Part 5 (1/2)

”'A few can touch the '

”Then I'll write those four lines in this volu, And noisy Fa, But die with all their music in them!”

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

As each little volume went under the poet's pen Edward said, as his heart swelled in gratitude:

”Doctor Holood to a boy”

The pen stopped, the poet looked out on the Charles ato the boy with a little moisture in his eye, he said:

”No, ood to hear you say it It ht of by the young who are coold pen, with its swan-quill holder, and laid it down, he said:

”That's the pen hich I wrote 'Elsie Venner' and the 'Autocrat'

papers I try to take care of it”

”You say you are going frofellow?” he continued, as he reached out once ave you a letter for hientlefelloas Edward hie at that ti with you if you don'tdown to Park Street to thankyour way to the Ca Beacon Street, Doctor Holmes pointed out the residences where lived people of interest, and when they reached the Public Garden he said:

”Yousome time, and see the tulips and croci and hyacinths here They are so beautiful

”Now, here is your car,” he said as he hailed a coo back you must come and see me and tell me all the people you have seen, will you? I should like to hear about theht have a very good-looking photograph of a very old-looking little fellohen you see hiive him my letter, you know It is about a very important matter”

And when the boy had ridden a mile or so with his fare in his hand he held it out to the conductor, who grinned and said:

”That's all right Doctor Hol to keep that nickel if I lose my job for it”

CHAPTER V

GOING TO THE THEATRE WITH LONGFELLOW

When Edward Bok stood before the hofellow, he realized that he was to see thehad cast a sort of halo And when he saw the head itself he had a feeling that he could see the halo No kindlier pair of eyes ever looked at a boy, as, with a sfellow,” as Mr Howells had called hilad to see you, my boy,” were his first words, and with them he won the boy Edward smiled back at the poet, and i a walk this beautifulat my mail Suppose you come in and sit at ht He brings s, you know”

”Now, here is a little girl,” he said, as he sat down at the desk with the boy beside hiraph and a 'sentiment' What sentiment, I wonder, shall I send her?”

”Why not send her 'Let us, then, be up and doing'?” suggested the boy