St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878

oward the close of the day, after the most searching inquiries had been instituted, he was no nearer to a final decision than when he star

e merits of the case. There was not a boy in the school who in his heart believed that Howard was really guilty, although the evidence seemed clearly against him. There was n

scussed and dismissed as a misconstruction of motive. The second charge as to his being about in his room during the night was not so easily got rid of. Howard pleaded that he had gone to sleep as usual, and slept soundly, but that he was aroused by hearing, as he thought, some one in his room. He went to sleep again, and was aroused a second time by the stumbling of some one over a box, as it seemed to him, which was fo

rom the facts before him, that Howard was guilty. From his knowledge of Digby he must fully exonerate him from the charge of willfully implicating his friend in the matter, as it seemed evident that he was justified in expressing the suspicions he entertained, considering the circumstances of the case. For the present the matter must be dismissed, but he could not doubt that light would soon shine through the darkness, and the true facts of th

interested, without any reference to their previous history or family connections. But I mus

straight through the world without hesitating or turning to the right hand or to the left. He was a strong-minded man-at least, everybody who got in his way had good reason to think so. But he had a rather weak-minded wife. Poor Mrs. Morton was a flimsy woman, without much

new Mrs. Morton came home the children were old enough to feel that th

most a human companionship in it. Then came the world of fairies and gnomes and elves, amongst whom she held sway as queen, and many a plant and shrub in the garden, and glade in the woodlands, was a part of her fairy-land. And, now that she was nearly sevente

ng the letter he passed it t

e he came home. I shall see Mr. Vickers about him to-day, and write for him to return as soon as this affa

d by Digby's return, and Ethel to rejoice in the fact that her brother was coming home t

fast-room is elegantly furnished, but it is small; the garden is well stocked wit

st of black and lavender dresses, and wearing a picturesque widow's-cap. Nellie, her daughter, a girl ab

Pemberton, as she nervously turns over and over in her hand a long letter

air," she said, "and I am at a loss to know

hing. You certainly don't suppose Howard is really concerned in the affair. Not he; that sort of thing isn't in his line. It'll all come right enough by and by, so, don

e that he was to leave school that term, and commence work with Mr. Vickers, conveyed to Howa

conti

EWS-C

ARINE S

IT IS

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face rather gloomy as he looked out of the window. Harry was turning over the leaves of a story-book. You could see they were both d

l we do?"

the garret!"

ey made a rush toward the door; and the dog, aw

grandmamma, for she never laid the least restriction on their sports, bu

Aunt Carrie, "wh

the garre

as you find them," she replied,

s do, Aun

nd every footstep resounded through the ol

r in order," said Aunt Carrie; "but

rrie," replied grandma fr

of old times. Soon they turned from these to a shelf of chemical instruments. Most of them were in perfect order, and they

ter," exclaimed Harry. "Let's

on't you?" said Fred. "W

is glass ball, and we can play with it. I'll show you how.

can we h

ked up from h

ment. What do you w

silver, and then I will show you. Let me

eat or cold the quicksilver must be entirely protected from the air. If you had noticed it when you first came in, you would see that the warmth of the room has caused it to rise in the tube. This i

he boys were m

it do so, gran

m, it expands-swells out-and so rises in the glass tube, as you have seen. The least coolness in the ai

Common barometers have it inclosed in a small leather bag at the back of the instrument. This we do not see, but only the tube which is connected with it. When the weather is pleasant, the a

en you think of it, isn't

gh under their experiments, that it seemed to them really a living thing. If they tried to pick it up, it would slip out of their fingers. When thoroughly shaken, it became a fine powder. They boa

are gold, silver, ir

up in pails, unless they have first been melted. Yet mercury can be frozen so hard that it may be hammered out like lea

ped up in pails, it must be very easy to get it. I read somewhere that gold and silver ar

s into a vessel suited to the purpose, where it is cooled. Then, being reduced to its liquid state, it is pure and fit for use. When men working in the mines heat the rocks, the quicksilver will sometimes roll out in drops as larg

think would interest you boys. In large iron kettles filled wit

dpa! how c

see wood float

but that is

e is the same; ca

boys look

so much as water; neither are the stones as

mines. Can't you take us, s

portant localities from which it is obtained. These are California, Peru, Austria, and Almaden in Spain. The mines ne

his to ornament their bodies on grand occasions. This caused the country where they lived to be examined, and the cinnabar was found. The Romans u

