,illustration3 ,,harper',s  ,,young     
,,people  ,,an ,,illustrated ,,weekly4  
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,,vol4 ,i4--,,no4 #di4 ,,published ,,by 
,,harper  ,,brothers1 ,,new ,,york4     
,,price ,,four ,,cents4  ,tuesday1      
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,year1 in ,advance4         99       99 
99       99       99     ,illustration3 
,,fred',s ,,perilous ,,escape4--,,drawn 
,,by ,c4 ,,graham4  ,,hanging ,,by ,a   
,,thread4  ,a ,canadian ,story4  ,,by   
,,david ,,ker4   ,well1 boys1 what do   
you think of this for a play-ground8    
,something like1 ain't it8  ,and well   
might ,tom ,lockyer say so4 ,to be out  
in the woods on a fine summer morning1  
with the whole day clear1 is a pleasure 
which any boy can appreciate1 more      
especially such an active one as ,master
 ,tom2 and he and his two cousins had   
certainly enjoyed it to the utmost4     
,ever since breakfast they had been     
scampering through the woods like       

wild-cats1 climbing trees1 tearing      
through briers1 scrambling up and down  
rocks1 chasing each other in and out of 
the thickets1 and making the silent     
forest ring with their shouts and       
laughter4  ,tom had good reason to      
remark1 with a broad grin1 that nothing 
was left undamaged except their lunch   
bags2 for all three were muddy from head
 to foot1 ragged as scarecrows1 and so  
scratched that their hands and faces    
looked just like railway maps done in   
red ink4 ,but none the less were they   
all fully persuaded that they had been  
enjoying themselves immensely1 and were 
quite ready to begin again as soon as   
they could find breath to do so4        
,here's the place for us to lunch1 my   
boys6 cried ,tom1 flinging himself down 
upon the soft turf that carpeted the    
summit of the ridge which they had just 
climbed4 ,this is one of our best views1
 and you can feast your eyes and teeth  
together4  ,it was1 indeed1 a splendid  
look-out place4 ,the opposite face of   

the ridge went sheer down to the edge of
 the river1 which1 narrowed at this     
point to less than half its usual width 
by the huge black cliffs that walled it 
in1 went rushing and foaming through a  
succession of furious rapids for nearly 
a quarter of a mile1 plunging at length 
in one great leap over a precipice of   
nearly a hundred feet--a perfect        
,niagara in miniature4  ,i say1 ,tom1   
old fellow1 didn't you tell us that you 
went canoeing along this river every    
summer8 ,you don't mean to say1 surely1 
that you can take a canoe over that     
water-fall8  ,not exactly1 laughed ,tom2
 that would be a little too much of a   
good thing4 ,whenever we come to        
anything of this sort1 we make a        
portage1 as the ,french boatmen         
say--carry our canoes round by land1 and
 then launch them again below the fall4 
,there's a snug little path just round  
the corner1 and as soon as we're through
 with lunch we'll just go down and look 
about us4  ,tom's snug little path      

proved to be very much like the stair of
 a ruined light-house1 and would have   
seemed to most people almost as bad as  
going down the precipice itself4 ,but   
,charlie and ,harry ,burton1 though new 
to the rocks of the ,severn1 had had    
plenty of climbing elsewhere1 while as  
for ,tom himself1 he could have scaled  
anything from a church steeple to a     
telegraph pole4  ,the view was certainly
 well worth the trouble4 ,just at the   
break of the fall the stream was divided
 by a small rocky islet crested with    
half a dozen tall pines1 the ,goat      
,island of this toy ,niagara4 ,in the   
few rays of sunlight that struggled down
 into the gloomy gorge the rushing river
 with its sheets of glittering foam1 and
 the bright green ferns and mosses that 
clung to the dark cliffs around1 and the
 shining arch of the fall itself1 and   
the rocks starting boldly up in         
mid-stream1 tufted with clustering      
leaves1 made a splendid picture4  ,close
 to the water's edge ran a kind of      

terrace1 formed by the sliding down of  
the softer parts of the cliff2 and along
 this the three walked till they came   
right abreast of the fall4  ,hollo6     
cried ,harry1 suddenly1 didn't you say  
that nobody ever shot these rapids8     
,why1 there's a fellow trying it now6   
,there1 sure enough1 as he pointed up   
the stream1 appeared a canoe with a     
single figure in it1 shooting down the  
river like an arrow1 and already close  
upon the edge of the rapids4  ,good     
gracious6 cried ,tom1 with a look of    
horror1 it's some fellow being swept    
down by the stream6 ,see1 he's broken   
his paddle1 and can't help himself6     
,instinctively all three sprang forward 
at once1 although the doomed voyager was
 manifestly beyond the reach of help4   
,but even as they did so1 the crisis    
came4 ,with one leap the boat was in the
 midst of the rapids1 banged to and fro 
like a shuttlecock by the white leaping 
waves1 amid which it appeared and       
vanished by turns1 till a final plunge  

sent it right toward the edge of the    
fall4  ,the lookers-on turned away their
 faces2 but all was not over yet4 ,by a 
lucky chance the boat's head had been   
turned straight toward the island1 upon 
which the current drove it with such    
force as to dash it in among the sharp  
rocks1 that pierced its sides and held  
it firm1 while its occupant was flung   
forward on his face among the bushes4   
,phew6 said ,tom1 drawing a long breath1
 what a shave6 ,ugh6 wasn't it horrid1  
just that last minute8 ,i'm awfully glad
 he's got off4  ,but how's he to get    
ashore8 asked the practical ,charlie4   
,it seems to me he's in just as bad a   
fix as ever4  ,meanwhile the unlucky    
voyager had scrambled to his feet1 and  
was staring wildly about him4  ,well1 ,i
 declare6 exclaimed ,tom1 if it isn't my
 old chum ,fred ,hope6 ,i'd no idea he  
was home again4  ,i don't think he sees 
us1 said ,harry2 let's give him a hail1 
just to show him there's help at hand4  
,i've heard my father say that if a     

fellow's left long alone in a place like
 that he'll go crazy with the fright and
 the motion of the water4  ,tom was not 
slow to take the hint4 ,he sprang upon  
the bowlder behind which they were      
standing1 and1 putting both hands to his
 mouth1 shouted1 above the din of the   
water-fall1 ,hollo1 ,fred1 old boy6 how 
goes it8  ,who-o's that8 answered a     
faint voice1 tremulous with terror4     
,why1 don't you remember ,tom ,lockyer8 
,oh1 ,tom1 is that you8 ,get me out of  
this somehow1 if you can4  ,never fear1 
old chap2 we'll have you out in no time1
 replied ,tom1 cheerily4  ,but how on   
earth are you going to do it8 whispered 
,harry1 amazed at his friend's confident
 tone4  ,haven't the least idea1 so far1
 answered the philosophic ,tom1 coolly2 
but it's got to be done somehow4 ,if the
 worst comes to the worst1 ,i can always
 run home for help1 while you two stay  
here and keep his spirits up4  ,if we   
could only get a rope across1 suggested 
,charlie4 ,he's got one there1 ,i know1 

for ,i saw it tumble out of the boat as 
she swamped2 but how are we to get at   
it8  ,i have it6 cried ,tom1 suddenly4  
,fancy my not thinking of this old sling
 of mine1 when ,i've been using it all  
morning6 ,i've read lots of yarns about 
fellows sending messages by arrows3     
let's see if a stone won't do just as   
well for once6  ,he produced a ball of  
twine from his pocket as he spoke1 and  
fastened one end of it firmly around a  
jagged stone which he had picked up4    
,see if you've got some more string1    
boys1 said he2 perhaps this bit won't be
 long enough4  ,the cord was soon       
lengthened sufficiently1 and ,tom1      
bidding his comrades keep a firm hold of
 the other end1 mounted once more upon  
the bowlder1 and shouted1 ,fred1 ahoy6  
,hollo6 responded the islander1 whose   
nerves were being rapidly steadied by   
the prospect of help1 and the sound of  
,tom's cheery voice4  ,we're going to   
chuck you a line3 mind and be ready to  
catch it4  ,all right4  ,the stone      

whizzed through the air1 and splashed   
into the water on the other side of the 
islet1 while ,fred promptly seized the  
cord attached to it4  ,so far so good1  
as the hungry boy said when he got half 
way through the pie1 remarked ,tom4     
,now1 old fellow1 just knot the string  
to that rope of yours1 and the job's    
done4  ,fred obeyed at once1 and the two
 ,burtons hauled in4 ,the rope1 once    
landed1 was quickly made fast to the    
nearest tree1 while ,fred secured his   
end to one of the pines on the islet4   
,the communication was complete4  ,but  
what next8 asked ,harry4 ,do you expect 
the poor fellow to walk ashore on that  
rope1 like ,blondin8  ,not quite1 said  
,tom1 laughing4 ,it's a case of         
,mohammed and the mountain--if he don't 
come to me1 ,i must just go to him4     
,here goes6  ,and1 our hero1 swinging   
himself up on to the rope1 began to     
slide along it1 hand over hand1 in true 
gymnastic style4  ,taut as the line was1
 it yielded a little with his weight1   

and he came perilously near the water   
midway2 but the rope held firm1 and in  
another moment he was safe upon the     
islet1 shaking hands heartily with the  
expectant ,fred4  ,mr4 ,robinson        
,crusoe1 ,i presume8 said ,tom1 with a  
grin4 ,i'm the ,man ,friday1 at your    
service2 and a nice little island we've 
got of it4 ,now1 old boy1 there's your  
road open1 and you've just seen the     
correct way to travel it2 so off with   
you1 and show us the latest thing in    
gymnastics4  ,what1 along that rope8    
cried ,fred1 with a shudder which showed
 that he had not quite shaken off his   
panic yet4 ,ugh6 ,i couldn't4 ,the bare 
sight of the fall below me would turn me
 sick2 it looks just as if it was       
watching for me to tumble in6  ,oh1 if  
it's only the sight of the water that   
bothers you1 that's easily settled1     
rejoined ,tom1 struck at that moment    
with a new and brilliant idea4 ,i       
remember hearing a fellow spin a yarn   
once about how he had escaped being ill 

at sea1 by tying a handkerchief over his
 eyes so that he couldn't see the       
jiggle-joggling of the water4 ,if ,i    
blindfold you1 do you think you can     
manage it then8  ,ye-es--,i should think
 ,i might1 replied ,fred1 somewhat      
doubtfully4  ,here you are1 then1 said  
the ever-ready ,tom1 producing a        
tattered red handkerchief1 with which he
 bandaged his friend's eyes most        
scientifically4 ,now1 old boy1 push     
along--think you're in for an ,athletic 
,cup1 with a lot of ladies looking on6  
,the device worked wonders4 ,relieved   
from the disturbing sight of the        
precipice and the rushing water1 and    
hearing ,tom's hearty voice behind him1 
cheering him on1 ,fred went forward     
manfully2 and he was quite surprised to 
feel his outstretched wrist suddenly    
seized in a strong grasp1 and to hear   
the shouts of the ,burtons proclaiming  
that he had got safe to land4  ,well    
done1 our side6 shouted ,tom1 arriving a
 moment later4 ,that's what ,i call     

blindman's-buff on a new principle1 and 
no mistake6     ,a ,,steam-,,engine     
,,out ,,of ,a ,,tin ,,can4  ,,by ,,the  
,,professor4   ,few boys seem to be     
aware of the entertainment they may     
obtain with a soldering iron1 a pair of 
shears1 and a file4 ,with them it is    
easy to manufacture working models of   
machinery1 and philosophical apparatus  
almost without limit4 ,skill in the use 
of the iron is readily acquired with a  
little practice4 ,the quickest way to   
learn is to observe for a few minutes a 
tinman at his work4 ,a good-natured one1
 politely approached1 will quickly      
explain all the mysteries in the        
process1 and take pleasure in filling   
the office of teacher4 ,for heating the 
iron1 a charcoal fire is generally      
preferred2 a gas stove is also good2 and
 even a common coal fire can be made to 
answer4 ,the first point is to make a   
little of the melted solder stick to the
 point of the iron4 ,for this purpose   
the iron is filed bright about the      

