THAT BABY BROTHER.
Who holds the household one and all As slaves to his despotic sway, His every whim aanighty law That no one dares to disobey ? r My baby brother. Who often in night's stilly hour, About the lonely stroke of one, Doth often raise his piercing .voice t And sing to the delight of—none ? i My baby brother. i Who roams alone adown the stairs That bump and bang his precious noddle And tries attbJSMria» «>nwrta««»"-'' '■ < Before he has learned how to toddle ? i My baby brother. Who mauls my books and bric-a-brac 1 And useth them for chewing-gnm, Then giggleth at my sore distress, 1 While duty holds me sadly dumb ? 1 My baby brother. Who will be glad when baby's old Enough to suffer discipline, And feel, as oft lie used to feel, The smarting consequence of sin ? His older brother.
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4745, 22 March 1884, Page 1
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145THAT BABY BROTHER. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4745, 22 March 1884, Page 1
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