!â€â€™
MARY D. BRINE:
INDOLENT JOKE. -
Harr all a-tangle, Too lazy to, work,
His hat to one side, Too lazy to play,
His coat-tail in shreds, He lolls in the sun
His shoestrings untied; The iaost of the day;
Idle and worthless, Yawning and moping,
With nothing to do; And dreadfully slow, ~=
No wonder folks say, Here is a picture
“'That’s indolent Joel†- Of indolent Joe.
FRANK H. STAUFFER,
- - DOLLY_TOWN.
Have you ever been down to Doily-Town ¥
The sigh will de vou good.
There the dollies walk,
And the dollies talk,
And they ride about
In a grand turn-out,
With a coachman thin:
ene. Who is made of tin,
And a footman made ot wove
‘
“ DOLLY-10 wee SS a
= - Thore are. ‘very fine hotfees 1 in Delly-Towny
oe --. Red and green and ee eee “
oo ne 2 And a doctor grand,
eG a ee Who ‘is at ‘command,
eS Just to mend their toes 2
yes S : : - a os aNd their aris and. nose, - : Be a
2 oe When they. tumble. down -
% pe eee ae - And crack their crown 2S
hee His medicine i is | glue. a
ae ‘sut the pretties sight in Dolly- Town, —
5 ‘That place of gréat renown, —
Is no dolly at all,
_ Though so neat and small.
ABS oe ae
DOLL Y-£0 WN.
If yeu’ve time to spare,
(Fo on tiptoe there ; /
» See the wee, wee girl,
The rose, the pearl,
Who is Queen of Dolly-Town!
Nitin
GEORGE COOPRE,..
DIME AND THE BABY.
_ Bow—wow! Here Tam-again! I told you before that my name
x Dime; but the baby calls me “ Bow-wow.†Do you know why? —
“Is is because I always say “ Bow-wow.†Tt is all the word I know
how to say. ma ie itt
Do you know our baby? She has big black eyes, and her mouth
looks like a pink. rosebud. ‘She is a sweet little girl. I love her
dearly. I did not like her when she first came.. That was a long
time ago. My master was very fond of her. That made me feel
cross. I used to bark at baby and show all my teeth. After that
they- did not let me come near her. I did not see the baby for a long
time. “I did not care for that. eee ee
My master did not seem to like me then. When he saw me, he |
ae said, “ Go away, Dime! -Go away, bad dog! You are not good to
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DIME AND ‘THE BABY. ee
the baby.†So I was not heme al nals up ie y mind to bite that
baby.
It was a long time below I gota chance to bite her ; ; but: one a
IT found hee alone. She was im her little crib. it put my: paws†on.
herecrib. a, ae : : Seals oe Sona sie
is - But T did not bite her, after all: ‘Shall I ae why 2 She cs
ae too pretty. to bite 804 ae te baby, a have loved ee , ;
_ ever_since. Se
a fe 2 Now, my. master flee me again. “He: pee my “head and oe
6 Good old dog! - Good Dime! You- love the: baby, don’t yourâ€.
Tam glad I am not- a cross dog 1 now. At feel better when T am.
good. Don’t aoe oe
8. a ea
OUR LITTLE SAILOR. —
eee 2-2 ash} gob his sea-legs, en ee
“Just come aboard, - - ~ Doésn’t know, a rope;
While our ship is sailing <3 ~ He-will-* bear-a hand†-
Oceanward | ees ; Some day, we hope. as
“Seems to think his shipmates Seas won’t all be pleasant, —
Quite a jolly crew ; -_ Breakers threaten oft:
Wonders at. our sea-talk, ~~ May he keep a faithful:
“Strange and new. : Watch aloft | .
May the eee find him
~ Stanch, trtie, and brave, a
5 . Sailing from Port Cradle =,
: To Port Grave ! ons nees
Snes NE Se ee ace _ GEORGE COOPER. _
LITTLE TEDDY AND ROVER.
~ LITTLE TEDDY AND ROVER.
Teen. years old is little Teddy,
Full of life and fun ;
And for frolic always ready
When his tasks are done.
From his eyes the laughter glances
With a merry gleam;
While around the room he dances:
Like a sunny beam.
On his backold Rover ’s lying, —
"LITTLE TEDDY AND ROVER,
Ho’ 3 a clever ‘ice called Rover, _ ie Se .
Fond of tricks ashe; i -
Black and curly, too, all over,
As some sheep we sée. a
On his hind legs Teddy sets hee nae a
Bids him “stand at ease ;†; is
Then a cap and sword he gets ‘him,
Little friends to please.
You would think him dead ;
But he’s neither dead, nor dying,
Only watching Ted.
“Right about!†says little Teddy;
“Make us all a bow; ;
Then say ‘good-night’ clear and steady.â€
Rover barks, “ Bow- wow!â€
GHORGE BENNEPY,
i as A PEEP.
“Were did you come from? I didn't know
They had a baby in. there; ee ae
Well! what pretty blue eyes you have, ee
‘And nice little curls of hair! te rewuter
| 1 ae :
el ul " " i
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“One, two, three, four — four. little teeth;
I have as many as you. -
Do you_ever try a wee little bite _
And make people say, ‘Oh! oh!’?'
_ A PEEP.
_.. “How did you get that scratch like mine—
Have you a pussy cat? ees
Did you pull-her tail? 1 did!—Oo-oo!
But you need n't ery for that.
“Do you knock over the little stand :
And laugh to see how it goes?
-. Can you pull off your stockings and shoes _
~And find some dear little toes?
“T took three little steps alone! —
Can you go as far as that?
Haye you a papa? What does he say
_ - When you sit on his shiny hat? = 5 =
“ Does ever your mamma snatch you up,
And kiss you, and kiss, and kiss, ;
And say, ‘There’s nothing in all the world
So bonny and sweet as this’?
“T wish you ’d come here and play with me;
~ J can’t hold on any more —
I wonder if he went down so hard,
When he sat back on the floor.†:
aS ; _ SYDNEY DAYRE
‘THE DOGGIES’ PROMENADE.
THREE dogs went out for a promenade,
All on a summer's day; fe
There was Mr. Dog, and Mrs. Dog,
And little doggie Tray. —
Old Papa Dog wore a stove-pipe hat,
And a button-hole bouquet, .
_ And a bamboo cane, and a gold watch-chaia,
_ And°a suit of parson gray. ~~
And. Mamma Dog had a new silk gown, _
And a bonnet trimmed with blue,
And a high-heeled boot on each dainty foot,
And a brooch and bracelets, too.. x
THE DOGEIES! PROMENADE.
