red up except your head.

And while I rock you in my chair,
You must purr your little prayer,
Altho' you say it soft an low,
'Twill all be just the same you know.

Mamma makes me bend my knee,
But Kitty dear, you can't, you see,
For you're too little yet to try--
See! I'm so big, and tall, and high.

And then you can't say any words,
No more than chicks, or little birds.
But I've heard the Bible tell
That even birds are cared for well.

M. E. S.

[Illustration: Our Puss and her Shoe Coach.]

[Illustration: Our Doggy and Pussy Growling at each other.]

[Illustration: Our Pussies' Party.]

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Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor Dog a bone;
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor Dog had none.

She went to the baker's
To buy him some bread,
And when she came back
The poor Dog looked dead.

She went to the joiner's
To buy him a coffin,
But when she came back
The poor Dog was laughing.

She took a clean dish
To get him some tripe,
But when she came back
He was smoking a pipe.

She went to the ale-house
To get him some beer,
But when she came back
The Dog sat on a chair.

She went to the hatter's
To buy him a hat,
But when she came back
He was feeding the cat.

She went to the barber's
To buy him a wig,
But when she came back
He was dancing a jig.

She went to the fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit,
But when she came back
He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor's,
To buy him a coat,
But when she came back
He was riding a goat.

She went to the seamstress
To buy him some linen,
But when she came back
The Dog was a-spinning.

She went to the hosier's
To buy him some hose,
But when she came back
He was dressed in his clothes.

She went to the cobbler's
To buy him some shoes,
But when she came back
He was reading the news.

She went to the hotel
To get him some ale,
But when she came back,
He was wagging his tail.

[Illustration: Dog standing on head.]

She went to the tavern
For white wine and red,
But when she came back
The Dog stood on his head.

The dame made a curtsey,
The Dog made a bow;
The dame said "Your servant,"