. St. Nicholas [serial]. BY HENRY OKMSBY PHILLIPS, AGE 17. 1904.] ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. 279 slightly changed, by the English themselves, andgradually became a part of the language, as laundryhas done. This word in its earlier form was used by WilliamLangland in his allegorical and satirical poem theVision of Piers Plowman, which was written inthe fourteenth century : Whan he is wery of that werke thanne wil he sometymeLabory in a lauendrye wel the lengthe of a myle. This poem, although intended for the common peo-ple, contains many other words of French origin. TREES IN SUMMER AND WINTER. BY SI
. St. Nicholas [serial]. BY HENRY OKMSBY PHILLIPS, AGE 17. 1904.] ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. 279 slightly changed, by the English themselves, andgradually became a part of the language, as laundryhas done. This word in its earlier form was used by WilliamLangland in his allegorical and satirical poem theVision of Piers Plowman, which was written inthe fourteenth century : Whan he is wery of that werke thanne wil he sometymeLabory in a lauendrye wel the lengthe of a myle. This poem, although intended for the common peo-ple, contains many other words of French origin. TREES IN SUMMER AND WINTER. BY SIBYL KENT STONE (AGE 14). Softly rustling in the breezeStand the dear old summer trees,Green and shady, cool and fair-How I love to see you there! Bleak and upright in the snow,Branches hanging bare and low,Gone your look of happy peace —Oh, will winter ever cease?. feU % BL- l^§3S3 ACTION. BY REXFORD KING, AGE l6. Gaunt and black against the sky,While the snowflakes hurry by(Poor old trees !), they murmur low, When will dreary winter go? THE STORY OF A WORD. BY ALFRED SCHWARTZ (AGE 12). I THINK the subject this month is very inspiring, as itwill teach boys and girls the history and origin of manywords, and although these words may be of every-dayuse, their history and origin may be only known to few. I think one of these words is boycott, which had itsorigin in the name of Captain Boycott. Captain Boycott was a land-agent in Mayo, a smalltown in Ireland. In the war between England and In-dia, Boycott was enlisted in the British army. Before the war Boycott had closed his business, butafter he returned he opened it again. Boycott was thought by many to be a selfish, un-scrupulous man, who hardly ever treated anybody last the people grew tired of him. These peoplewere called the Highlanders. A HEADING FOR JANUARY. BY BENNIE HASSELMAN, AG
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