H. MARY WILSON,
AUTHOR OF "CRIP," ETC.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE
OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION APPOINTED BY THE
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.
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| "Between the dark and the daylight, |
| When the night is beginning to lower, |
| Comes a pause in the day's occupations, |
| That is known as the Children's Hour. |
| "I hear in the chamber above me |
| The patter of little feet; |
| The sound of a door that is opened, |
| And voices soft and sweet. |
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| "A sudden rush from the stairway, |
| A sudden raid from the hall! |
| By three doors left unguarded |
| They enter my castle wall!" |
| Longfellow. |