,illustration3 ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,ii4--,,no4 #hi4 ,,published ,,by ,,harper ,,brothers1 ,,new ,,york4 ,,price ,,four ,,cents4 ,tuesday1 ,july #ab1 #ahha4 ,copyright1 #ahha1 by ,,harper ,,brothers4 #a4ej per ,year1 in ,advance4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,dunce',s ,,seat4--,,drawn ,,by ,,jessie ,,curtis ,,shepherd4 ,a ,,palace ,,under ,,the ,,sea4 ,,by ,,david ,,ker4 ,for any one who wants to take a month's holiday1 there are few better places than the islands of ,orkney and ,shetland and ,faroe4 ,they are a long way off1 to be sure1 and in the midst of a very rough sea1 that plays sad tricks with any one who is not a good sailor2 but there is plenty to be seen when you once get there4 ,the great black cliffs rising straight up out of the sea for two or three hundred feet1 with thousands of sea-birds fluttering and screaming around them2 and the wide1 bleak1 gray moorlands1 without a single tree to relieve their grimness--for on most of these ,northern islands no trees will grow2 and the bright blue sea dancing and sparkling in the sunshine1 or flinging itself up against the rocks in flying gusts of foam2 and the little red-tiled cottages1 inhabited by hard-faced old sailors1 who have chased the whale in the far ,northern seas1 through many a floating ice-pack1 and many a fearful storm2 the ,shetland ponies1 with their funny little black faces and shaggy manes1 frisking about the lonely hill-sides1 and many other objects of interest4 ,but in the ,shetland ,islands there is one sight worth all these put together1 and1 by good luck1 it is close to the town of ,lerwick1 where all the steamers from the ,south put in4 ,but for all that1 it is no easy matter to see it properly4 ,to begin with1 you can only go there in a boat1 and you must go at low tide1 and you must take all sorts of things with you--ropes and boat-hooks and pine torches1 and sometimes food as well2 and perhaps1 after all this1 you may have to come back again without seeing anything at all4 ,and what is this wonderful sight1 then8 you will ask4 ,wait a little1 and you shall hear4 ,early on a fine spring morning1 when the ,march gales seem to have fairly blown themselves out1 and the sea is smooth as glass1 ,i come tramping down to the shore through the straggling streets of ,lerwick1 which1 with its little one-storied cottages1 and its narrow windows1 and its tiny fort1 and its pavement of slippery cobble-stones1 and its quaint old-world aspect1 looks quite like a town in a fairy tale4 ,so close does it lie to the water's edge that many of the houses have boats drawn up under their very windows2 and beside one of these boats ,i find two old acquaintances of mine standing together4 ,the one is a tall1 handsome young fellow of five-and-twenty1 the other a grim old salt1 with a voice as hoarse as a raven1 and a face like the figure-head of some storm-battered vessel4 ,good-morning1 ,hay2 good-morning1 ,peter4 ,can we go to ,bressa ,head to-day8 ,we can try't1 growls old ,peter1 in his broadest ,scotch1 and maybe we'll do't1 if the wind dinna get up4 ,and if it does get up1 what then8 ,we'll a' be at the bottom in twa minutes4 ,this is certainly comforting2 but nothing venture1 nothing have4 ,i jump into the boat1 the two sailors get out their oars1 and off we go4 ,away1 away1 over the smooth bright water1 with the green sunny slopes of mainland on one side1 and the huge gray cliffs of ,bressa on the other4 ,we are soon round the point1 right out into the open sea2 and to our left a sheer wall of black frowning precipice towers up against the sky for six hundred feet1 while to our right1 far as eye can reach1 extends the great waste of dark water1 which may at any moment lash itself into rage1 and ingulf us all4 ,looking from it to that tremendous cliff1 on which not even a cat could find footing1 ,i begin to see that ,peter was right as to what might happen should the wind rise4 ,but for the present all is going well4 ,not a ripple on the water1 not a breath in the air1 not a cloud in the sunny sky4 ,and now we turn our boat's head1 and steer1 as it seems to me1 straight into the rocks1 for look as ,i will no sign of an opening can ,i see4 ,ha6 what is this dark line that suddenly shows itself in the face of the cliff8 ,at first it seems no broader than the stroke of a pencil2 but the line soon widens into a rift1 and the rift grows into a deep shadowy archway like the mouth of a tunnel4 ,we shoot into it1 and instantly the bright sky and the golden sunshine and the sparkling sea vanish like a dream1 and around us is the blackness of midnight1 while far within we hear the dull boom of unseen waves1 rolling through the sunless caverns where no man has ever been4 ,suddenly ,peter lights a pine-wood torch1 and a blaze of splendor bursts upon us1 dazzling as a tropical sunrise4 ,roof1 walls1 archway1 every point and every corner1 are one great rainbow of blue1 and crimson1 and yellow1 and green4 ,pillars stand ranged along the sides1 polished and shapely as if carved by a sculptor4 ,long icicle-like points of rock hang from the roof1 glittering like diamonds in the sudden light4 ,there are tapestries1 too1 such as no ,norman castle ever had--tapestries of purple sea-weed1 smooth and glossy as the finest velvet4 ,and instead of a floor1 this strange place is paved with smooth clear dark green water1 upon which the red glare of our torch comes and goes like the light of a magic lantern4 ,this is the sight for which we have come--our palace under the sea4 ,and a palace indeed it is1 which might suit the ,sleeping ,beauty herself4 ,for all we know 7for in such a place any wonder seems possible7 she may be dreaming out the last of her hundred years behind these heavy folds of sea-weed1 which are undoubtedly a curtain worthy of any princess4 ,aladdin may be sitting in yonder corner industriously rubbing his wonderful lamp2 ,tom ,thumb may be peeping slyly at us over the edge of that pointed rock2 the ,little ,mermaid and her sisters may have been swimming in this pool when we entered1 and fled at our approach4 ,and as we glide into the smaller cave that opens out of the larger1 what is this queer-looking creature that scurries off along the nearest ledge8 ,puss-in-,boots8 ,hop-o'-my-,thumb8 one of ,gulliver's ,lilliputians8 ,alas6 no--only a big crab4 ,at the farther end of the second cave a wide cleft in the rock seems to offer us an easy passage1 but another look shows me two sharp rocks planted within1 like huge teeth1 threatening certain destruction to any boat that may venture between them4 ,mony a mon has tried to pass yon place1 says old ,peter1 shaking his gray head1 but nane ever did it1 nor ever will4 ,and noo1 ,maister ,ker1 the tide's-risin'1 and ,i'm thinkin' the sooner we're oot o' this the better4 ,a ,,boy',s ,,row-,,boat4 ,,by ,w4 ,p4 ,,stephens4 ,the building of a round-bottomed boat requires more skill in using tools than most boys possess1 and some experience besides1 but a very serviceable bateau1 or flat-bottomed skiff1 is easily built by any one who can use a saw1 plane1 and hammer4 ,our boat must be of light draught1 capable of carrying three or four boys1 and adapted for rowing1 hunting1 and fishing on rivers and ponds4 ,so we will take a flat-bottomed bateau1 twelve feet eight inches long 7so as to use thirteen-foot boards1 the common size7 and of three feet six inches beam4 ,but one mould will be needed1 of the shape of ,fig4 #b1 thirteen inches wide1 three feet four and a half inches on the top1 and two feet ten and a half inches on the bottom4 ,it may be of rough board1 as it has no permanent place in the boat4 ,a strip one inch square is nailed on the upper edge1 projecting over each end1 and making a guide in setting up the sides4 ,the bow is a piece of oak three by four and a half inches1 and sixteen inches long1 its shape being shown in ,fig4 #e4 ,it can be hewn out with a hatchet and finished with a plane1 the rabbets or recesses on each side for the ends of the side boards being cut with a mallet and chisel1 and finished up square and true with a rabbet-plane4 ,too much care can not be taken to have all the joints true and close1 leaving no seams to be stopped with putty4 ,the square should be used constantly1 as small errors at the start have a way of ending as very great ones4 ,before going further1 let us look at one very important difference between the work of most amateurs and that of a finished mechanic4 ,the amateur generally cuts out his guide lines1 while the other cuts just to them1 and no more4 ,for marking1 a sharp pencil or the point of a knife should be used1 the rule or square being held firmly1 and but one steady stroke taken4 ,now we are ready to mark out our two side boards of pine1 thirteen feet long1 fifteen inches wide1 and three-quarters of an inch thick4 ,first plane an edge of one up straight4 ,then draw lines across with the square as in ,fig4 #h--one1 a e1 as near to the end as possible1 f i at six feet six inches from it1 and b h at twelve feet nine and a half inches2 and also the lines a d and b g1 the distance d e being three inches and g h four inches1 laying off eight inches from b to the point c4 ,to draw the curves at top and bottom1 a piece of straight-grained wood half an inch square and thirteen feet long is needed4 ,such a piece is called a batten1 and is used in ship and boat building when it is desired to draw any curve other than small circles1 as when bent it will take of itself an even1 regular curve1 with no flat spots or breaks4 ,one end of the batten is tacked at e1 and the centre at f1 and the other end is bent up to c4 ,a few nails may be driven at intermediate points until it coincides with the line from e to f1 and thence curves gently up to c4 ,after the line is drawn1 the same process will give the upper curve1 i being an inch and a half from the edge4 ,the board so marked must now be laid on the other2 and a few nails driven to hold them together1 when both are ready to be sawn to shape1 as shown by the heavy lines in ,fig4 #h1 except that the end beyond b c must be left for the present4 ,after sawing and planing up the fore end and two sides1 the lines b c and i f are marked on the second side also4 ,the stern 7,fig4 #d7 is cut from an oak or ash board an inch thick1 and is eight and a half inches wide1 two feet four and a half inches long on the top1 and one foot ten and a half inches on the bottom4 ,after painting the rabbet in the bow with thick white lead1 one side is laid in place1 and secured with one-and-a-half-inch ,no4 #i or ,no4 #aj iron screws1 first boring the holes with a gimlet and countersinking the heads1 the screws being dipped in white lead before inserting4 ,then stand the board on edge1 and screw on the other side1 when they will resemble a large ,v4 ,now take the mould1 and nail it to one side board at the centre mark2 then1 with some one to help1 draw in the other side1 and nail it to the mould1 making a letter ,a4 ,place this frame-work on a level floor1 and measure carefully to ascertain that it is all right--the sides at the same angle1 etc42 then place a rope around the projecting ends beyond b c1 and draw them together until the stern-board will just fit between them4 ,now the ends of the stern being cut square1 and the side boards not being parallel1 there will be an opening of perhaps a quarter of an inch between the sides and the inner edges of the stern4 ,fasten the stern exactly in place1 and taking a pair of compasses1 set their points a little farther apart than the greatest width of the opening2 then keeping one leg of