IilTTLEiFOliKS' Every; DAY:- Book i LOTHRO & Co. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Shelf -$.$z 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 'Z2- , LITTLE FOLKS' EVERT DAY BOOK. RHYMES AND ILLUSTRATIONS FOR EVERY DAY. EDITED BY AMANDA B. HARRIS. TWELVE COLOR DESIGNS EMBLEMATIC OF THE MONTHS! BY G. F. BARNES. BOSTON: D. LOTHROP & COMPANY, FRANKLIN STREET. Copyright, iSSi, By D. Lothrop & Company. 5* And I, for one, would much rather, Could I merit so sweet a thing, Be the poet of little children Than the laureate of a king. Lucy Larcom JANUARY 1ST JANUARY 2D. JANUARY 30. A JANUARY ist. Here we are ! don't leave us out Just because we're little boys ! Tho' we're not so bold and stout, In the world we make a noise. JANUARY 2D. Click ! clack the needles go — In and out, in and out — Polly's learning how to knit ; Grandma never sees her pout. JANUARY 3D. Two little kittens, one stormy night Began to quarrel, and then to fight ; One had a mouse, and the other had none, And that's the way the quarrel begun. JANUARY 4 TH. O ! I love to kiss the baby. And I love to make the bed : But I ought to be a lady Somebody said. JANUARY 5TH. Where do the little violets creep In the time of snow ? Into the dark to rest and sleep And to wait for the spring they go. JANUARY 6th. Little Pussy Whitey-toes, You funny, wee, wee cat, I guess I know, and grandpa knows, Who slept in his new hat. JANUARY 4TH. JANUARY 5th. JANUARY 6th. JANUARY 71H. JANUARY 8th JANUARY 91H. JANUARY 7TH. There was never a baby So pretty as this, And never a baby So cunning to kiss. JANUARY 8th. Oh, " man in the moon ! " " oh, man in the H I wonder who you are ! | You're a dull-looking fellow to live so close To the bright-faced evening star. JANUARY 9TH. If cows wore satin slippers, And kits were dressed in silk. ^^ We'd send our mice to dancing-school And beg our buttermilk. JANUARY ioth. My dolly is sick, and my book is torn, And my hair has got to be curled ; And mamma is reading. It's real forlorn To be all alone in the vvorid. JANUARY iith. Twenty little chick-a-dees Sitting in a row. Twenty pairs of naked feet Buried in the snow. JANUARY 12TH. " Twinkle, twinkle, little star ! " Were I in a railroad car, Riding straight up to the moon, Would I get there pretty soon. JANUARY IOTH. JANUARY iith. JANUARY 12m. JANUARY 13TH. JANUARY 14TH. JANUARY 151H. JANUARY 13TH. Johnny had a little sled, To use when there was snow; And everywhere that Johnny went, The sled was sure to go. JANUARY 14TH. I like to read a story book, Curled up in papa's chair All out of sight, and have them look For me 'most everywhere. JANUARY 15TH. "Now, listen, my dears," said a wise mother mouse ; " I'm going to market, so don't leave the house." A little old box was the house which she meant, Where they lodged the year thro' without taxes or rent. JANUARY i6th. A sweet red mouth, and a little nose, Ten plump fingers, and ten little toes, Two cunning dimples, that play bo-peep With the smiles that round the corners peep, JANUARY 17TH. I'm happy in the morning When all the world is light, And happy when I'm fast asleep In my little crib at night. JANUARY i8th. What way does the wind come ? what way does he go ? He rides over the water and over the snow. But how he will come, and whither he goes, There's never a scholar in England knows. JANUARY i6rn. JANUARY 17m JANUARY 1 8th. JANUARY 19TH. JANUARY 20TH. JANUARY 21ST. JANUARY 19TH. Auntie Bess was going to bake. "Then," I said, "let's make a cake." " I don't mind, child, if you do,'' So she said ; and I made two. JANUARY 20TH. " What is the kitty good for ? " My little boy Benny said "To catch the mice in the pantry When they nibble mamma's bread.*' JANUARY 21ST. " I love you, mother," said little Fan : " To-day I'll help you all I can : How glad I am school doesn't keep." So she rocked the babe till it fell asleep: JANUARY 22D. Glad to see you, little bird ; 'Twas your little chirp I heard ; What did you intend to say ? " Give me something this cold day ! " JANUARY 23D. " When will winter go away ? When will come Fourth of July ? When can Nell long dresses wear ? " By and by, dear ; by and by. JANUARY 24TH. Outside falls the snow, Outside the winds blow; The mother sings low " O ! the walls of Home are builded bright and high, Reaching warm and crimson to the very sky." JANUARY 22D. JANUARY 23D. JANUARY 24TH. JANUARY 