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The Nursery, Number 164 - A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various
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supply them with suitable food.

Now the lady-birds are also fond of the aphides, and eat them up by
hundreds. But the ant has sense enough to keep the aphis for a supply of
honey-dew instead of killing it as the lady-bird does. Is not the ant,
therefore, entitled to be regarded as a cow-keeper, and are not the tiny
little aphides his milch-cows?

T.C.

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BABY JEAN.


Eyes as bright as diamonds,
Mouth all sweet and clean,
Cheeks with tempting dimples
That's my baby Jean!"

Hands as soft as rose-leaves,
Teeth like glistening pearls,
Little sunbeams woven
On her heads for curls.

Little feet that patter
Here and everywhere,
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