UC-NRLF $<: 2D 7^1 NATURE SONGS For Children, FANNY SNOW KNOWLTON. There is ever a song somewhere my dear, * There is ever a something sings alway. miey. 1917 MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY, Springffield, Mass. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. ATLANTA. SAN FRANCISCO. rvvn I ' ^ , 1 tt)0 c «• •■ CCPTEIGHTEB, 1898, MILTON BRADLEY CO. V- To my little boy . DONALD My critic, counselor and most appreciative listener tliese songs are lovingly inscribed by his MOTHER. 479080 TABLE OF CONTENTS. THE MONTHS. January, - Christina G. Rossetti, 6 July, - . . Frank Dempster Sherman . 17 February, - Lizbeth B. Comins, - 8 August, Anna M. Pratt, 18 March, - G. W. IV. Houghton, lO September, - Helen Hunt Jackson, - 19 April, - - - - Phoebe Gary, 12 October, Anna M. Pratt, 21 May, - Anna M. Pratt, 14 November, - • Clinton Scollard, 22 Oh, the Merry Lay of December, - Laura E. Richards, - 24 June, - - Augusta Davis Webster, i6 FLOWER SONGS. Pussy Willow, - 28 Dandelion, - 32 A Pinky Wild Rose, - Anna M. Pratt, 29 Daisy Nurses, Z?> The Crocus, - - Belle Willey Gue, 30 Calling the Violet, Lucy Larcom, - 34 The Dandelion Cycle, - Emilie Pauls son. 30 Clovers, Helena Leeming Jelliffe, z(^ What Robin Told, The Call of the Crow, The Snowbird, Points of the Compass, Ten Little Ponies, The Postman, Game with First Kinder- garten Gift, - Out of the Window, Feeding the Chickens, - Little Bo-Peep, - Sequel to an old Story, A Little Fairy, Afternoon Tea, Kite Time, - - - Little Friends, Little Hickory Nut, North and South, News for Gardeners, Morning Prayer, - Now the Day is over, Patriotic Hymn, - Litany, BIRD SONGS, George Cooper, - - 38 Margaret E. Sangster, 40 Frank Dempster Sherman, 42 Three Little Doves, The Captive Bird, Rollicking Robin, Jam.es Johonnot, - 44 Emily Huntington Miller, 46 Lucy Larcom, - - 48 Anna M. Pratt, Malana A . Harris, Anna M. Pratt, Malana A. Harris, Jessie Norton, Anna M. Pratt, GAMES. 52 54 56 57 58 59 The Scissors Grinder, - L. A. France, - 60 Game to teach Five, Jessie Norton, - 62 Snowballs, - Esther Anna Godwin, (>i A Family Drum Corps, Malcolm Douglas, 64 Sow, Sew, So, Eva Lovett Carson, 66 Over in the Meadow, - Olive A. Wadswortkf 68 MISCELLANEOUS. Amanda Stout, - - 70 Emilie Pauls son, - 72 Margaret E. Sangster, 74 Mary F. Butts, - - 75 Jessie B Sherman, - 76 Anna M. Pratt, • 77 Elizabeth H. Thomas, 78 Anna M. Pratt, Anna M. Pratt, 79 80 SACRED SONGS. The Ripened Leaves, Margaret E. Sangster, 81 A Day, Emily Dickinson, 82 It is Spring, - Celia Thaxter, - 84 An April Rain, Dora Read Gaodale^ - 86 A Summer Shower, Sydney Dayre, • 88 June Roses, Belle Willey Gue, 91 In the Tree-top, - Lucy Larcom, • 94 The Merry Wind, - Margaret E. Sangster, 96 Malana A. Harris, - Margaret E. Sangster, Margaret E. Sangster 100 loi 102 103 GodlovesHisLittleChildren,/^««a iT/. Pratt, Hymn for National Holiday, Margaret E. Sangster, Merry Bells of Easter, ------ A Hymn for a Child, - Laura E. Richards, - 104 105 106 108 THE MONTHS. Said t]:ie Ctiiid to ti^e yoatlifui Yean "Wf\at t|ast tlc[0U ir| store for rr\e, giver of beautiful gifts, lA^l^at clieer, "Wt^at joy dost ti^ou brir\g lA^itij tlr^ee?" "My seasons four si^all bririg Tiieir treasures: ti^e ^iriter's si^oia^s, Ttie autuniri's store, arid ti^e flo^Wers of spriPig, rir\d ti|e suir\n\er's perfect rose." HELIA THAXTSIi, JANUARY. ♦Christina G. Rossetti. With spirit. i*^=t^ -f^— f— N n 5E3^ 4 -v ^ ig— ^— # "1=7 On the wind of Jan - u - a - ry Down flits the snow, / ^ I I f=M=H^ Siir* S -Sl- - r — »*- -fi-^-»' -M^riu^ :5t. :S: ■c^ J— i^H^ g ^^=P^ 5^^^?=£3^ :f-=i^ :.^=^ j»——j^ Trav - 'ling from the fro - zen North, As cold as it can blow. ^F=S^ -f^ ^ --^ -^ :^===l :=1: ^^i^^E-jT .J- ~-s^ ^/ •^/ i 5#= :£=£ ^=4= 3 ^: :J- -w- TSr ^ slower, with expression. * By permission of Robert Brothers, publbhers. (6) JANUARY. ]vi— zf?==^ H^= — ^^ — fid- Look where he conies, in time. -d ^- ^ Let him in to feel your fire, And :q=^q^^: J^d= ^-==3l|=^^=^=3t=i^=f _2J 1,« ■«' « ^-H -5 ^^ -"l -"I ■■! «1 y -S ^ « ■-(- lit ^^^q^ i^-*- :?: :? :S: =f=S==^=^=^=^- 1==]: ^ * Hil-— ^ 1:]==^: :^: s^^ slower. ---=^^=--^- - h h — ^ z/2 tttne» . j» , 1 ^ ^ 1 , — J^=^ ^ toss him of your crumbs. Let him in to feel your fire, And :=]:=^q ^E^E^i -r"^ 3fi^g=3it=^^=^ * i 9 » — -.g: — :;$: ^ ^!^ :i^=^ W- :|y pr. :t=: i= ^i J=J?=ZI]V=j^_^S I ^ — ^ toss him of your crumbs. I :=]z=:q^=zq=t :5t-.Jer-Jr— ^-^y— qr--^ = :z4 =1: ^ ■^r^-d ^^^-^s^ / 1e=je=f:: ^=^ i^=-3 Jiz^— ^ ./^ ^7) FEBRUARY. * Lizbeth B. Comins. m-- :^ ::^?=:=d^ ^ :?2: Who can this lit - tie maid - en be? What tt ?pi: ^=zi^==M=zk^-- -^-z gtts^: !S :[= #- ^^^g^ :t= =^=?e: =F mean these dain - ty things she throws ? These flow - er - doves, and #- f= ^^^^ ^ ^ :t=lr_ =P=^ ^^ I 1.8: i:]*^ ?#■ -^ #-- ^F= li=;:-i=:=l: :#i=^^ -^ ^- .i^_j pierc - ed hearts, And let - ters sealed with rose ? Ah, •i f^i^iut :^zit#*z^|^ 1;^=*: ii.*^i f rz'f. t^- [^ ■^M -^ — ^- * From " Our Little Ones," and the " Nursery," by permission of Estes & Lauriat, Publishers. f8) FEBRUARY. 44 H«=#- -g=^- Feb - ru - a ry is her name, -^ 1 \- The chil - dren know her m * 1- zq: *8^ « temi>o. ^ :r^ ^= ^f=f u i=d^ :^=22: S well; And what her man - y treas - ures mean, --I \- jg^ ---=x- ^^ S* — *_ 3F=F *?= zii: ^ ^'- think they all can tell. #- r//. #=F -y-r-1 ::^=q=zp ;i^=*^ 1— ^— ^— »- :p=t: -t— t— r- i^zzpr -■;r=pc; ^ r/A a tempo. m :^: W=^P=^: :=1: h r^-^-^-^ ±r_ -*-* E£ i^: 10 i.«^ ??^: ^1:=^ ^EE^ "=r .^=^ :t=^[= E=:tt: P^^2^ --^ ^1 (9; MARCH. G. W. W. Houghton. ^ :i In March come the March winds, They blow and -iS>- i ^: 'AA. Se^eS^ m >-H^ &^ ^S-r- blow, ^_^^j___j^_^. ^ [_L 1 1 -s^ z^ But just what they come for I hard-ly know ; Heigh-ho 1 Heigh- =i==?i=a: ■^z-^zzut^:^ -^ — ^- =i ■^-|:it— 1^ i^^^i^^^^i^^^t^ -rfep- r-y-r-y r—^ -• — ^- :*it S ?-=i ho I EE^: PI ftp^r ^ r^*^^^^ «^*^ f I I iT*i I i i i i ^P I i i i I ? tT\TT¥ ~rfff=f i^^ zi *^ In March come the March winds,They blow and E? LiEEiiEESip^ j J— i :«* :di=a=ijst«!; ^^^' — -P-- :^ -^4-5^ -5:1-^- "%=^> ^1 =r (lo) MARCH. a#— ^ 7^ ^^ They sweep up the brown leaves That green ones may grow. brightly. They 5fii=#t^£=^iJ^B^^ ■^r:^ ^^ IE r^ %^ T¥rr fcid^nltz:^ fc:^ 3 i^i^^^M -1^ — ^- -=i— i= =^=^= *-^^ sweep up the brown leaves That green ones may grow ; Heigh - ho I Heigh- fczzt Q ^^^: :»t=t :^=P -^ j^ — -^-^^ -Jt— X^-j^ -^ — ^ — #- ^^ jr- r r g- ?d2: - P P f=£? - Ff=E g Mournfully rct'O^Lrr^^^ =ti I II p dim ^(?. atizJ: -1 — h^i— f i^Lat T^»-#- F^, fe r^- N =j=^ f^^ — Ml- fc . iv-r^ ;i Ml P "•--ar:; — -sk-i»- -J^^- 1 I **• ; 1 -♦- I I ^ i I I I I I I ! ' 1 I I ' 1 1 5" -ff -p^ (II) APRIL. Phebe Gary. 1. Come up, A - pril, through the val - ley, In your robes of beau - ty drest, 2. Call the crow -foot and the cro - cus, Call the pale a - nem - o - ne, 3. Bid the lit - tie home - ly spar - rows Chirp - ing in the cold and rain, S Not heavy -J- 3^E33EH Come, and wake your flow - *ry chil Call the vi - - let and the dais dren, From their win - try beds of rest ; y. Clothed with care - ful mod - es - ty ; Their im - por - tant sweet com - plain - ing Sing from out their hearts a - gain ; J^3 j_ ^^ :^ -Jl=i r --•*— X 2=*- t S- 1221 '- -S"- d: S3Ea^ feEE^S^t : ^^=F=F^ Come and - ver - throw them soft - ly, With the sweet breath of the south, Seek the low and hum - ble bios - soms, Of their beaut - ies un - a - ware. Bid them set them - selves to nest - ing. Coo - ing love in soft - est words. (12) APRIL. ^ 1— tEL^tzitzz rfczat Drop up - on them, warm and lov - ing. Tend - 'rest kiss - es of your mouth. Let the dan -de - lion and fen - nel Show their shin - ing yel - low hair. Crowd their nest, all cold and emp - ty, Full of lit - tie cal - low birds. ^=^ XT -0^—4 — jtr—i. ^^- a^ Ifi^ =^ L^mt ■^-it -tS^ ^* 3^ -i F^-l ^S^=5 =S 3t=:^ Come up, A - pril ' through the val - ley, In your robes of beaut - y drest, i =* "^3^ S^E? r :^==t -„^- 1J=«=^ :?2: ±=^ ip" P — #- -.