25TH. JANUARY 26TH. JANUARY 27TH. JANUARY 25TH. Ho ! I, oh ! I, jing a ling ! jing a ling ! I am a warrior noble and gay. Ho ! I, oh ! I, jing a ling ! jing a ling ! Lions and robbers keep out o' the way I JANUARY 261H. Good morning, mamma! Good morning, bright sun ! Good morning, papa! The day is begun. Good morning to every one, pussy as well ; Does he sleep like the rest, till he hears the first bell ? JANUARY 27TH. Ah ! I know girls by heart ; I know The thoughts of dreaming kitti-kin ; The lovely, floating, fleecy snow Means sleds and slides for kitti-kin. JANUARY 28th. Sweep and sweep and sweep the floor ; Sweep the dust, pick up the pin ; Make it clean from fire to door, Clean for father to come in. JANUARY 29TH. Little Boy Red, Come out of bed ; Look at the sparrows Out on the shed. JANUARY 30TH. There's one thing, my beauties ! 'tis well you should know ; Though the world is in love with bright eyes and soft hair, It is only good children the angels call fair. JANUARY 28th. JANUARY 29TH. JANUARY 30TH. /2^ JANUARY 31ST FEBRUARY ist FEBRUARY 2D. I i fi I' Feb. JANUARY 31ST. The girls and the boys They make such a noise At play, that they frighten away toys, Dolly she fled, And went to bed Because she had such a pain in her head, FEBRUARY 1ST. I'm but a little lassie, with a thimbleful of sense And as to being very wise, I'd best make no pretense : But when I am a woman grown, now don't you think I'll do, If only just about as good as dear mamma and you ? FEBRUARY 2D. Pussy Cat lives in the servants' hall, She can set up her back and purr ; The little mice live in a crack in the wall, But they hardly dare venture to stir. FEBRUARY 3D. O moon ! in the night I have seen you sailing v* And shining so round and low : You were bright ! oh, bright, but your light is failing, — You're nothing now but a bow. FEBRUARY 4TH. The birdies, the birdies, how chipper are they Plow early they're out on this cold winter's day! No socks and no shoes on their bare little toes ; f- Oh dear, I should think they would almost froze. FEBRUARY 5TH. A kiss when my bath is over, A kiss when my bath begins ; My mamma is full of kisses, — As full as nurse is of pins. FEBRUARY 41H. FEBRUARY 51'H. FEBRUARY 6th. FEBRUARY .7TH. FEBRUARY 8th. FEBRUARY 6th. Sleep and rest, sleep and rest ; Father will come to thee soon. Rest, rest, on mother's breast, Father will come to thee soon. FEBRUARY 7TH. Kittens five had Bell and Bess A basket full of happiness, A basket full of shiny furs And little tails, and paws, and purrs. FEBRUARY 8th. All the day long with your busy contriving Into all mischief and fun you are driving; See if your wise little noddle can tell What you are good for? Now ponder it well. FEBRUARY 91H. There was an old woman Named Barbara Blue. But not the old woman Who lived in a shoe. FEBRUARY ioth. Where did you get your eyes so blue? Out of the sky as I came through. What makes the light in them sparkle and shine? Some of the starry spikes left in. FEBRUARY iith. Four times 'leven are forty-four : How the sunbeams speck the floor ! Four times 'leven are — what a bore ! Four times 'leven are forty-four. FEBRUARY 9111. FEBRUARY ioth. FEBRUARY iith. FEBRUARY 12TH. FEBRUARY r.TH. FEBRUARY 14TH. FEBRUARY 12TH. As soon as I become a man I'll have a pie as tall as you, With doors and windows like a house And lined with plums all through and through. FEBRUARY i 3 th. " O, you don't suppose," says Dicky Dear^ ' That maybe there won't be flowers this year ? ' ^f " O, nobody knows," says Tommy Jinks, " Nobody knows what the weather thinks." FEBRUARY 14m. There is something you want? Ah, that is mm^r*^ JbL There is something / want . Shall I cry with S^^^^W/^ true, : is soi you? What do /want? Why, the first spring rose ; And the world is white with the whirl of snows, FEBRUARY i 5 th. Nelly's eyes are blue as the sky, Mine are as black as night, Sam calls her "a beauty girl," And me "a little fright." FEBRUARY i6th. Say, papa, I want you to listen, So lay down your newspaper, please ; Sister Mary has just been a-saying That the moon is made of green cheese. FEBRUARY T7TH. vj|,j Going tick-tick, tick-tick, tick-tick, Never too slow, and never too quick ! Hold it up to the baby's ear ! Tick-tick-tick — does the baby hear? FEBRUARY isth. FEBRUARY i6th. FEBRUARY 17TH. FEBRUARY i8th. FEBRUARY 19TH. FEBRUARY 20TH. FEBRUARY i8th. Dear doll, how I love