file which includes the original illustrations4 ,see #eaajc-;h4htm or #eaajc-;h4zip3 7https3_/_/www4gutenberg4org_/cache_/epu b_/#eaajc_/pg#eaajc-;images4html7 or 7https3_/_/www4gutenberg4org_/files_/#ea ajc_/eaajc-;h4zip7 ,images of the original pages are available through ,internet ,archive4 ,see https3_/_/archive4org_/details_/chautauq uaidyl#jj;hill ,illustration3 ,,the ,,bank ,,where ,,the ,,violets ,,grew ,a ,,chautauqua ,,idyl by ,,grace ,,livingston ,boston ,d ,lothrop ,company ,franklin and ,hawley ,streets ,copyright1 #ahhg1 ,by ,d4 ,lothrop ,company4 ,,introductory ,,note4 ,,my ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,lothrop3-- ,i have read ,miss ,livingston's little idyl with much pleasure4 ,i cannot but think that if the older and more sedate members of the ,chautauquan circles will read it1 they will find that there are grains of profit in it2 hidden grains1 perhaps1 but none the worse for being hidden at the first1 if they only discover them4 ,miss ,livingston has herself evidently understood the spirit of the movement in which the ,chautauquan reading circles are engaged4 ,that is more than can be said of everybody who expresses an opinion upon them4 ,it is because she expresses no opinion1 but rather tells1 very simply1 the story of the working out of the plan1 that ,i am glad you are going to publish her little poem3 for poem it is1 excepting that it is not in verse or in rhyme4 ,believe me1 ,very truly yours1 ,,edward ,,everett ,,hale4 ,a ,,chautauqua ,,idyl4 ,,down in a rocky pasture1 on the edge of a wood1 ran a little brook1 tinkle1 tinkle1 over the bright pebbles of its bed4 ,close to the water's edge grew delicate ferns1 and higher up the mossy bank nestled violets1 blue and white and yellow4 ,later in the fall the rocky pasture would glow with golden-rod and brilliant sumach1 and ripe milk-weed pods would burst and fill the golden autumn sunshine with fleecy clouds4 ,but now the nodding buttercups and smiling daisies held sway1 with here and there a tall mullein standing sentinel4 ,it was a lovely place3 off in the distance one could see the shimmering lake1 to whose loving embrace the brook was forever hastening1 framed by beautiful wooded hills1 with a hazy purple mountain back of all4 ,but the day was not lovely4 ,the clouds came down to the earth as near as they dared1 scowling ominously4 ,it was clear they had been drinking deeply4 ,a sticky1 misty rain filled the air1 and the earth looked sad1 very sad4 ,illustration3 ,,and ,,ripe ,,milk-,,weed ,,pods ,,would ,,burst ,,and ,,fill ,,the ,,golden ,,autumn ,,sunshine ,,with ,,fleecy ,,clouds4 ,the violets had put on their gossamers and drawn the hoods up over their heads1 the ferns looked sadly drabbled1 and the buttercups and daisies on the opposite bank1 didn't even lean across to speak to their neighbors1 but drew their yellow caps and white bonnets further over their faces1 drooped their heads and wished for the rain to be over4 ,the wild roses that grew on a bush near the bank hid under their leaves4 ,the ferns went to sleep2 even the trees leaned disconsolately over the brook and wished for the long1 rainy afternoon to be over1 while little tired wet birds in their branches never stirred1 nor even spoke to each other1 but stood hour after hour on one foot1 with their shoulders hunched up1 and one eye shut4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at last a little white violet broke the damp stillness4 8,o dear60 she sighed1 8this is so tiresome1 ,i wish we could do something nice4 ,won't some one please talk a little80 ,illustration3 ,,off ,,in ,,the ,,distance ,,one ,,could ,,see ,,the ,,shimmering ,,lake4 ,no one spoke1 and some of the older ferns even scowled at her1 but little violet was not to be put down4 ,she turned her hooded face on a tall pink bachelor button growing by her side4 ,this same pink button was a new-comer among them4 ,he had been brought1 a little brown seed1 by a fat robin1 early in the spring1 and dropped down close by this sweet violet4 8,mr4 ,button10 she said1 8you have been a great traveller4 ,won't you tell us some of your experiences80 8,yes1 yes2 tell1 tell1 tell10 babbled the brook4 ,the warm wind clapped him on the shoulder1 and shook him gently1 crying1--8,tell them1 old fellow1 and ,i'll fan them a bit while you do it40 8,tell1 tell10 chirped the birds overhead4 8,o yes60 chorused the buttercups and daisies4 ,the little birds opened one eye and perked their heads in a listening attitude1 and all the violets put their gossamer hoods behind their ears so that they might hear better4 ,illustration3 8,,and ,,what ,,is ,,chautauqua80 8,well1 ,i might tell you about ,chautauqua10 said pink bachelor thoughtfully4 8,and what is ,chautauqua80 questioned a saucy little fish who had stopped on his way to the lake to listen4 8,chautauqua is a place1 my young friend1 a beautiful place1 where ,i spent last summer with my family10 said the bachelor in a very patronizing tone4 8,oh6 you don't say so10 said the naughty little fish with a grimace1 and sped on his way to the lake1 to laugh with all the other fishes at the queer new word4 8,go on1 go on1 go on10 sang the brook4 8,we lived in a garden by a house just outside the gates10 began ,bachelor4 8,what gates80 interrupted the eager daisies4 8,why1 the gates of the grounds40 8,what grounds80 8,why1 the grounds of ,chautauqua40 8,but who is ,chautauqua80 asked the puzzled violets4 8,don't you know8 ,chautauqua is a beautiful place in the woods1 shut in from the world by a high fence all around it1 with locked gates4 ,it is on the shore of a lovely lake4 ,many people come there every year1 and they have meetings1 and they sing beautiful songs about birds and flowers and sky and water and ,god and angels and dear little babies and stars4 ,men come there from all over this world1 and stand up and talk high1 grand thoughts1 and the people listen and wave their handkerchiefs till it looks like an orchard full of cherry trees in blossom4 8,they have lovely singers--ladies who sing alone as sweet as birds1 and they have great grand choruses of song besides1 by hundreds of voices4 ,and they have instruments to play on1--organs and pianos1 and violins and harps40 8,how beautiful10 murmured the flowers4 8,tell us more10 said the brook2 8tell us more1 more1 more1--tell1 tell1 tell60 8,more1 more10 said the wind4 8,it lasts all summer1 so the people who can't come at one time will come at another1 though my cousin said she thought that one day all the people in the world came at once4 ,there must have been something very grand to bring so many that day4 ,there were not enough rooms for visitors to sleep in1 and ,chautauqua is a large place1 the largest ,i was ever in4 ,yes10 reflectively1 8,i think all the world must have been there40 ,the little white violet looked up4 8,there was one day last summer when no one came through the pasture1 and no one went by on the road1 and all day long we saw not one person4 ,it must have been that day1 and they were all gone to ,chautauqua10 she said softly4 8,i shouldn't wonder at all10 said ,bachelor4 ,then they all looked sober and still4 ,they were thinking4 ,the idea that all the people in the world had come together for a day was very great to them4 ,at last one spoke3 8,how nice it would