The American literary reciter; readings, delcamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature .. . t National Readingsand Declamations. Selections suitable for New Years, Lincolns Birthday, Washingtons Birthday, Easter,Arbor Day, Decoration Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. IM . » .,.,1 .„.. THE OLD FARM KITCHEN. IN an old New England kitchen, where awarm wood fire burned bright,Sat honest Farmer Ketcham and his wife one winter wind without was wailing, with a wild and woeful sound,And the fleecy folds of the dri
The American literary reciter; readings, delcamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature .. . t National Readingsand Declamations. Selections suitable for New Years, Lincolns Birthday, Washingtons Birthday, Easter,Arbor Day, Decoration Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. IM . » .,.,1 .„.. THE OLD FARM KITCHEN. IN an old New England kitchen, where awarm wood fire burned bright,Sat honest Farmer Ketcham and his wife one winter wind without was wailing, with a wild and woeful sound,And the fleecy folds of the drifting snow lay deep upon the ground;But what cared Farmer Ketcham for the tumult out of doors,For he had foddered the cattle and done the other snug in the chimney-corner in his easy-chair he sat,Silently smoking his old clay pipe and pooring the purring cat;While plying her knitting-needles, his wife rocked to and fro,Humming a hymn and dreaming a dream of the long ago. Over the old-time fire-place a rusty musket hung,And a score of strings of apples from the smoky ceiling , back in the dingy corner, the tall clock ticked away,And looked lik
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