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THE Butterfly's Ball, AND Grasshopper's Feast.
_Come take up your hats, And away let us haste, To the Butterfly's Ball, Or the Grasshoppers Feast._
THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND Grasshopper's Feast.
The trumpeter Gad-fly, Has summon'd the crew, And the revels are now, Only waiting for you.
On the smooth shaved grass, By the side of a wood. Beneath a broad oak, Which for ages had stood.
See the children of earth, And the tenants of air, To an evening's amusement, Together repair.
And there came the Beetle, So blind and so black, And carried the Emmet, His friend on his back.
And there came the Gnat, And the Dragon-fly too, And all their relations-- Green, orange and blue.
And there came the Moth With her plume of down, And the Hornet with jacket Of yellow and brown.
Who with him the Wasp, His companion did bring, But they promised that evening To lay by their sting.
The sly little Dormouse, Peep'd out of his hole, And led to the feast, His blind cousin the Mole.
And the Snail with his horns, Peeping out of a shell. Came fatigued with the distance, The length of an ell.
A Mushroom the table, And on it was spread, A water-dock leaf, Which their table-cloth made.
The viands were various, To each of their taste, And the Bee brought the honey, To sweeten the feast
With steps most majestic, The Snail did advance, And he promised the gazers A minuet to dance.
But they all laugh'd so loud, That he drew in his head, And went in his own Little chamber to bed.
Then as the evening gave way To the shadows of night, Their watchman the glow-worm Came out with his light.
So home let us hasten, While yet we can see, For no watchman is waiting, For you or for me.
Let all good children come to me, And I'll learn them their
THE _Easter Gift_; BEING A USEFUL TOY FOR _Little Miss & Master_ TO LEARN THEIR ABC