be if all the flowers in the world could come together for a day10 said the little violet4 8,and all the birds10 chirped a sparrow4 8,and all the brooks and lakes and ocean10 laughed the brook4 8,and all the trees10 sighed the tall elm4 8,oh6 and all the winds4 ,we could make as beautiful music as ever any organ or piano made40 8,but what is it all for80 asked a bright-eyed daisy4 8,to teach the people all about the things that the great ,god has made1 and show them how to live to please ,him1 and how to please ,him in the best way10 promptly answered ,bachelor4 8,there is a great good man at the head of it1 and ,i heard a lady say that ,god ,himself sent him there to take care of ,chautauqua for ,him1 for it is all made to praise ,god4 ,they have schools1--everybody studies1 but it is all about ,god that they learn1--about the things ,he made1 or how to praise ,him better1 and all the talking1--they call it lecturing1--is to help men to praise and love ,god more4 ,they have three beautiful mottoes3 8#8,we study the word and works of ,god4' #8,let us keep our ,heavenly ,father in our midst1' and1 #8,never be discouraged4'0 8,wonderful1 wonderful1 wonderful10 said the old forest tree4 8,it is just what we need10 piped one of the birds4 8,we don't praise ,god half enough4 ,here we've been sitting and sulking all the afternoon because it is raining1 and never one thankful chirp have we given for all the yesterdays and yesterdays when it hasn't rained4 ,we need a ,chautauqua4 ,i declare1 ,i'm ashamed60 ,and he poured forth such a glad1 thankful song of praise as thrilled the old forest trees through and through and most effectually waked the napping ferns4 ,illustration3 ,,and ,,he ,,poured ,,forth ,,such ,a ,,glad ,,and ,,thankful ,,song4 8,yes10 said the listening daisies1 when the song was done and the bird had stopped to rest his throat1 8we do need a ,chautauqua40 99 99 99 99 99 8,let's have a ,chautauqua60 cried the brook4 8,but how could we10 said the wise-eyed violet1 8when we know so little about it80 8,i will tell you all ,i know10 said ,bachelor graciously4 8,you see we lived just outside the gates1 and people used often to come and buy my brothers and sisters4 ,once a young man came and bought a very large bunch of them and took them to a young lady in a white dress1 and she wore them everywhere for three or four days--you know our family is a very long-lived one1 and we are something like the camel1 in that we can go a long time without a drink of water--well1 she kept them carefully and took them everywhere she went1 and they saw and heard a great many new things4 ,one evening this young lady sat in a big place full of people1 and an old lady sitting behind her said to another lady1 #8,just see those pink bachelor buttons6 ,my mother used to have some just like them growing in her garden1 years and years ago1 and ,i haven't seen any since4' ,the young lady heard her1 turned around and gave her a whole handful of my brothers and sisters4 ,after the meeting was out1 the old lady carried them away with her1 but one slipped out of her hand and fell on the walk1 and some one came along in the darkness and crushed her4 ,quite early the next morning our neighbor1 ,mr4 ,robin1 going to the market for a worm for breakfast1 saw her lying in this sad state1 and with great difficulty brought her home to us4 ,she lived only a day or two longer1 but long enough to tell us many of her experiences4 8,after she had faded and gone1 our friend ,robin went every day to hear and see what was going on inside the great gates1 and every night when the bells were ringing0-- 8,what bells80 interrupted an impolite buttercup4 8,the night bells for the people to go to sleep by4 ,they rang beautiful music on bells by the water to put the people to sleep1 and in the morning to wake them1 and they had bells to call them to the big place to praise ,god1 and hear the lectures and singing40 8,beautiful1 beautiful10 murmured the brook4 8,and every night10 proceeded the bachelor1 8when the bells were ringing we would wake up and ,robin would tell us all about the day inside the gates4 ,of course ,i can't remember all1 but ,i will tell you all ,i know40 99 99 99 99 99 8,perhaps ,i can help you a little10 spoke out an old fish who had come up the stream unobserved some time before4 8,i lived in ,lake ,chautauqua myself for some years until my daughter sent for me to come and live with her in yonder lake40 ,they all looked at the old fish with great veneration1 and thanked him kindly4 8,well1 how shall we begin80 said an impatient daisy4 8,i should think the first thing to be done is to make a motion that we have a ,chautauqua10 ,bachelor said4 ,then rose up a tall old fern4 8,i make a motion to that effect40 8,i second it10 chirped a sparrow4 8,all in favor of the motion say #8aye1'0 said ,bachelor1 in a deep1 important voice4 ,and then arose such a chorus of 8aye's0 as never was heard before in that grove4 ,the wind blew it1 the brook gurgled it1 the great forest trees waved it1 all the little flowers filled the air with their perfumed voices1 the far-off lake murmured its assent1 the purple mountain nodded its weary old head1 the sun shot triumphantly through the dark clouds1 and all ,god's works seemed joining in the 8aye aye1 aye10 that echoed from hillside to wood4 99 99 99 99 99 8,a unanimous vote1 ,i think10 said ,bachelor1 after the excitement had somewhat subsided4 8,the next question is1 ,when shall we have it80 8,oh6 right away1 of course10 nodded a buttercup4 8,see6 the sun has come out to help us40 8,but10 objected white ,violet1 8we can't4 ,we must invite all the flowers and birds and brooks and trees all over the world1 and they will have to get ready4 ,it will take the flowers the rest of this summer and all of next winter to get their dresses made and packed in their brown travelling seed trunks4 ,i'm sure it would me if ,i were to go away from here for the summer1 and it is late in the season already4 ,we couldn't get word to them all in time40 8,yes10 said the fish1 8and there are the travelling expenses to be arranged for such a large company4 ,we should have to secure reduced rates4 ,they always do on ,chautauqua ,lake40 8,oh6 as to that10 said the wind1 8,i and the birds would do the transportation free of charge1 and the brook would do all it could1 ,i'm sure40 8,of course1 of course10 babbled the brook4 8,that is very kind of you indeed10 said ,bachelor4 8,but ,i should think that the earliest possible beginning that we could hope to have would be next spring40 ,after much impatient arguing on the part of the buttercups and daisies1 it was finally agreed that the first meeting of their ,chautauqua should be held the following spring4 8,it must last all summer10 they said1 8because some of us can come early and some late4 ,there is the golden-rod now1 it never can come till late in the fall40 8,of course1 of course2 certainly1 certainly10 chattered the brook4 99 99 99 99 99 8,what comes next80 softly asked the wild rose4 8,the next thing to do is to appoint a committee to make out the programme10 remarked the fish4 8,committee6 ,who is that80 cried a butterfly4 ,illustration3 8,,there ,,is ,,the ,,golden-,,rod ,,now40 8,programme6 what's programme80 chirped a sparrow4 8,o dear6 we need a dictionary10 