NOBILITY.

True worth is in _being_, not _seeming_,
In doing each day that goes by
Some little good--not in the dreaming
Of great things to do by and by.

--ALICE CARY.

_Fourth pupil._

PLANTING OF TREES.

Oh, happy trees which we plant to-day,
What great good fortunes wait you!
For you will grow in sun and snow
Till fruit and flowers freight you.

Your winter covering of snow,
Will dazzle with its splendor;
Your summer's garb, with richest glow,
Will feast of beauty render.

In your cool shade will tired feet
Pause, weary, when 'tis summer,
And rest like this will be most sweet
To every tired new-comer.

_Fifth pupil._

THE COMING OF SPRING.

When wake the violets, winter dies;
When sprout the elm buds, Spring is near;
When lilacs blossom, Summer cries,
Bud, little rose! Spring is here.

--LOWELL.

_Sixth Pupil._

When we plant a tree, we are doing what we can to make our
planet a more wholesome and happier dwelling-place for those
who come after us, if not for ourselves.

--O.W. HOLMES.

_Seventh pupil._

"It is no exaggerated praise to call a tree the grandest and
most beautiful of all the productions of the earth."

--GILPIN, _Forest Scenery_.

_Eighth pupil._

"Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits."

_Ninth pupil._

What do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant the ship which will cross the sea.
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
We plant the planks to withstand the gales--
The keel, the keelson, and beam and knee;
We plant the ship when we plant the tree.

_Tenth pupil._

What do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant the houses for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors,
We plant the studding, the lath, the doors,
The beams and siding, all parts that be;
We plant the house when we plant the tree.

_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