Bright little poems for bright little people (1902)
Wheeler, Catherine · San Francisco, The Whitaker and Ray Company (Incorporated) · leaf 100
And very quaintlee Sings the brown Chinee,As with iron in handHe takes his standTo press the linen For you and me. See the firelight dance,And the bright iron glance,As he presses the linen For you and me! … Younger People. 95 Oh, weary and wornIs this same Chinee, As he takes on his back His heavy pack To bring home the linenFor you and me! But he cheerfully jogs In his wooden-soled clogs, Along with the linenFor you and me. Oh, a lesson is taught By the meek Chinee,As he washes and irons So…
Children's poetry
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
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