BABY HAS GOT A TOOTH.
“Papa, I have glorious news to tell!”
Said a bright-eyed little boy,
As his father alighted from the stage,
And greeted his son with joy.
They had rattled away in the stage all day,
Those passengers crowded together,
And some had to fret because it was wet,
And all were quite tired of the weather.
But now shouts of laughter arose from the stage,
All lost their ill-humor in truth,
As they heard that dear boy tell the glorious news,
“Our baby has just got a tooth!”
Ocean steamers
Come and go
Very frequently,
You know.
Once it took
A month, or more,
To cross the sea
From shore to shore.
BIBLE HOUSE (Astor Place).
BIBLE STORIES AND HYMNS.
SOLOMON’S CHOICE.
“Be strong, and shew thyself a man!”
Said David to his youthful son.
“I die! keep thou the charge from God,
And in his ways and precepts run!”
So David slept—and Solomon
Desired to do just what was right,
And God spoke to him in a dream,
“What shall I give thee? Ask to-night.”
“Oh, God,” he said, “Thou hast been kind
To place me on king David’s throne;
Yet, I am but a little child,
I am not fit to go alone.
“An understanding heart I want,
To guard thine Israel, Lord, from sin—
This mighty people! Teach me, Lord,
How to go out—how to come in.”
“Thy choice is good!” the Lord replied,
“An understanding heart I give;
No monarch yet has ever reigned
So well. No king so wise shall live.”
“’T is well that thou hast sought this thing,
And hast not asked long life and health,
Riches or honors,—yet I give
To thee and thine abundant wealth!”
“Ask what thou wilt” in prayer, dear child;
God promises to give it thee,
And shouldst thou heavenly wisdom seek,
All other things shall added be.