The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-10-16
THE BEST MONTH.


(which month do yea like bestr' I said;
The little fellow scratched his head
And thought for quite little while,
Then answered with a winning smile:
"Please, papa tell about them first ~
Else might choose the very worst"
"Al right" laughed, but when l asked
Inever thought would be tasked"
In January merry bells ring in the New Years
birth
And spread the joyful tidings to the corners of
the earth.
With hearts made light and faces bright with
resolves we call
And wish Happy New Year" to our dearest
friends and all.
In February we are blest by good Saint Fel
tine,
When Cupid wings his arrows with poetry di-
vine
To tender hearts, both young and DID, and
starts them bleeding, o.,
With loves complete enchantment-whicht the
toughest of us know.
March enters like a lion and departeth like a
lamb;
1t brings the winds sad frolic making shutters
bang and slam;
But near its end comes gentle spring, when
children gayly play
With tops and kites and marbles in the sun
shine all the day.
In April is All Fools Day, with its fund OF play
ing tricks
On older folks with cotton pies and loaded hats
for kicks.
Bright Easter brings sweet pleasures and the
birds their loudcst sing,
And showers tell the flowers of the beauty Of
the spring.
In May We have the moving day, which boys
enjoy with zest,
And also Decoration day for patriots at rest;
And May pole frolics on the green where, under
festal bowers,
We dance around the pretty queen and strew
before her flowers.
IT, leafv June come roses red and strawberries
and cream,
And perfect days so fair and rare each is a
heavenly dream.
The widwoods, dclis and meadows are one
mass of vivid green,
And daisies Sweetly nod their heads. OF months
June is the queen.
July! Fizz, Fang! The glorious Fourth is
welcomed by the boys
Who with hot punk and crackers and burnt
fingers make noise;
On picncs AID excursions we may VOW com
mcnce to go,
While swinging in 3 hammock is delightful-as
you know.
In August come the dog days when the
weathcr's piping hot,
And everybody tries to lind cool and shady
spot
'Vacation" sends wee scholars to the country,
where they play,
And fishing and aswimming 60, and for wild
berries stray.
September! Peaches! School begins, and lit
tie scholars brown,
On plump and sturdy little legs come trooping
into town.
With books and slate they scarce can wait to
greet their teachers, who
Can hardly give those rested brains half work
enough to do
October bringeth Hallowc'en-en by young
and old
When Brownie tricks are gayly played and fairy
tales are told
The woods and hedges, all afame with color,
are sight
And nuts and grapes and apples give the little
ones delight.
November A.! 30 trees arc bare the days
more chilly grow;
With glad 'hurrahs" the children hal. the first
of winters snow.
Thanksgiving comes with pumpkin pies and
and turkcy-both at once
And-wen know IA htT1e boy who feasts until
he grunts
December with its snow and Joe is Of all months
the king;
The height OK childhood's happiness it never
fails to bring.
On Christmas eve are stockings by the chimney
hung with care,
And when the tots are sound asleep kriss
Kringle sure is there
You've heard my little boy" said I, "atout
each month in turn
Now tell me which you like the best. really
wish to learn"
The little fellow thought some more. Then
boldly he expressed
The very sage opinion that he liked each one
the best"
H. C. Dodge in Goodal's Sun.