. Pleasant rhymes for little readers, or, Jottings for juveniles . p her own and mine too, I dare say ! Mamma took her scissors, the grapes to divide,Then looked at the fine purple cluster, and sighed ; Theres poor Mary Morgan so sadly, said she, How grateful for some of these grapes she would be ! She lies on her pillow, so thirsty and weak,With a bright crimson spot on her poor wasted cheek ;And her lips are so parched, that Im sure twould be kindTo send her a few, if you felt so inclined. Tlie Bunch of Grapes. 49 But Lucy was greedy, and shouted No, no !But Minnie too sorry she felt to do s
. Pleasant rhymes for little readers, or, Jottings for juveniles . p her own and mine too, I dare say ! Mamma took her scissors, the grapes to divide,Then looked at the fine purple cluster, and sighed ; Theres poor Mary Morgan so sadly, said she, How grateful for some of these grapes she would be ! She lies on her pillow, so thirsty and weak,With a bright crimson spot on her poor wasted cheek ;And her lips are so parched, that Im sure twould be kindTo send her a few, if you felt so inclined. Tlie Bunch of Grapes. 49 But Lucy was greedy, and shouted No, no !But Minnie too sorry she felt to do looked at the grapes—then she nodded her head,And Take mine to poor thirsty Mary, she said. That night, just as Minnie had finished her prayers,Papa and mamma were seen coming upstairs,With a beautiful kitten, as white as the snow,With a blue ribbon tied round its neck with a bow. And this, said papa, is a present Ive broughtTo the dear little girl who did as she ought,Who gave up her grapes with a hearty good-willTo poor little Mary, so thirsty and D 50 Pleasant Rhymes.
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