“In summer you can go take a sail.
“In winter you can go take a sleigh-ride.
“In summer you don’t freeze to death.
“In winter you don’t get sunstruck.
“In summer you see green trees and flowers and hear the birds sing.
“In winter the snow falling looks pretty as green leaves, and so do the icicles on the branches, when the sun shines, and we can hear the sleigh-bells jingle.
“In summer you have green peas and fruit, and huckleberries and other berries.
“In winter you have molasses candy and pop-corn and mince-pies and preserves and a good many more roast turkeys, (another boy interrupting) and all kinds of everything put up air-tight!”
(Teacher.) Order, order, gentlemen. One shot at a time.
“In summer you have Independent Day, and that’s the best day there is. For if it hadn’t been for that, we should have to mind Queen Victoria.