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id: 14335
title: The Nursery, Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1875 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  good time for getting subscribers, and that "The Nursery" needs but to Spot was a little dog who had come all the way from Chicago to Boston, When papa came home, and saw what a good, wise dog Spot was, he told the thanking the little girls for their kindness to his good dog, Spot, and "Come in!" said the master; and a little cleanly-dressed girl, about six We have a little three-year-old boy at our house, who likes to hear You have all heard of little Boy Blue, and how he was called upon to Then Boy Blue''s father went to the pasture, and said, "Horse, horse, have you seen Boy Blue?" The old horse pricked up his cars, and looked Boy Blue''s father then went to the men who were making hay, and said, want to have such a hunt for you again." Then Boy Blue said, "Good


id: 14493
title: The Nursery, No. 165. September, 1880, Vol. 28 A Monthly Magazine For Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  mother, thinking the little girl might hurt the birds, put them out of No doubt, many of the little readers of "The Nursery" go to school; yet "Tell me about Harry and his dog Jack." This story had been told to Ned "The boys all ran out to help Jack; and one of them said, ''O Harry! Harry, you are a good boy, and Jack is a good little dog, and you may so early to-day?''--''O mamma!'' said Harry, ''my poor little Jack has broken his leg!'' Then Harry''s mother looked at Jack, and, after thinking "Oh, how sad little Harry felt when his mother said that! won''t try to fix Jack''s leg.'' And his mother said, ''Well, Harry, you may "''N-no, sir,'' said Harry, ''not exactly anybody, but my little dog Jack doctor said, ''Now, Harry, you must take good care of Jack and keep him


id: 15928
title: The Nursery, Number 164 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  I know of a little girl, who, like Mozart, shows a great talent for "Oh, I shall never learn to play like you, Miss Laura," says Emma. my old friend shut up in that barren little field with nothing to eat? father was walking up Arch Street, Philadelphia, one day, with his hands was hurrying home, I happened to look round, and there was Carlo coming Who played in old times with me, him quite so dearly as his daughter Amy. She was a thoughtful little girl, and at the time of my story was twelve and fond of art, said to her, "Don''t try to humbug me, little girl. great comfort in the fame of his dear little girl. "Good dog," says Jane, "come let me pat you." He looks up, and whines, "Well, well," said his kind old grandfather, "we will have it mended and


id: 16522
title: The Nursery, No. 106, October, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  [Hand-->] ==New Subscribers for 1876, whose names and money are sent us His master owns a large sail-boat, and, as the water near the shore is One day, Carlo took hold of the rope with his teeth, and drew the small Some time ago, I told the readers of "The Nursery" about catching a we went away we gave the fawn to his two little girls. On the large plains of South America, horses run wild in great numbers. them in the pages of "The Nursery." My little girls would, at least. Shoals, and, with two other little children, had many nice times fishing What fine times we have together!--Carlo, John, and Bella; by which last In some of the cages were two or three large kittens having a good time "The Nursery." It is a volume of 128 pages, richly bound in cloth, with Old and New 4.00, and The Nursery, 4.75


id: 16524
title: The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  GREAT-AUNT PATIENCE AND HER LITTLE LION By _Mamma_ 138 [Illustration: Hand] ~New Subscribers for 1876, whose names and money visits to "Flora''s Looking-Glass," and thinks of the kind old lady who Nursery." They think I can tell you little readers at home of some eyes--a little girl four years old, with a baby strapped on her "She is your _great_-aunt," said mamma; "and I want you and Bertie to be The little boys had heard their mamma say that Aunt Patience was "a lady and when the dear old lady arrived, and papa and mamma went to the cars As she came up the steps, leaning on papa''s arm, little Bertie Now, Fred liked to play tricks upon his little brother sometimes: so he "I wish you would stay here a hundred years!" said little Bertie to his never had any."--"Why," exclaimed the little boy, "my mamma said you


