Bisbee Daily Review

THE TOUR OF A SMILE.

My papa smiled this morning when
He came down stairs, you see,
At mamma; and when he smiled, then
She turned and smiled at me:
And when she smiled at me I went
And smiled at Mary Ann
Out in the kitchen, and she lent
It to the hired man.
So then he smiled at someone who
He saw when going by
Who also smiled and ere he knew
Had twinkles in his eye:
So he went to his office then
And smiled right at his clerk,
Who cut some more ink on his pen
And smiled back from his work.
So when his clerk went home he
smiled
Right at his wife, and she
Smiled over at their little child
As happy as could be:
And then their little child, she took
The smile to school, and when
She smiled at teacher from her book
Teacher smiled back again.
And then the teacher passed one on
To little James McBride,
Who couldn't get his lesson done
No matter how he tried:
And Jamsie took it home and told
How teacher smiled at him
When he was tired, and didn't scold
But said: "Don't worry, Jim!"
And when I happened to be there
That very night to play,
His mother had a smile to spare
Which came across my way:
And then I took it after 'while
Back home, and mamma said:
"Here is that very self-same smile
Come back with us to bed!"

Helena Frederick