California "Where Sets the Sun," 1876-1904 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...My dollies, will not do. But when you are truly sorry, My dollies I shall be The gladdest mamma in the world, And you shall come to me. OUT-DOORS IN SUNLAND. (1884.) Oh, dear little children of Sunland, Where Summer stays all of the year, Just gather about me a moment, In our "very own" corner right here. The flower Maiden. How pretty and bright this fair world is, How sweet is the glad robin's song, And the gay little cricket comes chirping, And the toad he is hopping along. Right down the long walk in my garden He's running a race with a fly, And the foolish fly, now he has lighted On a leaf where the toad will come by. His wings they shine like a rainbow, And his coat is a beautiful one, And his feet, why, if I had so many, I am sure it would not tire me to run. But, dear me how foolish and thoughtless That fly, to sit where the toad came along--The toad he just eyed him a minute, Then snapped at him, and now he is gone. But look there's a humming-bird see it Right there on the lily's white brim, And the spider has spun him a curtain, And flung out a thread for a swing. There's a bee that is sipping some honey Right out from the heart of a rose, And that beetle there, I should think really Had a shining black suit of new clothes. And the ants they are busy at building--I wish I could just run down and see What kind of a house they have got in the ground-And whether it's as neat as can be. There's a butterfly with wings of bright yellow, And a mouse with his smooth little coat--And pussy, I am sure she is thinking Of the nice taste he would leave in her throat. For she's got her eyes on him this minute, And now she is ready to spring; Get out, little mouse, and run for your life, Or pussy will eat you, poor thing The flowers are nodding thei...