“For My Youngest Readers,” reprinted from the Rose Bud (from Parley’s Magazine, 14 September 1833; p. 17)
Little bird, roam
Quick to my home.
I’ll give you to eat,
Every thing sweet;
Sugar and cake,
I’ll save for your sake;
Melon and plum,
You shall have some;
A peach and a pear,
And every thing rare;
Some straw for your nest,
And what you like best;
A nice little house,
As snug as a mouse.
Come away from the tree,
And live here with me;
I will give you a brush,
To smooth down each feather,
And brother shall hush,
While we sing together.
Come away from the tree,
And live here with me.