Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27


 A little later Connecticut received 8 constitution, which was the first writ ten one in the United States. ETHEL V. J. ERICKSON. Mansfield Center Winter. .February is here!''> Winter is here!''
 they mean more than we can con Sider.
 Winter means the leaves from the forests are torn from the trees and scattered into the valley below; and also the sap of the trees has ceased to flow, and that the vegetable world has passed into eternity. There is something that has passed away that everybody on the earth shall miss. and that is the violets, pinks and tulips. and other plants that have decorated Mother Nature. Winter also means the birds have gone to the land of perpetual sum mer. As we walk about the fields we shall not hear the sweet voice of the birds, but we shall hear the meaning of the winds.
 The butterflies have perisfed the grasshoppers have sung their last song. As we think it over it seems that Mother Nature has fallen into a cold and fearful sIumber.
 And winter means more than all this It means it's example of death to teach us that we, too, must pass away. and that it is well for us to make preparations for the great event. Let not winter pass away with any of us as barren season in which we have neither sowed nor reaped any good fruits.
 JULIA E. DONOVAN. Age 12.
 Jacks Parrot.
 It was a mild summer morning. A small boy was sitting on the wall in front of the large village postofhce carelessly swinging his feet. Was not the circus coming, and was he not go- ing to see it?
 Yes. the parade hAd started, and Jack, as he was called, was waiting on the wall with some other boys to see it pass.
 At last the parade reached the wall. It was a grand sight for Jack, for he had never seen a circus parade before, and he counted every one of the car riages.
 Jack was not bad boy, by any means, but he did not reach home un- til o'clock that afternoon. for he fol- lowed the circus te the grounds. There he carried water for the elephants and did other odd jobs. In this way he earned a pass for the evening and was almost the llappiest boy in the town.
 That night he went to the circus and saw a sight that he had never seen before When he came out of the big tent he went to a small one to see the talking and singing birds; but of all that he saw (which was quite a good many) he liked the parrots best.
 When the circus started to go the keeper told Jack that if he would help them he would give him q parrot
 Jack was overJoyed at this and when he went home that night 8 young par rot went with him. Jack had his wings clipped and kept him in for couple of weeks, but in few days he was tame enough to be let out.
 He taught him znany things First a him say SJaok' before he would let him even a bite. The parrot and Jack became very good friends and because he liked Jack so they would go out walking together-Jack with the par rot on his sheulder.-Unsigned
 Hiawatha's Sailing.
 Hiawatlaa told his kind grandmother that he was going hunting and would started after a farewell.
 He took with him his bow and ar rows and all the things that would be necessary on the trip. He had not gone long when he saw deer, but the lightning.
 Hiawatha then started after him in hot pursuit. The deer of course out ran him. He then turned around and started back, for he was way off his right course. He at last struck it and while walking slowly along he heard the snap of a twfg behind him.
 He turned around as quick as light ming. Bow in hand, he was ready for action. He was surprised to see a deer standing in the emiddle of the path. Before the deer could turn around he pulled the string of his bow. His arrow went straight and true. It dashed through the heart of the deer and he fell dead as stone.
 After he had killed a few more he asked himself how he was to get them home After thinking little while he made up his mind that he would build a canoe, as he had none. He put the deer in a thieket and then started out to make a boat
 He first went to a birch tree and stripped it's bark from it. Then he went to a cedar tree and hewed off some of it's bougf1s to make the frame work with Then after going to larch tree to get it's roots for thread and balm and resin from the fir tree to fill in the crevices and the qui11s from the hedgehog to decorate his canoe.
 When ft-was finished he carried 1t to the shore. He then made g. paddle out of chestnut. After putting the deer in the canoe he put off for home. He reached home within few days.
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 Rules for DcIis.
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