LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 
 
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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 
 
TINY FOLK 
 
 OF 
 
 SUNNY DAYS 
 
 NEW ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS AND 
 IN MONOTINT BY 
 
 MAUD HUMPHREY 
 
 Jltustrator o/ " Bates o/ the Year" 
 
 NEW VERSES BY 
 
 EDITH M/THOMAS 
 
 Authof- of " Babes o/ the Year '* 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 Copyright^ 1889, by 
 
 FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 
 MDCCCLXXXIX 
 
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 COPVMWTJedS.BV FltCDUCK A.6T0*<t& t OAUtHm 
 
"(Bo, mibcjet m:li^en, sweet to see 
 (Hub sweet to Kiss, it tbat miobt be). 
 Go, seareb tbe oar^en tbrougb auD tbroutjb, 
 an& briiicj tbe flower \?ou lore most true." 
 
 Iibe ^li^l}et mail) from Xa JSelle ifrauee 
 Ubrew bacU an areb anJ) laiuibinG cilance: 
 "IF'm Hpril's pet an& precious tease, 
 IF cbange mg mini) just wbeu 11 please." 
 
 Sbe pIucI;cC» a rose, a sprig of ma\?, 
 
 H J>affoC»il, a tulip cjay, 
 
 H pink, a mo&est violet, 
 
 a ^aisp wbite, au5 micinouctte; 
 
 But tbeu, just tben, sbe cbaueeD to see 
 Ube flower of jfranec, tbe fleur«5e«Us ; 
 Sbe Inucjbe^ outricjbt, auC) C>roppe5 tbe rcst,- 
 " XTbis flower II love tbe verv best ! " 
 
 — EDITH M. THOMAS. 
 
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 ^^i. ' "¥(Ilbcu \?ou tell v?ouv bca^ir^ &car /iliav?, 
 jfor wbat blcssiiuiy C^o vow pvav??" 
 
 ""Cbat no tvost nn: flowers mav fear, 
 llbat no banocr sball eoinc near 
 
 V,. Hum bclplesi? bownv? tbtng 
 
 Still too voiuui to fl\? or £iino ! 
 
 -EniTIl M. THOMAS. 
 

 C0rr1M&«» («M,»< 'OlOWlCtt *.iTOHU * ■MWIft 
 
13ou're not content wltb tbe roses alone, 
 TOe roses' lover son too wonib bin5! 
 Hb, little fingers be soft anO l?in5, 
 
 
 Xtgljtlp, Ifobtlv, tbe bntterfli^ bolM 
 1l3e F3as onlg one ba^ to call b(s own, 
 an5 sou, ms sweet, bare a tbousan&=fol&. 
 
 —EDITH M. THOMAS. 
 

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 CdPvniMTJseS.e* moiRtCK A.SlOKes i emni to 
 
Spanish Cbilb. 
 
 B soft brown e^e, an5 
 
 a lovtiiG beart, 
 H winsome smile— get 
 a roguisb art, 
 3for m? little labg bas 
 
 learneD tbe tricf?, 
 Mitb motioii slow 
 
 anb motion guicft, 
 TLo mafte ber fan speaF? 
 
 wbatever sbe will, 
 Ubougb ber 5aint\? lips 
 
 are perfectly still. 
 TLaliC care! wF^en tlje ba\?s 
 
 are browsg anD warm, 
 Sbe will put i^ou to sleep 
 
 witb a waving cbarm! 
 
 —EDITH M. THOMAS. 
 
PDPYRiem JSfW.Sv f RfOCM*CK A-STO-fES f BPOTHlt . 
 
Hfdcan Cbilb. 
 
 {Zo tl)c Ibollv^bocl?.) 
 
 /IDcrrv frienb anb jolls fellow,— 
 CIMl&ren of tbe sun are we; 
 
 IF am brown anb \?ou are v?ellow, 
 li)et we always bo atiree. 
 
 J^ou an& IF are nercr fretting — 
 Sweet, ol&, bomeU} 1boUv?bocl? — 
 
 'JSout tbe freclUes we'll be getting, 
 Hf we venture out to wall? ! 
 
 l^ou can't wall? — but tben \?ou're growing 
 
 XTaller erers bap tban H;— 
 l^ou can't wall? — ^et tbere's no l?nowtng 
 
 But sou'll sometime reacb tbe sl?g! 
 
 -EDIT If .V. THOMAL 
 
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(3ennan Cbilb. 
 
 plump as ripe September peaeb 
 (®n tbe boiigb just out of reacb), 
 Cbeerful as September sun 
 "Mbcn tbe barrest worl? is t>onc, 
 Brigbt rour face as moruintj sin? ! 
 Xiebliuo — &arllnfl— wbs so sb^? 
 
 Simple little German mait), 
 
 TlClitb 50ur cap anb flajen braib, 
 
 Snowg . hercbief smootb anb neat, 
 
 IKHooben sboes upon pour feet— 
 
 Xift to mine \>oi\v mobest e\?e — 
 
 aLieblimj — Darlimj — wb\? so sbs? 
 
 Dear bome=bobv, bomelv Dresseb — 
 (Xil?e a brown tbrusb in its nest)— 
 Ibere's a little song in praise 
 Of v?our bclpful banbs anb \va\?s ! 
 Mitb a bimpleb smile repl\? ;— 
 Xieblimj— barlimj — wbg so sby? 
 
 —EDITH M. THOMAS. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
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