sighed the roses4 ,illustration3 8,,committee6 ,,who',s ,,that80 8,what's a dictionary80 asked a little upstart of a fern4 8,silence60 sternly commanded ,bachelor4 8,will ,miss ,rose kindly explain the meaning of dictionary1 after which ,mr4 ,fish will proceed to tell us about programme and committee40 ,little ,rose blushed all over her pretty face1 and after thinking a moment1 replied1-- 8,a dictionary is a book that tells what all words mean40 8,oh60 sighed the wind1 8we must have a dictionary40 ,mr4 ,fish having made a dash up stream after a fly1 now resumed his sedate manner and spoke3 8,my friends1 a programme says what we will have every day1 and a committee are the ones who make it40 8,then let's all be committee10 said the buttercup4 8,that's a very good plan10 said ,bachelor4 8,now1 what shall we have8 ,they always have a prayer meeting first at ,chautauqua40 8,we can all pray10 said the elm4 8,let us have a prayer meeting first every morning to thank the dear ,god for the new day1 and let the rising sun be the leader40 8,that is good10 said the flowers1 and bright rays of light1 the sun's little children1 kissed them tenderly4 8,what is next80 8,they have a large choir1 and every morning after the prayer meeting they meet and practise with the great organ and piano and band40 8,we will be the singers10 chorused the birds4 8,i will tinkle1 tinkle1 like a piano10 sang the brook1 8tinkle1 tinkle1 tinkle1--0 8,i will play the band1 for ,i have very many instruments at my command1 and my friend the thunder will play the organ1 while you1 dear old trees1 shall be my violins and harps1 and every morning we will practise10 said the wind4 8,what do they have next at ,chautauqua80 asked a pert blackbird4 8,lectures10 said the fish4 8,what are lectures80 8,talks about things40 ,illustration3 8,i ,,will ,,tinkle1 ,,tinkle1 ,,like ,a ,,piano10 ,,said ,,the ,,brook4 8,what things80 8,oh6 evolution and literature and theology and philosophy and art and poetry and science1 and a great many other things40 ,the high-sounding words rolled out from that fish's mouth as if he actually thought he understood them4 ,silence reigned for a few minutes1 deep and intense1 at last broken by the white violet3 8,we never could have all those1 for we don't know anything about them4 ,and who could talk about such things8 ,none of us40 ,silence again4 ,they were all thinking earnestly4 8,i don t believe it4 ,not one word10 chattered a saucy squirrel4 8,that's a fish story4 ,as if you could get on dry land and go to lectures40 ,illustration3 8,i ,,don',t ,,believe ,,it10 ,,chattered ,a ,,saucy ,,squirrel4 8,oh6 very well1 you needn't believe it if you don't want to10 answered the fish in a hurt tone1 8but ,i heard a man on board the steamer read the programme1 and those are the very words he read40 8,if we only had a dictionary10 again sighed the rose4 8,dictionary1 dictionary1 dic1 dic1 dictionary10 murmured the brook1 thoughtfully4 8,a dictionary is absolutely necessary before we can proceed any further10 said the south wind4 8,and as ,i am obliged to travel to ,new ,york this evening1 ,i will search everywhere1 and if possible bring one back with me4 ,anything can be had in ,new ,york4 ,it is getting late1 and ,i think we had better adjourn to meet again to-morrow4 ,i hope to be able to return by two o'clock4 ,in the meantime1 let us all think deeply of what we have heard1 and if any one can see a way out of our difficulty1 let him tell us then40 ,the sunbeams kissed the flowers good-night1 the forest trees waved farewell to the good wind1 the brook called1 8,good-night6 sweet dreams till to-morrow1 to-morrow1 to-morrow10 and all the air was soft with bird vespers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,into the bright sunshine of the next afternoon came the winds and the eager birds to the place on the bank where the violets grew4 ,illustration3 ,,all ,,the ,,air ,,was ,,soft ,,with ,,bird ,,vespers4 ,the daisies leaned far over the bank to listen4 ,the south wind came bringing two or three torn sheets of an old dictionary4 8,it is all ,i could find1 and ,i've had hard work to get this10 said he4 8,i went in at a window where lay an open dictionary4--,i had no idea that a dictionary was such a very large book4--,it was an old one1 so ,i had no trouble in tearing out these few leaves1 as the paper was so tender4 ,i took them out of the window and hid them in a safe place and went back for more1 but just as ,i was turning the leaves over to find evolution1 some one came up and shut the window1 and ,i had to crawl out through the cracks4 ,well1 ,i have all the #8,p's' and some of the #8,t's'2 we can find theology and poetry40 8,philosophy1 too10 said wise ,violet4 8,my dear1 that is spelled with an #8f1'0 said the kind old wind patronizingly4 8,o1 no6 ,i am sure you are mistaken4 ,it is #8p-h-i-l'2 look and see if ,i am not right40 ,the wind slowly turned over the leaves of his meagre dictionary1 and1 sure enough1 there it was1--8p-h-i-l-o-s-o-p-h-y40 8,is it there8 ,what does it say80 questioned the eager flowers4 8,philosophy1 the love of1 or search after1 wisdom10 slowly read the wind4 8,oh60 said the flowers1 8is that all it is8 ,why1 we know philosophy40 8,i think the forest trees could lecture on philosophy10 said the wind4 8,yes1 yes1 yes10 they all cried4 8,the forest trees1 for they are very old and have had longer to search for wisdom than we40 8,very well2 three lectures a week on philosophy1 by the old forest trees2 write it down1 please10 cried ,bachelor4 ,the secretary1 a scarlet-headed woodpecker1 carefully carved it on the trunk of an old tree1 and ,i think you can still find the minutes of that day written in lines of beauty all over the tree4 8,theology is the next word10 announced the wind1 and again turned over the leaves of their precious dictionary4 8,the science of ,god10 he read4 8,science1 what is science80 ,if we only had the 8s's60 8,i know what it is10 chirped a bird4 8,i hopped into the schoolhouse this morning1 and a book was open on the desk1 and no one was there1 so ,i hopped up and took a look to see if there was anything in it to help us4 ,the first words my eye fell on were these1--#8science is knowledge4' ,and ,i didn't wait for any more1 but flew away to sit in a tree and say it over so that ,i wouldn't forget it4 ,going back a little later to see if ,i could get any more words1 ,i found the schoolhouse full of dreadful boys4 ,as ,i flew away again1 this little piece of paper blew out of the window1 and ,i brought it1 thinking it might be helpful40 ,as he finished speaking1 he deposited a small fragment of a definition spelling-book at the foot of the elm tree1 and flew up into the branches again1 for he was a bashful bird1 and this was a very long speech for him to make before so many4 8,good1 good1 good10 cried all the committee4 8,to go back to theology10 said the wind4 8,it is the science of ,god4 ,science is knowledge1 therefore theology is knowledge of ,god4 ,that is a very great thing4 ,who is able to lecture on the knowledge of ,god80 ,silence all4 ,no one dared to volunteer4 ,none felt worthy to do so great a thing4 ,out spoke a shy little wren4 8,last night ,i slept in a notch close over a church window1 and the window was open and there was a meeting of the people