vi Contents.

CHAP. : PAGE
XIV. WILLIE’S GRANDMOTHER. . ‘ - 130
XV. HYDRAULICS . : . : ; . 137
XVI. HECTOR HINTS AT A DISCOVERY, . . 146
XVII. HOW WILLIE WENT ON ; : : . 149
XVIII. WILLIE’S TALK WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER . . 160
XIX. A TALK WITH MR SHEPHERD : : . 164

XX. HOW WILLIE DID HIS BEST TO MAKE A BIRD OF

AGNES . : - 176

XNXI, HOW AGNES LIKED BEING A BIRD . ° . 186
XXII, WILLIE’S PLANS BUD - : , - 196
XXIII, WILLIE’S PLANS BLOSSOM. ’ : + 203,
XXIV. WILLIE’S PLANS BEAR FRUIT. : . « 207

ILLUSTRATIONS.

WILLIE’S HORSE-SHOEING FORGE . . . Lrontispiece.
MRS. WILSON’S STORIES . , 7 . Page 10
WILLIE WITH THE BABY. 7 7 7 - 34
WILLIE TAKEN TO SEE A WATER-WHEEL . 7 42
WILLIF TOLD HIS FATHER ALL ABOUT IT . : . 106
“THAT'S WILLIE AGAIN” . : 5 o » 143
WILLIE MAKES A BIRD OF AGNES . 7 . » 190

WILLIE’S DREAM 7 . 7 ° : © 202

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