She shuddered and shriveled, and moaning said;

“Thank you all kindly;” and then she was dead.

Let us hope, let us hope, when she comes next year,

She’ll be simple and sweet. But I fear, I fear.

George Macdonald.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FLOWERS.

(To be answered by a class or the whole school.)

What is the favorite flower of the poets?

Ans. The daisy.