. House of play; verses-rhymes-stories for young folks .. . ied * Oh! what a pretty box is that;Ill open it, said little Matt. I know that grandmamma would say,Dont meddle with it, dear;* But, then, shes far enough away,And no one else is near: Besides, what can there be amiss In opening such a box as this? So thumb and finger went to workTo move the stubborn lid, And presently a mighty jerkThe mighty mischief did; For all at once, ah! woeful case, The snuff came puffing in her face. Poor eyes and nose, and mouth beside, A dismal sight presented;In vain, as bitterly she cried,Her folly she rep
. House of play; verses-rhymes-stories for young folks .. . ied * Oh! what a pretty box is that;Ill open it, said little Matt. I know that grandmamma would say,Dont meddle with it, dear;* But, then, shes far enough away,And no one else is near: Besides, what can there be amiss In opening such a box as this? So thumb and finger went to workTo move the stubborn lid, And presently a mighty jerkThe mighty mischief did; For all at once, ah! woeful case, The snuff came puffing in her face. Poor eyes and nose, and mouth beside, A dismal sight presented;In vain, as bitterly she cried,Her folly she vain she ran about for ease; She could do nothing now but sneeze. She dashed the spectacles away,To wipe her tingling eyes, And as in twenty bits they lay,Her grandmamma she spies. Hey-day! and whats the matter now? Says grandmamma, with lifted brow. Matilda, smarting with the pain,And tingling still, and sore, Made many a promise to refrain,From meddling any more. And tis a fact, as I have heard, She ever since has kept her word. —.inn * ^^f/^^^y1^^ ^s (K * f^^^W^^? ^ *3 -*-^rwim&&^^ ^^mSermZa -- V tf ^^
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