. St. Nicholas [serial] . ittle school-house on the side of the down the hill, in the valley beneath, the sunbeat on a broad expanse of water, smooth as glass andas unrippled as a mill-pond. The drooping willowsthat bordered the bank cast an alluring shade. The schoolmaster started up, looked at the old-fash-ioned clock which hung on the wall, and said in a drawl-ing tone: Well, children, I guess you kin run alonghome now, and get your dinner. Remember what I toldyou this morning. Every child in the room remembered the lecture they had received that morning. Filled with quaintphil
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ittle school-house on the side of the down the hill, in the valley beneath, the sunbeat on a broad expanse of water, smooth as glass andas unrippled as a mill-pond. The drooping willowsthat bordered the bank cast an alluring shade. The schoolmaster started up, looked at the old-fash-ioned clock which hung on the wall, and said in a drawl-ing tone: Well, children, I guess you kin run alonghome now, and get your dinner. Remember what I toldyou this morning. Every child in the room remembered the lecture they had received that morning. Filled with quaintphilosophy and homely sayings, it was indeed a lectureto remember. They had listened spellbound when thisfarmer-schoolmaster told them of Abe Lincolns thirst for education—how he had walked fifteen milesto borrow a book to study. He told them of all thegreat mens early struggles. They had listened withwonder and admiration. The children scampered off—that is, all except twoboys, who went arm in arm down the pathway to the. OUR ANIMAL FRIEND. BY MARION D. FREEMAN, AGE IO. lake. The master looked after them, and said softly : Two good boys—sometimes. Good grit, little sense. The boys, Harry Callnon and Jack Murray, ate theirlunches under the willows. They leaned against a logand gave themselves up to the pleasure of the away the murmur of a distant waterfall; near athand the broad expanse of water. Quiet reigned. Quiet, Jack, aint it? Yep. Say, remember we planned to stay away fromschool to-day and have a nice swim? No answer. Quiet for a while, then Harry said: The master is all right, aint he? Yep. Lincoln was a great man! Yep. What did he say about his goodness? Never played truant from school. Only went ashort time. Like to be a great man, Jack? Yep. Pretty near school-time, aint it? Yep. Like school, Jack?
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