. St. Nicholas [serial]. SHADOWS. BY JOHN S. 1KKRY, AGE 16. (SILVER BADGE.) THE OPTIMISTICYOUTH. by louisa f. spear(age 14). {Silver Badge.)The day dawned slowly inthe east,The air was warm anddry;The bumblebee buzzeddrowsily,And lazy was the fly. Down to the brooklet Tom-my ranWith little rod and he, I 11 surely havesome fishBefore t is time to dine. He fished and fished tillnearly noon ;The sun shone warm andbright;But, sure s you live, he didnt getOne solitary bite. Was he discouraged ? Nota only fished away,. A HEADING FOR APRIL. BY FLOYD L. MITCHELL, AGE 15. (A FORMER PRI


. St. Nicholas [serial]. SHADOWS. BY JOHN S. 1KKRY, AGE 16. (SILVER BADGE.) THE OPTIMISTICYOUTH. by louisa f. spear(age 14). {Silver Badge.)The day dawned slowly inthe east,The air was warm anddry;The bumblebee buzzeddrowsily,And lazy was the fly. Down to the brooklet Tom-my ranWith little rod and he, I 11 surely havesome fishBefore t is time to dine. He fished and fished tillnearly noon ;The sun shone warm andbright;But, sure s you live, he didnt getOne solitary bite. Was he discouraged ? Nota only fished away,. A HEADING FOR APRIL. BY FLOYD L. MITCHELL, AGE 15. (A FORMER PRIZE-NYINNER.) ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. 56: And said, Of course I 11catch a fewBefore the close ofday. As he was going to hishomeHemet his brother Jim,And when he saw hisempty handsHis brother said tohim : Well, Tommy, did youcatch your fish ? The blunt reply was,No;I did nt get a single ve been a-fishing,though!


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