The book of joyous children . s 68 Evensong 70 The Twins -. 73 The Little Lady 76 ^Company Manners . . .* 80 In Fervent Praise of Picnics 81 The Good, Old-fashioned People .... 82 The Best Times 86 ^Hik-tee-dik! 89 A Christmas Memory 92 Old Bob White 98 A Session with Uncle Sidney : I ONE OF HIS ANIMAL STORIES II UNCLE BRIGHTENS UP ,...„. III SINGS A WINKY-TOODEN SONG , . , IV AND MAKES NURSERY RHYMES .... 1 THE DINERS IN THE KITCHEN . . 2 THE IMPERIOUS ANGLER . . . 121 3 THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS . 122 4 IT .127 5 THE DARING PRINCE, o . o . o . 128 [X] CONTENTS PAGE A Dubious Old Keiss 130 A


The book of joyous children . s 68 Evensong 70 The Twins -. 73 The Little Lady 76 ^Company Manners . . .* 80 In Fervent Praise of Picnics 81 The Good, Old-fashioned People .... 82 The Best Times 86 ^Hik-tee-dik! 89 A Christmas Memory 92 Old Bob White 98 A Session with Uncle Sidney : I ONE OF HIS ANIMAL STORIES II UNCLE BRIGHTENS UP ,...„. III SINGS A WINKY-TOODEN SONG , . , IV AND MAKES NURSERY RHYMES .... 1 THE DINERS IN THE KITCHEN . . 2 THE IMPERIOUS ANGLER . . . 121 3 THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS . 122 4 IT .127 5 THE DARING PRINCE, o . o . o . 128 [X] CONTENTS PAGE A Dubious Old Keiss 130 A Song of Singing 137 The Jaybird 138 A Bear Family 141 Some Songs after Master-singers: I SONG 146 II TO THE child JULIA 149 III THE dollys MOTHER 151 IV WIND OF THE SEA 155 V SUBTLETY , . 156 vi born to the purple 157 Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze . 160 LiTTLE-GlRL-TwO-LlTTLE-GlRLS ..... 164 A Gustatory Achievement ...... 166 Climatic Sorcery 168 A Parent Eeprimanded 171 The Treasure of the Wise Man .... 175. [xi] FULL-PAGE ILLUSTEATIONS PAGE NOT IN CLASSIC LORE, BUT RICH IN THE CHILD-SAGAS OP THE KITCHEN . , Frontispiece KNEEL, ALL GLOWING, TO THE COOL SPRING .... 5 NO BOY KNOWS WHEN HE GOES TO SLEEP 17 JAMESY ON THE SLACK-ROPE . . „ 21 ACROSS THE ORCHARD 29 WHILE ALL THE ARMY, FOLLOWING, IN CHORUS CHEERS AND SINGS 37 WHERE IT GOES WHEN THE FIRE GOES OUT? 41 THE FAIRY QUEEN OF THE SEASONS 45 pore pa ! PORE PA ! . 49 SQUINT OUR EYES AN LAUGH AGAIN 55 HE S A-MARCHIN ROUND THE ROOM 61 THE OLD TREE SAYS HE S ALL OUR TREE ..... 65 THEREFORE READ NO LONGER 71 SHE S BUT A RACING SCHOOL-GIRL ........ 77 [ ^iii ] FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS PAGI JTHEY WAS GODS PEOPLE THEM WUZ THE BEST TIMES EVER WUZ 811 HE S GO HITCH UP, CHRISMUS-DAY, AN COME TAKE MEBACK AGAIN 93 WHEN WE DROVE TO HARMONY 99 A BIG, HOLLOW, OLD OAK-TREE, WHICH HAD BEENBLOWN DOWN BY A STORM 105 THE YOUNG FOXES IN IT, ON THE HEARTH BESIDE HER 109 AN ALL BE POETS AN ALL RECITE 113 ALONG THE BRINK OF WILD BROOK-WAYS 136


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