In Those Days: A Story of Child Life Long Ago

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Macmillan Company, 1912 - 148 Seiten
 

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Seite 80 - Before the Barn-door crowing. The Cock by Hens attended, His Eyes around him throwing, Stands for a while suspended. Then One he singles from the Crew, And cheers the happy Hen; With how do you do, and how do you do, And how do you do again.
Seite 2 - For there's no more work for poor old Ned, He's gone where the good darkies go." The song finished. There succeeded the great compliment of quiet. To Virginia it was given to speak the concluding word of this episode. She sighed, stretching out her arms. " 'The greatness of my people,'
Seite 124 - GREAT A, little a, Bouncing B, The cat's in the cupboard, And she can't see.
Seite 124 - PRETTY PUSS COME, pretty Cat ! Come here to me ! I want to pat You on my knee. Go, naughty Tray ! By barking thus, You'll drive away My pretty Puss.
Seite 119 - And animals and plants there be, Of various name and form, And in the bosom of the sea All sorts of fishes swarm. And now geography doth tell, Of these full many a story, And, if you learn your lessons well, I'll set them all before you.
Seite 52 - The ->>__k_Ip^flJ flo-ur white as snow, And in her sieve she put it And shook it to and fro. 2 Then in the pan of flour A little salt she threw ; A cup of yeast she added, And poured in water, too. To mix them all together She stirred with busy might, Then covered it and left it Until the bread was light. 3 More flour then she sifted And kneaded well the dough, And in the waiting oven The loaves of bread did go. The mother watched the baking, And turned the loaves, each one, Until at last, rejoicing...
Seite 12 - If we wanted them to look fancy, we tied peas or beans here and there in the legs of the stockings, winding the string very tight. Then when the stockings were dyed, there were white rings where the strings had been tied.

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