YOUNG AMERICA SERILS

THE PKOUD GIRL

haughty grace a gazing on her pretty face Proud of her dress of ample spread. All gay with bows of brightest red;
;

susta turns with

Of golden locket, tiny chain, Of rosy bouquet she is vain,

Alas! that air of pride spoils
all!

Vexation waits her at the

ball,

The caarm most sure all hearts to

dinple unaffected ease,

please

Small chance of love has that poor

)se

elf

thoughts are centred

all in self,

THE MEEK GIRL.

In the old church pew
Little

Mary

stands,

Reading from the Prayer -hook Open in her hands,

How God loves the humble, How He helps the weak,

Putteth down the mighty, Raiseth up the meek,

And

her sweet voice stealeth,

Very low and clearIn each verse responsive

the list'ning ear; Meekly thus she standeth,

On

In the holy place lily in God's gardenClothed with meekest grace,

THE NEAT LITTLE

Fresh as any daisy
Smiling in the sun,

GIRL.

Looks sweet

little

Katie,
i

Now

her

toil

is

done,

'Neath the porch's

"While the bee
flits

roses,

by,

Sits the little maiden,

Working

quietly,

Very Very smooth her

Cleanliness
Tt
is

neat her feet look!

hair,

beauty,
fair:

makes Katie

THE DISORDERLY GIRL

For order Sarah does not care;

Her

batter'd hat, her tangled hair,

careless

At once her

ways

reveal,
feel,

Nor her shortcomings does she

But skips amidst her

idle friends,

From mid-day

sun,

till

twilight ends,
'11

Ah

Sarah

by and by you

wish

You had

not wasted time like this!

(to brighten future

But learn'd

days

modest maiden's quiet ways,

THE INATTENTIVE SCHOLARS.

That
IS a pretty cap to

wear

Such a disgrace I 'could not If I were little Jim,

bear,

And yet the No warning

But seems

boys
in

who

sit

behind,

it

surely find,

to

copy him!

One

eats an apple o'er his book,

squints, with stupid look,

Another

Up Two in
At

at

unlucky Jim,

the other comer, play

Tit-tat-too -a pretty

way
I

Their master's praise to win

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