The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-07
LILLE LILLY.
BIZ THE REV. wILLrAn nusrorD.

She sits in her chair In the chamber.
40 muodily all b, herself.
Ihat oil people seem to be puzzled,
AT ssei gu, quiiRt little eff
she rocks to the hymns she l. humming,
And dreamlly fixes ner gaze
On figures that flash in ihi tire-i ght,
And iiotti In the fanciful blaze.
To birds in the par or she prattles--
The fancifu birds upon the wall
And spreads for them daily such daintie5
AS berries and waite fl all.
Then losing the do very gently,
She takes at the keyhole Il peep;
She says tn y ere eati & and dri king,
She aW them 30 once in her sleep.
She Tolls on the n ior by the fender,
And gives the old lion a h e
The old lion woven IN worst d.
Ihat lies on the new parlOr rug
She pat, him aud calls him "old fellow"
Ana tells us she saw II IN on ,unrd,
At the gate for the bug a-bOo's coming,
One night when twas showing so hard
She cuts up her new calico pieces,
And seWs on h curious things,
Ana work. ~ he whimsical patterns,
'te - by the Seamst ess and sings.
Her babies have all PR tty names, too,
she dres es them upeVory day,
ana each has t. place ana its plaything,
Ana each particuta play.
When sometimes she gives them party,
Tie chesSmen are hid to ''thc SiHiI,n
The king an the queens aud the bishops
Are brought to the babyhuuse bail.
Tue knight never goes in the par or,
But >ttuds on the uuJsis @, o course,
The ladies expressing, says Luly
Hegrols that he can't have his horse,
When supper con o. on in the evening,
She works with a flncifai 2est,
And kopDz nm the mr. uufta a. 4
by taking for hostess and guest
The King nt the he al OF the bic,
The queen al ne opposite place,
All standin in statelicst order,
she makes tho old bishop ''Say grace"
Ny Lnly has lost young playmate
Lost what the angels had found
We carried her do an to the cedarS,
The bosky old burial ground.
she chung 10 me 81 ,ser mat evening,
Sail "Fath r, when Luly shall die,
Don't cover her up in The grave yard,
10 keep her away from tue sky"
told her "tho grave was Gods strden
10 plant out His pretticst howe $,
Ihat thence they are moved ia His morcy
TO bloom In His beautiful bower rs.
Inc blossoms lie hurlcs in winter,
Ana covers In snow from The cold:
80 kc the STROUD wrapped around Cary.
inc sunlight Of spring will unfold,
That even the loyeicS lily
That Tolls on the --LATEST wave,
In winter time burleS its beauty,
ANA blooms again blHnchcd I'm the grave
smile In her pretty eyes played then,
moment forfeit NJ her pain,
Inc tears seemed sparkle with glndncss,
LAKE sunshine when streaming through
rain.
she said "last night She wus dreaming
a. o.. ln., L.. J..
IN standing on clouds in the arlinht.
The heave were louchiug her head
ThaO there came the dear little Cary,
Dut only to kiss through the blue
~ OIL NJ the pane Ia the window
Your Ldly plays kissing with You.
asked her how Cary had gone there.
she SAID, Win her serious air,
"lhe moon suppose did lust npeu
Il God carried Cary through thore
Oh, LulJ my dear hit e angel,
-, God grant that We both may be- best,
lnal the moon which has opened for Cary,
May soon roll awe y for the rcsti
thank Thee, o, Father In Heaven.
Because, from the prudent and wise,
Thou hidest those things Thou rr\calc.t
To babes, with their spiritual owes,
Hin who Is invisible seeing
They walk In lhe glorious tight.
And even so let II hc Father,
For 80 1t seems good in rhv sight.