the compasses flat against the side board1 move them so that the other point will draw a parallel line on both sides of the stern4 ,mark each end in this way2 then remove and cut to the marks1 and on returning the piece to its place it will fit exactly1 except that1 being now a little shorter1 the sides must be drawn in to it1 when they can be screwed fast4 ,remove the rope2 saw off the projecting ends1 and plane them down2 and turn the boat over1 when it will be ready for the bottom4 ,now apply a straight-edge1 as in ,fig4 #f1 and it will be seen that it touches only along the outer edges1 n o1 which must be planed down until it lies flat on each board2 then starting at the stern1 nail on the bottom boards of three-quarter-inch pine1 eight to ten inches wide4 ,eightpenny finishing nails are the best1 three in each board1 the heads being driven in to admit of puttying4 ,the holes must be bored with a brad-awl1 and the nails driven very carefully1 or they will run out at either side4 ,the joints between the boards must be planed very neatly1 as the boat is not to be calked4 ,when all are nailed on1 the bottom is planed over4 ,a skag1 m1 ,fig4 #g1 is then put on1 and nailed from the inside1 and a piece of oak nailed down the stern and its after-end to stiffen it4 ,turn the boat over once more1 and screw in a cleat on each side1 ten inches long1 seven inches above the bottom1 and just forward of the mould2 fit the seat on it1 and nail fast1 and then remove the mould4 ,a board five inches wide is now nailed the entire length of the bottom to stiffen it1 six-penny clinch nails being used4 ,the seats in bow and stern are of three-quarter-inch pine1 supported by cross-pieces1 shown by dotted lines in ,fig4 #a2 or a locker may be made instead in the stern1 with a hinged lid4 ,a gunwale of oak or ash two inches wide and three-quarters of an inch thick is next nailed around the edge on each side4 ,two pieces of oak1 twelve inches long1 one and a half inches wide1 and one inch thick1 are screwed on to take the rowlocks3 iron ones are best1 and cost but little2 if wooden ones are used1 they are of oak or hickory1 seven inches long1 two inches wide1 and half an inch thick1 mortised into the bed-piece and gunwale1 the centre of the opening being eleven inches from the after-edge of the thwart4 ,two pieces of oak1 with notches1 forming a rack1 are nailed to the edges of the bottom piece1 and a strip of oak an inch square is laid across to form a brace for the feet4 ,the oars are of spruce1 seven feet long1 and the blades five inches wide2 leather is tacked around them where they rest in the rowlocks1 and a strip of copper protects each end4 ,after punching in all the nails1 the boat may be planed off where it needs it1 and then sand-papered all over4 ,the first coat of paint should be white lead mixed with boiled oil1 enough black being added to make a lead-color4 ,when it is dry1 all the holes should be puttied over1 and a second coat applied4 ,white looks well1 with a red stripe around the gunwale2 but it is difficult to keep clean1 and green makes a less noticeable color1 and is better for hunting4 ,any light tint will do for the inside4 ,should the boat leak after being in the water for a day or two1 the seams must be calked with cotton1 forced in with a blunt knife4 ,a ring-bolt in the bow and fifteen feet of three-eighths inch rope complete the equipment1 unless a chain is needed for security4 ,the cost of the materials will be from five to seven dollars4 ,illustration3 ,,working ,,plans ,,for ,a ,,boy',s ,,row-,,boat4 ,a ,,midsummer ,,day4 ,,by ,,george ,,cooper4 ,there's a flush in the sky of crimson deep2 ,from a waking bird there's a drowsy cheep2 ,there's a ripple of gold upon the brooks1 ,and a glitter of dew in dusky nooks4 ,and this is the way ,a midsummer day ,bids the world good-morning4 ,there's a tremulous cry from a tree-toad hid1 ,and the husky plaint of the katydid2 ,then the fire-flies wink1 now high1 now low1 ,like a sudden flurry of golden snow4 ,and this is the way ,a midsummer day ,bids the world good-evening4 ,begun in ,no4 #hj of ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people1 ,may #aj4 ,,the ,,cruise ,,of ,,the ,,ghost4 ,,by ,w4 ,l4 ,,alden1 ,,author ,,of ,,the ,,moral ,,pirates1 ,,etc4 ,,chapter ,x4 ,get out the hammer and nails1 and take a couple of the bottom boards and nail the canvas over the cockpit1 ordered ,charley4 ,we must keep the water out1 or we shall get into trouble4 ,the boys silently obeyed him4 ,the canvas cabin was laid across the cockpit2 the boards were placed over the edges of the canvas and nailed down to the deck4 ,an opening was left close to the tiller1 so that any one could creep into the cockpit1 but with the aid of a cord even this small opening could be closed4 ,now1 boys1 said ,charley1 when this work was done1 ,i want ,tom and ,harry to go below and go to sleep4 ,we are in no danger just at present1 but we may have hard work before us1 and we can't afford to have everybody fagged out at the same time4 ,joe will stay here with me1 in case ,i want him to help me4 ,so go below1 the port watch1 and sleep while you can4 ,do you think we shall be drowned8 ,harry whispered to ,tom1 as he prepared to follow him into the cabin4 ,i hope we shall come through all right1 replied ,charley4 ,with that canvas over her cockpit1 the boat ought to live through a pretty heavy gale4 ,keep up your courage4 ,the wind may blow itself out in a little while4 ,anyway1 we'll do our duty like men1 and leave it to ,god to take care of us4 ,by-the-bye1 how are we off for water and provisions8 ,the water keg is full1 for we filled it this morning1 and we've provisions enough for three or four days1 if we don't eat much4 ,that's all right1 then2 but mind and don't drink a drop of water while you can get along without it4 ,harry disappeared below the canvas1 and ,charley1 after lacing up the opening1 took two pieces of rope1 one of which he passed around his waist and made it fast to the rudder-head1 and the other of which he handed to ,joe1 and told him to lash himself to a ring-bolt in the deck4 ,now1 ,joe1 he said1 we're safe and comfortable4 ,and ,i'm going to get wet again1 replied ,joe4 ,the two boys sat quietly munching the biscuits that ,harry had passed up to them when he went below1 and which were all the dinner they cared to eat4 ,as night came on1 the weather grew decidedly worse4 ,the ,ghost fairly flew before the wind1 and ,charley was compelled to abandon the tiller1 and to steer with an oar4 ,luckily he had placed a socket for a rowlock at the stern of the boat when he lengthened her1 and this enabled him to use a steering oar now that the ,ghost kept pitching her rudder almost out of the water1 and frequently refused to answer the helm4 ,she rolled a good deal1 and occasionally a shower of spray would fly over the stern1 drenching ,charley and ,joe4 ,neither of them felt much like talking4 ,charley's whole attention was given to the work of steering1 for the least carelessness or mistake might have led to the instant swamping of the boat1 and ,joe was too much occupied with thinking of the dangerous situation they were all in4 ,the ,ghost was certainly in an alarming situation4 ,she was hurrying further and further out to sea1 in a storm that would have tried even a stanch sea-going yacht4 ,so far from showing any signs of improvement1 the weather was constantly growing worse4 ,the sea was heavy1 and rolled after the boat as if it was about to pour over her stern1 and beat her down into the depths of the ocean4 ,at about ten o'clock ,charley saw plainly that the danger was very great in continuing to scud before the wind4 ,had the ,ghost been able to carry the close-reefed mainsail1 she could have lain to with perfect safety2 but he had already found that she could not bear that amount of sail4 ,more than once the sea swirled up around her stern1 and buried the after-part of the overhang4 ,should a rough sea fairly come on board over the stern1 the ,ghost would fill and sink in a moment4 ,call the other fellows1 ,joe1 said ,charley4 ,tom and ,harry did not wait to be called1 for they were wide awake1 having been far too nervous to sleep4 ,they instantly crept out of the cabin1 and stood hanging on to the main-boom1 which was lashed amidships4 ,we can't scud much longer1 ,charley said1 in his cheerful voice1 and we must try to make a drag4 ,get out your knives1 and cut the gaff loose from the sail2 but mind you don't let the sail get adrift4 ,joe1 you find one of the rubber blankets1 and a lot of that heavy blue-fish line4 ,when the gaff was cut loose1 and the mainsail made snug around the boom1 ,charley ordered the spare oar to be lashed at right angles across the middle of the gaff4 ,he then showed the boys how to lash the ,india rubber blanket over this frame-work1 so that when finished it resembled an enormous black kite4 ,next the cannon was lashed firmly to one end of the gaff1 and finally the cable was cut loose from the anchor1 passed through a hole in the middle of the blanket1 and made fast to the gaff and the oar just where they crossed each other4 ,now1 boys1 what ,i'm going to do is this1 said ,charley1 when the drag was finished4 ,i'm going to try to bring her head up to the wind1 and let her ride1 with the drag as a sea-anchor4 ,the danger will be when she gets broadside to the sea1 but it will only last a minute or two4 ,it will be a very ticklish minute2 but if she lives through it1 we shall probably ride the gale out safely4 ,have we got to try it8 asked ,tom4 ,it is the only thing we can do4 ,if we keep on scudding1 we are certain to be swamped2 but if she doesn't ship any heavy sea while the drag is bringing her up1 we shall be pretty safe4 ,then we'll do it1 said ,tom2 and ,i suppose the sooner we do it1 the better4 ,all right1 returned ,charley4 ,take the halyards1 and take a turn around your waists1 so that you won't get washed overboard4 ,now1 when ,i give the word1 heave the drag overboard1 and stand clear of the cable1 for it may catch you by the legs4 ,are you all ready8 ,ready1 answered ,tom and ,harry4 ,then haul down the jib1 ,joe1 just as quick as possible1 and the minute it's down1 hang on to the mast as tight as you can4 ,heave away that drag4 ,the drag was overboard just as the jib came down4 ,the cable ran out swiftly1 and the moment the boat felt the strain of the drag1 she began to swing around toward the wind4 ,charley helped her with his oar1 working at it with frantic energy4 ,a kind ,providence befriended them1 and during the long minute--which seemed at least five minutes to the anxious boys--while the ,ghost was in the trough of the sea1 hardly a drop of water came aboard her4 ,the danger was over when the boat's bow was presented to the gale1 and ,charley1 ceasing his efforts with the oar1 exclaimed1 in a reverent tone1 ,thank ,god6 and then called the boys to come into the cockpit and make themselves comfortable4 ,as long as the cable holds1 and the drag doesn't break up1 we are as safe as if we were ashore1 said he1 gayly4 ,taking in the now useless oar1 and lashing the helm amidships1 ,charley crept into the cockpit1 where his companions joined him4 ,they got out a box of sardines1 and with the remains of a loaf of bread1 they made a comfortable supper4 ,the spray occasionally flew over the bow1 and slapped the canvas1 but the cockpit remained perfectly dry4 ,what do you think about the drag8 ,is it going to hold together8 asked ,tom1 when the supper had made him feel a little more comfortable1 and the gale seemed to his imagination less terribly dangerous4 ,it's