AGAINST IDLENESS AND MISCHIEF
: Some Children's Poets: Types Of Children's Literature
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower!
How skillfully she builds her cell!
How neat she spreads her wax!
And labors hard to store it well
With the sweet food she makes.
In works of labor or of skill,
I would be busy too;
For Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give for every day
Some good account at last.
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A PSALM OF LIFE
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!-- For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou... A RAGGED CHRISTMAS FEAST.
On Christmas day there is a great feast in Dublin. This, you know, is the chief city of Ireland. The feast is made for the children. There are in that city a great many little ones who are very very poor. There are kind people there, also, who loo... A RED, RED ROSE
Robert Burns O, my luve is like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June. O, my luve is like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I, And I will luve thee still, my dear, ... A SAD THANKSGIVING PARTY.
Four hungry-looking animals All seated in a row; Why does not some one speak to them? That's what I want to know. They all of them were bidden to A fine Thanksgiving feast, And now, it seems to me, their host Might welcome them, at least. '... A STORY OF THE CHRIST-CHILD
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, on the night before Christmas, a little child was wandering all alone through the streets of a great city. There were many people on the street, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, uncles and aunts... A TROUBLESOME CALL.
We were going, on Saturday, ever so far,-- My mamma and I,--to the Dollies' Bazaar, Where fifty wax dollies,--the loveliest show, Went walking about when they wound 'em, you know. You wouldn't believe half the things they could do: Why, one said... A TRUE STORY ABOUT A GIRL
Once there were four little girls who lived in a big, bare house, in the country. They were very poor, but they had the happiest times you ever heard of, because they were very rich in everything except money. They had a wonderful, wise father, wh... A TURKEY FOR ONE.
Lura's Uncle Roy is in Japan. He used to take Christmas dinner at Lura's home. Now he could only write her papa to say a box of gifts had been sent, and one was for his little girl. The little girl clapped her hands, crying, "Oh, mamma! don't yo... A VALENTINE PARTY.
The children had a valentine party, the very nicest party,--they all declared, that they had ever been to in their lives. All the cousins in the neighborhood--and there were a lot of them--were there. What fun they had opening their valentines, w... A VISIT FROM A PRINCE.
Harry was playing with his letter blocks one afternoon, when a prince came to visit him. Harry knew the prince very well, indeed. As soon as the prince came into the room Harry said: "Hullo, old fellow, is that you?" Was not that a very stra... A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA
Allan Cunningham A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast! And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves... A WORD TO GROWN UPS
To you;--parents, guardians, teachers and all others upon whom devolves the supremely important responsibility of directing the early years of development of childhood, this series of TUCK-ME-IN TALES which sketch such vivid and delightful scenes ... ABOUT A LITTLE BOY AND A LITTLE GIRL
<table><tr><td><img src="/images/plate03-th.jpg" alt=""></td> <td>Many a winter's night she flies through the streets and peeps in at the windows, and then the ice freezes on the panes into wonderful patterns like flowers</td></tr></table> ... ABRAHAM AND ISAAC.
Abraham feared God and obeyed His commandments; and God promised to bless Abraham very greatly. He gave him riches in cattle, and silver, and gold; and said that the land of Canaan should belong to him and his descendants. God also gave him a son ... ACHAN'S SIN.
God commanded the Israelites to destroy Jericho; and all the gold, silver, and other riches found there were to be devoted to the Lord. If any disobeyed this command then a curse was to rest upon all, and they were not to prosper. The Israelite... ADAM AND EVE.
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth He also made the sun, moon, and stars; trees, flowers, and all vegetable life; and all animals, birds, fishes, and insects. Then God made man. The name of the first man was Adam, and the first wom... AGAINST IDLENESS AND MISCHIEF
How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower! How skillfully she builds her cell! How neat she spreads her wax! And labors hard to store it well With the sweet food sh... AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS.
This double appearance--for Ixtli kept fair pace with his hot-headed white brother--caused no little stir, and added considerable to the partial bewilderment which had fallen over that audience. Prince Hua shouted forth savage threats, but he, as... AN ENIGMA FOR THE BROTHERS.
In place of the indulgent smile for which he was playing, Waldo received a frown, and directly thereafter the professor spoke in tones which could by no possibility be mistaken. "Come with me, both of you. I am going back to the aerostat, and I ... ANNA MORRISON.
... ANOINTING THE FEET OF JESUS.
On one occasion, a proud Pharisee, whose name was Simon, invited Jesus to eat with him. But the invitation was a cold one. There was no kiss of welcome, no water to bathe His hot and dusty feet, no perfumed ointment for His head: nothing but a bar... ANOTHER LITTLE RED HEN
Once upon a time there was a little Red Hen, who lived on a farm all by herself. An old Fox, crafty and sly, had a den in the rocks, on a hill near her house. Many and many a night this old Fox used to lie awake and think to himself how good that ... ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR THE PROFESSOR.
The stranger laughed aloud at this, then seemed surprised that aught of mirth could be awakened where grief and despair had so long reigned supreme. "You will come with me to--to my den, gentlemen?" he asked, still nervous, and plainly loath to d... ARTHUR AND THE SWORD
Once there was a great king in Britain named Uther, and when he died the other kings and princes disputed over the kingdom, each wanting it for himself. But King Uther had a son named Arthur, the rightful heir to the throne, of whom no one kne... ASTOUNDING, YET TRUE.
The professor gave a great start at this almost reluctant suggestion, shrinking back with a look which fell not far short of being horrified. But then he rallied, forcing a laugh before speaking. "No, no, Bruno. All conditions are lacking to fo... BABES IN THE WOOD
Once upon a time there lived two little children whose parents were ill unto death. They begged their brother to care for the two little ones as he would his own. The uncle promised he would be a father to them, but he soon began to scheme to p... BABIE'S CURLS.
Little Bessie Boothby Had a little sister Sue: And a baby brother, Whom she thought the world of, too. Only one thing troubled These dear little girls; 'Though baby Tom was pretty, He hadn't any curls. They found a box of vaseline And rubb... BALDUR DEAD
One after another they turned and left the Peacestead, those friends and brothers of the slain. One after another they turned and went towards the city; crushed hearts, heavy footsteps, no word amongst them, a shadow upon all. The shadow was in As... BEAUTY AND BROWNIE
Two Deer named Beauty and Brownie lived with their father and mother and great herds of Deer in a forest. One day their father called them to him and said: "The Deer in the forest are always in danger when the corn is ripening in the fields. It wi... BENEATH THE SACRIFICIAL STONE.
Contrary to the expectations of Ixtli escape by way of the War God's temple was barred throughout the remainder of that eventful night. Tlacopa, the head priest, together with a number of his acolytes, varying as to force, yet ever too powerful for... BERTIE'S CORN-POPPER
Bertie had the desire of his heart,--a corn-popper! He had wanted it for a long time,--three weeks, at least. Mamma brought it when she came home from the city, and gave it to him for his very own. A bushel of corn, ready popped, would not have been... BESSIE AND THE BUNYIP
Bessie met a bunyip down along the track, In his hand a billy and a swag upon his back. And you will hardly believe it, but when Bessie shouted,"Shoo!" He turned a double somersault and went quite blue. ...