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Title: Rose buds
Author: Virginia Gerson
Release date: June 16, 2024 [eBook #73842]
Language: English
Original publication: New York: White, Stokes, & Allen, 1885
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[Illustration: ·ROSE·BUDS·]
[Illustration: [FRONTISPIECE]]
[Illustration: [ROSE·BUDS]]
ROSE·BUDS
by
Virginia Gerson
New York
White, Stokes, & Allen.
1885
[Illustration: TO BILLE SAMMY]
Copyright, 1885, by
WHITE, STOKES, AND ALLEN
New York.
[Illustration: [INDEX]]
INDEX
_FRONTISPIECE_ _2_
_DEDICATION_ _4_
_JOSEPHINE MAUD_ _7_, _8_
_NAUGHTY TOMMY WARNER_ _9_
_PAPA HAS GONE TO SEA_ _10_
_THE MERRY LITTLE TAR_ _11_
_LILLY LANSING_ _12_
_BED-TIME_ _13_
_HOOPLE_ _14_
_THE RACE_ _15_
_SUNSET_ _16_
_THE BATH_ _17_
_MY DICKY BIRD_ _18_
_CROQUET_ _19_
_THE CAT AND THE HAT_ _20_
_JOSIAH BROWN_ _21_
_SPRING HAS COME_ _22_
_THE BROTHER_ _23_
_AH!_ _24_
_OH!_ _25_
_THE CHURCH BELL_ _26_
_THE SCHOOL BELL_ _27_
_THE TEA BELL_ _28_
_THE DANDELIONS AND THE BABY_ _29_
_SUSANNAH AND ROSALBA TEABOUT_ _30_, _31_
_NOBBY BOBBY_ _32_
_AMY_ _33_
_NOISY WILLIAM_ _34_
_THE JAPANESE DOLL_ _35_
_SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP_ _36_
_FRIGHTENED MINNIE_ _37_, _38_
_PEGGIE AND LOLLIE_ _39_, _40_, _41_
_SOAP BUBBLES_ _42_, _43_
_THE SIX LITTLE CHICKENS_ _44_, _45_
_MAUDIE’S MARIGOLDS_ _46_, _47_
_PAUL_ _48_
_JOHNNY_ _49_
_BROTHER TOODLES_ _50_
_WHAT HAVE I BEHIND MY BACK?_ _51_
_THE ARRIVAL_ _52_, _53_
_COUSIN PRUE_ _54_
_THE BALLOON_ _55_
_JUANITA’S FAMILY_ _56_, _57_
_TRICKSY_ _58_, _59_
_BETSY BRAKEN_ _60_
_THE TURTLE_ _61_
_A LUMP OF SUGAR_ _62_
_GOOD-NIGHT_ _63_
_FINIS_ _64_
[Illustration: INDEX]
[Illustration: [JOSEPHINE MAUD]]
[Illustration: [JOSEPHINE MAUD]]
_Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep,
Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake;
Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._
_Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will;
Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl,
She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_
_She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig,
She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig;
But temper don’t last, and when it was past,
Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._
_“Oh! Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow,
“Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
“Dear! dear! I’m so sorry,” said poor Josephine:
And seldom since then has her temper been seen._
[Illustration: [NAUGHTY TOMMY WARNER]]
_Tommy!
Tommy!
Oh, where is Tommy Warner?
Naughty boys
Break their toys,—
Tommy’s in the corner!_
[Illustration: [PAPA HAS GONE TO SEA]]
_Heigh ho! heigh ho!
Papa has gone to sea.
Heigh ho! Heigh ho!
What will he bring to me?
Shells and corals and a toy!
Won’t I be a happy boy!_
[Illustration: [THE MERRY LITTLE TAR]]
_Oh, what glory
Is in the story
Of the boy who went to sea;
For he’d sailor clothes
And a sunburnt nose
And a laugh that was merry and free!_
_He climbed so fast
The topsail past,
And he laughed so loud in his glee,
Till a stormy blast
Blew him off the mast,
And a shark ate him up for his tea!_
[Illustration: [LILLIE LANSING]]
_Lillie!
Lillie!
Ah, here is Lillie Lansing:
Right foot!
Left foot!
