Better to Be What We Are Says Diverse Voices
A poem dialogue presents preferences from a Boy a Girl a Dog a Cat a Horse and chorus affirming acceptance of each creature’s nature and duty praising humble, faithful lives as God’s design. The verses contrast desires for toys travel and mischief with loyalty work and duty.
Polly and the Town Parrot Delight and Deter
A country visit sparks Billy and Flora to crave a talking parrot offered by Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Mr. James, wary of noise, agrees to consider the pet if it can be kept quiet and neighborly, while Flora and Billy promise careful management and a single parrot for Stella and David.
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Tesy
Billy
Finva
Wire
Jeroer
Stella
David
Fiora
Bily
Mrs. Davin
David Davis
Mr. Davis
Pat
Flora
Mrs. James
Zaney
Papa
Mamma
James
Davis
Mr. Parrot
Lily Travers
Damiuc
Neliie Bryant
Dandy
Dandy the Parrot Foils a Nighttime Burglar Hero in James Home
Flora and Billy James welcome a parrot named Dandy who soon proves brave. The bird awakens Mr. James by squawking during a break in, frightening the thief and guiding police to recover family silver and plate.
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Mr. James
Dandy
Billy
Flor
Mr. Davis
A Fishing Party and Prizes at the Table
Guests enjoyed a fishing party with a meal of deviled crabs and lobster salad. The table featured fish shaped dishes and a bowl of whole fish as centerpieces. Questions written on the programs offered varied clues with prizes for most correct answers and consolation prizes for the fewest correct responses.
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Someoone
Happyville No Place for Sin and Frown
Poem about a utopian town named Happyville where goodness center holds. Children must carry smiles to enter. evil folk stay away. The verse extols happiness truth and love reflected from above in the cheerful town.
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Happyville
Winter Home of Deer in Snowbound Forest Yard
A deer herd shelters in a sheltered snowbound area where the leader guides them to food as snow rises around them. Paths lead to trees for forage while a main opening forms a yard around the herd amid heavy snowfall.
Newsboy Pat and His Reward
A grim tale follows Patrick Danby born in New York slums to a widowed mother who dies after years of paper selling. Homeless and penniless, Pat endures nights in parks and near the Palisades before a compassionate carriage party helps him find a future, revealing the harsh city street life and small mercy.
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Atrick Danby
New York City
Charity Hospital
Danby
Patrick
Pat
Mfe
Aline
East Side
Coney Island
Jersey
Deel
Rollines
Lim Ob
Jghannetts
Ife
Bree
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Cat
Polly
HY Maud Walker
Cntr S
Ratla
Curte
Ule
Chetrman Tohais
Lelestrag LD
tAtie
Sheepshead
Suno
Lillian A. Jonnsen
New York
Newsboy
William Wallace, JR
Eddie
Johnny
Jimmy
Thidis Bes
Eelids Lim Lowe
Hfe
Moecenia
Reid
Tito
Lee Taos