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To Nellie.
You thought when little Jennie came
Life could not hold for you
A sweeter charm than you then found
In her bright eyes of blue;
But now you find an added joy
In little "Number Two."
Life could not hold for you
A sweeter charm than you then found
In her bright eyes of blue;
But now you find an added joy
In little "Number Two."
Sweet Gladys, with her dusky eyes
And silken auburn hair—
A tender little floweret she,
Like snowdrop white and fair;
A little plant from babyland
Entrusted to your care.
And silken auburn hair—
A tender little floweret she,
Like snowdrop white and fair;
A little plant from babyland
Entrusted to your care.
Foster her then with carefulness,
That she may daily grow
Worthy her heav'nly home, the while
She blossoms here below;
And like a flower may she diffuse
Perfume where'er she go.
That she may daily grow
Worthy her heav'nly home, the while
She blossoms here below;
And like a flower may she diffuse
Perfume where'er she go.
