The Baldwin Library wr RMB wv 36. €- cath joe's lM a A a ce relia eel i ee ied ose ie nl a ieee al 5 ats an ate sina LILY S36 2 EN yy \ . ASS AX LY SS © Rie ban BY MRS. SALE.BARKER AUTHOR oF “LirrLe Wipeawake” ETC. ETC. WITH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PICTURES LONDON AND NEW YORK GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS 1877 CONTENTS. Lily’s Screen . . . ‘ . Youth and Age Mother Hubbard . Evening Prayer Guardian Angels . A Curious Housemaid Dancing a Minuet A Morning Visitor An Awkward Position .. Missed The Trapper T rapped 5 The Magic Looking-Glass. Old Times : Little Piggie His Welcome Home Naughty Piggie His Impudence Punishment 3 A Hapless oe : Rosa Rosa’s Brother A Nice Family. Our House . A Gentleman of dicot ance Little Mammas A Good Gallop Lightfoot Topaz Topaz being Washed PAGE 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 30 37 Contents. Portraits of Cats . Bijou ‘i : Bijou’s Death Charity m Windy Weather Going to a Fancy Ball Long, Long Ago . Feasting . c Captain Carbuncle The Waterspout A Ship on Fire The Wreck Clinging for Life . A Peaceful Scene Discord The Carrier The Gardener The Lark’s Nest Heaith and Sickuess The Hares and Frogs The Good Girl Waiting upon Mamma A Chimney Sweep The Sweep Again Stalking Buffaloes The Hunter Hunted. Mamma and Boy . A Careless Nurse A Hairbreadth Escape . The Young Sportsman A Puzzle Run Away with A Pet Mouse The Prisoner The Old Fiddler . A Long Swim. Contents. John Gilpin A Little Owl Blue Titmouse . A Funny Couple . An Old Friend Dolly’s Doctor Cavalry Little Clitbhens Bright Intellect A Handsome Profile Jenny Wren Ruby-Headed Hiumaitie: Bird Beggars : : Fairy Stories Deer 3 Running a Race Friendly Toads. Showing the Way A Dunce . Follow my Leader In Trouble Reapers at Dinner Ida and ‘her Crow Feeding the Dickies Boating Angling Hair Dressing - ‘Out inthe Snow . A Thief Rat-Catching Charity Cruelty Poor Pulcinello Impudence . Mr. Froggie A False Alarm 100 1Ot 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 Contents, PAGE Stopping a Duel . : : 3 : ‘ : 110 Sweet Music : : : : : ‘ ; ; IIt Teasing Tommy . . 3 : 5 : : 112 Tommy’s Turn . : ‘ ; : : : 3 113 An Upset : : . . ‘ a ° i 114 Mother and Child ‘ . : . . 3 . 115 A Cheerful Picture . : ‘ a : : 116 A Sad Picture. i ‘ : 5 ‘ rf 7 117 A Lion and Stag. : : : e ; : 118 A Head without Brains : 5 : ; . . 1i9 Borrowed Plumes . : A . 120 Dignity . ; iE 121 A Volcano. : 3 : : : ‘ : 122 Shipwreck . : : ci : ; : 123 Capital Fun. 3 , : Z 5 ; : 124 A Summer Morning . : : : p : : 125 A Poor Musician . ‘ ; : : A . 126 The Artist . 3 : : : : ; 5 127 : ; a s 128 English Scenery Now, my children, here’s something for, you to do; something that will amuse you, too, I think. I am going to give you this old drawing- room screen to put into the nursery ; and here’s a basket full of pictures and engravings to paste upon it. Some. are very pretty ; some very funny. There are figures, landscapes, animals. We must cover the screen entirely—all over with pictures. It was a very grand one in its day, I can tell you, when it was fresh and new ; but was never half so amusing to look at as it is going to be now. Nurse, go and tell Cook to make some paste, and then we'll set to work. You shall, each in turn, my darlings, take out a picture from the basket, and then I'll tell you what it means while you paste it on. B IO Youth and Age. Now, is the paste ready ? Let us set to work, then. What’s this that my Lily has taken out of the basket ? A picture of an old man anda \ Ae f \/ oe dear Me little girl: Re and grandchild, I should think. This picture will do nicely to begin with. I know nothing prettier than to see the very old and the very young kind and loving to each other. Mother Hubbard. . II Who is this, I wonder? You have found a funny one, Cissy. Did you ever see such a high- crowned hat? She must be some old witch from a fairy tale; though she looks too good-natured. I can scarcely fancy her riding upon a broom- stick. I shouldn’t wonder if she were old Mother Hubbard, who was so fond of her doggie. 12 Evening Prayer. Here, now, is a very pretty little picture: a child at her mother’s knee, saying her prayers. Dear, good little child! Sweet baby-lips breath- ing the purest of all earthly sounds—a little child’s first prayer! I wonder, now, if you can guess whom this picture reminds me of? Ah, I see the dimples coming in your cheeks, my Cissy and Lily; and you smile as you think— Mamma means us. Yes, dears, it reminds me of all my children, for does not my little Johnny also say his prayers at his mother’s knee ? But let us try now if we can find pictures that will come well next to each other, so that we may make a little story sometimes out of two Guardian Angels. 1 or three together. And here’s the very thing. A child asleep, with angels watching over her. This must follow the little girl praying. Paste them side by side upon the screen. We will suppose that this is the same little girl who is saying her prayers. Now, you see, after having finished her prayer, she goes to bed: the little head, with its curls, rests upon the pillow; the pretty eyes are shut, and the long lashes droop upon the soft round cheek. She sleeps, and angels come to guard her. The picture is very nicely done. We can see how peacefully she rests ; and we may be sure the angels keep bad dreams away, and bring her healthy and refresh- ing sleep. May good angels so guard you all, my children ! 14 A Curious Housemaid. Well, this is a contrast to the last, certainly. She looks like a housemaid ; but what a funny © one! How would you like her to take the place of Mary? I think, Cissy, you would not want to play with her when she was at work, or help her to sweep, as you want to help Mary sometimes. She might do her work without being disturbed, I fancy. And what a cap! Can it be her night-cap ? Dancing a Minuet. 15 These ladies and gentlemen are dancing a minuet. It is a slow, graceful dance, which was fashionable nearly a hundred years ago, when people dressed as you see them in the picture. In those days fine ladies and gentlemen used to wear powder on their hair, as you sometimes see footmen do, even now. Indeed, the gentle- men generally wore powdered wigs: and both little round patches of black sticking-plaster here and there upon their faces to make their complexions appear fairer. Was it not a curious way of trying to look more beautiful ? What, Johnny, you say you've got four pictures of bears! Let me see. Don’t crumple them up in your little chubby hand, dear. This must come first. Here is a family of settlers in the backwoods of North America. They 16 A Morning Visitor. have built themselves a log-hut ; and one morn- ing, when the master of the hut opens the door, he finds a bear outside, anxious to pay them a morning visit. I suppose the bear walked off on An Awkward Position. 17 this occasion, for, in the next picture, we find him climbing up a tree after one of the children, who has climbed up it to escape, not knowing i AN VAS SS that the bear could climb too. But there come the papa and brother with their rifles, and they'll soon bring the bear down. 18 Missed. This is another bear altogether. You seea hunter has just fired at him, but only wounded him and made him furious. The poor man, in running away, falls into a pit-trap; that is, a The Trapper Trapped. 