there and the minister read out of the ,bible these words3 #8,the heavens declare the glory of ,god1 and the firmament sheweth his handiwork4'0 ,illustration3 ,,for ,,he ,,was ,a ,,bashful ,,bird4 ,she paused a moment to gather courage1 and then said1 8,why couldn't the heavens teach theology80 ,illustration3 8,,the ,,heavens ,,shall ,,teach ,,theology40 8,bless your heart1 little wren1 that is the very thing10 cried the blustering north wind4 ,and all the flowers cried1--8,the heavens shall teach theology60 ,the sky bowed its assent and said1 8,i will do my best to perform the wonderful work entrusted to me40 ,and the happy brook murmured1 8,glory1 glory1 glory6 the glory of ,god40 99 99 99 99 99 8,now we will see what this bit of paper has for us10 said the wind as he picked up the paper at the foot of the elm4 8,ah6 ,what have we here8 ,evolution6 ,just what we want3 #8evolution1 the act of unfolding or unrolling4'0 ,he stopped with a thoughtful look4 ,illustration 8,yes1 ,i see4 ,as the young leaves and flowers unfold4 ,the plants must take full charge of this department1 ,i think4 ,i remember once turning over the leaves of a fat1 dark-gray book1 with gilt letters on its back4 ,it lay on a minister's window-seat1 and it looked interesting1 so ,i read a few minutes while the minister was out and not using it1 and among other things that ,i read was this1 and it stayed with me ever since3 #8,a lily grows mysteriously4 ,shaped into beauty by secret and invisible fingers1 the flower develops1 we know not how4 ,every day the thing is done3 it is ,god4' ,you see1 my dear10 addressing himself to a pure white lily that had only that morning unfolded its delicate petals to the sun1 8you see a great many don't understand how it is done4 ,you need to tell how ,god has made you able to unfold40 8,yes1 we will1 we can10 they all cried4 8,the flowers will speak on ,evolution10 wrote down ,woodpecker4 8,there are three more words spoken by our friend ,fish1 still unexplained1--literature1--0 8,i know what literature means1 ,mr4 ,wind1 it is books10 announced a bright butterfly who had just arrived on the scene4 8,are you sure80 questioned the fish doubtfully4 8,yes2 of course ,i am4 ,i went with a big pinch-bug one day into a great room full of books1 and he said1 when he saw the shelves and shelves full of them1 #8,my6 what a lot of literature6'0 ,the committee looked convinced1 but now came the question of books1--,where should they get them8 ,how could they lecture on books1 when they knew nothing about them8 8,we must just send word around to all the flowers and birds and trees and everything1 to see who can lecture on books1 and we must all keep our eyes and ears open10 said a buttercup bud4 8,we shall have to lay that on the table for the present10 said the wind4 8,but we haven't any table10 chattered a squirrel4 8,a well brought-up squirrel should know better than to interrupt4 ,we shall have to put this aside1 then1 until we can learn more about it4 ,in the meantime1 let us proceed with the next word on the list1 poetry40 8,i know10 said the brook4 8,a bit of paper lay upon my bank1 miles and miles away from here1 too high up for me to reach1 but ,i could read it4 ,it said1 #8,for poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all human knowledge4' ,and ,i have said it over and over all the way here40 8,ah6 the flowers shall give us poetry10 said the good old wind4 ,bachelor bowed his head and said1 8,we will try40 8,try1 try1 try10 chattered the brook4 8,art is next1 ,i believe10 said ,bachelor4 8,yes1 art10 said a squirrel4 8,art is making pictures10 said the moss4 8,then the sunset must paint them1 for there are no pictures made like those of the sunset10 said the wind4 ,the sun hastened to mix his paint1 and in answer to the request that he would be professor of art1 painted one of the most glorious sunset scenes that mortal eye has ever looked upon4 ,rapidly he dashed on the color1 delicate greens and blues blending with the sea-shell pink1 and glowing with deep crimson and gold1 till the assembled committee fairly held their breaths with delight4 ,the crimson and gold and purple in the west were beginning to fade and mix with soft greys and tender yellows1 before the committee thought of returning to their work4 8,what a lot of time we have wasted10 said the oldest squirrel2 8to-morrow is ,sunday1 and of course we can't work then1 and now it is time to go home40 8,not wasted1 dear squirrel10 said ,white ,violet1 8not wasted when we were looking at ,god's beautiful sunset40 ,bachelor looked down at her in all her sweetness and purity1 and some of the flowers say that later when he went to bid her good-night--under the shadow of a fern--he kissed her4 8,to-morrow being ,sunday reminds me that we have not made any arrangements for our ,sunday sermons4 ,they always have great sermons at ,chautauqua1 and ,i have often heard the passengers on the steamer scolding because the boats did not run on ,sunday1 for they said the great men always kept their best thoughts for sermons40 ,this from the fish4 ,they all paused4 8,we can't any of us preach sermons1 what shall we do80 questioned a fern4 8,i'm sure ,i don't know2 we might each of us go to church and listen to a sermon and preach it over again10 said a thoughtful bird4 8,but we couldn't remember it all1 and by next summer we would have forgotten it entirely10 said one more cautious4 8,well1 we must go10 said the wind4 8,monday we will consider these subjects4 ,to-morrow is ,god's day1 and we must go immediately1 for it is getting dark40 ,and so they all rested on the ,sabbath day1 and praised the great ,god1 and never a wee violet1 nor even a chattering chipmunk1 allowed his thoughts to wander off to the great programme for the next summer1 but gave their thoughts to holy things4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the busy ,monday's work was all done up1 and the committee gathered again1 waiting for the work to go on1 when there came flying in great haste1 a little bluebird1 and1 breathless1 stopped on a branch to rest a moment ere he tried to speak4 8,what is the matter80 they all cried4 8,were you afraid you would be late8 ,you ought not to risk your health2 it is not good to get so out of breath10 said a motherly old robin4 ,illustration3 8,,close ,,to ,a ,,window ,,where ,,sat ,,an ,,old ,,lady40 8,oh6 ,i have such good news to tell you10 cried the little bird as soon as he could speak4 8,i sat on a bough this morning1 close to a window where sat an old lady1 who was reading aloud to a sick man1 so ,i stopped to listen4 ,these are the words she read1--#8,sermons in stones1 books in running brooks4' ,i didn't hear any more1 but came right away to study that4 ,i was so glad ,i had found something to help us4 ,two things in one40 ,they all looked very much amazed4 8,why1 we didn't think we could do anything60 cried the stones1 8and here we can do one of the best things there is to be done4 ,thank the dear ,god for that4 ,we will preach sermons full of ,god and his works1 for we have seen a great many ages1 and their story is locked up in us40 8,and the brook shall tell us of books10 said the old wind4 8,there is good in everything1 and we shall try not to feel discouraged the next time we are in a difficulty40 ,illustration3 