point1 to remove the oxide and expose   
the clear metal2 then the iron must be  
quickly applied to the solder4 ,if the  
heat is sufficient1 the iron will get   
coated1 and be ready for use4 ,the oxide
 has to be removed also from the surface
 of the material that is to be united2  
it is the chief obstacle to successful  
soldering1 as the solder refuses to     
unite with anything but pure metal4 ,sal
 ammoniac dissolved in water is good to 
cleanse off the oxide2 better still is  
muriatic acid1 with a little zinc and   
sal ammoniac added4 ,this is known as   
the soldering mixture4  ,one of the most
 convenient materials for use is common 
tin1 which can be obtained almost       
everywhere4 ,a tin box can be melted    
apart1 and cut into any desired shape4  
,pipes to convey liquids1 steam1 or gas 
can be made by cutting strips of the    
tin1 and rolling them upon an iron rod4 
,to make a pipe1 say1 a quarter of an   
inch in diameter1 get an iron rod of    
that size1 cut a strip of the tin about 

one inch wide1 roll it upon the rod1    
allowing the edges to lap a little4 ,if 
the tin be not bright1 make it so by    
applying sal ammoniac with a small brush
 along the seam4 ,put on a little       
powdered resin1 and then solder neatly  
by drawing the heated iron1 with the    
solder clinging to it1 over the joint4  
,in this way a pipe strong and tight is 
obtained2 and such pipes can be joined  
to one another indefinitely1 in a       
straight line or at any angle4 ,to unite
 them in a straight line1 pass the end  
of one into the end of the other before 
soldering1 or else wind an additional   
piece of tin over the two ends4 ,to make
 a turn1 or elbow1 file the ends on a   
bevel1 or slant1 bring them together1   
and apply considerable solder for       
strength4 ,if the solder be rightly put 
on1 it will hold surprisingly4          
,illustration  ,a pretty device to      
illustrate the force of steam is shown  
in the accompanying picture4 ,the boiler
 is a simple tin can1 which need not be 

more than six inches high and four in   
diameter4 ,to make the wheel1 cut a     
circle of tin two inches in diameter1   
and pieces for the buckets1 shaped as in
 the diagram4 ,bend each piece at right 
angles along the dotted line1 and solder
 them one after another on the          
circumference of the wheel1 which will  
then appear as in the picture4 ,bore a  
hole through the centre1 insert a piece 
of wire for a shaft1 and solder it fast 
at right angles to the wheel4 ,file     
shoulders on the ends of the shaft1 and 
mount it in uprights fastened to the top
 of the boiler4 ,make a small opening   
through the top of the boiler1 and place
 over it a little spout in such a       
position as to send a current of steam  
directly into the buckets of the wheel4 
,make also a larger opening in or near  
the top of the boiler1 and surround it  
with a neck to receive a cork4 ,through 
this the water is introduced4 ,for this 
purpose a small funnel will be found    
convenient4  ,when all is complete1 the 

boiler may be filled about half full1   
and set on a hot stove4 ,when the water 
boils1 the steam will emerge through the
 spout1 and propel the wheel4 ,as the   
steam constantly escapes1 no explosion  
need be apprehended4 ,to remove all     
possibility of creating too much        
pressure1 place the cork in the neck    
very lightly1 so that it will pop out if
 more steam is generated than can escape
 through the spout4 ,then the miniature 
steam-engine and boiler may be regarded 
as harmless as a tea-kettle4 ,as the    
quantity of steam that can be produced  
is very limited1 care must be taken that
 there be no leaks1 that the mouth of   
the spout be quite small1 and that the  
current of steam be discharged          
accurately into the buckets4 ,the       
bearings of the shaft should be oiled1  
and everything arranged so that there   
will be the least possible friction4    
,then the wheel may be expected to spin 
very rapidly4     ,begun in ,no4 #df of 
,,harper',s ,,young ,,people1 ,september

 #ad4  ,,who ,,was ,,paul ,,grayson8    
,,by ,,john ,,habberton1  ,,author ,,of 
,,helen',s ,,babies4   ,chapter ,,iv4   
,,who ,,will ,,tell8  ,as ,benny ,mallow
 hid himself in a barn in the yard into 
which he had jumped1 he had only one    
distinct thought in his mind3 he wished 
that the ,italian had never come to     
,laketon at all--never come to the      
,united ,states1 in fact4 ,he wished    
that the ,italians had never heard of   
such a place as ,america3 if one of the 
race had to discover it1 he need not    
have gone and let his fellow-countrymen 
know all about it1 so that they should  
come over with organs and monkeys1 and  
get boys into trouble--boys that weren't
 doing a thing to that organ-grinder    
when he threw a stick at them4 ,what    
made the fellow go into the school yard1
 anyway8 ,no one asked him to come4 ,now
 there would be a fuss made1 of course2 
and if there was anything that ,benny   
hated more than all other things1 it was
 a fuss4  ,but what if the organ-grinder

 should really prove to be dead8 ,oh6   
that would be too dreadful2 all the boys
 would have to be hanged1 to be sure of 
punishing the murderer1 just as the     
whole class was sometimes kept in for an
 hour because something wrong had been  
done1 and no one would tell who did it4 
,benny could not bear the thought of so 
dreadful a termination to his life1 for 
he knew of a great deal worth living    
for2 besides1 his mother would need his 
help as soon as he grew old enough to   
earn anything4 ,what should he do8 ,wait
 until dark1 and then run away1 and     
tramp off to the ,west1 where other     
runaway boys went1 or should he make for
 the sea-board1 and from there to ,south
 ,america1 from which country he had    
heard that criminals could not be       
brought back8  ,illustration3 ,,benny   
,,mallow ,,in ,,the ,,barn4  ,but first 
he ought to learn whether the man was   
really dead2 it might not be necessary  
to run away at all4 ,but how should he  
find out8 ,suddenly he remembered that  

,mr4 ,wardwell's barn1 in which he was1 
had a window opening on the alley2 so he
 crept up into the loft1 and spent      
several moments in trying to look up the
 alley without putting his head out of  
the window4 ,finally he partly hid his  
face by holding a handful of hay in     
front of it1 and peered out4 ,between   
the stalks of hay he was delighted to   
see the organ-grinder on his feet1      
although two men were helping him4 ,they
 were not both men1 either1 ,benny saw1 
after more careful looking1 for one of  
them was ,paul ,grayson2 but the        
other--horror of horrors--was ,mr4      
,stott1 a justice of the peace4 ,benny  
knew that ,justice ,stott had sent many 
men to jail for fighting1 and if        
,grayson should tell who took part in   
the attack1 ,benny had not the slightest
 doubt that half of ,mr4 ,morton's      
pupils would be sent to jail too4  ,this
 seemed more dreadful than the prospect 
of being hanged had done1 but it could  
be done more quickly4 ,benny determined 

at once that he must find out the worst1
 and be ready for it1 so he waited until
 the injured man and his supporters had 
turned the corner of a street1 and were 
out of sight2 then he bounded into the  
alley again1 hurried home1 seized a     
basket that was lying beside the back   
door1 and a moment later was sauntering 
along the street1 whistling1 and moving 
in a direction that seemed to be that in
 which he might manage to meet the three
 as if by accident4 ,he did not take    
much comfort out of his whistling1 for  
in his heart he felt himself to be the  
most shameful hypocrite that had existed
 since the days of ,judas ,iscariot1 and
 the recollection of having been told by
 his ,sunday-school teacher within a    
week that he was the best boy in his    
class seemed to make him feel worse     
instead of better2 and his mind was not 
relieved of this unpleasant burden until
 at a shady corner he came suddenly upon
 the organ-grinder and his supporters1  
when he instantly exchanged his load for

 a new one4  ,why1 what's the matter1   
,paul8 asked ,benny1 with as much       
surprise in his tone and manner as he   
could affect4  ,justice ,stott had just 
gone into an adjacent yard for water for
 the ,italian1 when ,grayson answered1  
with a very sober face1 ,you know as    
well as ,i do1 ,benny1 and ,i saw the   
whole crowd4  ,i don't6 exclaimed       
,benny1 in all the desperation of       
cowardice4 ,i didn't do or see--        
,sh--h6 whispered ,grayson1 the ,justice
 is coming back4  ,benny turned abruptly
 and started for home4 ,he felt certain 
that his face was telling tales1 and    
that ,justice ,stott would learn the    
whole story if he saw him4 ,there was   
one comfort1 though3 it was evident that
 ,grayson did not want the ,justice to  
know that ,benny had taken part in the  
affair4  ,there was a great deal of     
business transacted by the boys of      
,laketon that night4 ,how it all was    
managed no one could have explained1 but
 it is certain that before bed-time     

every boy who had taken part in the     
assault on the ,italian knew that the   
man was not dead1 but had merely been   
stunned and cut by a stone2 that ,paul  
,grayson knew who were of the party that
 chased the man up the alley4 ,various  
plans of getting out of trouble were in 
turn suggested and abandoned2 but       
several boys for a long time insisted   
that the only chance of safety lay in   
calling ,grayson out of his             
boarding-house1 and threatening him with
 the worst whipping that the boys1 all  
working together1 could give4 ,even this
 idea was finally abandoned when ,will  
,palmer suggested that as ,grayson      
boarded with the teacher1 and seemed to 
be in some sort a friend of his1 he     
probably would already have told all he 
knew if he was going to tell at all4    
,some consolation might have been got   
out of a report of ,benny's short       
interview with ,grayson1 had ,benny     
thought to give it1 but he had1 on      
reaching home1 promptly feigned         

headache1 and gone to bed2 so such of   
the boys as did not determine to play   
truant1 and so postpone the evil day1   
thought bitterly of the morrow as they  
dispersed to their several homes4       
,there was not as much playing as usual 
in the school yard next morning1 and    
when the class was summoned into school 
the teacher had no difficulty in        
discovering1 by the looks of the various
 boys1 who were innocent and who guilty4
 ,immediately after calling the roll    
,mr4 ,morton stood up1 and said3  ,boys1
 a great many of you know what ,i am    
going to talk about4 ,usually your deeds
 done out of school hours are not for me
 to notice2 but the cowardly1 shameful  
treatment of that organ-grinder began in
 the school yard1 and before you had    
gone to your homes1 so ,i think it my   
duty to inquire into the matter4        
,justice ,stott thinks so too4 ,when any
 one has done a wrong that he can not   
amend1 the only manly course is to      
confess4 ,i want those boys who followed

 the organ-grinder up the alley to stand
 up4  ,no boy arose4 ,benny ,mallow     
wished that some one would give the     
bottom of his seat a hard kick1 so that 
he would have to rise in spite of       
himself1 but no one kicked4  ,be honest1
 now1 said ,mr4 ,morton4 ,i have been a 
boy myself2 ,i have taken part in just  
such tricks4 ,i know how bad you feel1  
and how hard it is to confess2 but ,i   
give you my word that you will feel a   
great deal better after telling the     
truth4 ,i will give you one minute more 
before ,i try another plan4  ,mr4       
,morton took out his watch1 and looked  
at it2 the boys who had not been engaged
 in the mischief looked virtuously      
around them1 and the guilty boys looked 
at their desks4  ,now1 exclaimed ,mr4   
,morton1 replacing his watch in his     
pocket4 ,stand up like men4 ,will none  
of you do it8  ,benny ,mallow whispered1
 ,yes1 sir1 but the teacher did not hear
 him2 besides1 ,benny made no effort to 
keep his word1 so his whispering        

amounted to nothing4  ,grayson1 said    
,mr4 ,morton1 come here4  ,bert ,sharp1 
who sat near the front of the room1     
where the teacher could watch him1 edged
 to the end of his seat1 so as to be    
ready to jump up and run away the moment
 ,grayson told--if he dared to tell4    
,most of the other boys found their     
hearts so high in their throats that    
they could not swallow them again1 as   
,grayson1 looking very white and        
uncomfortable1 stepped to the front4    
,grayson1 said the teacher1 ,i have     
known you for many months3 have ,i ever 
been unkind to you8  ,no1 sir1 replied  
,grayson2 then he wiped his eyes2 seeing
 which ,bert ,sharp thought he might as 
well run now as later1 for boys who     
began by crying always ended by telling4
  ,you saw the attack made on the       
,italian2 ,justice ,stott says you      
admitted as much to him4 ,now ,i want   
you to tell me who were of the party4   
,may ,i speak first1 sir8 asked         
,grayson4  ,yes1 said the teacher4      