19 hole which has been dug, and covered over with branches and earth, in the hope that the bear — might tumble in instead. How frightened he looks! But see! the other hunters are coming. I trust they will shoot the bear in time. 20 The Magi Looking-Glass. Well, Cissy, this certainly is a curious picture you have given me. How should we like such a magic looking-glass as this, which makes people look so much uglier than they really are? How disgusted that young couple appear at seeing themselves such frights! Generally, people think themselves better-looking and better than they are; but they cannot be set right by being made to think too ill of them- selves. See how those mischievous little goblins behind the glass are chuckling at the dismay of the young couple. - Old Times. 21 This represents a country parson, as country parsons were in former days. Should we not be surprised now to see a clergyman riding about his parish with his good lady on a pillion behind him ? 22 Little Pigere. Now my Lily gives me two pictures—one in each little hand : both pictures of little dressed- up pigs. Yes, darling, they will do nicely to go together. They are pictures of a good, useful, obedient, little piggie, who was a great comfort to his mother. You see he has been to market to buy things for the house, while mamma pig stays at home to look after the children, for he is the oldest of a very large family. He is now returning home, dragging his cart behind him. He brings a fine supply of fresh fruit and vege- tables ; and he is enjoying his pipe, too, on his way home. His Welcome Home. 23 The next picture shows how delighted mamma pig is with her good, clever, industrious son. See how the old lady clasps him to her heart! I have no doubt she is grunting loving words in pig language. She thinks to herself what credit he does to her bringing-up,’ and what a comfort he is to her old age. She has but one anxiety about him. So fascinating and accomplished as he is, she fears lest he should be induced to marry; and then his poor old mother would no longer be the first object of his affection. 24 Naughty Piggie. Here are Johnny’s little hands held up now. What, Johnny, have you found three more pic- tures of little pigs ? Oh, these will do famously. These are pictures of a younger brother of the last piggie, and one who was as naughty and mischievous as the first was good and useful, One day he was at home while his mamma and brothers and sisters were out, and how do you think he amused himself? Why, he smashed all the toys in the nursery—dolls, kite, drum, every toy that was there. Presently he heard his mother come home, and after a little while he stole quietly down stairs, and found her flis Impudence. 25 asleep in her chair, for she had come home tired. Then this impudent little pig tied his old mother into her chair while she slept. Afterthishelooked about for more mischief to do, and saw the red- hot poker in the fire. This naughty little piggie took out the poker, and began burning a hole in the floor with it. Now the smell of the burning wood woke up Mrs. Pig; but at first she could ~ not catch her naughty child, because she ran Cc 26 Punishment. after him with the chair upon her back. Mrs. Pig, however, was not a mother to be trifled with. She soon unfastened the chair, and then took a birch-rod from out the closet. In vain Prise little Master Piggie tried to escape; in vain he squeaked for mercy. I can tell you he smarted well for the mischief he had done that day. A Hapless Queen. 27 Oh, dear, dear, what a savage dog! Heisa bulldog, which is the most savage kind there is. How lucky that he has not got hold of a child there instead of a doll. These dolls are marion- nettes, and we may fancy that the dog belongs to one of the spectators who has just been see- ing them perform. The dog might well think they were live creatures, for they are made to move, dance, or act in a very clever way, by having thin threads attached to them, the ends of which pass to the top of the show, where they are held and moved about by the man who ex- hibits. The show-box rather resembles that of Punch. See! The poor doll whose bones are being crunched has a crown of gold upon her head. Sad destiny for a queen ! 28 LRosa. Let us call this little girl Rosa. She is pick- ing the dead leaves off the rose-tree, but does | ITN Zi IPR 4 =< Se Z sare ’* PRE Mirrorred x = 2 “a8 Oy = A SY ania w= not cut the flowers to put in water. She loves them too well, she says, for that; and thinks they are happier blooming on the tree. Rosa's Brother. 29 I think this must be Rosa’s brother, for you see he is fond of flowers, too. He is taking up some sweet wild violets by the roots, that grow upon that bank, and intends to carry them home to his sister to be planted in her garden. He is a A P me ) on his return from school, and has to carry his books and slate, but he will manage to take care of the violet roots for all that. Brother and sister love each other dearly; and he thinks what a bright look will come upon little Rosa’s face when she sees the violets. 30 A Nice Family. Well, this zs droll! Ha! ha! ha! That old gentleman you see keeps a number of pet ani- _ mi mals, and spoils them just as some people spoil children. See the consequence ! Our FTouse. 31 Here are some children who have made them- selves a little house in the garden. They have trained the jessamine and other creepers over- SS MAY ws no A head so as to make quite a thick roof; thick enough to keep out the heat of the sun, and even rain. They have placed a wooden seat in the house to sit down upon ; and that there may 32 A Gentleman of Importance. be no mistake about its being a house, they have written up “Our House” upon a piece of pasteboard overhead. Many a happy, merry hour did the three children and their pussy pass together there in the summer months. There they used to tell stories to each other; and sometimes they would bring out cake, or bread and butter, to eat in their own little house ; and it was always much nicer there than when eaten anywhere else. Frank, who was the eldest of the three chil- dren, was the first to leave off taking delight in the house in the garden. He began to wear jackets and little trousers with pockets in them, Little Mammas. 93 as you see him in the picture; and this change in his dress gave him such an idea of his own importance and manliness, that he hardly con- descends any longer to play with. his sisters at all. He struts about all day with his hands in his pockets. xo : = = The picture above shows us the twos sisters playing with their dolls, after their brother no longer joined intheir games. They are playing, you see, at being two mammas. Each has her child, and each is telling the other of the won- derful beauty and talent of her own child, as they have heard fond real mothers often do. 34 A Good Gallop. This is Miss Mary Masterly having a gallop upon Lightfoot over the soft turf. It is a pic- ture after my Cissy’s own heart, I know. How delightful to go so fast through the air, to feel the wind blowing on your cheeks, and see the dear doggie running by your side ! Lightfoot. 35 But here, Cissy dear, look on this picture after that ; you would not find this so delightful. I fear our friend, Miss Mary Masterly, has been trying to be too masterful with poor Lightfoot, and he resents it. He deserves his name, for certainly his heels seem too light to be com- fortable for his rider. You would not like to be in her place now, I think. 