When Mother drops things on the floor,
My father asks me: "Who
Should always pick them up for her?"
And so I always do.

He says I haven't far to reach
And that a gentleman
Must do things for his Mother
And be helpful as he can.

But Mother bends down just the same,--
She has to, don't you see?
For after she's said "Thank you, dear,"
She stoops and kisses me.

TIME FOR EVERYTHING

There's a time to run and a time to walk;
There's a time for silence, a time for talk;
There's a time for work and a time for play;
There's a time for sleep at the close of day.
There's a time for everything you do,
For children and for grown-ups, too.
A time to stand up and a time to sit,--
But see that the time and actions fit.

UMBRELLAS AND RUBBERS

Umbrellas and rubbers
You never forget,
Whenever it's raining
Or snowy or wet;

But if it should clear up,
While you are away,
Please bring them back home
For the next rainy day.

WHISPERING IN SCHOOL

"Do not whisper" is a rule
You will find in every school,
And the reason here is given
In a rhyme:
For children all will chatter
About any little matter--
And there'd be a dreadful clatter,
All the time!

RECESS

The romping boys
Make lots of noise,
And run and jump and laugh and shout,
While here and there,
With quiet air,
The girls in couples walk about.

A game begins,
But no one wins,
Although they play with might and main,
For long before
The game is o'er
The bell rings out for school again.

AFTER SCHOOL

Although we like to go to school,
We're rather glad to put away
Our books and slates and other things,
When it is over for the day.

And off we go to play and romp,
While teacher, who is good and kind,
Is left behind all by herself--
But then, perhaps, she doesn't mind.

MONDAY'S LESSONS

Study them well on Friday,
For it's much the better way,
Because when once they're finished
You've all Saturday for play.

AT DINNER

No matter where we children are
We run in answer to the bell,
And dinner comes in piping hot;
It makes us hung