2. May the kind earth give it food,
And warm sunlight o'er it brood,
Shower make bright, and storm make hard,
And no harm its growth retard.

3. May it give to men delight,
Rich in shade, and fair to sight;
And while untold years roll by,
Speak of us to memory.

4. Little tree, our own! we pray,
Be our teacher every day;
On us strength and grace impress,
That we, too, the world may bless.

J.D. BURRELL.


=5. PATRIOTIC RECITATION.=

UNION AND LIBERTY.

_First voice._

Flag of the heroes who left us their glory,
Borne through our battle-fields' thunder and flame,
Blazoned in song and illumined in story,
Wave o'er us all who inherit their fame!

_Second voice._