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The fable of “ The Crocodile,” in this
numher, we cannot doubt, will please
our readers very much; and for it, in
behalf of some ten thousand little folks,
we thank the author, at a venture.

The article signed “ Aqua”—a very
good. one, by the way, which ought to
be published, by all means—we have
handed over to the editor of the Youth’s
Temperance Advocate.

We like your enigma very well, Miss
Essie. It is ingeniously constructed,
and much more originals than seven-
eighths of those which are submitted to
us for publication. The only objection
to it is, that in it the authors of the
‘* Wheat-sheaf” are complimented rather
more highly than they would wish to be
in this connection. Write us another
enigma, friend Essie, on a different
theme, and in a similar vein.

Since we are on the subject of enig-
mas, by the way, it seems to be neces-
sary to state again what we have already
repeated several times—not for the ben-
efit of Miss Essie, but for numerous
other enigma-makers—that it is quite
contrary to our rules to publish an enig-
ma, or anything of the kind, unless the
writer previously enlightens the editor in
relation to its hidden mysteries. We
want that rule to be distinctly under-
stood—in Schenectady, as well as else-
where.

The “ Indian Girl’s Song,” with some
slight alterations from the editor’s pen,
is accepted. As it is very brief, perhaps
we may as well serve it up at our table,
It reads thus:

THE INDIAN GIRL’S SONG.

I'm a child of the forest, as free as the wind,
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As free as the wild and the swift-footed hind,
As I roam beside rills and fresh fountains.

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