IN STREET AND GARDEN.I.A CHILD'S CONCLUSION.
"Mamma," he said, "you ought to know
The place. It's name is wicked, though.
Not China. No. But if you fell
Through China you would be there! Well.
The place. It's name is wicked, though.
Not China. No. But if you fell
Through China you would be there! Well.
"Fred said somebody very bad,
Named Satan, stayed down there, and had
Oh, such a fire to burn things! You
Just never mind. It can't be true.
Named Satan, stayed down there, and had
Oh, such a fire to burn things! You
Just never mind. It can't be true.
"Because I've digged and digged to see
Where all that fire could ever be,
And looked and looked down through the dark,
And never saw a single spark.
Where all that fire could ever be,
And looked and looked down through the dark,
And never saw a single spark.
"But Heaven is sure; because if I
Look up, I always see the sky—
Sometimes the gold-gates shine clear through—
And when you see a thing, it's true!"
Look up, I always see the sky—
Sometimes the gold-gates shine clear through—
And when you see a thing, it's true!"
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