,boys1 said ,grayson1 half facing the   
school1 you all hate a tell-tale1 and so
 do ,i4 ,do you think it the fair thing 
to hold your tongues and make a         
tell-tale of me8  ,illustration3 ,,mr4  
,,morton1 ,i ,,was ,,there4  ,grayson   
looked at ,will ,palmer as he spoke1 but
 ,will only looked sulky in return2 then
 ,grayson looked at ,benny ,mallow1 and 
,benny was fast making up his mind that 
he would tell rather than have his      
friend do it1 when up stood ,bert ,sharp
 and said1  ,mr4 ,morton1 ,i was there4 
,bravo1 ,sharp6 exclaimed the teacher4  
,grayson1 you may take your seat4       
,sharp1 step to the front4 ,now1 boys1  
who is man enough to stand beside       
,sharp8  ,i am1 piped ,benny ,mallow1   
and he almost ran in his eagerness4     
,it's no use1 whispered ,will ,palmer to
 ,ned ,johnston1 and the two boys went  
to the front together2 then there was a 
general uprising1 and a scramble to see 
who should not be last4  ,good6         
exclaimed ,mr4 ,morton1 looking at the  

culprits and then about the school-room2
 ,i believe you're all here4 ,i'm proud 
of you1 boys4 ,you did a shameful thing 
in attacking a harmless man1 but you    
have done nobly by confessing4 ,i can   
not let you off without punishment1 but 
you will suffer far less than you would 
have done by successfully concealing    
your fault4 ,none of you are to go out  
at recess next week4 ,now go to your    
seats4 ,sharp1 you may take any         
unoccupied desk you like4 ,after this ,i
 think ,i can trust you to behave       
yourself without being watched4  ,the   
boys had never before seen ,sharp look  
as he did as he walked to a desk in the 
back of the room and sat down4 ,as soon 
as the bell was struck for recess       
,grayson hurried over to ,sharp1 and    
said1  ,you helped me out of a terrible 
scrape1 do you know it8  ,i'm glad of   
it1 said ,sharp4 ,and that isn't all2 ,i
 wish ,i could think of something else  
to own up to4  ,,to ,,be ,,continued4   
,,three ,,young ,,hawks4  ,,by ,f4 ,m4  

,m4   ,one bright summer afternoon ,bob 
and ,i slipped away from the other boys 
as soon as school was out1 and went     
gayly down the road that led to the big 
bridge4  ,we were going birdnesting1 and
 were determined to add something       
handsome this time to the collection of 
eggs that we had been gathering since   
spring4  ,the bobolinks knew us         
perfectly well2 and you would have      
thought by the way they rose out of the 
meadows on each side of the road1 and   
sang as if they were too happy for      
anything1 that they were delighted to   
see us4 ,not a bit of it4 ,their singing
 was meant to attract our attention1 and
 give the ,mrs4 ,bobolinks time to glide
 through the tall grass1 and then rise  
up so far away from their nests that we 
would not know where to look for them4  
,we were not after their eggs1 however1 
for we had all the bobolinks' eggs we   
wanted1 carefully blown and laid away in
 our collection4 ,sharp as ,mr4         
,bobolink was1 we knew all his tricks1  

and had outwitted him often4  ,where    
shall we go1 ,bob8 said ,i4 ,we haven't 
been to see whether that cedar-bird's   
nest down by the river has any eggs in  
it yet4  ,oh1 bother the cedar-bird6 we 
can attend to his case any day4 ,let's  
go through the bushes on the other side 
of the meadow1 and then down to the big 
bridge4 ,we haven't been to the hill    
where the old dead tree is for ever so  
long4  ,all right1 said ,i2 so we       
climbed the fence1 crossed the meadow1  
and plunged into the bushes1 watching   
every bush1 and listening to every      
noise4 ,suddenly we heard a rustling of 
wings1 and then a mournful cry like the 
wail of a lost kitten4  ,now1 ,bob1 look
 sharp1 ,i exclaimed2 there's a         
cat-bird's nest in here1 and ,fred      
,sprague asked me to get an egg for him 
the first time ,i came across any4  ,the
 old bird was fluttering from bush to   
bush1 continually mewing1 and seeming to
 be in great distress4 ,there's the     
nest1 ,jack1 cried ,bob1 pointing to a  

mass of twigs on the top of a tall bush4
 ,you stand underneath and hold your hat
 to catch the eggs if they fall1 and    
,i'll bend down the branch4  ,the       
cat-bird was now in a terrible state of 
mind1 and flew around our heads scolding
 at a great rate4 ,we told her that we  
only meant to take one egg1 but she     
wasn't a bit satisfied with our         
explanation4  ,down came the bush as    
,bob carefully bent it1 and presently we
 could see into the nest1 where four    
beautiful eggs were lying4 ,we took one 
of them out1 and let the branch slowly  
up again2 but the cat-bird did not seem 
at all grateful4  ,let's blow the egg   
now1 said ,i2 'twill be easier to carry4
 ,have you got a pin with you8  ,bob    
gave me a pin1 with which ,i made a     
little hole in each end of the egg4     
,then putting one end to my lips1 ,i    
blew gently and steadily1 until out came
 the clear white and then the yellow    
yolk1 leaving the empty shell as light  
as a feather4 ,wrapping the egg in      

cotton1 and placing it in a little      
pasteboard box that ,i took from my     
pocket1 ,i felt certain that ,i could   
carry it home safely4  ,we found no more
 nests in the bushes1 and after a while 
,bob said3 ,let's make a bee-line for   
the bridge1 and see if there's anything 
in that dead tree4  ,so we came back to 
the road1 crossed the bridge1 and went  
to the foot of a great dead elm-tree    
that stood on the side hill a little way
 from the river4 ,it must have been     
struck by lightning1 for it was nothing 
but a shell1 and a long blackened crack 
reached from the top nearly to the      
bottom of it4  ,i don't believe there's 
as much as a wasp's nest in there1 said 
,i4  ,we'll see1 anyway1 replied ,bob4  
,i'll fire a stone at that hole up by   
the top1 and you stand back and watch if
 anything comes out4  ,bob could throw a
 stone straighter than any other boy in 
school4 ,he hit the trunk of the tree   
close by the hole1 and in an instant    
something darted out with a loud whir1  

and vanished over the tree-tops4  ,bob1 
cried ,i1 that was a hawk4  ,hawks don't
 build in holes1 replied ,bob4 ,perhaps 
it was an eagle4  ,eagles don't build in
 holes either1 said ,i2 but ,i read     
yesterday that the pigeon-hawk does     
build in old dead trees4  ,then that's a
 pigeon-hawk sure enough1 exclaimed     
,bob4 ,and there she is1 sailing round  
in a circle1 and watching us4 ,what     
won't the boys say when they see us     
bringing home a lot of hawks' eggs8     
,that's all very well2 but who's going  
to climb the tree8  ,you are1 said ,bob4
 ,you know you're the best climber4 ,the
 hole isn't more than thirty feet from  
the ground4  ,i was ready enough to     
climb1 and pulled off my jacket at once2
 but ,i could not get my arms around the
 tree1 and the lowest branch was a dozen
 feet from the ground4  ,i tell you what
 we'll do1 exclaimed ,bob4 ,let's get a 
fence rail1 and lean it against the     
tree4 ,i'll boost you1 and when you get 
on the end of the rail1 you can reach   

that branch4  ,we selected the longest  
and knottiest rail we could find1 and   
leaned it up against the tree4 ,then    
,bob boosted me1 while he kept his foot 
at the end of the rail to prevent it    
from slipping4 ,by this means ,i managed
 to reach the lower branch1 and seat    
myself on it4  ,all right so far1 said  
,i2 but1 ,bob1 the next branch is beyond
 my reach1 and ,i don't see how in the  
world ,i'm going to get any higher4     
,jack1 replied ,bob1 in a solemn tone1  
you've got to do it4 ,there's a hawk's  
nest up there1 and we're bound to have  
it4  ,after making a good many trials1  
,i found that by putting one hand in the
 big crack of the tree ,i could get a   
hold that would support me1 and         
by-and-by ,i found myself standing on   
the upper branch1 with one arm around   
the trunk1 and the hole within my reach4
  ,now1 cried ,bob1 don't waste any     
time1 but go for those eggs1 or we won't
 get home before dark4  ,he looked very 
cool and comfortable on the ground1     

while ,i was standing in a very ticklish
 place1 and was afraid that the dead    
limb might give way at any moment4 ,i   
didn't very much like to put my hand    
into the hole1 for how did ,i know but  
that there might be a big snake in it8  
,however1 it had to be done1 so in went 
my hand4 ,something hit it a vicious    
dig1 and you can be sure that ,i pulled 
it out in a hurry4 ,to tell the truth1  
,i was badly frightened for a minute1   
and nearly lost my balance4 ,then it    
flashed on me that the eggs we were in  
search of were young birds4  ,bob6 ,i   
shouted1 there are young ones6  ,hooray6
 cried ,bob4 ,that's better yet4 ,throw 
'em down1 and ,i'll catch 'em in my hat4
  ,much as ,i hated to do it1 ,i thrust 
in my hand again1 and out came a young  
hawk1 biting1 scratching1 and screaming4
 ,i didn't hold it long1 but in less    
time than you can say ,jack ,robinson1  
down it went into ,bob's hat4  ,just as 
,i threw down the third and last bird ,i
 heard ,bob shout1 ,look out6 the old   

one's coming4 ,then something hit me on 
all sides of my head at once1 just as if
 half a dozen school-teachers were      
boxing my ears at the same time4 ,i put 
up my hands to defend my eyes1 lost my  
balance1 and1 crash6-- ,i didn't know   
anything more for the next five minutes4
  ,when ,i came to myself ,bob was      
dashing water in my face by the hatful4 
,i could just manage to say1 ,don't     
drown me4  ,then you're not dead6       
exclaimed ,bob4 ,you gave me an awful   
scare4 ,why1 ,i couldn't make you speak 
a word4 ,don't ever go and do it again4 
,i'm not dead yet1 ,bob1 but it was a   
pretty ugly fall1 wasn't it8 ,where are 
the young hawks8  ,oh1 they're all      
right4 ,i've got 'em tied up in my      
handkerchief4 ,try and see if you can   
stand up4  ,i did try1 but the minute ,i
 bore my weight on my right ankle such a
 sharp pain went through it that down ,i
 fell1 and fainted away again4  ,when ,i
 came to1 the second time1 ,i heard a   
man say1 ,guess we'd better carry him   

right down to the house1 and get the    
doctor to 'tend to him4 ,bob had gone to
 a farm-house near by1 and had brought  
two men to help him take care of me4    
,i'm all right now1 said ,i1 except my  
ankle1 and ,i guess ,bob can wheel me   
home in a wheelbarrow4  ,i'll wheel you 
myself1 said one of the men4 ,you've    
done a good job breaking up that there  
hawks' nest1 and ,i owe you something   
for it4  ,you'd better believe that the 
boys stared when they saw ,farmer ,jones
 wheeling me home1 and ,bob carrying    
three young hawks in his handkerchief4  
,i felt pretty proud1 but was laid up   
for three weeks with my sprained ankle1 
and ,i made up my mind that the next    
time ,i meddled with a hawk's nest1 ,i'd
 shoot the old hawk first4     ,,old    
,,times ,,in ,,the ,,colonies4  ,,by    
,,charles ,,carleton ,,coffin4   ,no4   
,,vii4  ,,john ,,stark ,,and ,,the      
,,indians4  ,in ,april1 #ageb1 ,david   
,stinson1 ,amos ,eastman1 ,william and  
,john ,stark1 paddled up the ,merrimac  

