. St. Nicholas [serial] . he week was out I gotquite accustomed to the hustle and bustle that was aroundme. Here my journey ends for the present. OVER THE HILLS. BY M. LETITIA STOCKETT (AGE 17). When in the woods the shadows fall, And the white owl cries tu-whoo !And the fireflies gleam in the twilight dim, And the stars are shining too,Over the distant purple hills, Where softly the breezes blow,A peal of elfin music shrills, First high, then sweet and low. Out from each secret hidden nook, At the sound of that silver tune,The airy folk, with jest and joke, Dance neath the light of the
. St. Nicholas [serial] . he week was out I gotquite accustomed to the hustle and bustle that was aroundme. Here my journey ends for the present. OVER THE HILLS. BY M. LETITIA STOCKETT (AGE 17). When in the woods the shadows fall, And the white owl cries tu-whoo !And the fireflies gleam in the twilight dim, And the stars are shining too,Over the distant purple hills, Where softly the breezes blow,A peal of elfin music shrills, First high, then sweet and low. Out from each secret hidden nook, At the sound of that silver tune,The airy folk, with jest and joke, Dance neath the light of the here a caper and there a hop, They form in a fairy ring,And over the hill their voices shrill As they merrily leap and sing. And oh, but the elfin folk are wise! They are mischievous, tricksy fays!And sharp are their tiny ears and eyes, And cunning their elfin never appear when the sun shines bright, But wait till the moon hangs low,Then quickly they pass through the dewy grass, And dance in the yellow 5e,t y •7^ A HEADING FOR BY ROGER K. LANE, AGE II. A JOURNEY TO THE WHITECLOUD HILLS. BY LIONEL DREW (AGE 12). When I was about nine years old I livedwith my family in Canton, China, having beenborn in Pekin. During the summer we madean interesting trip to a Chinese temple in theWhite Cloud Hills, a few miles out of Can-ton. We started in sedan-chairs early one Satur-day morning. The foreign settlement is abouta mile from the Chinese city, and soon wewere entering the west gate, blocked by anoisy crowd of work-coolies. As we wereconveyed swiftly through the city, we noticedthat the crowd parted at the sight of the offi-cial hat (which denotes rank) worn by ourbearers. The shops are open to the street, and theowners are shouting out their wares. We soon 1048 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE.
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