THE EVENING HOUR.
' Tis timo to draw tli*-* curt-tin's And liijlit the evening lamp,. And put fresh fuel in the trrate — The night i* chill and damp. 'Tis time-to. find" fhaslippeis And leave them overjhero Jn the <-osy firelight corner, Beside the easy -chair. - ' Tib time to put tli'p kettle on And dra\v the tables out. To make the toast and «<tepp the ten, (Do henr that ha by shout !) ' For all he's only nine months o'd, He knows a tiling or two ;"* Do see him hmirh >md cl«Tp his hands^ He's playing- pook— a— boo ! ' He knows 'tis time to listen To a step upon the floor ; He knows ,'tis time to welcome A face within the, door. For h)J the noisy time of times, When frolic leads the van, Commend me to the evening 1 time And papa's" little man."
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 378, 19 June 1889, Page 8
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142THE EVENING HOUR. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 378, 19 June 1889, Page 8
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