DEAR LITTLE HANDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1941, 17 March 1885, Page 2

DEAR LITTLE HANDS.

Dearlittle hanifi"Hpve4 them so ! And now jtliey arp lying 'ijiujer jjjje snow, the snow, so cpld and white! I oannofc see fchemrtprtouchthemtfrnight. They are quiet and still at last, ah me | How busy and restless they used to be! But now they can never reach up thro' the snow, Pear little hands, I loved them so! Dear l(ttla hands, I miss them so !

All t)|ro' the day, wherevor I goAll thro' the night, liqw tynely jt soems. For no little hands, wajje me put pf my dreams, " I miss them thro' the weary hours, I miss them as others miss sunshine and flowers; Day time, or night time, wherever I go, Dear little hands, I miss them so !■

Dear little Jiands, they have gone from

me now, Never again will thpy rest on my browNever again smooth my sorrowful face, Never clasp me in a childish embrace, And now my forehead grows wrinkled with care, . Thinking of little hands, once resting there, But, I know.in a happier, heovenlier clime, Dear little hands, I will clasp you some- : '-timo,' . •.. •" ••• • Dear littie hands, when tho Master shall ' oa.ll. -. ''" v '• " I'll welcome the summons that comes to When my'feet t<mph .the .wafers $o dark and so cold,- .....:;;. . And! catch my first glimpse of the City "G6ld; : If I keep my eyes fixed on the heavenly •gate,'' .. • ' -;.:. Over the tide where the white-robed ones ymK" Shall I_ know you. 4 wonder, amoug'the bright bamfo Will you beckon me over, oh! dear little hands? \ ______ tUWA,