Ladies.
XiOYE AND HARD TIMES. jE said; “ The times aie hard, and bread is dear when work is not, .And sad, indeed is poverty, and lonely is its lot •' ... V And faint the gleam of silver is, and far the gleam of gold ; TTifi chilly winds are blowing, but the hearth at home is cold.” Then one climbed up and twined her arms—her little arms, so white ! Around my neck, and softly said: “I love papa to-night!” And as she cuddled close to me —the winsome little witch— The times were hard no longer, for her love had made me rich ! —Selected.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 41, 6 January 1894, Page 3
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102Ladies. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 41, 6 January 1894, Page 3
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