^-^ =1^1== -W —• — ^^ Come, and wake your flow - 'ry chil - dren, From their win -try beds of rest. r (^ ^^—t- 2=^ * ^22: g ^ (13) MAY. ♦Anna. M. Pratt |Sla^^ ^3?EE^EE^EEJ^EE 3!=^^J-3 ^ 1. The or - chard is a ro - sy cloud, The oak a ro - sy mist, And 2. A mes - sage comes a - cross the fields, Born on the balm - y air ; For &s ^m^^ 4=^ m^M EBE --^- :qi=;q: q==1: -w^ -* - ^ ^ 1=^:^^=-: ^.E5^.-^^ EE^^^g=g=^ 1^=-^: -m w J oh, the gold of the but - ter - cup. The morn - ing sun has kissed 1 There are all the lit - tie seek - ing hands, The flow'rs are ev -. 'ry where. ^r- --T ---J=^? '-^- :=]: d: !:g.- W -e^"^ ^^r-f WM -!i1_(E_S5_ g^ ^ P^ P=l= 1]^=:^ ^ 1^=fe: -^ — -^ W^^-i^^ twink -ling shad - ows on the grass, Of a myr - iad ti - ny leaves. And a Hark! a mur-m'ring in the hive; List a car - ol sweet; While I te w e iq: zj==^ P^ — r* — =r Lq-N^ 1 ±i=at ^ ^— * From ' St. Nicholas," by permission of The Century Co., Publishers. (H) MAY. ^Ei: 3^5 twitter- ing loud from the bu - sy crowd, That build be - neath the eaves, feath - ered throats the thrill - ing notes A thous - and times re - peat. to S?ES i^fcr s :X ^ --^ -**■- :or- :t I fe=5 Chorus. Gaily. m It: -»Hv- =;^ — 3 Then sing, hap - py chil - dren ! The bird and bee are here; The ^^=4 s 1: :d; * -JL *:: * ^ f 1 ?^^=^ -■0 P ij^ — ^ — # . -0- m -•■=^ :F=^=^ =fe=U: =i=l^_ -^^^0.-0.- -^— 1»*- ;^ May- time is a gay time. The blos-som-time o' the year. Then sing, hap - py chil-dren! The ^ I- -0—^ :^=«l=^ :q=^=: ^?^ -jtzi:^ ! — a g: ^ — «— i^^=»t S :£ 11^=1^: =]?!: ^ ?J=:J -^:-^- fe^^^?^^^ 53E ift^r:^ I e :f^=i=?E=e ^ :t=: ^ bird and bee are here; The May-time is a gay time. The blos-som-time o' the year. a!=»!: ^- *-^ * ^r -t?^- :^=ii: :a|i :j:^ a ' -i iJr -.dr (15) ^«T g Hi OH, THE MERRY LAY OF JUNE. Augusta Davies Webster. n Moderately^ but brii^htly. \ ^V ^— ^= z^ =1=1: U ::d: 1. Hark the sky - lark 2. Hear the leaves that in the cloud, kiss the air, Hear the crick - et Hear the laugh - ter in the grass, of the bees : :li: :S: it±:M^i -»-^r-^ :43^ m. 1 J a— -^^.j- \z±i :=^ .^ j;^ ^ i w =|: S -*- *—»- :S=*: Trill - ing blithe - ness Who re - mem - bers clear and loud, win - ter care. Chirp In ing glee to all who pass, the shin - ing days like these ? -i=i^ ■^: ■r. iti: -^- isz5=ij: ^3^ Oh, the mer Oh, the mer ry sum - mer lay ! ry lay of June! ^^^EEi Earth and sky keep hoi - i - day, All our hearts are glad in tune, J J^— -I ^- 0^—^ --^^ :^=^: -«q -m ^ 1 — r ir=^ m^^^^^^^ r-^"^-— ^— r I ^5 Oh, the mer - ry sum - mer lay! Oh, the mer - ry lay of June! Earth and sky keep All our hearts are hoi glad 1 in day. tune. B: I I jt^^t V -^- -^- :i^— ^ -0--^ ¥ > 1 i ^f^^^^—^- =-&=^: (i6) * Frank Dempster Sherman. JULY. 4=;^: [-± tEE :± =:]-- -^- :=t:: 4 ^^ Ju - ly, for you the songs are sung By birds the leaf - y trees a - mong : Ju - feEFE-J^j^ 4—9 *— ^-» — ^ — f — *=^^=J^=— =i=5 ^^ :J: ^z r5=3-=r g|lE5: :=t: ^ PiEt= 3^^ -■* J ^ ■»- :d^:=± :|= -* — *- 3 ly, for you in si - lence deep, The world seems fall - en fast a - sleep. Save 5 ^^^EE3=j^ -^ ^ f 1 ^_^^. ^: i^t « — ' — «- P=q=J=^ *~* ^.1/ I ^ tn ^^m^E^ iE Ps 3=i =1: ^i^^ i one glo - rious hoi - i - day, When all our books we put a - way, And t=]=f:-- -^ f d □_^^ ^i^Pl^p^ -P pEE^EEpg^ lf~^0~ S 5 S3^E3E 3 :h 'ry lit - tie maid and man Is proud to be A - mer - i - can. t± Jziz^ 5 ?i¥ -^— *-•- -l!* -.iFi-:? i ^^^=3^EE^EEE^E^3E£S -a— ^- • By permission of and arrangement with Messrs Houghton Mifflin & Co., publishers of Mr. Sherman's " Little Folk Lyr (17) Anna M, Pratt. , Teacher. AUGUST. (KATYDID SONG.) li !i* -*- 3 1. In the pleas - ant 2. Ka - ty, did you 3. Did you burn your 4. When the stars are Au - gust night, tear your gown, fin - gers, dear, shin - ing bright, When the stars are Jump - ing light - ly When the fire - flies In the pleas - ant shin - ing bright, up and down, dart - ed near, Au - gust night, i. n-- ^^A=^ ^ ^=^ ^~ ^ ^^ ^-^^ ^ ^- S^ f^ d ;#==* r- :^: While the ev - 'ning dews are fall - ing. Hark ! a lit - tie voice is call - ing. When you heard the blue - bells ring - ing. Hark ! a lit - tie voice is sing - ing, You did'nt know they were'nt for hold - ing, — Hark! a lit - tie voice is scold - ing, Did you think 'twas time for play - ing ? Hark ! a lit - tie voice is say - ing. p Et£3 I d. d - J=3L ?= =Q ~ d—^- 3^ n^ ^ — ^ — ^ -^9—d- ■^^-d- Children j — J — -J — « — -0 — S- I 3t=M ?^=^=F ^ -k* — »*- Ka-ty-did! Ka-ty-did! Ka-ty-did! Ka-ty-did! B^ fe -PP^ ^m t (18) SEPTEMBER. H. H, Moderately. n(S»-. brown, nook, The And trees as -^ — «^ — ^ :=1: :=i^ m ap - pie or - chards with ters by the brook - side make :::J=:x=H fruit are bend - ing as - ters in the down. The gent - ian's blu - est frine - es Are r„ri ,•«„ • brook. Bv all thA«» in^ i ! curl - ing m the sun, ^ By all these lov - ly to- kens Sep-tem-ber days are here, (19) SEPTEMBER. W ^f^- In dust - y pods the milk - weed Her hid - den silk has spun. With sum - mer's best of weath - er And au - tumn's best of cheer. -0- •! -0. 1 — 1 1 r-^**^ 1 r -TH J J :» -m-^ .=j — -S- 1 — 1 — -^ -1 •1 - i- =^ ^ -^^ W -^~^- — a tempo. — 5" ' Lj. — 2 — « — .* ^-i i -«-— — -^i— L-<-J— *'- . ,» (m\' II I I ' ■■■ P? J. h^ —Si-; 1 ?^^ i E^ ^-=^=t ^^%^=^ In dust - y pods the milk - weed Her hid - den silk has spun. With sum - mer's best of weath - er And au - tumn's best of cheer. J: -ry ^^^ -& ^H r^^- m ^rt:: -^-t :t=' 'W^- ^^^^^=^^ iLJztJ- «ftij^ Z(^^t T -f** : T .^u_ :3i|=1 ^- ;b m :^=t 3^ i-=l: 1B=^: :NE=*=at ;^ (20) OCTOBER. Anna M. Pratt.* #=4 ■A=:^i±-_ -J^=JtL :at=ic — ^^- -^ i 1 — »- :ix m 1. The elm and the ma - pie, the ash and the oak, 2. They gath - ered in groups in the shade of the trees. Gave a grand Or whirled in the :3: ^—0—»- :^=^ -^ ^=flE --w—w~w=i^ ^~m — ^ ^-w=t :W=^=tc 1 P lightly. i^ =^=:^: > — |r- ^— T- >— ^ -♦-*-^ — ^ i -^ ^ # — p: :t: =4 ^^W — , ^ par - ty for all their young folk. The guests were dressed gai - ly; each girl wore a waltz with the frol - ic - some breeze ; When danc - ing was done, at the set of the 5^i3^i itii=t: - H m -A- m^ lESEt jn liti^zfcza^ 3^3 «i=iH: :f^^=r='£: :^e=te=^ :*E=N: i3= =NE=:^ T~^ gown sun. -J^ '^ ^^2: t: Of yel - low and red, and the boys came in brown. They went to a bon - fire and end - ed their fun. ^Sr g 1~ . 'f' -T-^- ^m s i^^^^ -t^ '^ ^^^m ^ .t=t / ^E^t= * ^^ • * * g :t=i: ^^ zt E^ * * =^=^= ii * From "The Outlook," by permission. (21) NOVEMBER. * Clinton ScoUard. 1 S y tt r» r K p 1 r* s ' n -\ i^ " • r p m-H * a^ — -m — — y ! 1. Wide 2. No 3. But o'er the bios - soms why re wold, bright pine, :1E3: :8: --^~ ^ Sempre legato Through field Of red heart and and of fold, white mine? P=i =t ---X 1=^ ziX The wind moans cold. Set sweet de - light Joy still is thine, i^iut And sighs Of fra Though days in grance grow sad - ness; float - ing; cold - er; ^ ==^ The All And dream that snows y was will days fair bring. Have gone their ways, Is bleak and bare; In fra - grant spring, * By permission of the Author. (22) NOVEMBER. ^^^ ^ i^^s Like flit - ting fays The gar -dens wear Fresh blos-som - ing That dance in glad-ness. A rus - set coat -ing. From flow'rs that mold - er. The dream -y days All that was fair And snows will bring, :=t :z^^^^ 1^ H :££ '^^^ sf ^^ fc^ ^*^=:1^ =i^ :J=5^: *=;»: Have gone their ways, Is bleak and bare ; In fra - grant spring. Like flit- ting fays The gar - dens wear Fresh bios - som - ing That dance in glad-ness. A rus - set coat - ing. From flow'rs that mold - er. t* :d^ ^m lY ■g. -g. . y sf m ^^S?1- at^ ^S^ 9? (2.-!) DECEMBER. (MERRY CHRISTMAS!) Laura E. Richards Joyfully. 1 . Mer - ry Christ - mas ! 2. Mer - ry Christ - mas ! 3. Mer - ry Christ - mas ! 