Our Boys - Stories, Poems And Sketches

We were bidden to listen and so we do, Shut up in the narrow and stuffy pew Rehavlng just as well as we can Ye look over there at the preacher-man. We cant understand though we take such pains All sense seems gonefrorn our llttle brains So we just s qtu cats best we may. And wait till the long hour wears away. Oh, how can he have so much to say. The preacher-man such a lovely dav And what in the wbrld he is talking about We do not know and we cant find out. COPTRICrIIT I k i BELFOICT, l.. l l E B CD. CONTENTS . raOE A Miserable Man ......................................... . Anon. r a 2 O 0 E 1 . A Provident Little Bird ..................................... a 76 AQueer Fairy ............................................. l77 A Sparrow in Mid. Atlantic ................................. 104 BobbitsBoat .............................................. 153 Building a Fort ............................................ c 118 c Cant Help It .......................................... 66 Camels ................................................... 166 CarrieJs Picnic ............................................ 197 Carrys Troubles ................................... Edgar Fa ucett 45 Destroying the Cargo ............................... L aurie Lorilzg 98 Dreamin ............................................... . An0 n. 26 Fathers ortrait ........................................... 188 Eirst Ride ......................................... Laurie Lori. n g l 7 Grandmas Story ................................... r 94 Grandmothers Specs ............................. L ouisa . Alcott 36 He Put a Little Sugar in ................................ Ano. 9 . 110 How the Sheep Found He Was Black........................ 183 Joes Fourth of Julp . ................................ S ara Conant 29 Keeping Robbie Still ...................................... . An0 n. 168 Little Haymaker ................................... Laurie Loring 91 Mother Darlings Family ............................ 160 My p t t l e Friend ................................ L oz isa Alcott 138 Ned S Team ........................................ L auris Loring 40 NellyJs Fault ............................................. . A n0 n. i8 On the Keel ............................................... M 85 Our Little News Boy .. . .......................... Loziisn Jl . AZcott 23 Poor Jack ............................................... A . non . 56 Shine, Sir - S hine ....................... . Nary Hatnes Gilbsrt 8 Skip ..................................................... . An0 n. 65 The Boy Who Took Care of Grandmother ..................... 130 The Pate of Five Little Kittens . An0 n. 124 ............................ . The Girl Who Was Afraid of a Dog ................... Olive 27 orne 1 63 The Greedy Bird that Wanted to Eat a Boy ................. . An0 n. 145 r 1 1 h o Kind Neighbor ........................................ he Sailor BOY ........................................... 3 The Squint-eyed Party ..................................... 47 Tide-Marks ............................................... 128 Two Families .............................................. 192 Washed Ashore ............................................ l50 TVhich ................................................... 100 WillyJs Naughty Day ....................................... 17 1 Uncle Berts Letter ........................................ 69POETRY . PAGE. A Little Boys Wonder. Song ............................... . An0 n. 106 Dirty Jack ............................................... . An0 n. 10T Going to School ........................................... cc I Had a Sweet Little Doll ......................