Lilian is dancing._
[Illustration: [BED-TIME]]
_Fred!
Fred!
Oh, where is Fred?
Eight o’clock!
Nine o’clock!
Fred has gone to bed._
[Illustration: [HOOPLE]]
_Our hooples are rolling around;
They’re rolling all over the ground.
Who can tell but some day
They’ll roll far away,
And never, no never, be found._
[Illustration: [THE RACE]]
_Good-day! Good-day!
Bring out your sleigh,
The snow blows in my face, oh!
Good-bye! Good-bye!
And away we fly!
Now who will win the race, oh?_
[Illustration: [SUNSET]]
_Girls and boys come out to-day,
The sun is shining on the hay;
Yellow and bright is the rising sun,
All is gay, and the day’s begun._
[Illustration: [THE BATH]]
_On a hot summer day, some little fat sparrows
Thought ’twould be cooling to fly, swift as arrows,
Over the wall to a nice shady nook
And take a fresh bath in the clear flowing brook!
But they splashed, and they chirped,
And made such a commotion,
That they turned the clear brook
To a miniature ocean;
And the two little sisters,
Who had watched them at play,
Laughed out so gayly, it scared them away._
[Illustration: [MY DICKY BIRD]]
_My dicky bird!
My dicky bird!
Where can he be, poor thing?
He is sitting alone
On a green mossy stone,
Trying his best to sing._
[Illustration: [CROQUET]]
_Oh, come let us play
A game of croquet,
Cried rosy-cheeked May
To her sister one day._
_They played a great game,
And then had another;
May won the first,
But Jane won the other._
[Illustration: [THE CAT AND THE HAT]]
_I tell you that
I’ve lost my hat;
It’s full of roses red.
I do wish that
I had my hat
To tie upon my head!_
_I threw it down,
Caught up my gown,
And ran to catch my cat;
I did not get
My little pet,
And could not find my hat._
_Now one, two, three,
And, oh, dear me!
Whatever shall I do?
I’ve lost my hat
And my pet cat,
Yes, and my temper too._
[Illustration: [JOSIAH BROWN]]
_Josiah Brown
Has come to town,
He has a pink bouquet;
He brought it straight
From Applegate,
To give to little May._
[Illustration: [SPRING HAS COME]]
_The green grass is growing,
And a fresh breeze is blowing,
And a red robin’s learning to fly, oh!
There’s a bush and a pond,
And what is beyond?
Nothing but bright blue sky, oh!_
[Illustration: [THE BROTHER]]
_Two little boys with flying hair,
Where summer winds are blowing.
Don’t you wish that you were there?
For o’er the waves they’re going._
[Illustration: [AH!]]
_AH!_
[Illustration: [OH!]]
_OH!!!!!!_
[Illustration: [THE CHURCH BELL]]
[Illustration: [THE SCHOOL BELL]]
_Ding dong, ding dong,
Sang out a bell;
And off to church went pretty Nell,
Went pretty Nell,
Went pretty Nell,
And off to church went pretty Nell._
_Ding dong, dang dong,
Called out a bell;
And off to school ran pretty Nell,
Ran pretty Nell,
Ran pretty Nell,
And off to school ran pretty Nell._
[Illustration: [THE TEA BELL]]
_Dingling, dingling,
Laughed out a bell;
And home to tea came pretty Nell,
Came pretty Nell,
Came pretty Nell,
And home to tea came pretty Nell._
_Hurry, pretty Nelly,
Patty cakes and jelly;
The tea is hot
In the big tea-pot,
Singing for you, Nelly._
[Illustration: [THE DANDELIONS AND THE BABY]]
_Oh, dandelions, dandelions,
What have you there?—
A rosy little baby
With yellow, yellow hair._
_But, dandelions, dandelions,
What can she do?—
Pucker up her little mouth
And throw a kiss to you!_
[Illustration: [SUSANNAH AND ROSALBA TEABOUT]]
[Illustration: [SUSANNAH AND ROSALBA TEABOUT]]
_Two tiny shiny negroes,
Standing there so shy,
Half hidden in the dripping clothes
Hanging up to dry._
_Some one’s coming up the road,
Will she pass them by?