4. Mer - ry Christ - mas ! Mer - ry Christ - mas! Mer - ry Mer Mer Christ mas ! ry Christ - mas ! ry Christ - mas ! We The The We sing snow hearth say and we field lies is piled and we -^:X. -!^- m 'A-. -^ H^ say, white, high, sing, We ush - er in joy - ful the The riv - er's a crys - tal to The yel - low tongues flick - er, the All hon - or and life to the joy - ful - est day. Bring mir - ror de - light. On fleet spar - kles fly. Bring win - ter's glad king! Ring, --. ^^-: id: :^: :iz: =t=F stee d: ^=J 12^ hem - lock, Bring hoi snow - shoes, In sledge chest - nuts And corn ly and yew, and in sleigh, pop - per here; pies ! Shout, maid - ens and men ! To We'll We'll To r 3 ?i 'm. Copyright, 1891, i8:)2, i8g3, 1894, 1895, by Thb Century Co. Copyright, 1895, by Estes and Lauriat. (24) DECEMBER. crown meet pledge greet Fa - ther Christ - mas with Fa - ther Christ - mas and Fa - ther Christ - mas and Fa - ther Christ - mas and ma - jes - ty lead him our make him good greet him a :^ due. way. cheer, gain. T -s ' — :^ i^iT # To crown We'll meet We'll pledge To greet a? f :t=i: Fa - ther Christ - mas, To crown Fa - ther Christ - mas, We'll meet Fa - ther Christ - mas, We'll pledge Fa - ther Christ - mas, To greet Fa - ther Christ - mas. To Fa - ther Christ - mas. We'll Fa - ther Christ - mas. We'll Fa - ther Christ - mas. To crown meet pledge greet W -z=?- I Fa - ther Christ - mas Fa - ther Christ - mas Fa - ther Christ - mas Fa - ther Christ - mas J- =t with and and and I ma lead make greet jes - ty him our him good him a f due. way. cheer, gain. i -^^^ '^X^ m (25) FLOWER SONGS. "Sirig, sirig, lily bells ring, The blosson\s are coiT|ir\g to to^T\, Dasies ar\d lilies arid daffy-doiA^ii-dillies Kac]\ iri a si^^eet i\evii goiA^ri." PUSSY WILLOW. fcl- Gracefully ^ not fast. iiE| '^ ^^ m — ^--m *- 1. The brook . is brimmed with melt - ing snow, The ma - pie sap is run - ning, And 2, Soon red will bud the ma - pie trees, The blue-birds will be sing - ing, And gggE^ ^^- :t -^ ^- '0- ^- '^^ 11^=:^ :?E=^ ^ -^^— — \ — =1: t7^ J2^^ ^^^ IzES :=1=4: ^"^ :d— J=: f 4=1- :^ ^= ^== H*» — f Ji=^: on the high - est elm a crow His black wings is sun - ning. A close green bud the yel-low tas - sels in the breeze Be from the pop -lars swing - ing; And ros - y will the ::q: ^?^T It^" t=li: :»tit 7^=*: J— ^ z=1: I t^=* -^ -0—p^- :t:=t: May-flow'r lies, Up - on May-flow'r lie Up - on its mos - sy pil - low ; And sweet and low the its mos - sy pil - low ; But you must come the fe^-^^ :=J: s -m — *- ^^=F south-wind blows And through first of all, "Come, Pus the brown field call -ing goes, "Come, Pus-sy! Pus sy ! " is the south-wind's call," Come, Pus - sy I Pus sy sy (28) PUSSY WILLOW. <-h^ — m — (-;- y? -^-jg- y y r E ^ -i^— Wil-low!" Wil-low!" With - in A fair 8va- your close brown wrap-per stir ; Come y gift to chil-dren dear, The ^- j-a -&. *^^25 ^ * 1~T " 1~ - -^-^ ^i^l£ fc4:^ -^-^- f:^ ^^^ ^'^, 55-S t=t: ?zt2: =P )2;^^ e= ^-;^- *2 — l^-JL-'**i -^M^ out andshowyour sil-ver fur;"Come Pus - sy ! Pus - sy Wil-low!" down - y first -ling of the year, "Come Pus - sy ! Pus - sy Wil-low!" .-] L r 5 #^i^^ i^^= .•jpjT^Jt^-- :t:: 1=rqe: ?-tnt -J^-^- // -S-^ ^-*- -^—3?- 5: r I il Anna M. Pratt. A PINKY WILD ROSE. (CRADLE SONG.) M^ m^E^^^^:^^r=%=^^^^ t^±±:i=i^^^ ^'^^^^ A mill-ion wee cra-dles, are curtained with green, But of all the dear ba-bies, not one can be seen, Un iig -^ — ^- -■o — s *- ^Sfe Uat =1: ~^i±^- :^s=it ^ '^4=-^- $wi 3t=J: 1. Dan -de - li - on, Dan - de - li - on, Where's your cap of gold, 2. Dan -de - li - on, Dan - de - li - on. Sum - mer's com - ing on. X i :q=:=l -*—■»■ I s --^- '4=f^-- -Jtzt-i :=fc Where's the jack And your wig et, green and trim. That you wore of old ? is snow - y white. Gold - en locks are gone ; ::i^3=3: -^—-^- :=t m-- ^-- -^— ::^=d^ :^: F/£ =1: !P^ 35 Then you nod - ded to the birds In a jaun - ty way, But you've had a mer - ry time Since you first be - gan * n-- :st 5: X is^ ^ r =!!==*: s ^#=-^=^ 3^ -tr And Ev =± you en danced to now you ev are 'ry a tune cheer -i The breeze y. Blithe ^^^- could old :=1: -^ play, man. =^: ;b i^: (32) 3 II DAISY NURSES. Kate L. Brown. Rhythmic. ■^ t±^z£.-± ^Mz:z^-^^=z4 iZ3tl^ 1. The dai - sies white are nurs-ery maids,With frills up - on 2. The dai - sy ba - bies nev - er cry, The nurs - es nev 3. The dai -sies love the gold -en sun, Up in the clear their caps ; And er scold ; They blue sky ; He ^d2=l ►=^i: :3— -Tzizq' —q: 55 ^=i v^ S::t»-8:i-: -ei- :^ ^zsH ^=5=^ d^: S^^ dai - sy buds are lit - tie babes They tend up - on their laps ; nev - er crush the dain - ty frills A - bout their cheeks of gold ; gaz - es kind - ly down at them, And winks his joy - ful eye, iizt- :q: =3j^=^ S :3^ !d2: ±=^^ -ry \ M.. Rocking. Repeat softly. :^=zz?s=zat :d=l Then sing Heigh ho ! while the wind sweeps low,Bothnurs-es and ba- bies are nodding just so. But prim and white in gay sunlight They're nid - nid-nod-ding, pret - ty sight. While soft and slow all in a row,Both nurs-esand ba-bies are nodding just so. bfe ^liai m^ =t :f 3: ^ i5«: From " Little Flower Folks," by permission of the Educational Publishing Co. (33) CALLING THE VIOLET. * Lucy Larcom. Gently. I# 3 1. Dear lit - tie vi - o - let, don't be a - fraid ! 2. Why do you shiv - er so, vi - o - let sweet? 3. Hear the rain whis - per, "Dear vi - - let come! Lift your blue Soft is the How can you m t *=*=i=* t-^~ t — t ® m -<&- ?::^B i ^— ^- I* -(S^-r T tf 122 eyes from the rocks moss - y shade I mead - ow grass un - der my feet, stay in your un - der - ground home? All the birds call for you, Wrapped in your hood of green, Up in the pine boughs for f '^ W «=*= ^ -^ ^ ^ ih-^ f C? . ^ i ^ :^^ Out of the sky; . Vi - - let, why . You the winds sigh; . May is here, wait - ing. And here, too, am I. Peep from your earth - door So si - lent and shy ? Home - sick to see you. Are we — May and I. I -^ — ' r— »— *~F-| ■ ==2^: :=1^: r -)S>- Z^ m i^ -s),— ^=^ S :z:± * By permission of and arrangement with Messrs Houghton Mifflin & Co., publishers of Lucy Larcom's poems, (-34) CALLING THE VIOLET. Chorus. Animated. ^^^ n- Come pret - ty vi - let, Win - ter's a - way ; ^^ ^ W r=*=i= J ^ ^ ^•5jt: 3 3 ^ Come for with - out you, May is not May. ( a=g ^ ^ ^ ^ i J. %-=^ -^ Quietly. i 1 ■-^ — \ -^ 4 s •- -rz^ Down through the sun - shine, wings flut - ter and fly ; Quick, lit - tie Si P^i^ *=* t-^i. — *= \ T V* ^- 3= ;?jj: f= ^ vi - - let, - pen your eye ! 1 ^ ^23^ :5x i ( -Ui . " P — -^ J j?it: r- ih El^ ^ p g -!» i-!S - — n (35 ) CLOVERS. * Helena Leeming Jelliffe. :^ rj==at 1. The clov - ers have no time to play, 2. And then they lay a - side their cares, 3. Then when the day dawns clear and blue, d^I=?S==i* ^E^ d^ m They feed the cows and make the And fold their hands to say their They wake and wash their hands in -4- 1=:^ "5-^ eilEE ts!: smoothly. :*: i V -* ^ 3 iS'-r- f^ ^ hay, prayers. dew; And trim the lawn, And droop their tir - And as the sun 3^ and help the bees, ■ ed lit - tie heads climbs up the sky. — I- ^A Un - And They :i^ :± _i -^. 32: ■^ t^ ^B d^zis: -S"- til the sun sinks thro' the trees go to sleep in clov e*. bedit, hold them up and let tnem dry. •Words from the " Outlook " by permission. (36) BIRD SONGS. "So tl:\e n\erry bro'SA^ri ttinisl^ sings a^ay iT\ the tree, To yoif arid to nqe, to yoxl arid to ir\e; Ri\d biG sirigs all tl^e day, little girl, little boy OtX, ti[e i&^orld's nirming over ^itl:\ joy." LUCY LAEOOM. WHAT ROBIN TOLD. George Cooper. Gracefully. 