LENA LAUGHED.
Ah, pretty Lena! why is she weeping?What has befallen? What is it creepingAll the way, all the way down her pink cheeks?One little, two little, three little tearies;One little, two little, three little streaks!One little, two little, three little brothersOut on a frolic, chasing each other—And ever and ever so many more!Quick, let us catch them—poor little dearies!—Here in this handkerchief, ere they fall o’er.Now let us find them. Why, they have hidden!Perhaps they were fairies that came all unbidden,And ran away, frightened, when Lena laughed out.Ha, ha! how she scared them! but very queer isThe change that a laugh can alone bring about.
Ah, pretty Lena! why is she weeping?What has befallen? What is it creepingAll the way, all the way down her pink cheeks?One little, two little, three little tearies;One little, two little, three little streaks!One little, two little, three little brothersOut on a frolic, chasing each other—And ever and ever so many more!Quick, let us catch them—poor little dearies!—Here in this handkerchief, ere they fall o’er.Now let us find them. Why, they have hidden!Perhaps they were fairies that came all unbidden,And ran away, frightened, when Lena laughed out.Ha, ha! how she scared them! but very queer isThe change that a laugh can alone bring about.
Ah, pretty Lena! why is she weeping?What has befallen? What is it creepingAll the way, all the way down her pink cheeks?One little, two little, three little tearies;One little, two little, three little streaks!
Ah, pretty Lena! why is she weeping?
What has befallen? What is it creeping
All the way, all the way down her pink cheeks?
One little, two little, three little tearies;
One little, two little, three little streaks!
One little, two little, three little brothersOut on a frolic, chasing each other—And ever and ever so many more!Quick, let us catch them—poor little dearies!—Here in this handkerchief, ere they fall o’er.
One little, two little, three little brothers
Out on a frolic, chasing each other—
And ever and ever so many more!
Quick, let us catch them—poor little dearies!—
Here in this handkerchief, ere they fall o’er.
Now let us find them. Why, they have hidden!Perhaps they were fairies that came all unbidden,And ran away, frightened, when Lena laughed out.Ha, ha! how she scared them! but very queer isThe change that a laugh can alone bring about.
Now let us find them. Why, they have hidden!
Perhaps they were fairies that came all unbidden,
And ran away, frightened, when Lena laughed out.
Ha, ha! how she scared them! but very queer is
The change that a laugh can alone bring about.