you! Your form is so fair, Your eyes are like diamonds, And curly your hair. FEBRUARY 19TH. jThis little pig said " tweak ! — tweak ! — tweak ! Plenty to eat had he ; JA nice warm bed and a cozy pen ; But he wasn't contented, you see. FEBRUARY 20TH. And here is the baby, the four-year old, Didn't I tell you true ? Isn't she fair as the blossom's fold With her curls all shining like purest gold? FEBRUARY 21ST. In the larder, stealing meat, Patter, patter, little feet, That's puss, After ball, rat, or string, Wild as any living thing. FEBRUARY 22D. Oh, I've got a plum cake, and a feast let usj make ; Come school-fellows, come at my call ; I assure you 'tis nice, and we'll each have ajj slice, Here's more than enough for us all. SKiii.*^.-* FEBRUARY 23D. I wish it was Sunday to go to church, I wish it was Monday to play, I wish it was Tuesday to ride my horse, I wfsh it was every day. FEBRUARY 2isx. FEBRUARY 22D. FEBRUARY 23D. FEBRUARY 24TH FEBRUARY 25TH. FEBRUARY 26™ FEBRUARY 24TH. Annie is full of her fancies, Tells most remarkable lies ; (Innocent little romances, Startling in one of her size.) &&^ FEBRUARY 25TH. Seven years old, Maggie, my pearl ; Grandmother's keeping Your first baby curl. FEBRUARY 26TH. Little girl across the way, You are very sweet, I shouldn't be a bit surprised If you were good to eat. FEBRUARY 27TH. The chick a-dee, the chick-a-dee ! A chosen friend of mine is he. His head and throat are glossy black, He wears a great coat on his back. FEBRUARY 28TH. Now get out my pony Dick! Whoa! get up there ! where's my stick? Over the world and away to the moon, Clever old Dick, we must get there soon. FEBRUARY 29TH. In the snowing and the blowing, In the cruel sleet, Little flowers begin their growing Far beneath our feet, Softly taps the spring and cheerily ; " Darlings, are you here ? " Till they answer, " We are nearly, " Nearly ready, dear." FEBRUARY 27TH. FEBRUARY 2 8th. FEBRUARY 29TH. MARCH ist. MARCH 2D. MARCH 3 d. Mar. MARCH ist. "Give me turkey for my dinner! " Said a tabby cat, " Before you getit, you'll be thinner; Go and catch a rat ! " MARCH 2D. While mother is tending baby, We'll help her all we can, For I'm her little toodlekins, And you're her little man. MARCH 3D. Put the worsted round your needle, Stick the other through the loop; Bring the wool just right between them — Hook it through — my dear don't stoop — There ! you see you've done a stitch 1 MARCH 4th. A beautiful maiden was little Min-ke, Eldest daughter of wise Wan-ke. Her skin had the color of saffron tea, And her nose was flat as flat could be. MARCH 5TH. Show me when a bud Changes to a rose, Then I'll tell you truly When a baby grows. MARCH 6th. Three dogs in a row ! Two dogs are white — So is the other, All three dogs Watch for another. MARCH 41H. MARCH 5TH. MARCH 6th. MAKC11 7 J ii MARCH Sih MARCH qth. MARCH 7TH. Hearts like doors, can open wide To very, very, little keys ; And don't forget that two are these — ' ; I thank you, sir," and " if ^you please." MARCH 8th. Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you roving Over the sea. Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving ? All that love me. MARCH 9TH. And the Baby believes he's an angel, no ($1 doubt, And wants to go back to the sky : — ! Yes, that is just what all the trouble's about, And that is just why he will cry ! $#!!! MARCH ioth. Mooly cow, mooly cow, whisking your tail The milk-maid is waiting, I say, with her pail; She tucks up her petticoat tidy and neat, And places the three-legged stool for her seat. MARCH iith. Who's the darling little girl Everybody loves to see ? She it is whose sunny face Is as sweet as sweet can be. MARCH I2TH. " When will Johny be a man Like papa, so tall and high ? When can he sit up at night ? " By and by, dear, by and by. MARCH joiu. MARCH jiih. MARCH 12 IH. MARCH 13111. MARCH i 4 th march i^i MARCH 13TH. What if on trees the violets should grow. Instead of their hiding grassy low ? What if there's nothing delicious to eat ? O, what if the strawberries shouldn't be sweet ? MARCH T4TH. "Come, darling, you are sleepy, Don't you want to go to bed ? ' " No," she said, " I isn't sleepy, But I can't hold up my head.' MARCH 15TH. Eyes, brow, and sunny hair- I think my boy all fair ; — I'd love my winsome lad From the top curl he had Down to his shoe-tie. YfaiJ Lr* MARCH i 6th. Daffy-down-dilly came up in the cold Through the brown mould; Although the March breezes blew keen in her face, Although the white snow lay on many a place. MARCH 17TH, A kiss when I give her trouble, A kiss when I give her joy , There's nothing like mamma's kisses For her own little boy. MARCH iSth. Here's a cosy kitty! Snuggled up so nice ; Would she waken, do you think If I whispered, — " mice ? " MARCH i6ih MARCH 17m MARCH i8th. MARCH 19TH. MARCH 2CTH, MARCH 2iSfc MARCH iqth. Apples and lollipops, sweet currant cakes, And taffy with almonds the old woman bakes, And lemonade frisky comes through a tap, And what eats so well as a gingerbread snap ? mm. MARCH 20TH. ^!