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Today’s first story is a teaching story. It tells a story of two men who encountered a bear. It’s kind of humorous. The Two Travellers “Did you ever see a bear? Do not all speak at once, but let those boys and girls who have seen a bear all hold up their hands.” This is … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 7 – The Two Travellers and Brownie's Kittens
I’m not really sure of the point of this story. To teach children that life can be cruel? Maybe it is to remind the parent to be attentive. Nonetheless, I post this oddity. The Story of Little Benjamin How He Began Life.–His Sad Fate. Once there was a little chicken; and he woke up one … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 6 – The Story of Little Benjamin and Watching by the Cradle
You can almost hear the rain on the window, reading this poem. Can you smell the mixture of fresh rain and dirt? Can you picture the three of them snug in front of the fireplace? I can! The Rain Drip, drip, drop, That is the song of the rain: When will it ever stop, And the … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 5 – The Rain and Mary and the Birds
Here is a kind of children’s poem you don’t see nowadays. It’s a sweet prayer, and I think it should be used again! I’m glad to be able to share the things I love with the world so others may enjoy them, also. Nora’s Hymn Keep me, Lord, from harm secure; Keep me watchful, keep … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 4 – Nora's Hymn and The Two Cakes
Often, another theme in these books would be the songs to baby by the older, wiser, sibling, usually the sister. They are really cute, and I love the not-so-common (for today) names they use for the children, such as in our next poem. Bertha to Baby O little, little mother! I was once as small … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 3 – Bertha to Baby and Baby is Awake
We are continuing with the book Joyous Times! Some stories in turn of the century children’s books were not really stories at all. Some were written as if you were gathered around a wise uncle who was telling stories of the old days. This next one is like that. The Horse and the Lamb The horse … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 2 – The Horse and the Lamb and Letter from an Injured Person
I have an antique book called Joyous Times. It is a children’s book full of poems and stories (and pictures! ) for Victorian era children to enjoy. It was printed and bound by M. A. Donohue at 407-429 Dearborn Street, Chicago. It was published very early 1900s (probably 1904) because the inscription says in pencil ‘Charles E. Roach from … Continue reading Antique Children's Books Part One – Joyous Times Day 1 – The Concert and How Little Johnny Lost His Supper
Today, we will talk about Bedtime Story Book. In it, there is a single charming story in verse called Cabbages and Peanuts. The book is unpaginated, but amounts to 44 pages. Published in 1930 by Saalfield Publishing Company in Akron, Ohio, it was written by Harriet Boyd in the USA. The front page has a name … Continue reading Cabbages and Peanuts
Only One Mother Hundreds of stars in the pretty sky. Hundreds of shells on the shore together. Hundreds of birds that go singing by. Hundreds of lambs in the sunny weather. Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn, Hundreds of bees to greet the clover. Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn. But only one mother … Continue reading My Mommy's Songs
Happy Thought The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson I have a little book published by Rand McNally & Company in 1943 of Robert Louis Stevenson‘s A Child’s Garden of Verses, which is what we will be talking about today! … Continue reading A Child's Garden of Verses – Robert Louis Stevenson