They pull the clothes about them close
And peep out of one eye._
“_Dat’s dear Miss Nancy Dawson
What am it she’s got dar?
I t’ink it’s beau’ful oranges,
Jes’ like her golden ha’r._”
_“Come here! Susannah Teabout,”
Sweet Nancy Dawson cried,
As out between the table-cloths
Susannah’s face she spied._
_Susannah bashfully came forth.
Asked Nancy, “Where is Rose?”
Just then a timid giggle
Came from behind the clothes._
_So Susie went and quickly brought
Rosalba into view,
And Nancy gave them each some fruit,
And bade them both “adieu”._
[Illustration: [NOBBY BOBBY]]
_Do look at little Bobbie!
Dear me! he is so nobbie!
He struts about with a walking-stick,
And carries a watch that goes tick, tick!
Tick, tock!
Tick, tock!
Tick, tick, tick!
Look at little Bobbie with his walking-stick._
[Illustration: [AMY]]
_Amy!
Amy!
Oh, where is Amy Clare?
Little cats
On funny mats
She’s working for the fair._
[Illustration: [NOISY WILLIAM]]
_There was a little boy,
And he had a little drum:
Ta ratta, ta ratta, tum-tum!
He played very loud,
And he played very fast—
Ta rumpa, ta rumpa, bum-bum!_
_He rattled away,
And away did he play:
Ta ratta, ta ratta, tum-tum!
Till he made all the boys
Stop their ears at his noise—
Ta rumpa, ta rumpa, bum-bum!_
[Illustration: [THE JAPANESE DOLL]]
_My dolly is a Japanese,
And will not say his A, B, C’s,
No matter how I coax and tease.
That naughty, naughty Japanese!_
[Illustration: [SLEEP BABY SLEEP]]
_Go to sleep, my little baby.
See! the sun has gone to sleep;
Dream of bright white snow, my baby,
Soft and white and deep!
Dream of pretty flowers, baby,
Pink or white or blue.
Pretty little dreams, my baby,
Angels send to you!_
[Illustration: [FRIGHTENED MINNIE]]
_Out from the trees in an unlooked-for place
Runs Dorothy Daw with a frightful false-face,
That grins and glares,
And thoroughly scares
Poor Minnie, who thinks it a terrible sight.
But, Minnie, don’t you mind it!
There’s a smiling face behind it—
Very naughty is Miss Dorothy to give you such a fright._
[Illustration: [FRIGHTENED MINNIE]]
[Illustration: [PEGGIE AND LOLLIE]]
_Peggie and Lollie,
Two little girls jolly;
They skipped the rope
In the summer sun!_
_They counted six, seven,
Eight, nine, ten, eleven,
And were tired, indeed,
When they had done._
[Illustration: [PEGGIE AND LOLLIE]]
[Illustration: [PEGGIE AND LOLLIE]]
[Illustration: [SOAP BUBBLES]]
_The bubbles are gay as they float away,
And gayly they’re blown and wafted to-day.
Merrily rings the childish laughter,
Echoing straight from floor to rafter.
Even baby wond’ring stands,
Clapping both her tiny hands.
Bubbles are pretty, and float around,
But why do they burst when they touch the ground?_
[Illustration: [SOAP BUBBLES]]
[Illustration: [THE SIX LITTLE CHICKENS]]
_There were six
Little chicks,
And little girls two,
And a bush of sweet-brier grew near:
“The chicks must be fed,”
The little girls said.
“Here, chickies, here, chickies, come here!”_
_Then came they at last,
The chickens, so fast,
And ate all the corn they could find;
But one little chick
Was not nearly so quick
As the others who left him behind!_
[Illustration: [THE SIX LITTLE CHICKENS]]
[Illustration: [MAUDIES MARIGOLDS]]
_Down from the sill
To a sunnier spot,
Maud carefully carried
Each funny red pot._
_She pulled every weed,
She sprinkled each flower,
She worked hard, indeed,
Every day for an hour;_
_And when she had finished,
They grew up so bright;
She clapped her fat hands,
And danced with delight._
[Illustration: [MAUDIES MARIGOLDS]]
[Illustration: [PAUL]]
_Paul!
Paul!
Oh, where is Paul?