36 Topaz. Yes, my Lily, this is very pretty ; Mrs. Puss is carrying little kitty in her mouth. Good, kind mother! You may be sure she is very careful not to hurt her kitten. Try, dear, to RN fee see if we can make a story. Let us suppose that pussy is a great pet of her mistress, whom we will call Lady Lovepet, and who has given pussy the name of Topaz, because of her large yellow eyes, which shine like precious gems. Lady Lovepet treats Topaz very much as if she were a baby, and makes her have a bath occa-~ Topaz beng Washed. 37 sionally. This picture will do to represent Topaz being washed by the housekeeper and footman ; only we must suppose it all happened about a century ago, when footmen sometimes wore cocked hats. The footman has to help, you see, because Mrs. Topaz does not like being washed, and scratches if she is not held tight. After her bath, she makes a rule, as soon as she is let loose, of getting into the coal-scuttle, thus undoing the effect of the washing, and changing herself into a black cat. After that she gene- rally takes a run upstairs, jumps upon her mis- tress’s bed, and rubs herself upon the counter- pane till she recovers her natural colour again. 38. Portraits of Cats. Lady Lovepet has portraits, drawn in her scrap-book, of all the cats she ever had among her pets ; and she and her old housekeeper are never tired of looking at them. Let us admire them too! But, however fond Lady Lovepet might be of Topaz, she once had another pet, whom she loved quite as well, but who came to an untimely end. This was her parrot, Bijou. He was a wonderful bird, there is no doubt about it. He could talk and sing in two or three different languages, and was so tame, that instead of being kept shut up in his cage all day, he used to be let out in a conservatory among the plants, Byou. 39 as you see him in the picture. He was fond of asking, “ Who’s the King of England?” Then would answer himself in another voice, “ King George, of course.” He often screamed out, “Three cheers for the king ; hip, hip, hurrah!” and kept up his “hurrah” till the most loyal subjects rejoiced when he left off. When he was covered up for the night you would hear a soft, sweet voice wishing you “good-night ” from beneath the green baize covering which was put over the cage. Unfortunately; Bijou 40 Byou's Death. had one bad habit, which eventually cost him his life. He was fond of teasing Topaz. If ever he saw the poor cat settling comfortably to sleep, he always screamed out “ Puss, puss!” And Topaz started up, thinking her mistress called. The parrot did this once when he was alone in the conservatory with Topaz. Pussy sprang at the unlucky bird and brought him to the ground. When Lady Lovepet returned to the room where she had left her two pets, one had scampered off, knowing she had done wrong, the other lay upon the ground, a blood-stained and lifeless heap of feathers. Charity. AI Here we see a nice, good little lad leading a poor tired old traveller into a cottage, that he may rest. The little lad’s mother is out, but he knows she would be glad to let the poor old man sit down, and perhaps, when she comes in, will give him a meal besides. D 42 Windy Weather. Oh, I am sure this man will tumble on his nose. Poor fellow! I am sorry for him, yet we cannot help laughing. What a rare dance he is having after hishat! Perhaps he has been running after it a long time, now and then almost touching it, when a sudden gust has come, and: off it has gone, whirling away again. I daresay it is all happening at the sea-side, for there you get wind enough to blow hats about, and to do a deal more mischief than that. Let us hope some kind person will meet the hat and stop it, for it looks rather battered now, and in a little time it will scarcely be worth picking up, I think. As for the poor man, J am sure before. he takes many steps more he will come down. with his face in the mud. Going toa Fancy Ball. 43 These are curious people. They. must ‘be going to a fancy ball where everybody is to it UC! AW \ represent some vegetable. One has a melon on his head, the other has onions all about him. 1 hope they are not real onions. 44 Long, Long Ago. Yes, dears, this will do nicely to fit in here, though it is rather a sad picture. Poor old woman! She sits there all alone, watching the little flower on her window-sill. She is thinking of past times, when perhaps she had children about her to brighten her life. Feasting. 45 Now you have taken a very pretty one from the basket ; a fine goat standing on a wall, and helping himself to some grapes—or, more likely, to the tendrils and young leaves of the vine! Is he not a handsome goat? You say you would like to be in his place, my Lily? I dare- say you would, but it’s very lucky you are not ; for you would certainly eat too many grapes, and make yourself ill; and, what is worse, you might fall off the wall, and perhaps break one of those little arms or legs. 46 Captain Carbuncle. “Why are you laughing, little ones? Well, I am not surprised. Johnny always picks out funny pictures. What a fat, ferocious-looking ny H 1 N N \N man, with his shaggy hair and beard, and great nose! He is evidently an old sailor; and his name shall be Captain Carbuncle. He is as- The Waterspout. 47 tonishing those two lads with some marvellous stories of his adventures. He tells them that once, when he was a young middy, a mere boy * like them, his ship was. sailing along,” one moonlight night, when suddenly they found themselves running into a terrific waterspout. Cloud and sea rushed together, meeting in a 48 A Ship on Fore. giant mass of water. They had just time to change their course, and barely escaped being sunk. Then Captain Carbuncle goes on to tell them how, on another voyage, his ship took fire, and, although the sea was calm, they had to take to the boats and leave her. He relates The Wreck. 49 how half the crew died of starvation and cold before they reached the land. Another time, the ship he sailed in struck on ‘canbe rocks, during a dreadful tempest, and was lost. He was captain then, and would not leave the vessel 50 Clinging for Life. till the last. He saw the crew take to the boats, and leave him. When the vessel was at length broken in pieces by the fury of the waves, he clung to a spar, and so kept himself afloat in the surging water. At first he had some hope that one of the boats might yet be near enough to see him, and might return on purpose to take him in; but, as hour after hour went by, this hope departed. Still, although he despaired of saving his life, he clung to the spar from an instinct of self-preservation. For a day and night he floated there, when, by great good luck, a French merchant vessel passed and ‘picked him up. A Peaceful Scene. 51 Well, my darling Cissy, what is this picture ? Certainly a very pretty and peaceful scene, and, indeed, pleasant to look at, after our friend Captain Carbuncle’s stormy adventures and perilous escapes. I think you are quite right, ah Lily, in saying that it is nice to fancy that gentleman, walking under the trees, to be Captain Carbuncle himself, after his return in safety to his native land. What a delight it must be to him to find himself in such a lovely peaceful spot, with the soft grass under his feet ! Discord. Johnny now hands me a picture of what ought to be a quiet, peaceful scene too: an English farm-yard. but, I am sorry to say, it seems to be nothing of the kind. Turkey, chickens, ducks, and cat seem all at discord. The Carrier. 