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CHILDREN OF THE POOR, . AUTHOR OF BOOK OF THE

SEASONS,

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THE Two KITTENS,

AUTHOR, COTTAGE POETRY, 142

MY HEAVENLY FATHER,

MRS. ABDY,

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THE BEREAVED,

JAMES MONTGOMERY,

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ROMAN PILGRIMS,

ANONYMOUS,

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FATHERLAND,

AUTHOR OF SELWYN,

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CONTRADICTION,

ANONYMOUS, .

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A MINUTE,

ANONYMOUS,

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EFFECTS OF A BAD HABIT, ANONYMOUS,

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THE CHILDREN'S BALL, MRS. ABDY,

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KIND BEHAVIOR,

ANONYMOUS,

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WESTERN TRAVELLERS,

ANONYMOUS,

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A CAT AND KITTEN CORRE-

SPONDENCE, :

ANONYMOUS,

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THE BEREAVED SISTER, ANONYMOUS,

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LINES,

ANONYMOUS,

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THE LISTENER,

ANONYMOUS,

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THE CLOUD,

SHELLEY,

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MEDITATION,

ANONYMOUS,

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THE FAWN,

ANONYMOUS,

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OBEDIENCE REWARDED,

ANONYMOUS,

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INDOLENCE RECLAIMED, ANONYMOUS,

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THE CHILD'S MEDITATION,

ANONYMOUS,

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THE GENTLEMAN AND BASKET-

MAKER,

ANONYMOUS,

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THE POISON TREE,

ANONYMOUS,

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CHRISTMAS BLOSSOMS.

MY MOTHER.

BY MRS. ABDY.

M°Amid your prattling infant band;

OTHER, again I see you stand
Amid

your prattling infant band;
Again, in haste, aside you lay
The book you wished to read to-day:
Your time is given to us alone,
Scarcely a moment seems your own;
Where shall we ever find another
To care for us like you, my Mother ?

You wisely train each well-loved child, Gently you chide the rash and wild,

You tenderly support the meek,
And give protection to the weak;
I know that we are deemed to be
A fond, united family;
Your influence binds us to each other:
We owe our peace to you, my Mother.

Dear Mother, at a future day,
May we your ceaseless love repay;
Each hour may we recall in thought
The virtuous lessons you have taught,
And if enticed to go astray,
Oh! may we to our tempters say-
“ The way we tread shall be no other
Than that first shown us by our Mother.”