Sound I did not stop to fi little valve myself, making the still with the shrill scream it sent far and 6. "That's moved them," said m to see the little distant figures scan I thought it would," I said; and on the valve, I made the thing shri for there was one of the children stil of the track. 7. In a moment I had forgotten a the papers, for a queer sort of feeling that for a few moments took all limbs, so that I could not move; v same feeling, my fireman stood s might straight at the poor child. 8. We were too near for it to h even if we had reversed the engine that seemed to force itself out of myself it was in consequence of er children with presents that this wa There, seeing no danger, was a brig hing dancing about and waving its hands as he swiftly on. ; takes me some time to tell it, but what hapook only a few moments: and there it all is now, picture that having once seen I can never forget. a sunshiny afternoon, with all looking bright: -house, with its patch of flowers; the children side of the line, and their mother running out d frantic, but only to drop down in the path, y between the door and where the child was and waving its little hands as we glided on. I felt as one sometimes does in a nightmare when the will is there to do something, only a 1 fear holds the dreamer back, and he can see coming nearer and nearer, and yet can do to avoid it. We neither of us spoke, but stood ne on each side, leaning forward as helpless as or little child in front, till, with almost a yell, t clear of the power that seemed to hold me, ith the feeling that it was all in vain, crept he side of the engine, and lay down with my xtended in front of the cow-catcher. Only moments, but moments that seemed like as, with its strange, hurrying, jumping motion, ine dashed on, as I told myself, to crush out the that poor little innocent. I wanted to shut my keep out the horrible sight, but I dared not; and now I seemed to be doing what might save the life, I could not think it possible. There it was, front, and yet we appeared to come no nearer. Twenty yards—ten yards! Were we never going over the spot? or would some miraculous power e engine? I tried to shout, but only a strange Five yards four three! laughing in its innocent glee, for little present from me, its murd myself, who lay there motionless 13. Two yards one! At las was a shock, so I thought, — upon the little thing, who seem hands to mine, and to leap, act arms, and then, with it tightly going on and on; I with my eyes I had the child tightly held to m able to look to see if it was hurt. 14. Then I don't know how it must have got up, and crawled the fireman; but I can't recollect ollect finding myself sitting down in my arms, and feeling stunne child myself. 15. We dared not stop to take but we sent it from the next statio me when I tell you that we wer wards than ever, so that whene place we used to make signals e at the house, and they to me. Bu that little one getting out upon the Pronounce: Indians, engine, cow-catcher, OD BY, proud world! I'm going home; Thou 'rt not my friend, and I'm not thine ng through the weary crowds I roam; A river-ark on the ocean brine, ng I've been tossed like the driven foam; t now, proud world, I'm going home. hose groves the frolic fairies planned,- d vulgar feet have never trod, - when I am safe in my sylvan home, tread on the pride of Greece and Rome; nd when I am stretched beneath the pines here the evening star so holy shines, At the sophist schools, For what are they all, in thei roun/de-lay, a simple, lively, rural lore, strain. soph'i spec syl'van, forest-like; woody; rural. gri-mace/ (gri-mās'), distortion of the con-ce countenance to express some feeling. vulga In the bush with God (4). See Exodus, cha] Pronounce: grandeur, hearthstone, nook, Pronounce the unaccented syllable of 'gran not with affected preciseness. The same cau ure; as, nature, creature. (gran/joor is bet than nat'yoor.) Why is "Office" (2) called supple? What Explain the first personification in stanza 2 supposed to have the look of those who fa "fawning face.") Explain the other cases of Write out the leading sentiment of this poem |