A Daughter Removed To Heaven

Look up look up, and weep not so,
Thy darling is not dead;
Her sinless soul has entered now
Yon sky's empurpled bed ;
Her spirit drinks new life and light,
'Mid bowers of endless bloom;
It is but perishable stuff
That moulders in the tomb.

A Song For Little Patriots

We are but young, yet still we stand
''For God and home and native land,''
Bearing our colors hand in hand.

Ring, ring! O bells, across the sea!
Bear the glad tidings of the free,
The story of our victory.

The flag we love we still shall hold
Through coming days as we grow old;
We prize our freedom more then gold.

Then ring and swing, O bells of joy!
May every little girl and boy
The freedom of our land enjoy.

Kitty Knew

Seven sheep were standing By the pasture wall; Tell me said the teacher to her scholars small, One poor sheep was frightened, Jumped and ran away; One from seven-how many Woolly sheep would stay?'' Up went Kitty's fingers A farmer's daughter she; Not so bright at figures As she ought to be. ''Please ma'am.'' ''well then, Kitty, Tell us. Us, if you know.'' ''Please .if one jumped over, All the rest would go

Every One

Every sinful thought
Shall be to judgment brought;
Every wicked word
Aloud in heaven is heard

Every act we do
We must account for, too;
Every hour we spend
Comes nearer to the end.

Photographs

Dell was to have her picture taken, to be given to Grandpa for His birthday. There was a great time about it; she and her mother didn't agree. Dell wanted to hold the great yellow cat in her arms and have her picture taken too. "Before I would hold that old yellow tabby in my lap!" Her brother Willie said. I would hold him a great deal quicker then I would your dirty brown dog," said Dell curling her lips. ''Grandpa doesn't like cats,'' ventured her mother. ''He will like my cat,'' Dell said, and two wrinkles came out on her forehead. "You will get cat hairs all over your new blue dress,'' said Auntie Kate. ''If my dress is to good for Mink to sit on, I don't want to wear it,''said Dell, and she pouted out her lips.

The end of it was she had her own way, and here she is at the artist rooms, waiting for her picture to be taken. Her hair is waved beautifully, her ruffle is of fine lace, her blue dress has shirred trimming on, and is fixed so almost every shir will show. Her cat's tail curls just right. But oh dear me! the wrinkles stayed in her forehead, and the curl stayed in her nose, and the pout stayed on her lips! How could they help it? for while she was waiting, this is what she thought: ''The idea of Willie calling Mink an old yellow thing! And just as if she would hurt my blue dress! I'm not afraid of a few of her hairs. It is real mean in them all not to like Mink; I don't care, I've got her and if grandpa doesn't like my picture, he needn't have it."

The sour looks couldn't get away, you see, because the sour heart was still there. When the picture came home and was shown to grandpa, he put on his glasses and looked at it a long time without speaking a word. At last he said :


"I am glad you took the cat with you!"

Dell looked as glad as possible, and nodded her head in triumph ather Mother, but something in grandpa's voice made her mother ask :
"Why are you?"

"Because," said grandpa, "Dell looks so sober and wrinkled; if the cat wasn't there, I am afraid people would think she was an old lady. The cat is good-natured, I see

QUIZ ON ESTHER

How was Esther related to Mordecai?
What did Esther obtain in the Kings sight?
Who was the Kings right-hand man?
Who was Esther brought up with?
Who did Esther marry?
Who wanted to kill the King?
Who was the Kings first wife?
What was Esther's posistion?
Who was the next King?
Who were the Jews?

JESUS MY LORD

Jesus my Lord is unselfish
Jesus my Lord is true
Jesus my Lord does not steal
Jesus my Lord does not lie
Jesus my Lord cannot sin
Jesus my Lord will forgive
Jesus my Lord will save you
Jesus my Lord will love you
Jesus my Lord can make you new
Jesus my Lord will listen to your prayer

This is my poem I wrote for Master Clubs 2010.
I won 2nd place in 3-4 grade.