1^^ i^^:^^m zb £EtE 1. How 2. Where do rob do rob ins build ins hide their nest ? their nest ? Rob - in Red - breast told Rob - in Red - breast told ^=Jq:J ^Ei 5^5 -#5^ 4-J5 -*^ t >— 1r- 'f^T r f ^- rst.rr I ^ -(SI- fE3 OE ■--^- -^HH^ =F=^- :t^: ^ ^?2^ Fi >> :S3 EE -- :?2: :p=P;i!: me. me. How Where do rob do rob ins build ins hide their nest ? their nest ? Rob - in Red - breast Rob - in Red - breast ^- ^. ^ t ^ iS^": ^ ;^=S=S vxf r r ^ r f^f :i- FJ / 3 W 1— n i^h=T^^ -^- ^^ i i-r =Il: EE ^^ ZJit: told told me. First a wisp of yel-low hay me. Up a - mong the leaves so deep, In a pret - ty Where the sun-beams ^i^^i i^ iE •I — »- Se^ ^ ^ (38) WHAT ROBIN TOLD. i :^=d^ ^-. — k«i — ■•- W — ^- ffi =pc==^ •^^=tl* round they lay; rare - ly creep. Then some shreds of down-y floss, Long be - fore the winds are cold, Feath - ers too, and Long be - fore the b^ ^3^ jL=^z -^^=^^~ slightly cres. i?- *=- ^ — \ ^ i mf ■^^ EE ^^=-p-- s tE^E=El "^ £ -- r//. p a tempo. ;ek 1 :tz=: That's what Rob - in told That's what Rob - in told 12=2^ 1;^=:=*: :22t me. That's what Rob - in told me. me. That's what Rob - in told me. m. as -s(- 35 -Shr ^=«: 12^ / J J •St-r- rit. p a tempo. r^rr # :i:^ at^ ±-y- li^ 1— *■ :ll ■^^ t::?-' (39) THE CALL OF THE CROW. * Margaret E. Sangster. s p^ p Children. -s- Caw ! caw ! caw ! ^i^uia- — -1 I —m- — I z:=i H — :ri H — -i — W^—i — 1 I n P P -i£f t& tff fii? .u^ ■ _^-^_ >■• s. . — ^-^ — -^ ' —»■— — —-^-i — — — :^- ^• y . — ^ • ^^l?-8- =-r ...- -1 -! —0- — -^ . . 1 :fe=:^- Teacher. fe^^= :j==]=j^^=i^ ?^^^EEfc=fc^ :t=t^ :^=9z=^ :?: Caw ! caw ! caw ! 0-ver the stand -ing corn The cheer -y cry is borne — fe=J-=d==^3=d: d=d: i^l2. t=r--i^ / r— v^ _-^— tpf=t:^:^=tt k^ u^ :»=P=pE /«/ .#F- EE^=# -*^- s /^^Z" Children. -s— mf ^1 HHJ: ^J^Ei2zz&: -fE^fSE^ tt^t: -^- * From " Little Knights and Ladies." Copyright, 1895, by Harper & Bros. (40) THE CALL OF THE CROW. igg fetes=i § Caw ! caw ! caw ! L 4 p Teacher. =1===t -* — -0 — 3- — -0- ^^-1 '^ ^ . — # — -0 — . m- \-0- H^ How I wish I could go with him, Where the woods are SE5 3if:^=:l2«t 1 rit. p Children. 7F. f?q=d*^ :5S=S P s -■9- ^- -s^ -^-d — ^^- wild and dim ! Caw ! caw ! caw ! ui^i k-*LJ^ i.^^ ^^ ^^LJ u*i^i i-i-L.r ^Q t==^* rit. a tempo. ^± SE!5d lit a- td:=ri -5^^ S— • ^- ^- 3. '■*!■• -#!-. -•H. g-^ ^ // ^r=d^ ~^ -^^ Caw I caw ! caw 1 -•-^ — ^~ — •^ — .•-^ — l-*-^^-W-J-J?-^ ^ ^ -' ,* : / ttj-xcrua-Xt^' L-^t=| // iLe=^ -*^ — 5^- d— ^=|:^-^-^z ^V_gz^ : ^ -J?— -^ -^-^^ :^ ^-^^^ :g (40 THE SNOWBIRD. Frank Demoster Sherman. 5^ S^ :M-:i^: d • - -iiz=j^ When all the ground with snow is white, The mer - ry snow- bird comes, And L^=^ -^ — f»- -^ — p- -^ — »■ |g=^=^= ^^— FV -f^ 1^- — m- 1#- :^ :^ sempre staccato. * * ^^ ^ hops a - bout with great de - light, To find the scat - tered crumbs. How l=g=g=g ^g=c^=M^ =^£^i^^sg^^ -IS- ( ^ ^ =i===t= i ^3^^^ :^^ 5=35 ^ ^ :^— ^ -^ — # - glad he seems to get to eat, A piece of cake or bread ! He wears no shoes up -# ^- -P ^ ■m — ^- i= =l«=r: .i5L_iL * * * * ^ :f==:fi: E ^F tp By permission of, and arrangement with, Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., publishers of Mr. Sherman's " Little Folk Lyrics." (42) THE SNOWBIRD. ^^ ^ -^ — -^ 1?^==^ Ji=^ on his feet, Nor hat up - on his head. But hap - pi - est is he, I know, Be - *=* ^^M^ ^ « !* f g: r r t s^ P t^ H 4 * * ? ?E 5E :^ :p: 3^^ :fi=^ :*=jt 1^ *- cause no cage with bars, -^ 0- u — w -^^ — y — F-^ — ^ % ^ - Keeps him from walk - ing on the snow, And -^ ^ -^ 0-- ^^^^^?^^ ^ i h 1t * * * *: 5E :t=: ?E :^ ?^ ■s — ^ a ii print -ing it with stars. 8va, ^k r-rr-g :^|k=f=i;|^=ii^ ^ i#- — w — yw » m — ji^ & A> i ^ 3c -1^ T^ £ ^- i -p — *- I (43) THREE LITTLE DOVES. James Johonnot. iv =^ '^^ 1. Three lit - tie doves put on their gloves, And then sat down to 2. These lit - tie doves, they washed their gloves. And hung them on the ^ u J -g=^ :^ ;:^ t — : :S^ * ^•3 S: Lively. r 3^ 1^ 1>< ^ — -r — tl^ i w^^=^ -^^=1^ 1^=:^ -F t: F dine, line. These lit - tie doves, they soiled their gloves. And soon were heard to These lit - tie doves, they dried their gloves. And thought it ver - y -^=^- :«^ m Vr. tr- at=i: ^^=^^ whine, fine. . ■ Oh moth Oh moth er er dear, come here, come here, dear, come here, come here, (44) THREE LITTLE DOVES. x^ r5=^ ^ Moth - er, we have soiled our gloves ! " Moth - er, we have washed our gloves!" ^^«-^ — ?— ^ "What! soiled your gloves, you " What ! washed your gloves, you ^=^ *^r^ ~d~' ^- ^-r 9 t ' ^ ^ -i#-^ -j^_rr? ^^"S= t=dr-^ J^ X / 7^ :fc:k V :^==te: ^t=|B: ' ^ Si "^ "^ -*■ I g=p=^ Q= i^-izj: softly. -^^- naught - y doves! You shan't sit up till nine." "Coo! loves of doves! Then you shall stay till nine." "Coo! cool cool 4*: coo! coo! ^s^ :^=^: ^=:^ r^ :|e=M=zz=te=^ • • Ifc

-H^ l«=fc==!e: :^s=|B 1e=te=^: 1e^te=*: ^ ^ ^ -^f tit (45) THE CAPTIVE BIRD. * Emily Huntington Miller. t< — r* — ^^^ :^ :i F:=^=^=d^ ^- :i^=J^l=: Sing - ing and sing - ing the live - long day, Soft - ly the beau - ti - f ul day is born ; How in the val - ley the wa - ters gleam, Don't you wish you could Don't you wish you could Slipping a - long in a zq: ^ :^==1= :1^ J tit V I ^ ^•kV ^ #^- ^V ^ =-i-'-== 1^- :t=: 1 g=^=i fly greet sil 1^^ a - way . its dawn, . ver stream. In - to the green - wood fair ? Rock - ing a - mong the leaves? Mur - mur - ing night and day? 1 :qv --^ :^=^.J "^ i ^ U- * By permission. (46) THE CAPTIVE BIRD. m =t * i^ W Un - der Free as WU - the the lows trees . . the light winds green in the brook gay light goes ly winds sing blow shiv ing; ing; er. — 1—" _,_ 1 ^ «^_ N F^ -^ =?— , — 1 — #-i — 1 — — ^ — u — w — X' * —^ =1=^ — * t— * 1 1 ■ \- • 1 1 1 =r 1 ^ J 7* • ?• • • — i^l* • 1 — ^ ^•#— -] =^^ L __ ..J f^ ott ^_ /# w ^ IS p» ^ H ^ ^ ' # w .^^ 1 J p {^ J^ J m ' 1* IW ^ ^ \( \ J i^ • •^ ai ^ r l' 'x' 'T^ |C -■ \>-\} ^ i^ ' 1? P '^ ■ J Down Then Lean in the when the - ing mead - sun down ow to the set the flow'rs gates shin - I are are .ing spring - ing; glow - ing, riv - er ; Don't Home Say, you wish you to a leaf in the dream do r* 1 r were y your /_ 1 -{ J 1 ^ ^^[ ■ ■ -^r- ...^. , w ' ■ 1 I /? -v ! — J — -^-i — — — 1— — ^ — — # • • * -tf* — -^ — — -m >>/ — — 0-i~ — #- — *— -^- —5 -=#— — ?-i — — *-; — •■-- vJ 1 1 1 1 ^ '1 --i- ^ m r" • 1 J J^ "Z V ^• ^•^•tt f^ • 1^ • ^ ^ • 1 S>^- =-1 — *■ — k -\ — ^ -i** — — 1 i 5^E^ ^ l£ free - ly wing - ing Up in the bound shel - ter go - ing. Such as the wild soft wings quiv - er. Long -ing to soar less air ? . bird weaves ? a - way ? . m dim J ^ J (47) ROLLICKING ROBIN. *Lucy Larcom. SMritoso. --^ :=^ :=i: ^§ 1. Rol-lick-ing Rob -in is here a - gain. 2. Gen -tie -man Rob -in walks up and down, 3. Rob -in, Sir Rob -in, red -vest - ed knight, Spiritoso. ii!^ -4-1- -^-t-»- :^=_-d 8va. irfe=fi: B^: 3Ef :12:S: t=: :t=: 6*7/^! What does he care for the A - pril rain? Dressed in or - ange,tawn-y and black and brown. Now you have come to us, summer's in sight. 8va. s I — *-t— [-*-! P- is *r-* jif^siM. m: ^={1 i=t: --pt=t: t-+5H 1— i-l — ^— i-l— m—^ ^\)-^- 5'7/d!. -q_>^- "^-H» Care for it? Glad of it. Doesn't he know That the Though his eye is so proud and his step is so firm, He can You nev - er dream of the won-ders you bring, — --^ -^ :fc=»± * By permission of and arrangement with Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., publishers of Lucy Larcom's poems. ( 48 ) ROLLICKING ROBIN. A - pril rain car - ries off the snow, al - ways stoop to pick up a worm. Vis - ions that f ol - low the flash of your wing ; 87fa £fc^S -H^ -| — 0-\ — — I — I — :]^=qs=^ Ts— ^-< J ^ And coax - es out With a twist of his How all the :^-^ m± ^rj^ -^— <- 1 y 1 3t=*: a I ^ M ^ K_ =^=-^=:^ :•-=]: :^=3t ■ _i « * -m ^ leaves to shad - ow his nest, And wash - es his pret - ty red East - er head, and a strut and a hop. To his Rob - in - wife, up in the peach - tree beau - ti - f ul By - and - by A - round you and af - ter you seems to tizfc -HS- 1=^ --^ :Jr S -m- — 0-- -1^ I S — ^ 0—f^ ^-^^ ^ . -* - :^ ?zfc =^=:J^ d^ — h — M vest, And makes the juice of the cher - ry sweet. For his hun - gry top. Chirp- ing her heart out, he calls; "My dear. You don't earn your fly! Sing on, or eat on, as pleas -es your mind! Well have you fcfc==J: -^-t?