,river in canoes4 ,just above the       
junction of the ,contoocook ,river with 
the ,merrimac they passed the last      
log-cabin4 ,from thence all the way to  
,canada there was not a white man4 ,they
 made their way forty miles farther1    
entered a little stream now known as    
,baker's ,river1 winding through a      
beautiful valley1 built a camp1 and set 
their traps to catch beaver1 which were 
building their dams along the brooks4   
,there had been war between ,france and 
,england1 but peace had been agreed     
upon1 and the ,indians1 who had been on 
the side of ,france1 came from ,canada  
and traded with the settlers along the  
frontier2 but the settlers were ever on 
the watch1 fearing an outbreak of       
hostilities at any moment4  ,the young  
hunters discovered some tracks in the   
woods1 which had been made by ,indians4 
,the red-skins are about1 they said4    
,it was agreed that it would be best to 
take up their traps and leave quietly1  
for the ,indians claimed the whole      

country as their hunting ground4 ,john  
,stark went out from the camp to take up
 his traps1 when he found himself       
confronted by several ,indians1 who made
 him their prisoner4 ,they had come from
 the village of ,st4 ,francis1 in       
,canada1 to ,lake ,memphremagog1 brought
 their canoes across the divide between 
the lake and ,connecticut ,river1 and   
had descended that stream to the present
 town of ,haverhill1 in ,new ,hampshire1
 and were on their way to plunder the   
settlements on the ,merrimac4 ,they did 
not know that ,john ,stark had any      
companions near at hand1 nor did he     
inform them4  ,why is ,john gone so     
long8 was the question asked by the     
others4  ,perhaps he is lost4 ,let us   
fire a gun4  ,the report of a gun echoed
 through the forest4  ,the ,indians'    
eyes twinkled4 ,there were more         
prisoners to be had4 ,they stole through
 the woods with ,john1 and came upon his
 three companions4 ,eastman was on      
shore1 his brother ,william and ,stinson

 in the boat4 ,the ,indians seized      
,eastman4  ,pull to the other shore1    
shouted ,john4  ,illustration3 ,,crack6 
,,crack6 ,,went ,,the ,,guns ,,of ,,the 
,,indians4  ,crack6 crack6 went the guns
 of the ,indians4 ,stinson fell dead1   
and a bullet split the paddle in the    
hands of ,john's brother1 who leaped to 
the other bank1 and escaped4 ,crack6    
crack6 went the guns again1 but he was  
so far away that they did not harm him4 
,the ,indians1 enraged at ,william's    
escape1 gave ,john a whipping2 but      
instead of whining1 he laughed in their 
faces4 ,they gathered up the hunters'   
beaver-skins1 took their guns and traps1
 piled them upon ,john and ,eastman1 and
 started for their canoes1 greatly      
pleased with their luck4 ,the ,indians  
divided1 one party going over the ,green
 ,mountains with the furs which they had
 captured1 going to ,albany1 where they 
could get better prices than in ,canada1
 and the other1 with ,john and ,eastman1
 going up the ,connecticut to ,lake     

,memphremagog1 descending the ,st4      
,francis ,river to their village on the 
,st4 ,lawrence4  ,it was a wearisome    
journey1 and ,john had a heavy pack to  
carry1 but he was young1 strong1 brave1 
and was not in the least down-hearted4  
,he did not think that the ,indians     
would harm him2 they could do           
better--sell him to the ,french4  ,the  
,indian town of ,st4 ,francis was a     
collection of miserable cabins and      
wigwams4 ,the ,jesuit fathers had been  
among the tribe for many years1 and had 
won their confidence2 had converted them
 to ,christianity2 that is1 the ,indians
 had been baptized2 they counted their  
beads1 and mumbled a few prayers that   
the priests had taught them2 but they   
had learned nothing of the justice1     
mercy1 or love pertaining to the        
,christian religion4 ,they were the same
 blood-thirsty creatures that they had  
always been1 and were happiest when     
killing and scalping the defenseless    
settlers4  ,the whole                   

population--warriors1 squaws1 and       
children--came out to welcome the       
returning party4 ,true1 the ,french and 
,english were not at war2 neither were  
the ,english at war with the ,indians2  
but what of that8 ,had they not made war
 on their own account8 ,there was no one
 to rebuke them1 for were not the       
,english always considered as their     
enemies8  ,the ,indians of ,st4 ,francis
 always made their prisoners run the    
gauntlet4 ,it is not quite certain what 
the word comes from1 but it means       
running between two files of men armed  
with sticks and clubs1 each ,indian to  
give the runner a whack as he passes4   
,the ,indians1 squaws1 children1 and    
all1 paraded in two lines about four    
feet apart4 ,eastman was the older1 and 
was the first to run4 ,whack6 whack6    
went the sticks and clubs1 beating him  
black and blue4  ,your turn now1 said an
 ,indian to ,john4  ,he is thirty years 
old1 tall1 broad-shouldered1 his muscles
 like springs of steel4 ,he has an iron 

will1 and is quick to think and act4    
,the ,indians grasp their cudgels more  
firmly to give him a good drubbing4     
,what fun it will be to bring them down 
upon his broad shoulders1 and see him   
cringe6  ,john comes upon the run4      
,quick as a flash he seizes the cudgel  
in the hands of the first ,indian1      
swings it about his head with the       
strength of a giant4 ,whack6 it goes    
upon the skull of one1 whack6 again upon
 the forehead of the ,indian opposite1  
knocking them right and left4 ,the next 
two catch it1 the third and fourth4     
,they go down as the ,philistines fell  
before ,samson4 ,his blows fall so fast 
that the ,indians take to their heels3  
he breaks up the gauntlet1 and marches  
over the ground like a conqueror4 ,the  
,indians1 instead of punishing him1 are 
greatly pleased4  ,it is midsummer1 and 
the corn which the ,indians have planted
 needs hoeing4 ,they take him into the  
field1 put a hoe into his hands to work 
with the squaws4  ,you hoe corn1 they   

say4 ,john ,stark hoe corn for the      
,indians6 ,not he4 ,he cuts up weeds and
 corn alike1 giving a few strokes1 doing
 what damage he can1 and then flings the
 hoe into the river4  ,squaws hoe corn4 
,braves fight1 he says4  ,do they beat  
him8 ,on the contrary1 they pat him on  
the shoulder4  ,bono6 bono6 7good6      
good67 they say4  ,the ,indians look    
down upon work as degrading4 ,they make 
their wives do all the drudgery4 ,women 
were made to work1 men to fight4 ,to    
humiliate their prisoners they put them 
to work1 degrading them to the condition
 of women4 ,john ,stark understood their
 character1 and acted accordingly1 and  
his captors were so delighted that they 
wanted him to become an ,indian4  ,we   
make you chief1 they said4  ,you be my  
son4 ,i give you my daughter1 said the  
chief4  ,but ,john ,stark had no idea of
 becoming an ,indian4 ,nevertheless1 he 
kept his eyes and ears open4 ,he studied
 their ways4 ,they showed him how to    
follow a trail over the dead leaves of  

the forest--how the leaves would be     
rustled here and there1 turned up at the
 edges1 or pressed down a little harder 
where men had set their feet4 ,he saw   
what cowards they were unless the       
advantage was all on their side1 and how
 wily they were to steal upon their     
enemies4 ,he picked up a little of their
 language4 ,he was ready to go with them
 upon a deer-hunt2 but as for working1  
he would not4  ,little did the ,indians 
think that they were teaching one who   
would turn all his knowledge to good    
account against them a few years later2 
that when they were showing him how to  
follow a trail they were teaching him to
 trace their own footsteps2 that when   
the time came he would pay them off     
roundly for having taken him prisoner4  
,he was so brave1 resolute1             
stout-hearted1 and strong that they set 
a much higher value upon him than upon  
his comrade ,eastman2 for when their    
friends sent money to ,montreal to      
ransom them1 they asked only sixty      

dollars for ,eastman1 while ,john had to
 pay one hundred4 ,so much for being    
brave6 ,the money was paid1 and the two 
men were sent to ,montreal1 and from    
there to ,albany4 ,as they came through 
,lake ,champlain1 ,john ,stark looked   
out upon scenes with which he was to    
become familiar in after-years1 and     
which we shall read about at another    
time4     ,illustration3 ,,the ,,rivals4
     ,,lil',s ,,fun4  ,,by ,,mrs4 ,w4   
,j4 ,,hays4   ,boys have the best of it 
always6 said ,lil1 flinging herself in  
the hammock with a sigh1 as she saw her 
two brothers1 several cousins1 and their
 comrades1 in battered hats1 turned-up  
trousers1 and dingiest of jackets1 going
 down through the maples with their     
fishing-poles over their shoulders4  ,i 
think so too1 said ,ollie1 spreading out
 her dainty dress1 and picking a daring 
grasshopper off her silk stocking4 ,it's
 just too mean that we can't have some  
fun4 ,they say we are always in the way1
 that we can't even bait our own        

hooks--it is horrid to stick those nasty
 worms on6--but ,i can catch fish as    
well as any one1 and if boys are around1
 why shouldn't they make themselves     
useful8 ,and they say we scream so1 and 
make such a fuss about every thing1 went
 on ,ollie1 in the same injured tone4   
,everything is better for boys than for 
girls4 ,all the stories are written for 
them2 they can ride1 and drive1 and play
 ball1 and swim1 and skate1 and--  ,lil6
 ,lillie6 called a soft sweet voice1 are
 you in the sun8 ,your complexion will  
be ruined4  ,there6 didn't ,i say so8   
was the somewhat incoherent reply4      
,isn't it always the way8 ,see how we   
are watched3 don't go in the sun1 you'll
 be burned2 don't do this1 don't do     
that--all because you're a girl4 ,i'm   
tired of it4--,aunt ,kit1 ,i'm not in   
the sun4--,i wish ,i was1 was added     
sotto voce4  ,country girls' mothers are
 not so particular1 said ,ollie4 ,look  
at those ,pokeby girls in their         
calicoes2 they climb trees like monkeys1

 and they have lots of good times4      
,let's go over and see them2 it is not  
far4 ,come1 ,ollie4  ,in my new dotted  
mull and silk stockings8 cried ,ollie1  
in amazement4 ,aunt ,kit won't let us4  
,see if she don't2 and ,lil bounced out 
of the hammock1 and into the house1     
where in the cool darkness of a shaded  
parlor sat a slender lady1 with a pile  
of flosses in her lap1 and a graceful   
basket in her hands1 which she was      
ornamenting4 ,aunt ,kit1 ,i have come to
 ask a favor4 ,we are just bored to     
death doing nothing4  ,lil1 how can you 
use such an expression8 ,i am shocked4  
,you are really getting very careless in
 your use of words4  ,well1 then1 excuse
 me1 but it's the truth all the same4   
,ollie and ,i want some fun2 the boys   
wouldn't take us fishing1 and now ,i    
want you to let us put on some old duds 
and go over to the ,pokebys'4 ,we will  
promise to come home to tea1 we will be 
as prim as prunes afterward1 and ,i'll  
play two extra exercises to-morrow1 and 

learn three pages of ,french4 ,now you  
can't say no2 there's every reason for  
saying yes1 and you will have a nice    
quiet time all day1 without being       
bothered4 ,please--that's a darling6 and
 she smothered her retreating relative  
with kisses4  ,after some hesitation1   
and after many protestations that they  
would remember every charge given them1 
the girls received permission to go to  
the farm4  ,i never was more surprised  
in my life1 said ,ollie1 as1 after      
donning plainer attire1 she and ,lil    
started out4 ,now ,i am going in for a  
day's fun4  ,what are you going to do8  
,everything4 ,when ,i get hold of ,clara
 ,pokeby--,there she is now6  ,oh1      
,clara6 broke out both girls at once1 we
 have come to spend the afternoon1 if we
 may4 ,is it convenient8  ,i'll ask     
mother1 said the quiet little maid1 with
 a sincerity which somewhat dampened    
,lil's ardor4  ,they were joined in a   
few moments more by two other girls1    
each a year older and an inch higher2   

