THE DAUGHTER'S TURN
Lay the book down, Isabel, before "the story's done ; Leave your, picture, Marion, though the piece be just begun ; » Come from dreamland, Miriam, however- sweet the dream, Wash the dishes, bake the bread, sew the waiting seam. School is over ; hasten another . task to learn— Mother's worn and weary ; it is now the daughter's turn. Watch lest you be wanting in what her heart most \ I \ » | needs — "Earnest, thoughtful service, gentle, loving deeds. As her footsteps falter, oh, may she never miss A daughter's strength to lean on, a daughter's tender kiss. A lifetime is not long enough your filial debt to learn— Mother's worn and weary ; it is now the daughter's turn. —Exchange.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 42, 17 October 1907, Page 37
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117THE DAUGHTER'S TURN New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 42, 17 October 1907, Page 37
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