Wee Baby Dog a a one Scotch cap,
_ And a kilt ’way down to his knee, _
- And satin bows all over his clothes, -
eer And pockets, — one, two, three...
‘And as they walked down the crowded stree$ —
They were proud as proud could be, —
For they were dressed in their very best,
As every one could see.
~ But a Pucinovoue: ath on ike sidewalk aes
No coat, no hat had she;
So-she laughed at the dress and the Pompousso#s
Of the dog and his aE
Mr. Dog growled deep, and sprang at the cat,
And chased her up and down, ;
With an angry cry, and a flashing eye, ‘
lion son the. wondering town.
But he tripped in his haste /gainst a big round stene
And fell in the ‘slippery street ;
When he arose, lo! his stylish dlothes
Were mud from head to feet. .
THE OCS ‘PROMENADE.
“And Mrs. Doss when ‘hie saw his plight; ene
With horror swoone& away,
And sank: right down. with :
her silken gown, :
On a Beep of soft red lay. 2
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Wee Baby Dog was in sad distréss ee
He sought for his cap in vain; oe
‘His kilt was torn, he was all forlom,
And his tears fell down Tike Pain ee
“But the roguish cat. at hen fireside sat
And thought of her fun that day ;_
And she jumped and danced, and ‘pured and pranced,
At the slogeies running away.
ai MRS. DAVID A. “MUNRO.
. HOW MUCH LONGER MUST I WAIT?
3 (FROM THE GERMAN OF FALLERSLEBEN.)
In our garden by the gate — :
- Stands a pear-tree fine and _ tall ;
And I’ stood beneath to. wait
-.. Till’a little pear should fall.
Pretty pear-tree by the gate,
How much longer must I wait ?_
ais SP ye CELIA DOERNER.
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WHERE DID THEY G0?
GRANDMA says we little witches -
Make her drop 80 many stitches,
Laughing, till she fairly shakes,
At our pranks — but she mistakes 5
For when I brought my little basket
(Just myself, she didn’t ask it),
To hunt her stitches on ‘the floor
(A dozen dropped, ‘she said, or more),
There wasn’t one, that I could find !
Poor grandma must be getting blind.
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WHO WILL WINK FIRST?
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Upon the wide arms of grandpapa’s chair
Little Sir Trotty and Polly the fair, ee
Like two little rabbits, sit perched on each side,
And stare at each other with eyes open wide. ~
Don’t. whisper, don’t laugh, don’t disturb them, I pray;
For “ Who will wink first?†is the game that they play:
Little pug noses, tip near eae tip,
A frown on the brow, no smile on the lip;
_ They’re as sober as owls, which they surely should ber
_ For this is a trial of great skill, don’t you see ;
_ And grandpa is judge, and he will tell true,
~. Which one ‘will wink first, a brown eyes or ‘the blue.
NELLIE M. CoRR ANTS
TWO- LITTLE FEET,
*
Wuew Herbert on was a very ‘small ee ie apa Stone iin
a pair of button-boots. ‘They had cloth tops, and kid toes: and. heels.
Herbert danced for Joy when he saw them.
-> = 9+ «You. shall wear ea to-mor-
row; ’ said his papa.
Herbert went to bed early that
night; -he re to-morrow to
come quickly. —
‘The next ‘morning his Pater
“she went to. school. — Herbert
went about saying, “Two little
gee morning.
- Said papa. ae
_ Herbert’s ‘mother was expect
ing some friends to tea.
“T must make some cake,†she.
the kitchen if he will be good.â€
- Herbert promised to be very
Pe Sot Ane ene ne oot It was great fun to see
his mamma beat the eggs. He had a little taste of the sugar and
butter when it was all beaten wp white.
Then he saw the flour put in slowly...
At last it was ready for the oven. ‘When it was done his mamma : oe 4%:
‘put on the boots for him before ~
= feet, two Title: feet,†all ‘the ©
eee They ~ ‘must he ae little eae :
feet, and not get into mischief, Boe
-- said, “and Herbert can come into |
SP
it
on
on it.
TWO LITTLE FEET. . C
covered the top with nice frosting. Herbert called it making snow
His mamma wanted the frosting to grow hard. She put the cake
on the piazza, where it was cool. :
- “Do not tcuch it with your fingers,†she said to her little boy,
“mamma wants it to look very nice.†.
Herbert’s mamma went back to the kitchen. She wished to make
some nice salad.
Herbert was playing on the piazza.
-He came in once or twice and said, “Two little feet, mamma,
two little feet. ok
“ Yes, my dear, I know the little boots are very pretty.â€
By of a the lady went..out on the piazza. What do you think
she saw?, Her little boy had been standing on the loaf of cake.
She could see the shape of both little boots.
Herbert looked at his mamma, and said, “ Pretty boots ; two little
feet ; make mamma’s cake all pretty.â€
Mamma did not think so. She made some more cake, and when
her guests came she told the story.
One of them was a very famous man. He said, “I must have a
piece of Herbert's cake. 1 avant ae ste ump of the two little feet.
He thought he was helping mamma.’
Then all the visitors ate a piece of the cake, and one ae. ee May†es
the two little feet always walk in the right way.â€
And another said. “May they climb over all troubles as Eee
as they reached the top of mamma’s cake.â€
Herbert is a man now, and yery kind to. his mother.
ABA
TO STRAWBERRY TOWN.
A pEAR little maid, with sun-bonnet red
Tied carefully over her little brown head,
With two little bare feet, so active and brown,
Has started to travel to Strawberry town.
“And pray where is that?†Oh dear! don’t you know?
It’s out in the field where the strawberries grow ;
‘Where papa, and Henry, and Sue, in the sun,
Pick the sweet, big, red berries so fast, one by one.
“Tt’s a very great ways,†says the dear little maid,
“To Strawberry town, and T’m-so afraid.â€
And so as companions, to keep her from harm,
She takes two fat kittens, one under each arm.
She trudges along with brown eyes opened wide,
- The kittens hugged sociably up to each side ;
With ears sticking up and tails hangmg down,
She carries them bravely to Strawberry town.
“MARY A. ALLEN, M3.
FLOSSIE AND HER SHOE-BOAT.
Fiossin took to the sea very early. She did not like to be
hathed. but she was very fond of playing in the water.
One day, when she was at her bath, her mother’s hack was
tummed, and little Miss Flossie turned her slipper into a boat and
set it afloat in her little bath-tub. Then she pushed it about and
made believe it was sailing. By and hy nt vot full of water and
sank, crew and all, This made her cry, and that made her mother
-Jook round. Flossie’s shoe-boat was taken from her, and then she
eried more. Her mother knew best, and was very firm. Miss.
Flossie had to give up being a sailor, and put on her pink dress
and go downstairs.
