“Nan loves ’oo darlin’ soldier; an’ here’s a f’ower for ’oo.”

ONE OF THE LITTLE ONES.

’Twas a crowded street, and a cry of joy

Came from a ragged, barefoot boy—

A cry of eager and glad surprise,

And he opened wide his great black eyes

As he held before him a coin of gold

He had found in a heap of rubbish old