. St. Nicholas [serial]. bit of meadow now pink with thesleeping daisies, they passed on into the this grove lay Elinors favorite path wound along beside the merriest lit-tle brook that ever rippled, under the shade ofthe oaks and yews and chestnuts, all in the cool,sweet air of the late summer afternoon. Insectshummed drowsily, birds twittered good night toone another among the leaves, and Elinortossed out her arms, drawing deep breaths ofdelight, and longed to lead a gipsy life, forevercareless and free. No one could check her now, and her voicerang out in a brave old
. St. Nicholas [serial]. bit of meadow now pink with thesleeping daisies, they passed on into the this grove lay Elinors favorite path wound along beside the merriest lit-tle brook that ever rippled, under the shade ofthe oaks and yews and chestnuts, all in the cool,sweet air of the late summer afternoon. Insectshummed drowsily, birds twittered good night toone another among the leaves, and Elinortossed out her arms, drawing deep breaths ofdelight, and longed to lead a gipsy life, forevercareless and free. No one could check her now, and her voicerang out in a brave old war-song of the Cava-liers. God save King Charles ! The lastwords thrilled with a triumphant note in thestillness of the wood. She had reached a spotwhere the path seemed lost in a tangle of un-derbrush. Before her, low-hanging branchesinterlaced. She parted the dense green cur-tain, and then drew back as a figure rose upfrom the shadows and stepped out into thelight. A woman ! Was she witch or gipsy ? (To be continued.). VACATION IGNORANCE. I. HIS NOTION. By E. J. Platt. A boy once thought he would like to goTo the land where the seals and icebergs grow:To climb the great North Pole, you know,Was his ambitious notion. I know t will be easy to find, said he, For it s just as plain as plain can be:The Pole sticks up like a poplar-treeFrom the midst of the Arctic Ocean! II. HER NOTION. By Mary Sigsbee Ker.
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