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was killed by a bullet. The head of the Indian brave was brought back and displayed as a trophy of war on the roof of the fort. All the people rejoiced at this sight except Priscilla, who was thankful in her heart that she had not married Miles Standish.

The autumn came and in the village all was peace again. Meanwhile John Alden had built himself a new home from rough hewn timbers of the forest. The roof was covered with rushes, the door was wooden barred; in the lattice windows were panes of oiled paper. Near the house he dug a well, and around it he planted an orchard. Close to the house he built a stall for Raghorn, his snow-white bull. ften when his work was finished, he followed the pathO through the forest to the home of Priscilla. One day wayas he sat watching her, at her spinning-wheel, he compared her to "Bertha, the beautiful spinner," who was very thrifty and industrious. That he might not be idle, she asked him to help her unwind the yarn and thus be a model to all Puritan husbands. As the two sat winding yarn, a messenger entered and brought the news that Miles Standish had been slain by a poisoned arrow, during a fight with the Indians. It was feared that the town would be burned and all the people murdered. John Alden, however, did not realize the impending danger, for he was overjoyed in being released from the wrath of Miles Standish. He pressed Priscilla to his heart, forever claiming her as his own, and exclaimed, "Those whom the Lord hath united, let no man put them asunder."

Time passed swiftly, and the wedding morn of Priscilla arrived at last. The Elder and the Magistrate and all her friends assembled to witness the simple marriage ceremony, after the Puritan custom. Lo! when the service was ended, a sombre and sorrowful form appeared on the threshold! The bridegroom stared at the strange apparition and the bride hid her face on his shoulder. The figure was none other than the brave Captain, whom the people had mourned as dead. He clasped the hand of John Alden and said, "Forgive me! Let all be forgotten between us, and may our friendship grow older and dearer." Bowing, he saluted Priscilla, and wishing her much joy and happiness, he exclaimed, "No man can gather cherries in Kent at the season of Christmas." The friends were so amazed and eager to greet the Captain that they quite forgot the bride and groom. Gradually the gathering disbanded, for each had to resume his daily work. John

Alden did not wish his bride to walk to her new home, through the heat of the noonday, so he brought out his white bull, covered it with crimson cloth, placed a cushion for a saddle and seated her upon it.

Slowly the bridal procession made its way through the forest to the new home. All nature rejoiced with the happy lovers, whose memory will ever remain fresh with the youth of the world.- Adapted from H. W. Longfellow's poem, "Courtship of Miles Standish”)

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for it had slipped to the bottom of his purse. On finding it, he said, "Very well, you will have to travel with me now."

The silver shilling lay among strange, foreign-looking coins. Some of the coins were French and some Italian. he was purse, He soon found, when he was taken out of the slipped back again, so he felt he must be distinguished. He did not know for a long time where he traveled, though the other coins mentioned the towns through which they passed.

One day the shilling discovered that the purse in which he lay was open, so he peeped out to see something and he fell into the gentleman's pocket. Later, when the gentleman's clothes were carried into the hall, out fell the shilling, unseen by any one, and there it lay while the gentleman continued his journey.

By and by, the shilling was discovered and placed with three other coins. With satisfaction he thought, "Now, I shall see something, meet people, and learn their customs."

FIRST DAY Take Part I of the story from dictation.
SECOND DAY Copy.

A shilling is an English coin.
It is made of silver.

Its value in our money is about 24 cents. (Study foreign coins, if you can obtain them; study specially a shilling and compare it with our quarter.) THIRD DAY (Write answers in complete sentences) What is a mint?

What did the shilling cry as it came from the mint?
Where did it go? Who held it?
Whom did it journey with?

Did the gentleman mean to take it?
What coins did the shilling lie among?

What became of the coin when the purse was open?
What did the shilling say when placed by three other

coins?

FOURTH DAY Rewrite this part of the story in your own words, and continue to study coins, such as a quarter, half dollar, dollar, and gold piece. Describe everything seen upon them, and draw pictures of each.

FIFTH DAY Write a short story of a quarter that went on a journey. Tell who first owned it, into whose hands it passed, and what finally became of it. Imagine ten articles a quarter can buy. Different members of the class can take different pieces of money on an imaginary journey.

The Story - Part II

Some one, on seeing the shilling, remarked, "That coin is false, good for nothing." The shilling said that remark cut like a dagger, and then it went on to relate its own adventures. The shilling said, "People said of me, 'We must lay the false shilling away in the dark.' I was very unhappy and decided I had better get lost as soon as possible.

"One day I was paid a poor woman for her day's work and she said, 'I must pass on this shilling. I will hand it to the Baker. He can afford to lose better than I.'

"The Baker, however, said, 'That is a false shilling." He would not receive me. I knew I bore a genuine stamp, but in this foreign country I could not even buy a loaf of bread.

"The woman said, 'Since I cannot pass you off, I will call you a lucky shilling, and drill a hole through you, so no one else will be deceived.'

"The poor woman drilled a hole through me, and putting a string through the hole, gave me to a neighbor's child to wear round her neck. The child was so happy she kissed me, and wore me day and night.

"The child's mother said, 'Perhaps you are really a lucky shilling.' She cut the string that held me, laid me in vinegar, filled up my hole and rubbed me until I became

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quite bright. Then she sold me to a lottery man. Whether she gained the prize or not I did not ask, but I lay with the lottery man in his drawer for a long time, until one day, a traveller saw me, and I expected again to hear the cry, 'False, good for nothing.'

