MrRutherford's children . e too full to hold more. 142 THE SILK-WORMS, ETC O Id be the violet, modest and sweet! And almost unseen in my shady retreat; Tet there can be no doubt I should soon be found out, For my perfume would spread itself all round about. And I*d be the lily that lives in the vale, With tall leaves to shelter my flowers so pale. Id hang my head there with my sisters so fair, And our breath should be borne on the soft summer air. But now sir you must not believe that we would Be a butterfly, flower, or bee if we could. 0 no! we agree that we rather had be Just such little chi
MrRutherford's children . e too full to hold more. 142 THE SILK-WORMS, ETC O Id be the violet, modest and sweet! And almost unseen in my shady retreat; Tet there can be no doubt I should soon be found out, For my perfume would spread itself all round about. And I*d be the lily that lives in the vale, With tall leaves to shelter my flowers so pale. Id hang my head there with my sisters so fair, And our breath should be borne on the soft summer air. But now sir you must not believe that we would Be a butterfly, flower, or bee if we could. 0 no! we agree that we rather had be Just such little children as those you now see. <; Yes, said Mr. Rutherford, and just suchlittle children as those wishes would make light-hearted as the butterflies, as busy asbees—and seeking honey from the best flowers,—as modest and humble as the violet. And howcan you be like the lily ? The children did not speak, and then looked up and said softly, That ye keep yourselves unspotted from theworld. 1 iyli . i. CHAPTER X. CATS AND CRACKERS. rpHE children were eating a lunch of bread andmilk. Seated by a little table behind the par-lour door they took alternate spoonfuls out ofthe same bowl. 144 CATS AND CRACKERS. Do you like the crust or the soft best? saidSybil. I like the crust best. So do I. pity we both like it best. Well, said Chryssa, you take a mouthfulof crust and then Ill take a mouthful of crustThatll be fair. So they eat away at the soft, and thenSybil would say, Now lets take some crust; and a few bitsof crust were taken accordingly. Why did we have lunch to-day? said Chryssa. Because Uncle Ruths coming home to dinner,so itll be late, said Sybil. And Aunt Esthersays we may go and see Betsy Donovan. 0 thatll be very nice, said Chryssa. Ilike to go there, dont you? Yes, pretty well, said Sybil. Now Chryssayou took crust twice running. Did I ? said Chryssa ; well I didnt meanto. I was thinking about Betsy Donovan, so Ispose I took it accidentally. Nev
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