has embodied many of the old legends of the North American
Indians. Hiawatha, who was known among the different tribes under
various names, was supposed to be a person of miraculous birth, sent
among them by the Great Spirit to clear their rivers and forests and to
teach them the arts of peace.

In the Golden Legend we find quite a different form of story. This is a
legend written down by one of the old German Minnesinger and called,
"Der arme Heinrich" (Unhappy Henry). The American poet has faithfully
followed the outlines of the story, but has added a good deal to it,
including the appearance of Lucifer with his train of evil spirits, and
his attempts to lead Prince Henry astray.

Five of the remaining stories are taken from the "Tales of a Wayside
Inn"--a series of poems whose plan was evidently suggested by the
Canterbury Tales.

DORIS HAYMAN.

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_The
Building
Of the Ship_

It was in bygone days, long before the use of steam was even thought
about; trains were unknown, and when people wished to get from one part
of the country to another they were obliged to make the journey on
horseback or in coaches, and distances, which nowadays we can cover in a
few hours, used to take our ancestors several days. It was the same
thing in regard to journeys by sea. To cross the Atlantic, for instance,
by an old-fashioned sailing vessel was a far more venturesome
undertaking than it is to step aboard one of the great ocean liners and
be conveyed swiftly and safely to one's destination. A sailing ship ran
far greater risks of being wrecked by storms, and, if the winds were
unfavorable, she would toss about for weeks, perhaps even for months,
instead of being able to make straight for her port. And yet there was a
charm about a sailing ship which no steamer with all its complicated
machinery can replace, and in the good old days we hear of men who have
weathered storms as violent and sailed on voyages quite as perilous as
any which have been undertaken since.

Well, it happened in the times of which we are speaking, that a wealthy
merchant in the New Country came to a great ship-builder, who was known
to all by the name of the Master, and bade him build a strong and goodly
ship.

"It must be beautiful to behold," said the merchant, "and yet strong
enough to wrestle with wind and storm."

The Master was delighted to receive this commission, for his heart was
in his work a