ess Pussy,
Pray tell me how you do?"
"Indeed, I thank you little dog,
I'm very well just now."

"Fy, pussy, what a lazy cat,
On such a pleasant day
To sit and drowse beside the fire
And sleep the hours away!
A self-respecting dog would think
Himself a sorry cur,
If he did nothing all day long
But fold his arms and purr!"

"Now, sir, you needn't criticize
Because I sit and blink,
For while my eyes are shut, like this,
I think, and think, and think.
And when I purr, please understand
I work with all my might,
A-humming over songs I sing
When I go out at night.

"Excuse me. Now I'll close my eyes,
And think a little more.
On busy days like this, I show
My visitors the door.
'T is only little dogs who judge
That one must idle be,
Unless one's chasing round and round
Or barking up a tree."

THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW

"The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow,
And what will the robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in the barn and keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing, poor thing."

But never a word of plaint will be heard
From robin, no matter how tired and cold;
For well will he know that the winter will go,
And the blossoms and greenness of spring unfold.

And when the warm sun says winter is done,
He'll gladden us all with his cheery song;
And never will fret if the season is wet,
Or wail that the winter was hard and long.

I HAD A LITTLE HUSBAND

"I had a little husband
No bigger than my thumb,
I put him in a pint pot,
And there I bid him drum
I bought a little handkerchief
To wipe his little nose,
And a pair of little garters
To tie his little hose."

I bought a little carriage
And took him out to ride,
And yet with all my efforts
He wasn't satisfied.
I never would have married,
Now this I do declare,--
If I'd supposed a husband
Was such an awful care.

There was a man in our town

"There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise
He jumped into a bramble bush
And scratched out both his eyes.
And when he saw his eyes were out,
With all his might and main
He jumped into another bush
And