well made1 and the only danger about it is that the oar may break4 ,even if it does1 the weight of the cannon will keep the gaff perpendicular1 and there will be enough of the drag left to keep us head to the sea4 ,the cable is strong1 and ,i don't believe we are pulling hard enough on it to snap it4 ,i think we can feel perfectly easy1 and ,i'm going to turn in and have a good sleep4 ,tom1 will you keep your head out of the cabin1 and keep your eyes open for the next two hours1 and then call ,harry to relieve you8 ,we must have somebody on the look-out4 ,don't we need a light too8 asked ,tom4 ,of course we do4 ,will that lantern of yours burn in this wind1 ,harry8 ,it ought to4 ,it's warranted to burn in any weather2 at least that's what the advertisement says4 ,then light it1 and hang it up alongside of the mast4 ,you'll have to lash it to the mast1 or it will swing round and smash against it4 ,call me if you see a ship's light anywhere1 or if the weather gets worse1 or anything happens4 ,come on1 ,joe2 let's have four hours of good sleep1 and we shall turn out in first-rate spirits4 ,so saying1 the young ,captain wrapped himself in his blanket1 and was asleep long before ,joe yielded to weariness1 rather than sleepiness1 and sank into an uneasy slumber4 ,when ,charley was called four hours later by ,harry1 he found that there was little change in the weather4 ,the wind was still howling as fiercely as ever1 and the sea was at least as heavy as it had been1 although the effect of the drag was to break the seas that were sweeping down on the ,ghost1 so that she really felt them rather less than she had when running before the wind4 ,charley refilled the lantern1 which had nearly burned out1 examined the cable and the ring-bolt to which it was fastened to see if he could find any signs of weakness1 and then1 going aft1 sat down and thought over the situation4 ,he felt confident that the gale1 which had come up so suddenly and fiercely1 would blow itself out in the course of the next twelve hours1 and he had little doubt that the boat would live through it4 ,but the morning would certainly find the ,ghost far out of sight of land1 without a compass1 and with only a small supply of food and water4 ,if the sky should be clear1 he could judge of the points of the compass by the sun2 but it would be impossible to get the gaff on board again1 and without it the boat would hardly be able to beat to windward in case the direction of the wind should not change4 ,there was1 however1 a good chance that some vessel bound to ,new ,york would pick the boys up1 and perhaps tow in the ,ghost4 ,while he felt that the danger of foundering was probably over1 ,charley could not conceal from himself that the situation was not a very encouraging one1 but he never thought of losing his courage2 and though he felt the responsibility of his position as the one to whom his young comrades looked for counsel and orders1 he was calm and cheerful1 for he knew he was doing his duty to the best of his ability4 ,he did not call ,joe1 when the latter's turn came to come on deck1 for he was anxious to see the sun rise1 and he knew that ,joe needed sleep4 ,the sun rose just where he had supposed it would1 and a short time afterward the wind perceptibly lessened its violence4 ,at six o'clock he called the other boys1 and told them the welcome news that the gale had broken1 and that fair weather could not be far off4 ,where does all this water come from8 demanded ,harry1 as he awoke to find that he was lying in a pool of water4 ,did we ship a sea last night after ,i went to sleep8 ,she may be leaking a little1 replied ,charley4 ,pump her out1 somebody1 and we'll soon find out if she leaks4 ,tom pumped for ten or twelve minutes1 and freed the ,ghost of water2 but before breakfast was over1 the water again made its appearance4 ,she's sprung a leak sure enough1 said ,harry4 ,the pump throws the water out faster than it comes in1 replied ,charley1 and that kind of a leak will never sink her4 ,she has strained a little in this sea1 but ,i don't think she will leak any worse than she is leaking now4 ,but the leak was a more serious matter than the boys supposed that it was4 ,it increased slowly but surely1 and by ten o'clock it became necessary to pump the boat out every half-hour4 ,don't be worried about it1 ,charley said to ,joe1 who was becoming alarmed at the rapidity with which the water flowed into the ,ghost4 ,if the pump won't keep her free1 we can all get to work and bail4 ,a boat that four fellows and a pump couldn't keep afloat would be worse than a sieve4 ,still1 the leak was not a pleasant thing1 and ,charley was not quite so careless about it as he seemed to be4 ,both the wind and sea had now gone down very decidedly1 and the boys were hoping that before long they would be able to set the mainsail4 ,it is true that they had no gaff1 but by hooking the throat halyards into the corner of the sail1 it could be converted into a rude leg-of-mutton sail1 with the peak dangling and flapping in the air4 ,toward noon a two-masted vessel came in sight1 directly to leeward of them1 though too far off for them to make out her rig4 ,they watched her carefully for an hour1 and could not see that her position changed in the least1 except that the distance between her and the ,ghost was diminishing4 ,boys1 said ,charley1 ,i think we can venture to cut loose from the drag1 and run down to that vessel under the jib4 ,i think ,i can make out her jib-boom now1 and if ,i'm not mistaken she's steering westerly4 ,very likely we can get her ,captain to lend us a compass1 or perhaps he can give us something that will do for a gaff4 ,and have we got to abandon our own gaff1 and the cannon1 and the rubber blanket8 inquired ,harry4 ,there is too much sea for us to run the risk of trying to get them on board again1 answered ,charley4 ,i'm sorry to lose the cannon1 for it did us good service in ,hempstead ,bay2 but we shall never see it again4 ,run up the jib1 ,joe1 and1 ,tom1 you get hold of the cable and walk aft with it1 so as to give the boat a sheer to port4 ,we want to be quick about it1 and ,joe must have the hatchet ready to cut the cable the moment the jib fills4 ,the manoeuvre was successfully accomplished1 and the ,ghost ran down toward the strange vessel4 ,as she neared the stranger1 the latter proved to be a deserted brig4 ,her sails were all furled except the maintopsail1 which had blown out of the bolt-ropes1 and she was evidently water-logged1 for she was very low in the water1 and occasionally a wave seemed to wash clear over her1 as she rolled in the trough of the sea4 ,we've wasted our time1 cried ,tom4 ,she's worse off than we are4 ,that may be1 said ,charley1 but ,i think we had better try to get on board of her4 ,she isn't going to sink1 for she must have had all the water in her that she will hold a long while ago4 ,let's board her anyhow1 and see if we can get a compass4 ,illustration3 ,,boarding ,,the ,,water-,,logged ,,brig4 ,it was a delicate matter to board the brig with the sea that was still running4 ,the ,ghost was brought around her stern1 and near enough to her main-chains for ,tom to leap into them with a rope in his hand1 while ,charley1 using an oar as a fender1 prevented the brig and the boat from coming together4 ,the rope1 which was the peak halyard1 used as a painter1 was made fast to the brig1 and then the ,ghost was carefully hauled up1 until ,harry was near enough to jump4 ,the same process was repeated until the other two boys had joined ,tom and ,harry1 and then the ,ghost was permitted to drift away as far as her painter would let her4 ,climbing into the main-rigging1 so as to be out of the reach of the water1 the boys remained long enough to see that the seas which came on board the brig were not heavy enough to be dangerous4 ,she was apparently a ,french vessel1 and ,charley thought that she was probably loaded with timber4 ,the quarter-deck was dry1 except for the spray which now and then flew over it1 and the boys felt no fear in coming down from the rigging1 and looking into the binnacle to see if the compass was still there4 ,the moment ,charley saw the compass1 he cried out3 ,boys1 the wind has changed1 and is very nearly southeast4 ,what do you say to sailing the brig into ,new ,york1 and getting a pile of salvage money8 ,will she sail8 asked ,tom4 ,can we sail her8 asked ,harry4 ,she's awfully wet1 remarked ,joe4 ,i think we can sail her into port if the wind holds1 and her steering gear is all right1 as it looks to be4 ,i say let's try it4 ,we can tow the ,ghost1 and she will always be ready for us if we want to abandon the brig4 ,don't let's decide in a hurry1 said ,tom4 ,it will be slow work getting this water-logged vessel into ,new ,york1 and ,i don't believe we have fresh-water enough to last us more than two days longer4 ,there's a water cask on deck right in plain sight1 exclaimed ,charley4 ,i can see from here that the bung is in1 so it must have fresh-water in it4 ,hold on till ,i try the wheel4 ,there6 ,i told you so4 ,the rudder and steering gear are all right4 ,now if you'll agree to try what we can do with the brig1 ,i'll jump up and loose the fore-topsail1 and we'll have it set in a jiffy4 ,come1 now1 it's a splendid chance for us1 and we ought not to lose it4 ,go ahead1 ,charley1 cried the boys1 catching their leader's enthusiasm4 ,give us our orders1 and we'll sail the brig in if we can do it4 ,then come forward with me1 and we'll set the head-sails1 and get her out of the trough of the sea4 ,,to ,,be ,,continued4 ',,tis ,,hard ,,to ,,believe4 ,,by ,,margaret ,,eytinge4 ,very-warm was the day1 very drowsy and still1 ,and the farmer sat reading the news2 ,and the wife of the farmer was milking the cow1 ,and his eldest son blacking his shoes2 ,and the ma of the farmer was on the back porch ,making apple and blackberry pies1 ,with the farmer's wee girl in a chair by her side1 ,looking at her with sleepy blue eyes4 ,and the maid in the kitchen was washing the plates1 ,with many ,oh1 dears6 and ,oh1 mys6 ,and the house-dog was lying upon the door-mat1 ,a-lazily snapping at flies1 ,when some ,naps1 just escaped from the country of ,nod1 ,came noiselessly flying that way2 ,and the funniest pranks that small ,naps ever played1 ,in a moment they managed to play4 ,from the hands of the farmer the paper they snatched1 ,from his head jerked the kerchief of silk2 ,and they tumbled his wife from her stool 'gainst the cow1 ,and away went the pail of new milk4 ,they jogged the boy's elbow1 and up flew his arm1 ,and the blacking splashed over his nose2 ,and they charmed the poor maid with a nice little dream1 ,and then dropped a big plate on her toes4 ,close together they brought ,pompey's teeth with a bang1 ,just catching the tip of his tongue2 ,and the ma of the farmer they teased1 till at last ,half her fruit in the garden she flung4 ,and they closed ,baby's eyes1 and she slid from the chair1 ,and lay on the floor in a heap2 ,and yet these same ,naps1 though 'tis hard to believe1 ,are the children of quiet ,dame ,sleep4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,fair ,,exchange4--,,from ,a ,,painting ,,by ,,meyer ,,von ,,bremen4 ,,taking ,,his ,,place4 ,,by ,,lillie ,e4 ,,barr4 ,oh1 ,charlie6 ,why did you do it8 ,on my birthday too6 ,i am so sorry1 for now you will miss all the fun of the ,fourth4 ,and as she spoke1 ,mary sat down1 dangling her broad hat by one string1 and looked disconsolately at her brother1 who had been sent to bed as a punishment4 ,how was ,i to know that just a little bunch of fire-crackers like that was going to smash