Show mie m rJ 9 aI UrI e B SS m DS b 1 M AC v x x- x J x X Xi x-n x 1 i x Eo EX cy of df EoY y yv r v Eo f t SERAPHINA STORIES Sf y II x-i x rr C Fl w A X k y- y yx F X x d k 1 cF y-y- y x- x y of Small Seraphina Stella Stone whose age Is half haIr past four Was fond of oC having ing all her things upon the nursery floor ner books and dolls and Teddy beats beals her blocks locks and other toys s To ha have hale e them all about her was ns the t of her jo joys s snut nut But when t as nearly time for bed and she must stop her play Our Seraphina Stella tella Stone just left them where here they lay la To To tell of oC such a careless dear child child deal dear dearl 1 It grieves es me ore corel I nut But her dear mother think of her It grieves s her much much more grow t one day of her toys to s began to tire And so she lay lav do down don n on the rug before be before fore the open fire And there face do down don n upon the rug was her Dear DolI Dolly Dear As Seraphina watched the flames flame that leaped up with lIh the smoke She heard a teeny tiny voice olce that th softly s sully spoke sOli Oh dear l I I it said Look here It SLid I Im m I lying Iving Ing on my face fuce I do wish Mother Iother Seraphina would put me In my place I m rolled oft off here I m rn bowled oT orr there I m tumbled all nil around I has have e a mind to start ofT off now nov no v and travel hn el till Ise I ve e found 1 little girl to mother me who will not be so careless Oh Oh dear oh oil oh lear dears Look here herc look here I Ive Ise e worried till hairless And then up spoke young oun l ell w ell I am tumbled too I m around and blown lown around round c Re e are a jumbled Clew I A boo book 1 that lay upon the floor Hoor cried out Alas Alack Alach I II II I suffer more than you vou ou my friends friends- friends I have a 1 broken hac back I And If It vou sou ou look looh around you vou ou here liere youth ou 11 see ee ee that there are others With ith rum rumpled pi ell Ica leaves leases es and broken bad haci s-my s s m mv sisters and my m brother broth ers Then let us go cried Tedd to some home far from here here here children are more 1 l cud ind and w we e shall hive have no more to fear r fear 1 here each of us will III has h he e a place and will be put away ay To sleep and rest for that th is best we ate ale tired of play pla Small Ser Seraphina caught her lier breath and opened wide ille her eyes a aw w p 0 q 1 0 Ufa p tt a OTC TAt l J Jell l el 1 a rt O f t es s Ho 1111 jOl J en n rte latna tr f 4 A f fr r UtI a II I a t drow dou JJ Some so ht c ah 1 d Lt j re t iula 4 i spoil ro tl H un t n nt an sound She 1001 cd ed about the hire lit room In sleep sleepy cad ad surprise She heard no more small voices from Dolly Dear or book bool But toys to were scattered all around where wherever er she slie might 1001 Oh please pIe don t leas leave e a me fedd 1 IDS don don t go Dear Doll Dear I II try tl Y to take tahe such care of ou If you ou will III stay right here hen She She thou thought ht she slie saw Deal Deat Dolly smile a little then smile smile then sigh She thought she slie saw small win I once his Ills button eye c e e I She took tool those toys to s with 10 loving losing Ing care and put them all 0 away ay And c Seraphina she has been bech unto this da day dav Josephine A Baker Baler |