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diff --git a/43434-8.txt b/43434-8.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 5f510f4..0000000 --- a/43434-8.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2396 +0,0 @@ -Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, November 23, 1880, by Various - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with -almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Harper's Young People, November 23, 1880 - An Illustrated Monthly - -Author: Various - -Release Date: August 10, 2013 [EBook #43434] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, NOV 23, 1880 *** - - - - -Produced by Annie R. McGuire - - - - - - - - -[Illustration: HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE - -AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.] - - * * * * * - -VOL. II.--NO. 56. PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. PRICE FOUR -CENTS. - -Tuesday, November 23, 1880. Copyright, 1880, by HARPER & BROTHERS. $1.50 -per Year, in Advance - - * * * * * - - - - -[Illustration: LITTLE SAMUEL.--[SEE NEXT PAGE.]] - -THE BOYHOOD OF SAMUEL. - -BY THE REV. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE, D.D. - - -A long time ago--more than three thousand years--a little boy was born -to a loving mother. She was a Jewess, and in those days it was the -custom to be called by only one name. Her name was Hannah, or Anna. She -lived with the father of her little boy in a mountain village six or -eight miles north of the city of Jerusalem. - -Hannah was a tender-hearted woman, and as good as she was gentle. She -longed to have a little boy who might grow up and be trained to be a -teacher of the true God among the people around her, who were very -ignorant and wicked in those days. So she prayed, and God heard her -prayer. Upon the birth of the little fellow she named him Samuel, which -means _Asked of God_. So happy and grateful to God was this Jewish -mother that she wrote a wonderful song, which has been preserved all -these years, and may be still read in the Bible. - -When her boy was two or three years old she carried him to the place -where the people of the country met to worship God, where was the great -tent called the Tabernacle, with its different coverings, of which we -are told in the second book of the Bible, and where the priest of God -and those that assisted him lived. Here she left him, with many warm -kisses and tears, that he might be taught by these religious men, and be -fitted to become in after-years a prophet or teacher of the true God. -His school had no vacations; but once a year regularly his mother came -to see him, bringing him a new, rich mantle as a gift of love, and a -proper robe for one who assisted in public worship, although a child, to -wear. - -Every one saw that he was a remarkable boy. The old priest loved him as -a son. The blessed God in heaven also loves children, and knows how to -express His love to them so that they will understand it. He sometimes -intimates to them, when He is about to call them to some great work, -that they are by-and-by to become His ministers. Many a little fellow as -young as Samuel has felt in his mind, he hardly knew how or why, that he -would some time be a preacher of the Gospel. - -When Samuel was about twelve years of age this wonderful thing happened -to him. He had a little room by himself within the great tent where the -people worshipped. The aged priest, whose name was Eli, had another -quite near to him. In the night, while the lamps were still burning in -the Tabernacle, and he had fallen asleep on his bed, he was suddenly -awaked by a voice calling him by name. He supposed, of course, it was -Eli calling, and he hurried to the old man's chamber, saying, as he -entered, "Here am I." - -"I did not call you," said Eli; "go, lie down again." - -He had hardly dropped into slumber once more, when the same voice awaked -him again: "Samuel, Samuel," it said. - -He ran again to the room of Eli, and said, "Here am I; for thou didst -call me." - -The old man thought, probably, that he was disturbed by terrifying -dreams, and said to him, "I called not, my son; lie down again." - -A third time the voice called. It is wonderful that the lad was not -affrighted. But if one loves God and does right, there is nothing that -can harm him. The open-faced child of the Tabernacle, obeying without -hesitation, although answering twice in vain, hastened to the chamber of -Eli with his ready and filial response, "Here am I; for thou didst call -me." - -The aged minister then knew that it was not a human voice, but the voice -of God. He said to the child, "Go, lie down, and if the voice is heard -again, say, 'Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth.'" - -He went alone to his chamber and to his bed in the silence of the night, -and once more the voice came, so sweet and gentle as not to terrify him, -"Samuel, Samuel." - -"Speak, Lord," he answered, as he sat up on his bed, "for Thy servant -heareth." - -Then God gave him a message to his master, and to the people, and made -him at this early age a teacher and a prophet of the Lord. - -It was just at this moment, when the boy sits up, solemnly, with his -eyes wide-opened, listening to the Divine voice, that the great English -painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, in his well-known picture, represents the -prophet-child. It is at this moment that his wondering and prayerful -face is caught by the artist in the beautiful picture which is given in -this paper. - -God does not now speak audibly in the sleeping-rooms of little fellows; -but when they kneel, night by night, by their bedsides, and say, "Speak, -Lord, for Thy servant heareth," He comes into their minds and leads and -teaches them just as if He called them by name. There is no prayer goes -up to Heaven more readily heard or answered than the simple words of a -sincere, praying child. - - - - -[Begun in HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE No. 53, November 2.] - -THE BOY-GENERAL. - -BY EDWARD CARY. - -CHAPTER IV. - - -When the courier who brought the news that Lafayette had landed again in -Boston was introduced to the presence of General Washington, those who -were standing by saw tears of joy run down the cheeks of the veteran -soldier; and when Lafayette came to him, bearing the glad tidings that -ships and men and money were on their way from France to aid in the -common cause, the happiness of Washington was beyond words. And well it -might be. The help the French had sent the year before was of little -use. The country had again fallen into a weary and grumbling mood. The -army had shrunken until it was the mere ghost of an army. There was no -money in the Treasury. Washington wrote to Lafayette that he had not -enough cash at his disposal, or in the whole army, to pay one messenger -to ride fifty miles. And here came back the dearly loved friend from -France, whose zeal and talent had won from the French government -promises of the most generous help. No wonder that the brave American -commander welcomed Lafayette with a heart filled with gratitude and -love. - -The young Marquis resumed his old place at the head of the advance guard -of chosen troops. He had brought back from France a thousand little -gifts for his old corps--badges for the soldiers, swords for the -officers, a bright new silken flag for each battalion--kindly proofs of -the affection with which he had constantly remembered them. - -The French fleet, and an army under the Count de Rochambeau, followed -quickly after Lafayette, and great efforts were made to agree upon a -common plan for the campaign. Unluckily only a part of the fleet came at -first, and this part got shut up by a larger English fleet at Newport, -and was of little value, except that the English ships which were -watching it could not ravage the American coasts. - -Just at this moment happened one of those little incidents which -sometimes have great effect. Washington had gone from near New York over -to Connecticut to hold a meeting with the French commanders. On his way -back he turned off his road to show to Lafayette the forts at West Point -on the Hudson River, of which he was quite proud, and which had been -laid out by an intimate friend of Lafayette's. Benedict Arnold, who was -in command at West Point, had just arranged to betray the post to the -English. Major André, an English officer, had been sent up to close the -bargain. On his way back to New York he was captured as a spy, and all -the papers on his person were sent to General Arnold, whose treason no -one suspected. Arnold received them a half-hour before he expected -General Washington. Had he not looked for Washington's arrival he could -have released André, and carried out his wicked plan. Instead, he fled -straightway to the British camp; so that Washington's love for -Lafayette, which made him wish to show him the forts at West Point, was, -in this curious fashion, a means of saving the American cause. Had the -British captured West Point, and cut off the Eastern from the Central -and Southern States, the Americans might easily have been subdued. - -The year 1780 passed without any events of importance. But early in 1781 -Washington sent Lafayette south into Virginia with a couple of thousand -men to capture an English garrison at Portsmouth, near the mouth of the -Chesapeake Bay. This he was to do with the help of a French fleet, which -was to arrive there at the same time. But an English fleet got ahead of -the French fleet, and beat it in a sea-battle off Cape Henry. Lafayette -was about to return, when Washington wrote him to stay and try to -protect the State of Virginia, which the British were about to overrun. -Lafayette staid, of course, but he had a hard time of it. His troops had -not expected to remain, and were inclined to desert and go home, the -more because they were very badly clothed. Lafayette borrowed $10,000 in -his own name, and got them new clothing and shoes. Then he issued an -order telling them that he was about to start on a dangerous business, -and any man who was afraid to go with him would be sent back. That put a -stop to desertion. - -Meanwhile, Lord Cornwallis, the ablest General the British had in -America, made his appearance with an army much stronger than -Lafayette's. He was "a cool, active" man, and was bent on capturing the -young Frenchman. Lafayette drew back slowly before him, trying to -deceive him as to his real strength. - -At last Cornwallis had pushed the little army of Americans away -northward to the foot of the mountains, and wrote to New York, "The boy -can not now escape me." But marching all night by a back road through -the woods, and leaving his baggage and tents and heavy guns behind him, -Lafayette appeared to the astonished eyes of the British commander in a -strong position, from which he could not be driven. Just at this point -Lafayette got some more men from Washington's camp and from