Dollies In Winter

"In their fine coaches they go."

Dollies In Winter

In the house must dollies stay

In the winter weather;

Though they wear their woollen gowns

Trimmed with fur and feather,

When the frost is on the pane

And the snow drifts round the door,

Dolls must take their rides and teas

On the nursery floor.

To and fro, to and fro,

In their coaches fine they go,

And they eat from little dishes

That are set out in a row;

And the dark days of the year

Are them most full of cheer.

When the nursery fire burns low

And without the cold winds blow,

When the moon's awake, to peep

Over roofs and chimneys tall,

And to gild the doll-house wall,

Then the dolls are fast asleep;

Fast asleep in little beds

With their night-caps on their heads.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock,"

Says the steady mantle clock,

Keeping watch until the chippies

Chirping in a noisy flock,

And the daylight's earliest gleams,

Wake the children from their dreams.

by Hannah R. Hudson

"Then the dolls are fast asleep."