3 S3 
 
 Birthday 
 
 Gems 
 
fB.iR 
 
 THDAY 
 
 EMS. 
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 Copyright 1888. 
 
 Hard & Parsons, 
 
 New York. 
 
^L0SS6MING trees, and birds and 
 
 brooks, 
 
 ^Dunspine and powers aay, 
 PKabe bappy, make trappy \\)e beautiful 
 
 l?ours, 
 yil in your own sweet way. 
 
 ^Sway your trees in tpe momma breeze, 
 ^Scatter your blossoms down ; 
 
 I \ustle your leaves, w b d e tl?e sunliar>t s 
 
 sl^een 
 t^oldens your silken aown. 
 
qOtND sina, birds! — aive to ti;e day 
 
 \)e clint of your piumaae rare 
 ripe and twitter, and chernly sine, 
 (ipill melody fill t[?e air. 
 
 (§j)nll little broobs, on your aladsome wav, 
 
 I rattle alona your flow ; 
 While the ripples dance, and pebbles 
 
 alance, 
 
 Wnd the wild flowers lauah as 
 you ao. 
 
ovVND sunbeams tnppma witl? liar)fsome 
 
 step 
 
 rrily to and fro, 
 
 lipid ^b e flowers, and tip tpe stream 
 
 Wit 9 sparkles, all aalow. 
 
 Wnd all you dainty flowers, wear 
 
 Y our loveliest aowns to-day ; 
 
 Wit I? sweetest breatl? of perfume lade 
 Gspye breezes for tpeir way. 
 
"SEa alad and beautiful all tr;inas fan 
 (gp\)e cr;ensr;ed day proclaim, 
 Por each returnma year, a pearl 
 Wdds to tr;e aolden cr;am, 
 
 (^)bat binds a aentle one to eartr; ; 
 
 ©o tben in love unite 
 Witr; all of eartr; most beautiful, 
 
 (©o mar^e r;er birthday bnabt. 
 
 Annie C. McQueen. 
 
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