The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; The Boy and the Book; and Crystal Palace

ones for sleeping. The roof was covered with large pieces of bark; the chinks of the wall were stopped up with clay; and the chimney and floor were of the same material, beaten hard and smooth. T

e in the evening and watch the glorious colors of the western sky, which Annie compared to the changing hues of a pigeon's neck, or the glancing of the brilliant fire-flies that night brought forth from their hiding-places under the leaves. A well-fenced yard was at the back of the dwelling, and enclosed the wood-pile, stable, and hen and storehouses. A garden had also been commenced around the other three

the wall were their book-case: cleanliness and neatness made up for the want of more and better furniture, and cheerfulness and content were at home in the humble cottage. Annie was a great help to her mother, and fast learning to be a good housewife. The poultry was her particular care, and she had a

ribly that he was perfectly intolerable, and

rst, or a young fox, and it seemed so tame that I ran to catch it, but it ran a little way off, and then stopped and l

have been blinded for life. That was a skunk, and very likely thinking of paying a visit to the chickens when yo

"but, uncle, I never heard of a skunk bef

hite stripe down each side. It can be easily tamed, and would serve very well as a cat in a house, were it not for the disgusting wa

e now from the smell of Ge

at you can't get rid of it;

hat suit of George's was so offensive that he could no longer wear it

ooked in the least dangerous, with such neatness and

en Uncle John came up with what looked like a large,

e fellows that make such a grating, kn

the little tree-to

eople say they are divided in opinion, and that as soon as one party begins to cry 'katyd

they really?"

Georgy," replied h

om, "mother could not sleep for the

loud for so small a creature, but th

ice, u

grasshoppers is produced by their th

ydid was examined with still greater interest before it

le to him, a few days after he had finished the hen-house. "I

with delight; "I'm sure we

When you have driven out the c

t was no exception: it was built in a wonderfully short time, and launched one fine day in the presence of the assembled family. It was not large enough to hold more than two persons

excursion, a tolerable supply of cat-fish. This was an acceptable change in their diet, for, except when Uncle John killed some venis

y the exertion of rowing, felt inclined to yield to the spirit of rest which breathed around. So he laid aside his oars, and let the boat drift idly on while he refreshed himself with the cold meat and bread he had provided for the occasion. The current gradually became stronger, the banks grew rocky and steep-soon large masses of stone appeared scattered in the river's bed, and the waters dashed noisily past. Tom roused up at length, and began to wish that he had not ventured so far; he seized the oars to return, but too late-his single strength could no longer direct the laboring boat, now hurried along by the rushing stream. The banks rose steeper-the river narrowed-the hoarse sound of falling waters was heard, and Tom saw with despair that he was approaching a terrific cataract. There seemed no escape from destruction-there was no hope of help fr

vine, by whose help he might have clambered up, fell from it, and the foaming torrent rushing between it and him, rendered any attempt to scale it, without some aid from above, utterly impossible. He must, then, call for help; but who was there to hear him in this wild place-.and how could he make himself heard above the din of t

e shooting squirrels that afternoon in the woods, about t

e! No; wh

all; but who should be there!

t, hark! I hear it now! Wh

e cliff above poor Tom, who sat wearily looking upwards. "Tom Le

came you ther

'll be bound! Cut off home as fast as you can, and tell father to come and bring a rope-that on

arrived with the rope, and after some trouble they contrived to pull the wet and shivering boy up in safety. They hastened with him to the farm, where Mrs. Watson made him change his dripping clothes for a suit of Jem's, an

inters of turpentine pine they had brought for torches, when they heard a shot. Dick answered it by another, and a loud halloo! and presently a light appeared through the trees approaching them. As it

ful words spoken to Dick. All the pain that the thoughtless boy had caused was forgotten in joy for his safety. "You should have remem

ught from wa

as want

her before retiring to rest, to give humble and hearty thanks for the blessings of the past day-while each heart pou