She was indeed a lovely sight
Upon the billows with sails spread.
But the captain folded his gloomy arms,
Ah—if she had been a life-boat instead!
See the captain stern yet gloomy
Flings his son upon a rock,
Hoping that there his darling boy
May escape the wreck.
Alas in vain the loud winds roared
And nobody was saved.
That was the wreck of the Malabar,
Then let us toll for the brave.—Noël.
Gardening Notes.
It is useless to plant cherry-stones in the hope of eating the fruit, because they don't!
Alice won't lend her gardening tools again, because the last time Noël left them out in the rain, and I don't like it. He said he didn't.
Seeds and Bulbs.
These are useful to play at shop with, until you are ready. Not at dinner-parties, for they will not grow unless uncooked. Potatoes are not grown with seed, but with chopped-up potatoes. Apple trees are grown from twigs, which is less wasteful.
