And then a darling child of four,
Like a fair beam of light,
The household flower, who filled the home
With perfume and delight.

Nice Annie, a fair, dimpled girl,
Who with untiring care
Strove in the home's machinery
To take her loving share.

Mary, the maid, with active zeal
And ever thoughtful heart.
With conscientious care fulfilled
Her well-directed part.

Well skilled in culinary lore,
Her "graham gems" kept time
With all the other household gems
Which in rare grace combine.

Accept these simple words of love,
Dear friends, as we now part,
And guard kind thoughts of me, I pray,
Within the household heart.

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