A GREAT TRAVELER. 



A good south wind sprung up behind, 

 The Albatross did follow, 

 And every day, for food or play. 

 Came to the mariner's hollo ! 



In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud. 



It perched for vespers nine ; 



While all the night, through fog-smoke white. 



Glimmered the white moonshine. 



IF the little birds went to school instead of being 

 taught at home, what do you suppose would be 

 the most important study ? Arithmetic ? No, indeed. 

 The very wisest of them can't count up to ten. Gram- 

 mar ? Not at all. They don't even know the Parts 

 of Speech, though they have certainly heard Excla- 

 mations enough. 



Would it be geography ? Yes. I suppose most 

 birds would have to have geography every day in the 

 week. At any rate, the old birds know enough about 

 it, and practice almost every hour what they know. 



The old Grouse you read about knew every bush 

 and clump of ferns in his swamp, and the little paths 

 which led up to the hill, and the pine grove above the 

 swamp. He knew its products and its climate, where 



