Always sad, never glad,
Days would seem so long!

Tear and sigh make the sky
Dark and sad and grey;
Never cry--only try
Just to laugh and play.

Faces bright make sunlight
All the merry day;
Frowns they fright out of sight--
So we'll laugh and play.

_C.B._

[Illustration: A HAPPY DAY.]

[Illustration:]




Laugh and Play

[Illustration:]


"Come and have a game at soldiers, Dulcie."

"I can't, Harold; don't you see I'm busy?"