Virginia, -and then commenced one of the most remarkable campaigns ever known. -Lafayette, still much weaker than Cornwallis, was so active, and -appeared so confident, that the English slowly withdrew toward the -coast. Always seeming anxious to fight, yet never risking a general -battle, Lafayette followed Cornwallis until he got him into the village -of Yorktown, between the York River and the James River. There the -British felt safe, thinking that they could at any time get to New York -by water, or with a few more men could sally out and drive Lafayette -from Virginia. - -But Lafayette expected a French fleet off the coast, and contented -himself with carefully watching his enemy, and writing to Washington to -hasten south with his army and make the capture of the British certain. -At last the French fleet came, and poor Cornwallis, with all his skill -and courage, was surrounded. He could hardly believe his eyes, and tried -in one way and another to break through; but it was of no use. The -French landed in large force, and their commanders urged Lafayette to -take Yorktown by storm. They appealed to his love of fame. He had foiled -Cornwallis, and shut him up in Yorktown: he ought to have the glory of -his capture. But the humane young hero put aside this temptation, and -refused to waste his men's lives in a venture which might not succeed. -He knew that Cornwallis could not escape, and that when Washington -arrived with his army the British would have to surrender, with little -or no bloodshed--so admirably combined in his character were courage, -prudence, and kindness. At last Washington came, with Count de -Rochambeau and a large army, and Cornwallis on the 19th of October was -compelled to lay down his arms. And this practically ended the war, -although it was not until two years after that peace was declared, and -the United States were acknowledged to be free and independent. - -Lafayette sailed for France on the 23d December, 1781. He had the proud -satisfaction of knowing that the greatest victory of the war which had -made a nation free had been due to the aid he had got from his own -country, and to the patience, fortitude, and genius with which he had -himself commanded in the last campaign. - -From on board the ship on the eve of sailing he wrote to his beloved -Washington: "Adieu, my dear General. I know your heart so well that I am -sure that no distance can change your attachment for me. With the same -sincerity I assure you that my tenderness, my respect, my gratitude for -you are beyond all expression; that at the moment of quitting you I feel -more than ever the force of those bonds of friendship which bind me -forever to you; and that the dearest wish of my heart is to show you by -my zeal and my services how great are my respect and my affection." - -[TO BE CONTINUED.] - - - - -HOW CHINESE CHILDREN LOVE THEIR PARENTS. - - -In the Chow Dynasty (about three thousand years ago) there was a man -named Laou Lai-tsze. When he was seventy years of age he used to put on -bright and many-colored clothes, and then he would play about like a -child. Sometimes he would carry water into the hall, and pretend to -stumble, and fall flat on the ground; and then he would cry, and run up -to his parents' side to please the old people, and all to make them -forget, for a time at least, their own great age. - - * * * * * - -There was once a man named Han. When he was a boy he misbehaved himself -very often, and his mother used to beat him with a bamboo rod. One day -he cried after the beating, and his mother was greatly surprised, and -said, "I have beaten you many a time, and you have never cried before; -why do you cry to-day?" - -"Oh, mother," he replied, "you used to _hurt_ me when you flogged me; -but now I weep because you are not strong enough to hurt me." - -"It makes one weep," says the Chinese moralist, "even to read this -story." Who does not long to have the dear vanished hand back again, and -the still voice speaking again, if even to punish and reprove? - - * * * * * - -About eighteen hundred years ago there was a man named Ong, who, when a -child, lost his father, and lived alone with his mother. Civil war broke -out, and he carried his mother off on his back to escape the confusion. -Many a time, when he was out searching for some food for his mother, he -met the banditti, who seized him and threatened to drag him off. But he -wept, and told them of his old mother at home depending on him; and even -these rough robbers had not the heart to kill him. - - * * * * * - -About eighteen hundred years ago there was a man named Mao, who -entertained a friend, one Koh, and kept him to spend the night. Early on -the following morning Mao killed a fowl for breakfast, and Mr. Koh -flattered himself that it was for _him_. But no! it was for Mao's old -mother; and Mao and Koh sat down to nothing but greens and rice. When -Koh saw this he rose up from the table, bowed low to Mao, and said, -"Well done, illustrious man!" - - - - -[Illustration] - -"HAPPY ORPHANS." - -BY CORA A. D. WYCKOFF. - - - A hundred little chicks or more, - Downy, soft, and yellow, - Were peeping out their discontent - In voices far from mellow. - I looked around in wonderment-- - No mothers were at hand - To gather 'neath their outstretched wings - The doleful little band; - - And as I gazed, a small wee voice - From one chick seemed to say: - "Perhaps you think we like it, - This fine new-fangled way; - But it's very disagreeable, - For, strange as it may seem, - We never had a mother-- - They hatched us out by steam; - - "And they call us 'Happy Orphans,' - When we're ready all to weep, - For no answering cluck comes back to us, - Though we peep, and peep, and peep. - They say it's scientific, - And I've no doubt it is true, - But I would rather have a mother-- - Now really wouldn't you!" - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Begun in No. 46 of HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, September 14.] - -WHO WAS PAUL GRAYSON? - -BY JOHN HABBERTON, -AUTHOR OF "HELEN'S BABIES." - -CHAPTER XI. - -THE TRIAL. - - -"What do you think was the counterfeiter's excuse for running away?" -asked Sam Wardwell of Canning Forbes, on meeting him at the Post-office, -to which both boys had been sent by their parents. - -"I give it up," said Canning, who had not the slightest taste for -guessing. - -"He said he would have come back and given himself up after court had -met and adjourned, but he didn't want to be tried now." - -"He wanted to wait for some new evidence in his defense, perhaps," -suggested Canning. - -"New grandfather!" ejaculated Sam, very contemptuously. "He wanted to -stay in jail here, doing nothing, for the next six months, rather than -go to the Penitentiary and work hard. That's what my father says." - -"Perhaps your father is right," said Canning; "but what does he think of -Paul?" - -"What does he think?" answered Sam: "why, just what everybody else -thinks; he thinks Paul is the greatest boy that ever was, and he says he -wishes I would be just like him." - -"Well, why don't you?" asked Canning. - -"How can I?" said Sam, in an aggrieved tone. "I can't do just as I -please, as Paul can, and I haven't got any great mystery to keep me up, -as everybody knows Paul has." - -"Didn't you ever have a great mystery?" asked Canning. - -"Never but once," said Sam; "that was when I hooked a big package of -loaf-sugar out of father's store, and had to keep finding new places to -hide it in until it was eaten up." - -"I suppose that mystery helped keep you up?" suggested Canning. - -"Well, you see-- Oh, look! there comes father; I suppose he's wondering -why I don't bring his letters. Good-by;" and Sam got away from that very -provoking question as fast as possible. - -As for the other boys, they simply sat on the sidewalk opposite old Mrs. -Battle's, and worshipped the house, from which their hero had not been -successfully coaxed to come out. In spite of Paul's caution to Benny, -and the promises that he received in return, the deputy had talked so -enthusiastically about Paul to all the men he met, that the story sped -about town that Paul had done as much toward recapturing the prisoner as -the officer had. This story might have been spoiled had Benny acted -according to the spirit of his promise, but the little fellow had been -so elated by the looks that people gave him, as he marched with Paul and -the counterfeiter through the street, that he could not bear to -deliberately rob himself of his fame, as of course he would do as soon -as Paul's story had been told. So Benny refused to be seen; he went to -bed very early, and before breakfast he had hidden himself in the unused -attic of his mother's cottage, where he nursed his glory until he felt -that he was simply starving for something to eat. - -And all this while his fictitious valor was nowhere in the eyes of the -populace, for Mr. Morton himself had gone out immediately after -breakfast, and had himself given Paul's version of the affair to every -one, besides giving Benny a fair share of the credit for the -tender-heartedness displayed by the two boys toward the captive, so that -when Benny finally entered the world again he found he had lost some -hours of praise to which he was honestly entitled. As for Paul, the -teacher begged every one to say nothing at all to him about it. The boy -was somewhat peculiar, he said; the affair had made a very painful -impression upon him, and any one who really admired him could best prove -it by treating him just as before, and not reminding him in any way of -Laketon's most famous day. - -Mr. Morton had not yet decided whether to open his school again, and the -boys, although they would have been sorry to have him go away from -Laketon, hoped he would not decide before court opened, for now that the -counterfeiter had been mixed up in some way with two of their own -number, the boys with one accord determined that they would have to -attend the trial; indeed, it seemed to some of them that the trial could -not go on without them, for did they not know the two boys who had -helped bring the prisoner back from the woods? They thought they did. - -When the day for the trial came, and the Sheriff opened the court-room, -the doors of which had been kept locked because of the immense crowd -that threatened to fill the house in advance of the hour for the -session, he was surprised to find seventeen boys in the front seats of -the gallery. On questioning them, he learned that most of them had -entered through a window before sunrise, and that two had slept in the -gallery all night. He was about to remove the entire party, but the boys -begged so hard to be allowed to remain, and they reminded him so -earnestly that they all were particular friends of Paul, that the -Sheriff, who once had been a boy himself, relented and let them remain. - -It was about six in the afternoon, according to the boys, but only a -quarter before ten by the court-house clock, when the