VERY SHORT STORIES

MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD

"Apple Blossom, I am waiting; are you here?"     P. 14

VERY SHORT STORIES
AND
VERSES FOR CHILDREN.

BY

MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD,
Author of "Anyhow Stories," &c.


With Illustrations by Edith Campbell.


LONDON:
WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE,
PATERNOSTER ROW.
1886.

Preface.

These stories, with the exception of the firstone, are reprinted from two little books—"ChildrenBusy," etc., and "Under Mother'sWing." They were then only signed with myinitials. Some of the verses appear now for thefirst time.

L. C.

TO YOU—AND ETHEL AND ALICE

[Pg 7]

CONTENTS.

•  PAGE
• MASTER WILLIE 9
• SWINGING 17
• THE WOODEN DOLL 18
• WATCHING 20
• THE LIGHT ON THE HILLS 22
• WRITING A BOOK 25
• THE RABBIT 27
• THE SANDY CAT 28
• ON THE WAY TO THE SUN 30
• IN THE MOONLIGHT 33
• THE POOR LITTLE DOLL 35
• THE VIOLETS 37
• THE FIDDLER 39
• THE BROKEN HORSE 40
• THE RAINBOW-MAKER 41
• OVER THE PORRIDGE 43
• A-COMING DOWN THE STREET 45
• THE PROUD BOY 47
• SEEKING THE VIOLETS 49...