8,a ,,small ,,girl ,,just ,,under ,,my ,,nest ,,in ,,the ,,orchard40 8,books in running brooks10 said the brook4 8,books1 books1 books4 ,and ,i too can praise ,him40 99 99 99 99 99 8,this morning10 said a sober-looking bird1 8a small girl just under my nest in the orchard1 was saying something over and over to herself1 and ,i listened2 and these were the words that she said3 ,the ocean looketh up to heaven as 'twere a living thing1 ,the homage of its waves is given in ceaseless worshipping4 ,they kneel upon the sloping sand1 as bends the human knee1 ,a beautiful and tireless band1 the priesthood of the sea1 ,they pour the glittering treasures out which in the deep have birth1 ,and chant their awful hymns about the watching-hills of earth4 8,if the ocean is so good and grand as that he ought to do something at our ,chautauqua4 ,couldn't he8 ,god must love him very much1 he worships him so much40 8,yes10 said the elm tree4 8,i have heard that a great man once said1 #8,god1 ,god1 ,god walks on thy watery rim4'0 8,wonderful1 glorious10 murmured the flowers4 8,they tell stories at ,chautauqua--pretty stories about things and people2 and ,i have heard that ,ocean has a wonderful story4 ,we might send word to ask if he will tell it10 suggested ,bachelor4 8,i fear he cannot leave home10 said the wind1 8but we might try him40 ,so it was agreed that the woodpecker should write a beautiful letter1 earnestly inviting him to take part in the grand new movement for the coming summer4 ,the brook agreed to carry the daintily-carved missive to the lake1 and the lake to the river1 and the river would carry it to the sea4 ,bachelor spoke next3 8,they have a ,school of ,languages at ,chautauqua1 could we have one80 8,i have thought of that10 said the fish1 8but who could teach it80 8,that is the trouble10 said ,bachelor1 slowly shaking his head4 8,i know10 said a little bird4 8,i went to church last night and heard the ,bible read1 and it said1 #8,day unto day uttereth speech1 and night unto night sheweth knowledge4 ,there is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard4' ,i think the day and the night could teach the ,school of ,languages40 8,the day and the night1 the day and the night10 said the brook4 8,yes10 said the oldest tree of all1 8the day and the night know all languages40 99 99 99 99 99 8,we must have a ,missionary ,day and a ,temperance ,day10 said the wise old fish4 8,what is a ,temperance ,day80 asked a young squirrel1 who was not yet very well acquainted with the questions of the day4 8,my dear10 said his mother1 8there are some bad people in the world who make vile stuff and give it to people to drink1 and it makes them sick and cross2 then they do not please ,god1 and there are some good people who are trying to keep the bad people from making it1 and the others from drinking it2 they are called ,temperance40 8,oh60 said the squirrel1 8but why do the folks drink it8 ,i should think they'd know better40 8,so should ,i1 but they don't4 ,why1 my dear1 ,i must tell you of something that happened to me once4 ,i lived in a tree at a summer resort1 that year1 and just under my bough was a window2 a young man roomed there for a few days1 and every morning he would come to the window with a black bottle in his hand1 and pour out some dark stuff and mix sugar and water with it1 and drink it as if he thought it was very good4 ,i watched him for several mornings1 and one morning the bell rang while he was drinking1 and he left the glass on the window-sill1 and went to breakfast4 ,i hopped down to see what it was1 and it smelled good1 so ,i tasted it4 ,i liked the taste pretty well1 so ,i drank all there was left4 ,then ,i started home1 but1 will you believe it8 ,i could not walk straight1 and very soon ,i could hardly stand up4 ,i tried to climb up a tree1 but fell off the first bough1 and there ,i lay for a long1 long time4 ,when ,i awoke ,i had such a terrible pain in my head6 ,all that day ,i suffered1 and didn't get over my bad feelings for several days4 ,i tell this as a warning to you1 that you may never be tempted to touch anything to drink but water1 my dear40 8,you must tell that story1 ,mrs4 ,squirrel10 said ,bachelor4 8,and we will call it a story of intemperance1 by one of its victims40 8,i will1 with all my heart1 if it will do any one any good10 she responded4 8,yes1 we must have a ,temperance ,day and all make a speech on drinking cold water10 said the fish4 8,and dew10 said the violet4 8,i have always drank water1 and never anything else1 and ,i think one could scarcely find an older or a healthier tree than ,i am10 said the elm4 8,that is true10 said the fish4 8,cold water1 cold water1 cold water10 babbled the brook4 8,yes1 we can all speak on ,temperance ,day2 we will have a great platform meeting4 ,that is what they call it at ,chautauqua when a great many speak about one thing4 ,i heard a man telling his little girl about it on the boat10 said the fish4 ,and the woodpecker wrote it down4 8,what was that other you said80 asked a sharp little chipmunk4 8,missionary ,day10 said the fish4 8,and what is that80 8,why1 there are home missions and foreign missions10 said the fish4 8,and they talk about them both4 ,i think they have a day for each1 or maybe two or three4 ,missions are doing good to some one1 but ,i don't exactly see the difference between home and foreign missions40 8,why1 that is plain to me10 said ,bachelor4 8,home missions is when some one does something kind to you1 and foreign missions is when you do something kind to some one else40 8,of course2 why didn't ,i think of that before80 said the fish4 8,one day last year ,i was very hungry10 said a robin1 8very hungry and cold4 ,i had come on too early in the season4 ,there came a cold snap1 and the ground was frozen4 ,i could find nothing at all to eat4 ,i was almost frozen myself1 and had begun to fear that my friends would come on to find me starved to death instead of getting ready for them as they expected4 ,but a little girl saw me and threw some crumbs out of the window4 ,i went and ate them1 and every day as long as the cold weather lasted she threw me crumbs--such good ones too--some of them cake2 and she gave me silk ravelings to make my nest of4 ,i think that was a home mission1 don't you80 8,yes1 my dear1 it was10 said ,bachelor4 8,you might tell that as one thing10 said the wind4 8,i will10 said ,birdie4 ,said a daisy1 8,when ,i was very thirsty1 one day1 and the clouds sent down no good rain1 the dear brook jumped up high here1 and splashed on me so ,i could drink1 and ,i think that was a home mission40 8,yes1 yes10 said the elm1 8it was40 8,i know a story ,i could tell10 said the ferns4 8,and ,i10 said the elm2 8one of many years ago1 when ,i was but a little twig40 8,i know a home mission story too10 said ,white ,violet4 8,and ,i10 said the brook4 8,once ,i was almost all dried up and could hardly reach the lake1 and a dear lovely spring burst up and helped me along until the dry season was over40 ,illustration3 8,,yes1 ,,yes10 ,,said ,,the ,,elm1 8,,it ,,was40 8,and ,i1 and ,i10 chorused a thousand voices4 8,but what about foreign missions80 said the fish4 8,i sang a beautiful song to a sad old lady in a window1 this morning10 said a mocking-bird4 8,that's foreign missions10 said the chipmunk4 8,some