TRUST IN MOTHER.


LITTLE darlings, full of glee, 

 Bright and bonny, fair and free, 

Trust in mother; 

You will never find another 

Like this one SO good and true, 

And so faithful unto you.

Tell her all your childish woes, 

For a precious balm she knows,

Sweet and healing;

And her kiss is warm with feeling; 

Blessed kiss that never cloys 

Tell her all your childish joys.

Maiden daughters, blooming fair, 

With your opening charms so rare,

Trust in mother;

She'll advise you like no other; 

Lock no secret in your breast, 

Share with her who loves you best.

Girls and boys, where'er you stand, 

Scattered through our glorious land,

Trust in mother;

She'll advise you like no other; 

Loving heart does she possess, 

Full of thoughtful tenderness.

M. A. Kidder.


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KINDNESS.

GOD has placed us here together

That we may be good and kind; 

He is ever watching whether

We are one in heart and mind. 

Who is stronger than the other?

Let him be the weak one's friend; 

Who's more playthings than his brother?

He should like to give or lend.