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Title: Rose buds

Author: Virginia Gerson

Release date: June 16, 2024 [eBook #73842]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: White, Stokes, & Allen, 1885

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1 ·ROSE·BUDS·
2 [FRONTISPIECE]
3
[ROSE·BUDS]

ROSE·BUDS

by
Virginia Gerson
New York
White, Stokes, & Allen.
1885
4 TO BILLE SAMMY
Copyright, 1885, by
WHITE, STOKES, AND ALLEN
New York.
5 [INDEX]

INDEX

FRONTISPIECE 2
DEDICATION 4
JOSEPHINE MAUD 7, 8
NAUGHTY TOMMY WARNER 9
PAPA HAS GONE TO SEA 10
THE MERRY LITTLE TAR 11
LILLY LANSING 12
BED-TIME 13
HOOPLE 14
THE RACE 15
SUNSET 16
THE BATH 17
MY DICKY BIRD 18
CROQUET 19
THE CAT AND THE HAT 20
JOSIAH BROWN 21
SPRING HAS COME 22
THE BROTHER 23
AH! 24
OH! 25
THE CHURCH BELL 26
THE SCHOOL BELL 27
THE TEA BELL 28
THE DANDELIONS AND THE BABY 29
6SUSANNAH AND ROSALBA TEABOUT 30, 31
NOBBY BOBBY 32
AMY 33
NOISY WILLIAM 34
THE JAPANESE DOLL 35
SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP 36
FRIGHTENED MINNIE 37, 38
PEGGIE AND LOLLIE 39, 40, 41
SOAP BUBBLES 42, 43
THE SIX LITTLE CHICKENS 44, 45
MAUDIE’S MARIGOLDS 46, 47
PAUL 48
JOHNNY 49
BROTHER TOODLES 50
WHAT HAVE I BEHIND MY BACK? 51
THE ARRIVAL 52, 53
COUSIN PRUE 54
THE BALLOON 55
JUANITA’S FAMILY 56, 57
TRICKSY 58, 59
BETSY BRAKEN 60
THE TURTLE 61
A LUMP OF SUGAR 62
GOOD-NIGHT 63
FINIS 64
INDEX
7 [JOSEPHINE MAUD]
8 [JOSEPHINE MAUD]
Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep,
Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake;
Josephine Maud was quite wide awake.
Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will;
Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl,
She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:
She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig,
She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig;
But temper don’t last, and when it was past,
Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast.
“Oh! Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow,
“Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
“Dear! dear! I’m so sorry,” said poor Josephine:
And seldom since then has her temper been seen.
9 [NAUGHTY TOMMY WARNER]
Tommy!
Tommy!
Oh, where is Tommy Warner?
Naughty boys
Break their toys,—
Tommy’s in the corner!
10 [PAPA HAS GONE TO SEA]
Heigh ho! heigh ho!
Papa has gone to sea.
Heigh ho! Heigh ho!
What will he bring to me?
Shells and corals and a toy!
Won’t I be a happy boy!
11 [THE MERRY LITTLE TAR]
Oh, what glory
Is in the story
Of the boy who went to sea;
For he’d sailor clothes
And a sunburnt nose
And a laugh that was merry and free!
He climbed so fast
The topsail past,
And he laughed so loud in his glee,
Till a stormy blast
Blew him off the mast,
And a shark ate him up for his tea!
12 [LILLIE LANSING]
Lillie!
Lillie!
Ah, here is Lillie Lansing:
Right foot!
Left foot!
Lilian is dancing.
13 [BED-TIME]
Fred!
Fred!
Oh, where is Fred?
Eight o’clock!
Nine o’clock!
Fred has gone to bed.
14 [HOOPLE]
Our hooples are rolling around;
They’re rolling all over the ground.
Who can tell but some day
They’ll roll far away,
And never, no never, be found.
15 [THE RACE]
Good-day! Good-day!
Bring out your sleigh,
The snow blows in my face, oh!
Good-bye! Good-bye!
And away we fly!
Now who will win the race, oh?
16 [SUNSET]
Girls and boys come out to-day,
The sun is shining on the hay;
Yellow and bright is the rising sun,
All is gay, and the day’s begun.
17 [THE BATH]
On a hot summer day, some little fat sparrows
Thought ’twould be cooling to fly, swift as arrows,
Over the wall to a nice shady nook
And take a fresh bath in the clear flowing brook!
But they splashed, and they chirped,
And made such a commotion,
That they turned the clear brook
To a miniature ocean;
And the two little sisters,
Who had watched them at play,
Laughed out so gayly, it scared them away.
18 [MY DICKY BIRD]
My dicky bird!
My dicky bird!
Where can he be, poor thing?
He is sitting alone
On a green mossy stone,
Trying his best to sing.
19 [CROQUET]
Oh, come let us play
A game of croquet,
Cried rosy-cheeked May
To her sister one day.
They played a great game,
And then had another;
May won the first,
But Jane won the other.
