. St. Nicholas [serial]. So much experience doth avail—Did Amnes pull a kittens tail Or puss have cause to doubt artist great he lived to beOf that distinguished dynasty;And when some day to Thebes you go,Through tomb and temple wandering slow,Perchance to you it may befallTo see upon the sculptured wall,In fading lines of red and blue,The picture little Amnes drew,Three thousand years and more ere you Were born, to read about him! UPS AND DOWNS. By Edwin L. Sabin. When we ve chopped down a tree, Will it grow, sirs, or not,If we straight chop it up On the very same spot ? Say a house ha
. St. Nicholas [serial]. So much experience doth avail—Did Amnes pull a kittens tail Or puss have cause to doubt artist great he lived to beOf that distinguished dynasty;And when some day to Thebes you go,Through tomb and temple wandering slow,Perchance to you it may befallTo see upon the sculptured wall,In fading lines of red and blue,The picture little Amnes drew,Three thousand years and more ere you Were born, to read about him! UPS AND DOWNS. By Edwin L. Sabin. When we ve chopped down a tree, Will it grow, sirs, or not,If we straight chop it up On the very same spot ? Say a house has burned down In a terrible fire —Had it burned up, instead, Would the flames have gone higher ? And answer me this : When we ve emptied our cup,Have we drunk down our tea, Or, forsooth, drunk it up ? So, to show where our speechHas one claim to renown, I am writing it up While I m writing it down! JINGLE. By Malcolm Douglas. A little mans gift was a stiff brush and comb,And he d have been highly delighted, no doubt,. But he had nt a hair on the top of his head; Now, what was good Santa Claus thinking about ? 253 LITTLE FAIRY FLYAWAY.
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