R. W. L.
STRAWBERRY TIME:
A BUNCH of strawberries, Shut your eyes beneath °
Ruby red, : Your curls; :
Hanging high over Open your mouth with its
Baby’s head. Six white pearls.
No, Baby, no! you must not If Baby had her way, I =e
grasp ; 3 newer ae
You'd crusk them in your Where all the berries ripe e
heedless clasp. - would go. :
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A LITTLE LAD. AND. LASS.
Once there was a little lad,
Long time ago. |
A bright new cent was all he had~
‘Twas not much, you know.
The little lad walked out one day;
He met a small maid on the way;
He saw a tear drop from her eye,
_ And full of pity questioned why,
Long time «20, long time ago.
The little maid at once replied,
Long time ago,
“Jt is for bread that J have eried,
Oh, dear, oh!â€
Quick asa wink the gallant ‘Jad,
Whose heart for that small maid was sad,
“Pulled out his bright new cent, and said,
“Don't cry, miss, I will buy you bread,â€
Long time ago, long time ago.
As soon as said, the
wees done,
Long time ago.
(> * -He-pave’ his penny
bua,
A penny bun, you know.
And what a happy lad was
he!
And what a happy lass was ~
she !
His loss was gain to that
small maid,
And, “Thank you kindly,
sir!’ she said,
‘Long time ago, long
time ago.
for a
deed
= a GiPrRere e
MARY D. BRINE.
AS BUSY = DEAR.
A pricut little maiden,
over’the way,
ls up from her pillow at
- break of day.
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Hands and faee she washes,
and. combs her hair:
ae Twin pretty brown braids
she ties up with care.
“When breaktast is done,
she washes the dishes,
Then hurries away to know
mamma's wishes.
She brushes the chambers, the
stairs and hall, e
Puts them in order,
istet alls
and that
She clears from the steps the
dead leaves that fall,
And hastens : vain at mamma’s
low eall. =
What more she is: doing, I’m
sure I don’t know.
If your mother kept boarders,
would you do so?
Her name, if I knew, I would
tell it here;
‘But I think they do no to se
call her “ Dear.†:
JULIA A, MELVIN. 2
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THE GOOD LITTLE CHINER.
THERE is a lad
Who’s never bad,
Nor can he inisehief do.
[fis almond eyes
Look very wise :
I’ve christened him “ Hop Loo.â€
He’s always still ; He’s well behaved ;
Fis screams don’t fill His head is shaved ;
The air with terrors new. Tlis hair is in a queue.
He never grows, While he is here, —
And turned-up toes
This fact is queer, —
He wears on either shoe.
Tle is in China too! ~
Tle never ran;
He holds a fan ;
His garments are sky-blue ;
But on a plate
Of ancient date
You'll see this good Hop Loo!
GEORGE COOFES.
HOW THE PIGS WERE RAISED.
A ramaity of ten little pigs were suddenly left motherless. What
a misfortune !
Farner Clough had raised a great many pigs, but he wondered
what was te become of those wee erunters. Their. mother would
have known just what to do with them. The man almost wished
her babies had died with her. . eae
He would try to take care of them. Farmer Clough turned down
a barrel on its side. Then he filled it half full of clean straw. The
ten piggies sank out of sight in their bed. They cuddled all in a
heap and went to sleep. A pretty good beginning.
When Farmer Clough went to the barn with some warm milk to.
feed them, he called, “Piggy, piggy, piggy !†|
HOW THE PIGS WERE RAISED. ee
The straw in ane barrel began to move. The ten little fellows
came scampering OU ee: Se
The pigs were so eager ‘for milk. that they tumbled over one
another. Each little pig said, ‘ Awo-hoo, awo-lioo!†The farmer
thought that reant, “ Hurry up my dinner.â€
He placed the pan of milk on the floor. He tried to teach the
little things to drink. Every one seemed afraid it would not get
its share. They were piggish, you see.
- Some fell head-foremost into the pan of milk. It was funny.
Their owner told them to behave themselves, but they did not.
Sdon they were running over his feet and crying for more.
He told them more at that time was not good for them; so they
crept back into the nest contented, and went to sleep again.
They grew fast, just like pigs. - With their warm Pal and their
fresh straw they fared well. By and by they outgrew their barrel. —
Farmer Clongh said thet © very barrel of pork he ever had before
grew less and less v. it was empty; but this one grew more and
more till it was more than full ; ;
MRS, J. A. MELVIN,
J gavemykittie upfor lost.
I bunted here and there,
Pe d surely she was lost —in dreams,
Yeu never could guess where.
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BABY RUTH.
Sre came to us when the skies were gray, -
) And the leaves were whirling down;
When over the ficlds the ioe lay,
And the grass was turning brown.
She must have come from some summer-land,
Where the trees are always green ;
Where birds sing vayly on every hand,
And where frosts are never seen ;
For since her comine that autumn day,
We take no note of the skies:
If they are clouded, we turn away
To watch the blue of her eyes.
_ The sum may Se or the sun may hide,
But why should we care, forsooth ?
Unfailing treasures of light abide
In the heart of Baby Ruth.
So low I kneel at. her dimpled feet ;
So earnest I am the while,
BABY RUTH.
TI seem a suitor, bent to entreat
The grace of his lady’s smile.
- But my little maid with langhing eyes. .
Looks, questioning, down at me,
With a face alight with coy surprise
And a smile of baby glee.
-Ah, little one, gift of God art thou!
The swift months may come and go;
With us-it is always summer now,
And life’s sweetest blossoms blow. apee
FRANK FOXOROFT.
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MOTHER'S KISSES
MIRTH»s*MELODY:
Illustrated Stories and Poems
for Lattle Folks.
BY
I. A. FRANCE, MARY D. BRINE, ‘GEORGE COOPER, KATE
-TANNATL WOODS, MARY A. ALLEN, M.D., MRS. E. ORR
WILLIAMS, DOTTY DIMPLE, MRS. D. P. SANFORD,
MARIAN DOUGLAS, ANSON HUNTER, JULIA A.
MELVIN, FAITH WYNNE, CELIA DOERNER,
AND OTHERS. ©
WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
BY
H. P. SHARE, GERTRUDE P. CLEMENTS, F. CHILDE HASSAM, |
JESSIE CURTIS SHEPARD, MISS C, A. NORTHAM, F. T.
MERRILL, W. H. SHELTON, F. S. CHURCH, E. H.
CURTIS, D. CLINTON PETERS, L. HOPKINS,
AND OTHERS. fi
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KRDITRD BY
DAPHNE DALE.
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LONDON—NEW YORK—CHICAGO: |
W. B. CONKEY COMPANY,
~ PUBLISHERS.
