. St. Nicholas [serial] . MARCH. BY LEWIS P. CRAIG, AGE 15. (HONOR MEMBER.) Alma, who could not bear to see her mother unhappy,said, I will go out and see if some one wont be kindenough to give me some food for you. So she startedout, and many people heard her plea, but none heededit. She walked and walked, till she could go no furtherwithout food. Just then she came to an old man eatingby the wayside. Give me a crust, cried Alma, orI starve. The old man grumbled, but broke off asmall piece and gave it to her. She had just begun toeat, when she came to another old man, lying on theground, appa
. St. Nicholas [serial] . MARCH. BY LEWIS P. CRAIG, AGE 15. (HONOR MEMBER.) Alma, who could not bear to see her mother unhappy,said, I will go out and see if some one wont be kindenough to give me some food for you. So she startedout, and many people heard her plea, but none heededit. She walked and walked, till she could go no furtherwithout food. Just then she came to an old man eatingby the wayside. Give me a crust, cried Alma, orI starve. The old man grumbled, but broke off asmall piece and gave it to her. She had just begun toeat, when she came to another old man, lying on theground, apparently exhausted. Poor man, thoughtAlma, he needs bread more than I. And so shestooped down and gave him all she had left, saying,Here, little father; eatthis and you will be strong-er. The old man sat up andtook the bread in his a wonderful thinghappened; for, as Almawatched with wide-open,wondering eyes, the smallpiece of bread grew andgrew and grew, until it wasthe largest and best-lookingloaf that she had ev
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