Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1898 — WHAT THEY DO. [ARTICLE]

WHAT THEY DO.

'All night long the little stare blink; AH night long they twinkle and wink; 'All night long, when we’re fast asldep, Through the cracks in the shutters they peep, peep, peep. Bat what do they do when the daylight cornea? When the sun wakes up and his big, 1 round eye Stares and stares at the big, round sky, The little stars nestle right down in their nest, . And their bright eyes close, while they rest, rest, rest, And that’s what they do when the daylight comes. All day long in the warm summer time, The posies blossom and creep and climb; All summer long when the south winds blow, They nod their heads and they grow, grow, grow, But where do they go when Jack Frost comes? They wrap themselves in their faded gowns, And they take a trip to the rootlet towns, When the icicle fringes begin to grow And the air is full of the snow, snow, snow, And that’s where they go when Jack Frost comes. And the little ones chatter the whole day long, Of building and weaving and lesson ana song. All day long in the merriest way, They laugh, and they work, and they play, play, play. But what do they do when the Dreamman comes? They nod and forget all their joys and cares; 'And they fold their hands, and they say their prayers; And under the blankets they gladly creep, And they close their eyes, and they sleep, sleep, sleep, And that's what they do when the Drcamman comes. —Utica Globe.