. St. Nicholas [serial]. vens, soft and balmy is the air,And the breezes all are whisper ing, Was there ever month so fair? All around the birds are caroling a happy, happy tune,And myheart joins in with rapture, It is June, oh, it is June! 758 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. [June, And the softly flowing river over which the willows nodSings, as ever on it ripples, of the wondrous love of the sunshine and the flowers seem to catch and hold the tune,And my heart joins in with gladness, It is June, oh, it is June! Every creature feels the happiness pervading all the air;Every creature seems to sin
. St. Nicholas [serial]. vens, soft and balmy is the air,And the breezes all are whisper ing, Was there ever month so fair? All around the birds are caroling a happy, happy tune,And myheart joins in with rapture, It is June, oh, it is June! 758 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. [June, And the softly flowing river over which the willows nodSings, as ever on it ripples, of the wondrous love of the sunshine and the flowers seem to catch and hold the tune,And my heart joins in with gladness, It is June, oh, it is June! Every creature feels the happiness pervading all the air;Every creature seems to sing in praise of June, that month so , the whole world seems a-ringing, and the burden of the tuneSuits the words my heart is singing—It is June, oh, it is June! A FAMILY TRADITION. BY MARJOR1E E. PARKS (AGE 13). In the olden times when hand-engines were used, mytwice-great-uncle, Isaac Harris, was an active volunteerfireman, as most of the men were then. It was thecustom in those days to keep in the houses two or. COMPANIONS. BY EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH, AGE 14. (GOLD BADGE.) three leather buckets, to be used in cases of there was a fire, every one would seize theirbuckets, fill them with water, and rush to help put outthe fire. At the time to which I refer, the famous Old SouthChurch in Boston was on fire. The date was December31, 1810. Among the first to arrive on the scene was my great-great-uncle, who immediately saw what needed tobe done. So he climbed to the roof of the church,poured on the water, and then with an ax cut the burn-ing portion from the building. For this brave act hewas presented with a massive silver pitcher by thecitizens of Boston. This Isaac Harris was a mast-maker by trade, andfurnished the masts for the famous United Statesfrigate Constitution, popularly known as Old Iron-sides. A FAMILY TRADITION. BY MARGARET P. HASTINGS (AGE 12). When my grandmother was a little girl she used tovisit at Mount Vernon, Virginia, a great deal, as sh
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