Laughing away the joyous hours!

Merry folk sunny, merry folk sweet,
Pleasant to look at, happy to meet,
Nothing but smiling, never a sigh,
They are so glad to be here, that's why!

Merry girls dancing under the trees,
With their curls floating out on the breeze,
Merry boys playing all the day through,
Here you will find them waiting for you.

[Illustration:]

Why are they merry? I'll tell you why:
They know you will see them by-and-by;
They know that you all are going to look
At them in this merry picture-book.

[Illustration: TOBOGGANING.]




Auntie's Tea-Tray.

[Illustration:]


"Auntie dear, will you buy Molly and me a toboggan? There's such a