COPYRIGHTED,
W. B. CONKEY COMPANY,
1854,
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MELODY
MOINS Ke oiS)
Kisses for the lovely dimples,
Two wee lily-cups are they;
Kisses: for the mouth so precious,
Sweeter than the new-mown hay.
Kisses for the eyes so merry,
-- Violets all dipped in dew ;
Kisses for the pink-white fingers,
Prettier the earth ne’er knew.
BAD.
Kisses for the head so silken, —
With its little bird-like ways ;
Kisses for the brow so snowy,
Where the shadow never strays.
Kisses—one wide world of kisses !
‘Could I have enough, Gledin cays :
Though I kissed you, kissed you, kissed you,
Yes, forever and a day?
_GEORGE COOPER.
BAD.
_ ALL among -the dewy roses |
Stands our little rosebud weeping. |
Mother whispers, “Fie! for shame i
‘Every one will know your name ; |
See the baby roses peeping |â€
Gone the pouting, gone the sighing ;
Baby sees the roses pearly.
“Mamma, have they all been crying ?
Have io. too, been bad so early ?â€
: GEORGE COOPER.
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A LITTLE LASS. &
ACS EEE WeASs,
Cuasine the butterflies
Through: the long grass,
Dirty, but happy, |
Gay little lass!
A LITTLE LASS.
Dressed up for company,
Dull hours pass,
Clean, but so wretched,
Poor little lass !
KAYBEE.
TEN LITTLE TORS.
TENS Ein eEY Ors:
Basy is clad in his nightgown white,
Pussy-cat purrs a soft good-night, —
And somebody tells, for somebody knows,
A. terrible tale of ten little toes. |
RIGHT FOOT.
This big toe took a small boy Sam
Into the cupboard after the jam ;
This little toe said, “O, no, no!†ey
This little toe was anxious to go;
TEN LITTLE TOES.
This little toe said, “’T is n’t quite right†;
This little tiny toe curled out of sight.
LEFT FOOT.
This big toe got suddenly stubbed ;
This little toe got ruefully rubbed ;
This little frightened toe cried out, “ Bears ! 2
This little timid toe, “Run up-stairs !â€_
Down came a jar with a loud slam! slam !
This little tiny toe got all the jam!
CLARA G. DOLLIVER.-
DOLLYS BROKEN ARM.
Mamma, do send for doctor man,
And tell him to be spry ;
~ My dolly fell and broke her arm ;
I’m so afraid she'll die.
I thought that she was fast asleep,
And laid her on the bed;
But down she dropped feo floor.
O dear! she’s almost dead! |
‘Poor dolly! she was just as, brave,
And did not cry at all.
Do you suppose she ever can
Get over such a fall?
DOLLY’S BROKEN ARM.
But when the doctor mends her arm -
_ And wraps it up so tight,
Then I will be her little nurse,
And watch with her all night. ~~
And fee ony will get well,
And does not lose her arm,
I'll never let her fall again,
- Nor suffer any harm. |
7 _H, L. CHARLES,
HOW EDA AMUSED THE BAS:
HOW EDA AMUSED THE BABY.
Mamma is busy, nurse is sick, and it falls to
-Eda’s lot to amuse baby Bessie. She draws her
along in her carriage through the buttercup mead-
~ow and down to the little river. While she stops
on the bank to throw stones into the water, a.
thought comes into her head. Her eyes twinkle,
and she says to the baby, — | |
“Oh, let’s play canal-boat! That will amuse
you better than anything. Mamma said I must
‘amuse’ you, don’t you know? You sit very still,
HOW EDA AMUSED THE BABY.
like a dear, good little girl. I will run back and
get a tub and play it’s a canal-boat. I will get a
rope, too, and be the mule that pulls it along, you
know. | ee ee ee
Bessie doesn’t “know†at all. She sits still till -
Eda comes with a tub and a rope and a very red
face. The tub was awkward to carry, and knock-
ed against. her ankles at every step, almost making —
them bleed. Ber ese . a
‘She puts. Bessie into the tub, but -the little lips -—
begin to quiver, for she has never hada tub ride
On the water =~ ee ae Wee
_ Eda sees the cry coming. She gives her some _
light finger-taps on eye and nose, mouth and chin, ©
andtcays, —— ee Se
“ Eye winker, Tom Tinker, nose dropper, .
‘Mouth eater, chin chopper, chin chopper.†-
Bessie laughs a little, and clutches the sides of ©
the tub with her chubby hands. The mule starts
off, singing, — ~ Cee ae ee
_ “T have a little sister, and we call her Peep, Peep -
She wades in the water deep, deép, deep,†Be Se
when over goes the little sister, tub and all! But
_ the water is not “deep, deep, deep,†and she keeps
her pretty head up, like a little turtle taking his
sun-bath. Eda dashes in and drags her. out,
_ They both set up: a shriek that brings mamma
_ Tunning to them, and she takes them home to dry.
a e FAITH WYNNE. 2 37
LITTLE MISS- TUCKETT.
LITLE MISS TUCKETT.-
| Littte Miss Tuckett sat on a bucket
[ating some peaches and cream ; |
“Phere came a grasshopper
. And tried hard to stop her,
But she said, « Go away, or I ‘scream !â€
ABE DOTTY DIMPLE
; _. GOING TO BED. Cees
GOING TO BED_
Tuz little brown sparrows have long ceased to sing,
They ‘re each fast asleep in his nest;
The chickens are quiet beneath the hen’s wing ;
The cow-bell has hushed its ding-a-ling, ding, —
"Tis time Bertie-boy was at rest,
CUNNING MICE.
[ll take off his pretty kilt dress and blue tie,
And put on his wrapper instead ;
Then, after his sweet good-night kiss to dear Guy,
And low-spoken prayer to Heaven on high,
I'll cover him nicely in bed.
And all the night long an angel will keep
A. loving watch: over his rest ; -
While in through his window the bright stars will
peep, : : ,
And dreams soft and pretty around him will creep,
‘Till morn wakes each bird in its nest.
MOTHER CAREY.
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CUNNING MICE.
Up in the garret in our house there used to. be
lots of mice. But they never were any trouble
until one day papa put some corn there to dry, so
that he could use it to plant in the spring. When
he went to look at it, not long after, he found that
much of it had been carried off by the mice.
So he told me that he would give me a penny
for every mouse I would catch. I was delighted,
CUNNING MICE.
and immediately got our old trap, put some cheese
in it, and placed it in the garret.
The trap had but two holes, and so could catch
but two mice at a time. But I thought that a
great many, when for three mornings I had found
the trap full, and had been paid six cents for the
mice. I thought how rich I should be if I found |
two mice in the trap on every morning for a year.
