From years to come, he seemed care to borrow,
He tried so hard to catch to-morrow.
"You can not catch it, my little Ted;
Enjoy to-day," the mother said;
"Some wait for to-morrow through many a year—
It always is coming, but never is here."
Directions for Reading.—In reading poetry, pupils should notice the emphatic words, and give them proper force.
Example.
"Mother,"—O word that makes the home!—
"Tell me, when will to-morrow come?"