"Well done, Jessie," said I, lifting her from the ground, and giving her a kiss.
Emily Carter.
GRETCHEN.
Gretchen's old; she's neat and good:
See her coming from the wood!
She bears fagots on her back,
Lest her darlings fire may lack.
Here you see her far from town,
With her darlings sitting down:
Gretchen, Emma, Fritz, and Paul,—
They are happy, happy all.
M. A. C.