LITTLE MOLLY'S COUSIN

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 12

LITTLE MOLLY'S COUSIN

I have a little Cousin in Scotland far away, And when I go to bed at night, be rises up to play; When Mamma tucks me cosily within my little cot He’ll gather up his books and slate and off to school he’ll trot. When our parlour lamp is lighted and the stars peep out on high, And through our pines the night wind croons the toi’s lullaby, The sun shines on my Cousin, his sky is' bright and blue, And in his woods the merle’s song is ringing loud and- true. It really isn’t fair at all that I to bed should go>, While Cousin should he romping all a little boy can know; That be should have the sunshine and pleasure all around, (While I am in my little bed and sleeping fast and sound. And don’t you think it very strange, that, when it comes-to night, The sun should still, in Cousin’s Land, be shining warm' and brightP,

That when my little garden plot is empty all and bare, Her'® got a host of pretty flowers all blooming sweet and fair? Isn’t it queer? Rut Papa says—and no one knows like he — That Cousin dear must always do the opposites of me; A[nd when his flowers are lying dead, mine wi’l be bright and gay, Ajnd Aunty puts him to his bed when I get up to play. —MOLLY’S PA.