. St. Nicholas [serial]. s together, And the fun we had out on the farm, One day I picked a paper ball A-hangin on a tree ;An bugs with wings an awful stings Came flyin after me! An you jus guess I hollered loud, An ran the fastest race —With hurtin lumps, such dreadful bumps, A-comin on my face! I tumled in the fishin-pond, An could make a sound !Oh, my ! Oh, my! I thought I d die, Fer I wuz almos drowned! Those happy days are over, an I m learnin spellin now—An rithmetic jus makes me sick! I d like to see a cow! ONE OF NATURES INVENTIONS. BY ALLAN MORGAN STANDISH (AGE 12). afield In the
. St. Nicholas [serial]. s together, And the fun we had out on the farm, One day I picked a paper ball A-hangin on a tree ;An bugs with wings an awful stings Came flyin after me! An you jus guess I hollered loud, An ran the fastest race —With hurtin lumps, such dreadful bumps, A-comin on my face! I tumled in the fishin-pond, An could make a sound !Oh, my ! Oh, my! I thought I d die, Fer I wuz almos drowned! Those happy days are over, an I m learnin spellin now—An rithmetic jus makes me sick! I d like to see a cow! ONE OF NATURES INVENTIONS. BY ALLAN MORGAN STANDISH (AGE 12). afield In the little bays on the Pacific coast can be seenlarge quantities of kelp floating on the surface of thewater. The kelp is brown in color and is like a long, slendertube. At one end it enlarges into a hollow bulb aboutas big as a ball, which keeps it afloat. The other endfastens on to stones and rocks, and so anchors itself. ~~~—~ _ It*-: ? % * Es^ ?? it £• ???•^Si WSJ isi^H M)uu Jj -*fe.,„ rim* I--jt. A HEADING FOR NOVEMBER. BY DOROTHY J. HAMILTON, AGE 9. (SILVER BADGE.) SKETCH. BY HELEN ADELE FLECK, AGE 16. (SILVER BADGE.) When t was August, and uncle was haying, And all of us boys went along,And bothered the men by our playing, And joined in the haymakers song. And one day I went with them in swimmin,Not afraid of the scolding I d get; And nurse, who s the sharpest ofwomen,Found out, cause my hair was sowet! Now Thanksgiving and Christmasare nearing,And I m home with my books andmy toys ;But outside it is cold, white, anddreary,And I long for the farm and theboys. 86 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. [Nov. ELSIES INVENTION. BY FRANCES J. SHRIVER (AGE 13). Ethel, Ethel! come here! shoutedJulia, from the gate. Ethel dropped hersewing and ran to meet her sister. What is it, Julie? What is the mat-ter? Read it ! read it ! cried Julia, givingEthel a newspaper. Read it, quick,Ethel! A prize of $5 will be given for thebest invention made by a child under fif-teen. There will be two seco
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