. St. Nicholas [serial]. REFLECTIONS. BV MARGARET W. TAYLOR,(SILVER BADGE.) DIMMING BEAR. BV DOROTHEA B. SMITH, AGE 12. (Prize, Class A, Wild Creature Photography.) 852 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE 853 CHIVALRY BY HESTER B. CURTIS (AGE 12) (Silver Badge)I love a knight; he loves me, too ; He wins the hearts of voice is kind, his heart is true ; He s nobler far than any. He says I am his lady fair,He is my strength and light; He shares my every pain and care—My father is my knight !. REFLECTIONS. BY ELWOOD H. , AGE 17. (SILVER BAD MY HAPPIEST MEMORY BY HESTER R. HOFFMAN (AGE 16) (Gold B


. St. Nicholas [serial]. REFLECTIONS. BV MARGARET W. TAYLOR,(SILVER BADGE.) DIMMING BEAR. BV DOROTHEA B. SMITH, AGE 12. (Prize, Class A, Wild Creature Photography.) 852 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE 853 CHIVALRY BY HESTER B. CURTIS (AGE 12) (Silver Badge)I love a knight; he loves me, too ; He wins the hearts of voice is kind, his heart is true ; He s nobler far than any. He says I am his lady fair,He is my strength and light; He shares my every pain and care—My father is my knight !. REFLECTIONS. BY ELWOOD H. , AGE 17. (SILVER BAD MY HAPPIEST MEMORY BY HESTER R. HOFFMAN (AGE 16) (Gold Badge)Herr Ludwig fingered caressingly the violin of hisfathers with its four strings, Love, Hope, Memory, andthe dark one—Hate. Then, settling the instrument com-fortably under his chin, the old man bent his white headlovingly over the violin, his eyes assumed a far-off ex-pression, and he drew the bow lightly yet lingeringlyover the string Memory. The notes, though soft, came forth clearly with un-surpassable sweetness, and, after lingering in the room,sped forth to the village street, where many stopped tolisten, for they recognized the opening notes of HerrLudwigs sweetest composition, My Happiest Memory. The violin was a human voice telling them of a daylong ago when a German lad, carrying a violin, swungjoyously along a country road. The boy was on his wayto a music carnival, held by the emperor, and he, theyoung Ludwig, intended to pit his talent against themost reno


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