front doors were -opened and the crowd poured in. Within the next five minutes any boy in -that front gallery row could have sold his seat for a dollar, but not a -boy flinched from what he considered a public duty, although every one -knew just what to do with a dollar if he could get it. Soon the lawyers -flocked in by the Judge's door, and grouped themselves about the table -inside the rail, and at five minutes before ten his honor the Judge -entered and took his seat. Then the Sheriff allowed Mr. Morton and Paul -to enter by the Judge's door, because they were unable to get through -the crowd in front. At sight of Paul the whole front row of the gallery -burst into a storm of hand-clapping. - -The Judge rapped vigorously with his little mallet, and exclaimed, "Mr. -Sheriff, preserve order. The court is now open." - -[Illustration: THE SHERIFF ENFORCES ORDER.] - -The Sheriff, first giving chairs in the lawyers' circle to Paul and the -teacher, because there were no other seats vacant, went down in front of -the gallery, and shouted to the boys that if they made any more -disturbance he would throw them all out of the window and break their -heads on the pavement below. - -No lighter threat would have been of any avail, for a more restless set -of boys than they were during the next half-hour never was seen. It -seemed to them that the trial never would begin; lawyers talked to the -Judge about all sorts of things, and the Judge looked over papers as -leisurely as if time were eternity; but finally his honor said, - -"Mr. Sheriff, bring in John Doe." - -Every one in the front row of the gallery stood up, two or three minutes -later, as Ned Johnston, who sat where he could look through the open -door by which the Judge had entered, signaled that the prisoner was -coming. Many other people stood up when the Sheriff and the prisoner -entered, for all were curious to have a good look at the man whom but -few of them had seen. The Sheriff placed John Doe in the prisoners' box, -where, to the great disgust of the boys, only the back of a head and two -shoulders could be seen from the gallery. His honor nodded at the clerk, -and the clerk arose, cleared his throat, and said, - -"John Doe, stand up." - -The prisoner obeyed; and as his head was slightly turned, so as to face -the clerk, the boys had a fair view of it. It did not seem a bad face; -indeed, it was rather handsome and pleasing, although there was a steady -twitching of the lips that prevented its looking exactly the same from -first to last. - -"John Doe," said the clerk, turning over some of the sheets of a very -bulky document he held in his hand, "a Grand Jury appointed by this -Court has found a true bill of indictment against you for passing -counterfeit money, to wit, a five-dollar note purporting to have been -issued by the Founders' National Bank of Mechanics' Valley, State of -Pennsylvania, the same note having been offered in payment for goods -purchased from Samuel Wardwell, a merchant doing business in this town -of Laketon, and for passing similar bills upon other persons herein -resident. Are you guilty or not guilty?" - -"Guilty," answered the prisoner. - -A sensation ran through the house, and at least half a dozen of the -fifty or more citizens who had hoped to be drawn on the jury whispered -to their neighbors that it was a shameful trick to appeal to the Judge's -sympathy, and get off with a light sentence; but they hoped that his -honor would not be taken in by any such hypocritical nonsense. - -"John Doe," said his honor, solemnly, "I have been informed by an old -acquaintance of yours of your entire history. You are well born and well -bred; you had promising prospects in life, and a family that you should -have been proud of. But you gambled; you fell from bad to worse; and a -bullet aimed at you by an officer of the law, in the discharge of his -duty, struck and killed your loving, suffering wife. Such of your family -as remains to you would honor any one, even the highest man in the land, -and I am assured that you are sincerely desirous of forsaking evil -courses and devoting your life to this--family. Old friends, classmates -of yours, who are held in high respect wherever they are known, are -ready and willing to assist you to regain your lost manhood; so in -consideration of your plea, your professions of penitence, and the -responsibilities which your misdeeds have increased instead of lessened, -I sentence you to confinement in the county jail for the shortest period -allowed by the law covering your offense, to wit, six months. Sheriff, -remove the prisoner." - -The prisoner bowed to the Judge, and then looked toward Mr. Morton and -Paul. He tried hard to preserve his composure as the Sheriff led him -through the lawyers' circle and toward the Judge's door, but somehow his -eyes filled with tears. Perhaps this was the reason that Paul, in spite -of Mr. Morton's hand on his arm, sprang from his chair, threw his arms -around the prisoner's neck, and exclaimed, - -[Illustration: "FATHER!"] - -"Father!" - -[TO BE CONTINUED.] - - - - -THE SCHOOL-BOY'S VISION. - -BY MARY D. BRINE. - - - There's the bell for "recess over," time for stupid books again; - But how _can_ a fellow study with Thanksgiving on his brain? - When I read of Turks and Turkey, little heed to them I pay, - While my mind is full of visions of the near Thanksgiving-day. - - I can only hear the "gobble" of a turkey, fat and nice, - Which, my grandpa writes, is waiting to be _gobbled_ in a trice, - Just as soon as Sis and I and all the family are able - To be off and spend Thanksgiving round the dear old farm-house table. - - _That's_ a study, now, of Turkey that a fellow likes, I'm sure, - But put it in geography, and that I can't endure; - It has a different flavor somehow on the dear old farm, - And "cramming" then or "stuffing" never does one any harm. - - Now there's a class in spelling: Bobby White has tripped on "skates," - And that's something _I_ don't do. I remember how my mates - And I went off together, with our skates upon our feet, - For a race across the mill-pond, and 'twas only _I_ who beat. - - Oh, Thanksgiving-day is jolly on the dear old farm, and so - It knocks study in the head for a week before we go; - And I pity any fellow, be he black, or white, or brown, - Whose grandpapa and grandma are not living--_out of town_. - - Well, I s'pose I _ought_ to study while my book before me lies, - But it's hard upon a fellow now to have to shut his eyes - Upon such charming visions. Did you speak, sir? can I tell - Where Turkey is? Oh yes, sir, I have learned _that_ lesson well. - -[Illustration: THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO SHOW HOW OUR PRECIOUS BOY LOOKED -AFTER HIS THANKSGIVING DINNER, BUT HOW HE SAID HE FELT.] - - - - -AN ANCIENT WEDDING. - - -A Frankish noble named Sigismer, who lived A.D. 600, was to marry a -Visigothic princess. A Roman soldier saw their wedding, and gave the -following description of it in a letter to a friend: - -"As you are so fond of beholding war and armor, it would have been a -great pleasure for you if you had seen the royal youth Sigismer dressed -as a bridegroom, according to the custom of his people, walking to his -father-in-law's house. His horse was decorated with brilliant housings, -and other horses went before and behind him all glittering with precious -stones. The bridegroom, however, did not ride, for it was considered -more becoming that he should go on foot among his comrades, dressed in -bright purple, with ornaments of red gold and white silk, while his -hair, complexion, and skin were in keeping with these ornaments. But the -appearance of his comrades was formidable even in peace: their feet up -to the ankles were incased in rough boots, above which their shins, -knees, and thighs were bare. Besides these, they wore a short -tight-fitting tunic of many colors, which did not reach down to the -knees. The sleeves reached only to the elbows, the bright green tunic -contrasting sharply with the ruddy limbs. Their swords were suspended by -straps from their shoulders, and stuck close to their fur-clad hips. The -same dress which serves them for ornament serves also for defense. In -the right hand they carried barbed lances and battle-axes, which can -also be used as missiles; and in the left a shield, with a snow-white -rim and yellow boss. This shield is evidence of the wealth of its owner, -as well as of the skill of its maker. Altogether everything was so -arranged that the whole seemed to be not merely a bridal procession, but -a military one also." - - - - -HOW TO BUILD AN ICE-BOAT. - - -It is now time, boys, to house your canvas canoe, and put your miniature -sloop and steam-yacht out of commission. No doubt you have become quite -nautical in your habits the past season, and it seems a pity that you -should be obliged to give up being a jolly tar, with your blue shirt and -tarpaulin, just because the weather is a little cooler, and the wind -inclined to be rather fresh. - -But there is no necessity for becoming a thorough landlubber. Why not -have a boat for the winter--an ice-boat; not one in miniature, but one -that you can sail in yourself? The construction is simple enough. With a -few tools, the aid of your friends the carpenter and blacksmith, and -last, but not least, a little ingenuity, you may continue to scud over -the "briny," and not forget all your nauticalities. - -[Illustration: WORKING PLANS FOR AN ICE-BOAT.] - -Perhaps you remember that model ice-boat at the Centennial, the _Whiff_. -Yours need not be as large nor as elaborate, but it will serve your -purpose. The principal parts of the hull consist of eight pieces in all, -and straight at that, viz., keel, runner plank, mast bench, two side -boards, and three runners. That certainly don't look like a great -undertaking. Now look at the drawings on the plate, and see what is to -be done, and then how to do it. As in all boats, the keel (K) comes -first, made of white pine, twelve feet long, one and three-quarter -inches thick, and four inches deep; runner plank (RP), of pine, seven -feet in length, six inches wide, and one and a half inches thick; mast -bench (MB), three feet long, six inches wide, and one inch thick; side -boards (SB), seven feet long, three inches deep, and one inch thick. -Runners and rudder to be made of ash, the former two feet long, five -inches deep, and one inch thick; the latter twenty-one inches long, four -and a half inches deep, and one inch thick. Let your carpenter get the -timber for you, and see that it is all well-seasoned, free from knots -and checks, and straight-grained. - -When you have all your pieces nicely planed, be careful to follow your -dimensions, lengths, etc., and don't saw off an inch too much. Now for -the keel and bowsprit. Measure off from the right-hand end of the keel -four feet six inches on the under edge; then cut to the right hand with -draw-knife down to two inches; finish with plane. There's your