- r- i=t: ^^^ ( ^9 ) ROLLICKING ROBIN. 1 ri: S^ -f^ m lit - tie rob ' ins to eat? liv - ing ! Come here i Come here ! earned ev - 'ry mor - sel you find. 'Ha! ha I ha!" Hear the Ha! ha! ha! Life is 'Ha! ha! ha!" Whis-tles i^ :=1: i 5^ do: J 7 it a tempo. s f=t^r=i= n -0- — ^ ^^^. I^ZIIZ^ =F jol - ly bird laugh. " That is not the best of the sto - ry by half ! " love- ly and sweet; But what would it be if we'd noth - ing to eat?" Rob - in. "My dear, Let us all take our own choice of good cheer!" I2=d^ ie^ "^^ :^ -rz-^ :|=: ^^ \^ t Sj: f^^^^0\ f=fc^=r^ t: 4r„ jz — ^- 8va. it Ig ^ *s I i i m. s^^ ^ (5°) GAMES. "Ttie ^orld is so full of a riilir|ber' ^f tilings, Vl£[ sure v^e s]:|OUld all be as l^appy as Kings.'* R. L. STEVENSON. POINTS OF THE COMPASS. Anna M. Pratt. «-^A =^^: 3=^ :4: ^ -=^: ^-- 1. Ev 2. Ev 3. Point 4=d: aiEi: :4: :F= :|= 'ry 'ry ing day night east the the and \- shin - ing sun, shin - ing sun, point - ing west, Ris - ing in the Set - ting in the Straight a - head we s =^ :=t east, west, find Brings the light to Takes the light from North be - fore us land and sea, land and sea, as we stand, :J: -&I- -^- -IS- =1: Brings the light to Takes the light from East and west on ^1=^- you ana me, you and me, eith - er hand. r I t Wak - ens bird and Brings the time for And the south be - 55 - 5:. :^ :^ ^—^s ^ -iSH 1=2^ ^ :^ :^ (52) POINTS OF THE COMPASS. -*^— ^ =* Fj: beast, rest, hind. :=P^ ^=S^^ =1=fL -^t:^ -^t^ r-t:-- t=t: ^ * i rt^ > U, II (55) THE POSTMAN. Anna M. ^ M Class Pratt. -> > ^ ^ -^■4^.>- — ^■- =^=F 1 r r ^ 0^ '^^ -t„ — ^ ^ -* J— *^ E^E*=?= _jr ^ ' • J^ - 1. Good morn-ing, Mis - ter Post -man, Your bag is full, I see; I'm look-ing for a 2. I'm sor - ry. Mis - ter Post - man. The rain is com - ing down ; You must be ver - y 3. I like to see you com - ing With let - ters ev - 'ry day, Pm sure that I should ;.^: -i :=&: t W V ^^^^^ :=4: -- _j — _j — I tr g: ::fc^=t ^^=^ iM: ^ .Postman. ^ ^ f^ i^=?5 d ^ d- ^=d^=^ -^^- let - ter, Have you an - y- thing for me ? Good morn-ing ! here's a let - ter. And here's a pa - per, tir - ed. From walk-ing round the town. Thank you ver- y kind-ly; The walk-ing is not miss you If you nev - er came this way. I can - not al - ways bring you The let - ters you would ■=t :q=a: ^ ^ =i^ m^ 3EIt=^ :p=t:t 1?*=:^ - ^ — I — =1*^ =]?«: I've man - y for your neigh - bors. But noth - ing more for you. But when the days are pleas - ant. The post - men all are glad. But I am al - ways hap - py, When I car - ry pleas - ant news. ^=tf i -^ i (56) GAME WITH FIRST KINDERGARTEN GIFT.* Malana A. Harris. -=;— ^- -^ ^ — ^ "*- ball will be an ap - pie red; 'Tis hang - ing on a tree. The ball will be an or - ange round, Just from the sun - ny south. So is the gold - en pen - du - lum That swings with - in the clock ; That -i^ ^-M- i=: iLz: rU — j# — »_i- ^^^^ T=^ :rf: iJi ±=^ wind will shake the branch - es now, And throw it down to me. fra - grant, nice, and jui - cy too. To put with - in my mouth, tells the time of day to us. And al - ways says "tick tock." ^4=t-^^===£f=r-t==k: ^ ^ ^ i- ^^. ^ **- 8va.... \ 8 va ^^_^^^^^^^^^^_^^^^. : -^j_H_-;iJ!r]-r-J'T'T--^TT4-^-i-^' n ! • =5 5^^F*-^^ *.^r^i-v«^***v«^^ 4 My ball is a tomato green, Low hanging on the vine ; And when the sunshine paints it red, It surely will be mine. 5 Mine is a little birdie blue. To place within a nest. It has been hopping all around, And now it wants to rest. 6 My ball I call a purple plum. About as large as papa's thumb. Inside there is a pit for me. To plant that it may grow a tree. 7 We'll put them all together now, And look at them again ; They're something like the rainbow bright. That we saw through the rain. ist verse, red ball ; 2nd verse, orange ball ; 3rd verse, yellow ball ; 4th verse, green ball ; 5th verse, blue ball ; 6th, purple ball ; 7th verse, all together. (57) OUT OF THE WINDOW. Miss Jessie Norton. :^ ^ ^=^ :d^ 1. Out of 2. Out of the win - dow, the win - dow, - ver - ver the the way, way. 3. Out of the win - dow, 4. Out of the win - dow, ver the way. Saw Saw Saw cob tail bier or the chil - dren ver the way, Soon will be clos - ing ^r-^^-^ i ^ 3^^ e =^ 3^ W iif^ ::^- mend - ing sew - ing in school to - day. to - day. to - day. Thump went the How did he What were they ham • ner on Sal do it? Why, to do - ing? Why, don't lie's shoe ; and fro you know ? the gates of day. Then will the chil - dren in robes of white, ^fe 5=^ -a^- lifel r ^ 4=: S is: d^ 35 I S5E^ ^ "Hump," said the Ran his great Writ - ing straight Sleep - i - ly cob - bier, "I guess nee - die Through the let - ters On pag - es mur- mur,"Good night all. you'll do." cloth,— so. of snow. good - night." ter m _^- ^~ ^ ^^^ By permission of The Burrows Brothers Co., publishers. ■ ( 58 ) FEEDING THE CHICKENS. Anna M. Pratt. =f^ d*^=1^ -f— K :W=it 1. We'll mix up some wa - ter and meal in a pan, And stir it, and stir it as 2. We'll scat- ter it here, and we'll scat - ter it there, And each lit- tie chick- y shall * iS: ^•a: 1^- 4= 5ff- S: -^ — ^ :1^ =i^ ^^^ :t5=^ ::J^ J=3t hard have as we can ; And a good share. then we'll go out to the chick - ens and call, Hush ! and you'll hear the hen cack - le and call. ^ U- .& :t: ] ^ ott ^^ K^ f\ \ » P ^ ^ c' Y— *^T -r- — #■ — r ^ -^- -^ H -•■- »■ ^ — — r~ — » — ~fe~ !i— !^ §Z »^_ "Here oft- I — lit - tie chick — 1^ ^ — - y, chick 1 - y, -'V Dear lit — ^ ^- - tie chick - y, — 'sj— chick - 1? y, w~^- ■ — ' "Sr-^ ^^ — 1 =:^-«-T— K t*-- 1^ "■•J- ■•-; — ^.^ ip^- P-^ ^>-- m - ^•1 — li"~ 1 =^S:-- 1 : — 1*^ ' — -^I^^- r^-^ 1 1 — -«.|#~t_ ~^, i# •'^ Come to g -=1— P your din - ner, Come one, come all. 8va -=^-r ^istrr;^: r dG£ ^ ^ > 1^—1^ =^==^ i Bi*: ■^M :^ (59) THE SCISSORS GRINDER. Li. A. France. Moderate. Vigorously. m :=^ d^ =^ :=^ 1. Oh! 2. I'll 3. I'll I'm give a scis - sors them keen - est grind - er; edg - es, do them ver - y cheap - ly; Hark! My My 4. Just hear my wheels go buzz - ing; Oh, don't ver price don't you y hear best my I'll ver - y make it bell? try; fair ; fly? % ^ / m\i^^ ■- m^ is>- ii '1S>- ^ ^^ A a ^] ^_ ^_ I hope you'll save some work for me, Till I come back this way. ^ m^¥^-- 7ff«^-^^.lS- F*f^ -^ f-tg- i^ ~« -• — \-m— :J^=-J^=^ -^-—j^ ^ ^-T--^ S^ / dim. PP I (61) GAME TO TEACH FIVE. Jessie Norton. Fast. ^ 54 =t S S^3 J=^ 4: jtZTJt 1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four lit - tie cat lit - tie cats lit - tie cats lit - tie cats in the cor - ner, in the cor - ner, on the door - step, by the win - dow, r#=pe: ;J=^ -A- m Wash - ing her fur - Each with her own Warm - ing themselves Watch -ing the twi - if -^- 3 plump in the light's -w-X—if- Not heavy. % "r- 4=^ d: d:: J^: face ; mouse ; sun; ray; r -^ j=r t- One lit - tie cat comes to catch her; One comes in from the door - yard ; One comes up from the eel - lar; One jumps out from the has - ket ; i3= -X- m -^—9- % i i !&=t -s- i w 5=F= =F=^=^ Two lit - tie cats run a race. Three lit - tie cats in the house. Four lit - tie cats — such fun ! Five lit - tie cats are at play. 5=F In strict time. S3e Sj: i ^ -^-r^ i=: '-W=~^- ii=d ZpEZ t ** zteiz^ ^ T t=^ :t: r^- ^^■it^-^f ^^ 5^&ctt B ^*— ^-^ :p:*st ppri^3^33^^ ^ r ^4-J -P=F^ ^ ?^ - L L-U -^f- ^j^^n a «=i^ i :^=ii^ ^SS E^^E^ By permission of Thb Burrows Brothers Co., publishers. (62) SNOWBALLS. ■^fe Esther Anna Godwin. Moderate. AzA. ±^z=U: i— i— j ^ -> h ^ r ^ ^ 1 i Snow-balls,snow-balls, Oh,such jol - ly fun ! Round balls, soft balls, Now the fun's be - gun ! ^=^ -J ^- ut^^: ^ ::i=F=::f ^z*: -«- ^,^--q= ^_W- ^_-^ 1= es^ i S=-^ i i :=t -^- ^!^iEE3^ -^ — |- i>^ -^ — ^- i^tz-Jt Right, left, here, there. See the snowballs fly I You're hit, I'm hit. But we will not cry. J V :^=r=^= 3t=^ --» #- 1 ?;±: :S==P ■Tr4-t-r *- — h-H ^^br -h-l-l ! I ^ , ^ I — ^ :pe:^^ I ' I I ^-1'— !