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RHYMES AND JINGLES


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italic text was surrounded by _underscores_.]


    _BY THE SAME AUTHOR:_

    HANS BRINKER;

    OR,

    THE SILVER SKATES.

    A STORY OF LIFE IN HOLLAND.

    A New Edition, with Illustrations.

    One vol, 12mo, cloth      $1.50.

_Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price by the Publishers_,

    SCRIBNER, ARMSTRONG, AND COMPANY 745 Broadway, New York.

[Illustration:

    HOLLYHOCK, HOLLYHOCK, BEND FOR ME;
    I WANT A CHEESE FOR MY DOLLY'S TEA.
]




RHYMES AND JINGLES

    BY
    MARY MAPES DODGE
    AUTHOR OF "HANS BRINKER," ETC.

[Illustration]

    NEW YORK
    SCRIBNER, ARMSTRONG, AND COMPANY
    1875




    Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874,
    BY SCRIBNER, ARMSTRONG, AND COMPANY,
    In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

    RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
    ELECTROTYPED AND PRINTED BY
    H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.




    TO
    THE CHILDREN.




TABLE OF CONTENTS.


                                                        PAGE
  ELFIN JACK                                               1
  THE MAYOR OF SCUTTLETON                                  4
  FIRE IN THE WINDOW                                       4
  COUSIN JEREMY                                            5
  THINKING ALOUD                                           6
  "BYE, BABY, NIGHT IS COME"                               8
  SNOW                                                     9
  OH, WHERE ARE ALL THE GOOD LITTLE GIRLS?                 9
  CHRISTMAS BELLS                                         10
  MY LADDIE                                               12
  MARCH                                                   12


  GARDEN SONGS.

  LITTLE GREEN HUMMER                                     14
  GLUCK! GLUCK!                                           15
  A LAD OF NANSOOK, A BALSAM-POD TOOK                     16
  I'D SEARCH THE WORLD OVER, FOR ONE FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER   16
  FIND ME A STEM OF THE TIGER LILY                        17
  GOOD MISTRESS SUNDIAL                                   18
  SOME ONE IN THE GARDEN                                  18
  WIRE-LOCKS, CURLY-PATE, TANGLE, AND FLOSS               18
  OLD BUM OF BUMBLEBY                                     19
  UNDER THE WILLOW, OUT OF THE RAIN                       19
  LITTLE POLLY ALWAYS CLEVER                              20
  LIFT UP YOUR FACE, LITTLE DAISY!                        21
  I KNOW WHERE THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL SHOE                   22
  HOBBLEDY HOPS                                           23
  BRIGHT LITTLE BUTTERCUP                                 24
  THE ANTS                                                25
  BURS                                                    26
  HOLLYHOCK, HOLLYHOCK, BEND FOR ME!                      27
  THE EVENING PRIMROSE                                    28
  HO, DANDELION! MY LIGHTSOME FELLOW!                     28

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  SONG OF SUMMER                                          29
  LITTLE BEGINNINGS                                       30
  MOONEY AND BLACKY                                       31
  THE MOON CAME LATE TO A LONESOME BOG                    32
  JOHNNY THE STOUT                                        32
  A FARMER IN BUNGLETON HAD A COLT                        34
  THE DRINKING-PAN                                        35
  THE SHREWD LAD OF COOLOO                                36
  THERE WAS A FINE YOUTH OF PIKE'S PEAK                   36
  STOCKING SONG ON CHRISTMAS EVE                          37
  IN TRUST                                                38
  A SONG OF ST. NICHOLAS                                  39
  FLOWERS                                                 41
  THE LITTLE MOTHER                                       43
  AMONG THE ANIMALS                                       44
  OLD DOCTOR PAFF                                         45
  THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T EAT CRUSTS                 46
  POOR LITTLE TODDLEKINS                                  47
  SONG OF THE DUCKS                                       49
  THAT'S WHAT WE'D DO                                     50
  LITTLE PIPKIN                                           52
  AN APRIL MAIDEN                                         52
  THERE'S A FRAGRANCE IN THE BLOSSOM                      53
  WAKE UP, BIRDIE!                                        54
  THE DIFFERENCE (THREE OLD LADIES)                       55
  BILLY BOY                                               58
  SHEPHERD JOHN                                           60
  MY WEEK                                                 62
  BABY IN DREAMLAND                                       64
  THANKSGIVING                                            66
  BIRDIE'S BIRTHDAY                                       68
  THE STAR FAMILY                                         69
  AS I WAS GOING                                          70
  TWO LITTLE FROGGIES                                     70
  ONE AND ONE                                             72
  BIRDIES WITH BROKEN WINGS                               73
  WILLIE'S LODGER                                         74
  FOUR LITTLE PIGGIES BOUND FOR A FROLIC                  76
  SPINNING YOUR TOP                                       76
  GOOD MORNING!                                           78
  LADY BIRD AND DADDY LONGLEGS                            79
  WOULDN'T AND WOULD                                      80
  NELL AND HER BIRD                                       82
  THERE WAS AN OLD WEATHER-VANE                           84
  DUMPY DICKY                                             84
  HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS, GOOD NEIGHBOR?                 85
  THE NEW SLATE                                           87
  LITTLE POT SOON HOT                                     89
  NELL'S NOTIONS                                          90
  NEVER A NIGHT SO DARK AND DREAR                         91
  SNOW, SNOW, EVERYWHERE                                  92
  SOME ONE WE CANNOT HEAR                                 93
  A STRANGER IN THE PEW                                   93
  THE QUEEN O' MAY                                        96
  PUSSY'S CLASS                                           98
  TWISTAN, TURNEM, LET ME SEE                            100
  WANDERING JOE                                          100
  WHETHER FAIR, WHETHER FOUL                             101
  THE RATS                                               102
  IN THE WOOD                                            106
  COMB MUSIC                                             108
  IN THE BASKET                                          110
  COMING                                                 110
  THE DAINTY MISS ROSE                                   112
  POOR LITTLE MOUSIE                                     115
  WAITING FOR FATHER                                     117
  WHAT SHALL I BUY?                                      118
  RUT-A-TUT-TUTS                                         119
  HALLOO, OLD SCUTTLE, WHERE'S YOUR COAL?                120
  OH NO!                                                 120
  THE SANDMAN                                            122
  TROUBLE IN THE GREENHOUSE                              125
  TEN KINDS                                              126
  HAVE YOU APPLES, GOOD GROCER?                          127
  THE OLD WOMAN OF WIGG                                  128
  THE BRAVE KNIGHT OF LORRAINE                           128
  THE OLD DOCTOR OF BRILLE                               129
  FAIRY TALES                                            130
  OLD CAN AN' MUST                                       133
  MOTHERLESS                                             133
  OLD SIMON                                              137
  THE LITTLE MOTE                                        138
  WHEN I WAS LITTLE                                      138
  WHAT MAKES BABY BRAVE AND BRIGHT?                      139
  THE ALPHABET                                           140
  EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE                         142
  THE COOK'S LITTLE BOY                                  142
  HARRY                                                  144
  THREE WAYS                                             145
  TOM OF CLAPHAM                                         146
  WHAT THEY SAY                                          146
  ONE STEP, TWO STEP                                     147
  MELONS                                                 148
  HOW MANY THINGS IN MY POCKET?                          150
  THE GALLANT OUTRIDERS                                  151
  BUSY BEE! BUSY BEE!                                    153
 