Slide set: Little Bessie's bun (recitation: Bamforth & Co., 12 slides, 1906)

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Slide 1**

Slide 2

John Varley quietly made his way, as oft he'd done before

Slide 3

'O daddy,' quoth the simple child, 'give me a penny, pray'

Slide 4

'Here, lassie, here's a penny. Look, a penny six times o'er'

Slide 5

'I'll go and have a quiet walk, and in the country roam'

Slide 6

The fields, he thought, ne'er looked so fair

Slide 7

'Twere well if thousands would choose a walk

Slide 8

'You're just in time, and mother's got us such a pretty feast'

Slide 9

'Come, daddy, sit you down a bit, you surely want a rest'

Slide 10

'I've scolded Bessie well, the puss, for all that money spent'

Slide 11

God bless our little girl, my turning-point she's been

Slide 12

John Varley now has money saved, that buys good food and clothes

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1906-1914 (item ref. 1453)

in stock of Josiah T. Chapman, 1909-1912 (item ref. 1474)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 1097)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

recitation

Date of first manufacture

1906

Reading or song

‘C.E.P.’, ‘Little Bessie's bun’ in several compilations

Related slide set

see generic title Little Bessie's bun (generic set title – 2 different versions are known)

Collections

13 slides known to exist in private collection

Lucerna ID 3001721

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 22 January 2018

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Slide set: Little Bessie's bun (recitation: Bamforth & Co., 12 slides, 1906)