NE April 1st. APRIL. EXT April comes with shine and showers, April 20. CHILDREN PRAYING. N the quiet nursery chambers, IN Snowy pillows yet unpressed, See the forms of little children Anon. Anon. CUCKOO. HE cuckoo sat in the old pear-tree, Cuckoo, cuckoo, nought cared he. he Lilliput Levee. N° April 4th. ALICE MAY. O sunny home had Alice May, She dwelt amidst the city's crowds Her mother's wealth, a bed of straw, In a dark corner laid; In summer on the dusty streets The little Alice played. C. P. Craig. April 5th. SISTER SNOWDROP. ISTER Snowdrop died before we were born, SISTER She came like a bride in a snowy morn. Who told you about her? Little Primrose there Oh, so sweetly fair! George MacDonald. |