Our Dorothy, verses . iRECT HER JUST TO CASTLEWOOD. Dear God ir] HeaVen, ^ill yoil be so Kind fls to looK aroiirid and see if yoiI cant fir^d R little baby—specially jiist for n\e. Ill taKe thie Very best of care of l]er. If jiist tl^e sanqe to yoii, Id nqiicl^ prefer R girl, witl^ eyes as bro^vT) as tl)ey can be. My sister Debbie died, and I loved l^er so ; TI|ey piit I|er in tl)e ground wl^ere daisies gro\^i, Ill see l]er sorqe day, if Irn good. Now please to send anotl^er cliild do\Vri Ijere Th(e first day tl|at it is M)aYn\ aqd clear; Direct Irier just to Dear little Gladys I
Our Dorothy, verses . iRECT HER JUST TO CASTLEWOOD. Dear God ir] HeaVen, ^ill yoil be so Kind fls to looK aroiirid and see if yoiI cant fir^d R little baby—specially jiist for n\e. Ill taKe thie Very best of care of l]er. If jiist tl^e sanqe to yoii, Id nqiicl^ prefer R girl, witl^ eyes as bro^vT) as tl)ey can be. My sister Debbie died, and I loved l^er so ; TI|ey piit I|er in tl)e ground wl^ere daisies gro\^i, Ill see l]er sorqe day, if Irn good. Now please to send anotl^er cliild do\Vri Ijere Th(e first day tl|at it is M)aYn\ aqd clear; Direct Irier just to Dear little Gladys I Tl^e letter is dorie,After rqariy deep siglr^s and one inky tr(iirr|b;CrooKedly stands tt^e stanqp at one side,Day after day passes—no baby v\;ait very patiently, ti\e little one strives,For tY\e gift tY\at God is to send, Do you spose God ill get it rigl]t straigl)t away, Ri\d ser[d rr^e tl^e baby ^^itlioUt ariy delay? SY\e asKs of eacY\ orie iri tl^eir turri. tt|e l:\oiIseliold, of course, is rqUcl] an\Used flrid Witt) l^er longings becorr\e suffused, (Cl]ildrer(T a lessor] you rr\ay learri.) One nqornirig, Papa in Iriis paper reads fl rnessage tt\at seenqs to rneet just tlr^e needs Of t^is ]T\Uct\ indulged srqall girl. Wlqat is tt|ere tl^at l^e Would not do for Iqer Is a deep problerq for pliilosopiqer; Round l^er tt|Urnb, Y\e seenqs to twirl I
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