>^3=ffW Twice one are two — wise little heads, m One of em's mine, and one of em's Ned's «. His has black hair on, and mine has brown \0 | And we're both the nicest boys in town. MARCH 21 ST. Happy-go-I Aicky runs out in the streets, Asks in to dinner each beggar he meets : Happy-Go-Lucky — now just think of that ! « Tied grandmamma's spectacles on the poor cat! MARCH 22D. Good news ! haven't you heard it ? Listen to me then ! All the bird folks are coming, Coming home again ! MARCH 23D. Lips that lisp and coo and s'ng, Sure can say some useful thing, Come and learn arithmetic — Baby's little head is quick. MARCH 24TH. Sit in the sun Till the day is done. Reading and working and making fun ; Then look at the moon, And eat with a spoon A basin of soup that is made from a bun. MARCH 22D. MARCH 23D. MARCH 24TH. MARCH 251H. MARCH 26TH. MARCH 27TH. MARCH 25TH. It is fun to stand high on the top of a hill, And pay out your string — let it run with a will ; It is fun to " hold hard " while your kite pulls away, And the wind blows a gale ! ah kite-flying is gay! MARCH 261H. Quack, quack, quack ! Ducks you have a knack Of talking and saying nothing And showing off fine clothing. MARCH 27TH. Good morning, new day ! I'm glad we're awake, Your work and your sunshine and frolic to take ; And I'm glad we are able so gayly to call " Good morning ! Good morning ! Good morning to all ! " MARCH :mh. You'd better not call me " Captain Boots," I've grown too big for that; It is time I played with girls no more, And I think that I'll drop the cat. MARCH 29TH. O, spider ! tell me where you hide The ropes and ladders which you - And keep them all locked up inside Your little body slim and thin. MARCH 30TH. Ah ! the morning is gray ; And what kind of a day Is it likely to be ? You must look up and see What the chimney pots MARCH 28th. MARCH 29 1 H. MAfcCII 30TH, MARCH 3 1 si. APRIL 1ST. APRIL 2D. MARCH 31 si\ What do you think ? Why, pen and ink, And a rosewood desk or better, The old black hen, She mended the pen, And the little pig wrote a letter. APRIL ist. ^Jj I am old — so old I can write a letter; My birthday lessons are done ; The lambs play always, they know no better They are only one times one. APRIL 2D. Grandma, do violets blossom In the pasture-lands below? 'Tis time, for the grass is peeping Down under the melting snow. APRIL 3D. Baby Buffety met a cow — " Moo ! 77100 1 How d'ye do ? Baby Buffety made a bow — "Moot 77100! Howdy'edo? APRIL 4TH. From out his hive there comes a bee ; " Has spring-time come or not? ' said he " 1 11 taste the flowers, (the day is sunny,) But wait before I gather honey." APRIL 5TH. The crocus bulbs in the garden Are covered with tiny leaves ; And swallows are building, Grandma, Are building under the eaves. APRIL 3D. APRIL 4TH. APRIL srH. L OIH. APRIL -th. APRIL APRIL 6th. My Pinkie-Blue is as fair as a rose, But as yet of this not a lisp she knows, And I wouldn t have her know, If she knew she might prink and put on airs. And go thinking about the clothes she APRIL 7TH. The baby has gone to school ! ah me ! What will the mother do ? With never a call to button, or pin, Or tie a little shoe ? APRIL 8th. There's a blue-bird sits in the apple-tree bough Singing merrily and gay, Come, little blossoms, the spring's here now, And the sun shines warm all day. APRIL 9TH. Fly away, fly away, comical kite, Up in the sky to a terrible height ; When you come back, tell us where you have been, Where do the stars live, and what have you seen ? APRIL ioth. Sweet little violets, hid from the cold, Put on your mantles of purple and gold ; Daffodils ! daffodils ! say do you hear ? — Summer is coming ! and spring-time, is here. APRIL iith. Bread and milk, bread and milk, fit for a king; Plenty of sugar has been put in ; Mix it up well with a silver spoon, Wait till it cools, and don't eat it too soon. APRIL 9TH. APRIL ioth. APRIL iith. APRIL I2TH. APRIL 14TH. APRIL I2TH. " It must be spring, said a little green frog, ** For last night, when I ventured to peep, [ heard all the neighbors around in the bog Croak and gabble till I fell asleep. APRIL 13TH. Three times 'leven are thirty- three; Robin in the apple-tree; I hear you ; do you hear me ? Three times 'leven are thirty-three. APRIL 14TH. Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you rly Like a tea-tray in the sky. APRIL 15TH. Who is his auntie's joy ? Who loves her bonny boy Week day and Sunday ? Thinks of him night and morn Ever since he was born ? APRIL i6th. Happy-go-Lucky once climbed up a tree, Just to look round and see what he could see, Crack went the bough ! Such a terrible fall ! Didn't hurt Happy-Go-Lucky at all ! APRIL 17TH. Robins call robins in tops of trees; Doves follow doves with scarlet feet ; Frolicking babies, sweeter than these, Crowd your corners where highways meet. APRIL 15TH. APRIL i6th. APRIL 17TH- APRIL i8th. APRIL 19TH. APRIL 20TH, APRIL i8th. Quack! quack! quack! Good morning, mister drake ! Quack! quack! quack! Oh ! what a noise you make ! APRIL 19m. I wonder where the violets grow, The lily bells as white as snow ! I thought they always, always grew Where free birds sang, and skies were blue- APRIL 20TH. Here's my garden to dig, and my seeds to sow, And my wheelbarrow's broke, and my wag- on won't go ; So stand one side, and don't bother me so I APRIL 2TST. She made apple-pies, And she made them so tart That the mouths of the children Who ate them would smart; And then she went peddling About in a cat. APRIL 22D. Pretty kit, little kit, Oh, you're a lovely pet ! With your sleek coat and your white throat, And toes as black as jet APRIL 23D. Our darling May with her flaxen curls And her wistful eyes so shy and brown, Is one of the prettiest little girls You will meet in a ramble over town APRIL 21ST. APRIL 22D. APRIL 23D. APRIL 24TH. APRIL 25TH. APRIL 26TH- APRIL 24 1 h. I wish and I wish that the spring would go faster, Nor long summer bide so late ; And I could grow on like the foxglove and aster, For some things are ill to wait. APRIL 25TH. Am I a torment, mamma ? Bridget called me that, 'Cause I mixed the sand-pies In my Sunday hat. APRIL 26TH. A little bird on a little tree, Is singing a little song ; While a little sock for my little boy I am knitting by little along. APRIL 27TH. And what do you think I heard the hen say ? I heard her say " The sun never did shine ,On anything like to these chickens of mine. You may hunt the full moon and the stars if you please, But you never will find ten such chickens as these." APRIL 28TH. 'And where are you going, my Mary, And where are you going to-day ? " k I'm going to look for a dandelion In the grass-plot over the wav." APRIL 29m. Up in my hand, or down on the ground, Still the peg top goes round and round, Baby looks on with eyes so bright — Isn't top spinning a wonderful sight ? APRIL 271H. APRIL 28TH. APRIL 29TH. MAY 1ST- MAY 2D-. Ma v- Oh, Johnny he was a plough-boy And Johnny, he was a rover; And Johnny knew a green hill Past a field of purple clover ; And Johnny went to the foot of the hill To see the sun come over. MAY ist. " It is the May-time ! " said the bee, " The queen of all the months for me ! The flowers are here, the sky is sunny ; 'Tis now the time to gather honey.'' MAY 2D. Three little mice sat in a barn to spin ; Pussy came by, and she popped her head in ; " Shall I come in and cut your threads off ? " " Oh no, kind sir, you will snap our heads off." MAY 3 D. Oh, the Baby is better than blossoms or birds — " Or than honey or oranges : And the Baby tells tales, with the dar- lingest words, That mean what you never can gness. MAY 4TH. Tell me, Buttercups, don't you know " If I love butter ? n whisper low ; Oh, dear, yes guessed so true. See if I'm fond of sugar too ! MAY 5 th. Grandpa, do you see the trees are bowing to each oth ou 'spose the branches think that tall tree is their mother : Are they talking when they rustle ? And can the branches hear ? I gue- ant to hear us talk, : bene. MAY 3a MAY 4TH. # MAY 5'm. MAY MAY -::: MAY Sth. MAY 6th. " Open the window and let me in," Sputters the petulant rain ; " I want to splash down on the