Halifax Grammar School - Grammarian Yearbook (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)

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MON CHIEN J ' ai une chiene. Ma chiene est noire. Elle s ' appelle Skipper, Elle a un an. J ' aime ma chiene. - Allen Finley. RIDDLE ; Q . Why was the strawberry in the jam? A. Because he was too fresh. - John Gray. THE HORSEMAN Last night as I was getting ready for bed, I heard the hooves of a horse. I sprang to the window and looked out. It was a beautiful night and the moon shone brightly. The shadows of the houses and trees were like silver images. I saw a horseman ride over the hill, the moon shining on him, making his helmet like silver and his horse ivory. The next morning all the men of the village were talking about the strange horseman who rode over the hill. Douglas MacDonald, L5« THE STORY OF A COUNTRY MOUSE I am a country mouse and these are my adventures. I lived on a farm in England. (My house was the old barn) . I had a wife and ten children; my wife ' s name was Martha and the children ' s names were Tom, Dick, Harry, Billy, Bobby, Mary, Uanet , «June, Ann, and Sally. One day I was running across the farm when I heard one of my enemies. THE CAT! I turned back to save my family and said, Run, family, run! They ran and so did lo That very afternoon we were playing tag when I heard a dog ' s