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graduated  from  Bowdoin  College  in  1S25. 
Two  of  his  classmates  were  Franklin 
Bierce,  later  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  Henry  W.  Longfellow. 
When  Mr.  Hawthorne  was  38  he  mar¬ 
ried  and  went  to  live  in  Concord.  Massa¬ 
chusetts.  There  he  wrote  numerous 
sketches — “Twice  Told  Tales,”  “Grand¬ 
father’s  Chair.”  “Wonder  Book”  and 
"Tanglewood  Tales”  and  his  best  known 
novels.  “The  Scarlet  Letter”  and  “The 
House  of  the  Seven  Cables.” 
President  Pierce  appointed  him  Consul 
nt  Liverpool.  He  lived  there  four  years. 
When  his  term  had  expired  he  went  to 
Rome,  where  he  remained  two  years. 
During  this  period  he  wrote  “The  Marble 
Faun.” 
In  .Tune,  I860,  be  returned  to  Amer¬ 
ica.  He  was  much  disturbed  by  the  Civil 
War,  partly  because  he  differed  in  opin¬ 
ion  with  some  of  his  Northern  friends. 
In  May,  18(14.  Mr.  Pierce  suggested  a 
trip  through  New  England.  While  stop¬ 
ping  in  Plymouth.  New*  Hampshire.  Haw¬ 
thorne  suddenly  died.  May  19,  1864.  at 
the  age  of  60  years. 
beet  A  GRIFFITHS  (13  years) . 
Connecticut. 
A  New  Book  Puzzle 
The  question  was  raised  by  one  reader 
as  to  whether  the  books  described  in  the 
Book  Puzzles  must  all*be  of  the  kind  we 
have  had  so  far.  Meaning,  I  suppose, 
standard  books  by  famous  authors  of  the 
past,  like  Dickens,  Irving  and  Hawthorne. 
No,  they  need  not  be,  and  a  glance  at  the 
collection  your  editor  has  on  hand  would 
show  a  big  variety.  However,  when  we 
take  valuable  space  in  Our  Page»for  this, 
and  when  so  many  boys  and  girls  read 
the  puzzles  and  answers  and  thus  become 
interested  in  the  books,  it  does  seem  that 
we  should  be  careful  to  choose*  good  sub¬ 
jects,  those  which  every  young  person 
should  know  about,  and  which  all  edu¬ 
cated  persons  have  read.  On  the  whole, 
it  is  very  interesting  to  see  the  fine 
choices  (lie  writers  of  Book  Puzzles,  have 
made.  They  are  not  always  on  whole 
books.  Sometimes  shorter  stories  <>r 
poems  are  described. 
Suppose  we  take  one  for  this  month 
entirely  different  from  those  we  have 
been  having.  In  answering,  remember 
that 'both  the  title  and  the  author's* name 
must  be  given  to  receive  credit  on  the 
list  of  contributors. 
WHAT  BOOK  IS  THIS? 
There  was  a  chap  who  was  always  dis¬ 
satisfied  with  what  he  happened  to  have. 
He  used  to  sit  alone  a  great  deal  in  his 
own  nook,  away  from  all  others,  lie 
liked  to  joke  the  other  fellows,  and  often 
they *played  a  joke  upon  him.  He  had  a 
couple  of  special  enemies  who  always 
tried  to  harm  him.  But  this  spry  chap 
was  too  quick,  even  for  these  quick¬ 
witted  foes.  He  was  blessed  with  a  good 
appetite,  and  was  particular  about  his 
food.  He  liked  everything  very  fresh, 
and  gathered  if  himself,  especially  his 
salads.  He  would  take  long  strolls  each 
day  to  get  just  what  he  wanted.  .Some¬ 
times  it  would  be  very  early,  and  some¬ 
times  very,  very  late.  He  had  a  habit  of 
trying  to  imitate  his  friends,  but  always 
proved  a  failure,  which  amused  his 
friends  ami  caused  him  much  discomfort. 
The  last  time  he  did  it,  it  caused  him 
much  fright.  After  this  he  decided  he 
had  learned  a  lesson. 
New  York,  dorotiiy  tick  ( 10  years) . 
Our  Artists 
The  many  drawings  sent  in  on  Old 
Biddy  and  her  downy  brood  were  far  bet-' 
ter  as  a  whole  than  any  set  that  has  ever 
come  before.  Your  editor  feels  that  prac¬ 
tice  is  bringing  steady  improvement.  One 
girl  wrote-  that  her  parents  did  not  want 
her  to  send  a  drawing  because  she  could 
not  do  as  well  as  those  printed.  This 
does  not  seem  quite  the  right  way  to  look 
at  it.  The  only  way  to  learn  is  to  try. 
And  those  who  try  ofteuest  and  hardest 
are  most  likely  to  succeed.  If  no  one 
tried  there  would  be  no  drawings  to  print. 
On  the  other  hand,  you  would  not  want 
any  but  the  very  best  that  came  to  be 
printed. 
There  are  always  many  drawings  that 
are  worthy  of*printing  besides  those  used. 
Your  editor  has  to  select  to  fit  the  space 
a-  fairly  as  he  can  on  a  basis  of  age, 
originality,  skill  and  neatness.  This 
month,  especially,  I  have  had  a. hard  time. 
Nearly  all  of  the  drawings  were  wider 
than  high,  and  if  reduced  to  one  column 
would  have  been  too*  small  to  mean  any¬ 
thing.  .So  they  ’had  to  be  used  two  col¬ 
umns  wide,  and  this,  of  course,  meant 
that  not  so  many  could  be  published. 
