NELL AND HER BIRD.

Nell, in the garden,

Sends them her love.

Tell how I found you,

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Hurt, in a tree;

Then, when they're wounded,

They'll come right to me.

I'd like to go with you

If I could fly;

It must be so beautiful
Up in the sky!

Why, little birdie!

Why don't you go?

You sit on my finger,

And shake your head, "No!"

He's off! Oh! how quickly

And gladly he rose !
I know he will love me
Wherever he goes.

I know - for he really
Seemed trying to say,

My dear little Nelly,
I can't go away."

But just then some birdies

Came flying along,

And sang as they neared us

A chirruping song;

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And he felt just as I do
When girls come and shout
Right under the window,

"Come, Nelly! come out!"

It's wrong to be sorry;
I ought to be glad;
But he's the best birdie
That ever I had.

THERE was an old weather-vane high on a shed, The wind came a courting and turned his head; And all it could utter for lack of mouth

Was East, and West, and North, and South.

DUMPY DICKY said, "I can't;

Joe said, "By and by;

Grumpy Jacky said, "I shan't;"
Tommy said, "I'll try."

"Have you heard the news, good neighbor?"
"No. What is the news, I pray?"

Why the cat went down to a concert
And frightened the music away.

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