I know,
Will be so very pleased to come;
Dears--tell Mrs. Cowslip so.

"Oh, do you know--perhaps you've not heard--
She had a dreadful fright;
My Daisy with the measles
Kept me up every night.

"And then I've been so worried--
Clarissa had a fit;
And the doctor said he couldn't
In the least account for it."

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MY LITTLE GIRLIE.

Little girlie tell to me
What your wistful blue eyes see?
Why you like to stand so high,
Looking at the far off sky.

Does a tiny Fairy flit
In the pretty blue of it?
Or is it that you hope so soon
To see the rising yellow Moon?

Or is it--as I think I've heard--
You're looking for a little Bird
To come and sit upon a spray,
And sing the summer night away?

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THE CATS HAVE COME TO TEA.

What did she see--oh, what did she see,
As she stood leaning against the tree?
Why all the Cats had come to tea.

What a fine turn out--from round about,
All the houses had let them out,
And here they were with scamper and shout.

"Mew--mew--mew!" was all they could say,
And, "We hope we find you well to-day."

Oh, what should she do--oh, what should she do?
What a lot of milk they would get through;
For here they were with "Mew--mew--mew!"

She didn't know--oh, she didn't know,
If bread and butter they'd like or no;
They might want little mice, oh! oh! oh!

Dear me--oh, dear me,
All the cats had come to tea.

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THE TEA PARTY.

In the pleasant green Garden
We sat down to tea;
"Do you take sugar?" and
"Do you take milk?"
She'd got a new gown on--
A smart one of silk.
We all were so happy
As happy could be,
On that bright Summer's day
When she asked us to tea.

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UNDER ROSE ARCHES.

Under Rose Arches to Rose Town--
Rose Town on the top of the hill;
For the Summer wind blows and music goes,
And the violins sound shrill.

Twist and twine Roses and Lilies,
And little leaves green,
Fit for a queen;
Twist and twine Roses and Lilies.

Oh, Roses shall be for her carpet,
And her curtains of Roses so fair;
And a Rosy crown, while f