DECEMBER. ANNOUNCED by all the trumpets of the sky, R. W. Emerson. Why not take life with cheerful trust, Hath holy grace, To woo the sun for ever. Mrs. M. M. Dodge. December 2. Her winning smile and her gleeful glance And her gifted mind shone brightly out And the charm of a kind and a gentle heart December 3. C. F. Orne. When life, once past its fortieth year Toward morning's loss and vain regret, J. R. Lowell. |