■ I !^ -^-^ -!-♦ 1 # 1 *■- ^-ff ^^ ^ -i^-€^ ^- ^- ^fc:::-^ -•-=1j *--«: •^Z ±=±t -P^ — I- ^^i:^ WS- * From "St. Nicholas," by permission of The Century Co. (64) A FAMILY DRUM CORPS. ^=1^^^ d*^=:]^ « 4t ^ — Z^ not at all fright-ened, you un - der - stand, But if I am call'd on to just like our pa - pa," in cho-rus said they, "And if we should ev - er get :=!= A — 4- :£EJ D.C. W ^^ ^ -^5^- fightfor my land, I want to be read-y to play in the band." Boom, tid-e- ra,boom I in -to the fray. It's saf - er to thump than to fight an -y day!" Boom, tid-e- ra,boom! D.C. 3 And showing her spirit, the little man's wife. Boom, tidera, boom! With some of her pin-money purchased a fife. Boom, tidera, boom ! And picking out tunes that were not very hard. They'd play them while marching around the back yard, Without for one's feelings the slightest regard, Boom, tidera, boom ! 5 And all of the people for miles around. Boom, tidera, boom ! Kept time at their tasks to the martial sound. Boom, tidera, boom ! While children to windows and stoops would fly. Expecting to see a procession pass by, And they couldn't make out why it never drew nigh, With its boom, tidera, boom ! 4 The little old parson, who lived next door. Boom, tidera, boom ! Would throw up his hands as he walked the floor, Boom, tidera, boom ! "Won't you stop it, I beg you?" he often said ; "I'm trying to think of a text, but instead The only thing I can get into my head Is your boom, tidera, boom 1" 6 It would seem that such vigor must soon abate Boom, tidera, boom ! But still they keep at it, early and late, Boom, tidera, boom ! So, if it should be that a war breaks out, They'll all be ready, I have no doubt, To help in putting the foe to rout, With their boom, tidera, boom 1 (65) SOW! SEW! SO! * Eva Lovett Carson. 1^ :Efi: :^_^=|g: i -p ^ iESF 1. This is the way my fa - ther sows As up and down the field he goes, 2. This is the way my moth - er sews, As up and down the seam she goes, 3. I . . can neith - er sow nor sew; When I am big I'll learn them though. i fi: W^ :t: :^ lizzpr P- P^^ 5it lifi: -=:! »■- :& Slow. 3^ S: £ =f^ =]: ■X 3t=^ ^— ^- Walk - ing fast Work - ing, sing But, while lit ^J or walk - ing slow. Right and left the grain to throw, ing, soft and low. While she's sit - ting there to sew. tie, as I grow. Lit - tie bits of love I'll show. =1: ^ ^— ^- :=i: w :£ £ ?= r In time. -0. 1 — '=i — -H-* l~-«l i — '-■•rr— ' 1 — l^'M 1- M For the grain thrown here and there, Jack-ets, trous-ers, a - prons too. Tend -ing ba - by, help - ing Nan, =e- ^-#- =1=1^: ^-^ r -»H* 1 g g-^- -^^"— fe^i^ =k: «--^ =k * From " Youth's Companion," by permission. SOW! SEWl SO! ^m ^ =t j^u^ By and by good crops will bear ; John - nie's hat or ba - by's shoe, Run - ning er - rands like a taan, All he loves will have a share, Patch - ing old or mak - ing new, Help - ing moth - er all I can. ^ ::*=it -s)— W^ i^ :^- rr ■■^t^ r -•-•- ^ ^= * p^ ^ ^=^ :n=:^ -a^ — ^- -*-^- If the grain he throws with care. So he throws, as he goes, Love runs all the stitch -es thro'. This she knows, so she sews, Love will grow where it be-gan. Ah! I know; see, 'tis so, Sow! Sew! So! tf gig I ^ =J: ^ a^:^^ sow! . . sow! sew ! . . sew ! 80 ! . . so t (67) OVER IN THE MEADOW, Olive A. Wadsworth. L^ 9 -0 3tiM; Lived a moth - er - toad, And Lived a moth - er - fish, And Lived a moth - er - bird And Lived a moth-er-musk-rat And Lived a moth - er - bee And her lit - tie toad - ie one. her lit - tie fish - es two. her lit - tie bird - ies three, her lit - tie rat - ties four, her lit - tie hon - eys five. "Wink!" said the moth-er; "I "Swim!" said the moth-er; "We "Sing!" said the moth-er; "We "Dive!" said the iroth-er; "We "Buzz!" said the moth-er; "We ^ :3=* --zx =t TWt^ f^ t: V--- -s- ^f^ 1?i=l^ :=1: ^^ I :^ 5 :3^ wink," said swim," said sing," said dive," said buzz," said the on^: So he winked and he blinked In the sand and sun. the two : So they swam and they swam Where the stream runs blue, the three : So they sang and they sang In the hole in the tree, the four. So they dived and they dived In the reeds on the shore, the five : So they buzzed and they buzzed In the snug bee - hive. *P^^3^ =t r m ^ ■t^=^r }t=r=± f^E^ (68) MISCELLANEOUS. "How tl^e Y[eart of cl^ildtiood dar\ces Upori a silrmy day: It l[[as its owri rorr\arices, Rr\d a Wide, Wide World ]\ave t]:\py. '' ^ L. E. LilNDOH.. LITTLE BO-PEEP. Amanda Stout. Daintily. ^ 1. When lit - tie Bo - Peep had lost her 2. Then the fair - y Sleep took lit - tie Bo 3. When lit - tie Bo - Peep, in slum - ber 4. Then lit - tie Bo - Peep a - woke from sheep, And Peep ; In a deep, Saw sleep And -%. ^i= ^ ^ iL atiat -^—-^ J^- z^-— ^— ^ ■ J — :q^: didn't know where to find them, All tired she sank on a spell of dreams he bound her. And si - lent-ly brought the lambs and sheep to - geth - er. All fleecy and white, and laugh'd with glee to find them Coming home once more. the old [/ ' 11 Ifc. IW k. ^ ' •1 1 ■■ •^ r^ M r^ ^ ^ H IS irK tT ^U- « ^ ^ -J^ -y^- * ^ tSt— -•- J. — J^- K r* IS — ^ — =1 — P! — =1 — ■» — — ^ — P ^1- — r ^ Is -51 — W« ,. ^ - „ 9 V y% grass flock soft sheep And the 3l ^ lambs :::^ (.70) LITTLE BO-PEEP. -J % — r— -h -1 fe fi~ 1^ ^ 1^ ^=^ 1^ =V- ^ mind round weath hind * them; her; er; them; All And All Com - in^ tired si fleec - y home — ^ — * — she lent - and once sank ly brought white, more, ^ on the and The 1^ 1 a old ^= 1 — -0 A ^ — g_ ^ - — ^ — ^ — *q =1 «^ > - — i^ar— 1 PP 1 1 -^r^ — m — 1 ^^^ 7r\'A — -1 ■" 1 — — -1 1 1 m-- t ■■^ -\ -• -i ^ ^ ^ -*- m IW If IS In time. :§ — =1^ "F f 1* ^ — =h- N* Li — grass flock soft sheep N 1^ - y she and be - 4^ ^ bank, sought, light, fore, m And Like As And the ¥ • left sum - clouds lit the mer in tie birds clouds, sum - lambs "^ to a - mer be - mind round weath hind w them, her. - er. them. —A— -i-5^ -J — ■• =d ■^j^iBi' "^ -i- ^^ - -1 d ^/ 1 i i 1 r ~A i — ^ , ^W- m * ^ "^ H t^ ' f — ^ m 1 • 1 ■w- -J- ^P^ t=p: It: :t: -f= V . last :t=: -^— *.- -^^- =5^ :^-r -y— #-— ^— ]*" "T i~- ^^^^^ II I! I — ^ -17- ;0 'PI It: :^==:M:I (70 SEQUEL TO AN OLD STORY. * Emilie Poulsson. fe :^^=-J==^ =j^: ^^-n ::^= :3=W£^ ::is: 1. Ma - ry had a lit - tie lamb W lich grew to be a sheep; The 2. The shear -er came and with his shears Out off the heav - y wool, Till fa 13^ :33E*E?; m ■j-'-JL 'f =S -S- -<^- r 1 T^*- -^ ^- 1 IS- 5^5:^ ^^ffi d^ Slower. :i wool up - on its back be - came Too thick and warm to keep— to keep— to ev - 'ry sheep was shorn at last And all the bags were full— were full— were In time. — ^ — J ^ J. :=!^ :-.it=#*=i^ :=:fr *:: el ni^ ;i=*: t^= keep. Too thick and warm to keep. Then Ma - ry's sheep did with the rest Down full. And all the bags were full. The wool that came from Ma - ry's sheep Was :=]: ::^: ^_^-^- &-59H- r "r ^ :=!: f =1: f :=|: r r * From" In The Child's World," by permission of Milton Bradley Co., Publishers. (72) SEQUEL TO AN OLD STORY. ^I=^^=t: :#-t=S: ;=3 ^^— J ^^^fei'.^^^3 ^_,,h J J to the brook - side go, And soon a - gain spun and wov - en, dears. And made in - to it well could boast "A a nice warm coat That tK ^ — w- 3=F=j--=:^ -( ^: ^' -j0Z=3tL jZ=Z3t=lt }^ r if^ i= r :^: r r t^ > — r slower. In time. ^==?^ fleece as white as snow — as snow — as snow, A fleece as white as snow." Ma - ry wore for years — for years — for years, That Ma - ry wore for years. \-=-x ^ — ^ -*— --^. ^=^~^ ^- 3: -^ d: ^gi3=i ^'- ■^ 1^: ^-^- ^ f S=*: J ^- 5^— (S- r ti" :ii=3t :^=d: *- ^ tnf ^_L_^_ -^— ^ t-flt ^ I :*=*: t^ ,-ff— S?