StNicholas [serial] . earing, nearing, sweet DreamHill,Wrapped in slumber knows the little headSoon must cuddle in its bed. THE TWILIGHT BOAT RIDE. BY CLARA CHASSELL (AGE 14). Oh ! how gently the lake-water Rocks me in my boat to sleep ;All is still and silent round me But the moaning of the deep ;And the water-lilies perfume Fills the air with fragrancesweet;In the coolness of the evening I forget the noondays heat. Twilight shades around me deepen ; One by one the stars appear;Scarce a ripple on its surface Now disturbs the water ! what joy and comfort fill me, Driving al
StNicholas [serial] . earing, nearing, sweet DreamHill,Wrapped in slumber knows the little headSoon must cuddle in its bed. THE TWILIGHT BOAT RIDE. BY CLARA CHASSELL (AGE 14). Oh ! how gently the lake-water Rocks me in my boat to sleep ;All is still and silent round me But the moaning of the deep ;And the water-lilies perfume Fills the air with fragrancesweet;In the coolness of the evening I forget the noondays heat. Twilight shades around me deepen ; One by one the stars appear;Scarce a ripple on its surface Now disturbs the water ! what joy and comfort fill me, Driving all my cares away ;Gone is every pain and sorrow With the passing of the day. THE HORSEBACK RIDE. BY LILLIE GARMANY MENARY(AGE 12). Our modern times are very queer,Alas ! the old folk say, The ancient ways are past and gone,Now newer modes hold sway. The horseback ride is laid aside,So loved in the olden days ; The automobile and cycle rideHave now become the craze. My grandma says, her grandparodeOn saddle-horses fine,. HEADING. BV E. ALLENA CHAMPLIN, AGE 15.
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