Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-23

down." Jimmy always turned his head
to look at the tall clock in the corner,
Never yet had the mouse been seen
to run up the clock, but Jimmy held a
fast hope that, If only quick enough,
he would some day at least see it run
down. 1t was very exciting! .a
Next came the bath, beginning with
a strange and unnecessary soaping by
by her way Of singing with every
vigorous pass of the sponge
Here we go uppy-up-uppy! ~
Here we go downy-down-downy.
And here we go round and round and
round
Nursey's cheeks grew fiery red at
this point ..-
"And here we go roundy-round-
roundy!'
The bath ended with a great splash
ing, which on one proud occasion sent
Pussy in one flying leap quite to the
other end of the nursery.
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Nursey ate hers, he was allowed to
play by himself in the garden. At least
the grown-ups thought he was playing,
but he was really making discoveries
of the most interesting kind, too.
For where were those silver bells and
cookie shells? And perhaps Kitty Fish
err found Lucy Locket's pocket in some
garden path. What was more likely?
Luck Locket was very careless girl,
and had no doubt lost her pocket
gain. True there was not a penny IN
it-but that ribbon around it! The
ribbon might be blue, or, still better,
yellow. Jimmy wished Nursey would
spend more time over her breakfast
Naptime came quickly, and the rest
Of the day was full of pleasant play.
Robin and Jean and Daisy came home
from school. And Jimmy sat on the
grass. ard watched them build Lon
don bridge, and call Here, puss! puss!
puss!" from the apple tree. Some
times they sat in a sedate row, and
button was mysteriously passed from
hand to hand. What was 1t all about?
Jimmy didn't know, but he liked to see
al that went on. And once-oh, Joy!
he was placed at one end of the
row, and Daisy pressed the button
firmly into his plump hands.
Accidents sometimes happened. jim
ny's forehead got big bump the day
Robin was "Jack-be-nimble' and Jean
was the candle stick. But nursey
made a plaster quite like the one told
IF in the Jack-and-Jill story. And
Robin gave him the stub OF a blue
pencil. There was a chorus OF Its
not green, nursey!" when the pencil
went into Jimmy's mouth. Yes, the
Law grandmamma was i'll, and mamma
went every day to take care OF her.
But by Jimmy's bedtime she was sure
@ be at home again
Nursey might think she could cud-
He babies. Why, she didn't know the
A, B, G, of it. When mammals arm
zane around Jimmy, it was swans
Town and roses! And mamma never
wore stiffly-starched aprons. Her
gowns were of soft comfortable WOOL
en-, The fire was wont to start up
and crackle cheerily after she came In.
Pussy would show black against the
Yellow tiles, and wave her tail peace
July.
On one particular night mamma
wore a gown Of heavenly blue, and at
Ter throat was tiny diamond star.
Now Jimmy. since he went to sleep
" shutdown, had seldom seen the real
stars. But on one wakeful night papa
lad carried him to the window. and
,ointed them out to him. And now, as
Jimmy lay in mammals lap and watch
I'd the glistening jewel within the blue
If her gown, he thought 1t. must be
me Of those bright stars. He murmur-
I'd something sleepify. :,
what did baby say, Robin?" asked
mamma ,
"He said. Twinkle. twinkle, little
STAR" replied Robin; and Robin
inished the verse: - T.
"How | wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high.
Like diamond in the sky. -
Jean and aDisy had just come into
he nursery to kiss Jimmy goodnight
md thew went on with Robin:
, when the radiant sun is gone,
And he nothing shine upon,
Then you show your welcome light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night