id: 21047
title: The Nursery, No. 109, January, 1876, Vol. XIX. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  A happy New year to all friends and subscribers, old and young! times, that, instead of growing older the coming year, we think we shall pains of old age, being used to hear but little more than the words, "I I am a little boy, three years old, named Arthur; and I want to tell you but coughed and sputtered a little, and told her I didn''t like that old remember the time when the brothers came home, and how John told the the aunt, and the little boy, who, I think, must be the baby''s brother! A little girl said to the birds on a tree. very good, once took him for a boy, and thanked the "little man," as she "You must not go in there!" said an old dog to a young pup who stood on "Those were fine, sunny days," said the old dog.


id: 19821
title: The Nursery, No. 103, July, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  Bunny was a little rabbit, the youngest of a large family. run away again from so good a mother. should like to live on board the tug; but I think he would want to come One day a new keeper was set over an elephant named Tippoo, that had "Let''s build cities to-day," said Tommy Abbott. It is very pleasant on a fine day in summer to stand on the beach, and four-year-old "flower of the family" said, "Run, Jack, to meet papa at How did Jack know that the time-table had been changed that day, and a horses, there is a little house, and while we waited there, out from the Sent, with a specimen copy of THE AMERICAN GARDEN, a new Illustrated new subscribers, we will give a beautiful GLOBE three inches in sent, postpaid, as a premium for three new subscribers at $1.60 each. Old and New 4.00, and The Nursery, 4.75


id: 28137
title: The Nursery, September 1877, Vol. XXII, No. 3 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  Then Dora placed Kate on the good dog''s back, and the little girl threw die quietly, like a great-minded little insect. I gave it to him, and the dear little boy took it behind a log, and was Wasn''t that a bright idea for a little boy five and a half years old? WHEN "The Nursery" came the other day to St. Paul, two little boys who John, who is three years old, said, "I guess the poor little turtle is stars coming up a little earlier each day. "Well, we must try to make home pleasant," said little Anna, whose pale, mother a note, and said, "It is from that ugly, fat old Mr. Jenks, the ANNA has a little bird, and she calls it Tot. You must try to find out I KNOW of two little boys, twin-brothers, who are just five years old.


id: 28139
title: The Nursery, November 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 5 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  About three years ago a lady gave me a little trunk, and I have kept my ONCE there was a little girl named Alice, and she had an Uncle George So Alice peeped in very carefully, and saw a little black kitten. said, "What a dear little kitten! "Well," said Alice, "you must thank Edith a thousand times, and here is He trotted on a little way, paused, turned and hesitated, and then The carriage came in good time; and Ponto does not know to this day but Every time the earth turns, it makes a day and a night, by on the little boys who are the sun and stars. John had the horse harnessed in a little while, mother sent out a great "NOW I''ve had my lesson in my ''Nursery Primer,''" said little five-year-old Ellen, "and I want to learn to iron clothes." Little Jinx the baby boy;


id: 28132
title: The Nursery, April 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 4 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  are you, old fellow?" A big black-and-white Newfoundlander soon rushed On the step of the gate of an old garden sat Elfrida, fast asleep, with "Now tell us why did you go to sleep?" said the children, as they were Johnny writes me, that, when some of these little dogs saw him and his the big brother of a lot of little ones, and they call me "Doc." "''If you do not kill that seal, I will kill it myself,'' said the old "''Am I to be ruled by these children?'' said the silly aunt, turning to "''The seal shall live,'' said he: ''the children shall have their way. "Now look here, Tom," said his brother Sam, a sturdy little chap, who "Yes; and I think old Towser loves me. "I would like to catch him at it--biting my little Freddy! "Did I not tell you that the old sow loved you, like the rest?"


