BABY’S GRACE.
Our little baby is such a darling! He has curly golden hair, and great blue eyes, that he opens very wide. He looks up so earnestly, with such a solemn look in his eyes sometimes, that you would fancy he had all the cares of the world to think about, instead of only what his dinner will be, and when it will come, like other babies of two years old. Baby can talk nicely; he says his prayers night and morning, and before nurse feeds him with his beef-tea, he will fold his hands, and say his grace after her, as well as he can in his baby lisp. This is what he says,—
“Lord, that givest all things good,
To whom the ravens look for food,
Deign to look on us from heaven,
And bless the food that Thou hast given.”
THE STORY BOOK.
What shall we read to-night?
Of lord and lady bright?
Of the babies in the wood,
And the little robins good?
Of the man with beard so blue,
Or of Cinderella’s shoe?
Of Beauty and the beast,
Or, last, but not the least,
The Belle who slept so long,
Told in story and in song?
When the Prince a kiss did take,
She was “Little Wide-awake.”
INDEX.
- Some of My Little Friends—
- Rosie, 1
- Stephen, 52
- Jack and Jerry, 66
- Ruby, 97
- Frank, 129
- Lena, 162
- Alec and Elfie, 194
- Dora, 226
- Sammy, 258
- Margaret, 289
- Charlie, 321
- Janey, 354
- A Story of a Wooden Horse—
- I. In which we make the acquaintance of a Nice Little Boy, and a Pretty Wooden Horse, 7
- II. A Spoilt Child.—Jeanne.—Maurice makes Comparisons, 41
- III. Journey to Paris.—Cressida in the Garden of the Luxembourg.—Maurice’s Uncle.—A Great Temptation.—Maurice Keeps his Word, 77
- IV. Maurice’s Father is Ill.—A Rich little Girl.—A Family in Distress.—What ought Maurice to do?, 102
- V. A Man of Science.—Maurice Parts with the Horse.—Journey to Nice.—Return Home.—An unexpected Visit, 142
- VI. A Philosopher at Home.—The Horse is Stolen, 170
- VII. Eusèbe at Paris.—How he Becomes the Owner of Cressida, 198
- VIII. How Eusèbe Treats the Horse at Dieppe.—Maurice Recovers it.—The Thieves are Arrested.—Return of Fritz.—His Gratitude to Maurice.—He Mends the Horse., 233
- IX. A Friendly Party.—What Adrienne did with her Ten Pieces of Gold.—Unexpected Visitors.—A Happy Meeting., 264
- X. Conclusion, 268
- Natural History Pages—
- Cats, 17
- The Sparrow-hawk, 39
- Squirrels, 71
- Herons, 119
- Deer, 135
- Woodpeckers, 167
- Hares, 215
- Grouse, 231
- Goats, 275
- The Shriek, or Butcher Bird, 297
- Lions, 339
- Swans, 369
- Peter’s Raven, 19
- Otto in the Water-bottle, 21
- Mamma’s Sunday Talk—
- Water Turned into Wine, 30
- The Nobleman’s Son Healed, 62
- The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, 94
- The Man with the Withered Hand Healed, 126
- Stilling the Tempest, 158
- Raising the Daughter of Jairus, 190
- The Two Blind Men restored to Sight, 222
- Christ Walking on the Sea, 254
- Cure of a Deaf and Dumb Man, 285
- Ten Lepers Healed, 318
- The Raising of Lazarus, 349
- Healing the ear of Malchus, 372
- St. Valentine’s Day, 34
- Music—
- Chipperee, Chip, 50
- Come Rosy, my posy, 69
- Spring Voices, 100
- Spring Showers, 132
- Flower Bells, 164
- Morning, 196
- The Hen and Ducklings, 229
- The Rabbits, 263
- Song of the Squirrel, 294
- A Song for Autumn, 327
- The Doll’s Tea-party, 358
- My Lily, 89
- The Mother Chamois and her Little ones, 91
- Do as you are Bid, 152
- The Child among the Wolf-cubs, 154
- The Giant Hand, 178
- Old Tom, 186
- Scenes in the Life of Mr. Lovesport, 208
- The Fox and the Goat, 218
- Jack and Dobbin, 245
- Uncle John’s School-days, 246
- Little Peter Pryor, 282
- A Fable, 299
- Tiny and the Fairy, 302
- Getting up in the Morning, 313
- Tiny Tasteall, 334
- Tit for Tat, 346
- Asking Pardon, 360
- Baby’s Grace, 375
- Poetry—
- The Robin’s Song, 4
- What News?, 14
- Winter, 15
- Nursery Rhyme, 20
- Christmas Time, 28
- The Fairy Queen, 37
- The Crying Boy, 55
- To the Lady-bird, 61
- Pumpkin-head, 75
- The Seasons, 88
- Children, 93
- The Summer Shower, 114
- Cowslip Gathering, 124
- “Two Legs sat upon Three Legs”, 137
- Dame Duck’s Lecture, 139
- The Butterfly, 150
- Little Lambs, 156
- Baby’s Ride, 177
- “Multiplication is Vexation”, 185
- Idle Words, 188
- Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, 206
- Mother’s Pets, 213
- Angels, 226
- Early Lessons, 243
- Treasures, 253
- Little-doll Hall, 272
- “When I go walking Along”, 281
- Flowers, 284
- See-saw!, 301
- Nursery Rhyme, 312
- After Sunset, 316
- The Little Girl to her Dolly, 333
- Cross Tommy, 345
- Good-bye, Sun, 348
- A Happy Party, 365
- Christmas-Eve, 370
- The Story Book, 376
Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, London and Aylesbury.
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