Babys First Year

Beg, doggie, beg: Come, come, sit up,
No, not that way, you silly pup;
Upon your hind legs sit,
And I will tell you how to ask
For bread - it is an easy task;
And then you’ll get a bit.
Now there - that’s right - keep up your paw!
A better dog I never saw.
Oh dear! you’re down once more:
I […]

I shall help mother when I am grown big;
When I am old enough, oh! wont I dig,
Plough with the horses, and call out “Gee-ho!”
Plant the potatoes, fell timber, and mow?
Then I shall fetch the cows home to the byre,
Carry such fagots to make mother’s fire,
Reap and make hay - Hush! who calls? I shant go!
Its […]

I like my cat, I like him well,
As all the house may see
I like him for himself, and not
Because the cat likes me.
He counts his only work in life,
To flourish and be fat;
And this he does with all his might;
Of course, I like my cat.
His eyes shine out beneath his brows,
As eyes have rarely shone;
His […]