. Happy holidays . A little boy stood on the wharf watching a white-sailed vessel put out to sea COLUMBUS DAY A LITTLE BOY OF GENOA FRANCES G. WICKES A LITTLE boy stood on the wharf watchinga white-sailed vessel put out to sea. Howhe longed to go with her across the great, wide,mysterious ocean! What happened when the shipsank out of sight below the horizon? What won-derful lands lay beyond? Would he ever seethem? Smaller and smaller grew the ship. Someone jostled against him, and he started asthough from a dream. It was time to go he came into the house he heard the boom!boom! of his
. Happy holidays . A little boy stood on the wharf watching a white-sailed vessel put out to sea COLUMBUS DAY A LITTLE BOY OF GENOA FRANCES G. WICKES A LITTLE boy stood on the wharf watchinga white-sailed vessel put out to sea. Howhe longed to go with her across the great, wide,mysterious ocean! What happened when the shipsank out of sight below the horizon? What won-derful lands lay beyond? Would he ever seethem? Smaller and smaller grew the ship. Someone jostled against him, and he started asthough from a dream. It was time to go he came into the house he heard the boom!boom! of his fathers shuttle, for his father wasa weaver. There were many weavers in the cityof Genoa. All the neighbors were weavers, andall the children little Christopher played withwere weavers children, and would be eitherweavers or sailors some day. Now the little boyslipped into the seat by his father. The greatship has sailed, father, he said. How I wishI had sailed with her! Some day, some day,answered his father. But
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