- r (73) A LITTLE FAIRY. Margaret E. Sangster. Moderately. -% "zSl ^^=^ ^^^m :pi=^ E:=:d'^==:i^ S=± ^^ J ^ ^ We have a lit - tie fair - y, Who flits a - bout the house, As glee - ful as a JJ 0^= -#*=S^ =)^ :=r :=l: T ^ =1=0: -#*T P itsfea: 3tr^ i= =1: :=^: -P- Knit It h slow. In time. "^W^- — p*^— ^ -i*^ -J^—^- — h~ 1 K N ""~f«^ H*^ ^ — h 1 K wr ^ .9 ' * J -^ — J— ■^-- \-A —^~ -=3^— J^ J — i^— =r— 4=#= crick - et, As qui - 1 1^ — 1 — ^^ et as a mouse. She brings pa - pa his slip - pers. She 1 ^^— --^l H \ 1 1 s n -^ 1 — > — \ s~ ^ ^ -W— -*— > — ^ — — \ ^ — J^ — 1 — -^ — —0 — — ^ — I J A P^- ^-^ y — ^ « — ^-—m ^ — T 1 — u _-L_^^ * ^ : — r — =:t= —0- — r -^^ ^*—i=^ l^-it— J- -# — biL-ibi '-^ ^^==^. 3t=t^ :t -^^-^ at runs up - stairs and down, The dear - est lit - tie fair - y In all the bus fe yU if= ^3^ -T --J=X 3^3E3 r faster. =^ =t :i ¥i=»^ town, -p^ -w ^ ^=^ The dear - est lit - tie fair - y In all the bus - y town. ^ -J^ d^ 4^==^: m n't. faster. PP i ^F=^ % — i— t=|: * From " Little Knights and Ladies." Copyright, 1895, by Harper & Bros. (74) ■ AFTERNOON TEA. Mary F, Butts. *t| iig^^^^^^^ rj-^^itzTtc 1. Put on your bon - net, and take your doll, And come out to the ma - pie 2. I have ask'd red squir-rel, who chatters and scolds In the branch of the ma - pie 3. The tea will be serv'd in a - corn cups, Pret - ty as they can m liE ^= -,0KLL ^- ^%'k %\ :i=i: ^ ->->-^v=:j^=ficiz^ '^=^-- :{5=:p= tree ; I've thim - ble bis - cuit, and rasp - ber - ry shrub, And cook - ies for af - ter-noon, tree ; I've ask'd Sir Rob - in and his sweet wife, And his neigh - bor. Chick- a - dee - be ; A pres-ent they were from a dear good friend. The , gen - er - ous old oak =1: =j=^:^i fe=}l±=|L h^- k--- ^e ¥=1^53 :fefe=J.^. =ft ^^E^^^fSzlizlvil^ .-^ -■# — *- — * — *- tea. Five guests are in - vit - ed, I think they make A charm - ing com - pa - ny. dee. And old Mis-ter Crow in his black dress suit ; To come to my af - ter-noon tea. tree; And there are love - ly saucers to match My cups of af - ter-noon tea. ^*te^: -,^^- :=]: -'-5^ 5 '^=»- *.±-A. M\ ■ j-_,N-^ ^ ^^^ ^ -m-^- * From " The Outlook," by peimission. (75) ^ f±:^ KITE TIME. Jessie B. Sherman. Waltz time. wi i 1. North winds do blow, 2. Now for the kite, 3. Now with a nod. :t Gone is the snow, Hold the string tight. Curt - 'sy so odd. igSi^EE^J^ — \—^~-A — ^- :± -^E^ES^ Green is the grass in the Mad - ly the wind is To play v/ith his lord -. ship she's :=]: ^^^j^ :i S^i=i U— :i :i :t=: It; :t=: ::^ & 2:^- hol - low. blow - ing. try-ing. ^^. EE 12^- :j^ :t=: t: :^=: r Thro' the blue sky, Flut - ter - ing by, Man - y a See how she flies Swift thro' the skies, Straight to the No use, lit - tie kite. You've fin - ished your flight, Al - read - y the .J_._J__J_^_J_ -Mz-^iMzAzl ^zj -=\z=-^z-^ ;^^i=* ._)_^_^_j_^_^. 3t^ -fe=lP _^— 1- Hi ^- ■m-^T^^m- t=-:zzt--\ ^fi S 1 ---P ^zi2: ti :t^ =F p :p: ^t --d — I— — ^— ^— 5ij-- ::]=: rob - in and swal - low, swal - low, Man - y a rob - in and swal - low. sun she is go - ing, go - ing, Straight to the sun she is go - ing. wind is a - dy - ing, dy -ing, Al- read - y the wind is a - dy - ing. s tfc V.-- J- « 1 — .J — . — I 1. -2^- :=1: :t :--:i: ^^ ^- :3^ s :^=t: -^- ;:"i ^— ^- ^-•-^^ft^f^^^^^^-t-r^^ 7=^- e3s|;i il^gisil^ -s-^ * From " Youth's Companion," by permission. (76) LITTLE FRIENDS. *Anna M. Pratt. yery lightly. £i=jE3 d: d^-- ^- ^- I. Lit - tie snow-flakes fall - ing light - ly, Lit - tie snow-flakes fall - ing white - ly, a. Lit - tie rain - drops fall - ing quick - ly, Lit - tie rain - drops fall - ing thick - ly, 3. Lit - tie sun -beams fall - ing gai - ly, Lit - tie sun- beams fall - ing dai - ly, 4=i P n^i :± ^ ■.1i=ii: t=^=S. 4=-J=^= ^===^^===3_=^=:^^3^^==^=^ -^ ^•^^izi:^ z\l-J— G > ' . ' ^^^E^ -(S>-i- Cov - er up the sleep - ing flowers. Drive a - way the frost, and show Warm and shin - ing, bright as gold, Keep them warm thro' win - ter hours, The ba - by buds the way to grow, Coax the blos-soms to un - fold. 3it=J: i^zr-it ;?E&^ Legato. :^=1: -^^^^^. ^^K--^ ii^^^^S Id: t==ft ±~ 5 Cov - er up the sleep - ing flowers. Keep them warm thro' win - ter hours. Drive a way the frost, and show The ba - by buds the way to grow. Warm and shin - ing, bright as gold, Coax the blos-soms to un - fold. :=t v^=Jz==i- :^=1==i: -#- — f» — ^0- ^3 ^«=^ :=l==4= rEE d: ^^- :t: •From " Youth's Companion," by permission. (77) ig :i LITTLE HICKORY NUT. ♦Elizabeth H. Thomas. Legato. -tt ^3^i^ S^ :=^: ^ 4!S=H=H==^ tt A lit - tie brown ba - by, so round and so wee, With kinds winds to rock him, slept 1^=^^ =j — I — X :^: :=1: H: :^: :^=z^ H: -^ ~S li- ll'u?t:fi ^=ii ^ :4: fi: i= -tt fefe^E^^^^^=^=Z^ :=1^e: P=?: i::^ high in a tree. He grew and he grew, till oh, dread - ful to say ! He ,##— , \ r- — H >n-i ^-"1 1 1 \-^'A !^ ^ ^:i=q=~ ^ ^- ^ —±- — -k-m tr-« br« :j^^ =1: 3=t ii^ r V- « 35 W e5' ;i^ i=i^ turn - bled right out of his era - die one day. Down, down from the tree - top. P=N :=t *=1^ M 4* ^Efe33EiEii=si tt I :=f^ iS^^E \r^ -^ -tt gZUs_J =E^^ :^^ =t^ 3trte^: :^ ^^ ter - ri - ble fall, But the queer lit - tie fel - low was not hurt at all ; And i^ 3^3^ w ^^^^=1^ ^= Z^=^ . -f=T ^ %%. % "ipt ^ :t =1: T^— ^1-^dr * From " Youth's Companion," by permission. (78) LITTLE HICKORY NUT. m '^^^^^^^^^ ^^^s^^ -^~*- so, round and sweet, he now lies in the grass, And there you wUl find Mm when-ev - -*■ — • — — W- er you pass. * Anna M. Pratt. Slight accent. 3^ NORTH AND SOUTH. ^"^^i:^ ^^^^^^ :: tJ: m : :;: :r ?! ^^ - ? ■ ^^ ^-^^ «tare, i^ they 2. The lit - tie boy m Flor da De - clare they'd like should ^^^^ Z. nf. Z °: -- .1---,, -;;. :^ ^.^ ^^ * From " Youth's Companion," by (79) NEWS FOR GARDENERS. Anna M. Pratt. :4=id: -^ -^ ^^=t i =i: -^- There was a lit - tie gar - den - er Who spent the sum - mer days ^3^3= :=]=:4: Moderato. — -j- ^^^^ -« ■«- 'm :=t=i==iizf=d==f^ ^:.-4: ;4: "-^LT-^- ^ ::-j i :^: p=t :d: Plant - ing rows of -4- but tons, To see what he could raise ^— ^ -J- --X --U- izt -zX~ i^E :J: :^ :^- If ff= I -^ \ V i a^J a^ -w=w- s --d a^- X^ -fS*- tit vines come up, I'll get," said he,"Some but - ton hooks for poles;" But dig-gingdown, he :=1: ^ ^: ^— H =j: :d^ ?= -d—ji- -■« — «- :± -P—r-0-^ --■^r=--4- ^— ^ -Sl- -25^- :=t :^ — ^- :=1: - W W - ^ — ^ 3^=]=:^==t EB W: 3 «^ trt found, in - stead, A crop of but - ton holes. A crop of but - ton holes. £E3 e^^ :i t 3^3: -^_-^— ^--J- 3FtfSF -■si- T=^' —m ■*! 3 -Bi* — sh- -m- — -« -^; ^r-^—<5>— marcato. 5 I 4=1=4= From " Youth's Companion," by permission. (8o) THE RIPENED LEAVES. * Margaret E. Sangster. Quietly. i f3-j^= • I. Said the leaves up - on the branch - es, One sun- ny au - tumn day, "We've j 2. We've had a jol - ly sum - mer, With birds that built their nests Be - :^ f^ ( :=^- :q: '-^=--x- at=J s :=1: :s^ Az -±i 3t=rJ -*— ^- fin - ished all our work, and now We can no neath our green um - brel - las. With squir - rels, long - er stay, for our guests. -^- ^- d: ==^1 :^^" :|i^Er So our But we 4^ :|:=pt: ± — . Cfs ^~m— jz 0. — 1-^ — —^\ — 1 ig^ i Crjr=± i^: — ^— ; — V EE=r= 3EE3: gowns of red and yel - low. Our cloaks of so - ber brown, Must be worn be-fore the can not wait for win - ter. We do not care for snow; When we hear the wild north ^ CJ I frost comes, And we go rust -ling down, west - ers. We loose our clasp, and go. * From " Little Knights and Ladies." Copyright, 1895, by Harper & Bros. (81) A DAY. *Emily Dickinson. '«* :8: -5?- H» m- :=I: -F i:^ n^ s 1. I'll tell you how the sun rose, — A 2. But how he set I know not, There -^ -jL jg t ^k^ -^^ :*z=5: 5=r -=i — ^ — ■^=-- 22: :t:=?=t -^ #-- =F=^=P= izt :=!: 5 1^ 3^ am - e - thyst. The news like squir - rels ran. boys and girls Were climb - ing all the while, ;i The Till wm s is^: --g-- 1* ^ J. kj. 3^ *i -S- --d: ^?#: 22: :^ * By permission of Roberts Brothers, Publishers. (82 ) A DAY. ^ zMiziat -iS-^ hills un - tied their bon - nets, The bob - o - links be - gun, when they reach' d the oth-er side, A dom - i - ne in gray Then Put =^=f E^ =]= -** szi^s: ^^*^=* t==^ :p=iE fc -^^--T?