FOR CHILDREN. 171

The household spaniel flings his length
Beneath the sheltering wall ;

The panting sheep-dog seeks the spot
Where leafy shadows fall.

The petted kitten frisks among
The bean-flowers’ fragrant maze ;
Qr, basking, throws her dappled form
To catch the warmest rays.

The opened casements, flinging wide,
Geraniums give to view ;

With choicest posies ranged between,
Still wet with morning dew.

The mower whistles o’er his toil,
The emerald grass must yield ;
The scythe is out, the swarth is down,
There’s incense in the field.

Oh ! how I love to calmly muse,
In such an hour as this !
To nurse the joy creation gives,
In purity and bliss,
Eliza Cook.

 

INCIDENT,
CHARACTERISTIC O¥ A FAVOURITE DOG.

On his morning rounds, the master
Goes to learn how all things fare ;
Searches pasture after pasture,
Sheep and cattle eyes with care ;
And for silence or for talk,
He hath comrades in his walk;