Eleventh pupil.
What do we plant when we plant
the tree?
A thousand things that we
daily see;
We plant the spire that out-towers
the crag,
We plant the staff for our
country’s flag,
We plant the shade, from the
hot sun free;
We plant all these when we
plant the tree.
—HENRY ABBEY.
=4. TREE PLANTING SONG.=
PLANTING OF THE TREE.
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1. Long this little stem
has grown
In a quiet
spot, unknown:
Now we plant
it here, to be
Ever honored
as our tree.
2. May the kind earth
give it food,
And warm
sunlight o’er it brood,
Shower make
bright, and storm make hard,
And no harm
its growth retard.
3. May it give to men
delight,
Rich in
shade, and fair to sight;
And while
untold years roll by,
Speak of
us to memory.
4. Little tree, our own!
we pray,
Be our teacher
every day;
On us strength
and grace impress,
That we,
too, the world may bless.
J.D. BURRELL.
=5. PATRIOTIC RECITATION.=
UNION AND LIBERTY.
First voice.
Flag of the heroes who left
us their glory,
Borne through
our battle-fields’ thunder and flame,
Blazoned in song and illumined
in story,
Wave o’er
us all who inherit their fame!
Second voice.
Light of our firmament, guide
of our nation,
Pride of her children,
and honored afar,
Let the wide beams of thy
full constellation
Scatter each cloud
that would darken a star!
Third voice.
Empire unsceptred! what foe
shall assail thee,
Bearing the standard
of Liberty’s van?
Think not the God of thy fathers
shall fail thee,
Striving with
men for the birthright of man!
Fourth voice.
Yet, if by madness and treachery
blighted,
Dawns the dark
hour when the sword thou must draw,
Then, with the arms of thy
millions united,
Smite the bold
traitors to Freedom and Law!
All.
Up
with our banner bright,
Sprinkled
with starry light,
Spread its fair emblems from
mountain to shore;
While
through the sounding sky,
Loud
rings the Nation’s cry,—
Union and Liberty!—one
evermore!
—OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
=6. ADDRESS OR READING OF SOME SELECTION FROM ANOTHER PART OF THIS PAMPHLET.=
=7. MARCHING FROM THE FIELD.= (TO FOLLOWING TUNE.)
WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE.
GEORGE P. MORRIS.
HENRY RUSSELL.
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