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our Father above,?And patiently wait till he fills us?Our cups in His mercy and love.
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Twined by Evergreens.?They never fade.
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Found in Fern-leaves,?Which grow in the shade.
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Is a Grape-vine,?Bearing some fruit.
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Holds a Holly bush?Plucked by the root.
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DANCE, DOGGIE, DANCE.
Now, Fido, I have dressed you up?In cap, and coat, and cape;?No, no, indeed my little friend,?You cannot yet escape!?Papa has seen a foreign dog?Dressed up like you in France,?And says that little poodle pup?Was quickly taught to dance.
Come, Fido, now you must be good,?I will not hurt you there;?Now stand upon your hinder-legs?And lift them in the air.?Listen--I will hum the tune?And you must dance with me;?I want both paws, sir, if you please.?Come, Fido--one, two, three!
"Good doggie! as I've taught you that--?Oh dear! he's run away.?The naughty dog! he sees a cat.?Come here, sir! Fido, stay!?There now, he's off and won't come back;?We'll dance no more to-day;?And Fido's got my dress and cape--?Oh! what will mother say?"
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THE ORGAN-BOY.
The children are fond of a merry tune,?so they have given the organ-boy a?penny to play. The babies stare at the?organ, as though they thought it a very?funny box to make such a noise. One little?child, with a doll in her arms, is giving a?piece of bread to the monkey, but he looks?as if he suspected it was a trick. The boy?has a cloth over his organ, to protect it?when it rains. I do not like to see monkeys?led about in this way. I think it is cruel,?and must cause them much suffering,?especially if they have a cruel master. But?I think this little boy will be kind to his?little companion, and not twist and throw it?about as some of the men do. Monkeys?are very amusing, after they go through a?short training, and will do all manner of?tricks for their master.
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Is an Ivy vine,?It clings where it grows.
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Is a Jessamine,?Most fragrant it blows.
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The rich Kidney bean,?Nutritious for food.
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Is the Lily,?An emblem of good.
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ONLY A BOY.
Only a boy, with his noise and fun,?The veriest mystery under the sun;?As brimful of mischief, and wit, and glee,?As ever human frame can be;?And as hard to manage, as--ah!--ah, me!
'Tis hard to tell,?Yet we love him well.
Only, a boy, with his fearful tread,?Who cannot be driven, but must be led;?Who troubles the neighbors' dogs and cats,?And who tears more clothes and spoils more hats,?Loses more tops, and kites, and bats,
Than would stock a store,?For a year or more.
Only a boy, who will be a man,?If nature goes on with her first great plan;?If water, or fire, or some fatal snare?Conspire not to rob us of this, our heir.?Our blessing, our trouble, our rest, our care;
Our torment, our joy--?"Only, a boy."
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JOHNNY AND THE TOAD.
Johnny.?I want to go to school,?And he won't let me pass.?I think that a toad?Ought to keep to the grass.?I don't want to cry,?But I'm afraid I'm going to;?Oh, dear me!?What am I to do?
Toad.?Here's a dreadful thing!?A boy in the way;?I don't know what to do,?I don't know what to say.?I can't see the reason?Such monsters should be loose;?I'm trembling all over,?But that is of no use.
Johnny.?I Must go to school,?The bell is going to stop;?That terrible old toad,?If only he would hop.
Toad.?I Must cross the path,?I can hear my children croak;?I hope that dreadful boy?Will not give me a poke.?A hop, and a start, a flutter, and a rush,?Johnny is at school, and the toad in his bush.
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Holds a Moss rose,?Covered with down.
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Stands for Walnuts,?In the woods they are found.
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Is an Orange,?So juicy and sweet.
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A Pine-apple,?Both are good to eat.
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DOLLY'S CLOTHES.
I want to make your things look nice,?Dolly--because, you see,?To-morrow evening Cousin Jane?Is coming here to tea.
Your muslin skirt is white and stiff--?I'm very glad of that;?But as my little iron's cold,?The tucks will not lie flat.
Jane's doll will come--she makes its clothes?Herself, and very neatly;?And when she brings it visiting,?She dresses it up sweetly.
When I put on your pretty frock,?Your sash, and sleeve-knots blue,?I really think that you will be?Quite a smart dolly too.
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THE KITTEN.
Wanton droll, whose harmless play?Beguiles the rustic's closing day,?When drawn the evening fire about,?Sit aged crone and thoughtless lout;?Come, show thy tricks and sportive graces,?Thus circled round with merry faces.?Backward coiled, and crouching low,?With glaring eyeballs watch thy foe.?The house wife's, spindle whirling round,?Or thread, or straw, that on the ground?Its shadow throws, by urchin sly,?Held out to lure thy roving eye.?Then, onward stealing, fiercely spring?Upon the futile, faithless thing.?Now, wheeling round with bootless skill,?Thy bo-peep tail provokes thee still,?As oft beyond thy curving side?Its jetty tip is seen to glide.?Whence hast thou, then, thou witless puss,?The magic power to charm us thus??Is it that in thy glaring eye,?And rapid movements we descry--?While we at ease, secure from ill,?The chimney corner snugly fill.
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Quinces when ripe,?Have an excellent flavor.
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