53 What have we here? A funny little couple playing at being grown-up people. This carrier is only a little boy, as you see. His name is Freddy, and that is his little sister Lucy, who has borrowed the housemaid’s cap for the occa- sion. She comes out on to the door-step to eee FEO pag SEN receive the box which they pretend has just arrived by the carrier. The box, in fact, is only an empty one, which Master Fred took out of the nursery a few minutes ago. The cart stand- ing at the door, though, is the real carrier’s cart, and has brought a real parcel for the children’s mamma. The real carrier, too, is in the house, having a glass of beer. 54. The Gardener. This is a gardener. He has his hammer in his hand, nailing the creepers against the wall, to make it look tidy. We will call him Mr. Tidyman ; and, do you know, that was really: the name of.a gardener we had when I was a little girl. But what is he looking at, I won-' der? Why, he spies a nice, soft, warm little bird’s nest in that ivy on the wall. He would not dis- turb it for the world ; and leaves off hammering, that he may not frighten the tiny nestlings. The Lark’s Nest. 55 No, Johnny dear, this is not the nest that Tidyman found in the ivy; but it will do very well.to paste upon the screen, for all that. This is a lark’s nest, and is built upon the ground amid the young green corn. Larks’ nests are often found in cornfields; and, when you see a lark mounting up into the air, higher and higher, and singing away so merrily and sweetly, I daresay he often has his little eye upon the cornfield down below, watching to see if any one goes near his nest. I hope these little birds will be old enough to fly away before the reapers come. 56 fTealth and Sickness. This is a sad picture, and yet a pleasant one. It is sad to see the poor, sick, deformed child, sitting in her little chair, wrapped up, even in summer, to keep her warm. It is pleasant to see the strong, healthy sister trying to amuse her, and bringing sweet flowers to give her pleasure. The Hares and Frogs. ay This picture of hares and frogs must be in- tended to illustrate one of AZsop’s fables. Hares are considered remarkably timid creatures ; and the fable tells us that some hares once, being weary of their lives, on account of the constant state of alarm they lived in, determined to go together to the river and drown themselves. On the bank of the river sat a number of frogs, who, being frightened at the approach of the hares, and the sight of their long ears, leaped into the water and swam away. Then the hares took comfort, seeing there were creatures in the world afraid also of them. E 58 The Good Girl. Here we have a nice little girl, playing and singing to her brother and sister. She is sing- ing some nursery song set to music. Look how AL ; oe ‘ a oe 3 WAS quiet they are, and how attentively they listen ! I wish certain little people I know, who are sometimes inclined to be too uproarious, could always be charmed into quietness like that with a little music, . Waiting upon Mamma. 59 Dear me, how delightful it is to have pictures of such very good children! Here is a nice, useful, handy little girl. I think she must be the same as we had in the last. There she was LEI amusing her brother and ‘sister: here, she is taking a cup of tea to her poor sick mamma, who isin bed. How carefully she carries it! and how it must gladden mamma’s heart to see her child’s little smiling face coming into the room! 60 A Chimney Sweep. This picture is not only pretty, but it teaches a good lesson too. You see those nice little clean children are not afraid of the poor black sweep- boy, and are willing to shake hands with him. Nowadays, sweeps are men who clean the chim- — fF 7 =e neys by poking long jointed brooms into them ; but I daresay you have heard that chimneys used to be swept by little boys, who climbed up them, sweeping as they climbed; and almost every village had its sweep-boy. This boy in the picture was known to be a kind and merry little fellow, and was liked by all the other The Sweep Again. 61 village children before he became a sweep; and now they do not shun him, because he earns his living honestly in that way. In the second picture he looks a comical figure, does he not ? Standing with bare feet on the snowy roof, and er Sl ijtr se fi MY oe looking down a chimney, while a couple of birds are staring at him in return without being afraid of him in the least. The children, the dogs, and even, you see, the birds of the village appear to know what a good-natured fellow he is; and none of them fear him, in spite of his blackness, 62 Stalking Buffaloes. Paste these two pictures of buffalo-hunting in North America side by side. In this one they are stalking the buffaloes; and one hunter has covered himself with a bear-skin, to crawl up close to a fine buffalo before he fires. But no! The Hunter Hunted. 63 that clever trick is quite a failure. In the second picture we see the buffalo hunting the hunter, Se OE Sse who has cast off his disguise to run away. The other hunter there, with his rifle levelled, had better fire quickly. 64 Mamma and Boy. This is quite a change of subject: a mamma with her little boy! What, my little Johnny, do you think there is any likeness between you and the little man standing. on a chair to kiss his mother? What is he holding, I wonder, behind his back? A sword, I do believe; and he is asking mamma to guess what he has there. The sword has just been given him by papa, and he thinks to show it to his mother as a great surprise; but the fact is, she knows all about it, and has prepared a present for him too. Ina cupboard, close by, she has hidden a fine cocked hat, with coloured paper plume ; so she has her secret too. As soon as her little boy brings out his sword from behind him, mamma will take out the cocked hat. With cocked hat and sword he zw7// bea brave soldier indeed, A Careless Nurse. 65 This is a pretty picture for our screen, and shows us a pretty little girl, and a pretty baby leg and foot sticking up out of the cot. Still, I must say, I should not like my little child to be rocked as carelessly as that little girl is rocking her baby brother. Why, she turns her back to him, and goes on rock, rock, rocking away, with her foot on the rockers, without looking at him at all. She might rock the baby out of the cot without being any the wiser. Generaily, I think, little girls take great care of their baby brothers and sisters. I have seen poor little girls in the street staggering along under the weight of a baby almost as big as themselves ; and all the time as careful of it as the mother could be. 66 A Hairbreadth Escape. Dear! dear! What exciting pictures Johnny brings out of the basket! Another hunting scene! but no longer in North America. This co SAN to drink a out of the jungle. What a moment of agony and terror! He thinks his death certain, when —ping!