Sut it did not happen so, unfortunately for me.
One morning, when I went to look at my trap,
found it sprung, and the cheese all gone, but
there was no mouse. I set the trap again, and —
the next morning it was the same way,—trap
sprung, but no mice and no cheese. I told papa
‘CUNNING MICE.
ae and he was so much ‘surprised that he
said he would watch for the -mice the next night
and find out how they did it.
Well, he went up to the garret long after I had
gone to sleep. First, he heard a little squeak,
then in. the bright moonlight he saw a little gray
mouse, with large ears: and bright eyes, looking
out trom behind a barrel. Then the little fellow
came out, looked around to see that there was no
danger, and then gave another little squeak, when
three or four more came out, and all went to the
trap, pecked into it, and saw that there was more -
supper for them. But they did not any of them
put their heads in to eat it. The largest mouse
put his tail into the holes, and, hitting the cheese,’
sprung the trap; then he pulled out his tail, got
the cheese, and shared it with the others.
They all seemed quite happy in thinking how.
nicely they were cheating that littke boy whom
they saw so carefully setting the trap to catch
them. Nos
CULMER BARNES.
AFTER THE RAIN.
BET Poe ANG -
It had rained all night and until breakfast-time.
Then, just as Millie went to the window to see if
there was any sign of its clearing off, the sun came
out bright and clear. In a little while the clouds,
were all gone.
“Just see the water in the paths!†oa Ned,
as he, Winnie, and Millie looked out the window.
“Look at that dear little pond at the foot of the
garden |†cried Millie. |
“Would n’t it be lovely to cee through ?â€
added Winnie.
“We could make splendid mud pies and ale
there,†said Millie.
AFTER THE RAIN.
“TI wonder if mamma would let us,†began Ned.
“I think she would,†said their mother, who had
come in without their hearing her.. “But you
must put on your old clothes, and come into the
house in time to be dressed before dinner.â€
“Yes,’m; we will,†they all said at once.
It was not long before Millie and Winnie, in
their oldest calico dresses, and Ned, with his worn- -
out pants rolled above his knees, were splashing in-
the pond.
First they sailed chips for boats; then they
played the chips were whales, and caught them
with spears made of sticks. By the time the
whales were all disposed of, they were ready to
make mud pies out of the nice soft mud on the
edge of the pond.
Millie made one pie in an old tin pan. She
even made “twinkles†around the edge, as Hannah,
the cook, did.
Winnie made one in a box-lid and filled it with
green currants. She put a top crust on, and cut
out half-moons in it so the fruit showed through.
~ Ned would not make pies, for he said that was
girl's work ; so he made a dam across the pond.
_ They played until nurse rang the bell for them
to come in and be dressed. ‘They all said they
had not had so much fun for a long time.
: L. A. FRANCE.
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= - There was a‘little girl,
_ THE DOLL’s MISHAP,
But her head was in a whirl,
Then further down the street,
She saw her loss complete,
Oh, how she could laugh and shout | And she stopped the little carriage
and sing! -
What happened her one day,
I will tell you right away,
For she would not keep her mind on
~
any thing. —
She dressed her doll with pride,
And took her out to ride,.-
-the way,
And naught she knew about
Her dolly falling out ;
She was looking at some nanny goats
at play.
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And the wheel came off the carriage on |
with a jerk ;
“My doll is gone; Oh! Oh! > /
I am sorry-I did so,
I wish I'd kept my mind upon my work.â€
: Then she hurried back to look,
. And she hunted every nook,
And she staid and searched from halt
past three till four, ag
Then she gave up in despair ;
‘That dol wiiven hole
Was never seen or heard of’any more,
LULUS FIRST “THANKSGIVING.
_ Luu was six years old last spring. She came to make a visit
at her grandfather’s, and stayed until after Thanksgiving.
Lulu had lived away down ia Cuba ever since she was a year old.
Ifer cousins had written to her what a good time they had on
pea te i '
Thanksgiving Day; so she was very anxious to be at her grand-
father’s at that time. They do not have a Thanksgiving Day dowa
in Cuba. That is how Lulu did not have one until she was six
years old. A
She could hardly wait forthe day to come. Such a grand time as
they did have! Lulu did not know she had so many cousins until
they came to spend the day at her grandfather’s. It did not take
‘LULWS FIRST THANKSGIVING.
them long to get acquainted. Before time for dinner they felt as if
they had lines known each other.
The dinner was the grand event of the
_ day. Lulu had never seen so long a
table except at a hotel, nor some
of the vegetables and kinds of
ple.
__ Lulu had never tasted
turkey before. Her
grandmother would
not have one cooked until
then, so she could. say that
she had eaten her first piece
of turkey on eee -
Day.
After dinner they played
all kinds of games. All the uncles and aunts and grown-up cousins
played blind-man’s-buff with them.
.
: TIBBY “TAB Ss NEST:
One day, late in the fall, Aunt Phoebe was getting ready to go to
the city to pass the winter with her sister. Her pet cat, Tibby Tab,
was to be sent to a cousin’s, as usual. ‘Tibby did not like that, for
she was very fond of her mistress.
Aunt Phoebe’s trunk was packed and locked. She had a large
hand-valise, in which she carried some things. When tea-time came,
she left the valise open and went downstairs. :
The next morning the carriage came for her before she was quite
ready. She had. to tumble some of her things into the valise, and
it was taken out with the trunk. Aunt Fhoebe took her seat in the
carriage. Before she had ‘reached the great gate she heard Tibby
Tab cry, “ Mew! Mew-mew!â€
Aunt Pheebe said to Timothy, “Tibby is in this carriage.â€
“No; ma’am,†said Timothy; “she cannot be.â€
“But I hear her; stop a moment.â€
“Mew-mew!†was heard again, but nothing could be seen of
Tibby. Aunt Phoebe looked under the seat and turned over the’
cushions. Then there was another “mew,†and a scratching. It
“came to Aunt Phoebe’s mind to look into the vaiise. There was
Tibby.! She jumped out very quickly.
TIBBY TABS NES’.
-Aunt Phoebe was glad that she had not stifled, and drove around
to her cousin’s to leave Tibby. This was the kitty that wanted to
go to the city with her mistress. = 3
: MRS. E. ORR WILLIAMS.
Ci
PAPA’S DRESSING—GOWN.
VHERE was a wee darling, —
on, dainty and fair
As ever a goldéen-haired baby
‘could be! :
There was a wee doggie with
soft, curly hair,
And*never a doggie more cun-
ning than he! | ;
This baby and doggie, so
friendly were they,
That always together they
were through the day.