the goblet8 ,i did not think it would do anything but just lift it up some4 ,who told you to do such a thing1 ,charlie8 ,nobody2 ,i thought of it myself4 ,oh dear6 ,i wish ,i had a grandma1 or an aunt1 or somebody like that6 ,what for1 ,charlie8 ,i am sure nobody could be half so good as mamma4 ,i like grandmas and aunts4 ,eddie ,bates has a grandmamma1 and she always gets him out of scrapes2 and ,tom ,taylor has an aunt that does lots of things for him4 ,people ought not to get married if they don't have mothers and sisters to make grandmas and aunts for fellows who are always getting blamed for nothing at all4 ,but1 ,charlie1 you did break the glass4 ,no1 ,i didn't either2 the fire-crackers broke it4 ,oh1 dear6 dear6 ,i wish there wasn't any ,fourth of ,july1 nor fire-crackers1 nor nothing6 ,what's the use of fire-crackers1 if a fellow can't fire them off8 ,it was real mean to let me spend all my money on fire-crackers1 and then not let me have any fun with them4 ,there's my pin-wheel too4 ,i promised ,bates to fasten it to the top of the highest clothes-pole in his back yard to-night4 ,i am so sorry1 ,charlie dear6 ,and1 ,mary1 ,i am so dreadfully hot4 ,i have got a raging fever2 ,i know ,i have4 ,why do you not say you are sorry8 suggested ,mary4 ,didn't ,i say so8--over1 and over1 and over4 ,and father just said he thought bed was the best place for boys who exploded fire-crackers under goblets4 ,if ,i was a father1 and wanted to kill a boy1 ,i'd do it out and out1 and not roast him to death in bed on a ,fourth of ,july4 ,i wouldn't for millions of dollars send a poor boy to bed on his sister's eighth birthday4 ,but what particular attention was due to his sister's eighth birthday ,charlie did not explain4 ,you knew the crackers would break the goblet4 ,no1 ,i didn't2 ,i never saw them smash one4 ,didn't they bang1 though8 ,and at the recollection ,charlie's eyes grew bright1 and a delighted expression illumined his sombre little face4 ,the next moment1 however1 he was crying bitterly2 and ,mary1 having watched him a moment1 ran down stairs1 just in time to stop her father as he was going out4 ,papa1 please forgive ,charlie4 ,he is so sorry1 and he wants to go out so much6 ,he must have a lesson1 ,mary1 that will teach him not to be so destructive4 ,but he added1 smiling1 ,if you choose to take his place1 ,charlie may go out4 ,mary bounded away to her brother's room4 ,papa says you may go out1 ,charlie4 ,get up1 dear4 ,charlie needed no second bidding1 and he asked no questions4 ,five minutes later he was explaining to ,eddie ,bates the principles upon which he had blown a goblet all to smithereens in his back yard4 ,what a glorious ,fourth it was6 ,charlie did not go home until tea-time4 ,he would not have gone then1 but that his pin-wheel and the rockets were under his clean shirts in the bottom drawer of his bureau1 and must be gone for4 ,up stairs he ran1 as gay as a cricket1 and burst into his room4 ,let me see2 they are in this one4 ,bother6 ,where did ,i put them8 ,what are you looking for1 ,charlie8 ,what are you doing in bed8 ,taking your place4 ,what6 ,papa said if ,i would take your place1 you might go out2 and girls do not care much about the ,fourth of ,july1 said ,mary1 cheerily4 ,and you have been in bed all day8 ,of course2 papa said you were to stay in bed all day1 and ,i am taking your place4 ,but you are not me4 ,but ,i am your substitute4 ,oh1 ,mary1 you dear1 dear1 darling sister6 you are better than all the grandmothers and aunts in the world3 catch them going to bed a whole day for a fellow6 cried ,charlie1 kissing her proudly4 ,i am very1 very glad ,i took your place1 ,charlie4 ,you get up now1 ,mary1 and ,i'll give you my pin-wheel and my rockets1 and you and ,ella ,bates can fire them all off4 ,i wouldn't be so mean as to let you lie there any longer1 said ,charlie1 beginning to remove his coat4 ,that will do1 ,charlie1 said papa1 coming into the room4 ,get up1 my little daughter2 ,charlie has learned his lesson1 ,i am sure4 ,indeed ,i have1 papa1 and ,i am real sorry4 ,that same evening ,eddie ,bates was boasting to a crowd of boys about his grandmother having saved him from an evening of sorrow in his own room1 when ,charlie spoke up3 ,grandmas and aunts are all well enough1 boys1 but sisters are a heap better4 ,you just listen4 ,and in a voice of pride and love he related his sister's generous act4 ,and the gay little crowd gave ,mary three cheers and a tiger1 besides firing off nine starry rockets simultaneously in her honor4 ,,bobby ,,boy ,,and ,,robin ,,bird4 ,,by ,,kitty ,,clover4 ,oh1 ,robin1 ,robin bird1 ,wise as wise can be1 ,why do you sit on the chestnut bough1 ,nodding your head at me8 ,haven't you any work to do1 ,hopping about all day8 ,is it the whole of a ,robin's life ,to whistle1 and eat1 and play8 ,oh1 ,bobby1 ,bobby boy1 ,why shouldn't ,i look at you8 ,if ,i am only a little bird1 ,i have plenty of work to do4 ,don't you whistle1 and eat1 and play1 ,and play1 and whistle1 and eat8 ,don't ,i see you at breakfast-time1 ,and out in the sunny street8 ,yes1 but ,robin1 ,robin bird1 ,i study as well as play2 ,i'm half-way through my spelling-book1 ,and many a lesson ,i say2 ,but you don't have any books to read1 ,a life that you must enjoy2 ,i wish ,i was only a ,robin bird1 ,instead of a ,bobby boy4 ,ah1 ,bobby1 ,bobby boy1 ,you don't know what you say2 ,there's nobody longing to eat you up1 ,whenever you go to play2 ,there's nobody ready to hunt your nest1 ,and steal your innocent brood1 ,or shoot you at sight with a horrid gun ,if you venture into the wood4 ,but yonder the cat sits blinking ,her great green eyes1 you see2 ,she'd break every bone in my body ,if she got her claws on me4 ,i never can be any other ,than only a ,robin1 you know1 ,while you1 perhaps1 from a little boy1 ,a tall1 strong man1 will grow1 ,and maybe win fame and honor1 ,wherever your name is heard1 ,while my greatest-grandson ,robin ,will be nothing but a bird4 ,so don't be idly wishing1 ,for ,god knew best1 you see1 ,when ,he made you a pretty ,bobby boy1 ,instead of a ,robin like me4 ,illustration3 ,,queen ,,elizabeth ,,at ,,the ,,age ,,of ,,sixteen4--,,from ,a ,,painting ,,by ,,millais4 ,,queen ,,elizabeth',s ,,youth4 ,elizabeth ,tudor1 the famous ,queen1 was born ,september #g1 #aecc1 at a beautiful palace on the ,thames1 at ,greenwich4 ,her father was the cruel ,henry ,,viii41 the husband of six wives in succession2 her mother1 the fair1 unfortunate ,anne ,boleyn4 ,her birth was the occasion of a splendid ceremony4 ,at her baptism the ,lord ,mayor of ,london and his officers came in state to ,greenwich1 clad in gold and purple4 ,the nobility and the clergy assembled1 and brought rich gifts of gold1 silver1 and jewels4 ,the trumpets sounded1 the people cheered1 and the infant princess was brought back to the palace with blazing torches by a crowd of gayly clad attendants4 ,for nearly three years she was looked upon as the heir to the crown2 a palace was given her1 and she seemed destined only to good fortune4 ,but now her cruel father cut off her mother ,anne ,boleyn's head1 and married another4 ,elizabeth was neglected1 and was left without clothes1 and almost without food4 ,she hath neither gown1 nor kirtle1 nor petticoat1 wrote her governess of her1 and no meat at home4 ,her father forgot his child1 and seemed almost to desire that she might die1 like her mother4 ,his third wife1 ,jane ,seymour1 died1 leaving a son ,edward1 who was to be ,king of ,england4 ,elizabeth was now treated with kindness1 and formed a strong affection for her young brother4 ,she was about four years older than he was4 ,as they grew up1 they were educated together in the same palace1 and had the same tutors4 ,they studied ,greek1 ,latin1 ,italian1 ,french1 and learned to write well4 ,at twelve1 ,elizabeth could compose in ,french and ,italian2 and when ,edward was about twelve1 he began to keep a journal1 which is still read with pleasure4 ,their elder sister1 ,mary ,tudor1 afterward the cruel ,queen1 was sometimes with them4 ,their father1 ,henry ,,viii41 gave them excellent teachers1 and they lived in happiness together for several years4 ,but ,henry had in the mean time divorced one wife 7,anne of ,cleves71 cut off the head of another 7,katharine ,howard71 and finally married a widow1 ,katharine ,parr1 who outlived him4 ,he died in #aedg4 ,when the news of his death was brought to ,elizabeth and ,edward1 who were in the room together1 they burst into floods of tears4 ,edward went up to ,london and became ,king at nine years of age4 ,elizabeth fell into bad health1 grew pale and thin1 and for many months seemed scarcely to hope for life4 ,she wrote sometimes to ,edward1 and their fondness for each other still continued4 ,she grew up tall1 fair1 her eyes blue1 her hair red or auburn1 her nose prominent1 her manners pleasant and attractive4 ,she played on the viol1 danced1 sang1 read ,greek1 spoke ,latin easily1 and was fond of literature2 she made translations from the ,italian1 and was one of the most intelligent persons of the time4 ,at this period she dressed very plainly1 and lived a studious life4 ,in #aeec ,edward died1 at sixteen4 ,mary1 his elder sister1 became ,queen1 and at one moment wished to put ,elizabeth to death4 ,she was carried to the ,tower1 passed through the ,traitor's ,gate1 and was a prisoner for many months4 ,at last ,mary relented1 and set her free4 ,mary died in #aeeh1 and ,elizabeth became ,queen of ,england4 ,her life can scarcely be called a happy one1 for she was in constant danger of assassination1 and her enemies on all sides threatened to deprive her of her crown4 ,her chief rival and foe was her second cousin1 ,mary ,queen of ,scots4 ,mary was ,queen of ,scotland1 and claimed to be ,queen of ,england4 ,she said ,elizabeth had no right to the throne4 ,mary was suspected of murdering her husband ,darnley1 was driven from ,scotland by the people1 and became ,elizabeth's prisoner for nineteen years4 ,she was always plotting against her cousin2 sometimes she planned the assassination of the ,queen with the discontented ,english1 and sometimes she called upon the ,kings of ,france and ,spain to invade ,england1 and place her on its throne4 ,mary's long captivity and various misfortunes have made her an object of lasting interest4 ,like all the ,tudors1 she was very intelligent and very cruel4 ,elizabeth kept her for nineteen years a state prisoner in different castles4 ,at last1 when some new plot was discovered1 it was thought necessary to put her to death4 ,elizabeth signed the order for her cousin's execution with tears and hesitation4 ,she had1 no doubt1 some humanity4 ,soon after1 ,philip ,,ii4 of ,spain sent the great ,armada to conquer ,england and destroy ,elizabeth2 but the brave ,english sailors defeated the ,spaniards1 and the great fleet was dashed to pieces on the coasts of ,scotland and ,ireland4 ,elizabeth's reign was a very famous one4 ,shakspeare and ,spenser were its poets1 ,bacon1 ,cecil1 and ,raleigh its active leaders4 ,the ,queen was always fond of reading1 and spoke ,latin to the students at ,oxford4 ,but she grew vain1 proud1 and forgot her early simplicity4 ,at sixteen1 she had worn only plain clothes1 and lived in quiet study2 at sixty1 she covered herself with laces1 brocades1 and satins1 and left1 at her death1 three thousand costly dresses and eighty wigs4 ,she never married2 and when she died1 in #afjc1 ,james ,i41 the son of her cousin and rival1 ,mary ,queen of ,scots1 became ,king4 ,begun in ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people ,no4 #hg1 ,june #bh4 ,,aunt ,,ruth',s ,,temptation4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,,john ,,lillie4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,i suppose it was the excitement of the performance which1 a little later1 roused me to some enjoyment of the evening4 ,we had a merry tea party in our costumes before the play began1 and when it came my turn to appear1 ,i found employment enough for all my senses4 ,i must own to no small discomfiture when ,i found myself upon the stage4 ,i had expected to make quite a success1 but the crowd of faces1 the lights1 the consciousness of being listened to1 perhaps the guilty burden on my heart and soul1 confused me4 ,i spoke and acted very badly1 and tears of vexation were in my eyes when ,i left the stage4 ,don't be so frightened1 ,ruth1 ,mr4 ,ludlow whispered4 ,it really is of no great consequence what people think of it1 you know4 ,so the play continued4 ,the great success of the evening was ,kate's1 and it was due to her playing a part which all the audience knew was like her own3 a loving1 unselfish1 charitable woman1 whose part it was to bring about a happy ending to the little play4 ,kate had thought so little of herself and her own part in the play that she seemed surprised and confused by the applause and congratulations4 ,everybody was in good spirits when we went down to supper1 and all had so much to say to each other about the play that for a few moments ,i felt somewhat neglected4 ,i stood near a window in the supper-room1 concealed from view by heavy curtains1 and now that the play was over1 ,i realized fully the wickedness of the thing ,i had done4 ,as ,i stood there1 bitterly regretting that ,i had not obeyed my father's instructions1 ,i could not help overhearing a portion of a conversation that was held just outside the heavy draperies behind which ,i stood4 ,a lady's voice1 that was at first unfamiliar to me1 said1 ,yes1 she has wonderfully fine qualities1 but she is eaten up with selfishness4 ,i think it such a dreadful shame4 ,why1 all ,c---- talks of the way ,winifred is sacrificed to her4 ,i can not believe she is naturally so selfish1 the other voice said1 and ,i recognized it as ,mr4 ,ludlow's4 ,it is true1 she never seems to consider any one but herself1 but ,i think it is the fault of her education4 ,but1 persisted the other voice1 which ,i now remembered was that of ,mrs4 ,judson's sister--a lady who lived in ,new ,york1 and was a great friend of ,cousin ,mary's--but you don't know the life poor ,winny leads1 so shut up1 hard-worked with those children1 never given any sort of amusement1 while ,ruth grasps everything2 and now ,i hear that ,winifred is very ill4444 ,more was said1 but ,i lost the words4 ,the lady moved away2 ,mr4 ,ludlow remained standing by the table4 ,i could hear the music in the distance1 and the sounds of laughter and merry-making jarred upon me painfully4 ,finally ,i thrust back the curtains1 and stood before ,mr4 ,ludlow1 the tears streaming down my cheeks4 ,oh1 ,mr4 ,ludlow1 ,i exclaimed1 brokenly1 it is all true2 ,i am just that--a miserable1 selfish girl4 ,and flinging myself into a chair1 ,i put my head down upon the table1 giving way to a fresh burst of tears4 ,mr4 ,ludlow did not speak for a moment2 he let me weep silently4 ,then ,i felt his hand on my head4 ,i am not sorry you overheard us1 ,ruthie1 he said1 in his kindest voice4 ,perhaps1 dear child1 this was the lesson you needed4 ,i shook my head1 and sobbed freshly4 ,oh1 but you don't know all6 ,i exclaimed4 ,i have been so bad6 ,i am not only selfish1 but a liar4 ,he started1 but his hand on my head only moved slightly2 then its gentle pressure was renewed1 and he said1 quietly1 ,tell me all about it1 ,ruth4 ,stop2 come up stairs to my own sitting-room4 ,you can talk quietly there4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,mr4 ,,ludlow',s ,,study--,,drawn ,,by ,e4 ,a4 ,,abbey4 ,i followed him gladly enough4 ,mr4 ,ludlow's little den was a very sacred place to all of us4 ,there we knew that he read and wrote and studied4 ,i had only seen the room once from the doorway4 ,i did not remember what ,i now noticed1 with a start1 that above the mantel hung an exquisite crayon of ,hunt's ,light of the ,world4 ,there were candles lighted on either side of it1 and their gleam touched the ,divine face tenderly4 ,i never forgot just that moment4 ,i needed so to feel ,his mercy1 and here ,i seemed to read it1 with love and compassion as well4 ,mr4 ,ludlow made me sit down1 and ,i told my story1 and then ,i wrung my hands1 and asked1 miserably1 what was ,i to do4 ,he was very grave and earnest and kind1 and said words which ,i yet hold as counsels for daily life2 but he took the case into his own hands kindly4 ,of course1 he said1 ,i must go home at once4 ,he asked me if he might call ,kate up stairs1 and counsel with her4 ,i assented gladly1 and ,i think he told ,kate all about it before she came into the room1 for she had her advice all ready4 ,she said that ,i could go home by an early morning train1 and leave her to explain my sudden departure to the girls4 ,and another time1 ,ruthie1 she said1 you will come and have a longer visit4 ,she said very little of my fault2 but late that night1 after all the merry-making was over1 she came and knelt beside me1 and we prayed a little together4 ,after all1 that miserable day had held moments which were to be life-long influences4 ,it was arranged that ,mr4 ,ludlow should take me home1 and after a few hours' sleep1 ,kate wakened me4 ,i went down in the early morning to a little breakfast1 and then started off with my kind friend4 ,i never shall forget that journey4 ,my heart beat with nervous apprehension as we neared home4 ,mr4 ,ludlow had telegraphed ahead1 and the boy with papa's gig was waiting4 ,in answer to my inquiries1 he said ,miss ,winny was very ill1 and at the house door papa's face confirmed my fears4 ,shall ,i ever forget my feelings as ,i entered ,winny's room1 and saw her lying on her bed1 so changed that she turned nearly sightless eyes upon me4 ,oh1 how ,i hated myself for all the trouble ,i had given her6 ,days and nights passed as though in a dream1 and through ,god's mercy ,winny lived1 but never to be very strong and well1 never to entirely resume her old place at our head4 ,kate ,ludlow came up and nursed her through those many weeks4 ,she taught me many things to do1 and contrived to place a great deal in my hands4 ,i think it was a year later1 when ,winny had gone off to the country with the ,ludlows1 that ,i received a package from ,mr4 ,ludlow containing an engraving like the one in his room4 ,with it were the following lines3 ,,dear ,,ruth1--,will you keep this from me in remembrance of last year1 and as a sign that ,i believe you will keep your high resolves8 ,when ,i bring ,winny home1 ,i shall have something to tell you4 ,and so he had4 ,a week later he and ,winny arrived1 and almost the first thing she did was to put her arms about me and tell me the news4 ,she was engaged to be married to my kind friend4 99 99 99 99 99 ,aunt ,ruth paused in her story4 ,evening had come on while she finished it1 and the room was too dark for us to see her face4 ,and so she married him8 ,i asked4 ,yes1 dear1 said ,aunt ,ruth1 and you all know what happiness she has had4 ,so you see my temptation ended in ,winny's peace4 ,we were silent a moment1 and then ,aunt ,ruth said3 ,my story ought to help all of you a little1 girls1 one way or another4 ,try1 resolve1 and you can all conquer4 ,,the ,,end4 ,,cooking ,,clubs4 ,illustration ,this is a fac-simile of a dainty note that ,i received one afternoon last month4 ,as ,i looked at the wee1 plump cook1 in her cap and apron1 tossing a ball in a frying-pan in the upper corner of the invitation1 and the tiny cook merrily footing a jig in the lower corner1 and then spied along the bottom the guests and musicians running for the special midnight train1 ,i wondered whether these little ,jersey maids were going to prepare us a wonderful supper1 dance while it was baking1 boiling1 and cooling1 invite us to partake of it1 and then vanish1 leaving us to scurry home like belated fairies fearing the dawn4 ,illustration3 ,,two ,,eggs1 ,,well ,,beaten1 ,,one ,,cup ,,sugar-- ,a few days afterward ,i was being borne rapidly along toward ,morristown in the train1 now flying past loveliest stretches of woodland1 catching glimpses of brown pools and flashes of silver brooks1 and anon past meadows golden with buttercups1 and fields snowed under by daisies3 and was there ever so pretty a sight8 ,yes1 in the dressing-room of the hall where the five-and-forty young maidens1 white capped and robed like daisies--or1 no1 they made me think of doves--were cooing and preening their white feathers--beg pardon1 their white ribbons--for their ball3 that was a prettier sight4 ,among the hundreds of pretty girls who attended the ball we knew our cooking maidens by their caps1 and a sign1 for each one wore a tiny griddle or a frying-pan or a toasting-fork fastened to her dress1 and besides that a great ball of red and white roses hanging from her belt4 ,illustration3 ,,don',t ,,let ,,it ,,burn4 ,this was their first ball1 and how do you think the young maiden cooks trimmed their ball-room8 ,with bunches of roses and radishes1 leeks and lilies1 and all sorts of homely herbs twisted and twined around pots and kettles1 griddles and saucepans1 all full-sized1 and shining new from the tin shops4 ,now don't laugh3 it was very pretty and proper too that these utensils should be raised to their ancient dignity4 ,why1 once upon a time1 very long ago1 of course1 cooking utensils were made of bronze and silver and gold1 and ,kings and ,queens delighted to cook their own meals1 and professional cooks rode in carriages1 as ,i hope these young cooks may--or do4 ,what ,i wish to tell is how this association originated1 and something about other cooking clubs4 ,well1 about five years ago1 a dozen school-girls put their wise young heads together for a grave consultation4 ,i will not tell you what solemn things were said on this occasion1 but they decided that it was the duty of every girl to know how to cook1 especially such things as clairs1 puffs1 tarts1 and jellies1 so necessary to the happiness of every well-ordered household2 and also1 because learning to peel potatoes1 prepare vegetables and meats1 and to dress salads--all important things1 too1 in a household--would1 be very dull and dry work1 it was moved and carried that1 after eating supper1 they should always have music1 dancing1 charades1 or tableaux to cheer them up4 ,the first meeting was held at the home of one of their number2 the lady of the house and ,dinah the cook amiably giving up the kitchen and the dining-room1 with their treasures1 for the purpose4 ,illustration3 ,,laying ,,the ,,cloth4 ,it was a pleasant sight to see a dozen young girls in snowy caps and aprons1 note-book and pencil in hand1 with a grave expression on their rosy countenances as they seated themselves to listen to their acknowledged leader1 who was to announce the orders of the day4 ,i am not going to tell you much about their disappointments4 ,i will only say they were determined to master one of the most important duties in life for girls--so they all said4 ,at first too many girls would put their fingers in the pie at a time1 so to speak2 consequently the meringues would not froth properly1 the croquettes would fall apart1 and the biscuits resemble dough4 ,but they had the dancing to encourage them1 added to the thought of duty2 so they persevered1 until at last one might peep into one of the loveliest dining-rooms1 