—he hears his friend’s rifle, and down drops the leopard. Lhe Young Sportsman. Here’s some shooting of a tamer kind. gallant young sportsman has just shot his first This import- and only see with what an air of ance he comes into the room, to show his prize to his father, brother, and sisters. d hare ; 68 A Puzzle. This is a curious picture, I must say. Can anything be funnier than three people sitting in bed under umbrellas? Let us think what can be the reason of this behaviour. I fear their roof cannot be water-tight: This is a kind little girl, who knows that these people are very poor, and she has come to see them; perhaps to bring them something to eat from her mother, who lives near. Just fancy her surprise, when 2 na pte ott she finds the whole family sitting in bed under umbrellas. They were obliged to go to bed, I should tell you, because they had been out in the rain, and got their clothes wet. You ask me, Cissy dear, how it happens, if they are so poor, that they have three good umbrellas. I confess that puzzles me. I am afraid my story will not suit, after all. I cannot guess at the meaning of the picture ; so let us leave it to the imagina- tion of each person who sees it. Run Away With. 69 Another hairbreadth escape! but not from wild animals this time. Flora Munro is driving her mamma in the pony carriage, when, in holding ———— = BED 7 a Be Wn rein suddenly snaps. Flora bravely jumps out, and in a moment catches the pony just as it breaks into a gallop. 70 A Pet Mouse. What's this that Johnny has in hishand? A little girl watching a pet mouse. Poor little prisoner! how he turns round and round in his i | | Hi) cage, trying to get out. The child has no in- tention of being cruel, but she does not consider how much the whole enjoyment of life, to a little wild creature like that, must depend upon its The Prisoner. 71 liberty. The little mouse longs for freedom almost as much as this poor human prisoner whom we see in the other picture. What a sad picture it is! Poor fellow! How the chained hands, so tightly clasped together, and the whole attitude of the man, tell of the despair he feels. I hardly know whether he is most to be pitied, if he be innocent, or if he be guilty. In either case, it must be terrible to be shut up between narrow walls, almost, or quite com- panionless. How happy he must think the poorest or most wretched creature that has but the power of going about as he pleases! v2 The Old Fiddler. This is an old fiddler: one whose occupation and delight it is chiefly, I should say, to amuse children with his music. He receives many a I ee SSC NOMI” penny at cottage doors; sometimes a meal be- sides; and, I can tell you, he plays away with a will, for his heart is in it. A Long Swim. 73 This poor Donkey was thrown overboard from a sinking ship, on the chance of its being able to swim to shore. You will be glad to hear that it managed to do so, swimming eight or nine miles in a tempestuous sea. F 74 F ohn Gilpin. Why, here is our old friend, John Gilpin, I declare! Paste him on by all means; he is always amusing. Poor fellow! How he clings to his horse’s neck, and what a fright he is in! The picture represents him as he dashes past the hotel at Edmonton, where his wife and chil- dren are standing in the balcony watching for him. 1» “Stop, stop, John Gilpin, here’s the house They all aloud did cry ; “The dinner waits, and we are tired,” Said Gilpin, “ So am I.” A Little Owl. 75 You have found some pictures of birds, you say, Cissy? Let me look at them, and I'll try if I can tell you what they are. Here we have an Owl. It is acurious and very handsome kind of little Owl, sometimes found in England, but more common in North America. The head, back, and wings are of a rich chocolate-brown, dotted with white spots, and the under parts of the body are a greyish white. Like most Owls, it remains quietly at home during the daylight ; but in the stillness of night, and in quiet country places, its melancholy cry is often heard. 76 Blue Titmouse. _ This is a picture of a little blue Titmouse, “one of gur most familiar birds. It is a voracious little creature, and of great service to all gar- deners/by destroying the insects which get upon their fiuit trees. In the course of one day two Titmice have been observed to visit their nest, between them, about four hundred times, each time bringing in their beaks a caterpillar or insect. Fancy how many they must destroy ! Next to the Titmouse you must place this picture of two odd-looking little birds with black crests; for they are Titmice also, but of a kind found chiefly in Asia. They are called yellow- A Funny Couple. a cheeked Titmice. The cheeks and under part of the body are yellow; the back and wings a greyish green, while the parts you see dark in the picture are jet black. 78 An Old Friend. This is a picture of a very well-known bird— the House-Martin. In habits, size, and shape it resembles the common swallow, but may be dis- tinguished by the white patch upon the lower part of the back. In the dusk of evening, martins may often be seen flying about at so late an PDP a Ll hour that they are only visible, as they dart past you, by the white patches on their backs. They are called house-martins because their nests, which are of clay, are generally built in some sheltered nook about the outside of a house; often under the eaves cf the roof, and sometimes —so trustful and fearless are they of human beings—in the corner of a window Dolly's Doctor. 79 This is a picture that will amuse Johnny. That little urchin with papa’s hat upon his head is playing at being the doctor, and has come to prescribe for sister’s dolly, who is supposed to “Some cake? Just let me taste. Oh, this is most unwholesome!” he exclaims. Then he eats all the cake himself, and says he will send a draught, blue pill, some salts, a powder, and a few more things for baby ; whose mamma also, he thinks, would be better for a little physic. 80 Cavalry. Make way for the cavalry, if you please. See how bravely they come dashing along, and how the horses prance and rear! Freddy, and Frank, and Arthur are having a gallop on their hobby-horses. They are making a rare noise, and a fine dust ; yet their mamma appears to be dozing in the corner there in spite of all. I am sure that is more than I could do with such a noise. Ishould sound the retreat for the cavalry if they were.my boys, I think; and bid them enjoy themselves as riotously as they please in the garden or the nursery. Little Chickens. 81 Well, this is a contrast to the last. Our pic- tures change from childhood to old age. This old woman seems to have the care of the poultry at some large farm, or perhaps at a gentleman’s country house, for there are some ladies looking in at the door. But doesn’t she seem fond of her chickens, and geese, and ducklings! How they gather about her! — And she has some little ducklings too in her lap. She sits in the midst as if they were her family ; and I think you will like her, children, because she seems fond of the little creatures she has charge of. 82 Bright [ntellect. This is a sketch I made from recollection of a countryman I once met, when I was stay- ing in the west of England, in a rather out- of-the-way part of the world. It was a long time ago, children ; before I married, in fact. I was walking out alone, and contrived to lose myself in a little wood, which was quite near to the house I was staying at. There were so many paths in the wood that, once in, I could not find my way out again. Meeting this countryman, I asked him the way. He scratched his head for five minutes, then replied: “One way be as gude as t’other;” and walked off. A FLandsome Profile. 