Very  Special  Mention  ‘belongs  to  Stanley 
Trimble  (12  years),  William  Gates  (15 
years),  Rachel  Crouch  (13  years),  and 
George  Briggs  (15  years),  of  New  York; 
Helen  Ellwanger  (12  years),  of  Dela¬ 
ware,  and  Elsie  Zauner  (10  jears),  of 
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Drawn  by  Ruth  Freeland  (8  Years),  West  Yiryinia 
Drawn  in  Dentil  by  Mildred  Rinser  (IS  Years),  Nev)  YorJo 
Ohio,  whose  drawings  would  certainly 
have  been  printed  had  there  been  room. 
Also  Honorable  Mention  for  excellent 
work  goes  to  Ella  Luoma,  Andrew  Mes- 
sick  (15  years),  and  Ruth  Watts  (16 
years),  of  New  York;  Katherine  Voor- 
hces  (11  years),  Elizabeth  Steed  (13 
years),  and  Esther  Wells  (14  years),  of 
Connecticut ;  Theresa  Matthews  and 
Hazel  Stone  (16  years),  of  Rhode 
Island;  Hope  Lehigh  (9  years),  and 
Marianne  Paranowski  (17  years),  of 
Pennsylvania ;  Mildred  French  of  New 
Hampshire;  Marian  Noyes  (13  years), 
of  Maine;  Gladys  Bloomer  (12  years), 
of  New  Jersey;  Elsie  Orasselly  (12 
years),  of  Delaware,  and  Frieda  Mann 
(14  years),  of  Ohio. 
Some  questions*  are  still  asked  about 
making  the  drawings.  1.  What  size  shall 
they  be?  Any  size,  but  preferably  about 
twice  as  large  as  they  would  be  when 
printed.  2.  Ink  or  pencil?  Either  one, 
only  make  the  lines  clear  and  distinct. 
Last  month,  for  the  first  time,  we  tried 
printing  four  of  the  pencil  drawings 
without  inking  them  over.  They  are  done 
by  a  different  process,  called  half-tone, 
(just  like  printing  from  photographs), 
and  I  thought  they  came  out  very  well. 
Those  in  ink  are  done  by  what  is  known 
as  the  zinc  process,  used  for  all  clear  line 
work.  3.  M  ill  it  do  any  harm  to  draw 
on  lined  paper?  Not  if  you  draw  in  ink  ; 
if  your  drawing  is  in  pencil,  better  use 
plain  paper: 
A  New  Rhyme  to  Draw 
A  number  of  rhymes  about  a  swing 
were  sent  in.  The  following  one,  which 
your  editor  helped  to  smooth  out  a  little 
bit,  seemed  to  give  the  best  chance  for 
good  pictures,  and  I  know  you  will  like  it. 
One  day  when  the  sun  was  shining  bright 
John  swung  his  sister  with  all  his  might. 
Out  in  the  orchard  under  the  tree, 
W  here  the  apple  bldssoms  were  sweet  to 
See.  LESLIE  BRISTOL. 
Shall  we  keep  on  with  the  rhyme  draw¬ 
ings  during  the  Summer?  If  so,  what 
suggestions  have  you  for  subjects? 
Our  Pago 
Come  boys  and  come  girls. 
Come  join  us  today, 
And  help  make  Our  Page 
Better  in  every  way. 
I  should  not  say  “better” 
(It  can  hardly  be  beat)  ; 
I  mean,  send  your  letter, 
Or  a  drawing,  for  a  treat ! 
If  you  have  a  pet — 
Bird,  dog,  cat  or  calf — 
Send  in  an  account, 
'Twill  sure  make  us  laugh. 
This  Page  is  for  pleasure 
As  well  as  for  fun, 
To  read  in  your  leisure 
When  all  tasks  are  done. 
Our  Page  contains  knowledge. 
It’s  instructive  as  well, 
It’s  a  letter  from  our  friends 
Who  in  other  States  dwell. 
Now,  then,  boys  and  girls. 
No  matter  your  age, 
Just  sit  down  and  write 
To  our  dear  old  Page. 
Send  a  rhyme,  a  riddle, 
Drawing  or  a  letter. 
And  still  make  Our  Page 
A  little  bit  better. 
VIRGINIA  KAGEY  (14  years  ) . 
Pennsylvania. 
Notes 
The  couplet  in  the  Box  was  written  by 
Milo  Springer,  a  15-year-old  Ohio  read¬ 
er.  Surely  one  of  the  happy  things  to  do 
in  this  “happiest  time  of  the  year”  is  to 
share  in  tin-  making  of  Our  Page. 
The  list  of  contributions  for  April  will 
be  found  on  pages  671,  672.  Our  new 
symbol,  “t,”  has  been  added  to  cover  the 
Signs  of  Spring  lists,  which  should  be 
sent  with  next  month’s  letters. 
All  work  for  the  May  page  should  be 
s<  nt  to  reach  your  editor  not  later  than 
May  5. 
Here  we  are  at  the  end  of  Our  Page 
again.  Keep  if  with  the  others  where 
you  can  read  back  over  it  now  and  then. 
Decide  on  something  you  can  do  for  next 
month,  and  send  it  to  your  editor  and 
friend,  Edward  M.  Tuttle,  in  care  The 
Rural  New-Yorker,  333  West  30th  St., 
New  York  City. 
