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THE LITTLE SISTER.

I wonder, little, sister, if yon hear the v 7 , Summed breeze' 1 ", '' " Come dowii , . the, long green hillside and , ■ whisper in the trees; : ' I wonder if you're dreaming that the roses bloom again, And'the wheat grows tall and splendid with the',ctiol, slow Sumimer 1 rain. • I wonder, little sister," if 'yon're" sleeping, ~ ..sleeping.still.'i ' ; In.your.bed beneath red rowan.in the shadow of tbe hill; V, • • • Oh/Lwonder if'you : hear me as I steal the . ;long grass,thro', \ By the sweet pink China roses and the lark..spurs miuve and blhe." ' • • I miss'd you so all Springtime when the little. leaves shook' free,.;, : i, > : like thfe gowns of fairy-maidens from each, • f lovely gleaming tree; 4 . • , And I miss'd you "when the : tjirush' sang,'oh ! so wistMly at: night, - And the air was sweet with lilac the sky agleanrwith' light., v ; ' But I -wonder, little sister, if yon-; knowthe ''-' ■"roses peep 1 ' O'er'your low.'bediin the sunlight asking;.if: i --'""you're still asleep, : ; VFor 'you lov'd the roses so, dear> . and'twas . rose-timo: o'er, the land, , liast ''year' : when you slept, ■my • sister,- with white roses in*your hand.- •

'Iffjfdu woke for just one moment, little .sister, . you wotdd .hear " _ - \ Greyrwing'd wood-dove cooing softlj" in the ( ' tall old 'elm-trees near;'.; i But perhiips the roses whisper that God sends 1 C' ; them Summer, thro',. , •".« « Just in case'you're lonely,-darling; just to ■ .keep sweet ;watch 'by you. ■■ •

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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 333, 21 October 1908, Page 11

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THE LITTLE SISTER. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 333, 21 October 1908, Page 11

THE LITTLE SISTER. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 333, 21 October 1908, Page 11

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