And a pretty little gown;
A pretty little bonnet,
With a lovely feather on it;
Oh, there's not another like it
To be found in all the town!
My Dolly, Polly, is a precious little pet;
Her eyes are bright as jewels,
And her hair is black as jet;
I hug her, and I kiss her!
And oh, how I should miss her
If she were taken from me;
Oh how I should grieve and fret!
My little brother Charley,
Says my Dolly is "a muff,"
And he calls her other horrid names
Though that is bad enough;
And though he's very clever,
I never, no, I never
Let him handle her or dandle her,
For boys, you know, are rough.
My Dolly's always smiling;
She was never known to frown.
And she looks so very charming
In her Sunday hat and gown.
You really ought to see her
To get a good idea
Of the beauty of my Dolly,
Polly Angelina Brown.
Dolly's Wedding
Come along; come along;
The rain has gone away.
Dingle-dong! dingle dong;
It is Dolly's wedding-day!
Charley has got his night-gown on.
Mary has put the chairs:
Charley is the clergyman
Who'll marry them up-stairs.
Come along; come along;
The rain has gone away.
Dingle-dong! dingle dong;
It is Dolly's wedding-day!
Sambo has got an old white hat,
And a coat with but one tail;
Sambo's face is very black,
Dolly's is rather pale.
Come along; come along;
The rain has gone away.
Dingle-dong! dingle dong;
It is Dolly's wedding-day!
Sambo has got a woolly pate,
Dolly has golden hair.
When Sambo marries Dolly,
They'll be a funny pair!
Come along; come along;
The rain has gone away.
Dingle-dong! dingle dong;
It is Dolly's wedding-day!
[Illustration: Wedding For Dolls.]
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[Illustration: Dollies in School.]
My Doll
I found my old dolls
In the attic to-day,
In a box where I long ago
Laid them away.
It was silly, I know,
But 'twas such a surprise,
The sight of their faces
Brought tears to my eyes.
There was poor little Flossie,
With azure eyes closed.
For many a month
She had quietly dozed,
In the little silk gown
In which I last dressed her--
That time was brought back
So I stopped and caressed her;
And then, as I raised her,
She
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