bowsprit. -On the upper edge of the keel, five feet from the end of the bowsprit, -cut a place for the mast bench one inch deep and six inches wide. Go to -work on your runners and chocks (for inside of runners) with draw-knife -and key-hole saw. All your pieces being cut out, the next thing is -putting them together. Place the keel on the centre of the runner plank, -and mark with a pencil; then turn it over, and nail the RP to the keel. -This is simply to hold it in place until you get your mast bench and -side boards bolted to the runner plank. Use quarter-inch bolts six -inches long for this. Fig. 1 shows detail, cross section of side board, -and longitudinal section of RP and MB. The plan gives the position of -the bolt holes. Screw bolts up firmly, the nuts on the under side of the -RP. Put a couple of two-inch screws through the MB to the keel. - -Now for the stern. Bend a piece of inch stuff from the ends of the SB, -and nail it firmly to keel and SB. You will notice the end of the keel -projects a little. If you find this hard to do when the wood is dry, -steam it; or if not that, just saw off a bit of your keel, and make the -stern straight across. It does look a little more ship-shape, though, to -have a curve in the stern. Turn the boat over, and nail the flooring -(F), of half-inch stuff, firmly to SB and K. Your boat is now good and -stiff; but, remember, don't attempt to turn your hull over before you've -got the side boards fastened to the stern piece, and that again to the -keel; the other ends of the side boards are supposed to be bolted to the -rudder plank. You have the main part of the hull done. Make full-size -drawings of runners and rudder iron-work, and show these drawings to -your blacksmith, and let him attend to that part of the business. Be -careful in drawing the details of the runner irons, rudder-post, etc., -to use the right scale--that marked B. - -Now for your spars. Mast, white pine, eight feet nine inches from end to -end, four inches at base, one inch at head. Put the stick in your bench -vise, and shape it with a spokeshave. Boom, eight feet six inches long, -one and a half inches thick at the middle, and one inch at either end; -fasten it to the mast with a staple and screw-eye; Fig. 4 shows it. Put -a brass ferrule on the end of the boom to prevent it from being split by -the staple. Gaff, four feet long, and an inch and a quarter thick. Make -the throat as in Fig. 4. Jib-boom, four feet eleven inches long, an inch -and a quarter thick; fasten it to the bowsprit by a staple and eye, the -former to be driven in the bowsprit. Topmast, two feet three inches -long, one inch at foot, narrow it half an inch, and screw it to the -mast. That completes the sparring. - -The standing rigging is next in order. For shrouds and back and jib -stays use hemp line; heavy cod line will do. Fasten to eyes in the mast -bench and side board, as shown in Fig. 2. Brass eyelets suitable may be -got at the sail-maker's. - -In shaping the mast you must leave a shoulder for the shrouds and stays -to rest on. The jib stay runs through the bowsprit, and is fastened to -the runner plank in the same way as the shrouds. The bowsprit stays -extend to the runner plank, under the ends of the side boards. The front -elevation gives the position. - -Make sails out of heavy unbleached muslin; when hemmed to be of the -following dimensions: mainsail hoist, six feet six inches; head, four -feet two inches; leech, nine feet four inches; foot, eight feet six -inches. Jib hoist, six feet nine inches; leech, eight feet eleven -inches; foot, five feet. - -The running rigging hardly needs a description. Small single blocks, -either of wood or metal, may be used, with the exception of the blocks -for the main and jib sheets, which should be double. The peak and throat -halyards run from blocks through screw-eyes in the mast bench, thence to -cleats on the side of the keel; jib halyards through eyes, and then to -the cleat; jib sheets fastened to eyes, then through double pulley, and -back to the cleat--one on either side, of course. For the topping lift -use blue-fish line; and for the running rigging, the same. - -Before you put your sails on, or, in fact, any of the spars, standing or -running rigging, you must remember that you have not put the runners on -yet, nor got the rudder in place. See that the blacksmith has made the -iron-work according to the drawings. Bolt the rudder to the rudder-post, -screw the irons to the runners, the chocks to the under side of the -runner plank, and then to the runners. Look at the detail drawings, and -see that everything is all right; then you may begin to put on the -finishing touches. - -Sand-paper every part so as to get the finger-marks off, and then give -your wood-work, spars and all, a coat of shellac. Step your mast; draw -taut as you possibly can the standing rigging; but don't forget to put -brass rings on your mast and jib stay, or you'll have to unrig. Then -bend your sails, reeve your running rigging, and, with a little oil on -the working parts of the rudder, you are ready to run a race with a -locomotive if one is at hand and you've got a clear sheet of ice under -you. - -Don't forget that this craft of yours is inclined to speed at times, and -requires a steady hand, a quick eye, and ready nerve to manage it, or -you'll be running into Bill A. or Charlie B., perhaps shooting yourself -out as from a catapult, or driving high and dry up the side of a hill. -Nobody knows what may happen if you don't keep your wits about you. -Above all, don't smash your boat, because it can be put to good use when -the boating season opens again. We will tell you how by-and-by. - - - - -[Illustration: A LITTLE ANTIQUITY.--DRAWN BY MISS C. A. NORTHAM.] - - - - -JIM'S THANKSGIVING. - -BY SYDNEY DAYRE. - - -"Is that your dog?" - -Jim looked around. A bright-looking boy of eight years was sitting in a -carriage which stood before a six-story dry-goods store. He was gazing -admiringly at the pretty terrier Jim held in his arms. He moved toward -him, drawn by the quickly established chord of sympathy between two boys -on the subject of dogs. - -"Ain't he a beauty! Well, yes, I s'pose he's mine. He fell off the box -of a big style carriage, somethin' like that o' yourn, one day. I picked -him up and run after it, but I couldn't ketch it. I _didn't_ steal him," -added Jim, earnestly. - -"Course you didn't." - -"I've done some mean things, but I promised mother I'd never steal. He -was lame for a while, poor little creetur, but I nussed him very -careful, and he's well now." - -"How'll you trade? I'd like to have him." - -But Jim hugged the dog closer to him, as the small boy drew various -treasures from his pockets. - -"There's a top'll spin for fifteen minutes; and look at that knife--four -blades and a nut-pick; then there's these carnelians--look--nine; -they're worth a quarter apiece. I'll give 'em all for him." - -Jim shook his head. "He's all I've got, you see, and I'm fond of him. -I've fed him when I went hungry myself." - -"I'll give you some money, then. See, you could buy--some clothes." - -Jim looked down at his pitiful rags, but stood firm. - -"Take this anyhow," said the boy, with a look of sympathy, holding out a -half-dollar. "Get something good for you and the dog." - -Jim eyed the coin wistfully. "Won't your father care?" he asked. - -"No, no," laughed the boy; "he isn't here, though. Been gone away for -six months, and he's coming home to-night, and we're going to have the -_jolliest_ Thanksgiving. Where's _your_ home?" - -"I ain't got no home. There's no Thanksgivin' for me anywheres." - -"Dear me!" the bright face lengthened into an expression of surprise and -dismay. "But my mamma says everybody has something to be thankful for"; -but he looked at Jim as if he thought there _might_ be cases in which -this was to be doubted. "I'll tell you what," he went on, after a pause. -"You come to our house to-morrow afternoon, and I'll give you such a -dinner! Say, now, will you?" - -"I don't know," said Jim, slowly. "I'd like to. Where is it?" - -"No. ---- ---- Avenue. You come there and ask for Johnny Welford. Now -do; promise, won't you?--and bring your dog. Say, what's his name?" - -"Well," said Jim, in a half-apologetic tone, "his whole name's George -Washington, but I call him George for short. You see, I ain't got no -folks, and I make b'lieve _he's_ folks, and I talks to him, and he 'most -knows all I say, and it seems 'most like he was my brother. I had a -little brother once, and my mother was a real good woman, and--" - -"There's _my_ mamma," said the boy in the carriage. "Just show her that -dog." - -But Jim drew back as a lady approached, and nodding to Johnny, "I'll -come," mingled in the crowd. He soon sought a poorer street. - -"Ho, ho, George my boy, what do you think of that?" he said, showing him -the money. "What'd you like for supper to-night? B'lony-sassage and -crackers, eh? Yes, I knowed you'd say that," as George, wagging his tail -vigorously, licked his master's face. "Or what'd you say to a reg'lar -baker's roll and a bit o' hot steak?" George's attention was just here -riveted on a cur of low degree passing by, and the short hair on his -back stood up as he answered his growl. "No," went on Jim, "I thought -you'd say that was too extravagant for the likes o' we; so we'll have -the b'lony, George. - -"And where shall we put up to-night, little feller, eh? Shall we go to -the United States, or to the Jefferson Club House? Or shall we go out to -the junction, where we slep' las' night? It's gettin' a leetle cold for -country lodgin's, but they might be expectin' us, and we wouldn't like -to disappoint 'em, eh, George? The warm side o' that straw-stack wa'n't -bad, you know. We might take our supper out there and eat, eh?" - -George wagged his hearty approval of the plan, and Jim took his way to a -suburban dépôt. Here he awaited the making up of a freight train, and in -the gathering twilight took his place on a platform unperceived. Night -closed down as the train wound its slow length out of the city, and in -the course of an hour Jim alighted amid a perfect wilderness of cross -tracks, side tracks, coal heaps, and a wonderful quantity of -freight-cars. He sought out his straw pile, and the two enjoyed a hearty -meal. Then his quick eye was attracted by the half-open door of a -box-car near. - -"Let's see, now," he said, going up to it. "P'r'aps they've been -a-keepin' one of their style rooms for us, George." - -He lit a match and peered inside. It contained a few articles of shabby -furniture, and an old carpet rolled up in one corner. - -"Splendid!" he exclaimed. "I knowed they'd be a-lookin' for us, George, -but I'm blamed if I thought they'd fix up for us like this. Quit now; -don't you be a-waggin' yourself all over the keer, and a-rappin' your -tail agin the fine furnitur'. Be genteel now." - -Jim rolled himself and his pet in the carpet, and both were comfortably -settled for the night, when voices