ESTELLE'S ASTRONOMY.
BY DELIA HART STONE.
Our little Estelle
Was perplexed when she found
That this wonderful world
That we live on is round.
How 'tis held in its place
In its orbit so true
Was a puzzle to her,
With no answer in view.
"It must be," said Estelle,
"Like a ball in the air
That is hung by a string;
But the string isn't there!"
—St. Nicholas, March, 1896.