naughty boys hid another boy's hat yesterday1 and ,i found it for him and blew it to his feet10 said the wind4 8,i sent a bunch of buds to a sick girl1 this morning10 said the rose-bush with a blush4 8,i think we shall have no lack of foreign missions10 remarked ,bachelor4 99 99 99 99 99 8,but what can we do80 asked an old gray squirrel4 8,we can't preach1 nor teach4 ,we can run errands and carry messages1 but that isn't much40 8,you might be on the commissary department10 said the wind4 8,what's that80 they all asked4 8,things to eat4 ,we shall need a great many1 and you could all lay in a stock of nuts1 enough to last all summer1 for a great many40 8,why1 surely60 they cried1 and all that fall such a hurrying and scurrying from bough to bough there was as never was seen before4 ,they worked very hard1 storing up nuts1 and the people came near not getting any at all4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it must have been about a week from the time they sent their letter to ,old ,ocean1 that one afternoon as they were assembled1 waiting for the decision of a certain little committee1 which had been sent over behind a stone to decide who should be the leader of the choir1 that up the stream came a weary little fish4 ,he was unlike any fish that had ever been seen in that brook1 and caused a great deal of remark among the flowers before he was within hearing distance4 ,he came wearily1 as though he had travelled a long distance1 but as he drew nearer1 the old fish exclaimed1 8,there comes a salt-water fish6 perhaps he has a message from the ocean40 ,then the little company were all attention4 ,nearer and nearer he came1 and stopped before the old fish with a low bow1 inquiring whether this was the ,chautauqua ,committee4 ,illustration3 8,,and ,,the ,,people ,,came ,,near ,,not ,,getting ,,any ,,at ,,all40 ,on being told that it was1 he laid a bit of delicate sea-weed1 a pearly shell1 and a beautiful stem of coral upon the bank1 and said3 8,i have a message from ,old ,ocean for you4 ,he sends you greetings and many good wishes for the success of your plan1 and regrets deeply that he cannot be with you next summer2 but he is old1 very old1 and he has so much to do that he cannot leave even for a day or two4 ,if he should1 the world would be upside down4 ,there would be no rain in the brooks1 the lakes would dry up1 and the crops and the people all would die40 8,o dear6 and we should die too10 said the flowers4 8,yes1 you would die1 too10 said the salt-water fish4 8,he has a great many other things besides to take care of2 there are the great ships to carry from shore to shore1 and there is the telegraph1--0 8,what is telegraph80 interrupted that saucy little squirrel who had no regard even for a stranger's presence4 8,telegraph is a big rope that people send letters to their friends on4 ,it is under the water in the ocean1 and the letters travel so fast that we have never yet been able to see them1 though we have watched night and day40 8,wonderful1 strange10 they all murmured4 8,old ,ocean says10 proceeded the messenger1 8that he cannot give you all of his story1 as it would be too long1 but that he sends some of it written on this shell1 and in this coral and in this bit of sea-weed4 ,in the shell is a drop of pure salt water that if carefully examined will tell you many more wonderful things40 ,they all thanked the fish kindly for coming so far to bring them these treasures1 and begged him to stay and rest1 but he declined1 saying he had a family at home and must hasten1 so he turned to go4 8,stay60 cried ,bachelor4 8,wouldn't you be willing to come next summer and give us a lecture on the telegraph80 ,the fish laughed4 8,bless you60 said he1 8,i couldn't do that4 ,i don't know enough about it myself4 ,ask the lightning4 ,he is the head manager1 and will give you all the lectures you want4 ,good-by6 the sun is getting low1 and ,i must be off40 ,and he sped away1 leaving the woodpecker writing down 8telegraph0 and 8lightning0 on one corner of his memoranda4 ,and now the committee returned1 having decided1 by unanimous vote1 that the mocking-bird should be the leader of the choir1 as he could sing any part1 and so help along the weak ones whenever he could see the need of it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was a pause after the committee had been told all that had happened during their absence1 broken at last by ,bachelor4 8,i've been thinking10 said he1 8that it might be as well for us to have a reply to ,ingersoll40 8,what is that80 they asked1 for they were getting used to strange things1 and did not seem so surprised at the new word4 8,ingersoll is a man that says there is no ,god1 and he has written a great many things to prove it10 said ,bachelor gravely4 ,the other poor little flowers were too much shocked to say anything1 and they all looked at one another dumbly4 8,is he blind80 asked a bird4 8,he must know better10 asserted a fern4 8,no one could possibly believe such a thing40 8,i don't know whether he is blind1 but ,i think not10 said ,bachelor4 8,they say he has made a great many other people believe as he does because he talks so beautifully40 8,how dreadful60 said the flowers1 in a sad voice4 8,they had a man at ,chautauqua who answered all he said and proved that it was untrue1 but every one did not hear him4 ,i think we ought to have a day to answer ,ingersoll10 again said ,bachelor4 8,yes1 we must10 said the north wind2 8and we will all prove there is a ,god4 ,no one could have made me but ,god40 ,and he blew and blew until the flowers crouched down almost afraid at his fierceness4 ,when all was quiet again1 out hopped a dignified-looking bird4 8,my friends10 said he1 8my wife and ,i went to church last night1 and they sang a beautiful hymn that has long been one of my favorites4 ,i told my wife to listen hard1 and this morning1 with my help1 she was able to sing it4 ,i think it would help on this subject if we were to sing it for you now40 8,sing1 sing1 sing10 said the brook4 ,illustration3 8,i ,,think ,,it ,,would ,,help ,,on ,,this ,,subject40 ,the meek little wife at her husband's word stepped out1 and together they sang this wonderful hymn3 ,the spacious firmament on high1 ,with all the blue ethereal sky1 ,the spangled heavens1 a shining frame1 ,their great original proclaim2 ,the unwearied sun1 from day to day1 ,does his ,creator's power display1 ,and publishes to every land ,the work of an ,almighty hand4 ,soon as the evening shades prevail1 ,the moon takes up the wondrous tale1 ,and nightly to the listening earth ,repeats the story of her birth3 ,while all the stars that round her burn1 ,and all the planets in their turn1 ,confirm the tidings as they roll1 ,and spread the truth from pole to pole4 ,what though1 in solemn silence1 all ,move round the dark1 terrestrial ball8 ,what though no real voice or sound ,amid their radiant orbs be found8 ,in reason's ear they all rejoice1 ,and utter forth a glorious voice1 ,forever singing as they shine1 ,the hand that made us is divine4 ,when they had finished1 the whole congregation bowed their heads4 8,yes10 they said1 8every day we will show forth the greatness of ,god who made us1 and that bad man will see and hear and believe1 and the people will not be led away from ,god any more40 8,we will make