Let me think!
At the rink?
Paul will have a fall!_
[Illustration: [JOHNNY]]
_Johnny!
Johnny!
Oh, where did Johnny creep?
Upstairs,
Downstairs,
Johnny’s fast asleep._
[Illustration: [BROTHER TOODLES]]
_“Come hither, ‘Brother Toodles,’
Let me deck your pretty head;”
And quickly round poor Toodles’ neck
Was hung a wreath of red._
_But Toodles didn’t like the leaves;
He tried to tear them loose;
But, though he madly rushed about,
He found it was no use._
[Illustration: [WHAT HAVE I BEHIND MY BACK?]]
_What have I behind my back?
Dear me, can’t you guess it?
Nothing but my empty hands,
If I must confess it._
[Illustration: [THE ARRIVAL]]
[Illustration: [THE ARRIVAL]]
“_Oh, papa, dear papa is coming,
A long year he’s been far away.
Do you wonder we’ve cut all the roses
To make his home sunny and gay?_
_“Oh, hush, happy child, with your prattle,
I think I hear horses approach,”—
In a second lay scattered the roses.
For papa, had sprung from the coach!_
[Illustration: [COUSIN PRUE]]
_“What can you do,
Cousin Prue, cousin Prue?”
“Well—not much, indeed;
But I know
I can sew,
And can write, and can read.”_
_“Well what else can you do,
My smart cousin Prue?”
“Not much, I’m afraid;
But I think
I could drink
Some nice cool lemonade.”_
[Illustration: [THE BALLOON]]
_“A balloon! a balloon!”
Shouted Tommy; “See there!
Oh, Peggotty, look at it
Sail through the air!”_
“_It’s as big as the moon,
That jolly balloon,
And as high in the sky
It will be very soon._”
[Illustration: [JUANITA’S FAMILY]]
_I’ll tell you, if you’d like to hear,
Where all my dolls are from;
Poor little things, they cannot speak,
They are all deaf and dumb._
_Well, Lee Hing is from China,
Kisara’s from Japan;
Lee Hing has a little tub,
Kisara a big fan._
_Fritzie? He’s from Germany,
And Bébé ’way from France;
Fritzie, he can sing a song,
And Bébé, she can dance._
_Good Biddy is from Ireland,
And she can milk the cow;
But last of all, my little dog—
Come, Beauty, say “bow-wow!”_
[Illustration: JUANITA’S FAMILY]
[Illustration: [TRICKSY]]
_Poor tricky Tricksy is now no more;
He’s dead!—’tis sad, but true;
Ah, many were the funny tricks
That Tricksy was wont to do:_
_He’d rush upon a dozing frog
That blinked beside a mossy log,
And wildly glare and bark at it,
And nearly put it in a fit._
_Then calmly Tricksy would walk away,
And wag his tail as though to say:
“Cowardice is not a virtue—
Tricksy is not the dog to hurt you!”_
_One day a dog that played with him
Jumped in the river for a swim.
Poor Tricksy went after, with a bound,—
Ah, foolish dog! for he was drowned._
_Poor tricky Tricksy is now no more;
He’s dead!—’tis sad, but true;
Too many were the little tricks
This dog had tried to do._
[Illustration: [TRICKSY]]
[Illustration: [BETSY BRAKEN]]
_Betsy!
Betsy!
Why, where is Betsy Braken?
Across the lane,
And back again,
To have her picture taken!_
[Illustration: [THE TURTLE]]
“_What have you there,
You fat little things?
It is not a fish,
And it has no wings._”
_“You say it’s a turtle,
But what is that, pray?”
“Why, a turtle’s a turtle,”
Cried pert little May._
[Illustration: [A LUMP OF SUGAR]]
_“Well, birdie, hollo!
Why are you so mum?
Surely, dear birdie,
You’re glad that I’ve come,”_
_So birdie said “peep,”
And looked very sweet;
A big lump of sugar
Bell gave it to eat._
[Illustration: “GOOD-NIGHT”]
_The clock has struck seven,
And, well—yes, you might,
As you’re such a good child,
Kiss my dolly “good-night.”_
[Illustration: _THE END._]
[Illustration: [BACK COVER]]
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