On my two feet I walk;

I run too with ease;

With my little tongue I talk
Just as much as I please.

I have ten fingers too,

And just so many toes;
Two eyes to see through,
And but one little nose.

I've a mouth full of teeth,
Where my bread and milk go in;
And close by, underneath,
Is my little round chin.

What is this little thing,
Not very, very high,

That can laugh, dance and sing?

Do you guess it is I?

Eliza Lee Follen.

THE ROYAL BABY

IX

GRANDMOTHER'S WISDOM

IX

GRANDMOTHER'S WISDOM

He that would thrive
Must rise at five;

He that hath thriven

May lie till seven;

And he that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.

Cock crows in the morn,

To tell us to rise,

And he who lies late

Will never be wise.

For early to bed,

And early to rise,
Is the way to be healthy
And wealthy and wise.

A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;

As the days grow longer
The storms grow stronger.

When the days begin to lengthen
Then the cold begins to strengthen.

A sunshiny shower,

Won't last half an hour.

March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.

Evening red and morning gray
Set the traveller on his way,
But evening gray and morning red,
Bring the rain upon his head.

When Jacky's a very good boy,

He shall have cakes and a custard; But when he does nothing but cry,

He shall have nothing but mustard.