Together they breakfasted,
dined, and took tea, -—
Baby Grace at the table,
and Snip at her feet;
And the three-year-old mis-
tress, So generous was she,
That full half of her dainties. -
her doggie must eat ;
And together the playmates grew healthy ‘and plump,
And the hours went by on a hop, skip, and jump.
Now it happened that Gracie and doggie one day
Grew tired and sleepy, and laid down to rest,
And played they were birdies safe hidden away
In papa's warm dressing-gown for a snug nest;
And soon on the nursery floor in a heap
‘Lay those wonderful “birds,†all so soundly asleep.
PAPA’S DRESSING-GOWN.
The shadows were gathering all over the room, —
When nurse came to look for her darlmg once more.
Oh, the litter of playthings! She stooped in the gloom
To gather the well-scattered toys from the floor, —
This, that, and the other fast putting in place,
Thinking, meantime, “ Why, where is my dear little Grace ?â€
Then, seeing the dressing-gown there in a heap,
She raised it, and shook it right there in the dark;
? When out rolled the playmates, awakened from sleep,
One beginning to cry, and the other to bark!
While nursie jumped back with a regular scare,—
“The mischief is in the old thing, I declare!â€â€™
MARY D. BRINE:
INDOLENT JOKE. -
Harr all a-tangle, Too lazy to, work,
His hat to one side, Too lazy to play,
His coat-tail in shreds, He lolls in the sun
His shoestrings untied; The iaost of the day;
Idle and worthless, Yawning and moping,
With nothing to do; And dreadfully slow, ~=
No wonder folks say, Here is a picture
“'That’s indolent Joel†- Of indolent Joe.
FRANK H. STAUFFER,
- - DOLLY_TOWN.
Have you ever been down to Doily-Town ¥
The sigh will de vou good.
There the dollies walk,
And the dollies talk,
And they ride about
In a grand turn-out,
With a coachman thin:
ene. Who is made of tin,
And a footman made ot wove
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“ DOLLY-10 wee SS a
= - Thore are. ‘very fine hotfees 1 in Delly-Towny
oe --. Red and green and ee eee “
oo ne 2 And a doctor grand,
eG a ee Who ‘is at ‘command,
eS Just to mend their toes 2
yes S : : - a os aNd their aris and. nose, - : Be a
2 oe When they. tumble. down -
% pe eee ae - And crack their crown 2S
hee His medicine i is | glue. a
ae ‘sut the pretties sight in Dolly- Town, —
5 ‘That place of gréat renown, —
Is no dolly at all,
_ Though so neat and small.
ABS oe ae
DOLL Y-£0 WN.
If yeu’ve time to spare,
(Fo on tiptoe there ; /
» See the wee, wee girl,
The rose, the pearl,
Who is Queen of Dolly-Town!
Nitin
GEORGE COOPRE,..
DIME AND THE BABY.
_ Bow—wow! Here Tam-again! I told you before that my name
x Dime; but the baby calls me “ Bow-wow.†Do you know why? —
“Is is because I always say “ Bow-wow.†Tt is all the word I know
how to say. ma ie itt
Do you know our baby? She has big black eyes, and her mouth
looks like a pink. rosebud. ‘She is a sweet little girl. I love her
dearly. I did not like her when she first came.. That was a long
time ago. My master was very fond of her. That made me feel
cross. I used to bark at baby and show all my teeth. After that
they- did not let me come near her. I did not see the baby for a long
time. “I did not care for that. eee ee
My master did not seem to like me then. When he saw me, he |
ae said, “ Go away, Dime! -Go away, bad dog! You are not good to
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DIME AND ‘THE BABY. ee
the baby.†So I was not heme al nals up ie y mind to bite that
baby.
It was a long time below I gota chance to bite her ; ; but: one a
IT found hee alone. She was im her little crib. it put my: paws†on.
herecrib. a, ae : : Seals oe Sona sie
is - But T did not bite her, after all: ‘Shall I ae why 2 She cs
ae too pretty. to bite 804 ae te baby, a have loved ee , ;
_ ever_since. Se
a fe 2 Now, my. master flee me again. “He: pee my “head and oe
6 Good old dog! - Good Dime! You- love the: baby, don’t yourâ€.
Tam glad I am not- a cross dog 1 now. At feel better when T am.
good. Don’t aoe oe
8. a ea
OUR LITTLE SAILOR. —
eee 2-2 ash} gob his sea-legs, en ee
“Just come aboard, - - ~ Doésn’t know, a rope;
While our ship is sailing <3 ~ He-will-* bear-a hand†-
Oceanward | ees ; Some day, we hope. as
“Seems to think his shipmates Seas won’t all be pleasant, —
Quite a jolly crew ; -_ Breakers threaten oft:
Wonders at. our sea-talk, ~~ May he keep a faithful:
“Strange and new. : Watch aloft | .
May the eee find him
~ Stanch, trtie, and brave, a
5 . Sailing from Port Cradle =,
: To Port Grave ! ons nees
Snes NE Se ee ace _ GEORGE COOPER. _
LITTLE TEDDY AND ROVER.
~ LITTLE TEDDY AND ROVER.
Teen. years old is little Teddy,
Full of life and fun ;
And for frolic always ready
When his tasks are done.
From his eyes the laughter glances
With a merry gleam;
While around the room he dances:
Like a sunny beam.
On his backold Rover ’s lying, —
"LITTLE TEDDY AND ROVER,
Ho’ 3 a clever ‘ice called Rover, _ ie Se .
Fond of tricks ashe; i -
Black and curly, too, all over,
As some sheep we sée. a
On his hind legs Teddy sets hee nae a
Bids him “stand at ease ;†; is
Then a cap and sword he gets ‘him,
Little friends to please.
You would think him dead ;
But he’s neither dead, nor dying,
Only watching Ted.
“Right about!†says little Teddy;
“Make us all a bow; ;
Then say ‘good-night’ clear and steady.â€
Rover barks, “ Bow- wow!â€
GHORGE BENNEPY,
i as A PEEP.
“Were did you come from? I didn't know
They had a baby in. there; ee ae
Well! what pretty blue eyes you have, ee
‘And nice little curls of hair! te rewuter
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“One, two, three, four — four. little teeth;
I have as many as you. -
Do you_ever try a wee little bite _
And make people say, ‘Oh! oh!’?'
_ A PEEP.
_.. “How did you get that scratch like mine—
Have you a pussy cat? ees
Did you pull-her tail? 1 did!—Oo-oo!
But you need n't ery for that.
“Do you knock over the little stand :
And laugh to see how it goes?
-. Can you pull off your stockings and shoes _
~And find some dear little toes?
“T took three little steps alone! —
Can you go as far as that?
