. St. Nicholas [serial]. scared up a rabbit — and that makes 6. High in the light clouds sounded a song,But it stilled right there as they rushed along,And down from the beautiful, beautiful heavenFlew a curious flicker — and that makes 7. The seven they passed like a lightning-flash,And making the noise of a thunder-crash ;The boy and the girl they were sure they were late,When a lamb came bleating — and that makes 8. With a clippety-clop, with a buzz and a moo,With the bark of the dog and a bird-note, too,On through the glen where the white sands shineRose a butterfly flapping — and that mak
. St. Nicholas [serial]. scared up a rabbit — and that makes 6. High in the light clouds sounded a song,But it stilled right there as they rushed along,And down from the beautiful, beautiful heavenFlew a curious flicker — and that makes 7. The seven they passed like a lightning-flash,And making the noise of a thunder-crash ;The boy and the girl they were sure they were late,When a lamb came bleating — and that makes 8. With a clippety-clop, with a buzz and a moo,With the bark of the dog and a bird-note, too,On through the glen where the white sands shineRose a butterfly flapping — and that makes 9. Now hurrah for the fun ! They were going so fastThat the little red school-house they almost had passed,When forth stepped the teacher as trig as a wren,And called : Are nt you early!—and that makes 10. Ten ! echoed baby, his little blue eyesFilled with a far-away faint surprise ;Then decision crept into the face of the tot: Ten, Betty Martin ? It makes ten what ? A GIANT IN FEATHERS. By John R. IERRE CHAR-TONNE was notby any means theleast excited per-son on the Frenchfleet which castanchor in RafalaBay, Madagascar,on a certain daysome three hun-dred years ago. Pierre was to go ashore for thefirst time in more than a year. The captainhad promised that in the morning he wouldaccompany the men who were going to lookfor fresh water. The next morning, with his beloved blunder-buss borne upon his shoulder, Pierre steppedproudly on the beach, ready and anxious tomeet the savage men and curious wild beastshe felt sure he was going to see. Shortly before dinner-time it was proposedthat some of the sailors should try to shoot afew of the birds of which the forest seemedfull; for fresh meat to a sailor is one of thegreatest of luxuries, and it seemed a pity todo without it when it was directly at was an opportunity which Pierre did notlet pass. He entreated his commanding officerso earnestly to let him be one of the shooting-party that consent was giv
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