ecious metal is crushed fine, sifted and washed until as much as possible of the gold or silver is removed; then it is placed in a vessel with the quicksilver, which seems immediately to absorb it, thus separating it entirely

learn to do th

s only by years of patient effort and fre

scovered. You can imagine that this caused great rejoicing, for all the quicksilver previously used was sent in ships to this part of the wo

rsons searching for it often die from breathing the air where it is found. About seventy years ago, the mines in Austria, took fire, and thirteen hundred workmen were poisoned, and many

s. It is so heavy that an ordinary cork would soon be forc

y, a few of the bags were rotten and leaked. Every person on board was poisoned, and

ed, don't let us to

ou know that mercury is used as a medi

ll never take it

grandfather, laughing. "Did you ever hear of blue-pi

uch a sparkle! The evergreens were covered with shining ice-drops, and the tall trees poi

Fred. "I have enjoyed the morning so much th

morning they started for home. They both agreed in thinking t

ODS IN

get a sight of a deer. Now and then, too, some poor person who has been picking up bits of fallen branches for firewood may be met bending under his load, or pulling it along on a sled. In some parts of the country, wood-cu

find among the great black trunks of the forest trees, and under the naked branches stretching out overhead, many

ODS IN

ROM OLDE

I

IA E.

VI

m may be expected; and you would not read far in Irving's books before learning that no one believed in "good times" mor

f Diedrich Knickerbocker outside this book, we will let him tell you that "the old gentleman died shortly after the publication of his work." Of course, Irving can say what he chooses about Knickerbocker's book, so he gives it as his opinion that, "To tell the truth, it is not a whit better than it should be." But Sir Walter Scott, in a letter to a friend, says of these funny papers of Irving's: "I have been employed these few even

ouring the contents of some book of travels? "How wistfully," he wrote, "would I wander ab

and much that is neither grand nor famous, he has written in the "Sketch-book," giving this reason for so naming word-paintings: "As it is the fashion for modern tourists to travel pencil in hand and bring home their portfolios filled with sketches, I am dis

and household, down to the very cat and dog, and of the joy they were to give their little sisters by the presents with which their pockets were crammed; but the meeting to which they seemed to look forward with the greatest impatience was

rannuated pointer, and by the redoubtable Bantam, a little old rat of a pony, with a shaggy mane and long, rusty tail, who stood dozing quietly by the roadside, little dreaming of the bustling times that awaited him. Off they set at last, one on the pony, with the dog bounding and barking before him, and the others holding John's hands, both talking at once. * * * We stopped a few moments afterward t

life, saying: "Those who see the Englishman only in town are apt to form an unfavorable opinion of his social character. * * * Wherever he happens to be, he is on the point of going somewhere else; at the moment

but very, very funny, when you know what scared poor Ichabod Crane on his midnight

nap he took. It is too long for me to give in Irving's words, and "Rip

raveler to as queer a company gathered in a great inn-kitchen, Irving describes the busy ma

ent to do nothing "when al

l like best of all is "The Alhambra." The Alhambra is the ancient and romantic palace of the Moors. When he was in Spain, Irving spent many dreamy days amid its ruined splendors, whence the last of the Moors was long since driven into exile. We have good reason to be glad that Irving saw the Alhambra, for this book is what came of it. We shall all want t

crumbs which show Irving's "warm heart

tory-telling, you can better afford to wait than to miss knowing how healthy, happy, and truly lovable wa

; if thou art a friend and hast ever wronged in thought, or word, or deed, the spirit that generously confided in thee, th

Y IN T

EN C.

" said energetic Mrs. Somerby to her husband, as, with sl

ind the stove, slowly re

I haint; and tha

sy, too?" continued his spicy partne

ed away

g and a-storing of 'em away; the back room's full, the attic's full, the barn's

or 'em to

pail into a closet, and slamming the door upon her finger. "Before you get th

terest, but remov

get uneasy. Let'

side her lord. "They say the paper manufacturers are giving a big price now, husband. W

said Joe, with dignity. He rose

nt, just as she did her kitchen-clock, and he kept upon his course as steadily as that ancient time-piece. She was just

of sugar for a jaded-looking horse, bought by Joe to speculate upon, and

or the material was poor,-old Jack slouched along as if each step was likely to be his last. But despite this

