The task and other poems . ith joy reverts) Begin their annual quest. Down every current, channel, stream To the mother river long gunwales with richness teem From fabled lands remote. 81 Well said, my generous, kindly host; Young men as giants stand?Well see the country where you boast The streams roll golden sand. On, on, the train is speeding fast; Los Angeles we spy;And San Franciscos here at last,— A battle-ship is nigh. See, see, the President aboard, With him a lady fair,Ohio she is christened, Lord Protect her is my prayer. With gladness we resume our ride, (Transcontinenta
The task and other poems . ith joy reverts) Begin their annual quest. Down every current, channel, stream To the mother river long gunwales with richness teem From fabled lands remote. 81 Well said, my generous, kindly host; Young men as giants stand?Well see the country where you boast The streams roll golden sand. On, on, the train is speeding fast; Los Angeles we spy;And San Franciscos here at last,— A battle-ship is nigh. See, see, the President aboard, With him a lady fair,Ohio she is christened, Lord Protect her is my prayer. With gladness we resume our ride, (Transcontinental tour)By Great Salt Lake we smoothly glide Then through an open door, 82 Out on the plains, a long, long way,This grand hotel on wheels Speeds onward still without its daily meals. And now tis Home Sweet Home at last, Ten thousand miles a-wheel;i^rom ocean unto ocean vast A Continent reveal. With Soul Divine, with heaven rife, The All-Father bespoke,—Inspirer of the nations life— The Acorn and the 83 IRotes* THE TASK. NOTE 1. These lines may be profitably employed as aguide to reading clubs formed for the purpose ofchild study, or for the study of mental sciencein general. NOTE 2. Advanced thought on the science of educationis ventured here. There should be nothing sin-ister in the work of education. I have tried toperform, humbly, a little service towards lead-ing captivity captive by stating, in clear and at-tractive form, the science of education, therebyarming the reader against the growing commer-cialism of the day, as contrasted with the innerand not less important manifestations of mindand heart. NOTE 3. A very excellent view of the life and works ofAristotle may be obtained from the CenturyCompanys recent publication, Alexander theGreat, by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, for manyyears Professor of Greek in Cornell University,now President of the University of California. 85 THE MESSAGE. NOTE 1. This piece strikes at the tap-root of character—enlighte
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