were heard. - -"What's here?" A man looked in, and then climbed up, followed by -another. - -"It's only me and my dog," said Jim. - -"Ah, room for more, I guess." - -Jim had thought he was going to have a fine night's rest; but he lay -awake long, his thoughts going back to the little boy who had liked his -dog, who had given him more money than ever he had had at one time -before, and who had promised him a Thanksgiving dinner. He liked the -idea of going very much, not only for the good dinner, which was quite -an attraction to the poor hungry little tramp, but he wanted to see the -nice little fellow again, and see where he lived, and perhaps talk more -about dogs. The thought of giving him his dog crossed his mind for a -moment, but was cast aside as a thing impossible, the very idea -producing an almost unconscious hug so fervent as to extort a patient -howl from George. - -He wished, though, that he could "slick up" a little to go to Johnny -Welford's house. He wondered if he could get a pair of second-hand shoes -for what was left of his half-dollar, and made up his mind to search -among office sweepings early in the morning for the cleanest paper -collar he could find. He had an indefinite hope that some good might -come to him from this visit. Perhaps Johnny's father might help him to -something to do. He did odd jobs now, ran errands, swept steps and -crossings, but it was his great ambition to get "somethin' reg'lar" to -do. - -As he lay thinking, the men who shared his shelter were talking, but he -paid little heed to them till he heard the words "John Welford"--"coming -on that train," and then he listened with every nerve on a tension, till -his heart was filled with fright and horror at what he heard. - -He heard the whole plan. A large bowlder lay close to the track a short -distance from the junction, and crow-bars were hidden near. The men were -to wait till the watchman had made his last patrol out that way before -the time for the passing of the train, when they would quickly hoist -destruction into its path. - -"He sent me up for four years, but I'll send _him_ up for longer than -that," said the man, with a laugh and an oath which made Jim shudder. - -When the two at last left the car he waited till they were beyond -hearing, and crept cautiously out. He knew that if they suspected his -intention they would think no more of crushing out his life than of -treading on a worm, but he was resolved on saving that train if he died -in doing it. It was bright starlight, but dark enough to admit of his -watching the men without much danger of being discovered. He saw them -finish their work, and hide in the bushes near. Then, with trembling -hands, but full of firm purpose, he set about carrying out _his_ plan. - -Running back to the straw pile, he quickly made up a bundle of it, and -slipping off his old shoes, sped noiselessly along the track, past the -wreckers. Just beyond the bowlder the road made rather a sharp curve, -bringing a high bank between the two men and Jim's selected place of -action, and this, he hoped, would conceal from them what he was doing, -at least long enough to insure success. - -He divided his bundle of straw, and laid a heap on the track. Then he -waited and listened, with his heart beating too loudly for him to hear -any other sound. He looked up at the stars over his head. "My mother is -up there somewheres, p'r'aps," whispered the little fellow; "maybe -she'll ask some 'un to help me." - -As the head-light at last appeared in the distance he set a match to his -heap, and saw it blaze up brightly. Lighting by it the portion still in -his hand, he ran wildly forward, waving it to and fro. But the engine -came steadily forward: would it never, _never_ stop? He reached a short -bridge over a culvert, and sprang on the abutment at its side, still -brandishing his beacon, and, scarcely knowing it, shrieking at the top -of his voice. His hands were burning, the smoke blackened his face and -took away his breath; but, yes--it surely _was_ slowing. The engine -passed him; he listened, and could hear the brakes worked by the -desperate strength of frightened men. Passengers crowded out on the -platform, and saw the little figure still waving the last sparks of his -safety-light. And then a dark form stole up to him, a cruel blow sent -him crashing against the last car, and he fell. Its wheels had not -stopped moving. - -Men sprang down, raised him, and carried him into the car, where he was -laid upon a seat. - -"It's the one who stopped the train--a boy. Why did he do it?--what's -the matter?" The conductor had sent men forward on the track, and soon -knew the terrible reason. It spread through the cars like wild-fire. -Women cried and fainted, and strong men turned pale. Every one knew that -it might have been his or her life which had gone out ere now but for -the boy who lay there. A woman wiped the blood and smoke from his face -with shaking hands and quick-dropping tears. - -Presently a boy's clear voice cried out, "Johnny Welford's -father?--Johnny Welford's father?" - -A tall man turned in surprise, and bent over him. "Did you call my name, -my boy?" - -"Be you Johnny Welford's father?" - -"Yes, I am John Welford." - -"Be you a-goin' home to Thanksgivin'?" - -"I--hope so"--his voice broke--"thanks to you." - -Jim smiled. "I guess mother sent some 'un to help me. Where's George?" -The dog had crept close to his master, and no one had driven him away. -"Hello, old feller.--Give Johnny Welford my dog--he'll know. Tell Johnny -Welford I can't--come to his house--for--Thanksgivin'." The voice died -away. - - * * * * * - -Jim had his Thanksgiving dinner at Johnny Welford's house, but it was a -few spoonfuls of wine, given by the white hands of Johnny Welford's -mother. And he was the only guest, for there was no merry-making in the -beautiful house where the poor little street Arab lay in the balance -between life and death. And from many other hearts in the city went up, -with fervent thanksgiving, the earnest prayer that the little life which -had been so freely offered for others might be spared. - - * * * * * - -"And you lost your poor foot, my boy," some one said, months after. -"You'll have to go without it all your life." - -"Why, yes," said Jim, with a laugh; "but, bless me! I'm enough sight -better off with one foot 'n ever I was with two. Why, it's been -Thanksgivin' for me and George all the time ever since. Eh, old feller?" - - - - -MRS. NOVEMBER'S DINNER PARTY. - -BY AGNES CARR. - - -The widow November was very busy indeed this year. What with elections -and harvest-homes, her hands were full to overflowing; for she takes -great interest in politics, besides being a social body, without whom no -apple bee or corn-husking is complete. - -Still, worn out as she was, when her thirty sons and daughters clustered -round, and begged that they might have their usual family dinner on -Thanksgiving-day, she could not find it in her hospitable heart to -refuse, and immediately invitations were sent to her eleven brothers and -sisters, old Father Time and Mother Year, to come with all their -families and celebrate the great American holiday. - -Then what a busy time ensued! What a slaughter of unhappy barn-yard -families--turkeys, ducks, and chickens! What a chopping of apples and -boiling of doughnuts! what a picking of raisins and rolling of -pie-crust! until every nook and corner of the immense store-room was -stocked with "savory mince and toothsome pumpkin pies," while so great -was the confusion that even the stolid red-hued servant, Indian Summer, -lost his head, and smoked so continually he always appeared surrounded -by a blue mist, as he piled logs upon the great bonfires in the yard, -until they lighted up the whole country for miles around. - -But at length all was ready; the happy day had come, and all the little -Novembers, in their best "bib and tucker," were seated in a row, -awaiting the arrival of their uncles, aunts, and cousins, while their -mother, in russet-brown silk, trimmed with misty lace, looked them over, -straightening Guy Fawkes's collar, tying Thanksgiving's neck ribbon, and -settling a dispute between two little presidential candidates as to -which should sit at the head of the table. - -Soon a merry clashing of bells, blowing of horns, and mingling of voices -were heard outside, sleighs and carriages dashed up to the door, and in -came, "just in season," Grandpa Time, with Grandma Year leaning on his -arm, followed by all their children and grandchildren, and were warmly -welcomed by the hostess and her family. - -"Oh, how glad I am we could all come to-day!" said Mr. January, in his -crisp, clear tones, throwing off his great fur coat, and rushing to the -blazing fire. "There is nothing like the happy returns of these days." - -"Nothing, indeed," simpered Mrs. February, the poetess. "If I had had -time I should have composed some verses for the occasion; but my son -Valentine has brought a sugar heart, with a sweet sentiment on it, to -his cousin Thanksgiving. I, too, have taken the liberty of bringing a -sort of adopted child of mine, young Leap Year, who makes us a visit -every four years." - -"He is very welcome, I am sure," said Mrs. November, patting Leap Year -kindly on the head. "And, Sister March, how have you been since we last -met?" - -"Oh! we have had the North, South, East, and West Winds all at our -house, and they have kept things breezy, I assure you. But I really -feared we should not get here to-day; for when we came to dress I found -nearly everything we had was lent; so that must account for our shabby -appearance." - -[Illustration: MRS. NOVEMBER'S GUESTS.] - -"He! he! he!" tittered little April Fool. "What a sell!" And he shook -until the bells on his cap rang; at which his father ceased for a moment -showering kisses on his nieces and nephews, and boxed his ears for his -rudeness. - -"Oh, Aunt May! do tell us a story," clamored the younger children, and -dragging her into a corner, she was soon deep in such a moving tale that -they were all melted to tears, especially the little Aprils, who cry -very easily. - -Meanwhile, Mrs. June, assisted by her youngest daughter, a "sweet girl -graduate," just from school, was engaged in decking the apartment with -roses and lilies and other fragrant flowers that she had brought from -her extensive gardens and conservatories, until the room was a perfect -bower of sweetness and beauty; while Mr. July draped the walls with -flags and banners, lighted the candles, and showed off the tricks of his -pet eagle, Yankee Doodle, to the great delight of the little ones. - -Madam August, who suffers a great deal with the heat, found a seat on a -comfortable sofa, as far from the fire as possible, and waved a huge -feather fan back and forth, while her thirty-one boys and girls, led by -the two oldest, Holiday and Vacation, ran riot through the long rooms, -picking at their aunt June's flowers, and playing all sorts of pranks, -regardless