, as Jack whinnied at her approach, a

ck's ribs with a profe

ith this 'ere beast; I thi

then, I'll help you off. Those paper men'll have all they want if you

ing to himself, as he followed his lively wife. "Let the

seat. By good rights, Joe, you'd

know," said he, kindly. "You

e worked with a will. The wagon was soon loaded. Mrs. Joe ran for his overcoat and b

city. "I'm not quite up to her time, I know," continued he, and there was a

to exercise himself to keep warm. It was afternoon when the laden cart entered the city. Hungry Jack had stopped twice, and gazed around at his master in dumb reproach. Joe was hungry, too; so he hurried into a square, in t

'presentiment' 's gone up," said the elegant

Jack suddenly threw up his meditative h

delighted at this token of li

er?" asked several small

aid Joe, proudly. "Keep c

ed a pile of boxes in

ils ye,

ting toward a huge box from one side of whi

ng my horse

ppeared in the box. Mr. Somerby resumed his lunch, but kept the reins in case Jack should be startled when the boy came out. But he did not appear; there was

shed at first, for the boy was on his knees. The sight stirred his sympa

please help me. Mother prayed to you, and you help

WAS ON HI

back to brush the

Lord, or I perish!' I wish my wife was here. I d

the opening. He threaded a rusty needle, and proceeded to patch his coat

was here!" Jo

turned

ome, lad? You'll fr

is my

mean to say y

d, then asked, "Are you

generally mistrust it when I'm slick

sudden outburst, and said, with a

ing your questions. I'm English, and my name's John Harper. I

' with your own

r such a miserable life. Can't get work, though I've tried hard enough, and I'd rather starve than beg. I can't beg!" he cried, despai

id honest Joe, in a choking voice, as t

, or I wouldn't tell so much. Besides, you look kinder than the men

s face twitching wit

d, hastening back, cried, as he brandished it about the lad's head, "Just you help a fel

wasn't a crumb left when he returned the pail. The light of hope

wits and wishing his wife was there

my horse a spell, while

mounted the wagon, well protected by an extra

was Joe's kind thought. "He's proud, and don't wa

ldn't bear to look forward to the hour when Jack and he must leave him to his fate. A chance word from the paper m

purse in a safe place. "I don't keep no help

events he was starting. "You are doing a good business; why

Joe, suddenly. He beamed upon the bewildered dealer,

e great coat. Joe grasped the boy. "I've got a plan for you, John Harper. I want a boy to help me; the dealer says so, my wife says so, and I say so. Y

he childless couple that they called him their own. John went to school winters, and helped Mr. Somerby summers, and got ahead so fast in his happy surro

our John," he often says, "and he's th

K AND T

J.P

sun as he clim

ir Sun, it's hig

ng you up for a

ur slowness at th

he quietly r

he cock with a s

are, my young frie

r twice before you

ON CHICK

NDER WAI

nd among these are two small plants called chick-weed and groundsel, which grow abundantly along the hedges and in the fields on the outskirts of the smoky city. Both chick-weed and groundsel are insignificant little things, but the epicure

s quite near and its smoke blackens the leaves, call this the country and enjoy it as such. It is a pretty sight to see them, when they are well behaved; and shoul

GRUN-SEL,

w they look. Their business has one decided advantage. It needs no capital or tools, and a strong pair of legs and a knife are all that its followers really want. Perhaps it is on this account that the groundsel and chick-weed sellers

is face tells of want and toil; he has slung a shabby old basket over his shoulders, in which he carries his load, and, with a bunch in his hand, he saunters along the s

ell who he is and what he brings, and their twitter shapes itself into a greeting. The old raven perched on the edge of the basket feels li

HN

RGENT

place, and told him not to move one inch right or left till she came back; she also told him to think over ho

half shutting his eyes he could make three candles, and by blinking a little he c

er head on one side and let a large round tear run into her ear, she left him in indigna

room, and could not, or would not hear him, so he walked to

e was brought back and reseated, with marks of

ong time since she was a child, and Johnny, to use

gain,-the great stores with their bright windows,-and, above all, hear the never-ending bustle and hum that would drown the noise of twenty great clocks like grandpa's. Then he t

e apron, and no one said that winter came in Plowfield; not that they meant to deceive Johnny-they couldn't remember everything, but it came all the same, a

flies forg

n the hay, but grandpa

eins grandpa didn't use, and the cow-yes, Johnny did like the cow-she was a very good cow, bu

gy little office away down town in New York, and spending it almost as fast in a house away up town for Johnny's new mamma, and, with Plowfield so far away, it was no wonde

