It proved to be the "Magellan," of St.
Catherine's, Ont. Since then nine bodies have washed ashore, among
them the captain and his brother, the mate, both of them
fine-looking young men, and not like ordinary rough sailors. The
captain was a Knight Templar, and the Masons took charge of the
body and sent it home, and some ladies made a beautiful cross of
natural flowers, which they laid on his breast. But I will leave
this sad subject, and tell you how we appreciate ST. NICHOLAS.
Last week we had a concert. There were several recitations from ST.
NICHOLAS, besides the "Mother Goose Operetta" in the January number
(1877). It was very pretty. There were fifteen children, all in
handsome peasant costumes. I was Marie.
Last summer, when we came from the Centennial, in our Pullman car
were two boys just Fred's age; one was from San Francisco and one
from Chicago. Of course, the three were soon well acquainted, and
had lots of fun together. And what do you think? They soon found
out that each was a subscriber to ST. NICHOLAS! And how they
enjoyed talking over the stories together! "Fast Friends" seemed to
be the favorite; but I like "Eight Cousins" better.
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