carpet, dear, And I can't get through the pane." MAY 7TH. I know what I would like to be ; I'd like to be the pretty lamb That Lucy took to school one day To make the children laugh and play. MAY 8th. There's a boy just over the garden fence, Who is whistling all through the livelong day ; And his work is not just a mere pretence Fur you see the weeds he has cut away. MAY 9TH. A ship sails afar over warm ocean waters, And haply one musing doth stand at her prow, Oh, bonny brown sons and Oh, sweet little daughters, Maybe he thinks on ye now. MAY ioth. There was a duck which had three little ducks, Three little ducklings, cluck, cluck, cluck- She took them for a walk, and she marched them back, And taught them how to say quack, quack, quack. MAY iith. Three little prayers we have taught her, Graded from winter to spring ; Oh, you should listen my daughter Saying them all in a string ! MAY 9TH, MAY ioth. MAY iith. MAY I2TH. MAY iri'H. MAY i 4 th. MAY I2TH. And what if the cherries all green should stay ? And what if the apples should do the same way ? And if it be so cold that we cannot play ? And have in the house all summer to stay ? MAY 13TH. Heigho ! daisies and buttercups, Fair yellow daffodils, stately and tall, When the wind wakes how they rock in the grasses, And dance with the cuckoo-buds slen- der and small. MAY 14TH. Now, Dolly, dear, I'm going away, And want you to be good all day. Don't lose your shoes nor soil your dress, Nor get your hair all in a mess. On the ground lived a hen ; in a tree lived a wren j picked up her food here and there. While biddy had wheat, and all nice things to eat. Said the wren " I declare, 'tisn't fair." MAY r: Oh wind, where have you been, That you blow so su eet? Among the violets Which blossom at your feet. MAY i 7 th. There was an old lady all dressed in silk Who lived upon lemons and buttermilk. And thinking this world was a sour old place, She car: 3 all over her face. MAY 15TH. MAY 1 6th. MAY 17TH. MAY iSth. MAY IQTH. MAY 20TH, MAY i8th. A song of a nest : — There was once a nest in a hollow ; Dawn in the mosses and knot-grass pressed Soft and warm, and full to the brim: MAY 19TH. " Good night ! " said the hen, when her supper was done, To Fanny who stood in the door, " Good night," answered she, " come back in the morn, And you and your chicks shall have more." MAY 20TH, There's a merry brown thrush sitting up in the tree, " He's singing to me ! He's singing to me ! " And what does he say, little girl, little boy ? " Oh, the world's running over with joy„" MAY 2 1 st. Little fly, Ope your eye, Spiders are near by. For a secret I can tell, — Spiders never use flies well. MAY 22D. In she comes, like a fresh May breeze. Would you like to come out and see My chickens at supper ? Make haste, please, For they are expecting me. MAY 23D. Oh velvet Bee, you're a dusty fellow ; You've powdered your legs with gold ! Oh brave marshmary buds, rich and yellow? Give me your money to hold ! MAY 2 1 ST. MAY 22D. MAY 23D. MAY 24TH. MAY 25TIL MAY 26TH, MAY 24TH. Two little ears to hear all the news ; Two little feet to wear the new shoes ; Two little hands busy all day ; One little body to get in the way. MAY 25TH. " Coo ! " said the turtle-dove. " Coo ! " said she. '* Oh, I love thee !" said the turtle-dove, " And I love thee ! » MAY 26TH. If I had a ship, a great big ship, I'd go sailing to Africa over the seas, And get you a bird-of-Paradise, And monkeys and parrots out of the trees. MAY 27TH. Driving the cows to the pasture, Feeding the horse in the stall, We little children are busy ; Sure there is work for all Helping papa. MAY 28TH. Black man, black man ! What have you in your sack, man ? If you have anything of mine You'd better fetch it back, man. MAY 29TH. There was a pretty dandelion With lovely, fluffy hair That glistened in the sunshine And in the summer air. MAY 27TH. MAY 28TH. MAY 29TH, MAY 30TH. MAY 31 ST. JUNE 1st. ft v fa -& iX/'A^*& J.i-^7'' 1" l/p^d my milk and bread To that old drowsy, frowsy bed! NOVEMBER s™. NOVEMBER 6th. NOVEMBER 7TH. NOVEMBER 8th. NOVEMBER qth. NOVEMBER ioth. NOVEMBER 8th. " Grandpa, what do they make books of ? Inside of them, you know ? Well, where do letters come from ? When they're little do they grow ? There ! I scratched one ! Can he feel it ? Grandpa, do they ever cry ? Will they stay shut up there always ? Don't they ever have to die ? " NOVEMBER