83 - Well, I wandered on, and soon met another labourer; and there ought to be a sketch of him also there. Oh, here it is! Well, I asked this handsome person the same question, when he appeared astonished beyond expression, and opened his mouth, just as you see. At last, he SIE SS pointed with his stick the way I was already going. I took this for my answer; and, indeed, the path proved to be right. On relating my adventure to my friends whom I was staying with, I made these sketches to help my descrip- tion, and they declared they recognised two men living in the village close by. 84 Fenny Wren. My Johnny brings me two more pictures of birds. Why, here is little Jenny Wren, who hops about so merrily in the hedges, wagging her saucy little tail. She sings a merry soug, ' 6, ) too; and, even in winter, there needs but a, gleam of sunshine to set her twittering. But the other picture represents a much smaller bird —the tiny, beautiful humming-bird. It is only found in certain hot countries, and feeds upon the honey from flowers. Its nest is attached, you see, to a large leaf, and you can Ruby-headed Humming-Bird. 86 judge of its size by comparison with the butterfly in the picture. This is called the ruby-headed humming-bird. It has a crimson head, yellow throat, purple wings; the back is a velvety brown, and the tail dark red, edged with black. 86 Beggars. Well, Cissy, you have discovered a funny old man, certainly. Ha, ha, ha! I don’t know which is the ugliest, the old man or his dog. How the master wants shaving, and how the poor dog wants feeding! I suspect they area pair of beggars, and try to appear worse off than they really are. No doubt, they are both very thin; that cannot be sham; but they may keep themselves so on purpose, for I observe a certain air of jollity about them, and a merry twinkle in their eyes. They have retired to a quiet nook to eat a good dinner. Look! the man has a quantity of food in a jar on his knees, and some in a wallet at his back. However, let them get their living as they may, it is pleasant to see how fond the old man evidently is of his dog, and how the dog seems to return his affection. fairy Stories. 84 What a good, kind elder sister this is! She takes the little girl on her knee, and tells her some pretty story before she goes to bed. I fancy it is about Golden Hair and the Three ’ Bears, or perhaps the story of Cinderella. How interested the child seems! I think she will dream she has a Fairy Godmother. 88 Deer. This is a picture of some deer. See, how graceful and noble-looking the stag is! This herd of deer is in a forest, and, I think, must be intended for red deer, which are larger and stronger, though not more graceful, than fallow- deer. Those we see in parks in England are generally of the latter kind; and you know how pretty they are, and how tame sometimes. Red deer are notcommon in England now, but in the Highlands of Scotland they still lead a natural and wild existence. There, deer-stalk- ing is considered excellent sport. The red deer distrusts man; and great care and skill are needed—either by crawling on the ground, or hiding behind projecting stones—to approach near enough for a shot. Running a Race. 89 But, besides deer-stalking,the Highlanders are fond of all kinds of manly sports and exercises, ‘as you may see by this picture. I am not sur- prised, little ones, that it makes you laugh. You -have seen Highlanders before now, I daresay, =H AS and you know that, instead of trousers, they wear a short petticoat, called a kilt. That lady .and gentleman are English tourists, who have come to Scotland to see the beautiful scenery. Fancy their astonishment, in some quiet place among the mountains, to meet half a dezen . bony, half-naked giants amusing themselves by running a race. G 90 friendly Toads. This picture must belong to some pretty fairy story. There is a dear tiny little girl talking to a couple of great toads. I think she has lost herself, as I did that day in the wood, and she is asking her way of the toads. They seem amiable, although so ugly; indeed, I think that one nearest to us, with his head all on one side, is looking quite kindly at her out of his bright staring eyes. But here’s another picture of a toad, that has a little elf, or fairy, riding on his back. Let us take the two pictures together, and suppose that this is the same toad ; let us suppose, too, that this little elf has just hopped ‘out from among the flowers and grass, and, jumping on the toad’s back, has said: “ Pretty Showing the Way. gt lady, follow me: I will show you the way.” And there he rides like a fine gentleman, trying to be very graceful, smiling with all his might, and pointing with his riding-whip—which is a blade of grass—in the direction the little girl should go. Then, as she walks along, she f an observes that what she thought was a wood of trees is nothing but grass and flowers ; and she wonders how it happens that she should have become so small; actually, not so tall as the grass, not bigger than the elf, and not so big as the toad. And she wonders, and wonders, till at last she wonders so hard that she wakes her- self up, and finds it was all a dream. 92 A Duncee. Why, here’s a naughty boy! He is made to stand against the wall with the dunce’s cap on aT i _—— Wh $= i his head. I hope, when my Johnny goes to school, he’ll never have to do that. This boy does not look like a dunce either, does he ? follow my Leader. 93 Here are some schoolboys amusing them- selves out in the fields. They are playing at leaping over the railing, to see which can clear it best; or perhaps they are having a game at “Follow my Leader,” when whatever the leader he jumps, or climbs, or runs, or wherever he goes, all the rest must follow, and do the same. One boy you see in the picture has come to grief; another clears the railing in style. Happy boys !_enjoying themselves in the fresh spring weather ! 94 In Trouble. This is a sad picture. What can we make ot it? I fear the poor woman who is crying must have lost her purse in tne market; and there is a dear good little girl saying all she can think of to comfort and console. Reapers at Dinner. 95 This is a quiet, peaceful scene, in autumn, when the harvest is going on. It is midday, and the reapers are resting while they have their dinners, A few sheaves of corn, piled up, afford ey f MA ie Z = Wy Y a little shade and a rest for the back besides. The wives or children of the poor reapers bring out their dinners to them ; and how they must enjoy their short rest, and their bread and bacon, and above all, their draught of beer, after their hard work! 96 Ida and her Crow. - Cissy has found a picture of a little girl, who was so fond of birds that she made a pet of a crow. Ida—that was the little girl’s name—-had the crow given to her when it was hardly fledged, and she fed it, and took care of it, until it was quite big and strong. Then she did not shut it up ina cage, but let it fly where it liked. Soon it went away to live up in the tall trees, but whenever Ida calls, “Tommy, Tommy!” if the crow is within hearing, it answers with a croak, and flies down to its little mistress. feeding the Dickies. 