"To my surprise, he cried, 'Here is a good coin, a shilling from my own home. I will take it home.'

"How happy I was! I was called a 'good coin,' and I was going home where everyone would know me.

Ques. Ans.

Wolf,

are you there?

Ques.

Yes, I'm putting on my boots. Wolf, are you there?

Ans. Yes, I'm putting on my hat.

Repeat "Let us walk," etc.

Ques. Wolf, are you there?

Ans. Yes, I'm putting on my hat.

Repeat "Let us walk," etc.

Ques. Wolf, are you there?

Ans. Yes, I'm getting my gun.

Directly the wolf gives the last answer, the children all cry, "Run!" and rush to the nearest wall, with the wolf in pursuit. The child who is caught becomes the wolf.

"I was wrapped carefully in paper, and occasionally displayed to the traveler's friends, his own countrymen, who called me 'interesting.'

"I did not brag, for I have seen often that interesting people remain silent.

"When at last I reached home, how thankful I was, for I knew I was made of good silver and had a genuine stamp. though I carried a hole to the end of my days. I am so happy I will tell you now what I really believe: 'IF WE ARE

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FIRST DAY Copy from cards on which Part II of the story is written.

SECOND DAY Copy in fancy lettering

The coin is false- good for nothing. Cut and paste letters also to make this sentence. THIRD DAY Describe the feelings of the shilling as it was passed on. Was it fair to give it to a poor woman? Did the Baker receive it? What did the woman call the shilling? What did she do with it? Describe the child who wore the shilling around her neck.

Describe the mother who sold the shilling to the lottery man. Imagine that it brought her the prize. Tell what the prize was (something longed for in that household for a long time). Write a complete story, using these suggestions. FOURTH DAY Write as a copy, "Here is a good coin." Write this part of the story in your own words and copy"Interesting people are often silent."

THIRD AND FOURTH WEFKS Rewrite the entire story

in your own words. Rename it "The Thankful Shilling." Make a booklet to take home which will contain the story and much valuable information you learn about money.

Study in your dictionary "The value of foreign coins." Learn the value of 4 farthings, 12 pence, 21 shillings, 20 shillings, 5 shillings.

What money in the United States is actually worth its face value? How much alloy in proportion to gold do gold coins of the United States contain? In the silver dollar, how much alloy and how much silver? Which coins are the standard of value and which represent their face value? Find out all you can about paper money.

In what denominations are gold certificates issued? How should we save money and why? How can you open an account at a bank? If you deposit a shilling or twenty-five cents in a bank every week, how much money will you have saved in a month? In six months? In a year?

Copy: "If we are honest, everything will come right for us in time."

What lessons can we learn from the story?

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Little Hollanders

Lyle Wilson Holden

(Book rights reserved)

HIS little entertainment is well adapted to children in the fourth grade or any of the grades lower than this. They will enjoy wearing the quaint old-world costumes and doing the folk dances. Eight, sixteen or twentyfour children are the best numbers to use so that the last dance will contain the proper number.

The costumes are easy to make, and the illustration shows quite clearly the style and general appearance. The girls' dresses may be of bright blue and should be very full in the skirt. Around the neck should be worn a broad white collar or a kerchief crossed in front. A white apron and a peasant's cap of white muslin complete the costume. The boys may wear blue trousers and a red blouse, with a small, tight cap, as shown in the picture. Instead of the trousers shown they may wear, if it is wished, the full Dutch breeches which are peculiar to certain parts of Holland. Both boys and girls wear red stockings if possible. If these are not available, use white ones. If it is not possible to get wooden shoes, some old leather ones may be painted, or shoes may be made from stiff cardboard in imitation of wooden shoes.

The children enter, two at a time, holding hands and keeping step to the music. Lift the leg rather stiffly from the hip and preserve a great gravity of manner. The first pair take their place just at the left of the center front of the stage, the next just to the right, the next to the left of the first pair, and so on until all are in a line across the front. They all together bob a courtesy to the audience and then recite in concert.

Oh, we are little Hollanders

From near the Zuyder Zee;

Our dress and manners are quite strange As you can plainly see.

And just as strange we believe you think
Our little country, too,

Its dykes and windmills and canals
Are queer's our wooden shoe.

There is one thing that we can say For Holland, though it's small;

Of lands throughout the earth it is The cleanest one of all.

The children take positions in couples an equal distance apart in a large circle and execute the Klapp Dance, singing the words and keeping time to the music given below. Some form of the Klapp Dance is familiar to the peasants in nearly every country of Europe.

Klapp Dance

Now with your hands go clap, clap, clap,
Now with your feet go tap, tap, tap,
Then have a care, my partner there,
Or in our fun you'll have no share.

During the first two lines the couples promenade around in a circle, keeping time to the music. They clap their hands and tap their feet in a pronounced manner at the proper time.

Upon the words, "Now have a care," they all stop, the partners facing each other, and nod their heads and shake their forefinger playfully at one another. On the last line each one twirls around in his place and finishes the song with an alternate clap and tramp of the feet.

Continue the game until all have gone around two or three times. Then the first couple take their place at the front, and the others follow the same as in the entrance. Again they speak in concert the following verses:

We hope you liked the old time game;

We tried to do it well,

For in our games and dances we

Seek always to excel.

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Now watch us close, and we will do A folk dance queer for you,

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And then perhaps another one Before we say adieu.

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Allemand left. Each boy goes to the left and turns girl around with left hand. He returns to place beside his partner. First four right and left. The first and third couples cross towards each other, the girls passing through to the right of the boys;

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