Haye you a papa? What does he say
_ - When you sit on his shiny hat? = 5 =
“ Does ever your mamma snatch you up,
And kiss you, and kiss, and kiss, ;
And say, ‘There’s nothing in all the world
So bonny and sweet as this’?
“T wish you ’d come here and play with me;
~ J can’t hold on any more —
I wonder if he went down so hard,
When he sat back on the floor.†:
aS ; _ SYDNEY DAYRE
‘THE DOGGIES’ PROMENADE.
THREE dogs went out for a promenade,
All on a summer's day; fe
There was Mr. Dog, and Mrs. Dog,
And little doggie Tray. —
Old Papa Dog wore a stove-pipe hat,
And a button-hole bouquet, .
_ And a bamboo cane, and a gold watch-chaia,
_ And°a suit of parson gray. ~~
And. Mamma Dog had a new silk gown, _
And a bonnet trimmed with blue,
And a high-heeled boot on each dainty foot,
And a brooch and bracelets, too.. x
THE DOGEIES! PROMENADE.
Wee Baby Dog a a one Scotch cap,
_ And a kilt ’way down to his knee, _
- And satin bows all over his clothes, -
eer And pockets, — one, two, three...
‘And as they walked down the crowded stree$ —
They were proud as proud could be, —
For they were dressed in their very best,
As every one could see.
~ But a Pucinovoue: ath on ike sidewalk aes
No coat, no hat had she;
So-she laughed at the dress and the Pompousso#s
Of the dog and his aE
Mr. Dog growled deep, and sprang at the cat,
And chased her up and down, ;
With an angry cry, and a flashing eye, ‘
lion son the. wondering town.
But he tripped in his haste /gainst a big round stene
And fell in the ‘slippery street ;
When he arose, lo! his stylish dlothes
Were mud from head to feet. .
THE OCS ‘PROMENADE.
“And Mrs. Doss when ‘hie saw his plight; ene
With horror swoone& away,
And sank: right down. with :
her silken gown, :
On a Beep of soft red lay. 2
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Wee Baby Dog was in sad distréss ee
He sought for his cap in vain; oe
‘His kilt was torn, he was all forlom,
And his tears fell down Tike Pain ee
“But the roguish cat. at hen fireside sat
And thought of her fun that day ;_
And she jumped and danced, and ‘pured and pranced,
At the slogeies running away.
ai MRS. DAVID A. “MUNRO.
. HOW MUCH LONGER MUST I WAIT?
3 (FROM THE GERMAN OF FALLERSLEBEN.)
In our garden by the gate — :
- Stands a pear-tree fine and _ tall ;
And I’ stood beneath to. wait
-.. Till’a little pear should fall.
Pretty pear-tree by the gate,
How much longer must I wait ?_
ais SP ye CELIA DOERNER.
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WHERE DID THEY G0?
GRANDMA says we little witches -
Make her drop 80 many stitches,
Laughing, till she fairly shakes,
At our pranks — but she mistakes 5
For when I brought my little basket
(Just myself, she didn’t ask it),
To hunt her stitches on ‘the floor
(A dozen dropped, ‘she said, or more),
There wasn’t one, that I could find !
Poor grandma must be getting blind.
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WHO WILL WINK FIRST?
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Upon the wide arms of grandpapa’s chair
Little Sir Trotty and Polly the fair, ee
Like two little rabbits, sit perched on each side,
And stare at each other with eyes open wide. ~
Don’t. whisper, don’t laugh, don’t disturb them, I pray;
For “ Who will wink first?†is the game that they play:
Little pug noses, tip near eae tip,
A frown on the brow, no smile on the lip;
_ They’re as sober as owls, which they surely should ber
_ For this is a trial of great skill, don’t you see ;
_ And grandpa is judge, and he will tell true,
~. Which one ‘will wink first, a brown eyes or ‘the blue.
NELLIE M. CoRR ANTS
TWO- LITTLE FEET,
*
Wuew Herbert on was a very ‘small ee ie apa Stone iin
a pair of button-boots. ‘They had cloth tops, and kid toes: and. heels.
Herbert danced for Joy when he saw them.
-> = 9+ «You. shall wear ea to-mor-
row; ’ said his papa.
Herbert went to bed early that
night; -he re to-morrow to
come quickly. —
‘The next ‘morning his Pater
“she went to. school. — Herbert
went about saying, “Two little
gee morning.
- Said papa. ae
_ Herbert’s ‘mother was expect
ing some friends to tea.
“T must make some cake,†she.
the kitchen if he will be good.â€
- Herbert promised to be very
Pe Sot Ane ene ne oot It was great fun to see
his mamma beat the eggs. He had a little taste of the sugar and
butter when it was all beaten wp white.
Then he saw the flour put in slowly...
At last it was ready for the oven. ‘When it was done his mamma : oe 4%:
‘put on the boots for him before ~
= feet, two Title: feet,†all ‘the ©
eee They ~ ‘must he ae little eae :
feet, and not get into mischief, Boe
-- said, “and Herbert can come into |
SP
it
on
on it.
TWO LITTLE FEET. . C
covered the top with nice frosting. Herbert called it making snow
His mamma wanted the frosting to grow hard. She put the cake
on the piazza, where it was cool. :
- “Do not tcuch it with your fingers,†she said to her little boy,
“mamma wants it to look very nice.†.
Herbert’s mamma went back to the kitchen. She wished to make
some nice salad.
Herbert was playing on the piazza.
-He came in once or twice and said, “Two little feet, mamma,
two little feet. ok
“ Yes, my dear, I know the little boots are very pretty.â€
By of a the lady went..out on the piazza. What do you think
she saw?, Her little boy had been standing on the loaf of cake.
She could see the shape of both little boots.
Herbert looked at his mamma, and said, “ Pretty boots ; two little
feet ; make mamma’s cake all pretty.â€
Mamma did not think so. She made some more cake, and when
her guests came she told the story.
One of them was a very famous man. He said, “I must have a
piece of Herbert's cake. 1 avant ae ste ump of the two little feet.
He thought he was helping mamma.’
Then all the visitors ate a piece of the cake, and one ae. ee May†es
the two little feet always walk in the right way.â€
And another said. “May they climb over all troubles as Eee
as they reached the top of mamma’s cake.â€
Herbert is a man now, and yery kind to. his mother.
ABA
TO STRAWBERRY TOWN.
A pEAR little maid, with sun-bonnet red
Tied carefully over her little brown head,
With two little bare feet, so active and brown,
Has started to travel to Strawberry town.
“And pray where is that?†Oh dear! don’t you know?
It’s out in the field where the strawberries grow ;
‘Where papa, and Henry, and Sue, in the sun,
Pick the sweet, big, red berries so fast, one by one.
