. St. Nicholas [serial]. im, What will you give for Loui-siana ? But, he objected, I have authority for thepurchase of New Orleans only. Monroe soon arrived,and as the French feared the English might capture it,and also needing money for the coming struggle, theyoffered fifteen million dollars, and thetreaty was then signed. After he hadsigned it Napoleon declared, I havenow given England a rival on the said of it, This is thegreatest work of my life. After he hadsigned it Napoleon regretted it, and theministers had to hurry away for fear hewould change his mind. When the peopl
. St. Nicholas [serial]. im, What will you give for Loui-siana ? But, he objected, I have authority for thepurchase of New Orleans only. Monroe soon arrived,and as the French feared the English might capture it,and also needing money for the coming struggle, theyoffered fifteen million dollars, and thetreaty was then signed. After he hadsigned it Napoleon declared, I havenow given England a rival on the said of it, This is thegreatest work of my life. After he hadsigned it Napoleon regretted it, and theministers had to hurry away for fear hewould change his mind. When the people heard of it, somewere indignant and declared it was un-constitutional, but most upheld the pur-chase. FAREWELL, SUMMER-TIME! BY MARY E. PIDGEON (AGE 13). Farewell, farewell, dear sum-mer-time !With all your golden days,Your dandelions and butter-cupsAnd fields of yellow maize,Farewell! Farewell, farewell, dearsummer-time!With all your happyhours,Your birds and bees andbutterfliesAnd all your pretty flow-ers, Farewell I. PORTRAIT. BY HELEN E. JACOBY, AGE 16. news came, Spain has ceded Louisiana to France!What might not happen? They had heard of Na-poleon before. If he had possession of Louisiana could he not seizemore if he chose? Besides this, the boats going downthe Mississippi to trade at New Orleans had beenstopped by the Spanish who had not yet left. Whatwas the use of owning part of the house if anotherowned the front door? President Jefferson sent Monroe to assist Livingston,our minister to France, in negotiations for the purchase Farewell, farewell, dear summer-time! How can we let you go?For bees and birds and butterflies, Oh, we shall miss you so! Farewell! Farewell, farewell, dear summer-time! Farewell, vacation dear!We 11 let you go, content to know You 11 come again next year. Farewell! [904.] ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. IO47 THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. St. BY FERN L. PATTEN (AGE 17).Louis is the Mecca toward which all eyes are turned during these days. But whilenumbers of o
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