Part 5 (1/2)
Meanwhile my friend, to lose no time, had put up in paper all the money in his pockets, where fortunately he had quite a suood wife to send it at once to the mother of the little cricket-boy, with her bill receipted, and a note, in which he told her that she had a son ould one day be her pride and joy
They gave it to a baker's boy with long legs, and told hi loaf, his four crickets, and his little short legs, could not run very fast, so that when he reached home, he found his mother, for the first time in many weeks, with her eyes raised from her work, and a smile of peace and happiness upon her lips
The boy believed that it was the arrival of his four little black things which had worked this miracle, and I do not think he was ood little heart, would this happy change have taken place in his mother's fortunes?
P J STAHL
THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM
It was a su, Old Kaspar's as done, And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun, And by hirandchild Wilhele and round, Which he beside the rivulet In playing there had found: He cae, and smooth, and round
Old Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by: And then the old h, ”'Tis soreat victory
”I find thearden, For there's hshare turns them out!
For reat victory”
”Now tellPeterkin, he cries; And little Wilhel eyes; ”Now tell us all about the war, And what they fought each other for”
”It was the English,” Kaspar cried, ”Who put the French to rout; But what they fought each other for, I could not well make out; But everybody said,” quoth he, ”That 'twas a famous victory
”My father lived at Blenhei to the ground, And he was forced to fly; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head
”They say it was a shocking sight After the field on; For s like that, you know, must be After a famous victory
”Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good prince Eugene”
”Why 'twas a very wicked thing!”
Said little Wilhelirl,” quoth he, ”It was a fareat fight did win”
”But what good came of it at last?”
Quoth little Peterkin
”Why, that I cannot tell,” said he, ”But 'twas a famous victory”
SOUTHEY
THE RIDE FOR LIFE
Away off towards the swa cry of a ht air In spite of herself, Mrs Murray shi+vered, and the boys looked at each other