An idyll of child life in modern settings that are rather formal and not, one feels, the happiest possible choice for such a theme. It is not intended to illustrate Whittier's poem, from which it takes its name, although the opening lines of the poem are thrown upon the screen, perhaps with the view to helping out the atmosphere. They are not out of place in this picture; yet make one wish that it had been placed more in the open of real meadows, rather than on concrete walks and modern piazzas. Yet it is a story of children played by children and played sincerely. As such it is distinctly pleasing and will delight a large body of photoplay spectators. The picture, while clearly in focus, were, in the print we saw, poorly developed; there was no soft detail and the contrasts were too abrupt. - The Moving Picture World, August 17, 1912
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