. St. Nicholas [serial]. I had a lot of other things,And guessed them nearly all: Some candy hearts, two prettyrings,And cards both large and small. I 11 give it up. Hark! mama says, Perhaps it s from your , no! your telltale face betrays;I know! it is from mother. A CLOSE CALL. BY FRED SCHOLLE (AGE 12). One day, as I was coming homefrom school, my attention wasattracted by the clanging of fire-bells. Glancing around, I saw aheavy hook-and-ladder truck com-ing toward me along a side Looking down the avenue onwhich I stood, I saw a cable-car coming at full speed. A man across
. St. Nicholas [serial]. I had a lot of other things,And guessed them nearly all: Some candy hearts, two prettyrings,And cards both large and small. I 11 give it up. Hark! mama says, Perhaps it s from your , no! your telltale face betrays;I know! it is from mother. A CLOSE CALL. BY FRED SCHOLLE (AGE 12). One day, as I was coming homefrom school, my attention wasattracted by the clanging of fire-bells. Glancing around, I saw aheavy hook-and-ladder truck com-ing toward me along a side Looking down the avenue onwhich I stood, I saw a cable-car coming at full speed. A man across the street, see-ing that a collision was immi-nent, waved his hand at therapidly approaching car as asignal to stop. The motorman,quickly comprehending the sit-uation, did his best to checkthe speed of the car. But eventhen it struck the hook-and-ladder truck with a fearfulshock. The heavy truck was thrownup into the air, and then camecrashing down upon the cor-ner where I was standing. Aheavy ladder hit me on myknee, and I lay on the pave-ment for what seemed to meabout five minutes, but whatin reality not more than thirty seconds. Then some firemen lifted up the ladder and dragged me from under it. Considering that the motorman, the driver of the hook-and-ladder truck, and two horses were killed, I think I had a very close call. A VALENTINE. BY EDWINA L. TOPE (AGE 17). There s a certain person somewhereWho s as dear as dear can be— Makes me love her more than everEvery time she looks at m
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