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 <Ktrt)ar& JfrrDerirk DHorgatt 
 
 Published by 
 
 W. H. Bastian Printing Co., 
 
 Sioux City, la. 
 
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 Copyright. 1917, 
 By Minnie Kate Stoddard. 
 
 DEC 26 1917 
 
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 Sliiis little booklet ia t>etitcate& to niij 
 
 iUotl|cr anil CCl^il&ren 
 
 Jtt reiiieiitbrancc of a pleasant suimitcr 
 
 At ffialic Dutitttorc, Urnnont 
 
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By the Brook 
 
Jt luas xxeat tl^e euit at a summer Juaij — 
 
 J sat bg tl)c babbling brook ; 
 Mbicb floutctJ by tlic foot ot CSrpcn iltountnins. 
 
 Anil formeti a rosy nook. 
 
 SI)c luater luas clear as crystal, 
 Anl» tltc stones o'er lubicli it ran, 
 
 lUere of uarions sise, atift color, 
 SieyotiiS ^escrilJtion of pen. 
 
The lli'ook So Cool and Clear 
 
It nrucr ccaarti its floiuing, 
 
 Jt neuer ccaacli its luork; 
 Siitt quictlij o*cr tlie pebbly stones, 
 
 Its t>uty iJift not shirk. 
 
 §o ff stili staacb on, anti listrncft 
 ®a the brook so cool ant» clear; 
 
 AnJ» a prayer luent np to the iPatl^er 
 ®o keep me from all fear. 
 
The Cedar, Balsam and Pine 
 
®l|r trees so tall, attft uaricJi, 
 Sl|t (CcfJar, Slalsaut, antt JJtnr, 
 
 ^ung tl^Ptr braurlics iust abouc nir, 
 Ant» gauc ntc a tl^ougil^t ^iuitle. 
 
 NpstUng tl|crc bcncatl) tl7e trees 
 Wetv ferns, botb large, anft small, 
 
 An?» ntossH be&s, a carpet spread, 
 Stttreatiug nte to call. 
 
Jiist Beyond a Mountain Tall 
 
itust bcyonlJ, a mountain tall, 
 lUl^crr groius the ^soruiaa pint; 
 
 lUl^cn tiaiji is Hone, at set of sun, 
 inuitcs you to a rliinb. 
 
 §o in nty ttjouglit, I pon^crc^ o'rr 
 Sl)e monticrs, i Ijab arm; 
 
 'Siuas a picture for an artist, 
 So paint upon a screen. 
 
IjlaiKi ('asciulo 
 
SII^P raaratip up tl^e iitoitntain litgil), 
 
 Sfas ururr rrascti to fall, 
 Atift ntakc tl^is ttear olb babbltttg bronk, 
 
 §iucet mrntorira for us all. 
 
 iUtst mtt>rrnpatl| a lianging rock, 
 
 J saiu lul^at smnrJi to m^, 
 Sl^r statttt of an Jitliian, 
 
 As plain, as plain roul& be. 
 
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 l*()«ei' SlatiiMi 
 
Nolu jjrngrcas, aontr inay call it, 
 
 ©r riuiUsation sau. 
 Art JJiutautittngi three grrat rorks, 
 
 Auit clearing tltrnt aiuay 
 
 S^n butlt> a poiucr station, to usr 
 ifar ligl^t, autt poiucr, they sag, 
 
 'Siuill ticucr be iust quite tl|c same, 
 i am glat», I'm here to&ag. 
 
Down !>} Ilu- Side of the Mountain 
 
iBmuu by tlir si&c of the ntnuntaiii, 
 Wou iUxti a unn&xug stair 
 
 ©f rorks, of roots, an& branrbca, 
 ^ou barMy tbtnk it fair 
 
 JBI^cu yoit sre tliosj? ntiyt^ty giants, 
 §l7attcrrt> tlirougl?, anft tlirougl^; 
 
 Slicy look iust rra&y to tottrr, 
 ^an ran srarrc brlirur 'tis trnc. 
 
The Old Pine Tree 
 
2Itj0 *£latxa Casra&c, liati rigl^t o'uiag, 
 
 iiftor niany, ntatty, a scar; 
 'SuiUI soon be stlpttt as tiK uigljt, 
 ijiclii, but stjcb a tear. 
 
 Nature, I701U beautiful au& graubl 
 SII70U art tl?is ^a^ to me; 
 
 As i sit besi&e tlie babbliug brook, 
 SleueatI? tiie alb piue tree. 
 
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