s too indignant to cry; he felt as if there was no

ad thought of something that wo

h I'd smashed the bowl to-d

ing for fear Johnny woul

ings he had ever heard of, and making a few choice selections, mentioned them to his grandmother, and she, lau

he man who worked for grandpa), and he didn't have any money, and Johnny had fifteen cents; besides, when he got on the car

she came back her small grandson was some distance from the house in t

TARTS TO

randma as she put down the wood, he said:

r a little while Johnny was forgotten. Did you ever notice that grandmothers, and mothers too, are a

lounge." So she was not alarmed when she saw the little empty chair, but whe

house and wood-shed. Then she misse

grandpa came," she thought. She opened the door and tried to call, but a cloud of snow beat her

en. She promised the wind and snow that, if they would only spare her Johnny, her dead daugh

alf hidden by the blinding snow. She heard a sleigh coming toward her, and said to herself, "No matter who it is, I will stop him, and he shall help me

would have laughed!-grandp

other voice. Poor grandma! It

she tottered into the sleigh. "He w

and Johnny's father started off, quite na

r petition, and wished grandma could see him, as the wind whirled him round and round and almost buried him in the snow. He thoug

e cried, "plea

, and asked,

id our small her

be bound to, Joh

said Johnny, who thought this a mild

pot, Jacky. If I hadn't come this way,

bly frightened. Johnny would have cried hard, but he remembered how brave Je

I shall 'froze

ed him. So he lifted him into

t?" asked Johnny,

depot. This is my

I've looked afther yez since the dark, an

d there was a baby on the floor. Johnny th

ellow flannel night-dress was dirty; b

the lady of the house, as she saw Joh

e till the next train for Ne

pipe, and began t

at yez will, this arful n

pe here to-night, Maggie. I'll go and ma

s face was pale, and Mike afterward told Maggie, "The hands of her shook like a lafe, and she had the same look on her that she had when they t

did she say?

own an' ate some supper,

ch a good-looking man, and so kind-hearted, too. But she didn't

e same ground. You need not laugh, little reader; tha

s house-standing over him, and the baby in the yellow flannel night-dress, for they were b

m Mike down to the baby, who, when Johnny left, was covere

s, among them that it was very wrong to run away, and he

said grandma, "by removing a

sant sentence, but in after years, when his si

k; but he was to come back again with the summer,

to go, he clung so to his g

Johnny, if you w

but why don't they have drandmas a

cked in the sleigh, an

id Johnny, "I fo

k to grandma, clasped his arms aroun

spilt the cream, and I'm awfil

NT WITH

IE ROPE

the mother-country does not too fondly or frequently remember. But I am not going to write now of the Bunker Hill Monument, nor of the achievement at New Orleans, nor of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. I want to tell of another land nearer its infancy than ours, with a history scarcely

y Cook, on his first voyage around the world. It is only within the present generation that we have come to know it well. England's penal colony there, and Cook's stories of the marvelous beauty and fertility of the land, were never wholly forgotten; but almost nothing was done in the way of exploration, especially of the interior, and

s younger, and not so ardent, but prudent, wise, sagacious, and thus well fitted to be the companion of the adventurous Burke. The

rying the tents, provisions and implements needed upon such a journey, a fifteen-months' supply of provisions was laid i

he greatest difficulty with which the leaders had to contend was a spirit of envy and discontent among their fol

nd leaving them behind at an early stage of the journey, together with most of the baggage and provisions, Burke took Wills, with two others of the most resolute of his comp

journey northward, do their utmost to accomplish the main object of the expedition, and return to Cooper's Creek. Had this plan been faithfully executed, all might have gone well. But hardly had Burke taken his departure when quarrels for pre-eminence broke out among the men he had left behind; then sickness and death thinned the ranks and disheartened the surviv

quent attacks of bands of savage natives and the many deadly serpents had made it dangerous to halt for rest either by day or night. The heat, too, was excessive, and sometimes for days together the travelers were almost without water, while but sparing use could be made of the few provision

ig" cut on the bark of a tree, and digging below it, they found a casket containing a letter from Brahe, which s

ped relief would be at hand-to be so nearly saved, and to miss the certainty of rescue by only a few hours! Eagerly they searched in every direction for some trace of their comrades, and called loudly their names, but the echo of their own voices was the only answ

imes hoping, oftener despairing, and at last, one after another, they lay d

ving been received concerning them, and many fears being felt for the safety of the little band. On Howitt's arrival at Cooper's Creek he, too, found the word "dig," where the four despairing men

