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Show THE SCHOOL CHILDREN H WRITE SOME POETRY. 6 iH Fifth and Sixth Grade Puplla of Ham- , 'M ilton Fort School Evince Some ' H Talent in Rhyming. H Mrs. Sadlo Buckwalter, who has iH charge of the district school at Hamll- H ton's Fort this winter, hands in the H following stanzas which are the work H of her fifth and sixth grade students, 'IH with tho request that they be given 7 space in tho columns of The Record. Tho verses reflect great credit upon IH students so young: 1 The Canyon Stream. Rippling down through the valley,, .-' Comes tho littlo canyon stream; ' fH Dancing, splashing and gurgling ;H In tho great sun's sparkling gleam. "H Tripping o'er rocks and mosses, Jl Under many a bush and tree, aH Flowing through meadow grasses, jfH Laughing merrily as can be. itH Thelma Brown. H 5th grade, 10 years. r:H 'ILiH The Mountain Stream.- JH Yonder on the hillside v -jH Flows a little stream, ; '. 4H Going to the valley 'j To water many a team. M Seeing pretty flowers, H As it flows along; ; 11 Sparkling in tho sun light aLH And singing its merry song. -H On and on it ripples, -viH Laughing as it flows. ;' Dancing through the valley, fl How I wonder where it goes! . H When days are dark and drear, '1 What does that little brook do T IH It just flows on and on, Jjl And travels the valley through. fH As it travels through the valley, ' lH It sings a merry song. a And it laughs and sparkles, , .,JH As it dashes along. 4LH Ruth Cox. '" H 6th grade, 12 years old. . J jH - 'VSH Thd Canyon StrMM. c TOH Rippling, leaping, sparkling, flV- IH Bttemfcmi': ' " f f ii'i 'ffiiKwB Singing, laughing, dancing; Wng, nll The Canyon Stream was its name. 'ijH Gurgling, rolling, whispering, rush- H ingr, tM Dancing as it went along, rH Roaring, dashing, gliding gushing, ,t Singing merrily its song. -11 Nellie Brown. ssiil 6th grado, age 12 years. ""JiH lilH The Brook, H Twinkle, twinkle, 'little brook, JH How I Jove to see you crook. Down the ditch you run so gay, H Your water singing night and day. - ? Dancing, singing as you play, '1 Down the ditch you run in May. ,jH And your ripples, one by one, 4 Catch each other's hands and run. 'H And the brook that passes by H Reflects the color of the sky; ,H And it runs along bo gay, VkH Like little children at their play. 41 Sarah Hamilton. 11 5th grade, ago 11 years. lliH |