97 * This is another picture of the same little girl. Here you see Ida and her brother standing at the dining-room window after breakfast, throw- ing out crumbs to the dear little dickies. Ida’s brother is as fond of them as she is; and the \ birds seem to know this, for they come quite close to the window. Perhaps they say to one another, in bird language: ‘We have nothing to fear, for these are good, kind children, that love little birds.’ And they hop, and chirp, and peck about, and make a gocd breakfast. 98 Boating. What a pleasant amusement this must be, and a fine healthy exercise, too! I wish we were all with them in their nice boat, on the beautiful river, this glorious summer evening. I am afraid, though, they would say: “ Thank you ; you are too heavy!” Angling. 99 Here is another picture of boys amusing themselves in the beautiful summer weather. These boys are angling. I cannot say I admire them as I do those who take to the fine, manly exercise of sautuds Still, it must be pleasant to sit on the bank of a quiet pretty stream, on a warm day, and listen to the humming of in- sects, the chirping of birds, and the ripple ot the water. Only I do not see the fun of catch- ing the little fish, 100 Flair Dressing. Would you believe that, less than a hundred years ago, fashionable ladies dressed their hair like this ? It is covered with white powder, and piled up in such a rickety way, that a case is being put on to keep it in position till the moment of starting for the ball. Out in the Snow. IOI Here we have another style of dress: a very modern littie girl, rather like my Cissy, running == = Ay out in the snow with Tip, her pet doggie. Happy little girl, enjoying the cold bracing air. 102 A Thief. A monkey, by way of a change! Well, I never saw anything more ridiculous. An ugly old monkey has stolen that little girl’s hat, and evidently thinks it becomes him immensely. The girl must belong to a family of colonists in Australia or New Zealand. And see! the brother comes out with his rifle, while the little girl herself pleads for her hat, and hopes to recover it by peaceable means. I am afraid the poor monkey’s merriment is likely to be stopped by a rifle ball. Rat-Catching. 103 These two dogs are rat-catching, or at least, are watching a rat hole, probably in the loft of a stable. They remind me of two dogs that belonged to our coachman when I was a little girl, called Pincher aiid Eife Pinchet was cele- brated far and near for rat-catching; and taught Elfie, who was brought to him as a companion when quite a puppy, his own accomplishment. But afterwards he became jealous, and never would hunt in company with Elfie. 104 Charity. I think I have heard the story of these three schoolboys. Their names are Tommy, George, and John. Each of them has had his weekly pocket-money just given him, and they walk out together, thinking how they shall spend it. First they come to a pastry-cook’s; and here Tommy spends all his money. Then they all walk on to the toy-shop. Here George soon invests his little fortune in a toy ; but John is still looking about to choose one, when an old beggar-man appears at the door, John thinks how tired and hungry he looks, and, remembering that there is a baker’s shop , next door, he runs there and buys a large loaf of bread for the poor man. Which ot the boys, think you, spent his money the best ? Cruelty. 105 Here are three more boys, znd I am afraid they are all three bad. They have harnessed a poor dog into a little cart, and have laden it with stones till it istoo heavy for him to draw it. One kicks him, and another is going to beat him, because he cannot go on, Dogs, like horses, are willing servants to man, and should always be treated kindly. How grateful and proud a dog is if you let him carry your stick or um- brella in his mouth. Those boys deserve a good beating ; and there is a gentleman coming with a stick in his hand. I hope he will ob- serve how cruelly they are behaving, and give them a good lecture at least, if he does nothing more, H 106 Poor Fulcinello. _ This isa man who acts Pulcinello on the Italian stage. His wife is lately dead ; and at night, ~ AN la — SS \ CAMS S : $ = = nN q }i WS YAuillif after making people laugh at. the theatre, he goes to sit in the churchyard and weep for her. Liipudence. 107 Some bears are very clever at climbing trees. Here is one who has climbed up a high tree into the nest of an eagle or vulture. After feasting upon the eaglets, he has made himself comfort- able in the nest. The parent birds are return- ing ; how astonished and enraged that one is! 108 Mr. Froggie. So, Lily, you have collected four pictures of frogs, and birds, and mice, all dressed up like little people. Well, paste them in a row, and we will find out some meaning for them. ee certainly is a froggie who “ would a-wooing go,” but I do not think he can be the real original old froggie of the nursery song. You see this Mr. Froggie plays the guitar; and, bless me, how he turns up his eyes and opens his mouth while he sings! He must be quite irresistible. No doubt Mrs. Lark thinks him so, and the baby larks seem delighted too. How they open their little beaks! and one turns to its mother to ask her if she does not think ¢#a¢ beautiful music. A False Alarm. 109 But see here, what a flurry and fluster they are all in! Something must have happened to frighten them. Froggie has been playing away, and the lark family have been listening, till day- light has passed, and the moon isrising. I think 2\\ VA AN Nii now they must hear a human footstep, or perhaps the approach of some prowling creature who might devour the baby larks. A nest in corn or grass is not safe like a nest in a tree. Froggie is the only one of the party who retains his presence of mind; he is telling them to be quiet, and says—-“ Hush!” 110 Stopping a Duel. Luckily it proves a false alarm; and when Mrs. Lark and family have recovered from their fright, froggie gracefully takes his leave. Wan- dering along by moonlight, humming a tune, he suddenly hears a noise like loud and angry squeaking. Coming to a small open space, he beholds two field-mice engaged in mortal com- bat, while several ugly beetles are looking on, thinking that if either mouse is killed, they may have a merry feast. Froggie resolves to be a peacemaker; and with that object, be- labours both the combatants with his guitar till they run away in opposite directions. Sweet Music. III Here we see froggie again after he has re- turned to his native pond and his own chosen friends, who welcome him with a concert. They have solos, duets, choruses. See how atten- tively, and with what a critical air, his friends are listening to him now. Perhaps he is re- lating to them in song the story of his late adventures. To human beings passing near the pond that night, the music might appear like croaking ; but when we look at the picture, and consider the graceful attitudes and the ex- pressive faces, we must feel satisfied that it is music of a high order. Now we must say good-bye to froggie, and wish him well. 112 Teasing Tummy. This picture warns you, my children, that it is not always safe or kind to play practical jokes upon people. This boy’s name is Tom, and he is generally called Teasing Tommy. One day he got a hideous mask, and after he i Tin aT] ‘I ‘ip | HK Lae had tried to frighten his little brothers, who did not much mind it, he crept up softly behind the housemaid and gave a dreadful bellow. Turn- ing round suddenly, she was so startled at this hideous face that she screamed and fainted, and was ill for a long time afterwards. Tommy's Turn. ET But one day, when Tommy was teasing some pigs, he had the worst of it. The family was staying in the country, where there was a farm- yard and a large pigsty.. Tommy got in among the Pigs and amused himself fae pulling their tails till he made them so wild, that one, s, running behind him, knocked him over in all the mud and slush. He was welllaughed at ; and afterwards, if his little brothers wanted to tease him in re- turn, they would grunt like pigs. Tommy always knew what they meant. 