qth. Like a little poker, Stiff, baby stands ; Stamps with his tiny feet, Pushes with his hands. NOVEMBER ioth. There was a brown owl who lived in a wood ; All alone was the wood by a marsh, He had for his wife another brown owl, With a voice most peculiarly harsh. NOVEMBER iith. What shall we take to Boston ? Tell me, my baby, pray ? We must take our eyes to see with, And take our feet to run with. NOVEMBER I2TH. And a " how d'ye do ? How do you do ? And how are you all to-day ? " iL\ ; NOVEMBER 13TH. You moon, have you done something wrong in heaven, That God has hidden your face? I hope if you have, you'll soon be forgiven And shine again in your place. NOVEMBER iith. NOVEMBER 12TH. NOVEMBER 13™. NOVEMBER 14TH. NOVEMBER 15m. NOVEMBER ,6th. NOVEMBER 14TH. Sometimes you will come to grief, no doubt, Most of us do. But we have to take it. Why, I should have left the trouble out Of this earth — had I helped to make it. NOVEMBER 15TH. I went to the kitchen, and what did I see But the old gray cat with her kittens three. ' My kittens with tails so cunningly curled, Are the sweetest things there can be in the world." NOVEMBER i6th. " First, the fish must be caught." That is easy : a baby, I think, could have caught it. " Next, the fish must be bought." That's easy : a penny, I think, would have bought it. NOVEMBER 17TH. She knows 'bout sugar, and spice, and plums — You take her away, and back she comes, She tips the water pail on the floor, Burns both wee hands on the oven door. NOVEMBER i8th. Good little boy, have you got any fire To warm a little puppy, Wet and dripping, Out doors barking ? NOVEMBER 19TH. Children in the sunshine playing, Sweet your laughter sounds to-day. " By and by," perhaps you're saying, " We shall be too old to play.'* NOVEMBER 17TH. NOVEMBER j8th. NOVEMBER 19TH. NOVEMBER. 20TH. NOVEMBER 21ST. NOVEMBER 22D. NOVEMBER 20TH. How many drops are in the sea ? How many stars ? Well, then, you ought to know How many flowers are on an apple tree ? How does the wind look when it doesn't blow ? NOVEMBER 21ST. Oh, sister, he is so swift and tall Though I want to ride, he will spoil it all, For when he sets out he will let me fall And give me a bump, I know. NOVEMBER 22D. " Wait, wait ! rogue of a mouse ! Who stole the sugar out of my house ? " "Dear lady, your pardon, I pray, I have four children fair as the day." NOVEMBER 23D. Roll him, and rumple him, toss him and tumble him, Hear how he crows ! He laughs all down from the top of his crown To the ends of his comical little pink toes. NOVEMBER 24TH. So good-night to my darling Effie, Keep happy, sweetheart, and grow wise ; There's one kiss for her golden tresses, And two for her sleepy eyes. NOVEMBER 25TH. Twice two are four, very bright eyes ; Ned's have tears in 'em when he cries ! Two of 'em's his, and two are for me. They are to see with, don't you see ? NOVEMBER 23D. NOVEMBER 24TH NOVEMBER 25TH. NOVEMBER 26m. NOVEMBER 27TH. NOVEMBER -Sth. NOVEMBER 26TH. Now, Baby Bunting, I'll brush your clothes, And don't be always whisking your nose, This way and that. Just count your toes. NOVEMBER 27TH. There's no one ever sees his face, And yet we all agree That every plate we break was cracked By Mr. No-bod-ee ! NOVEMBER 28TH. I'm really just as happy As ever a child can be, For everybody loves me so, And God is good to me. NOVEMBER 29TH. So, Dolly, won't you stay alone, And be real good while I am gone ? Good-bye, my precious ! Yes, I'll come And kiss you, soon as I get home. NOVEMBER 30TH. ' Purr ! " said the pussy-cat, Winking at her paws : ' When my little lady walks this way, We cats know well the cause." DECEMBER ist. In winter, when the fields are white I sing this song for your delight, In spring, when woods are getting green, I'll try and tell you what I mean. NOVEMBER 29TH. NOVEMBER 30™. DECEMBER ist DECEMBER 2D. DECEMBER 3D. DECEMBER 4TH. Dec, DECEMBER 2D. The north wind doth blow, and we shall have \ snow, And what will poor Robin do then ? He'll go in the barn and keep himself warm, [JJ And hide his head under his wing. DECEMBER 3D. Patter, patter go the busy little feet All the day long ; Chatter, goes the merry little voice, Sweet as a song. DECEMBER 4TH. And out goes my baby — a baby no more, But a "great big boy" is he ! And the little red mittens scoop up the snow And toss it back to me. DECEMBER 5 th. The clock goes tick ! the clock goes tack. The