of the world when they met in the broad sea: a tale of
strange men who fought and died that it might still be a
part of France; a tale of deeds of glory and of valor and
of sacrifice. And some of these men had come from faraway 10
America to this little river, this stream so tiny and so
modest that it might have forever remained unknown and
unsung.

It was the Somme.

* * * * *

After all, what does size matter--except the size of the 15
heart and of the soul?

The great Mississippi, the mystic Amazon, the majestic
Hudson, the wide Danube--all mighty in power and commerce!

The Yser, the Aisne, the Oise, the Somme, the Marne--little 20
streams of France; old brooks as precious as Thermopylae
or Bunker Hill!

Tiny are they--and so was Bethlehem!

--_Red Cross Magazine._

1. What three rivers are discussed? For what does
each stand?

2. Explain the French schoolgirl's letter. Which
party, to her, represented justice?

3. What great general is called the "Hero of the
Marne"? Why?

4. Why are Thermopylae and Bunker Hill "previous"?
Name some other "precious" places in the world.

5. What lesson do you get from this selection?

(Used by permission of the _Red Cross Magazine_.)

THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE

BY CHARLES WOLFE

Sir John Moore (1761-1809) was a British general.
His last engagement was at the head of the British
forces in Spain, fighting against Napoleon. Upon
word that Napoleon with an army of 70,000 was
marching against him, he decided to make for the
coast with his 25,000 men. They were obliged to
march for 250 miles over slippery mountain roads,
and were forced into battle before they could
embark. The French were repulsed with heavy losses,
but Moore was fatally wounded. This fine poem
describes his burial on that foreign shore.

Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note,
As his corse to the ramparts we hurried;
Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot
O'er the grave where our hero we buried.

We buried him darkly at dead of night, 5
The sods with our bayonets turning,
By the stru