the pigs, ma'am, are near you."

The duck was good-natured, and she ran away;
But old pussy cat
With her back up sat,
And said she intended to stay;
And she showed him her paws,
With her long, sharp claws.
So the dog was afraid to come near;
For puss, if she pleases,
When a little dog teases,
Can give him a box on the ear.

TRUSTY LEARNING ABC.

"Be quiet, good Trusty;
See how still you can be,
For I've come to teach you
Your ABC."

"I will show you the way
Mother reads it to me;
She looks very sober,
And says, ABC."

"Tom says you can't learn;
But father says, he
Saw a little dog once
That knew ABC."

"So, good Trusty, attend;
Let us show them that we
Can learn, if we please,
Our ABC."

To what little Frank said
Trusty seemed to agree.
Do you think he learned much
Of his ABC?

DO YOU GUESS IT IS I?

I.

I am a little thing;
I am not very high;
I laugh, dance and sing,
And sometimes I cry.

II.

I have a little head
All covered o'er with hair,
And I hear what is said
With my two ears there.

III.

On my two feet I walk;
I run too with ease;
With my little tongue I talk
Just as much as I please.

IV.

I have ten fingers too,
And just so many toes;
Two eyes to see through,
And but one little nose.

V.

I've a mouth full of teeth,
Where my bread and milk go in;
And close by, underneath,
Is my little round chin.

VI.

What is this little thing,
Not very, very high,
That can laugh, dance, and sing?
Do you guess it is I?

FIDDLEDEDEE.

Fiddledee diddledee dido,
A poor little boy he cried, O;
He cried, for what?
O, I've forgot;
Perhaps you had better ask Fido.

Fiddledee diddledee dido,
The dog ran off to hide, O;
He'll bark and squeak,
But never speak--
There's no use in asking Fido.

THE STARS AND THE BABIES.

When the stars go to sleep,
The babies awake,
And they prattle and sparkle all day;
Then the stars light their lamps,
And their playtime they take,
While the babies are sleeping away.

So good night, little baby,
And shut up your eyes;
Let the stars now have their turn at play;
They soon will begin
To shoot through the skies,
And dance in the bright milky way.