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HOW THE BABY CAME.

! ' The Lady Moon came down last night— ' • She did, you needn't doubt it— A lovely lady dressed in white ; I'll tell you all about it. i They hurried Len and me to bed, , And Aunty taid, !' -Now may be. That lovely moon Up overh«ad Will bring us down a baby. " You lie as quiet as can be, . . Perhaps you'll catch her peeping Between the window bars, to see • If all the folk are sleeping ; And then, if both of you keep still, And all the room is shady, She'll float across the window sill, A happy white moon lady. " Across the sill, along the floor, You'll see her shining brightly, Until she comes to mother s door, And then she'll vanish lightly. , But in the morning you will find, , If nothing happens, may be, • She's left us something nice behind, A beautiful star baby." We didn't juit believe her then, • For Aunty's always chaffing — The tales she tolls to me and Ken Would make you die a-laughiog— And when she went out pretty soon Len said, " That's Aunty's humming ; There aint a bic of lady moon, Nor any baby coming." I thought myself it was a fib, And yet I wasn't certain ; So I kept quiet in the crib. And peered behind the curtain. 1 I didn't mean to sleep a wink, j But all without a warning j I dropped right off— and just you think, I never waked till morning. Then there was Aunty by my bed, And when I climbed and kissed her, She laughed and said, "You sleepy head, You've got a little Bister ; What made you shut your eyes so soon ? I've half a mind to scold you — For down she came that lady moon, Exactly as I told you 1" Arid truly it was not a joke, In spite of 'L^n's denying. < For at the very time she Bpoke , We heard the baby crying. The way we jumped and made a rush, For mother's room that minute. But Aunty stopped us, crying " Hush t Or else you shan't go in it." An so we had to tiptoe in, ■ • And keep an awful quiet, Ab if it was a mighty sin To make a bit of riot. , But there was baby anyhow— i The funniest little midget ; I just wish you could peep in now, And see her squirm and fidget. Len says he don't believe its true - He isn't such a gaby — The moon had anything to do With bringing us that baby. But seems to me it's very clearAs dear as running water;— Last night there was no baby there, So something must have brought her. , ~M.

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Otago Witness, Issue 1905, 25 May 1888, Page 34

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HOW THE BABY CAME. Otago Witness, Issue 1905, 25 May 1888, Page 34

HOW THE BABY CAME. Otago Witness, Issue 1905, 25 May 1888, Page 34