A SONG FOR BABY.
Nuts for all the baby-birds
In the merry budding spring;
Roses, where the dusty bees
May sip and cling.
Shade for all the pretty lambs
That in the summer stray;
Hedges, where the crickets chirp
Their time away.
Holes, where nimble squirrels hide
When autumn hours are chill;
Heaping barns, where horse and cow
Have shelter still.
Homes for rabbit, mouse, and mole,
When winter strews the ground;
But mother's arms for baby dear
The whole year round!
George Cooper.
JAMIE CANFIELD'S SAND-HEAP.
Jamie Canfield is a three-year-old boy who lives in Lawrence, Kansas, the prettiest town in the State. He and Freddy Bassett, a four-year-old neighbor, love to play in the dirt; and their mammas allow them to do it, because it is so healthy.