^- -^? — ^- ^- said I soft - ly to my - self, "That must have been the gen - tly up the eve - ning bars, And led the flock a ^ '#=^^ Pt==^ - ^ ^ -T^ %=S?^=E ;e zs:r. -<&- I -?'z)- sun, way. That And must have been the led the flock a son.' way. rit. a tempo. :t«i: I E4^'^E5 ^ t^ (83) Celia Thaxter, Vigorous. IT IS SPRING. (WILD GEESE.) ^^3: :^ :t -k ■::^ --\- The wind blows, the sun shines the birds sing loud, 11 The i i^ =t!C 3^=^ blue, blue sky is flecked with flee - cy dap - pled cloud ; iai^^ _j: -^- — 1- :i=»!f: -iS"- -, » ^ y- * _^ -TC t — r ^fet: a&i l*Ei 3^± How earth -tt PEi re - joic =^ es. the chil - dren dance and sing. And the l-iX mw=^ t: ^f±^S :t: « P=?-^ :=&: d^ .Fine. « frogs m^- pipe in cho - rus, It is sping ! Hi It ^^ f is spring ! " fe i m -^. ^ =t :=r — ^ * By permission of and ai rangement with Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. , publishers of Celia Thaxter's poems. (54) IT IS SPRING. ii. p flowing. -^ — ^- =^ il^izb :Ji=^ ^»^=^gr— i^— ^ 1 The grass comes, the flow - er laughs,where late - ly lay the snow; #- t=¥^ =p^r=^ ^ — h 'm ^^^^ :c: s# '•!*. ^ :?E=^ P-: 3: tr By g^^^ I^ZZ^ the flow - ing riv -H— ^ iS=^ 1= t t :r :S^ =^'^=lt er, the al - der cat - kins swing, -^—»- % And ^ ^^ S :Jr ^ -J" -^- =3F (85) B.C. I the sweet song spar - row cries, " Spring 1 It is spring! I ^i :*:. AN APRIL RAIN. * Dora Read Goodale. ^l 1. The drops 2. The clear, are fresh faU wind ing, fall is blow - ing, - ing, Up The fi=^ -& :^— Jt ^ f ^M L«Li;i==tW=*-^-«=. iisto r- smoothly. 35 it Mfi y m =t on grass the grows win green dow a pane, gain. iA— f 3t=^ :J=3=^- The The 1 Si: r r f 35 35HE3 "-T ^i*« ^ birds brook are is call ing, ' call ver - flow ~1- 3t;i^3L -r - ing, Thro' And --0 — * -0 * -^ * * 0- r ■Mi a^EEF: ^ E3= ^ ^ * From " Apple Blossoms," by permission of G. P. Putnam's Sons, publishers. (86) AN APRIL RAIN. fei ^- wood sings and a vale glad and re plain, frain. tt: -jizi^ — \ 1 1 1 1 r '^^-k m :^ W ms :^ :P=^ 3t=i:1=*: It is Thro' whisp an A - p'ring A - ^-^ ^— r—^ H— i U pril pril ^ ram. rain. PiE3E32S^-^ — I— ^ — I - ^ — I — ^■ 3ti3^»=i=--=5"3^ zdz: I i JiL^^ ^ \ ::f^ a^ I 8va' tiq-J-itr, dim. -p-r _^_^_ /;> F5=: i+.T- SS d^ 3^E S^ I I (87) A SUMMER SHOWER. * Sydney Day re. u Brightly 3E3E^ x^ ^^1 -^ 1. Ah, the drops are pour - ing down, 2. Bu - sy lit - tie el - fins they, 3. Wash-ing now the pan - sy fac - ver coun -try, - ver town. Flit -ting thro' the air to - day ; es. Wait - ing in their mod - est plac - es ; -ts^: 113^^ ]^=:^ 185=:^ Pelt - ing on the shin - ing leaves, Moist - en - ing the grow - ing wheat, Ros - es droop with rich - er glow. Mak-ing mu - sic on the eaves. With their cold ca - ress - es sweet ; As the diamonds bend them low ; Ml Jt:±i 1^ t d=: -iS>- 4== Mak - ing mu - sic on the hill. Fill - ing up the lit - tie stream, Lil - ies look - ing all the while •^ ^ ^ ^ \^ ^— While the root - lets drink their Throw-ing back its grate - ful Up-ward with a beam - ing ^^ :3=ft -^—^ 75 :i >' U* t i * From " Youth's Companion," by permission. (88) A SUMMER SHOWER. m 3^=:;^: -^-- fiU, gleam, smile, Ev - 'ry Watch them- At the lit - tie rain lis - ten! ev lit - tie crys drop glanc 'ry pat tals drip ter ping, il^ : ^ k ^ W -^ -^ Ssl— .S!^^=^ very softly. :=1^ -t Like a fair - y, danc - ing, danc - ing. Ech - - ing like fair - y chat - ter. Like a fair - y, trip - ping, trip - ping. M m Pit, pat, pit, pat, pit, pat. Pit, pat, pit, pat, pit, pat. Pit, pat, pit, pat, pit, pat. ^ ^ r=l= -S--H 1— Hi±— I— ^- ?#r=5 PP -^ Pit ter. pat ter. pit ter, pat ter, ^ -JJ 5 ^ ^ ^ P^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ > ^ ^ >. ^ Pit - ter, pat - ter, pit - ter, pat - ter, pit - ter, pat - ter, pit - ter, pat - ter. s% :i^ * (89) u A SUMMER SHO^A/'ER. 1 I ^ ^^1 pour, pour, Pit, pat, pit, pat, pit, pat, U^. M_=5;i^EE£Efc^2fcg;^-fe ir^^=ir -m'-bi* -^ «a~^1 * 1 ^i^i v=w- =*: ^- II e---!J---5: -1^ '^- f=g — ^^ — ^ — ^^ — ^=^ — ^ — ^ — g — ^ — ^ — ^ — ^ — g — g- Pit - ter, pat - ter, ' pit - ter, pat - ter, pit - ter, pat - ter, pit - ter, pat - ter. m S3E^: :=^ n:^ ^-- :^ r=i :^ kk * ^^21 It: pour m^^^-- p mfi -H*-*ft*H^ Itr— I — ii — I ' I 1—^ - — — I— » ^■^ -^ ■*'|=^=5^" i ■r h 1 'n dim. « wL^3t=i^^r^3t^^i==:3t^M:^^=^^i=^±=nit^3t^^^^ ff-^-^\ T r (90) JUNE ROSES. Belle Willey Gue. Waltz time. illil^^^^ -•■ — =PE: f= r- : ■* ^- d d- I June ros - as are fair - ies, im - pris - oned but hap - py ; They're blush - ing with Brightly. liliEiSgz^-a -X =1=± a^ i=i^ d: l^~nt gEJEiEEi^ P^SirS Sifc^ig; r ^25 =F= :^zz=^ ^=i=; i33^ -F=t=F= pleas -ure, or pale with de - light ; June ros - es are fair in the fresh -ness of *r HzzM -4-^~ =^zk5z=^t ^- fe^^E3^3^^s:z3iT-j- ^ p^iiS^^ «=5 ?ftr^ -^: -^=F^ t^ -- i^5^35 5^=^ i^=5zzjs: :d*^ J=j -^^^— ^ -^-: i In clouds of red and yel - low He whirled the leaves a - long, And m^ :?E=^ ^ J H 1- rtiziit:: ^^^EE t=^=[ ■*^zzzip: * From " Little Knights and Ladies." Copyright, 1895, by Harper Brothers. (96) THE MERRY WIND. -■^^^=^¥=-1^ -^ — ? hr- -^ h SJ k< »*- then, the jol - ly fel - low, He sang a cheer - y song. -j — ^ Tzd= 4— ^^ I — hT'" i — ^n tj==5 — J^-^ fes: -fS- f^^^P^'^F'-**-^^ P^^S •?:t (97) THE MERRY WIND. ^ ee - rie, And soft ly died a - way, And -m- -w- -m- -^f- -m- -m- ^15^ -^f- -^- -^- -m- m~ ±^z ■s?- --=\: i:]^ soft ly died a - way. dim. L-i^- -t.S- C2_ ZLZ^Z =i^iS^^^^i^-^£^: .^-it^-i^lf^ .^|^.-.||^:?t^f:*f:£f::e:J^ :e:^^ El 4—4- (?Z/«. :£ «-^l^ ^^ // PPP -- z-^^ m (98) SACRED SONGS, "Suffer little clriildren To come unto me." MORNING PRAYER. Malana A. Harris. :&#: 3^^ ^- :=t m 1. We thank Thee dear Fa - ther, For care through the night, For 2. For wind, rain, and sun - shine, For home, friends, and food, From 5? 3^3 ^ ^ '-^ iEt f mm y *~ g^=F ^^ '^- £: "^PiT-i — 1 — r -^ \ r- — 1 ^ r 1 / \} m m J ^^ w^m %y * * « * • — J m — * — #i— — — H •v flow - ers that bios - som In Thee comes each bless - ing, And n 1 I ' • ' morn ev - -ing's clear light, 'ry r- thing good. « J i 1 I 1 i A 1 1 1 • « ^ ' ', ! -] CT^-^H— «" :zi J J- ~i * iJ- ^k — - J 1_^ , _| — .-J— , I | _-] 1 I ,. ' »^^tl -1— ^-J- — 1 u- — 1 i SC -»-i: :tEite=te: j:3r^-c=t- I s 1 ?!tf£ i:_j-"4— -:4 -tn — ^— =j-i^: ■«»• -^ -^ zrt •jrr "cr LITANY. * Margaret E. Sangster. Cheerfully . '^X &^#=^ ^-^— ^- 1. Chil - dren, sing to Him whose love 2. For theflow'rs and for the wheat, 3. For the moth - er's look of grace, Broods our hap - py lives a - bove. For the cold and for the heat, For the ba - by's lit - tie face. r"5^=»f H==4 -^- ^ 4-^- y^ ^s i J CJ ^^-=;?: :s5: te r 1 :S^^^:^3^ I 5=p: :^ ^ -« m- Raise our tune - ful voic - es high, To For the fruit and for the grain, For For the morn - ing's smile of bliss. For our Fa - ther in the sun - shine and the the sky. rain. the hap - py good - night kiss. ^^^-- a^^^s >— ^ *— .5: — ^ J^l_J«L_-»' ^_ :^ -•^-. SE n — t— • From " Little Knights and Ladies." Copyright, 1895, by Harper & Bros. (103) GOD LOVES HIS LITTLE CHILDREN. Anna M. Pratt. 1 l#= :^=J5: ^^4=^ 1*=^ :^ ^ m^. Et^ 1. When I go to sleep at night, 2. When I see a shin - ing star, 3. He is with us ev - 'ry - where, ;^f 53=1=1=^=^=1= =r~ r=i=j=ig=i L4=t: -is>- When I wak - en in the God seems ver - y, ver - y Watch-ing with a ten - der :&- :^: Fud= 12^ light, far; care: i -jtn jizzzrj :?2: Through the dark and through the day. When the still small voice I hear, Though we are so young and small. z|^=p=:=1==t S -■m — -bI 1- 1^— f=g: :=|: -^^ -o-s- ii^E -«- -**^,- J. -<=2- --)— M - ii 122: In my work and in I am sure He's ver ■ God our Fa - ther knows my play, y near, us all. =1: I am hap - py, I am hap - py, I am hap - py, 4- for for for I know I know I know ^*¥=*- -IS- r atzzfj: S - MAY '^ $ y^;J SEP 2 1966 T r» oi 1 nn™ ft 'kr General Library ^«QQi1=?n?A7fi University of California (B9311sl0)476 Berkeley IW It- I O I H/ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY