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DREAMS.
If a good little child be ever so
good,
As good as a child can be;
Wee Willie Winkie comes over the
hill
With his sack of dreams comes
he.
One little dream of a truly train,
One little dream of a candy cane,
One little dream of a woolly
sheep,
Qne little dream of a doll to
keep,
One little dream of a rub-a-rub
drums,
One little dream of a top that
hums,
One little dream of a trumpet
red,
One little dream of a brand new
sled,
One little dream of a chocolate
drop
Dream upon dream, and they
never stop.
If a good little child be ever so
good,
As good as a child can be;
Wee Willie Winkie whv, here he
is!
"Shut your eyes, quick," says he.
Carolyn S. Bailey.
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At our Post-office door,
Find Hill's curio store (fine find),
Could you miss it, 'twould be a
wonder ;
Should you miss it, oh what a
blunder !
Thou must diligently make it thy
aim, that in every place, and in
every action or outward employment,
thou be inwardly free and
master of thyself, and that all
things be under thee, and not thou
under them. That thou mayest be
lord and ruler of thy actions, not a
slave or bondsman. But rather a
freeman, transferred to the lot and
to the liberty of the children of
God; who stand above the things
present, and contemplate those that
are eternal. Thomas A. Kempis.
"Dear Lord, whatever happens
keep me from gettin' sour." Mrs.
Wiggs.
"What did you have, dear editor,
in your stocking?"
THE HONOLULU TIMES
Had a new gown, with a pocket
in it and ahem too, in the
!
Few cheques (no checks), cups
and sassers (sass her), which arc
so thin and light, skecred shall
shatter 'em (like new resolutions)
in less than twelve months; and,
Kalcndars until we were
"tired" of" looking at our newfound
friend, "1909," with whom
we must journey, come rain, come
shine, for 365 days; and really
looked back with regret at dear old
1908, who had treated us from beginning
to close, so kindly!
Cards and cards and cards, beautiful
baskets of beauties roses and
pinks, nasturtium and fern, plum
cake and spirit (good spirit) candy
and candies and pyramid of
"goodies" and fruit, and ribbons,
pictures and purse, stationery, perfumery,
books (lovely), and little
we promised to tell ("I dinna care
to tell").
And now, we must all get back
calmly and resolutely and with
"willing mind" to the legitimate
"common task" and work of life.
"And help us, this and every
day, (O Lord) To live more nearly
as we pray," as dear Keble tells
us.
We are compelled to admit that
our dear contemporary, the Mourn-in'
Glory, in reviewing .today, our
illustrious political status (all illustrated)
brings the editorial gavel
clown with an unusually heavy
plump and thump, that reminds
one of Boston's State-house, etc.
Personally, we don't quite see
why a Mayor, any Mayor, need be
classical at all.
The-every-day-say-Smith, Jones
or Brown (Judge Robinson, yea)
has not in stock or store (head),
of ancient lore galore, so we are
constrained to fancy. A man may
go "through" college oh yes! and
attend Yale dinners and Harvard
suppers later on (yes, loo late),
but, where's his little mark? his
"footprints on the sands of time?"
(Cui bono.)
Rhodes as sccretarv, and Logan
as one of the to-be-famous, in the
bookkeeping of the country, for the
present, (no gifts or presents out
of it!) We ought surely one and
all, to feel safe so far as "City and
Countv" are at stake.
Jan.' 5.
New York City is a heartless
place. Evcrv one you speak to is a
German, a Jew or an Italian. The
vast bulk of them know nothing
and do not try to learn. If you
talk money to them they can understand,
but nothing else.
Several of the schools here have
5000 pupils each, and the school
children in the public schools number
as many as the whole population
of Boston. The city is extraordinarily
brilliant at night and the
stores unceasingly attractive.
Wanamakcr, who succeeds A. T.
Stewart, has now two huge buildings
on two corners of the cross
street and Broadway connected by
subway and bridge. In an immense
auditorium in the new building
concerts are given every afternoon.
Boston's population is much
more agreeable to meet, the car service
much better arranged and the
conductors far more courteous.
We have just opened a new subway
under Washington street,
which is said to be the best arranged
and most attractive in the world.
Moving stairways carry you at certain
points and every convenience
is anticipated. I still write four
or five editorials, about three
columns each week so I do not rust
out.
Warken P. Adams.
4 &
MAYOR FERN.
It is certainly a fine thing and
of which any man should feel justly,
not proud but grateful, to be
Mayor of a city ; and it is a superlative
honor, the finest honor, to be
the first Mayor of a city.
The word or name "Fern" suggests
at once, delightful images to
the mind and eye.
We think of shady, cool, refreshing
vales and forests of greenery ;
of sparkling water, clear and sweet
splashing over the
rocks and pebbles far adown into
the valley; we think of lovely
scenes and quiet resting places
promoting gladness ; for, there, are
found abundance of fern. (Fern all
night and green enough.)
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EYES TO SEE A SPELLING
BEE.
The signs, of any fence or shop,
are good object-lessons, even for
