Part 6 (1/2)

You cale And I knew Liz could beat the pony” Then they walked their horses quietly to the stable, and nothing more was said by either of them; but from that hour Ranald had a friend ready to offer life for hih he did not know it then nor till years afterward

RALPH CONNOR: ”The Man froarry”

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends

ST JOHN, XV 13

IAGOO, THE BOASTER

And Iagoo, the great boaster, He the marvellous story-teller, He the friend of old Nokomis, Saw in all the eyes around hiuests asseed to hear his pleasant stories, His ioo; Never heard he an adventure But hi But himself had done a bolder; Never any er

Would you listen to his boasting, Would you only give hih as he had; Ever caught so many fishes, Ever killed so many reindeer, Ever trapped so many beaver!

None could run so fast as he could, None could dive so deep as he could, None could swim so far as he could; None had made so many journeys, None had seen so oo, As this marvellous story-teller!

Thus his na the people; And whene'er a boastful hunter Praised his own address too highly, Or a warrior, ho, Talked too oo!

Here's Iagoo co us!”

LONGFELLOW: ”Hiawatha”

THE STORY OF A FIRE

Thirteen years have passed since, but it is all toof the fire-bells, the hoarse shouts of the firereat hush that fell upon the crowd; the sea of upturned faces with the fire glow upon it; and up there, against the background of black s to the narrow ledge, so far up that it seemed humanly impossible that help could ever co Up from the street, while the crew of the truck co with the heavy extension ladder that at its longest stretch was , slender poles with cross-bars, iron-hooked at the end Standing in one , they reached up and thrust the hook through the next one above, then ain the dizzy ascent Straight up the wall they crept, looking like hu, reaching one recess only to set out for the next; nearer and nearer in the race for life, until but a single span separated the foremost from the boy And now the iron hook fell at his feet, and the fireman stood upon the step with the rescued lad in his arms, just as the pent-up fla with impotent fury for their prey The nextto receive them below

Then such a shout went up! Men fell on each other's necks, and cried and laughed at once Strangers slapped one another on the back with glistening faces, shook hands, and behaved generally like one suddenly mad Women wept in the street The driver of a car stalled in the croho had stood through it all speechless, clutching the reins, whipped his horses into a gallop and drove away, yelling like a Cos The boy and his rescuer were carried across the street without anyone knowing how Policenity and shouted with the rest Fire, peril, terror, and loss were alike forgotten in the one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin

Fireman John Binns was made captain of his crew, and the Bennett medal was pinned on his coat on the next parade day

JACOB A RIIS

Whene'er a noble deed is wrought, Whene'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise

LONGFELLOW

THE QUEST

There once was a restless boy Who dwelt in a home by the sea, Where the water danced for joy, And the as glad and free; But he said: ”Good o!