ie could be;But some one was homesick, — you spose it was me ? Such elegant ladies and beautiful girlsAll asking for kisses and praisingmy curls ;But no precious papa to hug me, and say, Has dear little Kitty been good all the day f And mamma, — 0 dear, when they turned out the light,And no blessed… … He was just sick enough to be cross.His picture-books fell off the bed.His playthings hid under the bed-clothes and Roger cried. Hismother read aloud to him, buthe did not like the story. Thenshe told him a true story aboutthe Mission for the Sick. Kind ladies met in a hall, shesaid, and took with…
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