E.C. and J.T. Rook

The Dollies Visit

Three little girls brought each a doll,
To pass an afternoon;
The dresses all were soon displayed,
Their bangles made a tune;
And when they parted to go home,
One young girl shrewdly said:
"Our dollies have behaved real nice--
They have no scandal spread."
W.

The Little Girl Over The Way

Whenever I'm tired of reading,
Or lonely in my play,
I come to the window here, and watch
The little girl over the way.

But she will not look nor listen,
Nor stand for a moment still;
And though I watch her the livelong day,
I'm afraid she never will.

For some day some one will buy her,
And carry her quite away;--
She is only a doll in a great glass-case,
The little girl over the way.

Maggie's Talk to Doll

My dolly dear,
Come sit up here!
And say why you don't cry.
I've struck your head
Against the bed,
And cracked your pretty eye,

My dolly dear,
Do sit up here,
And let me see your face;
And say, my pet,
Why you don't fret
Now Pug has got your place.

My pretty Poll
My dear, dear doll,
Why don't you eat or talk?
Like sister Jane,
And Sally Blane,
And then go for a walk?

You have an eye,
But never cry,
And lips, but never prattle;
You've fingers ten,
Like brother Ben,
But never shake the rattle.

You never eat,
Nor drink, nor sleep,
Nor move unless you're carried:
And when I pinch,
You never flinch,
Nor say that you are worried.

Minnie to Dolly

Your hair is so pretty,
Your eyes are so blue,
Your cheeks are so rosy,
Your frock is so new,
You're the prettiest dolly
I ever did see.
Though your hair is so pretty,
And your eyes are so blue,
I'd rather be Minnie
Than I would be you,

For you can't see the flowers
When they come up in spring;
You can't hear the birdies,
How sweetly they sing;
Nor run out of doors
To look in the sky,
And see the white clouds
As they pass swiftly by.

You've no kind of papa
Or mamma to be near,
To love you and teach you;
So, dolly, my dear,
Though your cheeks are so rosy,
And your dress is so new,
I'd rather be Minnie
Than I would be you.

My Dolly

My Dolly, Polly Angelina Brown,
Has a pretty little bonnet,