FIRST STAGE OF THE JOURNEY.
Sing ho! for the road that opens down
Out of the sleepy old Baby Town.
Sing ho! for the joy of the Shining Way,
For Dorothy took her first steps to-day.
Mother has helped her alone to stand,
And now she is holding her dimpled hand,
And now there’s a start and a tipsy run,
And life on the road is well begun.
There’s a tear in the midst of Mother’s smiles,
But Mother will lead her the first few miles.
So let her start on her journey gay.
Sing ho! for the joy of the Shining Way.
