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A sudden rush from the stairway,

A sudden raid from the hall! By three doors left unguarded They enter my castle wall!

They climb up into my turret

O'er the arms and back of my chair; If I try to escape, they surround me; They seem to be everywhere.

Do you think, O blue-eyed banditti,
Because you have scaled the wall,
Such an old moustache as I am
Is not a match for you all?

I have you fast in my fortress,
And will not let you depart,
But put you down into the dungeon
In the round-tower of my heart.

And there will I keep you forever,
Yes, forever and a day,

Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,

And molder in dust away!

HENRY WADSworth Longfellow.

When is the Children's Hour? Why is it called their hour? Name the children in this pretty poem. Whom were they coming to see? What did the children do? What did Longfellow say to them? What is the meaning of castle, turret, devour, banditti, fortress, occupation, raid, dungeon, entwine? Have you read any other poem by Longfellow?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), one of America's foremost poets, was born in Portland, Me.

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Thy children dare to lift their hearts to Thee, And bless Thy triple Majesty!

Holy Trinity!

Blessed Equal Three,

One God, we praise Thee.

- REV. F. W. FABER.

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The day before Jesus was nailed to the Cross, the disciples came to Him, saying: "Where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the pasch?" Jesus said: "Go ye into the city to a certain man, and say to him: The Master saith, "My time is near at hand; with thee I make the pasch with My disciples."""

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The disciples did as Jesus told them, and they prepared the pasch.

When it was evening, Jesus sat down with His twelve disciples. While they were eating, He said: "Amen, I say to you, that one of you is about to betray Me."

The disciples being very much troubled began every one to say: "Is it I, Lord?"

Jesus answering said: "He that dippeth his hand with Me in the dish, he shall betray Me.

"The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him

that he had not been born."

Judas said: "Is it I, Rabbi?"

Jesus answered: "Thou hast said it."

And while they were at supper, Jesus took bread, blessed, broke, and gave to His disciples and said: "6 Take ye and eat. This is My Body."

In like manner, taking the chalice, Jesus gave it to them saying: "Drink ye all of this. For this is My Blood of the New Testament, which shall be shed for many unto the remission of sins."

It was on this occasion that our Blessed Lord instituted the sacrament of the Blessed Eucharist which contains the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, under the appearance of bread and wine.

NOTES AND QUESTIONS

What is meant by the "Last Supper"? Who were present at it? What Jewish feast was being celebrated on that occasion? Who betrayed Jesus? How did Jesus institute the sacrament of Holy Eucharist? What is the Holy Eucharist? What is the meaning of disciple, pasch, instituted, betray, divinity, remission?

Have the children pick out the sentences which ask questions and those which tell something.

FOUR THINGS

Four things a man must learn to do
If he would make his record true!
To think without confusion clearly;
To love his fellow-men sincerely;
To act from honest motives purely;
To trust in God and heaven securely.

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