ARBOR DA Y MANUAL. 59 



THE AUTUMN LEAVES. 



FIRST CHILD: 



I AM a leaf from the tall elm tree 

 That stands high up on the hill top there ; 

 Patiently my watch I keep 



O'er all the hillsides and valleys fair. 



SECOND CHILD: 



I came from the maple tree 



By the church with its huge iron belL 

 Many a time I've heard it say 



" A tale of hope and peace I'll tell." 



THIRD CHILD: 



1 am a leaf from the old oak tree 

 Deep in the woods ; I know 

 All the secrets of fairy land, 

 And how the flowers grow. 



FOURTH CHILD: 



And I am a leaf from the aspen, 



Do you know why I tremble so ? 

 I heard a child tell a lie one day. 



Tis an awful thing to know. 



FIFTH CHILD : 



Down where the dead lie sleeping, 



In a calm and quiet spot, 

 I came from the willow, weeping, 



O'er the blue forget-me-not. 



SIXTH CHILD: 



I grew on the big old apple tree, 



Where the blue birds and robins nest, 

 The children love me, and the breeze 

 O, you can guess the rest. 



SEVENTH CHILD : 



And now we will make a wreath, 



Red and yellow and green ; 

 When you see you will all agree 



Tis the prettiest wreath that ever was seen. 



All join hands and sing : 



Away to the woods, away, 

 Away to the woods, away, 



