. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. adlong wanted a few eggs from one of thesebirds nests. I had heard the lumber-mentell how white and handsome the eggsare. I was climbing up the tree very- fast,my heart beating like a trip-hammer, whenI heard a scratching sound inside the bigtrunk, and then a shaking at the top. Ithought it very mysterious. I stopped,and looked up. I saw something black,like a fur cap. 1 opened my eyes andmouth so as to take a big look, and justthen out popped a bears head from the topof the trunk, and looked over very inquir-ingly. I just looke
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. adlong wanted a few eggs from one of thesebirds nests. I had heard the lumber-mentell how white and handsome the eggsare. I was climbing up the tree very- fast,my heart beating like a trip-hammer, whenI heard a scratching sound inside the bigtrunk, and then a shaking at the top. Ithought it very mysterious. I stopped,and looked up. I saw something black,like a fur cap. 1 opened my eyes andmouth so as to take a big look, and justthen out popped a bears head from the topof the trunk, and looked over very inquir-ingly. I just looked once. He seemed torecognize me. He bowed. Then I re-membered that father had said I must comehome earl)\ I dropped to the ground, andI never picked up my feet so lively beforein my life. I flew. When I got safelyout of the woods, I thought of thewoodpecker. I never felt so glad forany bird in my life. What a narrowescape that bird had ! / had been theremyself, and knew. I wouldnt haverobbed her nest for any thing afterthat. •No, not I. J /.v HISTORIC LANDS,. W hen 1 • st came to the boarding-school, he greatly amused day by attempting to ride on the hose of a street* spri art, when it was not in action. lie had ne n such a carriage, at; Jit it of] wonderfully convenient arrangement ind. Presently the driver raised the lever, and the amazed lad found him ight in the shower, and tumbled into dirt. Why didnt II me the thing was bewitched ? -aid he, as the A him. ition immediately subsided, and rubbing off the waterand dirt, and di* se of the cart, he was soon found laughing lily as the othei 1 quite outdid them in relating to Master I THE JOURNEY PROPOSED. I i George Howe and Leander Towle were cousins and very -Intimatefriends. They were unlike Frank Gray and the Wynns. They caredlittle for poetry, art, or music. They stood well in their classes inmathematics and the exact sciences, were fond of boating and out-of-door sports, and both were warm friends of Tom Toby. The ple
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