Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 6, No 2
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
A celebration of Massachusetts Patriots' Day and the midnight ride of Paul Revere, marking the start of the American Revolution.
- p. 2
A satirical piece imagining the League of American Wheelmen's ideal presidential candidate, whose platform includes free trade, disbanding the army, and universal bicycle use.
- p. 4
A poem evoking the brisk renewal of March as winter yields to the first tentative signs of spring.
- p. 5
A poem reflecting on the competing demands of independent thought and the discipline of following orders.
- p. 6
A short linguistic note tracing the word 'strenuous' back to its Latin roots and its popularization by Theodore Roosevelt.