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diff --git a/26431.txt b/26431.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6337a80 --- /dev/null +++ b/26431.txt @@ -0,0 +1,976 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Children of Our Town, by Carolyn Wells + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Children of Our Town + +Author: Carolyn Wells + +Illustrator: E. Mars + M.H. Squire + +Release Date: August 25, 2008 [EBook #26431] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHILDREN OF OUR TOWN *** + + + + +Produced by Jason Isbell, Christine D. and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + + CHILDREN OF OUR TOWN + + BY E. MARS AND M. H. SQUIRE + + WITH VERSES BY + CAROLYN WELLS + + + [Illustration] + + + + + CHILDREN OF OUR TOWN + + [Illustration] + + + + + CHILDREN + OF OUR + TOWN + + PICTURED BY + E. MARS AND M. H. SQUIRE + + WITH VERSES BY + CAROLYN WELLS + + PUBLISHED BY + R. H. RUSSELL + NEW YORK + + Copyright, 1902, by + ROBERT HOWARD RUSSELL + + + + + FLYING KITES + + + A blustering windy day's just right + For boys who want to fly a kite; + And it affords the greatest joy + To make and use the pretty toy. + + But Aged Duffers, do not try + A large-sized paper kite to fly; + You could not manage tail or string, + And ten to one you'd spoil the thing. + + + + + BOATS ON THE LAKE + + + A morning full of happiness any boy may find + By sailing boats upon the lake, if he is so inclined; + The wind it drives them out to sea, he pulls them back, and then + They jerk and struggle to be free--away they go again! + They wibble-wobble as they sail, and sometimes they upset,-- + Of course he reaches out for them,--of course he gets quite wet. + + But Aged Grandsires, if you must sail boats in Central Park, + Play properly, don't splash yourself, and run back home ere dark. + + + + + AT CONEY ISLAND + + + See proud Belinda smartly dressed + In all her flaunting Sunday best; + With muslin hat and ruffles big + She cannot comfortably dig. + + Ask her if she would like to play,-- + She will not answer either way; + She'll only shake herself, and then, + Just pout and grin and pout again. + + Dear Grandams, meekly learn from this, + How very ill-advised it is + To don a costume fine and grand + When you go playing in the sand. + + Instead of your bespangled net, + Or moire velvet edged with jet, + Just wear a gingham, simply made, + So you can tuck it up and wade. + + + + + IN CENTRAL PARK + + + In Central Park, along the Mall, + We see the gay goat-carriage crawl; + With little boys and girls inside, + Enjoying their exciting ride. + + Right willingly each nimble steed + Exerts his very utmost speed; + And o'er the smooth hard road they race + At something like a turtle's pace. + + But stout old men and portly dames, + Pray, do not urge your rightful claims; + And even though you have the price, + Listen, I beg, to my advice. + + Do not insist on getting in + The little carriage for a spin; + You'd not look picturesque at all + Careering up and down the Mall. + + + + + THE FIRST OF APRIL + + + 'Tis taught by philosophic schools + The human race is mostly fools. + And once a year you see this truth + Ably set forth by jocund youth, + Who broach the tenets of the creed + Plainly that he who runs may read. + + But Aged Idiots, 'tis not meet + For you to run along the street, + And with a manner bold and sly + Pin tags on ladies passing by, + Or sit upon the curb and look + For fools to snatch your pocket-book. + + + + + PLEBEIAN + + + Lucinda's tastes are so depraved; + She likes to play and romp + With children poor and ill-behaved, + Who boast no style or pomp. + + Their costumes are not quite correct, + They have no pretty tricks; + Lucinda! pray be more select, + In higher circles mix. + + + + + PATRICIAN + + + Ah, sweet Lucinda, best of girls, + How quick to take advice. + Behold her with unpapered curls, + And frock so rich and nice! + + Her haughty stare! Who would suppose + That dress would change her so + Oh, blessed influence of fine clothes, + How much to thee we owe! + + + + + QUARRELSOMENESS + + + Dear lady-readers of whatever age, + Look backward and with me enjoy this page. + What happy moments have we often spent + Thus to our frenzied anger giving vent. + Ah, me, the long-lost joys of being young! + To make up faces, and stick out one's tongue; + How those occasions of Xantippish strife + Gave zip and zest to our dull childish life. + + + + + THE ETERNAL FEMININE + + + Ah, truly, as the tree is bent the tiny twig's inclined, + And in the very littlest girls we see + The contradictious tendencies of woman's wayward mind + Developed to a marvellous degree. + For each small daughter of her mother + Will say one thing and do the other. + + For instance, when some little girls just hate to go to school + And beg that they may stay at home and play; + And then, permission given, these same children, as a rule, + Delight in _playing school_ the livelong day! + Ah, no wonder poets feature + Woman as a captious creature. + + + + + WISTFULNESS + + + Baby and Sis and me + Stand by the fence and see + Picnickers munch + Lots o' good lunch, + Jes' givin' nothin' to we. + + Baby and Sis and me, + Hungry as we can be, + Haven't no right + To be 'spectin' a bite,-- + But we're glad lookin' is free. + + + + + KINDNESS TO ANIMALS + + + The Bison, though he seems so grim, + Is very sensitive; + And when the children stare at him, + He wants to cease to live. + + He hears them wonder why he's there, + And why he can't break through; + And why he has such funny hair, + And why he doesn't moo. + + At this, the suffering Buffalo + Can scarce restrain to weep; + Their caustic comments hurt him so,-- + They haunt him in his sleep. + + But, Grown-Up people, let me pray + You'll not behave like this; + The Bison pet,--and, when you may, + Give him a friendly kiss. + + + + + A COLD DAY + + + In winter time when ice and sleet + Make slidy places on the street, + The children early leave their beds + And rush out with their skates and sleds. + + All merrily the little dears + Throw snowballs in each other's ears; + And thus with pretty playful ways + Beguile the white and wintry days. + + Oh, Venerable Veterans, + I hate to disarrange your plans; + But truly, if you try this game + You will go home all stiff and lame. + + + + + SKATES + + + A blithesome boy this picture shows; + He has a true Mercurian pose, + Like winged heels his roller-skates + Send him fast-flying past his mates. + When one is young, 'tis very nice + To skate on rollers or on ice. + + But Ancient Gaffers, do not try + With active boys like this to vie. + For if you get a skate on, you + Acquire a rolling gait, 'tis true. + But soon this proverb you'll endorse,-- + A rolling gait gathers remorse. + + + + + THE EXCURSION BOAT + + + Into the boat the breeze blows fair, + It blows across the deck; + It blows the little children's hair,-- + They get it in the neck. + + And in this picture you may see + The happy girls and boys, + So true to life,--but thankful be + You cannot hear the noise. + + The great steam-whistle's fearful squeaks. + The band, ill-tuned and loud; + The babies with their screams and shrieks, + The bustle of the crowd. + + Grown People, you'd prefer, afloat, + A private yacht, I'm sure; + Then shun the gay excursion boat + Unless you're very poor. + + + + + EVOLUTIONARY FAME + + + These merry children, I'll be bound + In careless pleasure ride around; + Unthinking as they onward go, + What pedigree their horses show. + + But, Graybeard, you learned when a boy + About the Wooden Horse of Troy; + And you assume these steeds to be + The Trojan Sire's posterity. + + Well, there you're wrong! you have forgot. + They're Flying Horses, are they not? + And, scions of a noble name, + From Pegasus descent they claim. + + But, Graybeards, curb your mad desires + To mount upon these whizzing flyers. + For there's the very strongest chance + You'd go home in an ambulance. + + + + + PIETY + + + With new, ill-fitting gloves, + With frocks as white as snow, + By two and two these little loves + To First Communion go. + + I watch them as they pass,-- + Somehow, I shrewdly guess + Each child thinks little of her mass + And much about her dress. + + But you, dear Aged Saint, + Whose eyeballs upward roll, + I trust you have no worldly taint + Upon your gentle soul. + + + + + WEALTH + + + Joe Munn who has a penny + Has friends and friends a-many; + They hang around him eagerly and offer him advice. + Tim Lanigan states clearly + That he loves taffy dearly + And butterscotch is awful good and chocolates is nice. + + Jane said, but no one heard her, + "An orange would go furder," + While Billy Barlow's heart beat high inside his chubby shape. + It needs no divination + To see the application,-- + Until your purse is empty from your friends you can't escape. + + + + + THE SKIPPING-ROPE + + This picture (as you