"I love you in the morning bright,
And when I go to bed.

"I love you when I'm near to you,
And when I'm far away;
I love you when I am at work,
And when I am at play."

And then she shyly, sweetly raised
Her loving eyes of blue--
"I love you when you love me best,
And when you scold me, too."

The mother kissed her darling child,
And stooped a tear to hide:
"My precious one, I love you most
When I am forced to chide.

"I could not let my darling child
In sin and folly go;
And this is why I sometimes chide--
Because I love you so."
--_Sel_.


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A RUNAWAY UMBRELLA.

There was a big umbrella with a pretty twisted handle, that belonged