id: 28135
title: The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  So mamma took little Percy, who was only three years old, and the rosy, One day, great-aunt Hannah was giving her nephews and nieces a dinner of MAT, Let, and Win are the names by which three little sisters of my This "baby-cow," as little Bertie called her, was kept away from its mother, old Clover, most of the day, and tied to a cherry-tree in the Solomon thought it fine sport to tease the bear, and there was one way Solomon now began to think that his time had come. DID you ever hear of a great bear and a little bear made of stars? idea where it is, because, it really looks so little like a bear, it is The Great Bear has never been known to drop down on little They really look very little like the things they are Mary calls it "a little cow," because it Let me fly says little birdie,


id: 28133
title: The Nursery, May 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 5 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  [Illustration: W]ALLACE is a boy about ten years old, who lives in a people who live in the brightness of two suns have strong eyes given Poor little Jim looked very much troubled; for, if Rob said he could not Rob looked a little foolish, but said nothing, and went out to feed his as she is a very brave little duck, she thinks she will try once more; DID the little readers of "The Nursery" ever think how thankful they Louise was a gentle little girl, and Fanny was a very headstrong pony; I knew that the bright sun would soon take away Bob. Tom, the baker''s boy, and a little girl named Ann are looking on. "HOW old are they, Peter?" asked Ralph Lamson, pointing to two little was once a parrot that took a great fancy to a little wild sparrow. Every morning, the little bird would fly to the parrot''s perch; and


id: 28136
title: The Nursery, August 1877, Vol. XXII, No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  a little girl, nine years old, whom we will call Jane. _Dear little Readers of "The Nursery:"_--I would like to tell you a coming out of their heads; but they do not hook little brother or me. Buttercup soon came back for more corn; and uncle said, "Give it to her This little bird had been presented to Aunt Mary by a German lady to "I''M king of the rock," said a silly old drake; had a great mouse-colored cat called Maltie, and she had three little "Then you quarrel a little sometimes," said he. "Oh, he says things," said Herbie. "There now!" said Herbie, "didn''t I tell you my kite would beat yours "What do you mean by that?" said both the little boys. Herbie looked at Georgie, and both blushed a little. mean to let the fellows hear me talking, ''great I and little you'' any


id: 28138
title: The Nursery, October 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 4 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  Little Tony Peterkin was walking home from school, and wishing he had A girl who heard him said, "I saw a parrot just now on one of the trees One day, Henry, who was a very kind man, said, "Perhaps we will cut that My little pigs, so small and white! No: they are young alligators," said a little girl, in a tone MANY years ago, when I was a little fellow, I went on a sail with my The day passed; and, as the dog did not appear, the poor man Dandy had seen them, and, like a good dog, felt it his duty to stay good Dandy!" said Mr. Baxter: "you must be hungry, old Emma got down from the chair, and placed Flora in it, and said: "I want said that she saw the cat with her paw around the bird, keeping him


id: 28140
title: The Nursery, December 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 6 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  "LOOK here, my dear," said a starling to her mate: "in our pretty "What''s all that?" piped Mrs. Sparrow, looking out of her little round Thereupon Mr. Starling flew at Mrs. Sparrow. "Now, my dear," said Mr. Starling, "go in, and put the house in order. stood a homely little puppy, dripping wet, shivering from the cold, and "Poor little dog!" said I. But one of my uncles had a horse even more knowing than old Pete. One Sunday morning, Old Whitey, on hearing the bells, walked long white dresses still went on, though mamma said every day, "I must fire-place,--made the baby twist her little body to look at it. "Now I''ll tell you a pig story," said Birdie, with a very wise look. One cold day we found the little thing hopping When the spring came on, we opened the cage-door and let him go.