and now ,lil1 having an audience1 began 
to talk1 as they left the orchard where 
they had met1 and from which they were  
walking to the farm-house1 which peered 
out from its thicket of lilac-bushes1   
syringas1 and overhanging maples4 ,she  
was waxing eloquent over her            
dissatisfaction with boarding-house     
amusements1 the boys' neglect1 and her  
aunt's strictness1 when they reached the
 door1 and ,clara made known her wishes 
to her mother4  ,mrs4 ,pokeby had heard 
the conclusion of ,lil's speech1 and a  
smile was dancing around the corners of 
her mouth4  ,a little more work and a   
little less play would be my remedy1    
,miss ,lil4 ,but seeing the girl looked 
somewhat crest-fallen1 she said1 kindly3
 ,come in1 come in1 all of you1 and     
welcome4 ,if you can wait till my girls 
have helped me a little1 you may have   
all the fun you can make for yourselves4
  ,the farm kitchen was a very spacious 
room1 and ,lil and ,ollie thought it    
ever so much nicer than the one in their

 city house4 ,the dresser was filled    
with shining tins1 the cupboard with    
blue china enough to stock two or three 
cabinets1 the floor was white as the    
fine sand could make it1 and the bunches
 of sweet herbs perfumed the room so    
pleasantly that bees had evidently      
mistaken the place for a branch of the  
flower garden by the way they flitted in
 and out4  ,lil and ,ollie sat down to  
watch ,mrs4 ,pokeby1 who was preparing  
to bake2 but in a trice both had on     
aprons1 and were busily assisting ,clara
 and her sisters4 ,it was so nice to be 
trusted to break and beat eggs1 to sift 
flour1 to wash currants1 and weigh      
sugar4 ,they whipped the eggs till they 
looked like snow1 they made the creamy  
butter dissolve in the sparkling sugar1 
they tasted and tried the consistency of
 the cake1 they buttered the pans1 and  
watched the oven4 ,mrs4 ,pokeby even let
 them mould some biscuits1 and spread   
the paste over pie plates1 and drop in  
the luscious fruit4 ,so intent were they

 in their occupation that they hardly   
noticed the lengthening shadows1 and    
heard ,clara ,pokeby say it was time to 
be off if they were going anywhere to   
play4  ,oh1 wouldn't it be nice to give 
the boys a supper8--a supper all cooked 
by ourselves8 said ,lil1 with a sudden  
inspiration4  ,jolly enough1 said       
,ollie4  ,and have it in the woods1 said
 ,clara4 ,do you know where they have   
gone8 she asked4  ,yes1 they were to    
fish in ,black ,creek--down where we    
gathered pond-lilies last week4  ,that  
is not too far4 ,mother1 may we do it8  
,to be sure4 ,you may have a share of   
everything we have made4 ,let me see1   
there's an apple-pie1 a pan of biscuit--
 ,i can whip up some corn-bread--  ,oh1 
please let me do it1 said ,lil4  ,no    
sooner said than done4 ,again they went 
to work4 ,by the time the corn-bread was
 finished1 ,mrs4 ,pokeby had packed the 
baskets4 ,lil had looked about fifty    
times in the oven1 and fifty times more 
at the receipt-book1 to see if she had  

followed the instructions properly1     
while ,clara and ,ollie and the other   
girls had provided glasses and spoons   
and napkins4  ,now we are all           
ready--come on1 girls1 was at last the  
order issued by ,lil1 and away they     
went4 ,mr4 ,pokeby gave them a lift on  
the empty hay-cart1 and carried the     
heaviest basket to the woods4 ,they     
chose a lovely spot1 grassy and smooth1 
not far from the path where the boys    
would have to pass4 ,they could hear    
their voices now1 and the occasional    
splash of an oar4 ,they spread out their
 table-cloth1 made a fire1 and ,lil said
 she was going to scramble some eggs2   
meanwhile ,ollie and ,clara could be on 
the watch to secure the guests4  ,it was
 a delightful afternoon1 and a cool     
breeze was fluttering the grasses4 ,the 
water of the creek reflected the        
overhanging boughs in its dark surface1 
water-spiders were spinning their little
 whirls1 crickets were singing1 and     
swallows had begun their evening hunt4  

,the boys1 tired and hungry1 pushed     
their boat up on the bank4 ,one or two  
were elated with their success1 and had 
quite a string of fish to show2 the     
others1 disappointed1 had been arguing  
as to their want of luck1 and had       
subsided into silence4  ,whew6 said     
,lil's brother ,charlie2 ,i smell       
something good2 wish ,i was home2 awful 
hungry4 ,how is it with you1 ,ted8      
,voracious4  ,and you1 ,sam8  ,tired as 
that trout ,i chased and didn't kill4   
,my6 how gamy you are6  ,here the group 
came to a sudden halt4 ,two small maids 
appeared from the woods1 and making a   
profound courtesy to ,charlie as leader1
 began a speech4  ,those bothersome     
girls again6 whispered ,billy ,brittain4
  ,the ,misses ,pokeby and the ,misses  
,sinclair have the honor to--to-- ,oh1  
,clara1 what was ,i to say8 asked       
,ollie1 blushing tremendously4  ,cut it 
short1 please2 we're so hungry1 put in  
,charlie4  ,well1 ,i will4 ,we want you 
boys to come and get some supper which  

we have prepared for you--a sort of     
picnic1 you know4  ,the boys gave a     
shout1 flung down their traps1 and made 
for the water to wash hands and faces1  
only ,ted looked ruefully at his string 
of fish4  ,what is the matter1 ,ted8    
said ,lil1 coming up1 with her face all 
flushed from being over the fire4  ,why1
 ,i was wishing we could have some of   
these for supper2 but it's no matter1   
after all4  ,oh yes1 it is4 ,if you'll  
scrape and fix them1 ,i can put them in 
the frying-pan in a jiffy4  ,so ,ted    
went to work with a will4  ,never had   
the boys tasted anything half so nice as
 that supper2 they ate till they could  
eat no more4 ,lil scrambled eggs1 and   
fried fish1 and made tea1 till ,ollie   
insisted upon it that she should sit    
down and be served like a princess4     
,then they sang1 and danced1 and played 
games till ,mrs4 ,pokeby and ,miss      
,sinclair came after them1 and carried  
them all home in ,mr4 ,pokeby's big     
wagon4  ,really ,i never had more fun in

 my life1 said ,lil to ,mrs4 ,pokeby1 as
 they bade her good-by at the farm gate2
 and ,i am so much obliged to you for   
letting us give that supper1 though the 
getting it ready was the best part4     
,that's because you seasoned it4  ,what 
with8 asked ,lil1 wondering4  ,with     
work--actual work4  ,do you think so8   
,perhaps that's the reason boys have    
such good times4  ,i dare say4          
,begun in ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people  
,no4 #dg1 ,september #ba4               
,,moonshiners4  ,,by ,e4 ,h4 ,,miller4  
,,chapter ,,iii4  ,,conny ,,repays ,,the
 ,,doctor',s ,,kindness4  ,but before   
the mountains were quite bare there came
 a time when even ,conny ceased to      
interest the family1 for ,joe was coming
 home from college4 ,joe1 the handsome  
young student1 whom father1 mother1     
,betty1 and the servants all agreed to  
worship4 ,he was to bring with him a    
friend1 and from garret to cellar the   
whole house was astir to do them honor4 
,conny was in the kitchen1 polishing the

 silver1 and listening to ,biddy's      
raptures4 ,sure1 thin1 ,conny1 and it's 
a young gintleman ye'll be seein' as    
there isn't the likes in ahl this       
miserable coontry1 bad luck till it6    
,is he like the master8 asked ,conny4   
,indade1 thin1 ,i couldn't be sayin'    
whidder it's likest the masther or the  
misthress he is4 ,tahl an' straight1 an'
 sooch a look in the two eyes of 'im4   
,conny1 said the doctor1 coming to the  
door1 ,i am obliged to go to ,hampton to
 see a very sick man4 ,you will have to 
go for ,master ,joe and the other       
gentleman to-night4  ,yes1 sir1 said    
,conny1 well pleased with the           
commission4  ,be sure you start in      
season4 ,put ,doll into the sulky1 and  
lead ,prince behind4 ,the young         
gentlemen can drive themselves back1    
unless ,joe chooses to ride ,prince4 ,he
 was always such a boy for a horse6     
,the doctor's rugged face softened1 as  
it always did at the thought of his boy1
 and it was no small self-denial to go  

away to the bedside of some poor old    
wreck of humanity1 delaying for hours   
the delight of greeting his prince4     
,early in the afternoon ,conny started  
on his long ride of ten miles to meet   
the young gentlemen at ,kilbourne1 the  
nearest railroad station4 ,it was almost
 ,november1 but the blue haze of the    
,indian summer hung over the landscape1 
and the air was warm and mellow with    
sunshine4 ,any eye but ,conny's would   
have said that the long mountain gorges1
 and the thickly wooded glens into which
 they opened1 were deserted of all life 
save the squirrels and a few wood birds1
 but ,conny heard a hawk's note from    
above the cliff1 and caught sight of a  
man silently watching him from behind a 
mossy log4 ,he laughed a little to      
himself to think how often he had played
 the spy in that very hollow1 watching  
to see who came or went from ,kilbourne1
 and then with a word started ,doll into
 a quicker pace4 ,he was at ,kilbourne  
in ample time to meet his passengers1   

and1 as the doctor had anticipated1 ,joe
 decided that he would ride ,prince1 as 
he had so often done before1 while      
,conny should take his friend ,douglass 
in the sulky4  ,the brief sunshine was  
already vanishing when they started1 and
 the warmth rapidly leaving the frosty  
air4 ,douglass wrapped himself closely  
in his cloak1 and ,master ,joe was glad 
to start ,prince into a brisk canter4   
,almost without warning the night shut  
down1 and they found the deeper cuts    
among the mountains quite dark4 ,doll   
was a swift traveller1 and old ,prince  
could not keep up his pace1 so ,master  
,joe gradually fell back1 and kept near 
the sulky1 exchanging words with his    
friend1 and plying ,conny with questions
 about home4  ,we shall soon be there   
now1 he said1 as they entered a narrow  
gorge4 ,we really ought to show you some
 sort of an adventure1 ,douglass1 to    
give the proper spice to your first     
visit to the mountains4 ,if it was      
summer1 now1 we could get something     

terrific in the shape of a storm1 and   
slide a few rods of road down the       
mountain1 or pile up the track with big 
trees and rocks4  ,i should fancy it was
 just the kind of place for banditti1   
said his friend2 and ,i am sure some of 
those fellows we saw at the station look
 as if they would take naturally to that
 sort of life4  ,they were driving      
slowly1 and at that moment a strange1   
shrill cry went wavering up from below  
them4  ,that's a murderous voice for a  
bird1 said ,douglass4  ,it's a hawk4 ,i 
fancy1 said ,master ,joe2 you often hear
 it among the mountains1 though ,i've   
never been able to find the fellow4--   
,what's wrong1 ,conny8 for ,conny had   
stopped ,doll so suddenly that ,prince  
bumped his nose on the sulky4  ,alas for
 ,conny6 ,he knew well enough what that 
cry meant4 ,it was a warning sent up to 
some one at the rocky pass above1 to say
 that danger was coming up the mountain4
 ,he remembered in an instant that old  
,timothy had said there were stories of 

government officers in disguise spying  
about ,dunsmore1 and that the           
moonshiners would make it uncomfortable 
for them if they crossed their tracks4  
,no dream of fear for himself came to   
his mind1 but how should he save ,master
 ,joe8 for he knew more than even old   
,timothy guessed of the lawless and     
desperate characters among the          
mountains4  ,master ,joe1 said he1      
quickly1 would you mind changing with me
 a bit8 ,i'm lighter weight to carry1   
and ,i'll go on to let old ,timothy     
know4 ,he'd be vexed not to be ready    
with his lantern4  ,illustration3       
,,conny ,,went ,,spinning ,,away ,,in   
,,the ,,dusk4  ,joe was quite ready for 
the exchange4 ,it was many months since 
he had tried the saddle1 and an hour of 
it was quite enough to satisfy him2 so  
he settled back comfortably in the seat1
 while ,conny went spinning away in the 
dusk1 as if old ,prince had suddenly    
renewed his youth4 ,they heard the      
hoof-clicks on the hard road growing    

fainter in the distance1 and then the   
sharp ring of a rifle that woke a       
thousand echoes among the hills4        
,douglass started1 but ,joe laughed4    
,your banditti are putting in an        
appearance4  ,attacking an unfortunate  
rabbit1 ,i suppose1 said ,douglass1     
bravely4  ,neither of them guessed what 
had really happened4 ,when ,conny rode  
at full speed into ,hemlock ,glen he had
 hardly a plan as to what he should do1 
but the next instant a bullet struck him
 in the shoulder and almost sent him    
from his horse4 ,he caught the lines in 
his left hand1 and called in a clear but
 low voice to some invisible foe1 ,it's 
,i1 ,conny ,mc,connell1 and the lads in 
the buggy beyond are just ,master ,joe1 
the doctor's son1 coming home from      
college with a friend1 just a laddie    
like himsel'4  ,there was not a sound in
 response unless a dry twig may have    
cracked1 but ,conny paced slowly along  
until ,doll's quick feet brought her    
into the ,glen4  ,hullo1 ,conny6 called 