now their head-quarters1 and really feel tempted by the goodly array of dishes4 ,the head cook not long since declared to me that she could peel potatoes1 prepare vegetables and salads1 and--,but there1 ,i can not give a list of all her culinary accomplishments2 it would be too long4 ,from a small club of school-girls the affair has assumed the dignity of an association numbering nearly fifty young ladies4 ,but what has all this to do with the ball8 you may ask4 ,illustration3 ,,washing ,,dishes4 ,the ball was the crowning event of the association's long existence of five years2 in fact1 it was a sort of culinary ,commencement1 and the graduates now commence life as ,maidens of ,arts--culinary arts1 of course4 ,they have made their courtesy to the world1 and now retire4 ,early in ,september or ,october a new ,maidens' ,association will spring up2 but1 as these dignified ladies of eighteen patronizingly declare1 they will only be little girls--beginners4 ,what a wonderful advantage it is to be so elderly and dignified6 ,similar societies exist in various parts of the country3 among others may be mentioned the ,boston ,saturday ,morning ,cooking ,club1 which has won considerable fame by its culinary exploits2 the ,young ,maidens' ,cooking ,association of ,savannah1 ,georgia2 the ,philadelphia ,cooking ,club2 the ,new ,york2 and a number in the ,west4 ,indeed1 wherever those famous lady cooks ,miss ,juliet ,corson1 ,miss ,parloa1 and ,miss ,dodds have travelled1 giving their interesting lectures1 cooking clubs have sprung up like flowers in their wake4 ,i wonder1 with all their knowledge1 whether any of these coming cooks will ever equal that famous ,roman master of his art who could serve at table a whole pig1 one-half of which was boiled1 and the other roasted1 and stuffed with spiced birds1 eggs1 and delicious nuts8 ,illustration3 ,,our ,,post-,,office ,,box4 ,,woodside1 ,,near ,,lincolnton1 ,,north ,,carolina4 ,i have been thinking that some of the readers of ,,young ,,people would like to hear about ,uncle ,pete1 and perhaps to help my sister ,m---- and myself in the little school which we began with ,pete's eight children for the first pupils4 ,four years ago we moved back to the old farm which had been my father's4 ,the place is now worked by tenants4 ,one of them is a colored man1 who was once our slave1 and has never left us a single day4 ,he used to be a good servant1 and in the years since he has been free he is still the same honest1 faithful man4 ,in the sickness and troubles we have had he has been the kindest of friends1 always doing everything he can for us4 ,when we came back we found a great deal to do1 and many things very much run down1 and ,uncle ,pete was our best helper4 ,there is no school here for colored children to attend1 so we asked him to send his little flock to us on ,sunday afternoons4 ,the little things came gladly1 and learned so well that we told them they might invite any other children who wished to learn to come with them4 ,in a month our school numbered twenty-seven pupils4 ,among them they have only six ,,abc primers1 and two ,new ,testaments4 ,they are very anxious to learn to read and write4 ,if we had the money1 we would like to build a little school-house1 where ,m---- would teach these little folks three times a week1 except in the season when they are busy in the cotton field1 and every ,sunday as well4 ,we could then take a great many more1 who are now sent away for want of room4 ,we will gladly give the land1 all the timber needed1 and the use of our wagon and team1 and ,pete with the other fathers will give labor2 but some money is necessary too1 and we have none4 ,we would now be very glad to receive books1 even old and worn ones1 reward cards1 papers1 and slates1 as well as copies of the ,testament4 ,if we had a small instrument1 ,m----would teach them to sing4 ,any gifts of money or books which may be sent to me will be acknowledged promptly and thankfully4 ,who wants to help ,pete's little ,ida1 and her friends8 ,,mrs4 ,,alice ,,richardson4 ,we have no doubt that many of you will look about the house to see what school-books and cards you have finished using1 and what story-books and ,testaments you can send to these ladies1 who are trying to make the little dark-eyed children on the farm happier and better4 ,very likely some of you will deny yourselves a treat of some kind1 or save money from candies or toys1 that you may lend a hand to ,uncle ,pete in building a little school-house4 ,and if some of you help to buy the little cabinet organ1 why1 if you listen very hard1 you may hear the sweet voices singing1 if not with your ears1 in your hearts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,winnipeg1 ,,manitoba4 ,i was seven years old on ,christmas-day4 ,i can not write well yet1 but mamma is writing this for me4 ,i have two sisters1 ,isabel and ,constance1 and ,i have three cousins here1 so that we have great fun when we play together4 ,we have drives very often out on the lovely green prairies4 ,mamma reads us the stories in ,,young ,,people1 and we are so delighted with them all4 ,we were very sorry when ,mr4 ,stubbs died1 and my sister and ,i hope ,toby got some other pet in his place4 ,i go to school every day4 ,we had games in the ,park on the #bdth of ,may4 ,papa and mamma took us to see them4 ,the funniest was the fat man's race4 ,,ethel ,,wynne4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,indianapolis1 ,,indiana4 ,last fall papa bought a pig1 which we called ,mattie4 ,this spring she had eight little pigs1 and they all died but one4 ,mattie was sick1 and could not take care of it1 so we kept it up stairs1 and fed it from a bottle4 ,one night it got out of its basket1 and ran all over the room1 squealing1 until ,i got up and gave it some milk4 ,i put it in the basket1 covered it up with its blanket1 and thought it would stay there for the rest of the night2 but ,i had hardly crept into bed1 and was just falling asleep1 when ,i heard it squealing again4 ,i said to my sister1 ,i believe that pig is out again2 and so he was4 ,he did not want to go back in the basket1 and we had a great deal of trouble4 ,mamma and papa both had to get up to feed him before morning4 ,,harriet ,s4 ,p4,s4--,the above letter has been lying some time in one of my books1 but ,i think ,i will send it4 ,after ,i wrote it the pig died1 and we buried him in the garden4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bedford ,,station1 ,,westchester ,,co41 ,n4 ,y41 ,june #ag1 #ahha4 ,will some of the readers of ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people help me to obtain 7alive7 some of the caterpillars of the ,cecropia1 ,polypheme1 ,luna1 and ,promethea moths8 ,they are found from ,canada to the ,gulf of ,mexico4 ,the eggs of the first of these are found in the ,southern ,states in ,may1 and in the ,northern ,states in ,june1 are kidney-shaped and white1 and are found on the leaves of apple1 cherry1 and wild plum trees4 ,the caterpillar measures from three to four inches in length1 is light green1 with red warts or knobs with black hairs on them4 ,it is about the size of a woman's middle finger4 ,the caterpillar of the second variety is found on oak1 elm1 and lime trees in ,july and ,august4 ,its body is blue-green1 with orange and purple warts1 its head and feet black4 ,the caterpillar of the third variety is much like the second1 but is found on walnut and hickory trees4 ,the caterpillar of the fourth variety feeds on sassafras-trees4 ,it is large1 like the others1 bluish-green1 except the head1 feet1 and tail1 which are yellow4 ,there are sometimes small wart-like spots on it1 either red or blue4 ,i want the cocoons1 the caterpillars1 and the eggs4 ,the caterpillars can be sent safely by mail1 ,i think1 in a perforated box1 with some of the proper leaves inclosed with them1 unless the distance is too great4 ,,mrs4 ,l4 ,,luquer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,havana1 ,,illinois4 ,we had an evergreen bell for ,christmas1 and this spring we hung it out in the porch1 when some little birds came1 made a nest in it1 laid eggs1 and hatched out little birds4 ,we could stand in the porch and watch the mother bird bring worms to feed her little ones4 ,i am six years old4 ,,jewell ,a4 ,they were cute little birds1 to choose so cozy a place for housekeeping4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bridgeton1 ,,new ,,jersey4 ,i have just the sweetest little sister1 who likes me to play on the piano while she runs around in a circle or dances4 ,but she will dance to only one tune1 and if ,i play any other she sits down on the corner of the sofa1 and waits for me to get through4 ,,hattie ,l4 ,s4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,marysville1 ,,california4 ,i am eleven years old1 and my brother and ,i take ,,young ,,people1 and like it very much4 ,i think ,jimmy ,brown is a very funny boy4 ,i liked ,susie ,kingman's ,decision and ,mildred's ,bargain very much4 ,please1 ,mr4 ,harper1 tell ,jimmy ,brown to relate another of his sad experiences soon4 ,,annie ,b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,pueblo1 ,,colorado4 ,my brothers and sisters and ,i like to read ,,young ,,people4 ,i think ,jimmy ,brown's monkey must have been a remarkable one4 ,,robert ,c4 ,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,chicago1 ,,illinois4 ,my sister and ,i take ,,young ,,people1 and we like it very much4 ,at school one ,friday two girls1 my sister and myself1 read ,susie ,kingman's ,decision1 and our teacher thought it very good4 ,we began ,,young ,,people with ,no4 #ca1 but as my cousin had all the numbers from the first1 ,i read the stories in them4 ,we have made out many of the puzzles1 but have never sent any4 ,i enjoy the letters in the ,post-office ,box4 ,e4 and ,l4 ,b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,springfield1 ,,missouri4 ,i can hardly wait till my grandma1 who lives in ,titusville1 ,pennsylvania1 sends me my ,,young ,,people4 ,i am nine years old1 and my sister ,mattie is seven4 ,we have a darling little canary-bird4 ,it can sing very sweetly4 ,we have taught it to eat from our mouths4 ,its name is ,billy4 ,we think a great deal of our pet4 ,,clintie ,b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,philadelphia1 ,,pennsylvania4 ,i have taken ,,young ,,people ever since the paper was published1 and ,i can hardly wait for ,tuesday morning to come ,i am so anxious to get it4 ,i think that ,toby ,tyler and the ,daisy ,cot are the prettiest of all the stories4 ,next week ,i am going to the country to spend the summer at my grandpa's1 and ,i expect to have a very nice time there4 ,they have horses and cows and chickens and guinea-fowls4 ,i go down to the pasture lot every evening1 and the cows come to me and ,i feed them4 ,last winter ,i went to school for the first time4 ,i studied quite hard1 and ,i took the second prize4 ,it was a dear little silver fan4 ,i am almost eight years old1 and ,i hope to take ,,young ,,people until ,i grow to be a woman4 ,,jennie ,p4 ,m4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,cincinnati1 ,,ohio4 ,i am eleven years old4 ,i have been confined to my bed five weeks to-day4 ,i was out hunting1 and was climbing over a fence1 and as ,i was handing the gun over1 it slipped out of my hands1 and off went ,mister ,gun6 ,it made a hole in my leg1 and one in my arm4 ,it was a pinfire gun4 ,i hope the boys who read this will not handle guns or pistols until they are old enough to take care of them4 ,i will not be able to walk1 even with a crutch1 for six weeks4 ,i do not know what ,i would do without ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people4 ,the ,cruise of the ',ghost' is splendid4 ,i liked ,toby ,tyler4 ,i am making a collection of shells1 coins1 and stamps4 ,we have four little kittens1 and my sister calls the mother cat ,mamma ,lillie or ,muver ,lillie4 ,my father and mother carried me to the window this morning at three o'clock1 and ,i saw the comet4 ,j4 ,t4 ,m4 ,we too hope that the boys who read this letter will heed its warning1 and let fire-arms1 and even toy pistols1 alone4 ,they are dangerous playthings4 ,boys who go on hunting excursions should be accompanied by their fathers or elder brothers2 but while we do not condemn hunting altogether1 we think there are many safer ways of finding out-door pleasures1 without taking the lives of innocent animals1 or periling your own4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,seabright1 ,,new ,,jersey4 ,before the idea was mentioned in ,,young ,,people a society had been started in ,new ,york to collect all sorts of things1 such as preserved sea-weed1 dried grass1 iron1 gold1 and other ores--in fact1 everything except postage stamps4 ,we hold meetings in the fall1 at which all the collections are placed in the society's cabinet1 to be lent for a while4 ,i am the secretary1 and will be happy to give full particulars to any one who may write to me inclosing a three-cent stamp4 ,no girls are admitted1 nor any persons residing out of ,new ,york ,state for over three months at a time4 ,,john ,r4 ,,blake1 ,secretary ,n4 ,y4 ,chapter ,c1 ,agassiz ,association4 ,although you appear to have anticipated our ,young ,people's ,natural ,history ,society1 we will be pleased to have you become a branch of it1 if you wish to do so4 ,your rule with regard to girls seems to us rather arbitrary4 ,girls make good working members of such societies1 and their presence adds much animation to the meetings4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it may perhaps be interesting for your readers to know with how much pleasure ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people is welcomed in far-away countries such as ,holland1 and how even a ,dutch girl is interested in its pretty stories and engravings4 ,i await its arrival as eagerly as any ,american boy or girl1 and the ,post-office ,box is one of its greatest attractions4 ,perhaps some of your readers would like to have photographs representing views from ,holland4 ,i will send them in exchange for any ,american pictures4 ,if correspondents have a special desire for views from particular places of ,holland1 they will please state it in their letters1 and ,i will try to satisfy their demands4 ,e4 ,,molewater1 ,villa ,duna1 ,scheveningen1 ,holland4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the following exchanges are offered by correspondents3 ,postmarks from ,ohio1 ,indiana1 and ,michigan1 for postmarks from any other ,state1 or for ,indian relics4 ,,eugene ,,hunter1 ,wauseon1 ,ohio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,indian arrow-heads1 lead ore1 and mica1 for half-cents and large copper cents of all dates4 ,w4 ,f4 ,,woolard1 ,fairfield1 ,ill4 99 99 99 99 99 ,specimen of rock and earth from the ,state of ,ohio1 for the same from any other ,state4 ,,calvin ,k4 ,,riernan1 ,care of ,b4 ,f4 ,seigley1 ,melmore1 ,ohio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,stamps1 for same4 ,,george ,s4 ,,meredith1 ,oakland1 ,cal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,periwinkles1 small mussel shells1 and petrifications1 for foreign stamps4 ,,frank ,,stivers1 ,liberty1 ,union ,co41 ,ind4 99 99 99 99 99 ,indian tomahawks1 for curiosities of any kind4 ,no foreign stamps wanted4 ,,dellie ,h4 ,,porter1 ,russellville1 ,logan ,co41 ,ky4 99 99 99 99 99 ,soil from ,new ,jersey1 for minerals1 fossils1 or anything good for a museum4 ,,ashbel ,,green1 ,,jun41 ,box #fb1 ,englewood1 ,n4 ,j4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sixteen foreign postage stamps1 for silver or gold ore4 ,f4 ,,mehl1 #aebg ,mount ,vernon ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,penn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,stamps1 postmarks1 butterflies1 or moss1 for sea-shells1 or any curiosity suitable for a museum4 ,,frank ,,ford1 ,middlefield1 ,geauga ,co41 ,ohio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,belgian and ,french1 for stamps from ,russia1 ,norway1 ,turkey1 ,sweden1 ,italy1 ,spain1 and ,greece4 ,no duplicates4 ,,arnold ,,layman1 #daa ,south ,fourth ,st41 ,terre ,haute1 ,ind4 99 99 99 99 99 ,two good books1 for a young spaniel puppy4 ,,moss ,p4 ,,fuller1 ,plattsburg1 ,clinton ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,cryolite from ,greenland1 pure limestone from ,crystal ,cave1 ,bucks ,co41 ,penn41 stamps1 postmarks1 and coins1 for ,indian relics1 curiosities of all kinds1 and old ,united ,states cents and half-cents4 ,,frank ,h4 ,,earp1 #ahbe ,green ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,penn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i will give the following collection of minerals for a good ,indian bow and arrows1 or for a foot-power scroll-saw1 or a good printing-press3 ,agates 7carnelian71 agates 7moss71 asbestos1 chalcedony1 claystone 7concretions71 copper ore1 copper pyrites1 cryolite1 crystals 7quartz71 feldspar1 flint1 fossil wood1 fluor-spar1 galena1 gypsum1 granite1 garnet1 ,iceland-spar1 ,mammoth ,cave 7formations71 marble1 mica 7quartz71 pebble1 satin-spar1 shale-fused rock 7rare71 jasperized wood1 sandstone formations1 iron pyrites1 petrified moss2 also six shells from ,sandwich ,islands1 three shells from ,feejee ,islands1 four shells from ,bermuda ,islands1 six petrified shells1 a trilobite1 a piece of mussel chalk 7,austria71 and some other curiosities4 ,correspondents please write before sending anything4 ,c4 ,h4 ,,leadbetter1 ,,jun41 ,box #ghg1 ,hamilton1 ,ohio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,quartz crystals1 iron ore1 and flint1 for sea curiosities1 or stamps from ,iceland1 ,greenland1 any country in ,africa except ,egypt1 ,argentine ,republic1 and ,central ,america4 ,,charles ,,lansing1 ,plattsburg1 ,clinton ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,offers invited for a pair of base-ball shoes1 size ,no4 #f1 very little worn4 ,,thatcher ,t4 ,p4 ,,luquer1 ,bedford ,station1 ,westchester ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,stamps from ,asia1 ,africa1 ,south ,america1 ,gold ,coast1 ,gambia1 ,mexico1 etc41 also ,chinese coins1 copper ore1 beautiful art cards1 and cards with my name1 for department stamps1 or any besides ,european2 foreign coins1 good ocean curiosities1 or cards1 in any even exchange4 ,indian arrow-heads for twelve stamps1 or anything named above4 ,,lock ,,box #hh1 ,little ,falls1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,two-cent blue and red ,united ,states internal revenue stamps1 for foreign stamps and curiosities4 ,correspondents will please send postal1 stating what they have to exchange1 and the number of stamps they wish4 ,if the exchange is agreeable1 we will forward ours immediately4 ,h4 ,,soper and ,g4 ,,harman1 ,room #ce1 #af ,court ,st41 ,brooklyn1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,thirty foreign stamps1 for five pieces of ,indian or ,mound ,builders' pottery--good specimens4 ,box #ce1 ,atwater1 ,ohio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,soil from ,pennsylvania and water from the ,delaware and ,schuylkill rivers1 for soil and water from any other ,state and river4 ,,katie ,e4 ,,smith1 #bacj ,sharswood ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,penn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sand from ,lake ,ontario1 for different sorts of woods4 ,an ounce for each kind4 ,,robert ,,beach1 ,albion1 ,orleans ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,three hundred postmarks1 all different1 for one good font of type weighing not less than two pounds4 ,r4 ,f4 ,,sheddan1 ,craigsville1 ,orange ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,stamps or postmarks1 for stamps4 ,those from ,mexico1 ,cuba1 ,peru1 and ,iceland especially desired4 ,,harry ,w4 ,,denison1 ,godfrey1 ,madison ,co41 ,ill4 99 99 99 99 99 ,ten postmarks1 for the #g or #ij cent stamp of any ,united ,states department except the ,interior2 or stamps1 for stamps2 and stamps1 for curiosities4 ,no duplicates4 ,,john ,r4 ,,blake1 ,peninsula ,house1 ,seabright1 ,n4 ,j4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one of ,scott's stamp albums1 containing one hundred and forty rare stamps1 some unused1 for a pair of roller skates1 in good condition1 or a miniature yacht or schooner not less than twenty-two inches long1 with a mast and bowsprit4 ,,charles ,e4 ,,develin1 #bjci ,camac ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,penn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,stuffed humming-birds1 for good specimens of gold1 silver1 zinc1 tin1 lead1 and copper ore1 or petrified ferns1 ,indian pottery1 amethysts1 stalactites1 and stalagmites4 ,please write and arrange exchange first4 ,,george ,l4 ,,osgood1 ,,jun41 #b ,divinity ,avenue1 ,cambridge1 ,mass4 99 99 99 99 99 ,shells1 pebbles1 and coral from the ,atlantic ,ocean1 for foreign stamps2 or stamps1 for stamps4 ,,fred ,,houston1 ,monmouth ,beach1 ,atlanticville ,p4 ,o41 ,n4 ,j4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one setting of pure breed golden ,polish hens' eggs1 for stamps4 ,p4 ,o4 ,box #beh1 ,gouverneur1 ,st4 ,lawrence ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,pressed ferns1 for foreign stamps4 ,,etta ,,miller1 ,westport1 ,mendocino ,co41 ,cal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,ocean shells1 for flower seeds or foreign stamps4 ,a specimen of copper ore1 for foreign stamps4 ,w4 ,d4 ,,miller1 ,westport1 ,mendocino ,co41 ,cal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a piece of petrified wood1 a piece of flint1 and spear and arrow heads1 for foreign stamps4 ,,ralph ,,clay1 ,jamestown1 ,va4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a stamp from ,bavaria1 ,austria1 ,germany1 ,france1 ,england1 ,italy1 ,belgium1 or ,canada1 for the same from ,turkey1 ,brazil1 ,mexico1 ,greece1 ,spain1 ,cuba1 ,egypt1 or ,russia4 ,,noah ,t4 ,,coleman1 ,cor4 ,gifford and ,niagara ,sts41 ,syracuse1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,old issues of ,united ,states stamps especially desired for a triangular ,cape ,colony or an #h-;cent registered ,canada stamp2 five stamps of ,italy1 ,france1 ,germany1 ,norway1 ,sweden1 and ,bavaria1 or a ,luxemburg and four other kinds1 for any ,south ,american stamp4 ,,fred ,h4 ,,wilson1 ,p4 ,o4 ,box #aige1 ,joliet1 ,illinois4 ,for other exchanges1 see third page of cover4 99 99 99 99 99 ,until ,september #a1 exchangers will address ,a4 ,eddie ,conover to the care of ,mrs4 ,brainerd1 ,harrison1 ,westchester ,co41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,annie ,c4 ,smith1 ,binghamton1 ,n4 ,y41 and ,harry ,c41 ,bergen ,point1 ,n4 ,j41 withdraw their names from our exchange list4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,adele ,r4--,read answer to ,n4 ,b4 ,a4 ,s4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mary ,h4--,write again to ,susie ,f41 who perhaps failed to receive your letter4 ,tell her what you have told us1 and ask her to explain her delay4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mary ,s4--,we felt very sad when we read in your letter that your dear sisters ,helen and ,sophie ,scouller had both been taken away by death4 ,your home must be very lonely without