id: 28134
title: The Nursery, June 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 6 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  The old birds seemed so happy as they fed their little ones, who opened little baby-birds lay in the cold wet grass, crying pitifully. they lived in it till the little baby-birdies were able to fly, and to mamma calls her, "Gypsy," and thinks papa will hardly know his little "It is very interesting," I said, "to know of such patience in a little I stopped to take a further look at "little gopher," with whom I felt _Mr. Jones._--Little boys must not come in my way. Mamma said, "Jamie, you are too little a He often comes so near that the little boy pats him on the head. LITTLE Baby Brown-Eyes "How do you know he is coming?" said mother, who was tending the baby, "A little boy was dreaming, What should that little boy do? That little boy who thought the stars were only pinned in their places


id: 28141
title: The Nursery, February 1878, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  Her father knew that the good dog would pull her out of the water, if "Now, Ebony, let us see how fast you can go," said Lucy. "Grandma," said the little girl, So she said one day to his papa, "James, I think it would be a good idea When dinner-time came, Jamie had to be coaxed away from "YES, step right down upon me, and kill me, if you like," said Mrs. Tarantula to Dick, as they met at the schoolhouse door. home for two days, and looked very full when he came back. Said the other little chick, "We''ll see, we''ll see!" The next week, when churning-time came, Romeo did not try to get away. knew the mother-bird was not far off, and I wanted to see what was going The two old birds flew away much disappointed; but the mother soon All the sunshine of the day like yourself is tired of play:


id: 28142
title: The Nursery, March 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 3 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  One day, Mr. Little called their attention to the wood which the pick up some of it, and send it home to burn; "and now, boys," said Mr. Little, "if you would like to help your mother, here is a chance to get The crows are very like those at home, except that these little fellows Good-by, dear old "Nursery." Your little friend, birds teach the little prairie-dogs any of their wisdom. Sometimes boys capture these queer little dogs, A FEW years ago, a little boy was out fishing with his mother, on One day he brought home a watch and gave it to the little WHEN Helen was eight years old, a pretty little canary-bird was given to day by having a little talk with Chirp. "Oh, dear!" said she, in great distress, "my poor little Chirp is gone, "Oh, I mustn''t tell you my secrets, papa," said wise little Mabel: "I''ve


id: 28143
title: The Nursery, April 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 4 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  "It is an invitation to a children''s party at Mrs. Vane''s," said mamma. She was thinking of Lily''s papa, who loved the little girl so much, that little girls and boys trying to act like grown-up people. ONE day little Emma said to herself, "It is about time that I knew how It was a pretty little story that he read; and Emma stood very still, "Well, that shows that even a bear has some good feeling," said Harry, MAY I tell the readers of "The Nursery" how happy two little boys were read the story, and, after it was finished, the same little hand turned brown eyes and blue eyes were closed, and my happy little boys went how shall I get you all home," said the dear old THIS is one of the true stories that I tell my little boys over and over


id: 28129
title: The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  "All right, sir," said the boys; and they went to work, while Mr. Prim WHEN I was a little boy, six or seven years old, my father had two white horses, named Billy and Tom. Billy had one black foot, and a little dark "You must mean my little Ernest," said the mother. GOOD folks who read "The Nursery," this is my little sister; The following is an exact copy of a letter found in little Minnie''s the good little children that I visit, I fancy Our dog Snip saw a hedgehog, the other day, for the first time. as it saw him, the little creature seemed to change from a live thing [Illustration: Little Black Monkey] [Illustration: THE NURSERY PREMIUM-LIST.] =Little Folks'' Colored Picture Book.=--Contains black and gold, with fine chromatic illustration black and gold, with fine chromatic illustration Little Prudy''s Story Book. =Boys'' and Girls'' Illustrated Gift-Book.=--With


id: 28131
title: The Nursery, March 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 3 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  And why is little Ned, the baby, sitting up in the bed, as though little Nelly said, "I wish I knew how to dance like Emma Drake!" grandpa Nelly did it, and grandpa said, "Bravely done, little girl! One day old Jim was in the yard behind the engine-house, and a man went was in bed, an old rat had come out of his hole, and gone foraging But the story I am going to tell you is about a little girl named Emma, a very deep one too; and what did little Emma know about being careful? ONE September morning, before breakfast, Ned and Harry went woodchuck Dick and Gyp, and then she saw her little boys. good food for the boy or girl who like them.''" "Quack!" said the little duck, little ducks went for a swim, their hen-mother walked nervously back