, but lagoons of salt water, hills of red sand, and vast mounds that seemed to tell of a time when the region was thickly populated, though now it was all but untrod by ma

extremities by hunger, the pioneers devoured the venomous reptiles they killed, and on one occasion Burke came near dying from the poison of a snake he had eaten. All their horses were

wait till he had breathed his last, when the three mour

his father, is dated June 29th. The word

ew hours, is certain, but

gone forth alone to make one more search for relief, and had met his solitary fate calmly, as a hero should. H

ournal is dated one day earlier t

hores of the ocean, b

desertion of him to bring himself to write the word; or perhaps the death agony overtook him before he could finish it. At any rate, it

placed there, it is supposed, by the pitying natives, who found the dead hero

bronze monument. There are two figures, rather larger than life, Burke standing, Wills in a sitting posture. On the pedestal are three bass-reliefs, one showing the return to Cooper's Creek, another the death of Burke, and the third the finding of his rema

a skeleton, and it was months before he cou

WA

Y C. B

tune," quoth br

Sunday-schools. T

be taught that t

ll our apples for

tune," quoth tw

fruit-orchards. T

all pick till they'

want apples from

SE AT

RONTIS

, for the benefit of sorrowing friends. He looks as if he thought he was going abroad. There is something in his eye and the expressive flirt of his tail that seems to suggest strange doings. Charley is going to Scotland, over

otion. Poor Charley didn't appreciate the beauty of the sea, and thought the whole voyage a most unhappy experience. Then he had to be hoisted out of the hatchway in a most undignified manner. The frontispiece shows you how this was done. They put him in his box and put a rope round it and fastened the rope to the donkey engine, a littl

whispered comfort in his ear. At last, he reached the deck in safety, and they gave him a p

LET; OR, THE

hought right that he should be a great deal in the open air, and

ides, and for his mamma to ride on another donk

the poor people had no employment for them, and so could get no money to give the donkeys better food. They were glad, therefore, when the ge

d the boy took their excursion d

key, and the other was a stout black donkey; a

because he was bigger and handsomer, "I li

et us wait a bit; let us

the gentleman and lady were engaged, and the d

ad done eating, they

grass, and this clear stream of water, and these shady trees; and then, instead of doing hard work and being beaten, to go o

linging his hind-le

will not do that when the you

t?" sai

, and perhaps kill him; and consider how cruel

e horse for being spirited and lively; and so the horses get corn and hay and everything tha

to buy a quiet donkey, to carry his little boy gently. If we do no

nd, the next time he went out, he

leman, "that the good g

would not learn. Soon, the little dog Grip passed by, and Tidy

ing quite vicious. When we get home, we wil

was sent away to the bare common. But Violet still lives in the gentlem

N-THE-

for they've no idea what an influence they have. Now, I'm told that about one h

pring! Ethereal

er best to hail. Failing in this, as she nearly always does, her only recourse is to blow; and blow she does, with a will. So don't blame her, my chick

something of that sort; and then what would have become of all the wedding tours? Mrs. Sigourney, my bi

ids, here's a

Y PLAYED

ends Jack this

he well a few rods off. One sultry day, my little boy and I went to play under the shade of this tree. The trough was full of clean, sparkling water, and I lingered there even after the two

ere going into the house, when we heard a loud thumping, and splashing; turning round, we saw Cherry, with his fore-leg in the trough, knocking his great iron shoe against the side of it, sending the water flying in all directions, and making the water in

t James, the coachman, took a different view, and gave him a sound scolding, and I am afraid whipped him;

C.

E SP

ng web across a deep hole in a tree, and waits at the back of the hole until a bird or a lizard is caught in the meshes. Th

e is no bigger than a finger-nail, he can jump several feet. He hides in the

as a man's double fists. What a fellow to meet on a narrow pathway! I think most people would be polite enough to let him have th