114 | An Upset. Washerwomen in France wash their linen in some running stream. This one is returning from a horse, who is turned out in the field, playfully upsets the poor woman, her basket, and all. Mother and Child. 115 See, here is a picture of some deer; a doe and a fawn. How pretty they are; how in- telligent they look; and how plainly you can see that they are talking together! I have often wondered how it is that animals, without language, make themselves understood by each other. Yet somehow they certainly do make each other understand. I suppose the sound of the voice expresses a good deal without words. I can almost fancy that that nice pretty doe is giving advice to her little child, as I might to you, my darlings. 116 A Cheerful Picture. My Lily brings me a picture of a nice little girl with a nosegay of flowers in her hand. She’ is just going off to school, I think, and no doubt the flowers are for her school-mistress, whose little garden does not grow such good . ones. It is a pretty child, and a nice cheerful, picture. A Sad Picture. 117 Here is another, though, which is far from cheerful: a poor little boy out in the snow with only a shawl over his head! He does not seem a beggar, but looks very sad. Perhaps some- body is ill at home, and he has run to fetch the doctor. 118 A Lion and Stag. What's this? A lion attacking a poor stag, who is caught by his antlers in the branches of atree. This would do to illustrate a well-known fable, which tells us that a stag once, looking at his own reflection in a pool of water, was delighted with the beauty of his antlers, their graceful curves, and the dignity they gave to his appearance ; while he found fault with his legs for being too long and straight. But when the stag was hunted, and had to run for his life, the despised legs would have carried him far away from his enemies, had not the beautiful outspreading antlers caught in a tree, and so caused his death. This fable teaches that things should not be prized only for their beauty, but for their usefulness and goodness. A Flead without Brains. 119 This illustrates a fable of A‘sop. The fable is called the “ Fox and the Mask,” and is meant, like the other, to teach that good looks do not go for everything. Among the ancient Greeks, when A¢sop lived, actors were accustomed always to wear masks, which were made handsome or ugly, serious or merry-looking, to suit each Wi ‘ character. One day a fox found his way into the house of an actor, and saw, lying on the ground, a handsome mask intended to represent a hero. The fox admired it very much, but happening to look behind observed it was hollow. “Oh,” said he, “a handsome head! What a pity it has no brains!” When A‘sop made his beasts and birds talk, he always put the sharpest sayings into the mouths of foxes. 120 Borrowed Plumes. I see there in the basket a picture of a jackdaw with peacock’s feathers in its tail. That must refer to another of Atsop’s fables. Give it to me, Lily dear, and I will tell you about it. The birds once wished to have a king among them- selves to rule over them ; and a day was fixed for them to assemble and elect one. The jack- 5 = ee Poe a daw, wishing to be chosen, went about the wooas collecting all the handsomest feathers, that had fallen from the wings and tails of other birds, and stuck them on to himself. He looked so splendid that at first the birds were going to elect him ; but presently some of them recog- nised their own feathers, and soon plucked off his stolen finery. Dignity. 121 Here is something funny. This lady walks out with her groom behind her, to give her more Sa ANN ‘ pda RSID ; seu . a oe pee Se a — importance and an air of dignity. She little thinks how he is amusing himself behind her back. rE 122 A Volcano. I daresay you have already heard or read about volcanoes, Cissy. They are burning mountains, which send forth smoke, and fire, and showers of red-hot cinders high into the air. There is one near Naples, in Italy, called Mount Vesuvius. At the foot of this mountain there exist now the remains of two small towns, built in the time of the ancient Romans, which were so completely covered up by cinders during an irruption of the mountain, that they were lost sight of and forgotten for centuries. Shipwreck. 123 But if fire out of the earth causes destruction sometimes, water and air bring worse, or at least more frequent, dangers. What a dreadful storm this is! The poor sailors on board that ship have but small chance, I fear, for their lives. Looking at that water, raging and furious as it is now, you can scarcely believe it to be the same sea that on a calm summer evening will look so peaceable and gentle. There are rocks, too, peeping above the water to make the danger worse, and the ship is running right upon them. it will be dashed to pieces in a minute. 124 Capital Fun. Here’s fun! Danger, too, I should say, but not the less fun on that account, perhaps—at least to schoolboys. A race in tubs upon the river, with mops for oars! Some men follow in a punt to pick up those who come to grief ; and I should think they find plenty to do. A Summer Morning. 125 This picture is intended to represent a fresh early morning in summer; every creature is waking up, you see, and preparing for the work of the day. The labourers are going off to their work in the fields ; while that pretty bird, there in the foreground of the picture, has just come out of his nest, and is saying good-bye to his ap wae) GB eee! little wife, who remains to sit upon the eggs. He is telling her that he shall soon be home again, and that he hopes to bring back a nice fat worm this dewy morning. There is a lark, too, who is rising up into the sky to sing his merry song, and welcome the morning sun. The steeple of the village church in the distance stamps the scene as one of English country life. 126 A Poor Musician. I should hardly call these people beggars, but that the handsome little boy is holding out his hat. Judging by the head-dresses of the women, and their wooden shoes, the scene must be in- tended for the north of France. It is evidently some fair or market-day, and this poor fiddler is trying to gain a little money from the peasants, or farmers and their families, by delighting them with his music. Well, I daresay they are easily pleased, and perhaps quite as charitable as those who are richer. If we were there we would give that little boy something, I know. The Artist. 127 This, I can fancy, is an English artist, who has been away from his own country for years. 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