“Tt’s a very great ways,†says the dear little maid,
“To Strawberry town, and T’m-so afraid.â€
And so as companions, to keep her from harm,
She takes two fat kittens, one under each arm.
She trudges along with brown eyes opened wide,
- The kittens hugged sociably up to each side ;
With ears sticking up and tails hangmg down,
She carries them bravely to Strawberry town.
“MARY A. ALLEN, M3.
FLOSSIE AND HER SHOE-BOAT.
Fiossin took to the sea very early. She did not like to be
hathed. but she was very fond of playing in the water.
One day, when she was at her bath, her mother’s hack was
tummed, and little Miss Flossie turned her slipper into a boat and
set it afloat in her little bath-tub. Then she pushed it about and
made believe it was sailing. By and hy nt vot full of water and
sank, crew and all, This made her cry, and that made her mother
-Jook round. Flossie’s shoe-boat was taken from her, and then she
eried more. Her mother knew best, and was very firm. Miss.
Flossie had to give up being a sailor, and put on her pink dress
and go downstairs.
R. W. L.
STRAWBERRY TIME:
A BUNCH of strawberries, Shut your eyes beneath °
Ruby red, : Your curls; :
Hanging high over Open your mouth with its
Baby’s head. Six white pearls.
No, Baby, no! you must not If Baby had her way, I =e
grasp ; 3 newer ae
You'd crusk them in your Where all the berries ripe e
heedless clasp. - would go. :
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rea
A LITTLE LAD. AND. LASS.
Once there was a little lad,
Long time ago. |
A bright new cent was all he had~
‘Twas not much, you know.
The little lad walked out one day;
He met a small maid on the way;
He saw a tear drop from her eye,
_ And full of pity questioned why,
Long time «20, long time ago.
The little maid at once replied,
Long time ago,
“Jt is for bread that J have eried,
Oh, dear, oh!â€
Quick asa wink the gallant ‘Jad,
Whose heart for that small maid was sad,
“Pulled out his bright new cent, and said,
“Don't cry, miss, I will buy you bread,â€
Long time ago, long time ago.
As soon as said, the
wees done,
Long time ago.
(> * -He-pave’ his penny
bua,
A penny bun, you know.
And what a happy lad was
he!
And what a happy lass was ~
she !
His loss was gain to that
small maid,
And, “Thank you kindly,
sir!’ she said,
‘Long time ago, long
time ago.
for a
deed
= a GiPrRere e
MARY D. BRINE.
AS BUSY = DEAR.
A pricut little maiden,
over’the way,
ls up from her pillow at
- break of day.
=e
Hands and faee she washes,
and. combs her hair:
ae Twin pretty brown braids
she ties up with care.
“When breaktast is done,
she washes the dishes,
Then hurries away to know
mamma's wishes.
She brushes the chambers, the
stairs and hall, e
Puts them in order,
istet alls
and that
She clears from the steps the
dead leaves that fall,
And hastens : vain at mamma’s
low eall. =
What more she is: doing, I’m
sure I don’t know.
If your mother kept boarders,
would you do so?
Her name, if I knew, I would
tell it here;
‘But I think they do no to se
call her “ Dear.†:
JULIA A, MELVIN. 2
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THE GOOD LITTLE CHINER.
THERE is a lad
Who’s never bad,
Nor can he inisehief do.
[fis almond eyes
Look very wise :
I’ve christened him “ Hop Loo.â€
He’s always still ; He’s well behaved ;
Fis screams don’t fill His head is shaved ;
The air with terrors new. Tlis hair is in a queue.
He never grows, While he is here, —
And turned-up toes
This fact is queer, —
He wears on either shoe.
Tle is in China too! ~
Tle never ran;
He holds a fan ;
His garments are sky-blue ;
But on a plate
Of ancient date
You'll see this good Hop Loo!
GEORGE COOFES.
HOW THE PIGS WERE RAISED.
A ramaity of ten little pigs were suddenly left motherless. What
a misfortune !
Farner Clough had raised a great many pigs, but he wondered
what was te become of those wee erunters. Their. mother would
have known just what to do with them. The man almost wished
her babies had died with her. . eae
He would try to take care of them. Farmer Clough turned down
a barrel on its side. Then he filled it half full of clean straw. The
ten piggies sank out of sight in their bed. They cuddled all in a
heap and went to sleep. A pretty good beginning.
When Farmer Clough went to the barn with some warm milk to.
feed them, he called, “Piggy, piggy, piggy !†|
HOW THE PIGS WERE RAISED. ee
The straw in ane barrel began to move. The ten little fellows
came scampering OU ee: Se
The pigs were so eager ‘for milk. that they tumbled over one
another. Each little pig said, ‘ Awo-hoo, awo-lioo!†The farmer
thought that reant, “ Hurry up my dinner.â€
He placed the pan of milk on the floor. He tried to teach the
little things to drink. Every one seemed afraid it would not get
its share. They were piggish, you see.
- Some fell head-foremost into the pan of milk. It was funny.
Their owner told them to behave themselves, but they did not.
Sdon they were running over his feet and crying for more.
He told them more at that time was not good for them; so they
crept back into the nest contented, and went to sleep again.
They grew fast, just like pigs. - With their warm Pal and their
fresh straw they fared well. By and by they outgrew their barrel. —
Farmer Clongh said thet © very barrel of pork he ever had before
grew less and less v. it was empty; but this one grew more and
more till it was more than full ; ;
MRS, J. A. MELVIN,
J gavemykittie upfor lost.
I bunted here and there,
Pe d surely she was lost —in dreams,
Yeu never could guess where.
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BABY RUTH.
Sre came to us when the skies were gray, -
) And the leaves were whirling down;
When over the ficlds the ioe lay,
And the grass was turning brown.
She must have come from some summer-land,
Where the trees are always green ;
Where birds sing vayly on every hand,
And where frosts are never seen ;
For since her comine that autumn day,
We take no note of the skies:
If they are clouded, we turn away
To watch the blue of her eyes.
_ The sum may Se or the sun may hide,
But why should we care, forsooth ?
Unfailing treasures of light abide
In the heart of Baby Ruth.
So low I kneel at. her dimpled feet ;
So earnest I am the while,
BABY RUTH.
TI seem a suitor, bent to entreat
The grace of his lady’s smile.
- But my little maid with langhing eyes. .
Looks, questioning, down at me,
With a face alight with coy surprise
And a smile of baby glee.
-Ah, little one, gift of God art thou!
The swift months may come and go;
With us-it is always summer now,
And life’s sweetest blossoms blow. apee
FRANK FOXOROFT.
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