,master ,joe1 did you hear a rifle-shot8
  ,yes1 sir1 said ,conny2 there's a deal
 of game running these nights4  ,what   
sort of game do you folks hunt with     
rifles up here8 asked ,douglass2 but    
,conny did not answer1 and in a few     
moments they came out upon the open     
road1 and saw the lights of ,dunsmore   
about a mile before them4  ,old ,timothy
 was on the look-out1 and long before   
they reached the house they saw his     
lantern moving about the barn4  ,here we
 are6 called ,joe1 throwing down the    
lines and springing out2 and in the     
happy confusion of the greetings no one 
looked at ,conny1 until the doctor1     
taking his hand from the side of        
,prince1 started to see that it was     
stained with blood4  ,what6 ,why1 bless 
us6 ,conny1 what has happened to you8   
,i think ,i have a little hurt somewhere
 in me shoulder1 sir1 said ,conny1      
sliding from the horse2 it's nothing    
much1 sir1 if you'd have the goodness to
 fix me a little at the barn4  ,but the 

doctor would not hear to such a thing1  
and took ,conny to the surgery1 where he
 discovered that the bones of his arm   
were broken above the elbow2 and most   
unwillingly ,conny told the story4  ,how
 he had recognized the cry of warning1  
and understood that the young gentlemen 
were mistaken for revenue officers1 and 
that mischief would probably be done    
them unless he could succeed in         
preventing the attack4  ,and so you     
invited them to empty their rifles on   
you1 said the doctor1 gruffly2 but as he
 spoke he wiped his eyes on a roll of   
bandages4  ,it's good luck it was me1   
sir1 said ,conny4 ,wouldn't it have     
spited us if ,master ,joe had been      
spoiled with a broken arm1 and all the  
fun we've been planning gone for        
nothing8  ,but the rascals might have   
killed you4  ,i don't think they're that
 bad1 sir2 they were meaning a bit of a 
scare1 and maybe a drubbing or the      
likes4  ,i'll drub them1 said the       
doctor2 ,i'll make this county too hot  

for them1 and then1 having finished     
dressing the arm1 he threw his own      
dressing-gown over ,conny4 ,my boy1 he  
said1 gently1 ,i understand perfectly   
well what a brave thing you have done3  
you risked your own life to save our    
,joe4 ,i honor you and love you for it  
from my heart1 but you and ,i will keep 
it a secret between us for the present4 
,i think it would kill my wife to know  
her boy had been in such danger4 ,she   
shall not know it till that nest of     
murderers is cleared out4  ,conny's part
 in ,master ,joe's vacation was not     
exactly what he had planned1 but he     
scarcely regretted the wound that       
brought him such gentle and loving care 
from every member of the family1 by whom
 it was only understood that ,conny had 
been accidentally shot by a careless    
hunter1 and had borne his pain in       
silence all the long ride home from the 
,glen4  ,months afterward1 when the last
 moonshiner had disappeared1 and the old
 still in the forest had been           

dismantled1 the doctor ventured to tell 
his wife of ,joe's escape4  ,and ,i have
 never thanked him1 she said1 her eyes  
filling with tears1 as she went straight
 to the attic1 where ,conny was so      
deeply absorbed in a bit of carving that
 he did not see or hear her until she   
put her arms around him and kissed him  
again and again4  ,i know all about it  
now1 ,conny--the brave1 beautiful thing 
that you did for my boy4  ,oh1 ma'am1   
said ,conny1 it was nothing4 ,i was so  
glad to do it4  ,mrs4 ,hunter kissed him
 again1 as she repeated1 gently1        
',greater love hath no man than this1   
that a man lay down his life for his    
friends4'  ,and ,conny1 not             
understanding1 said1 earnestly1 ,maybe  
you'll think me presuming to be saying  
it1 but it's that same ,i'd do for ye1  
ma'am1 or for little ,miss ,betty1 or   
the master himself1 if it's any good it 
would be bringing ye4  ,i believe you   
,conny1 said ,mrs4 ,hunter1 but ,i hope 
you may never have a chance to try4     

,,the ,,end4     ,illustration  ,,little
 ,,miss ,,turner4  ,,by ,w4 ,t4         
,,peters4     ,oh1 where have you been  
to1     ,my little ,miss ,turner--      
,oh1 where have you been to to-day8     
,i've brought you my wagon     ,to take 
you a-riding2   ,so why have ,i found   
you away8    ,oh1 ,i've been to the     
meadows1     ,said little ,miss ,turner1
   ,with sweet robin-redbreast at play2 
,and the daisies and daffodils     ,made
 me a bow1   ,and said1 ',how do you do 
to-day8     ,illustration3 ,,roasting   
,,ears4--,,drawn ,,by ,s4 ,g4           
,,mccutcheon4     ,,egyptian ,,wonders4 
,it is said that an ,egyptian ,prince   
dreamed one night of an obelisk1 and    
when he awoke ordered his engineers and 
his workmen to carve in solid stone the 
strange and useless device4 ,an obelisk 
resembles nothing so much as the        
fanciful figures of a dream4 ,it is a   
tall square pillar of a peculiar form1  
often carved with hieroglyphics1 and    
commemorating the name and exploits of  

its founder4 ,these solitary pillars of 
stone1 sometimes more than a hundred    
feet in height1 are formed of one block 
or piece1 and must have been cut in the 
quarry with incessant labor4 ,they      
abound in ,egypt1 and were a common     
decoration of its immense temples4      
,later1 several of them were transported
 on great rafts or ships to the city of 
,rome4 ,there are in all twelve in that 
city4 ,one of them is one hundred and   
nine feet high without the base--a solid
 piece of red granite4 ,europe has      
despoiled ,egypt of its obelisks4 ,paris
 has one2 ,london another1 crumbling    
away on the banks of the ,thames2 and we
 have one in ,new ,york4 ,the dream of  
the ,egyptian ,prince seems to have a   
strong interest for all ages4  ,all     
,egypt1 its history1 its cities1 its    
buildings1 its mummies1 gods1 cats1     
hawks1 bulls1 sphinxes1 the ,memnonium1 
resemble the fancies of a dream4 ,the   
,nile flows through its sandy plain1 and
 covers it with fertility4 ,late        

discoveries have shown that it is one of
 the longest rivers in the world1 rising
 among the high mountains of ,africa1   
and fed by immense lakes4 ,in ,egypt it 
overflows its banks every year1 and     
covers the land with a rich deposit of  
mud4 ,on its shores are the ruins of the
 strangest of all architecture1 the     
works of the ancient                    
,egyptians--immense1 grand1 awful4 ,they
 are the largest of all buildings4 ,st4 
,paul's ,cathedral1 in ,london1 or the  
,cologne ,cathedral1 or even ,st4       
,peter's1 at ,rome1 would be lost in the
 vast circuit of the columns of ,luxor  
and ,karnak4 ,as one passes them by     
moonlight on the smooth stream1 they    
seem1 it is said1 the palaces of giants4
 ,one temple was a mile and a half in   
circumference4 ,the ,pyramids exceed all
 other buildings in strength1 height1   
and durability4 ,some of them are four  
or five thousand years old4             
,illustration3 ,,our ,,post-,,office    
,,box4   ,very tasteful ornamental      

covers for the first volume of          
,,harper',s ,,young ,,people1 which will
 conclude with ,no4 #eb1 issued ,october
 #bf1 #ahhj1 are now ready1 and will be 
sold for thirty-five cents1 or          
forty-eight cents if sent by mail1      
postage prepaid4 ,these covers are not  
self-binding1 but any book-binder will  
put them on for a small charge4         
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,we wish to call the attention of those 
of our readers engaged in making        
exchanges to the great importance of    
careful and clearly written addresses4  
,we receive proofs daily of the neglect 
of this essential point4 ,in            
,post-office ,box ,no4 #df we printed a 
letter from a correspondent anxious to  
make an acknowledgment of a pretty      
mineral1 but who was unable to do so    
because she could not make out the name 
of the sender4 ,another correspondent1  
whose correct address was printed in    
full in ,our ,post-office ,box1 received
 a letter on which the only correct     

portion of the direction was his own    
name and the city in which he lived1 the
 name and number of the street1 and even
 the ,state1 being entirely wrong4 ,that
 he ever received it at all is a proof  
of the great experience and skill of    
,uncle ,sam's ,post-office ,department4 
,now such a very careless method of     
direction might result in the loss of   
valuable minerals1 stamps1 or other     
specimens4  ,other correspondents report
 having received letters without name or
 address of any kind1 and yet the sender
 expected to be answered1 and was no    
doubt disappointed1 as he was probably  
unaware that he had omitted a very      
important part of his letter4  ,we have 
ourselves received large numbers of     
correct answers to puzzles1 often       
accompanied by the pretty appeal1 ,do1  
please1 print my name in the list of    
those sending correct answers1 and      
neither initials1 name1 nor even address
 attached upon which we could base an   
acknowledgment4 ,when the answers were  

published1 and those little folks found 
their solutions were correct1 and yet   
their names didn't appear1 no doubt they
 thought themselves very badly treated2 
but the fault was not ours4  ,now when  
you direct a letter for purposes of     
exchange1 copy the whole address given  
in ,our ,post-office ,box very carefully
 and clearly4 ,and give your own address
 in full1 very plainly written1 or else1
 even should your letter reach its      
destination1 you probably will not      
receive an answer4  ,learn to bestow    
care and attention upon little things   
now while you are young1 and as you grow
 older you will find it easier to be    
careful in things of greater importance1
 and thereby save yourself and others   
from much unnecessary trouble4          
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,,boston1 ,,massachusetts4       ,it    
would be curious to know how many of the
 child-correspondents      of ,,young   
,,people are really getting good natural
 history      collections4 ,i can not   

imagine a greater help in educating a   
child4 ,my little girl1 known among them
 as ,wee ,tot1 is quite      absorbed in
 learning everything she can about      
shells1 minerals1      birds1 flowers1  
and other natural objects1 and nearly   
every mail      brings or takes some new
 variety4    ,,one ,,of ,,the ,,mothers4
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99    ,,west ,,brighton1 ,,staten       
,,island4       ,although ,i am not one 
of your youngest readers1 ,i wish to    
tell you      that ,,young ,,people is  
the best paper ,i ever saw for little   
folks1      and ,i very much wish there 
was one as good in my own country1      
which is ,france4       ,my pet is a    
little chicken hatched by steam1 which  
,i bought at      ,coney ,island1 at a  
show where you can see the whole process
 of      hatching4 ,the eggs are kept at
 a certain temperature for              
twenty-one days1 the length of time a   
hen would sit on them1 and      then the
 little chickens begin to knock on their

 shells for      admittance into the    
wide world4 ,in half an hour they are   
fairly      out1 and ready to eat some  
yolk of an egg crumbled in little bits1 
which is given them for the first few   
days of their life4       ,i bought one 
when it was a day old4 ,the poor little 
thing was put      in a card-board box1 
where it cried all the way home4 ,i kept
 it in      a cage made of an old box   
for several weeks1 fearing the cat would
      take it for a bird1 and eat it up4
 ,i call it ,cocotte4 ,it is very       
tame1 and follows me everywhere1 but its
 favorite place is in the      kitchen  
closet1 keeping guard over the oatmeal  
bag1 which contains      its principal  
food1 although it will eat any kind of  
meat with the      cats1 and drinks milk
 with them4       ,cocotte1 which is now
 two months old1 is a ,spanish ,leghorn4
 ,she      sends her best love to       
,,young ,,people1 and begs me to say    
that she      is a very happy orphan4   
,a4 ,d4         99       99       99    

