A Nursery Rhyme
Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
A Thanksgiving Story!
Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Please Help Poor Bossy!
The cow, when she saw the little girls, went “Moo-oo-oo!” as if she were trying to say, “Can’t you help me?”
“Poor bossy!” said Alice; “I’ll try and help you.”
It was hard work, but after patient efforts bossy was released, and then she went “Moo-oo” again, as though she said, “Thank you.”
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Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Little Warriors!
Holding Down The Fort.
Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
What Would The Lobster Think?
“WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?”
If you saw pennies not round but square,
Or an oyster walking down the stair,
Or a lobster sitting in your arm-chair –
What would you think?
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If I saw all these things, or some,
I’m sure I’d say that I had come
To the land of Topsy-turvydom –
What would you think?
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Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Land Of Topsy-Turvydom!
“WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?”
If you saw an elephant climb a tree
Or a snail in an eggshell go to sea,
Or a donkey drinking a cup of tea –
What would you think?
If you saw houses upside down,
A beggar wearing a golden crown,
If the stars were red and the clouds were brown –
What would you think?
If you saw pennies not round but square,
Or an oyster walking down the stair,
Or a lobster sitting in your arm-chair –
What would you think?
If I saw all these things, or some,
I’m sure I’d say that I had come
To the land of Topsy-turvydom –
What would you think?
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Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Boarfish!
The Boarfish.
Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Fast Sea Turtles!
“TRY A RACE WITH ME!”
Mary’s Little Lamb.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Lullaby & Poppies From Flowerland!
“LULLABY”
WIDE awake! wide awake!
Baby’s so wide awake,
What can I bring that will lull her to rest?
Poppies from Flowerland,
Raindrops from Showerland,
Silent slow shadows that creep up the west.
Laughings and cooings – oh, what roguish doings!
Why, this is sleepy-time, Baby, you know.
What can I bring to her,
What can I sing to her,
So that my baby to Dreamland may go?
Lullaby, lullaby, sing a song dull, oh, bye,
Bye, little Baby, now shut up your eyes!
Moon shadowed now’s the land,
Dreams come from Drowsyland,
Droop, dreamy eyelids, and lie sleepy wise.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Paris Fashion!
“THE LATEST FROM PARIS.”
From the Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb and Other Good Stories.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
Boy on a Chain is a Strange Monkey!
“A STRANGE MONKEY.”
What have we here?
How very queer!
A monkey can it be?
But such a monkey in my life
I ne’er before did see.
Oh, dear, dear, dear,
I sadly fear
That something has gone wrong;
‘Tis Charlie fastened to a chain
That’s stout, and strong, and long.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
And Other Good Stories
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
“I Wish I Had a Larger Net!”
Mary Had a Little Lamb and Other Good Stories
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
“Once Bitten, Twice Shy” – Dogs and Mustard!
Mary Had a Little Lamb and Other Good Stories.
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1906.
A burnt dog dreads the mustard pot;
However you may try
To coax him, he will taste it not –
Once bitten is twice shy.
Who Will Win the Race?
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1915.
