Vplet.
J&ie were pow'rfol sweet an' pmtfy,. Were finaf last wee bafor «frl, . • With fi'er"eyeß as'soft.as Brradle'a; An' her yafler Hair in curl— ■ An' we loved? her sorter >befiter < Then the onefras came before, For it seemed as S&mgh an angel Had come in our 6M front door. An' wtf calted tier Wle6« Her mother's name is Martha,.
i An 1 we like a Bible name ; f AH the other children had 'em~ But with this one 'twanfc the earner,. For when she 'gun a smilin', An'a-dimpHn'o her face, Itju&fc made one think o' flowers GfrowJn' in a likely face. An' bo we called her Vi'lefc. An' somehow It seemed to suit us, An' to us- 'tis very dear, '' ' l Though the neighbours laughed and chaffed usSeemed to think it mighty queer > When we called her VHefc. — Jeah KBjnroir. .
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Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 34
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139Vplet. Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 34
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