99       99    ,,clifton ,,springs1     
,,new ,,york4       ,i have some very   
queer pets4 ,they are craw-fish1 which  
,i caught in      a little creek4 ,there
 were thirteen1 but there are only      
twelve      now1 for one fell out of the
 window4 ,we keep them in a pan1 and    
they fight each other a great deal4 ,a  
good many have some of their      claws 
bitten off1 and in the morning ,i find a
 stray claw floating      on the top of 
the water4 ,the two smallest are named  
,budge and      ,toddy4 ,i would like to
 know how to take care of them4         
,,bessy ,f4  ,you must put dirt and     
small stones on the bottom of your pan1 
for craw-fish like to burrow and hide   
themselves in the mud4 ,feed them with  
worms and bits of meat4 ,if they live1  
and you watch them carefully1 you will  
find that the claws they lose will soon 
grow out again4         99       99     
99       99       99    ,,cincinnati1   
,,ohio4       ,as all the children write
 of their pets1 ,i would like to tell   

about mine4 ,they are ten little silver 
minnows4 ,they are so tame      they    
will come up to me when ,i go near them4
 ,they are very fond of      moss1 which
 ,i put in the water for them1 and they 
like to run      under it4       ,in    
cold weather the water freezes1 and ,i  
put the glass globe near      the fire  
to thaw4 ,the minnows seem so happy when
 the water is      thawed4    ,m4       
,,lilian ,k4         99       99        
99       99       99    ,,dublin1 ,,new 
,,hampshire4       ,i send a very simple
 experiment to the chemists' club4 ,take
 equal      parts of oil and water1 and 
even when shaken violently they will    
not unite4 ,add a small quantity of     
ammonia1 and they will take the         
form of liquid soap4    ,,george ,l4 ,o4
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99    ,,lynchburgh1 ,,texas4       ,i am
 taking ,,young ,,people1 and ,i like it
 very much1 but ,i like the             
,post-office ,box very much indeed4     
,i have a pet colt4 ,i raised it on     

milk4 ,at first ,i had to feed it       
with a bottle1 as it had no mother4 ,its
 name is ,minnehaha4 ,it now      eats  
bread1 sugar1 or corn4 ,when ,i call1 it
 answers just like a      child1 and    
will come to me4       ,i have a wax    
doll named ,lily4 ,i had eight dolls1   
but ,i sent the      others to my little
 cousins4       ,my little sister ,ruby1
 five years old1 has a pet cat that     
comes      every morning and gets in the
 bed with her1 and lies down with its   
head on her arm1 like a little baby4    
,,pearl ,a4 ,h4         99       99     
99       99       99    ,,north         
,,andover1 ,,massachusetts4       ,i was
 very much interested in the account of 
,lovewell's ,fight      with the        
,pigwackets1 in ,,young ,,people ,no4   
#dg1 as ,i live in the      house in    
which it is said ,chaplain ,jonathan    
,frye was born1 and      from which he  
started to the fatal fight where he lost
 his life4      ,about sixty years ago  
my grandfather bought the house and     

repaired      it1 and my uncle owns it  
now4 ,the north portion is the oldest1  
and      the walls are finished with    
antique wooden panels4 ,formerly there  
were very big fire-places1 but they have
 all been modernized4       ,just before
 starting to fight the ,indians1        
,chaplain ,frye brought a      young    
elm-tree from the woods1 and planted it 
on the green by the      road-side near 
the house4 ,about a month afterward1 in 
,may1 #agbe1      he was killed1 but the
 tree grew and flourished1 and its great
      round crown stood nobly against   
the storms and winds of a hundred       
and fifty1 years4 ,it was known all     
through this region as the ,old         
,frye ,elm4 ,although it had many dead  
branches1 it was still a      beautiful 
tree when in #ahge it was cut down4 ,the
 trunk was left      standing about     
twenty feet high--a silent and mournful 
monument to      the memory of him who  
planted it4 ,the winds carried some     
germs of      the solidago to the top of

 the stump1 where they rooted in the    
decaying wood1 and for several autumns  
crowned it with their      golden       
blossoms4 ,but the stump is now very    
much decayed1 and must      soon fall1  
and this natural monument to the memory 
of a brave man      will disappear      
forever4    ,,harry ,w4 ,c4         99  
99       99       99       99           
,,concord1 ,,new ,,hampshire4       ,i  
was very much interested in the story of
 the escape of ,hannah      ,dustin1 in 
,,young ,,people ,no4 #db1 because ,i   
know many of the places      through    
which she passed4 ,the brook that runs  
by our house empties      into the      
,merrimac4 ,lake ,pennacook1 now called 
,long ,pond1 supplies      the city of  
,concord with water4 ,it is a favorite  
resort for      picnics and boating     
parties4       ,the monument on the     
island at the mouth of the ,contoocook  
is near      ,fisherville1 one of the   
suburbs of ,concord4 ,there is another  
monument on the west side of ,concord1  

which we pass every time we      go to  
town4 ,it is in memory of several white 
people who were      massacred by       
,indians near that spot4       ,we have 
felt three slight shocks of earthquakes 
here this summer4       ,i hope the     
,moral ,pirates will report their next  
cruise4    ,b4 ,m4         99       99  
99       99       99    ,,hazlet1 ,,new 
,,jersey4       ,i am a little boy nine 
years old4 ,my mother1 my little sister1
 and      myself came from ,texas in    
,june to spend the summer in the ,north4
      ,we live in ,galveston4 ,i think  
,,harper',s ,,young ,,people is full of 
pretty stories4 ,i have been very much  
interested in ,the ,moral      ,pirates4
 ,i found a little row-boat in the creek
 last week1 and      took possession of 
it with three of my little friends4 ,we 
cruised      to the end of the creek1   
where we had to leave our boat1 as we   
did      not know how to turn it around4
 ,the boat is there still4 ,it is too   
old to be of any use1 and is abandoned  

by its owner4 ,mamma said ,i      must  
have been imitating the ,moral ,pirates4
 ,i never enjoyed myself      so much as
 ,i did that day4    ,,omer4         99 
99       99       99       99           
,,weymouth1 ,,massachusetts4       ,i   
have asked my papa to write for me and  
tell you how much even a      blind boy 
may enjoy ,,young ,,people4 ,mamma1     
papa1 and ,arthur read me      the      
stories over and over again4 ,i should  
like to know the ,moral      ,pirates1  
but papa says my brother is one1 and    
that ought to be      enough4       ,i  
am almost seven4 ,i used to run all     
about1 chase the butterflies      and   
everything else that came in my way4    
,but last year ,i was awful      sick1  
and though ,i run now as well as ,i can1
 my little brother can      run so much 
faster4 ,i can see the light of the fire
 in papa's      fire-place1 and the     
sunlight coming in at the windows1 but  
the      things ,i used to see are so   
dark1 and ,i can only feel4 ,i have not 

found a word of fault because ,i can not
 do like other boys4    ,,everett ,c4   
,b4         99       99       99        
99       99    ,,troy1 ,,tennessee4     
,my brother ,clarence takes ,,young     
,,people4 ,i enjoy it almost as much    
as he does1 and he says he couldn't do  
without it4       ,i have a doll with   
great blue eyes and light hair4 ,her    
name is      ,dora4 ,she is thirty      
inches high4 ,mamma dressed her in my   
own      lemon-colored lawn and blue    
sash4 ,when papa gave ,dora to me ,i    
stood her by the side of my little      
sister ,hallie1 fourteen months         
old1 and they were the same height4     
,my home is near ,reelfoot ,lake1 which 
is about twenty miles long      and     
seven wide4 ,papa says it was sunk there
 about #ahaa4       ,there are several  
mocking-birds tame enough to build in   
our yard      and raise young birds4    
,the old ones sing all night when it is 
moonlight4 ,i am seven years old1 and   
began school in ,september4    ,,pearl  

,h4         99       99       99        
99       99    ,,pleasanton1            
,,california4       ,i have taken       
,,young ,,people since ,no4 #aa1 and ,i 
think it is a      splendid paper4      
,i have only one pet--a black cat named 
,nig4 ,he is very cunning4 ,he      will
 sit up as well as any squirrel4 ,he    
never mews unless he wants      a drink1
 or to run out-of-doors4 ,he tries hard 
to turn the door      knob himself1 but 
has never succeeded4    ,,mamie ,b4     
99       99       99       99       99  
,i have postage stamps ,i would like to 
exchange with the      correspondents of
 ,,young ,,people1 if they will send me 
a list of the      stamps they would    
like1 and of those they have to         
exchange4    ,,ettie ,a4 ,,houston1   #i
 ,west ,nineteenth ,street1 ,new ,york  
,city4         99       99       99     
99       99       ,my papa has taken    
,,harper',s ,,weekly for twenty years1  
and ,i take      ,,young ,,people4 ,i   
like ,old ,times in the ,colonies and   

,the ,story of      the ,american ,navy 
the best4 ,i have a collection of about 
one      hundred and fifty stamps1 and  
would like to exchange with any         
readers of ,,young ,,people4    ,,curtis
 ,,bishop1   ,p4 ,o4 ,box #ajic1 ,new   
,london1 ,connecticut4         99       
99       99       99       99       ,i  
have just begun to take ,,young         
,,people1 and ,i like it very much4 ,i  
think ,the ,moral ,pirates ended        
splendidly4       ,if any boy would like
 to exchange postage stamps with me1 ,i 
would      be much obliged if he would  
send me a list of his stamps1 and ,i    
will send one of mine in return4    ,c4 
,f4 ,,moses1   ,care of ,j4 ,j4 ,cohen  
,sons1 ,augusta1 ,georgia4         99   
99       99       99       99       ,i  
have about two thousand foreign stamps1 
comprising about fifty      varieties1  
that ,i would like to exchange with the 
readers of ,,young      ,,people1       
especially beginners1 for ,i have not   
many rare varieties4      ,i have also a

 number of one1 two1 three1 six1 ten1   
twelve1      fifteen1 twenty-four1 and  
thirty cent ,war ,department stamps to  
exchange4    ,,george ,m4 ,,finckel1    
,p4 ,o4 ,box #cfh1 ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 
99       99       99       99       99  
,i have some little stone cells1 built  
and occupied by worms4 ,i      found    
them in a brook in ,mount ,alto ,park1  
,franklin ,county1      ,pennsylvania4  
,the worms were alive when ,i took them 
from the      brook1 and perhaps if ,i  
had kept them in water they would have  
developed into something different4     
,if ,george ,m4 ,finckel1 or any other  
readers of ,,young ,,people1 would      
like a few specimens of these worm cells
 in exchange for stamps1 ,i      could  
supply them4 ,my list of stamps is not  
large1 as ,i am only      beginning a   
collection4 ,i have no ,chinese or ,west
 ,india stamps1      and would be glad  
to exchange for them any of the         
following1 which      are all the       
duplicates ,i have3 ,one zwei groschen  