20 [THE CAT AND THE HAT]
I tell you that
I’ve lost my hat;
It’s full of roses red.
I do wish that
I had my hat
To tie upon my head!
I threw it down,
Caught up my gown,
And ran to catch my cat;
I did not get
My little pet,
And could not find my hat.
Now one, two, three,
And, oh, dear me!
Whatever shall I do?
I’ve lost my hat
And my pet cat,
Yes, and my temper too.
21 [JOSIAH BROWN]
Josiah Brown
Has come to town,
He has a pink bouquet;
He brought it straight
From Applegate,
To give to little May.
22 [SPRING HAS COME]
The green grass is growing,
And a fresh breeze is blowing,
And a red robin’s learning to fly, oh!
There’s a bush and a pond,
And what is beyond?
Nothing but bright blue sky, oh!
23 [THE BROTHER]
Two little boys with flying hair,
Where summer winds are blowing.
Don’t you wish that you were there?
For o’er the waves they’re going.
24 [AH!]
AH!
25 [OH!]
OH!!!!!!
26 [THE CHURCH BELL]
27 [THE SCHOOL BELL]
Ding dong, ding dong,
Sang out a bell;
And off to church went pretty Nell,
Went pretty Nell,
Went pretty Nell,
And off to church went pretty Nell.
Ding dong, dang dong,
Called out a bell;
And off to school ran pretty Nell,
Ran pretty Nell,
Ran pretty Nell,
And off to school ran pretty Nell.
28 [THE TEA BELL]
Dingling, dingling,
Laughed out a bell;
And home to tea came pretty Nell,
Came pretty Nell,
Came pretty Nell,
And home to tea came pretty Nell.
Hurry, pretty Nelly,
Patty cakes and jelly;
The tea is hot
In the big tea-pot,
Singing for you, Nelly.
29 [THE DANDELIONS AND THE BABY]
Oh, dandelions, dandelions,
What have you there?—
A rosy little baby
With yellow, yellow hair.
But, dandelions, dandelions,
What can she do?—
Pucker up her little mouth
And throw a kiss to you!
30 [SUSANNAH AND ROSALBA TEABOUT]
31 [SUSANNAH AND ROSALBA TEABOUT]
Two tiny shiny negroes,
Standing there so shy,
Half hidden in the dripping clothes
Hanging up to dry.
Some one’s coming up the road,
Will she pass them by?
They pull the clothes about them close
And peep out of one eye.
“Dat’s dear Miss Nancy Dawson
What am it she’s got dar?
I t’ink it’s beau’ful oranges,
Jes’ like her golden ha’r.”
“Come here! Susannah Teabout,”
Sweet Nancy Dawson cried,
As out between the table-cloths
Susannah’s face she spied.
Susannah bashfully came forth.
Asked Nancy, “Where is Rose?”
Just then a timid giggle
Came from behind the clothes.
So Susie went and quickly brought
Rosalba into view,
And Nancy gave them each some fruit,
And bade them both “adieu”.
32 [NOBBY BOBBY]
Do look at little Bobbie!
Dear me! he is so nobbie!
He struts about with a walking-stick,
And carries a watch that goes tick, tick!
Tick, tock!
Tick, tock!
Tick, tick, tick!
Look at little Bobbie with his walking-stick.
33 [AMY]
Amy!
Amy!
Oh, where is Amy Clare?
Little cats
On funny mats
She’s working for the fair.
34 [NOISY WILLIAM]
There was a little boy,
And he had a little drum:
Ta ratta, ta ratta, tum-tum!
He played very loud,
And he played very fast—
Ta rumpa, ta rumpa, bum-bum!
He rattled away,
And away did he play:
Ta ratta, ta ratta, tum-tum!
Till he made all the boys
Stop their ears at his noise—
Ta rumpa, ta rumpa, bum-bum!
35 [THE JAPANESE DOLL]
My dolly is a Japanese,
And will not say his A, B, C’s,
No matter how I coax and tease.
That naughty, naughty Japanese!
36 [SLEEP BABY SLEEP]
Go to sleep, my little baby.
See! the sun has gone to sleep;
Dream of bright white snow, my baby,
Soft and white and deep!
Dream of pretty flowers, baby,
Pink or white or blue.
Pretty little dreams, my baby,
Angels send to you!
37 [FRIGHTENED MINNIE]
Out from the trees in an unlooked-for place
Runs Dorothy Daw with a frightful false-face,
That grins and glares,
And thoroughly scares
Poor Minnie, who thinks it a terrible sight.
But, Minnie, don’t you mind it!
There’s a smiling face behind it—
Very naughty is Miss Dorothy to give you such a fright.
38 [FRIGHTENED MINNIE]
39 [PEGGIE AND LOLLIE]
Peggie and Lollie,
Two little girls jolly;
They skipped the rope
In the summer sun!
They counted six, seven,
Eight, nine, ten, eleven,
And were tired, indeed,
When they had done.
40 [PEGGIE AND LOLLIE]
41 [PEGGIE AND LOLLIE]
42 [SOAP BUBBLES]
The bubbles are gay as they float away,
And gayly they’re blown and wafted to-day.
Merrily rings the childish laughter,
