AT CLOSE OF DAY

New Zealand Tablet, 13 August 1908, Page 37

AT CLOSE OF DAY

A little.. man, in garments. gr.cy, • Goes through the - land at close ~of day, And in each frembling, wrinkled hand ..He -holds a -bag of glistening sand. . From "Whence he comes,' or near or "far, The children always wondering are ' He travels at a' rapid pace, " And no one ever sees -his face, a But come he does and scatters sand, One- moment only does he stand ; Quick through the lamp-lit room ,it flics ; -> - They feel it in their blinking eyes. ■ And hardly have they rubbed them twice, Before mamma says : 'In a trice Be off now, children, up the stairs ; Now wash your hands and say your prayers.' • 'O, little man, so queer and 'firey! Why do you come?' the children say. ' How very queer the sand must be. That we can feel but never see!' ___ — ' Aye Maria.'