. St. Nicholas [serial]. Was, I was rolling down the hill, then staring at theblue. I lay there on the snowy mead, I made no move to rise,But wonderstricken gazed upon the marvels fore myeyes. For tho t was day, upon the sky there danced large twinkling Jupiters, two purple moons, a red, revolving Mars ; The seven Pleiads, brilliant, gay, tripped with exquisitegrace ; The two Bears marched, the Dipper dipped, the NorthStar left his place. Just then I heard a scornful laugh, sweet Alma walkedaway. I slowly rose, those gorgeous stars I saw no more thatday. And now sweet Almas look is
. St. Nicholas [serial]. Was, I was rolling down the hill, then staring at theblue. I lay there on the snowy mead, I made no move to rise,But wonderstricken gazed upon the marvels fore myeyes. For tho t was day, upon the sky there danced large twinkling Jupiters, two purple moons, a red, revolving Mars ; The seven Pleiads, brilliant, gay, tripped with exquisitegrace ; The two Bears marched, the Dipper dipped, the NorthStar left his place. Just then I heard a scornful laugh, sweet Alma walkedaway. I slowly rose, those gorgeous stars I saw no more thatday. And now sweet Almas look is cold, she spurns me fromafar. And now, if you would make me wroth, why, then, justmention star. AN EVENING I HAVE ENJOYED BY CATHARINE CARR (aGE I2) {Silver Badge)Come over to our house at seven to-night, Etta Rosssaid to me one afternoon. She was a northern girl andhad only lived in Georgia a year. Her only brother wasin the North, and she missed him a lot. As she said, itwas quite a jump from a Maine farm to a Georgia. a travel HICTURE. BY ALICE LEE THOMAS, AGE 12. plantation, and Etta soon grew homesick after the nov-elty wore off. A few days before, there had arrived two greatpiano-boxes for Miss Etta Ross from Robert Ross ofMaine. As you may suppose, every one at school wascurious. Bob, her brother, had written that as she could ntcome north he would send the North to her. Promptly at seven oclock I reached Ettas house. On the large piazza was a crowd of the neighborhood girlsand boys. In a moment Etta appeared and led us to alarge unused building without any floor. There wereseveral square holes cut in the sides for windows. Etta invited us to enter and we did. The floor of packed earth was covered with hay, therewere small shocks of corn ranged round the walls (onefor each child), and the place was lit with a dozen jack-o-lanterns. We were given husking pegs and set towork, the objectbeing to see whocould get the mostred ears. We all likedthe novelty. Mybrother won thef
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