Echoing straight from floor to rafter.
Even baby wond’ring stands,
Clapping both her tiny hands.
Bubbles are pretty, and float around,
But why do they burst when they touch the ground?
43 [SOAP BUBBLES]
44 [THE SIX LITTLE CHICKENS]
There were six
Little chicks,
And little girls two,
And a bush of sweet-brier grew near:
“The chicks must be fed,”
The little girls said.
“Here, chickies, here, chickies, come here!”
Then came they at last,
The chickens, so fast,
And ate all the corn they could find;
But one little chick
Was not nearly so quick
As the others who left him behind!
45 [THE SIX LITTLE CHICKENS]
46 [MAUDIES MARIGOLDS]
Down from the sill
To a sunnier spot,
Maud carefully carried
Each funny red pot.
She pulled every weed,
She sprinkled each flower,
She worked hard, indeed,
Every day for an hour;
And when she had finished,
They grew up so bright;
She clapped her fat hands,
And danced with delight.
47 [MAUDIES MARIGOLDS]
48 [PAUL]
Paul!
Paul!
Oh, where is Paul?
Let me think!
At the rink?
Paul will have a fall!
49 [JOHNNY]
Johnny!
Johnny!
Oh, where did Johnny creep?
Upstairs,
Downstairs,
Johnny’s fast asleep.
50 [BROTHER TOODLES]
“Come hither, ‘Brother Toodles,’
Let me deck your pretty head;”
And quickly round poor Toodles’ neck
Was hung a wreath of red.
But Toodles didn’t like the leaves;
He tried to tear them loose;
But, though he madly rushed about,
He found it was no use.
51 [WHAT HAVE I BEHIND MY BACK?]
What have I behind my back?
Dear me, can’t you guess it?
Nothing but my empty hands,
If I must confess it.
52 [THE ARRIVAL]
53 [THE ARRIVAL]
“Oh, papa, dear papa is coming,
A long year he’s been far away.
Do you wonder we’ve cut all the roses
To make his home sunny and gay?
“Oh, hush, happy child, with your prattle,
I think I hear horses approach,”—
In a second lay scattered the roses.
For papa, had sprung from the coach!
54 [COUSIN PRUE]
“What can you do,
Cousin Prue, cousin Prue?”
“Well—not much, indeed;
But I know
I can sew,
And can write, and can read.”
“Well what else can you do,
My smart cousin Prue?”
“Not much, I’m afraid;
But I think
I could drink
Some nice cool lemonade.”
55 [THE BALLOON]
“A balloon! a balloon!”
Shouted Tommy; “See there!
Oh, Peggotty, look at it
Sail through the air!”
“It’s as big as the moon,
That jolly balloon,
And as high in the sky
It will be very soon.”
56 [JUANITA’S FAMILY]
I’ll tell you, if you’d like to hear,
Where all my dolls are from;
Poor little things, they cannot speak,
They are all deaf and dumb.
Well, Lee Hing is from China,
Kisara’s from Japan;
Lee Hing has a little tub,
Kisara a big fan.
Fritzie? He’s from Germany,
And Bébé ’way from France;
Fritzie, he can sing a song,
And Bébé, she can dance.
Good Biddy is from Ireland,
And she can milk the cow;
But last of all, my little dog—
Come, Beauty, say “bow-wow!”
57 JUANITA’S FAMILY
58 [TRICKSY]
Poor tricky Tricksy is now no more;
He’s dead!—’tis sad, but true;
Ah, many were the funny tricks
That Tricksy was wont to do:
He’d rush upon a dozing frog
That blinked beside a mossy log,
And wildly glare and bark at it,
And nearly put it in a fit.
Then calmly Tricksy would walk away,
And wag his tail as though to say:
“Cowardice is not a virtue—
Tricksy is not the dog to hurt you!”
One day a dog that played with him
Jumped in the river for a swim.
Poor Tricksy went after, with a bound,—
Ah, foolish dog! for he was drowned.
Poor tricky Tricksy is now no more;
He’s dead!—’tis sad, but true;
Too many were the little tricks
This dog had tried to do.
59 [TRICKSY]
60 [BETSY BRAKEN]
Betsy!
Betsy!
Why, where is Betsy Braken?
Across the lane,
And back again,
To have her picture taken!
61 [THE TURTLE]
“What have you there,
You fat little things?
It is not a fish,
And it has no wings.”
“You say it’s a turtle,
But what is that, pray?”
“Why, a turtle’s a turtle,”
Cried pert little May.
62 [A LUMP OF SUGAR]
“Well, birdie, hollo!
Why are you so mum?
Surely, dear birdie,
You’re glad that I’ve come,”
So birdie said “peep,”
And looked very sweet;
A big lump of sugar
Bell gave it to eat.
63 “GOOD-NIGHT”
The clock has struck seven,
And, well—yes, you might,
As you’re such a good child,
Kiss my dolly “good-night.”
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