Uncle Charles.
Grandma Asleep
Grandmadear has gone to sleep;See how still the children keep!Little Johnny leaves his toys,And, without a bit of noise,Rests his book on grandma's lapWhile she takes her peaceful nap;Darling Mabel on the floorSits all quiet and demure;And old pussy tries to beJust the stillest of the three.
Jane Oliver.
Music
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1. There was a grasshopper lived in a palm-tree,Silver-voiced as a frog in June;Was not pleas'd with his situation,Thought he'd like to go to the moon.Oh! Heigh-ho! . . . How shall I get there? oh! . . .A hop and a skip and a flop and a flip, and over the clouds I'll go.2. Up he went like a streak of lightning,Lit on the moon like a thunderbolt.Nought could he find but a man with a lantern,Riding about on a pea-green colt.Oh! Heigh-ho! . . . Why did I come here? oh! . . .A fling and a swing and a flap of my wing,And back to the earth I'll go.3. Off he shot like a blazing rocket;Down he came like a falling star.What should he meet but a gay little goshawk,Flying up from the earth so far.Oh! Heigh-ho! . . . Poor little grasshopper, oh! . . .A snap and a squeak in the bonny bird's beak,And there was an end of him, oh!
Transcriber's Notes:The title page and table of contents were created for this issue following the pattern from the 1877 issues.Page 104, opening quote added ("Each cub would)Page 128, "silver-voiced" was capitalized.Page 128, closing quotation mark removed. Original read (earth I'll go.")
The title page and table of contents were created for this issue following the pattern from the 1877 issues.
Page 104, opening quote added ("Each cub would)
Page 128, "silver-voiced" was capitalized.
Page 128, closing quotation mark removed. Original read (earth I'll go.")