of tumbled hair and torn clothes, while they shouted, "Hurrah -for fun!" and behaved like a pack of wild colts let loose in a green -pasture, until their uncle September called them, together with his own -children, into the library, and persuaded them to read some of the books -with which the shelves were filled, or play quietly with the game of -Authors and the Dissected Maps. - -"For," said Mr. September to Mrs. October, "I think Sister August lets -her children romp too much. I always like improving games for mine, -although I have great trouble to make Equinox toe the line as he -should." - -"That is because you are a school-master," laughed Mrs. October, shaking -her head, adorned with a wreath of gayly tinted leaves; "but where is my -baby?" - -At that moment a cry was heard without, and Indian Summer came running -in to say that little All Hallows had fallen into a tub of water while -trying to catch an apple that was floating on top, and Mrs. October, -rushing off to the kitchen, returned with her youngest in a very wet and -dripping condition, and screaming at the top of his lusty little lungs, -and could only be consoled by a handful of chestnuts, which his nurse, -Miss Frost, cracked open for him. - -The little Novembers meanwhile were having a charming time with their -favorite cousins, the Decembers, who were always so gay and jolly, and -had such a delightful papa. He came with his pockets stuffed full of -toys and sugar-plums, which he drew out from time to time, and gave to -his best-loved child, Merry Christmas, to distribute amongst the -children, who gathered eagerly around their little cousin, saying, - - "Christmas comes but once a year, - But when she comes she brings good cheer." - -At which Merry laughed gayly, and tossed her golden curls, in which were -twined sprays of holly and clusters of brilliant scarlet berries. - -At last the great folding-doors were thrown open. Indian Summer -announced that dinner was served, and a long procession of old and young -being quickly formed, led by Mrs. November and her daughter -Thanksgiving, whose birthday it was, they filed into the spacious -dining-room, where stood the long table, groaning beneath its weight of -good things, while four servants ran continually in and out, bringing -more substantials and delicacies to grace the board and please the -appetite. Winter staggered beneath great trenchers of meat and poultry, -pies and puddings; Spring brought the earliest and freshest vegetables; -Summer, the richest creams and ices; while Autumn served the guests with -fruit, and poured the sparkling wine. - -[Illustration: AT THE DINNER TABLE.] - -All were gay and jolly, and many a joke was cracked as the contents of -each plate and dish melted away like snow before the sun; and the great -fires roared in the wide chimneys as though singing a glad Thanksgiving -song. - -New Year drank everybody's health, and wished them "many happy returns -of the day," while Twelfth Night ate so much cake he made himself quite -ill, and had to be put to bed. - -Valentine sent mottoes to all the little girls, and praised their bright -eyes and glossy curls. "For," said his mother, "he is a sad flatterer, -and not nearly so truthful, I am sorry to say, as his brother George -Washington, who never told a lie." - -At which Grandfather Time gave George a quarter, and said he should -always remember what a good boy he was. - -After dinner the fun increased, all trying to do something for the -general amusement. Mrs. March persuaded her son St. Patrick to dance an -Irish jig, which he did to the tune of the "Wearing of the Green," which -his brothers Windy and Gusty blew and whistled on their fingers. - -Easter sang a beautiful song, the little Mays "tripped the light -fantastic toe" in a pretty fancy dance, while the Junes sat by so -smiling and sweet it was a pleasure to look at them. - -Independence, the fourth child of Mr. July, who is a bold little fellow, -and a fine speaker, gave them an oration he had learned at school; and -the Augusts suggested games of tag and blindman's-buff, which they all -enjoyed heartily. - -Mr. September tried to read an instructive story aloud, but was -interrupted by Equinox, April Fool, and little All Hallows, who pinned -streamers to his coat tails, covered him with flour, and would not let -him get through a line; at which Mrs. October hugged her tricksy baby, -and laughed until she cried, and Mr. September retired in disgust. - -"That is almost too bad," said Mrs. November, as she shook the popper -vigorously in which the corn was popping and snapping merrily; "but, -Thanksgiving, you must not forget to thank your cousins for all they -have done to honor your birthday." - -At which the demure little maiden went round to each one, and returned -her thanks in such a charming way it was quite captivating. - -Grandmother Year at last began to nod over her tea-cup in the -chimney-corner. - -"It is growing late," said Grandpa Time. - -"But we must have a Virginia Reel before we go," said Mr. December. - -"Oh yes, yes!" cried all the children. - -Merry Christmas played a lively air on the piano, and old and young took -their positions on the polished floor, with grandpa and grandma at the -head. - -Midsummer danced with Happy New Year, June's Commencement with August's -Holiday, Leap Year with May Day, and all "went merry as a marriage -bell." - -The fun was at its height, when suddenly the clock in the corner struck -twelve. Grandma Year motioned all to stop; and Grandfather Time, bowing -his head, said, softly, "Hark! my children, Thanksgiving-day is ended." - - - - -[Illustration: OUR POST-OFFICE BOX] - - - ROUND LAKE, HALIBURTON. - - My sister and brother wrote a letter to YOUNG PEOPLE, and I want to - write one too. I am ten years old, and my sister Nettie is seven. - She can read better than I can, but I write the best. - - This is a very wild country, and very cold. We have nearly a foot - of snow here, although it is only the 20th of October. We hear the - wolves howl, and we get lots of deer. My brother has quite a - number of horns, which are very pretty to hang on the wall. - - We are sixteen miles from the Post-office, and we get our papers - only every two or three weeks. We like YOUNG PEOPLE very much. - Mamma makes out all the puzzles and enigmas, and we love to read - the stories. We are very grateful to the kind gentleman in New - York who sends it to my sister. He comes here every fall with some - other gentlemen to hunt, and that is the only time in the whole - year when we see many people. We have no little girls to play - with, for our nearest neighbor, who lives six miles away, is an - old man seventy years old, who lives all alone. Twelve miles away - there is one more family, but we have to cross three lakes to get - there. They have two little girls. They had three, but the oldest - one went out in a boat about three weeks ago, and was drowned. We - were very sorry to hear of it. - - I have a loon's egg, and I can get a gull's eggs, and if Harry F. - Haines, who asked for those eggs, will send me a doll in return, I - will send him the eggs, together with some pretty moss which grows - on the rocks in Muskoka, near where we live. - - AGNES R. LOCKMAN, Dorset P. O., - Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada. - - * * * * * - - WEBSTER, MASSACHUSETTS. - - I have two little sisters. The youngest is not named yet. I go to - school, and am in the Second Reader. I know the table, two and - three, and up to twelve. I enjoy reading YOUNG PEOPLE. Please - excuse this letter, because it is the first time I ever did try to - write with a pen and ink. - - MABEL. - - * * * * * - - PUEBLO, COLORADO. - - We had a parrot, and I could take him and hug him, and touch his - black tongue, and do anything I wanted to him. He knew when it was - time for our meals, and would eat with us at the table. He was very - fond of butter. He would walk all around the fence, and would go to - the kitchen door to get in if the sitting-room door was shut. When - Polly Parrot was walking along the floor, pussy would run after - him, and pat his tail, which made Polly angry. - - ELEANOR MCG. - - * * * * * - - WARSAW, INDIANA. - - My brother has taken YOUNG PEOPLE ever since it started, and now we - could hardly do without it. I like "Who was Paul Grayson?" best of - all the stories. - - We have a juvenile band here, and we can play some very fine - music. We have a drum-major and all, and when we parade we look - something like the picture "Sons of the Brave." The band consists - of fourteen boys, all about the same size and age. - - LOGAN H. W. - - * * * * * - - PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. - - I am seven years old. I have a very pretty rooster. I wish some - little girl would name him for me. - - I think the story about Coachy was very pretty. My sister Allie - has a hen like Coachy. - - JOHNNY B. - - * * * * * - - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. - - I am a little boy not quite nine years old. I take YOUNG PEOPLE, - and like it a great deal better than any paper I have ever seen. I - have a pair of pigeons, which are very tame. I expect soon to get a - guinea-pig from Charlottetown. I get my paper from Halifax. - - F. R. S. - - * * * * * - - NEW YORK CITY. - - I am six and a half years old. I live in Cranberry, New Jersey, but - I am on a visit to my papa now. He has sent me YOUNG PEOPLE ever - since it was published. I have wanted to write to the Post-office - Box for a long time, and I have at last coaxed papa to do so for - me, as I can not write very well yet, although I am fast learning. - - I have two dogs at home, one black and tan named Gyp, which papa - says is older than I am, and a hound named Juno. I also have a cat - named Pinkie, who does not love my dogs as well as I do YOUNG - PEOPLE. I save all my papers to send to a hospital, where they - will amuse some poor sick boy or girl. - - "PICKIE" VAN H. - - * * * * * - - BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. - - I read in the Post-office Box a request from Roscoe E. E. for - information about the cotton plant. - - I live five miles from Beaufort. Cotton is planted here every - year. If they are in good soil the plants are usually four or five - feet high. Marsh grass, which grows between the salt creeks, is - sometimes used as a fertilizer for "Sea Island" cotton, which is - the only kind raised here. This fertilizer makes it grow broad and - tall. My father had some cotton once that was from six to eight - feet high, and the branches bore from twelve to sixteen pods. It - grew on what we call salt ground. - - Cotton is planted in March and April. It begins to blossom about - the 1st of June. The flowers are pale yellow when they first open, - but become reddish after the first day. The picking of cotton is - begun in August, and is continued until the first frost, which - comes about the middle of November. - - A. L. H. - - * * * * * - - WASHINGTON, D. C. - - I