Far be it from our policy to burden our readers with ancient history;
and when it is known that Harry Beckwith was only fifteen when the
fore-going was written, our motive will be understood. "Goliah" won
the Premier for high school composition in 2254, and last year Harry
Beckwith took advantage of the privilege earned, by electing to spend
six months in Asgard. The wealth of historical detail, the
atmosphere of the times, and the mature style of the composition are
especially noteworthy in one so young.]
THE GOLDEN POPPY
I have a poppy field. That is, by the grace of God and the good-
nature of editors, I am enabled to place each month divers gold
pieces into a clerical gentleman's hands, and in return for said gold
pieces I am each month reinvested with certain proprietary-rights in
a poppy field. This field blazes on the rim of the Piedmont Hills.
Beneath lies all the world. In the distance, across the silver sweep
of bay, San Francisco smokes on her many hills like a second Rome.
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