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AN APPEAL
BY UNCLE JOHN
Oh, children, if you love us,—
Heed well this pleading song!
When we bid you learn your lessons,
Don't study them too long.
Heed well this pleading song!
When we bid you learn your lessons,
Don't study them too long.
And, children, since ingratitude
The meanest is of crimes,
When we give you drums and trumpets,
Won't you play on them sometimes?
The meanest is of crimes,
When we give you drums and trumpets,
Won't you play on them sometimes?
When, now and then, we offer you
Fresh caramels, oh, pray,—
We do beseech you, darlings,—
Don't throw them all away.
Fresh caramels, oh, pray,—
We do beseech you, darlings,—
Don't throw them all away.
And don't be greedy, either,
With Dr. Allopath,
But try to be content, when ill,
With all the drugs he hath.
With Dr. Allopath,
But try to be content, when ill,
With all the drugs he hath.
Enough 's enough. Yet little ones
This riddle pray unlock:
Why do you go to bed so soon
And give us such a shock,
Instead of saying: “Well, this once
We'll wait till ten o'clock”?
This riddle pray unlock:
Why do you go to bed so soon
And give us such a shock,
Instead of saying: “Well, this once
We'll wait till ten o'clock”?
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