. Our young folks [serial]. broad fields, And digs from the earth all the wealth which it yields; The hum of his spindles begins with the light, And the fires of his forges are blazing all night. / Cant is a coward, half fainting with fright;At the first thought of peril he slinks out of sight;Skulks and hides till the noise of the battle is past,Or sells his best friends, and turns traitor at last. / Can is a hero, the first in the field;Though others may falter, he never will yield ;He makes the long marches, he deals the last blow,His charge is the whirlwind that scatters the foe. How grand
. Our young folks [serial]. broad fields, And digs from the earth all the wealth which it yields; The hum of his spindles begins with the light, And the fires of his forges are blazing all night. / Cant is a coward, half fainting with fright;At the first thought of peril he slinks out of sight;Skulks and hides till the noise of the battle is past,Or sells his best friends, and turns traitor at last. / Can is a hero, the first in the field;Though others may falter, he never will yield ;He makes the long marches, he deals the last blow,His charge is the whirlwind that scatters the foe. How grandly and nobly he stands to his trust,When, roused at the call of a cause that is just,He weds his strong will to the valor of youth,And writes on his banner the watchword of Truth ! Then up and be doing ! the day is not long ;Throw fear to the winds, be patient and strong !Stand fast in your place, act your part like a mah,And, when duty calls, answer promptly, / Can! William Allen Butler. 526 The Two Winogenes. [September,. THE TWO WINOGENES. AWAY up in the northern part of Michigan, in a little village, there liveda baby, — her parents only one, and therefore the dearest, sweetest,cunningest little creature in all the world. Never before had there beenseen such a baby as this. She was the queen, as well as the pet and play-thing, of the house. Her wants were anticipated, her wishes obeyed, and shehad everything that the heart of a baby could desire. Her little frocks weretucked and embroidered to the very last extreme. She had a beautiful cribto sleep in, a baby-jumper to jump in, a silver cup to drink from, and play-things innumerable to amuse herself with. But there was one thing that shedid nt have, which money was not able to buy, and that was a name. Tobe sure there were a dozen pet names that she was called by, such as Pre-cious, and Birdie, and Brighty, and Flutterbudget, and Susquehanna, andTroublehouse ; but she had no real truly name, as her cousin Charleyused to s
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