. St. Nicholas [serial]. (.SECOND PRIZE, waded to shore as best theycould; the next two, littlechildren-of three and fouryears old, were caught bythe fishermen and carriedin. The nursemaid jumpedinto the sea, with my littlebrother and myself underher arms. Well, it is needless to saythe boat was very badlybroken. It could never be usedagain ; but that was made allright afterward by giving the boatman money to getanother boat with, as a reward for saving us. A CRITICAL MOMENT. BY HELEN MABRY BOUCHER BALLARD (AGE 10). (Silver Badge.)The only critical moment ofmy life was when my memoryalmost fai
. St. Nicholas [serial]. (.SECOND PRIZE, waded to shore as best theycould; the next two, littlechildren-of three and fouryears old, were caught bythe fishermen and carriedin. The nursemaid jumpedinto the sea, with my littlebrother and myself underher arms. Well, it is needless to saythe boat was very badlybroken. It could never be usedagain ; but that was made allright afterward by giving the boatman money to getanother boat with, as a reward for saving us. A CRITICAL MOMENT. BY HELEN MABRY BOUCHER BALLARD (AGE 10). (Silver Badge.)The only critical moment ofmy life was when my memoryalmost failed me in the middleof my first piece. I went to school every Fri-day to recite a piece of school-teacher boardedhere, and I would go with herand my brother. The road toschool went through what wascalled the Brush Hills-hillsthat stretched for several milesover the country, covered withely green brush. It was alutiful road, with the treesgrowing on each side so thickly
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