her little flies eleven.
"Shine!" said the mother;
"We shine," said the eleven:
So they shone like stars
In the soft summer even.

Over in the meadow,
Where the men dig and delve,
Lived a wise mother ant
And her little anties twelve.
"Toil!" said the mother;
"We toil," said the twelve:
So they toiled and were wise
Where the men dig and delve.

COUNTING APPLE-SEEDS

One, I love,
Two, I love,
Three, I love, I say,
Four, I love with all my heart,
And five, I cast away;
Six, he loves,
Seven, she loves,
Eight, they both love;
Nine, he comes,
Ten, he tarries,
Eleven, he courts,
Twelve, he marries;
Thirteen, wishes,
Fourteen, kisses,
All the rest little witches.

TWINS

BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS

Here's a baby! Here's another!
A sister and her infant brother.
Which is which 'tis hard to tell,
But "mother" knows them very well.

THE RHYME OF TEN LITTLE RABBITS

BY KATE N. MYTINGER

1 little rabbit, =one=
went out in the field to run.

2 little rabbits, =two=
Said they didn't know what to do.

3 little rabbits, =three=
Said: "Let us climb a tree."

4 little rabbits, =four=
Said: "Let's swing on the old barn door."

5 little rabbits, =five=
Said: "We're glad just to be alive."

6 little rabbits, =six=
Said: "We like to pick up sticks."

7 little rabbits, =seven=
Said: "We wish we were eleven."

8 little rabbits, =eight=
Said: "Come let us run through the gate."

9 little rabbits, =nine=
Said: "Then let us form in line."

10 little rabbits, =ten=
all got in line--and then--wasn't it fun to see them run?

IN JULY.

BY A. S. WEBBER.

10
Ten little fire crackers
Standing in a line,
One thought he'd light a match
Then--
There were nine.

9
Nine little fire crackers
Walking very straight,
One caught an engine spark
Then--
There were eight.

8
Eight little fire crackers
Trying to spell "LEAVEN,"
One went too near the gas,
Then--
There were seven.

7
Seven little fire crackers
Cutting up tricks,
One played with lighted p