. St. Nicholas [serial] . , ?.. j&Zi**. Shall have, henceforth, at his command Jewels and raiment name shall be honored in all the land;His home, a palace superbly grand. These splendors shall all be mine. The other foot-page is so dull, and so slow,—Oh, Rodna s a dreadful dunce! — He never will find the stone, I know; Bless me! he does nt know where to 11 hie me away at once. ? I 11 go where the king sat yesternight To hear the minstrel sing;For the ground is strewn with violets white,And he clapped his hands with all his might; And there I shall find the ring. My life will be j

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. St. Nicholas [serial] . , ?.. j&Zi**. Shall have, henceforth, at his command Jewels and raiment name shall be honored in all the land;His home, a palace superbly grand. These splendors shall all be mine. The other foot-page is so dull, and so slow,—Oh, Rodna s a dreadful dunce! — He never will find the stone, I know; Bless me! he does nt know where to 11 hie me away at once. ? I 11 go where the king sat yesternight To hear the minstrel sing;For the ground is strewn with violets white,And he clapped his hands with all his might; And there I shall find the ring. My life will be joyous and free from care, For of course I shall find the stone ;And far away in the future I shall wed the Princess Claire,— And even come to the musing and planning, the page lay there, Gazing up into the sky ;Building such wonderful castles in air,They far exceeded the palace fair — And the midday hour drew nigh. Then gaily the little foot-page uprose, And took his way to the town;

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