id: 28130
title: The Nursery, February 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  So one day when Mr. Topliff, who keeps a great toy-shop, said to Edwin, room in the boat for Jack, the good old dog would lie on the wharf and FREDDIE is a bright little boy six years old. little squirrel came after it; but it was too heavy for him: so he sat I AM going to tell all the wondering children just what that little star were you ever told before, that the sun is a star, just like the little HARRY is a little boy six years old. JANE is a bright little girl, about six years old, who lives not far There was her dear little Anna Maria in the water, beyond her Little Emma was his especial favorite; and one December day he said to I know, my little lamb," I said, Soon after Billy began to eat his dinner, the two white pigs came


id: 17536
title: The Nursery, No. 169, January, 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  Every house that has children in it needs "The Nursery" for their profit "The Nursery" is the very best magazine that we know for children. "The Nursery" is ''a magazine for youngest readers,'' and, as we know by I thought you might repent your choice, so I said to Mr. Grover, who keeps the toy-shop, ''I think I shall want to change the [Illustration: Dora and the bird.] [Illustration: Another Christmas Tree] [Illustration: Another Christmas Tree] Walter Dale was a little boy six years old, who lived with his parents "What a nice little boat!" said he. One day, John the gardener left a basket of apples at the top of the For old Christmas comes only once in a year! =The best Holiday Gift for a Child is a Subscription to "The Nursery."= type, and good reading for young and old; send $1 for THE CHRISTIAN and


id: 17857
title: Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book
author: Halsey, Rosalie Vrylina
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  first book of any kind written and printed in America for children;--an some Instruction with a little Book upon them." To children accustomed of a little Quakeress furnished the Philadelphia children with a book approach of the little gilt story-books which ten years later were to [Illustration: _John Newbery''s Advertisement of Children''s Books_] and religious books, issued as published in America for children, should "Little Books with Pictures for Children" could be purchased at the "The Famous Tommy Thumb''s Little Story-Book: Containing his Life and had the "following little Books for all good Boys and Girls: by the name of Newbery''s Little Books for Children, are now republished [Illustration: _A page from a Catalogue of Children''s Books printed by suggested in three little books, of two of which the author was Mrs. Pilkington, who had already written several successful stories for young The books for American children therefore Little Book for Children, 17.


id: 14170
title: The Nursery, Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1875 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  THE BOY WHO LOVED HIS MOTHER By Uncle Charles The beautiful picture of The Cataract of Lodore, in our present number, little boys and girls, or, as he phrased it, "for the nursery." was such joy in a household as ''The Nursery.'' My little girl will repeat When Felix was a little fellow, hardly two years old, he used to pet his Then baby looked earnestly into her mother''s face, and said, "O, mamma! RUTH (_entering_).--This is a cold day, little girl, and you are thinly here comes the little girl I was looking for; and she has (_Enter_ EMILY.) That is my purse, little girl. The mother-bird laid four little eggs in it; nest, took it with all the little birdies, and placed it on some straw A book by which children can teach themselves to read, with but little Little Corporal 1.50, and The Nursery, 2.70


id: 40753
title: The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  In due time a little plant appeared, carrying one of the nuts on its the ground below, sat three little boys dressed in blue sailor suits, "What nice-looking little boys!" thought Presently up jumped one boy, and said, "Come on, fellows, let''s play something."--"All right," said another boy, "One-old-cat." Then they all "Dear me!" said grandma, "I thought they were good boys; but they seem LITTLE Miss Blue-Eyes shook her head in his little old kite; while Fred cut the papers, and made the tail. Fred looked, as he ran out before the wind, with this big kite that was BERTIE is a little boy six years old. But uncle Frank cannot play with Bertie all day long. return," uncle Frank says as he takes leave of Bertie at the door. "Good-by, uncle Frank!" says Bertie. long-tailed rat, a little girl''s voice under the table calls out, "Come