can see, I hope) + Shows a fat little maiden skipping rope. + She can jump "highwater" and "pepper" too, + But, fat old ladies, let me tell you, + If you jump "highwater" you'll lose your breath, + And to jump "pepper" might cause your death. + + + + + MUSIC'S MIGHT + + On the East Side any day, + When the street pianos play + You can see the children dancing with + a rhythmic whirl and sway. + + All untaught their native grace, + Joy in every grinning face, + To the music they are gaily keeping + perfect time and pace. + + But, infirm and aged crones, + Do not risk your ancient bones; + Your old nerves would suffer sadly + jarred and jolted by the stones. + + + + + A BALL GAME + + There never was a place so bad + But one redeeming trait it had. + + Now Harlem is no good at all + Save as a place for playing ball. + + But there the boys will run and play + Their favorite game 'most every day. + + But, Reverend sir, 'twould foolish be + To play, with your rheumatic knee. + + And, Deacon, do not try, I beg, + To play the game with your game leg. + + + + + THE RIVAL QUEENS + + + Now wasn't this ridiculous? + Essie and Mamie had a fuss, + And each declared she wouldn't play + Unless she could be Queen of May. + + "You think you're smart!" Miss Essie said, + And Mamie sneered and tossed her head. + And each one angrily declared + There'd be no queen for all she cared! + + Mamie was mad as she could be, + And Essie pouted sulkily; + With angry looks they onward stalked, + While no one 'neath the May-bower walked. + + Oh! social Queens, this lesson learn + If for supremacy you yearn, + And of your fitness there is doubt, + See that your rival too's kept out. + + + + + LITTLE MOTHERS + + The Little Mothers of the poor + They lead a jolly life, I'm sure; + For without being gray and old, + They've all a mother's right to scold. + As eagerly each day they meet + To pass the gossip of the street, + Her baby-cart, each states with pride, + Is finest on the whole East side. + And each, her small charge will declare + The handsomest baby anywhere. + Oh, Grown-up Mothers, learn to praise + Your children and their pretty ways. + + + + + OTHER LITTLE MOTHERS + + + The Little Mothers of the rich + Are really works of art, + They are dressed up to such a pitch + In frocks so fine and smart. + + They do not have to take the charge + Of baby boys or girls; + No, they have dolls exceeding large + With silky, flaxen curls. + + Ah, Mothers in Society, + Accept this reasoning sound; + Dolls far less troublesome would be + Than children bothering round. + + + + + FOURTH OF JULY + + These boisterous boys, with bang and fizz, + They make such noisy noise; + But, then, perhaps the reason is, + They are such boysy boys. + + The girls as well,--from early morn + They shoot and shoot and shoot; + And on a trumpet or a horn + They toot and toot and toot. + + But you, whose locks are bleached by Time, + (Or by the Chemist's aid), + Heed my admonitory rhyme, + Nor join the gay parade. + + + + + THANKSGIVING-DAY + + + When Autumn brings around the day + Devoted to thanksgiving, + The children scream with laughter gay + For very joy of living. + + And every sort of escapade + Receives their commendation; + But all agree a masquerade + Is best for celebration. + + The boys and girls all swarm around + The crowd is hourly growing; + Straw hatted and grotesquely gowned,-- + With tin horns loudly blowing. + + But dear old dames with snowy puffs, + Tulle caps and Mechlin laces, + Don't scramble out and join the toughs + In boys' clothes and false faces. + + + + + ICE-CREAM + + + To Bob and Sue, who have ice-cream, + Life is a glowing, halcyon dream, + While Tom stands empty by; + And says, "Gee! fellers, ain't it prime? + Say, I had ice-cream too, one time, + And it was great! Oh, my!" + + Ah, beaux and belles at rout or ball, + Does ice-cream on your palate pall? + Is it to you no treat? + You never ate it from the can, + Come, patronize the Ice-Cream Man, + Come down to Mulberry Street! + + [Illustration:] + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Children of Our Town, by Carolyn Wells + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHILDREN OF OUR TOWN *** + +***** This file should be named 26431.txt or 26431.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/2/6/4/3/26431/ + +Produced by Jason Isbell, Christine D. and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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