. St. Nicholas [serial]. asgoing to be umpire. Humph, returned the other, the Wind! theyjust choose him because he blows so much. I tellyou, my dear, if you want to make a stir in theworld, all you have to do is to get on the rightside of the Wind; he 11 make you fly, I can tellyou. That is just the reason they make himumpire, replied the first; he will urge on thelaggards, they say, and keep things in general panion to wonder over the peculiarities of fowlnature, as she retired to her nest in an old well;where the moon made faces at her over the brink. The race was to be between the Leaves. E
. St. Nicholas [serial]. asgoing to be umpire. Humph, returned the other, the Wind! theyjust choose him because he blows so much. I tellyou, my dear, if you want to make a stir in theworld, all you have to do is to get on the rightside of the Wind; he 11 make you fly, I can tellyou. That is just the reason they make himumpire, replied the first; he will urge on thelaggards, they say, and keep things in general panion to wonder over the peculiarities of fowlnature, as she retired to her nest in an old well;where the moon made faces at her over the brink. The race was to be between the Leaves. Everytree in the forest sent a delegate, and it was whis-pered by a gossiping young squirrel that the rivalryin costume would be something perfectly wonder-ful. Old Oaks daughter, he said, who has beendancing and flirting all summer, is to appear in anelegant maroon dress just from Robin Redbreasts;and all because Monsieur Jack Frost says, maroonis going to be fashionable this winter. But it is ?879-) THE GREAT RACE. 97. absurd of herto try, for, ofcourse, she 11never win therace ! At last, theday arrived,and a finer dayrace had never beenseen. Monsieur Frost hadbeen out that morn-ing, talking aboutfashions, to such an extent, that every-bodys cheeks were very red, and somehad even blushed up to their noses. Isuppose it was because their clotheswere not in the latest style ; Im sure Idont know any other reason. Old Wind was up bright and early,making such a noise and confusion in sweeping offthe course, that no one could help knowing he wasgoing to be umpire. The crowd began to assemble long before therace began, and, when the time arrived, the grand
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