IV. THE PONY NAMED.
With them all, the pretty pony
Was the theme for days;
Parents, children, groom, and coachman
Joined in words of praise.
Soon arose the weighty question
What his name should be,
And the children long debated
Ere they could agree.
"Call him 'Beauty.'" "That's too common!"
"Merrylegs." "Too long!"
Gipsy, Bijou, Firefly, Diamond,
Names in plenty throng.
But, not suited yet, the children
One and all discard.
If the pony were less precious,
Choice would be less hard!
But at last they named him "Rollo,"
Saying, "For you know
One of his best tricks is rolling,
And he loves it so."
And ere long the clever pony
To the children came
From the stall or from the pasture
When they called his name.