ri'-val—to try to reach something or obtain something which another has, or is trying to obtain. Alice Cary (1820-1871), an American poet, was born in Cincinnati. She and her sister, Phoebe, wrote many well-known poems and sketches. They removed to New York City and lived together there. 1 THE leaves are fading and falling, The winds are rough and wild, 2 Though day by day, as it closes, Ella Higginson (1862- ), an American writer, lives in Bellingham, on Puget Sound, Washington. She won a $500 prize offered by a magazine for the best short story. 1 I KNOW a place where the sun is like gold, 2 One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith, And one is for love, you know, But God put another in for luck— If you search, you will find where they grow. 3 But you must have hope, and you must have faith, If you work, if you wait, you will find the place TIRED OF PLAY NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) was an American poet. He was born in Maine. His father was the founder of the "Youth's Companion." 1 TIRED of play! tired of play! What hast thou done this livelong day? The birds are silent, and so is the bee; The sun is creeping up temple and tree; 2 The doves have flown to the sheltering caves, How hast thou spent it, restless one? 3 Playing? But what hast thou done beside, What promise of morn is left unbroken? 4 Whom hast thou pitied and whom forgiven? What hast thou learned by field and hill? 5 Well for thee if thou couldst tell |