So I coax Tommy every day
To read a little while.
I know my M's and N's and P's
And everything, 'way down to Z's.
When Tommy reads I have to smile,
For Tommy just knows A!
HANNAH G. FERNALD.
THE LADY MOON
There's a lady in the moon,
With a floating gown of white;
You can see her very soon,
When mamma turns out the light.
Tis a lady and she smiles
Through my narrow window way,
As she sails on miles and miles,
Making night as fair as day.
ALICE TURNER CURTIS.
THE JOURNEY
Whither away shall the baby ride?
How many miles shall he fare?
Under the trees whose arms spread wide,
Out to the meadow there.