have been taking YOUNG PEOPLE since it was first published. The - first thing I do on Tuesday morning when I get out of bed is to - look for the letter-carrier, who brings my paper. Then mamma reads - it to me until school-time. And at night when I go to bed she reads - me to sleep with it. I like the stories very much, but the one I - like best is "The Moral Pirates." My papa and mamma like the paper - very much too, and often at night they try to work out the puzzles. - Sometimes they find them out, and sometimes they don't. I can not - read or write yet, but I hope I shall take YOUNG PEOPLE until I am - old enough to read it myself. - - H. E. W. - - * * * * * - - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. - - I wish Jimmy Brown would have a story in every number of YOUNG - PEOPLE. Mamma reads to us about that queer Mr. Martin, and laughs - till the tears roll down her cheeks. If the Post-office Box knows - Jimmy, I would like to tell him that I am very sorry for him. - - ARTHUR W. - - * * * * * - -The following verses are from a young correspondent: - -MY FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY. - - I've grown to be a great, great girl, - I'm eight years old to-day. - Ted says I'm only a baby, - And have too much to say. - Brother Ted don't know everything, - If he _is_ twelve years old; - He thinks he's nearly a man now, - 'Cause his watch is real gold. - - I'm going to have a party, - We'll have ice-cream and cake; - There is no end to the nice things - My dear mamma did bake. - Then we shall have nice music, - Uncle John is going to play; - He sent me a wreath of flowers, - Just like the Queen of May. - - And we shall play all kind of games, - And maybe I'll catch some beaux, - For sister Kate always says that - When to parties _she_ goes. - There goes the bell, some one has come; - No--a large box for me; - Why, it's just the sweetest wax doll - That ever I did see. - - J. V. - - * * * * * - - NEW YORK CITY. - - If Georgie G. S., of Dubuque, Iowa, will put a handful of clean - white pebbles and five or six clean sea-shells in her globe, the - gold-fish are more likely to keep healthy. The water should be - changed every day. - - VANDERBILT O. - - * * * * * - - CHAMPION, NEW YORK. - - I like YOUNG PEOPLE very much, especially the stories of "The Moral - Pirates," and "Who was Paul Grayson?" I have no pets except a - little dog I call Watch. We have had a snow-storm here (October - 24). I am thirteen years old. - - WARREN B. - - I am eleven years old, and I have fourteen dolls. I have a little - kitten for a pet. I call it Bob Short because it is a rabbit - kitten, and hasn't any tail. - - My cousin sent YOUNG PEOPLE to my brother Warren and myself as a - present for two years, and we think she is very kind. - - EVA E. B. - - * * * * * - - PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI. - - I wish to notify my little friends that I can not send them any - more samples of crochet trimming. I have no time now to make it, as - I am going to school and taking music lessons. I have received a - great many requests, and I can not possibly get time to crochet - enough to answer them all. - - GRACIE MEADS. - - * * * * * - - I like YOUNG PEOPLE very much. I think it is a very useful paper. I - live on Big Sandy Creek near the railroad, six miles from any - neighbor. There are antelopes, buffaloes, wolves, wild-cats, - rabbits, owls, and eagles here. There are also some splendid - specimens. I have some bullion out of a mine at Leadville, also - some petrified wood, topaz, moss-agate, and other things. I sent - "Wee Tot" some specimens of wild flowers and grasses, and if she - will send me some ocean curiosities I will be much pleased, and - will send her some of my specimens. I will also exchange some of - them with any little girl or boy for ocean curiosities. - - CLARA F. R. SWIFT, - Aroya Station, Colorado, K. P. R. R. - - * * * * * - - I can never thank my grandfather too much for subscribing for this - delightful little paper for me. - - Here is a recipe for keeping barberries and mountain ash for - Christmas decorations. Fill a large jar with a strong solution of - salt and water--cooking salt is best. Put the berries in the - brine, and cork it. It need not be air-tight. - - I have three hundred and sixty-four postage stamps, and have - exchanged successfully with many of the boys and a few of the - girls. I have now some white moss which came from Muskosh Mills, a - little village on an island in the Muskoka River, which I would - gladly exchange for curiosities from the ocean or the far South. - - W. C. V. CHADWICK, - 44 St. George Street, Toronto, Canada. - -The correspondents you inquire about have probably sent you sufficient -address, and you would better try the experiment of answering them. If -they do not receive the letters, it will not be from any fault of yours. - - * * * * * - - I would like to exchange foreign and United States postage stamps - and postmarks with any of the readers of YOUNG PEOPLE. - - ALFRED C. P. OPDYKE, Hotel Bristol, - Corner Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue, - New York City. - - * * * * * - - I would like to exchange minerals for stamps, postmarks, seeds, - shells, stones, or any other thing worth putting in a museum. I - wish to get a collection of flints from every State and from - Canada, and I will send a stone from Virginia in exchange. I will - also exchange postmarks for others. I have some from England, - Canada, and nearly every State. - - H. H. TUCKER, Box 75, Richmond, Virginia. - - * * * * * - - I have a small collection of stamps, and would like to exchange. I - will also exchange a stone from Pennsylvania or from Caen, France, - for others from different States. - - ALFRED W. STOCKETT, - P. O. Box 119, Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. - - * * * * * - - I am collecting curiosities, and would be happy to exchange with - any correspondent. I have about one hundred and fifty varieties of - birds' eggs. I would be glad to supply any one with a list of the - eggs of Canada. - - J. F. WELLS, - Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. - - * * * * * - - I would like to exchange postmarks, minerals, fossils, birds' eggs, - or coins with any of the readers of YOUNG PEOPLE for minerals, - fossils, coins, birds' eggs, or shells. I very much desire to - obtain specimens from foreign countries. - - FRANK H. LATTIN, - Gaines, Orleans County, New York. - - * * * * * - - I have a large number of stamps and rare postmarks, and would like - very much to exchange with readers of this paper. - - A. W. MORSE, Cheltenham Academy, - P. O. Shoemakertown, Pennsylvania. - - * * * * * - - I want to tell you about my collection. It consists of an Indian - mortar, an Indian axe and hatchet, a large number of arrow-heads, a - nail from "Old Fort Massac," a French bullet weighing an ounce, and - a piece of a French sword. I have also a fine collection of - minerals, and I would like to exchange some specimens of purple - spar for copper ore, crystallized quartz, or shells. - - WILLIE B. MORRIS, - Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Illinois. - - * * * * * - - I would like to exchange postage stamps for birds' eggs. - Correspondents will please state the kind of eggs they have to - exchange, and the varieties of stamps they wish in return. I have - over one thousand stamps in my collection. - - FRANK MADISON, 206 Stockton Street, - San Francisco, California. - - * * * * * - - We are making a collection of postmarks and stamps, wood, minerals, - pressed leaves and ferns, and the soil of different States and - countries, and will exchange any of these things with other boys or - girls. We will also exchange flower seeds or slips for ocean - curiosities or Indian relics. - - MARY, LEWIS, MINNIE, - Care of E. M. Frazier, Lock Box No. 12, - Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio. - - * * * * * - - I will be very glad to exchange foreign postage stamps with any - readers of YOUNG PEOPLE. Correspondents will please send a list of - their stamps for exchange. - - O. L. WELCH, - 40 Bank Street, New York City. - - * * * * * - - I live on the San Jacinto River. My papa has a plantation on the - Trinity. He has a plum orchard, and we go up there and eat plums. - Mamma is going up there to preserve some. I am collecting snail - shells. I have about four hundred. - - I would like to exchange birds' eggs or postage stamps with any - little boy or girl. I am nine years old. - - PEARL A. HARE, - Lynchburg, Harris County, Texas. - - * * * * * - - I have stamps from Venezuela and Curaçao I wish to exchange for - others. - - CHARLES DE SOLA, care of B. De Sola, - 23 William Street, New York City. - - * * * * * - - I will exchange twenty-five kinds of postmarks from Georgia for - twenty-five kinds from any other State. I will also exchange - foreign stamps for their equivalent value in birds' eggs, shells, - minerals, curiosities of all kinds, or for other stamps. - - LOUIS J. BRUMLY, - P. O. Box 126, Athens, Georgia. - - * * * * * - - I will exchange postmarks and French stamps for any American and - European stamps except English and Canadian. To any one who will - send me ten stamps, all different, I will send by return mail - twenty postmarks. - - WILLIE GURNETT, - Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. - - * * * * * - - I live near Niagara Falls. I have a white pony. She is very gentle, - and can do a great many tricks. She will lie down and let me get on - her back. - - I take YOUNG PEOPLE, and like it so much I can hardly wait from - one week till the next for it. I would like to exchange specimens - of rock from Niagara Falls for shells or sea-weed. I would also - like to exchange coins. I am eleven years of age. - - HARRY SYMMES, - The Grove, Drummondville, - Near Niagara Falls, Canada. - - * * * * * - -E. MCGARRAH.--It is said that Robert Burns, when a youth of nineteen, -became acquainted with Douglas Grahame, an honest farmer who lived at -Shanter, and who afterward figured as Tam o' Shanter in the wonderful -poem of that name. A merry story told of Grahame by his friends served -as the material which Burns long afterward turned to such good account. -The original story was as follows: Grahame had a friend named John -Davidson, the Souter Johnnie of the poem, with whom he often made merry -when in town on market-day, frequently lingering so late at night as to -cause severe displeasure to the good dame waiting at home. It happened -once, when returning later than usual, on a very dark, stormy night, -Grahame had the misfortune to lose his "bonnet," or cap, in which was -all the money he had made that day at the market. Fearing the scolding -which he knew awaited him, he took advantage of his wife's superstition -and credulity, and invented a terrible story of a band of witches which -had appeared to him at Alloway Kirk, and from which he had barely -escaped with his life. The dame was satisfied with his explanation, and -gave thanks for the miraculous preservation of her husband. Honest -Douglas Grahame, however, quietly returned by daylight to Carrick Hill, -where he was fortunate enough to find his "bonnet" and money safe in the -bushes near the Bridge of Doon. Grahame and Davidson, the originals of -Tam o' Shanter and Souter Johnnie, are buried in the church-yard at -Kirkoswald. - - * * * * * - -MANSFIELD.