Schools Of Olden Time

lluliipn irps. "Wo wi'iu ti) sein o ui oWen time By yonder'a lenuttcus pi noel ad bül; ISrsiiir tli ring ilmt formed tli? stromn, '1 hat lui nr. yon rum bl ing, busy mili. Our houso was of geod romul log, Juat cut from tlu. fore.-t's ruggud pine, And il I cad remeicbor riglit, lts sizo was o:ily eiglit, by uine. Tho roof wae ::::i:lo of olopboftrds strong, Forslnnglcs Uic-n worc scaretly known; Car. fully loid ii in tli2 house, Aud weight polis lie'.il tlicm firmly down! And then for passing in nnd out Ti:Mfgood sirong door was juat die tliing, And whon wc wisbed to rniso tliclntch Wc lia i (o pull the string. Our scote wcre made ofgood round polos Owr writing desks ofpunebcuns stroog; Our fife pliicu was spaclous vide, And toók a Btick fa 11 jix foei long. The distnnce totlie school those day9, Was ranged from five milos up lo eiglit; And O! the "rod " -we iised to get, If we sliould cli.inc? to come too late. lint oíd time has been on the wing, Our old school house !ins full its flight; Nothing is left but a green graes plot, Aud the wfll known spring tomarle its si Le.