THE COAST GUARDSMAN'S CHILDREN
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Two little children, a boy and a girl,
Sat by the old church door.
The little girl's cheeks were as brown as the curls,
That hung on the dress that she wore.

The boy's coat was faded, and hatless, his head,
A tear shone in each little eye.
"Why don't you run home to your mother?" I said
And this was the maiden's reply.

"Mamma got sick. Angels took her away.
Left Jim and me all alone.
We came here to stay 'til close of the day,
For we have no Mamma or home.

"Daddy was lost out at sea long ago;
We waited all night on the shore.
For he was a life-saving Captain, you know,
And never came back any more."

The Sexton came early to ring the Church bell;
He found them beneath the snow white.
The Angels made room for the orphans to dwell
In Heaven with Mamma that night.

Their Mamma's in Heaven, God took her away,
Left Jim and his sister alone.
They came here to stay, 'til the close of the day,
For they had no Mamma or home.

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