THE
TINY
STORY BOOK.
G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
LITTLE ALLIE.
I have been to see my littlecousin Alice. She is justthree years old, and I love herdearly. She has many thingsto play with. She has a ball,a rattle, and a horse; and shehad a nice wax doll given herlast Christmas, but as she gotthe paint off its face by kissing,it is laid by till she is bigger.We played she was my baby,and I dressed her up and tookher to walk; after that we playedhave tea, and then I rocked herto sleep, and she looked so niceI could not help kissing her. Sheis coming to see me next week.[Pg 5]
THE SHIP.
My brother Ben has goneto sea. He has gone ina big Ship. Mother packed histrunk with nice clothes, and putin his Bible and some goodbooks, and I put in my picture,and we went to see him sail.I felt bad enough, for mothersays he will be gone a wholeyear.
What a long time to be onthe water! He says, when hecomes home he will bringmother a nice shawl and mesome fine playthings. I hopehe will not get lost at sea, assome poor sailors have been.[Pg 7]
THE DEAD ROBIN.
The film is on his gentle eyes;
His pretty beak is parted wide,
And blood is flowing from his side.
Will run and get some little crumbs,
And fling them round, and wait to see
Robin hop lightly from the tree,
And sing and chirp, when he has done;—
Then when I show him Robin dead,
How many bitter tears he'll shed!
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