,nord-deutscher      post3 one eighty   
centime1 ,empire ,franais2 one sixpence2
 two      threepence2 two two-hundred   
mils4 ,correos de ,esco4 de ,espaa4     
,,lidie ,b4 ,,keith1 ,waynesborough1    
,franklin ,county1 ,pennsylvania4       
99       99       99       99       99  
,i have about four hundred and          
twenty-five different kinds of          
postage stamps1 and would like to       
exchange with any of the readers      of
 ,,young ,,people4 ,i also have a lot of
 rare postmarks1 which ,i      should   
like to exchange for stamps4 ,i         
particularly wish the ninety            
,interior1 and the seven1 twenty-four1  
thirty1 and ninety of either      the   
,war or ,treasury ,department2 or any   
foreign stamps4 ,i have      ,persian1  
,turkish1 ,canadian1 ,german1 ,english1 
,swedish1 and ,interior      ,department
 stamps for exchange4    ,a4 ,h4        
,,verrill1   ,p4 ,o4 ,box #hbd1 ,new    
,haven1 ,connecticut4         99        
99       99       99       99       ,i  

would like to exchange with the readers 
of ,,young ,,people some      rare      
foreign stamps for other foreign stamps 
and ,united ,states      official issues
 of #ahea1 '#ee1 '#ef1 '#eg1 '#fa1 '#fe1
 '#fi1 '#gd1 '#ge1      and '#gf4       
,,paul ,,goldsmith1   ,hohokus1 ,bergen 
,county1 ,new ,jersey4         99       
99       99       99       99       ,i  
am making a collection of minerals1 and 
,i would gladly exchange      with any  
of the readers of ,,young ,,people4     
,,carrie ,,thorner1   #ahe ,hurn        
,street1 ,toledo1 ,ohio4         99     
99       99       99       99  ,j4      
,b4--,honey-bees were unknown in        
,america until they were brought here by
 early ,european settlers4 ,on this     
account the honey-bee is called white   
man's fly by the ,indians4         99   
99       99       99       99  ,w4      
,a4--,from your description your queer  
animal appears to belong to the family  
of caddis-worms4 ,if he is a member of  
this family1 he is a scavenger1 and will

 feed himself on the bits of decayed    
matter in the water4 ,after a while he  
will cling to some weed near the        
surface1 and spin a chrysalis1 from     
which the caddisfly will break forth4   
99       99       99       99       99  
,,capt4 ,,frank4--,the directions you   
require are in ,,young ,,people ,no4    
#bf4         99       99       99       
99       99  ,g4 ,t4 ,t4--,experience   
has shown that catamarans with two masts
 are not as serviceable as those with   
one4         99       99       99       
99       99  ,d4 ,c4 ,d4--,a very       
popular ,halloween game in ,scotland is 
apple-catching4 ,a large tub of water is
 placed in the centre of the floor1 and 
a basketful of plump1 rosy-cheeked      
apples dumped into it4 ,the young folks 
then try to pick them from the water    
with their teeth4 ,as the apples are    
slippery1 and bob around merrily1 there 
are a great many laughable mishaps      
before the coveted prize is secured4 ,a 
ten-cent piece may be hidden in one of  

the apples1 which gives more interest to
 the sport1 as the lucky possessor      
becomes ,king or ,queen of the festival4
 ,this game has its disadvantages1 as   
you must play it in the kitchen1 where  
the water may be spattered on the floor 
without doing mischief4 ,then1 too1 you 
can not wear your pretty new winter     
frock1 but must be contented with a     
calico dress1 which you will get soaked 
with water1 and must change the moment  
all the apples are captured and the game
 finished1 or you will surely take cold1
 and remember ,halloween with sorrow4   
,we do not advise you to try            
apple-catching1 but give it as one of   
the few sportive games associated with  
,halloween4 ,there are many foolish     
tricks practiced on that night1 but they
 are intended for grown-up young men and
 maidens4 ,they are most of them        
innocent1 but very silly4         99    
99       99       99       99  ,c4 ,d4  
,n4--,nellie ,h4's recipe for candy is  
in ,,young ,,people ,no4 #bd4 ,the      

recipes for white cake and cream candy  
are both in ,no4 #ch4 ,you will find    
different recipes for cake and candy in 
,nos4 #ai1 #bg1 #bh1 and #ca to #dc     
inclusive4         99       99       99 
99       99  ,favors are acknowledged   
from ,burt ,j4 ,wilson1 ,hammond ,w4    
,s41 ,gracie ,stevens1 ,harry ,kennard1 
,albert ,rareshide1 ,george ,h4 ,k41    
,mary ,e4 ,b41 ,mabel ,lowell1 ,julian  
,h41 ,g4 ,e4 ,h4         99       99    
99       99       99  ,correct answers  
to puzzles are received from ,h4 ,m4    
,p41 ,ernie ,garden1 ,allie ,maxwell1   
,hugh ,lesley1 ,nellie ,cruger1 ,artie  
,winter1 ,j4 ,n4 ,howe1 ,howard         
,rathbone1 ,j4 ,f4 ,w4         99       
99       99       99       99  ,,puzzles
 ,,from ,,young ,,contributors4  ,no4   
#a4  ,,word ,,squares4  #a4 ,first1     
lean4 ,second1 part of a door4 ,third1  
to fish4 ,fourth1 a memorial4 ,fifth1 to
 choose4    ,,bolus4  #b4 ,first1 a low 
shrub4 ,second1 remarkable4 ,third1 a   
mountain famous in mythology4 ,fourth1 a

 region4 ,fifth1 rapidity4    ,,owlet4  
99       99       99       99       99  
,no4 #b4  ,,diamond4  ,in ,,harper',s   
,,young ,,people4 ,backward4 ,rancid4 ,a
 ,european bird4 ,greased4 ,a boy's term
 for father4 ,in ,,harper',s ,,young    
,,people4    ,,bolus4         99        
99       99       99       99  ,no4 #c4 
,,hour-,,glass ,,puzzle4  ,terrible4    
,one of a wandering race4 ,an           
affirmation4 ,in ,europe4 ,a domestic   
animal4 ,ludicrous4 ,a powerful         
medicine4 ,centrals read downward spell 
the name of an ,american author4    ,s4 
,f4 ,w4         99       99       99    
99       99  ,no4 #d4  ,,enigma4    ,my 
first is in symbol1 but not in sign4    
,my second in creeper1 but not in vine4 
,my third is in mutton1 but not in beef4
   ,my fourth is in robber1 but not in  
thief4   ,my fifth is in terrible1 not  
in fright4   ,my sixth is in darkness1  
but not in night4   ,my seventh is in   
freshet1 but not in tides4   ,my whole  
on a dreadful scorpion rides4           

,,bella4         99       99       99   
99       99  ,,answers ,,to ,,puzzles   
,,in ,,no4 #df4  ,no4 #a4    ,n ,e ,m ,o
   ,e ,r ,a ,t   ,m ,a ,n ,u   ,o ,t ,u 
,s  ,no4 #b4  ,cannibal4  ,no4 #c4      
,e     ,s ,e ,w   ,r ,e ,b ,e ,l     ,w 
,e ,b       ,l        ,m     ,n ,e ,w   
,m ,e ,t ,a ,l     ,w ,a ,y       ,l    
,no4 #d4    ,l am ,b   ,o hi ,o   ,n es 
,s   ,d en ,t   ,o d  ,o   ,n u  ,n     
,london1 ,boston4  ,no4 #e4  ,il n'y a  
que le premier pas qui cote4         99 
99       99       99       99  ,answer  
to ,hand and ,windmill ,puzzle in ,no4  
#df--,the first is a sponge1 and the    
second is a species of sea-anemone4     
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,book of ,nature1 for the ,use of       
,families and ,schools3 intended to aid 
,mothers and ,teachers in ,training     
,children in the ,observation of        
,nature4 ,in ,three ,parts4 ,part ,i4   
,plants4 ,part ,,ii4 ,animals4 ,part    
,,iii4 ,air1 ,water1 ,heat1 ,light1 c4  
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,illustrated4 ,the ,three ,parts        
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the kingdom of nature in a manner       
adapted to attract the attention of the 
child1 and at the same time to furnish  
him with accurate and important         
scientific information4 ,while the work 
is well suited as a class-book for      
schools1 its fresh and simple style     
cannot fail to render it a great        
favorite for family reading4  ,the      
,three ,parts of this book can be had in
 separate volumes by those who desire   
it4 ,this will be advisable when the    
book is to be used in teaching quite    
young children1 especially in schools4  
99       99       99       99       99  
,published by ,,harper  ,,brothers1 ,new
 ,york4  ,sent by mail1 postage prepaid1
 to any part of the ,united ,states1 on 
receipt of the price4     ,illustration 
,,the ,,wombat4     ,a ,mandarin owned a
 wombat   ,that grew so exceedingly fat 
,that1 when it would laugh     ',twould 

most break in half1   ,and tickle the   
soul of the cat4         99       99    
99       99       99  ,a ,dog that could
 ,cipher4--,the well-known ,english     
astronomer ,dr4 ,huggins had a mastiff  
that bore the name of ,kepler4 ,this dog
 possessed many rare gifts1 and amongst 
these was one which he was always ready 
to exercise for the entertainment of    
visitors4 ,at the close of luncheon or  
dinner ,kepler used to march into the   
room1 and set himself down at his       
master's feet4 ,dr4 ,huggins then asked 
him a series of arithmetical questions1 
which the dog invariably solved without 
a mistake4 ,square roots were extracted 
off-hand with the utmost readiness and  
promptness4 ,if asked what was the      
square root of nine1 ,kepler replied by 
three barks2 or1 if the question were   
the square root of sixteen1 by four4    
,then various questions followed1 in    
which much more complicated processes   
were involved--such1 for instance1 as   
,add seven to eight1 divide the sum by  

three1 and multiply by two4 ,to such a  
question as that ,kepler gave more      
consideration1 and sometimes hesitated  
in making up his mind as to where his   
barks ought finally to stop4 ,still1 in 
the end1 his decision was always right4 
,but how did he do it8 may be asked4    
,the solution is easily furnished3 the  
proper answer was unconsciously         
suggested to the dog by his master4 ,the
 wonderful fact is that ,kepler had     
acquired the habit of reading in his    
master's eye or countenance some        
indication that was not known to ,dr4   
,huggins himself4 ,the case was one of  
the class which is distinguished by     
physiologists as that of expectant      
attention4 ,dr4 ,huggins was himself    
engaged in working out mentally the     
various stages of his arithmetical      
processes as he propounded the numbers  
to ,kepler1 and being1 therefore1 aware 
of what the answer should be1 expected  
the dog to cease barking when that      
number was reached1 and that expectation

 suggested to his own brain the         
unconscious signal which was caught by  
the quick eye of the dog4     ,,solution
 ,,to ,,square ,,puzzle ,,in ,no4 #df4  
,illustration  ,start with1 your pencil 
from figure #a and draw a line to #b1   
from there to #c1 and so on from number 
to number till you have completed the   
figure4     ,,charade4  ,,by ,h4     ,up
 in the air ,i'm lifted high     ,above 
the worshippers below1   ,yet near their
 hearts ,i always lie1     ,as          
reverently they come and go4    ,i've   
many forms1 like ,proteus old1     ,but 
tell forever the same tale2   ,men gaze1
 and see by me foretold     ,what       
sometimes makes their cheeks grow pale4 
,and through my secret winding course   
,there ebbs and flows a mighty tide2    
,alas6 what pangs of keen remorse       
,are his who turns that stream aside6   
,yet in the gay and festive throng      
,i am what many a maid may be1   ,while 
in the pauses of the song     ,her lover
 pleads his cause in me4    ,sometimes1 

a ship1 ,i face the storm2              
,sometimes beneath the earth ,i bide1   
,and then its beauty men deform     ,to 
find the secret that ,i hide4    ,but in
 the air1 or in the breast1             
,whate'er my form1 like beast or bird1  
,i keep my secret from the rest--       
,by man my voice is never heard4        
99       99       99       99       99  
,the quicksilver mines of ,guancavelica1
 in ,peru1 are of a prodigious depth4   
,in their profound abysses are seen     
streets1 squares1 and a chapel where    
religious mysteries are celebrated on   
all festivals4 ,thousands of flambeaux  
are continually burning in it4 ,the     
miners suffer terribly from the         
mercurial vapors1 which produce         
convulsions and paralysis4 ,thousands of
 workmen were condemned to forced labor 
in these frightful subterranean regions4
 ,these mines were discovered about     
#aeff by ,henry ,garces1 a ,portuguese1 
who was one day examining a red earth   
used by the ,indians for making paint4  

,he remembered that in ,europe          
quicksilver was extracted from cinnabar1
 and with this earth he made some       
experiments which led to the opening of 
this mine4     ,illustration3 ,,quack6  
,illustration3 ,,quack6 ,,quack6        
,illustration3 ,,quack6 ,,quack6        
,,quack6