that our great aim1 to show forth the glory of ,god10 they all cried together4 99 99 99 99 99 ,so the little workers planned1 and sent their messengers far and wide1 over land and sea1 and made out their programme2 and the lecturers spent days and days preparing their manuscript1--for aught ,i know they are at it yet4 ,the flowers all have received their invitations to come1 and some were so eager to be off that they packed their brown seed trunks and coaxed the wind to carry them immediately1 that they might be early on the spot4 ,next spring when the snow is gone and the trees are putting forth their leaves1 and all looks tender and beautiful1 you will see the birds flying back and forth1 very busy1 carrying travellers and messages2 the squirrels will go chattering to their store-houses to see that all is right1 and to air the rooms a little2 the birds will build many nests1 more than they need1 and you will wonder why1 and will never know that they are summer nests for rent1 else you might like to rent one yourself4 ,illustration3 8,,you ,,will ,,see ,,the ,,birds ,,flying ,,back ,,and ,,forth40 ,the wind1 too1 will be busy1 so busy that he will hardly have time to dry your clothes that hang out among the apple blossoms4 ,you don't know what it all means8 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,birds ,,will ,,build ,,many ,,nests4 ,illustration3 ,wake up quite early every morning and listen4 ,be patient1 and one morning1 just as the first pink glow of the rising sun tinges the east1 you will hear a watching tree call out1-- ,illustration3 ,the year's at the spring1 ,and the day's at the morn2 ,morning's at seven2 ,the hillside's dew pearled2 ,the lark's on the wing2 ,the snail's on the thorn2 ,god's in his heaven-- ,all's right with the world4 ,and then all the lily-bells will chime out the call to prayer1 the great red sun will come up and lead1 and the little ,chautauqua will open4 ,you will hear the sweet notes of praise from the bird choir1 and prayers will rise from the flowers like sweet incense2 you will see and hear it all1 but will you remember that it is all to show forth the glory of ,god8 ,,the ,,school ,,of ,,home4 ,let the school of home be a good one4 ,let reading be such as to quicken the mind for better reading still2 for the school at home is progressive4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the baby is to be read to4 ,what shall mother and sister and father and brother read to the baby8 ,,babyland4 ,babyland rhymes and jingles2 great big letters and little thoughts and words out of ,,babyland4 ,pictures so easy to understand that baby quickly learns the meaning of light and shade1 of distance1 of tree1 of cloud4 ,the grass is green2 the sky is blue2 the flowers--are they red or yellow8 ,that depends on mother's house-plants4 ,baby sees in the picture what she sees in the home and out of the window4 ,,babyland1 mother's monthly picture-and-jingle primer for baby's diversion1 and baby's mother-help2 #ej cents a year4 99 99 99 99 99 ,what1 when baby begins to read for herself8 ,,our ,,little ,,men ,,and ,,women is made to go on with4 ,,babyland forms the reading habit4 ,think of a baby with the reading habit6 ,after a little she picks up the letters and wants to know what they mean4 ,the jingles are jingles still2 but the tales that lie under the jingles begin to ask questions4 ,what do ,jack and ,jill go up the hill after water for8 ,isn't water down hill8 ,baby is outgrowing ,,babyland4 ,no more nonsense4 ,there is fun enough in sense4 ,the world is full of interesting things2 and1 if they come to a growing child not in discouraging tangles but an easy one at a time1 there is fun enough in getting hold of them4 ,that is the way to grow4 ,,our ,,little ,,men ,,and ,,women helps such growth as that4 ,beginnings of things made easy by words and pictures2 not too easy4 ,the reading habit has got to another stage4 ,a dollar for such a school as that for a year4 99 99 99 99 99 ,then comes ,,the ,,pansy with stories of child-life1 travel at home and abroad1 adventure1 history old and new1 religion at home and over the seas1 and roundabout tales on the ,international ,sunday ,school ,lesson4 ,pansy the editor2 ,,the ,,pansy the magazine4 ,there are thousands and thousands of children and children of larger growth all over the country who know about ,pansy the writer1 and ,,the ,,pansy the magazine4 ,there are thousands and thousands more who will be glad to know4 ,a dollar a year for ,,the ,,pansy4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the reading habit is now pretty well established2 not only the reading habit1 but liking for useful reading2 and useful reading leads to learning4 ,now comes ,,wide ,,awake1 vigorous1 hearty1 not to say heavy4 ,no1 it isn't heavy1 though full as it can be of practical help along the road to sober manhood and womanhood4 ,full as it can be6 ,there is need of play as well as of work2 and ,,wide ,,awake has its mixture of work and rest and play4 ,the work is all toward self-improvement2 so is the rest2 and so is the play4 #b4dj a year4 99 99 99 99 99 ,specimen copies of all the ,lothrop magazines for fifteen cents2 any one for five--in postage stamps4 ,address ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,you little know what help there is in books for the average housewife4 ,take ,domestic ,problems1 for instance1 beginning with this hard question3 8,how may a woman enjoy the delights of culture and at the same time fulfil her duties to family and household80 ,the second chapter quotes from somebody else3 8,it can't be done4 ,i've tried it2 but1 as things now are1 it can't be done40 ,mrs4 ,diaz looks below the surface4 ,want of preparation and culture1 she says1 is at the bottom of a woman's failure1 just as it is of a man's4 ,the proper training of children1 for instance1 can't be done without some comprehension of children themselves1 of what they ought to grow to1 their stages1 the means of their guidance1 the laws of their health1 and manners4 ,but mothers get no hint of most of these things until they have to blunder through them4 ,why not8 ,isn't the training of children woman's mission8 ,yes1 in print1 but not in practice4 ,what is her mission in practice8 ,cooking and sewing6 ,woman's worst failure then is due to the stupid blunder of putting comparatively trivial things before the most important of all4 ,the result is bad children and waste of a generation or two--all for putting cooking and sewing before the training of children4 ,now will any one venture to say that any particular mother1 you for instance1 has got to put cooking and sewing before the training of children8 ,any mother who really makes up her mind to put her children first can find out how to grow tolerable children at least4 ,and that is what ,mrs4 ,diaz means by preparation--a little knowledge beforehand--the little that leads to more4 ,it can be done2 and you can do it6 ,will you8 ,it's a matter of choice2 and you are the chooser4 ,domestic ,problems4 ,by ,mrs4 ,a4 ,m4 ,diaz4 #a4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,we have touched on only one subject4 ,the author treats of many4 99 99 99 99 99 ,dr4 ,buckley the brilliant and versatile editor of the ,christian ,advocate says in the preface of his book on northern ,europe 8,i hope to impart to such as have never seen those countries as clear a view as can be obtained from reading0 and 8,my chief reason for traveling in ,russia was to study ,nihilism and kindred subjects40 ,this affords the best clue to his book to those who know the writer's quickness1 freshness1 independence1 force1 and penetration4 ,the ,midnight ,sun1 the ,tsar and the ,nihilist4 ,adventures and ,observations in ,norway1 ,sweden and ,russia4 ,by ,j4 ,m4 ,buckley1 ,,ll4 ,d4 #gb illustrations1 #cgf pages4 #c4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,just short of the luxurious in paper1 pictures and print4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the writer best equipped for such a task has put into one illustrated book a brief account of every ,american voyage for polar exploration1 including one to the south almost forgotten4 ,american ,explorations in the ,ice ,zones4 ,by ,professor ,j4 ,e4 ,nourse1 ,u4 ,s4 ,n4 #aj maps1 #abj illustrations1 #fbd pages4 ,cloth1 #c1 gilt edges #c4ej1 half-calf #f ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,not written especially for boys2 but they claim it4 ,the wife of a ,u4 ,s4 lighthouse inspector1 ,mary ,bradford ,crowninshield1 writes the story of a tour of inspection along the coast of ,maine with two boys on board--for other boys of course4 ,a most instructive as well as delightful excursion4 ,the boys go up the towers and study the lamps and lanterns and all the devices by which a light in the night is made to tell the wary sailor the coast he is on2 and so does the reader4 ,stories of wrecks and rescues beguile the waiting times4 ,there are no waiting times in the story4 ,all ,among the ,lighthouses1 or ,cruise of the ,goldenrod4 ,by ,mary ,bradford ,crowninshield4 #cb illustrations1 #cib pages4 #b4ej4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,there's a vast amount of coast-lore besides4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mr4 ,grant ,allen1 who knows almost as much as anybody1 has been making a book of twenty-eight separate parts1 and says of it3 8,these little essays are mostly endeavors to put some of the latest results of science in simple1 clear and intelligible language40 ,now that is exactly what nine hundred and ninety-nine in a thousand of us want1 if it isn't dry4 ,and it isn't dry4 ,few of those who have the wonderful knowledge of what is going on in the learned world have the gift of popular explanation--the gift of telling of it4 ,mr4 ,allen has that gift2 the knowledge1 the teaching grace1 the popular faculty4 ,common ,sense ,science4 ,by ,grant ,allen4 #cah pages4 #a4ej4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,by no means a list of new-found facts2 but the bearings of them on common subjects4 ,we don't go on talking as if the earth were the centre of things1 as if ,galileo never lived4 ,huxley and ,spencer have got to be heard4 ,shall we wait two hundred and fifty years8 ,the book is simply an easy means of intelligence4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there is nothing more dreary than chemistry taught as it used to be taught to beginners4 ,there is nothing brighter and fuller of keen delight than chemistry taught as it can be taught to little children even4 ,real ,fairy ,folks4 ,by ,lucy ,rider ,meyer1 ,a4 ,m4 #chi pages4 #a4be4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 8,i'll be their teacher--give them private scientific lectures6 ,trust me to manage the school part60 ,the book is alive with the secrets of things4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it takes a learned man to write an easy book on almost any subject4 ,arthur ,gilman1 of the ,college for ,women1 at ,cambridge1 known as the 8,harvard ,annex10 has made a little book to help young people along in the use of the dictionary4 ,one can devour it in an hour or two2 but the reading multiplies knowledge and means of knowledge4 ,short ,stories from the ,dictionary4 ,by ,arthur ,gilman1 ,m4 ,a4 #abi pages4 #fj cents4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,an unconscious beginning of what may grow to be philology1 if one's faculty lies that way4 ,such bits of education are of vastly more importance than most of us know4 ,they are the seeds of learning4 99 99 99 99 99 ,elizabeth ,p4 ,peabody at the age of eighty-four years has made a book of a number of essays1 written during fifty years of a most productive life1 on subjects of lasting interest1 published forgotten years ago in ,emerson's ,magazine1 ,the ,dial1 ,lowell's ,pioneer1 etc4 ,last ,evening with ,allston and ,other ,papers1 #cej pages4 #a4ej4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the wife of ,frmont1 the ,pathfinder of forty years ago and almost ,president thirty years ago1 has written a bookful of reminiscences4 ,souvenirs of ,my ,time4 ,by ,jessie ,benton ,frmont4 #cic pages4 #a4ej4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,mrs4 ,frmont has long been known as a brilliant converser and story-teller4 ,her later years have been given to making books2 and the books have the freshness and sparkle of youth4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the literary editor of the ,nation gathers together nearly a hundred poems and parts of poems to read to children going to sleep4 ,bedside ,poetry1 a ,parents' ,assistant in ,moral ,discipline4 #adc pages4 ,two bindings1 #ge cents and #a4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,the poems have their various bearings on morals and graces2 and there is an index called a key to the moralities4 ,the mother can turn1 with little search1 to verses that put in a pleasant light the thoughts the little one needs to harbor4 ,hence the sub-title4 99 99 99 99 99 ,readers of poetry are almost as scarce as poetry--,have you noticed how little there is in the world8 how wide the desert1 how few the little oases8 ,through the ,year with the ,poets4 ,edited by ,oscar ,fay ,adams4 #ab bijou books of the months1 of about #acj pages each4 #ge cents each4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,is it possible8 ,is there enough sweet singing ringing lustrous verse between heaven and earth to make twelve such books8 ,there is indeed2 and heaven and earth are in it6 99 99 99 99 99 ,ginx's ,baby1 a burlesque book of most serious purpose1 made a stir in ,england some years ago2 and1 what is of more account1 went far to accomplish the author's object4 ,evolution of ,dodd4 ,by ,william ,hawley ,smith4 #aec pages4 #a4 ,d4 ,lothrop ,company1 ,boston4 ,dodd is the terrible schoolboy4 ,how he became so2 who is responsible2 what is the remedy--such is the gist of the book4 ,as bright as ,ginx's ,baby4 ,a bookful of managing wisdom for parents as well as teachers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,questions such as practical boys and girls are asking their mothers all the year round about things that come up4 ,not one in ten of the mothers can answer one in ten of the questions4 ,household ,notes and ,queries1 ,a ,family ,reference-,book4 ,by the ,wise ,blackbird4 #aae pages4 #fj cents4 ,it is handy to have such a book on the shelf1 and handier yet to have the knowledge that's in it in one's head4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's note3 ,obvious punctuation errors were corrected4