AL DI

dear! I beg his pardon. But, like as not, some other poet said it, if Thomson didn't. Or perhaps they've sun

the year,-and now she is only the third. May be, that is

T PA

sailors on board the ship in which it had come from South America. When the deacon knew it, it belonged to the widow of a very strict minister. It had been brought to her by her nephew, a midshipman, as a Christmas present. It was lucky for him, just then, that the

ly by rote; he would speak at the right times, and say what was just right to be said then and there. He spoke the words plainly, bowed, nodded, shook his head, winked, rolled from side to side, or made other motions suited to the sense of what

ay be that parrot himself sent it? But no; he wasn't smart e

ING OF T

rds, sphugmos, the pulse, and grapho, I describe. It is an implement to be used by physicians, and forces the patient's pulse to tell its own story, or, in other wo

in Mexico, telling him just what it's about, and precisely in what manner

ou like to see some specimens o

that his owner is getting on admirably. No. 2 writes that his proprietor has trouble with h

rds and other bipeds tell me, so you cannot expect a full description and

ut; but such things as the sphygmograph give us a hint of the achievements of

ph is, the pulse itself is more wonderful still-a

VIAN B

your Jack's advice, my youngsters, and be very careful about things. Why, if they go on finding big bonanzas in this reckless way, silver will be too cheap for use as money! And then wh

nd remember that, if the worst comes to the worst, good children will never be so plenty that

AND T

ion, if there is any, between lumber and

AMES FO

of the Red School-house a new sort of geography lesson, or perhaps a spelling task to her dictation. That

ngton

tes. They are so funny that I send them to you, and I hope you will like it

, Osakis, Why Not, Happy Jack, U Bet, Choptack, Fussville, Good Thunder's Ford, Apopka, Burnt Ordinary, Crum Elbow, Busti, Cheektowaga, Yuba Dam, D

e, but these are the queerest

LIA

S TO R

h: TOBACCO, and CARES (Caress). The archbishop's puzzle has been too much f

ETTER

ngton

, entitled "Red Riding Hood," by John G. Whittier. It recalled to me some

m. Then he lived in Amesbury, on the "shining Merrimack," as he

peace dwelt there. At one side of the house there was a little vine-wreathed porch, upon which opened the glass-door of the "garden room," the poet's favorite sitting room, the windows of which looked out upon a pl

aged face, full of strength and sweet repose. In a case were some specimens of the bird referred to in "Th

nderful resemblance to human faces. In the chamber assigned to me hung a large portrait of Whittier, painted in his youth. It was just as I

d of their life on the old farm, which Whittier has described in "Snow Bound," and he showed me a quaint old book written

Whittier said that one evening the bell rang, and Whittier went to the door. A young man in officer's uniform stood there. "Is this Mr. Whittier?"

October. The house is situated on an eminence, surrounded by fine trees, which were then clad in their richest robes of crimson and bronze and gold. Through the glowing leaves we caught glimpses of the deep blue sky and the distant hills. We had a pleasant walk through the orchard, in which lay heaps of rosy apples, and

leaving my friend in such a pleasant home, and among the charming

L.

he "Letter-Box" for January last, will oblige

dge,

eventy families on the island. The British set fire to everything, and the island was devastated. One old hornbeam-tree is pointed out as the only tree that escaped destruction. The wood of this kind of tree is so hard that it does not burn easily. This tree is sometimes called "iron wood," and "lever wood," as the wood is used to make levers. This old tree has all its branches at the top, umbrella-wise, as if the lower branc

L. FA

answer it you will greatly oblige me. This is the question: May

. But book-publishers use these words arbitrarily. With them a sheet about 19 by 24 inches is supposed to be the proper size, unless otherwi

ham,

r seen one? If not, I will describe it. It has a very large top-knot

A. RICH

t was sent to Santa

NTA CL

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number, but I ge

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ivision contains usually three, sometimes four, brigades, and with full ranks would number from 12,000 to 15,000 men. A corps contains three divisions, and should number, say, 45,000 men. In actual conflict, these figures will, of course, widely vary; regiments being reduced by losses to, perhaps, an average of 300 men each, and the brigades, divisions, etc., to number

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e the center, in amongst the evergreen wreaths, was a shining star made by jets of gas. The pastor, Mr. Vincent, said this was to represent the Star of Bethlehem. Then the large Christmas-tree was loaded with gifts, and when lighted up I pretty nea

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s of his heroes and his heroines, but to give American boys and girls an idea of life at an English school. We think that the doings of Howard, Digby, Madelaine, and the rest, wi

you, and one that you will understand, and apply to your own case, is a beautiful little poem which will interest all readers.

