Slide set: A friend in need (recitation: W. Rider & Co., 29 slides, 1894)

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Slide 1

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Slide 2

And now she turns her to her little son

Slide 3

He starts! 'Tis empty! 'Mother dear,' he cries

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Slide 5**

He flies downstairs to a small room below

Slide 6

Then to his mother's side he brings a cup

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Slide 8

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Slide 10

Then, with a murmured prayer, she closed her eyes

Slide 11

And now, too soon, the rent collector came

Slide 12

He placed a shilling in his little palm

Slide 13

Poor Teddy found himself in the wide world alone

Slide 14**

And underneath a tree he slumbered soon

Slide 15

To the far heaven he raised his eyes so blue

Slide 16

And next, in God's own house he found a bed

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Slide 18

Next at a fragrant coffee stall they stopped

Slide 19**

'I'll hear your story, see what can be done'

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Slide 21

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Slide 23

So, through the winter, on worked little Ted

Slide 24**

And often he would say a kindly word

Slide 25

He raised the lad on his kind stalwart arm

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Slide 27

The gentleman was there, who had been kind

Slide 28

'Good bye, dear Bill, we soon shall meet again'

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1

A sad, pale woman now doth meet our sight

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2

And now she turns her to her little son

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3

He starts! 'Tis empty! 'Mother dear,' he cries

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4

'My boy, I dare not touch the little store'

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5

He flies downstairs to a small room below

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6

Then to his mother's side he brings a cup

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7

Contrives to help her to her humble bed

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8

And in an hour once more does he stand

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9

'But you, my darling, will be good, I know'

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10

Then, with a murmured prayer, she closed her eyes

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11

And now, too soon, the rent collector came

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12

He placed a shilling in his little palm

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13

Poor Teddy found himself in the wide world alone

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14

And underneath a tree he slumbered soon

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15

To the far heaven he raised his eyes so blue

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16

And next, in God's own house he found a bed

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17

Soon on his shoulder fell a friendly touch

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18

Next at a fragrant coffee stall they stopped

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19

'I'll hear your story, see what can be done'

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20

Once he brought home two smoking hot meat pies

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21

And then he watched with awe while Teddy knelt

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22

Showed Ted where stood a beautiful new broom

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23

So, through the winter, on worked little Ted

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24

And often he would say a kindly word

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25

He raised the lad on his kind stalwart arm

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26

A tender nurse cared for him night and day

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27

The gentleman was there, who had been kind

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28

'Good bye, dear Bill, we soon shall meet again'

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29

Then holding still his comrade's faithful hand

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Lucerna ID 3006464

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 8 March 2024

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