them4 ,you will always love the paper for little ,helen's sake1 and it is a very sweet thought of your mamma to go on taking it in her name1 so that whenever it comes you will be reminded of dear little ,helen in heaven4 99 99 99 99 99 ,joseph ,w4 ,hawkins died suddenly on ,june #bj4 ,his brother requests that no more letters be sent to his address on the exchange list4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lottie ,g4 ,n4--,,centipeds ,,and ,,tarantulas4--,the tarantula1 or wolf-spider1 is a hunter1 running over the ground with great swiftness4 ,it makes no web1 but hides in holes in the earth1 and in crevices1 which it lines with its silk4 ,its poison is active1 but it confines its ravages to insects on which it preys1 and seldom attacks man4 ,this poor spider has been very much maligned4--,centipeds inhabit the tropics4 ,they are yellow1 brown1 or rusty red1 and are extremely venomous4 ,they are often the length of a man's little finger1 but are flattened like tape4 ,they bite by means of a strong forceps placed horizontally at their mouth1 nearly as large as the hooked thorns on a blackberry bramble1 causing fever1 pain1 and inflammation4 ,they creep into gloves and pipes1 and are a source of great annoyance to people in ,india4 ,the ,english centiped is something like a glow-worm1 emitting a phosphorescent light4 ,these creatures possess from fifty-one to fifty-five pairs of legs4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,admiring ,,friend4--,john ,g4 ,whittier resides in ,amesbury1 ,mass42 ,thomas ,nast1 in ,morristown1 ,n4 ,j42 ,john ,g4 ,saxe1 in ,brooklyn1 ,n4 ,y42 and ,mrs4 ,dinah ,mulock ,craik1 in ,london1 ,eng4 99 99 99 99 99 ,l4 ,g4 ,c4--,it would be a very difficult thing1 and almost an impossibility1 for a boy to build a boat like the ,whitewing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,e4 ,a4 ,a4--,full directions for making a canvas canoe were given in ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people ,no4 #bf1 ,vol4 ,i4 99 99 99 99 99 ,n4 ,b4 ,a4 ,s4--,perhaps your tardy correspondent is waiting to receive a new supply of the articles he has offered in exchange4 ,we can only advise you to be patient1 and if you do not hear from him soon1 to write again1 requesting the favor of a reply at least1 and the return of your own articles1 if he can not fulfill his part of the contract4 ,we believe the invention of which you inquire has not been put to any practical use4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,robert4--,you can get a very good nickel-case watch at a price varying from #f to #aj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,h4 ,s4 ,p4--,the ,boys' ,illustrated ,news1 ,london1 ,eng41 is edited by ,captain ,mayne ,reid4 ,a reply to your other question was given in ,post-office ,box ,no4 #hh4 99 99 99 99 99 ,m4 ,d4--,the address you request is #aac ,west ,fifty-sixth ,street1 ,new ,york city4 99 99 99 99 99 ,j4 ,s41 ,r4 ,c41 ,,and ,,others4--,your best course would be to write for the information you desire1 to the ,superintendent of the ,naval ,academy at ,annapolis1 ,md41 inclosing a stamped envelope for his reply4 ,appointments to the ,naval ,academy are made by members of ,congress for their respective districts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,young ,,trapper4--,we think it would be a pity to make war on the sparrows1 which are no doubt pugnacious1 but which were brought to our country for a good purpose4 ,before they came1 our city streets were in the summer a terror to ladies by reason of the worms which fell from the trees at every step4 ,in ,central ,park orioles and robins hold their own1 without trouble from the sparrows4 ,please give up your idea of a snare4 ,the ,taxidermist's ,manual1 published by the ,american ,news ,company1 ,new ,york1 will tell you all about stuffing birds1 etc4 ,price #a4 99 99 99 99 99 ,correct answers to puzzles have been received from ,john and ,alice ,southworth1 ,t4 ,m4 ,armstrong1 ,school-,boy1 ,phil ,i4 ,pene1 ,thaddeus ,kosciosko1 ,t4 ,m4 ,armstrong1 ,d4 ,e4 ,cember1 ,j4 ,w4 and ,d4 ,a4 ,slattery1 ,bessie ,h4 ,moore1 ,a4 ,e4 ,hance1 ,jesse ,d4 ,burns1 ,damon and ,pythias1 ,j4 ,j4 ,bellman1 ,frank ,lomas1 and ,ella ,hosford4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,puzzles ,,from ,,young ,,contributors4 ,no4 #a4 ,,charade4 ,my first in obstinate silence stands1 ,with never a word to say4 ,my second clamors on sea or land ,many a time in the day4 ,my whole1 dear fellows1 will make you strong1 ,unless you play with it quite too long4 ,,dick4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no4 #b4 ,,beheadings4 #a4 ,behead a time-piece1 and leave something by which treasures are protected4 #b4 ,behead a prickly redness1 and leave a graceful tree4 #c4 ,behead a preposition1 and leave a letter of the alphabet4 #d4 ,behead a rheumatic affection1 and leave a pile of hay4 #e4 ,behead a brave champion1 and leave a period of darkness4 #f4 ,behead a hard and valuable wood1 and leave a quality which belongs to a delicious fish4 #g4 ,behead a snare1 and leave a knock4 ,with the beheaded letters form the name of a cheery little visitor and a nice rest for the feet4 ,c4 ,s4 ,r4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no4 #c4 ,,half-,,square--7,to ,bolus74 #a4 ,a precious metal4 #b4 ,conception of a thing4 #c4 ,a fast4 #d4 ,a cistern4 #e4 ,a suffix4 #f4 ,a letter of the alphabet4 ,,damon ,,and ,,pythias4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no4 #d4 ,,numerical ,,charade4 ,i am something your readers are always waiting for1 and ,i am composed of #ah letters4 ,my #f1 #b1 #af is to knock4 ,my #a1 #ae1 #aj1 #g1 #e is a habitation4 ,my #d1 #i1 #ag1 #ah is a stick4 ,my #ab1 #ad1 #aa is an abbreviation4 ,my #ac1 #c1 #h is to peep4 ,h4 ,k4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no4 #e4 ,,enigma4 ,in ale1 but not in beer4 ,in lord1 but not in peer4 ,in rain1 but not in fall4 ,in cellar1 but not in hall4 ,in flee1 but not in fain4 ,my whole is a maiden's name1 'tis plain4 ,j4 ,d4 ,b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no4 #f4 ,,word ,,square4 ,my first is a wild animal4 ,my second is repose4 ,my third is the plural of a small venomous serpent4 ,my fourth is peace4 ,,vi ,o4 ,,let4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,answers ,,to ,,puzzles ,,in ,no4 #hf ,no4 #a4 ,b ,r ,a ,i ,d ,m ,u ,s ,i ,c ,r ,u ,i ,n ,u ,n ,i ,t ,a ,i ,m ,s ,i ,p ,i ,n ,i ,t ,d ,c ,no4 #b4 ,c ,o ,n ,s ,o ,l ,e ,b ,e ,a ,r ,s ,o ,r ,b ,d ,p ,i ,g ,a ,g ,n ,e ,s ,i ,m ,p ,e ,a ,c ,h ,no4 #c4 ,vacation4 ,no4 #d4 #a4 ,cathedral4 #b4 ,thaddeus ,kosciusko4 #c4 ,carpathian4 #d4 ,iguana4 ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people4 ,,single ,,copies1 #d cents2 ,,one ,,subscription1 one year1 #a4ej2 ,,five ,,subscriptions1 one year1 #g4jj--payable in advance1 postage free4 ,the ,volumes of ,,harper',s ,,young ,,people commence with the first ,number in ,november of each year4 ,subscriptions may begin with any ,number4 ,when no time is specified1 it will be understood that the subscriber desires to commence with the ,number issued after the receipt of the order4 ,remittances should be made by ,,post-,,office ,,money-,,order ,,or ,,draft1 to avoid risk of loss4 ,,harper ,,brothers1 ,franklin ,square1 ,n4 ,y4 ,illustration ,,mud ,,pies4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,,margaret ,e4 ,,sangster4 ,sweetened with sugar1 and sprinkled with spice1 ,apple turn-overs are really nice2 ,but make-believe pies are a great deal more fun1 ,when little cooks bake them out here in the sun4 ,with soft coaxing touches they mix up the dough-- ,brown flour is said to be wholesome1 you know2 ,and if little fingers shall gather a stain1 ,why1 water and soap will soon wash them again4 ,and after the wonderful baking is done-- ,the droll jolly baking out here in the sun-- ,the sweet little cooks will be happy to take1 ,if somebody give it1 a good slice of cake4 ,a ,,personation3 ,,who ,,am ,i8 ,,by ,e4 ,m4 ,the #afth of last ,december was the one-hundred-and-tenth anniversary of my birth1 and though ,i have been dead more than fifty years1 ,i think ,i am as much talked of now1 if not more1 than ,i was while living1 and my works1 instead of losing their hold on the attention of the public1 seem to gain in favor4 ,i was a born musician1 and one whom now musicians delight to honor4 ,my father and grandfather were musicians1 and ,i1 before ,i was four years old1 had my daily hours of practice on the harpsichord4 ,for some years my father was my teacher1 but before ,i was eleven ,i had outgrown his teaching1 and written some variations upon a march popular in those days2 and by the time ,i was fifteen ,i had published three sonatas1 and been appointed assistant organist at court4 ,this office ,i held for a year or so1 and then the ,elector of ,bonn1 at whose court ,i was1 sent me at his own expense to ,vienna1 there to study under ,mozart4 ,my mother's death soon called me back to ,bonn1 for ,i had two younger brothers1 ,caspar and ,johann1 to look after1 and here ,i staid until #agib1 when1 having started ,caspar as a music teacher and ,johann in an apothecary's shop1 ,i returned to ,vienna1 and never left it again for any length of time4 ,i spent five happy years there1 for ,i was a great favorite with the ,viennese public1 and my performances always excited attention4 ,i studied with ,haydn1 and began to compose with rapidity1 for my idea for musical compositions always outran my capacity for writing them out4 ,i had1 however1 a secret sorrow1 which is believed to have shown traces in my works1 but for some time ,i managed to conceal it1 being proud and disdaining pity1 but at last1 in #ahjj1 when sick1 ,i was forced to write to my doctor3 ,my hearing has gradually been becoming weaker for three years past4 ,i pass a wretched existence4 ,for the last two years ,i have almost entirely shunned society1 because it is impossible to tell people ,i am deaf4 ,alas6 there was no help for me1 and at last ,i was unable to hear any music4 ,still ,i continued to write1 and gain fame if not fortune2 but my misfortunes were not over1 for at my brother ,caspar's death in #ahae1 he left me guardian to his only son1 and from then until my death his conduct1 though ,i always loved and forgave him1 was to me a constant source of anxiety4 ,at last1 worn out with work1 worry1 and trouble1 ,i fell sick in the fall of #ahbf1 and though tenderly cared for by friends1 died on the #bfth of ,december1 during a furious thunder-storm1 a most unusual event at that season of the year1 and my life ended with the storm4 ,my funeral was on the #bith1 and was attended by such numbers that soldiers had to be called to force a way from the house to the church1 and though but a short distance1 it took the procession one hour and a half to reach the church4 ,after the ceremonies there1 my body was carried to the cemetery outside the gates of ,vienna4 ,near my grave lie ,schubert and ,clement1 my friends in life4 ,in #ahfc the ,gesellschaft der ,musikfreunde of ,vienna decided to take charge of my grave1 it having been neglected4 ,they have laid a flat stone over the spot1 surrounded it with an iron railing1 and the obelisk they raised bears on it a lyre and my name1 and the grave is always to be tenderly cared for4 ,,charade4 ,my first is formed to charm the ear1 ,my second to offend it2 ,my whole contains what's very dear2 ,all ladies will defend it4 ,illustration3 ,,miss ,,mehitabel4 ,you will find the bathing perfectly safe1 my dears1 so long as you hold fast to the life-line1 and don't go near the water4