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-kettle; she cries every time she hears about poor "Little Tweet," and laughs at the "Magician and his Bee," and at Polly's stopping the horses with the big green umbrella. But she laughs the hardest at the picture of the little girl who was so afraid of the turtle, and Edna, the kitchen-girl, told her if the turtle should get hold of the little girl's

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fight which shall read ST. NICHOLAS first. He always speaks for it the month before. Then sister r

m, library, and everything just like a little town. Then lovely lawns, gardens, lakes, fountains, rustic bridges, etc. Lots of people say it is much prettier than Central Park, and I think so, too. The soldiers have most all of them lost their legs or arms, and some both. Lots of blind ones lost thei

ls could all come and spend the day here. They have a big deer-park, and lots of animals of all kinds, as good as a show, and a splendid band that gives concerts, and they have dress parades by the Brown Guards. I

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ks old, and I only had it a month before it died-and, do you believe, I saw it die! It was taken sick, and I cried awful. I don't know what was the matter with it, but I think it had the colic, for it lay as quiet as a mouse; and then i

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the "Letter-Box" some other little sto

t one constructed was on Clay street, between Kearney street and Leave

Street R.R. Company from Sansom street

lmore streets, a distance of two miles. It is considered the best built wire-cable road in

long, with fifteen feet of string, which I call a cab

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magine yourself blind, deaf and dumb, so that you may ha

. He is fond of his lessons, but sometimes, in adding a long column of figures, he makes mistakes that vex him sadly. Only think how hard it must be to add twenty or thirty large numbers that you cannot see! But when James finds his temper rising he puts it right down, calls back his patience, and goes to work more strenuously than ever. One day, his teacher, a lady, told him the Bible story of Cain, who killed his brother and became a wanderer. Some time after, she asked him "Who was Cain?" and he answered, "Cain wa

wers, and tried to remember their forms and colors. He leaned against the strong tree trunks and meas

s cut off both his arms! These two boys love each other dearly. They go into the woods together to gather flowers. Charles goes first because he has the eyes, and when he finds the flowers he stoops down an

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ts; but he got so cross that papa would not let him come down again. In the summer, we brought out his cage into the garden; but one Sunday papa opened the cage door, and out jumped Bob. He ran to the wall (which was all covered with ivy), and began to climb it; but papa caught him by his hind-leg and stopped him, and he gave papa such a bite on his hand. So I would not let him go out again. Last summer, mamma took us all down to Wales; but it was too far to take Bob, so we left him to my governess, who took him home with her. But one unlucky day

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penetrate very deeply into the earth. Therefore, when the ground is not frozen on its surface, these tubers can be quite easily procured. In the latter part of March, after removing a layer of dead leaves, or a light covering of leaf mold, the plants may be found, and, at that time will have large brown or

p the large, pointed, live-looking buds on the top, pack them closely; side by side, until the dish is full, then lay your bits of moss daintily over them, or between them when the beds are large, set them in the sweet spring su

s natural time of flowering as to present you the smiling, perfumed

the plant, which are large and irregular, but very beautiful, and each leaf is supported by a stem which comes directly from the ground, giving the impression of a miniature tree. A large dis

woods to look for the sanguinaria, you can easily pack a pasteboard box full of the

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known book. The 1 7 3 4 8 is a singing-bird of America. The 9 10 2

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etter in the word of the proverb indicated by that numeral,-4 showing that the letter i

ains as many letters as there are numerals benea

, all the letters there designated by the numeral 4 belong to the fourth word of the proverb). You will thus have in a group all the letters that the fourth word contains, and you then will have only to transpose those letters in order to

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on shrub. 6. A boy's name meaning "manly." 7. An animal. 8. A place of security. 9. A body of water. 10. A large

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copate and curtail a small fruit, and leave an opening. 5. Syncopate and curtail a motive power, and leave a body of water. 6. Syncopate and curtail colorless, and leave a humorous man. 7. Syncopate and curtail stops, and l

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tials, Birch; finals, Maple; horizon

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hash. 3. Shearer, hearers. 4. Sharper, har

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felt chilly [Chili] (10), she wore around her shoulders a Paisley (11) shawl. Her jewelry was exclusively a Diamond (12). Her shoes were of Morocco (13), and her handkerchief was perfumed with Cologne (14). Being a Superior (15) dancer, she had distinguished partners, whose names were Washington (16), Columbus (17), Madison (18), Montgomery (19), Jackson (20),

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. Ear. 4. Clause (claws). 5. Wings. 6. Comb (honeycomb on the ground). 7.

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