hours and the days can never come back. But there's work and play for to-morrow and to-day Whatever the clock and the almanac say DECEMBER 6th. But she never spoke, But sat and looked glum, And sucked her thumb Till her sulk was ended. DECEMBER 7 th. There was an old woman That lived in the moon: She made a rice pudding, And cooled it too soon. DECEMBER 5TH. DECEMBER 6th. DECEMBER 7TH. DECEMBER Sth. DECEMBER qth. DECEMBER ioth. DECEMBER 8th. When she found 'twasn't done, She gave it a throw ; It came to our planet, And we called it snow. DECEMBER qth. Pretty stars, overhead, Looking down on my bed, Pretty stars, kind watch keep Over me while I sleep. DECEMBER ioth. Ah ! sweeter than this birdie sings, Than all the birds the summer brings, And yet her song is only this ' I love you, papa ! " — then the kiss. DECEMBER iith. I have a kitty, and what do you think ? Her name is Puss, but I call her Wink. My mother brought her home one day In a little basket all the way From — dear me ! where was it ? DECEMBER 12TH. I can't remember It was so long — the name of the town, But the month I'm sure was June — or December ! DECEMBER i 3 th. Hoot away, North wind, Make the windows shiver; Hoot away, enjoy your play, I shall be warm as ever. DECEMBER iith. DECEMBER 12TH. DECEMBER 13TH. DECEMBER 14TH. DECEMBER isth. DECEMBER i6th DECEMBER 14TH. Seven pairs of mittened hands, Seven painted sleds, Seven boys going to slide — Won't they break their heads ? DECEMBER 15TH. I've longed for courage just to dare Dress softly — then trip down the stairs, And in the parlor put my head With " No, I will not stay abed" DECEMBER i6th. Four little kittens very sleek, Purred so demurely, looked so meek, When the gray mother came home from roving, " What good kittens ! " said she. " And how loving I " DECEMBER 17TH. They kiss, they hug, they toss me up, They do make such a pother — " The pretty little darling dear ! The image of her mother ! " DECEMBER i8th. We have put away the playthings, Cleared the trinkets from the floor, Mamie's doll is in its cradle, My old horse behind the door. DECEMBER 19TH. Wunty and Tunty were two little mice, As cunning as cunning could be : Their mother was Nipped Tail, so sleek and so nice, So quiet, so wis*, and so full of advice. DECEMBER 17TH. DECEMBER 18m. DECEMBER 19TH. DECEMBER 20TH. DECEMBER 2isr. DECEMBER 22D. DECEMBER 20TH. Little fairy snow-flakes Dancing in the flue, Old Mr. Santa Glaus, What is keeping you ? DECEMBER 21 ST. And then such feet ! You'd scarcely meet -In the longest walk through the grandest street, A pair so remarkably small and neat. DECEMBER 22D. Down came the snow in the bitter, bitter weather, The winds they were sharp as any arrows. p ; Round the fire the boys and girls sat cud- 1 died all together, L^arJuliHiniim And then what became of the sparrows ? DECEMBER 23D. For this of all the year Is most the children's time. Since He we hold most dear Became a child sublime. DECEMBER 24TH. Let all who expect a good stocking full Not spend too much time in play — Keep book and work all the while in mind, And be up by the peep of day. DECEMBER 25TH. St. Nicholas is here ! How charming many a stocking full In the morning will appear ! DECEMBER 23D. DECEMBER 24TB. DECEMBER 25TH. DECEMBER 261H. DECEMBER 27TH. DECEMBER 28TH. DECEMBER 26TH. In his house on the top of a hill, And almost out of sight, He keeps a great many dogs at work, And working with all their might DECEMBER 27TH. He comes warm cloaked and coated, And buttoned up to the chin, And as soon as he comes nigh the door, We open and let him in. DECEMBER 28TH. Now all good little boys and girls Shall have a noble treat, With lots of pretty things to make The holidays complete. DECEMBER 29TH. One night when people were asleep, And not a pussy cat was nigh, Some rats ran through the pantry door, And carried off the Christmas pie. DECEMBER 30TH. Tommy Dinks said " O ! " and Dicky said " O ! " And Hop-o'-my-Thumb, he, too, said so. "O-o-oh! Oh-oh! O-o-oh ! Oh! Oh!" This is how the three little men said " Oh ! " DECEMBER 31ST. This year is going away to-night. The time is up, they say, and so At midnight it will have to go : And right away another year, Will come again, a real new year. DECEMBER 29TH. DECEMBER 30TH, DECEMBER jist. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 013 999 604 5 4 UlTTLEiFOLKS' ^VERYiDAYi^OOKi LOTHROP & Co.