--In earliest times skins, cattle, corn, and other articles -were used as money. According to Homer, certain numbers of oxen were -paid for the armor of warriors; and even our modern word _pecuniary_, -the etymology of which is traced directly to the Latin word _pecus_; -signifying cattle, is a convincing proof that those beasts were used as -money by the ancient Romans. - -Precious metals were also given and taken in payment at a very early -age. Abraham is represented in Genesis as coming up out of Egypt "very -rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold," and payments made in so many -pieces or shekels of silver are frequently mentioned in the Old -Testament. It is supposed that at this period the precious metal was in -the form of lumps of different weights, but bore no stamp. Wrought -jewels are also mentioned as serving for money. - -The first coined money is supposed to have been used by the Lydians -about 700 or 800 B.C. Greek coins appeared at a little later period, the -earliest being those of Ægina. The first coins were very rough in -appearance, a rude device being stamped from a die on a lump of metal of -a certain weight by a blow of a hammer. The early Lydian coins bore a -lion's head, and the Æginetan a tortoise on the obverse, the other side -being marked only by an indentation caused by the blow. - -The oldest extant Jewish coins, specimens of which may be seen in the -British Museum, are the shekel and half-shekel of Simon Maccabæus, "the -priest and prince of the Jews," to whom Antiochus VII., the son of -Demetrius I., granted the right of coining money about 139 B.C. The -silver shekel and half-shekel had for their devices on one side the -almond rod with buds (Numbers, xvii. 8, 10), with the legend, "Jerusalem -the Holy"; and on the other the pot of manna (Exodus, xvi. 33), and the -legend, "Shekel of Israel," or "Half-Shekel." This early coinage never -bore a head, as that would have violated the law forbidding idolatry. -The value of the Maccabæus silver shekel may be estimated at 2_s._ 6_d._ -sterling, or 60 cents. - - * * * * * - -LYMAN C.--You can buy the cover for YOUNG PEOPLE of Harper & Brothers -for thirty-five cents, or forty-eight cents if sent by mail, but they -can not bind your copies for you. - - * * * * * - -NEWMAN G.--In YOUNG PEOPLE No. 36, in the story entitled "The Mohawk -Bowmen," you will find directions for making bows and arrows, and in the -Post-office Box of No. 51 the process of feathering arrows is described. -In the Post-office Box of No. 19 are instructions for making a kite. - - * * * * * - -PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS. - -No. 1. - -BOTANICAL CONUNDRUMS. - - 1. Plant a youthful Virginian before it can walk, and what comes up? - 2. Plant a piece of bunting, and what comes up? - 3. Plant a wise man, and what comes up? - 4. Plant a large, inclosed basin, and what comes up? - 5. Plant a ruminant's lips, and what comes up? - 6. Plant an egg, and what comes up? - 7. Plant a color, and what comes up? - 8. Plant a sea-shore, and what comes up? - 9. Plant yourself, and what comes up? - 10. Plant a muff, and what comes up? - - A. and T. J. - - * * * * * - -No. 2. - -WORD SQUARE. - -First, a dead body. Second, a bay-window. Third, stiff. Fourth, a net. -Fifth, a shrub. - - BOLUS. - - * * * * * - -No. 3. - -ENIGMA. - - My first is in corn, not in grain. - My second in hail, not in rain. - My third is in lamp, not in light. - My fourth in darkness, not in night. - My fifth is in well, not in sick. - My sixth is in cane, not in stick. - My seventh in maple, not in pine. - My eighth is in back, not in spine. - My ninth is in green, not in red. - My tenth is in needle, not in thread. - My eleventh in archer, not in bow. - My whole was an emperor long ago. - - MAY E. T. - - * * * * * - -ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 53. - -No. 1. - - S M - A T E D I M - S T O R M I N E R - E R R I M E W - M I S E R - Y A M E N O W - M A N O R O B I N - M O B W I T - R N - -No. 2. - -Marseille. - -No. 3. - -1. Winnipiseogee. 2. Niagara Falls. - - - - -NEW BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS. - - -The early history of America is always a subject of great interest to -boys and girls; and although they may get ahead very slowly in the -school history, which is invariably dull, as its statements are of -necessity as condensed as possible, put a volume in their hand in which -the story of their country is told in picturesque and easy style, and -made more interesting than many works of fiction, and the rapidity with -which it is absorbed by young readers is wonderful. A new and very -interesting book of this description is _Old Times in the Colonies_,[1] -by Charles C. Coffin, whose earlier works, _The Boys of '76_ and _The -Story of Liberty_, are favorite volumes with boys and girls. From this -new book children will learn about the hardships and sufferings of the -pioneer settlers of the United States--how they fought with frost and -snow, and desolate, rocky lands, living in constant fear of attacks by -Indians, to whose tomahawks many a brave man and many women and little -children fell victims; and how, in spite of all obstacles, they -struggled ahead with the courage of true men, never faltering and never -stopping until the liberty and prosperity of this great country were -firmly established. - -[1] _Old Times in the Colonies_. By CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN. -Illustrated. 8vo, pp. 460. New York: Harper & Brothers. - -The few passages from this volume which have appeared in the columns of -HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE have found universal favor with young readers -throughout the country, and we are sure all those children who find this -handsome book in their bundle from Santa Claus will count it among their -best gifts. The volume is printed in type so large and clear that no -little eyes will ever ache over it, the illustrations are very numerous -and exceedingly attractive, and the binding is handsome and substantial. - - * * * * * - -One of the most delightful stories ever written for boys is _The Moral -Pirates_,[2] which is now published in a small, neat volume, with -fifteen full-page illustrations. This has been one of the most popular -serials published in HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, and many of the little -friends of Harry Wilson, Tom Schuyler, and Joe and Jim Sharpe, will be -happy to renew their acquaintance with them in this pretty little book, -while those who have not read the story have some delightful hours in -store. The cruise of Harry and his three friends in the _Whitewing_--a -neat little boat, well stocked with provisions and camping-out comforts -by Harry's uncle John--is accompanied by many innocent and amusing -adventures. It takes the boys some time to learn how to manage -themselves and their boat, as new difficulties are constantly arising; -and when at last they reach Brandt Lake, and have become experienced -"moral pirates," their adventures come to a sudden end in a very -unexpected manner. This charming story has a new incident and new -interest on every page, and will induce many boys to attempt next summer -a cruise in the style of these young mariners of the _Whitewing_. - -[2] _The Moral Pirates_. By W. L. ALDEN. Illustrated. 8vo, pp. 148. New -York: Harper & Brothers. - - * * * * * - -All children are by nature fond of small living pets. There is scarcely -a child who, if it has a home, does not spend hours in petting its old -Maltese cat or aged dog, and the smallest tricks performed by these -common domestic animals are matters of intense interest to the youthful -master or mistress. Books containing stories of animals are always -welcome, and one of the best writers of books of this description is -Olive Thorne Miller, whose last publication, entitled _Queer Pets at -Marcy's_,[3] is destined to be very popular with young readers. There -are stories of all kinds of animal pets from lions to mice: parrots -climb about, making all sorts of funny speeches, mischievous crows make -havoc in peaceful households, and dogs and cats do most wonderful and -intelligent things. There are stories of funny baby-owls, prairie-dogs, -opossums, bears, deer, and many kinds of birds and reptiles. Indeed, -Marcy and her neighbors appear to have transformed a whole menagerie -into household pets. Delightful and wonderful as these stories are, they -are given as facts, and in reading them children will gain not only -amusement, but learn many things about the habits of birds and beasts -when domesticated. The book is beautifully bound, and contains many fine -illustrations. - -[3] _Queer Pets at Marcy's_. By OLIVE THORNE MILLER. Illustrated by -J. C. BEARD. 8vo, pp. 326. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. - - - - -HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE. - - -SINGLE COPIES, 4 cents; ONE SUBSCRIPTION, one year, $1.50; FIVE -SUBSCRIPTIONS, one year, $7.00--_payable in advance, postage free_. - -The Volumes of HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE commence with the first Number in -November of each year. - -Subscriptions may begin with any Number. When no time is specified, it -will be understood that the subscriber desires to commence with the -Number issued after the receipt of the order. - -Remittances should be made by POST-OFFICE MONEY-ORDER OR DRAFT, to avoid -risk of loss. - -Volume I., containing the first 52 Numbers, handsomely bound in -illuminated cloth, $3.00, postage prepaid: Cover, title-page, and index -for Volume I., 35 cents; postage, 13 cents additional. - - HARPER & BROTHERS, - Franklin Square, N. Y. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -GAMES FOR WINTER EVENINGS. - - -MACHINE SONNETS. - -Although this species of poetry has been considered hard to write, and -oftener harder to read when written, a simple recipe is here given by -which sonnets by any one, with very little effort, can be produced. One -person selects a sonnet from the works of any author--the less known the -better--and covers the printed lines with a sheet of paper, leaving the -last word of each line only visible. He then reads aloud the word which -concludes the first line, and waits until every player has composed a -line ending in this word in any metre, and on any subject. When all are -ready he reads the next word, and so on until every person present has -composed a poem, all of which differ in every way excepting that the -last words are alike. 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