id: 40754
title: The Nursery, March 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  "''I''ll tell you a story about Jack O''Nory; bun with his milk that morning; and so all day Jack doctor," she said, "my little boy went to sleep as he tree a little distance from the house, and began to eat with great With the little party of boys and girls went the family dog. The dog lived to a good old age, and was loved and petted by the family The dog and the sheep took turns in the churning thus: Bruce worked When bed-time came, Priscilla said, "I will not let old Bruce out Priscilla and John thought these little acts of the dog very wise; but I ELFRIDA is a little German girl who lives in Bonn. touched: I do so long to have one!" said the little girl. "PARLEY-VOO" was the nickname of a little boy four years old, who was


id: 40756
title: The Nursery, May 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  "Do any of you boys know where to-day''s ''Advertiser'' is?" asked papa. "Poor little bird," she thought, "Poor birdie," said Elizabeth, "I will try and take you home." And she She saw the father and the mother-bird in the tree, and said to herself WILLY and Ben are two little boys who live in the old city of Saint Papa lets both his little boys help wrap the "WHEN I was little," said grandma Gray, PIGGY had a little house close by the barn. make using a spoon," said piggy, and he laughed whenever he thought of All the boys were in haste for the day to come, and Arthur said, "Now, really think she will come to-day, mamma?"--"Yes," said I. His papa and mamma were Americans; but their little boy was born in house, Inches called on Tezzan to stop, and let him watch some elephants


id: 40755
title: The Nursery, April 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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  know a great many very charming little girls. Then Lucy says in her baby-way (for she cannot yet talk plain), "Come Jip, you good little dog, I do love you," she says, "and Dolly loves you And Jip seems to know what Lucy says; for he answers by another loving Then Lucy pats him, and says, "Good little Jip, I will never forget I didn''t want to hurt a cub like him; but some bears that I know her call one of the emperors her "little pet," he says to her, "But you egg that the cuckoo leaves in their houses, although, if any other bird grown-up sister Ann. She knows just how to deal with the little girl. Such was this little house when I visited it one fine day last summer. hours a man came running up to the house, to tell us that old Bossy had


id: 40757
title: The Nursery, June 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  A good-looking young woman was pushing a baby-carriage before her. ONCE upon a time a mother-sparrow and her three children lived in a "See, Polly Dolly Adeline," she said to her oldest child one day, "see branch; but she soon flew back, and said, "Flop, you naughty boy, don''t "Cats, you know, Flop!" said Polly Dolly Adeline. I''ll come again some other day," and he flew back to his anxious mother His mother saw two big tears in the little fellow''s eyes and felt sorry Georgie fed the pretty fawn, who took the bread from his hand, and IF I should ask you children to tell me what a garden is, I think you To this garden went, one bright summer day, a wagon-load of people--six happy little girls and boys, with their mothers and fathers--on a Six tired little children went early to bed that night, and dreamed of "What a good grandmother!" said Ralph, almost tearfully.


id: 40752
title: The Nursery, January 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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summary:
  I thought you might repent your choice, so I said to Mr. Grover, who keeps the toy-shop, ''I think I shall want to change the He sees a dear little bird. girl trying to lead her little brother across the street. never saw them before in my life," said he; "but such little ones can''t "You are a good boy," said I. said, "Dora, shut the door, or the cat will be after your bird." "Yes, mother, in a minute," said Dora. WALTER DALE was a little boy six years old, who lived with his parents "What a nice little boat!" said he. cried, "Help, help!" But the man thought it was some little fellow Walter is drifting down the river in that little green boat, I am One day, John the gardener left a basket of apples at the top of the For old Christmas comes only once in a year!


id: 42160
title: The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
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  "O MAMMA!" said little Jessie one stormy afternoon, "I''m tired of "Call kitty," said her mother, "and let her try to catch this ball while Her mamma laughed, and said, "I think we can manage that, dear. with kitty cuddled in her arms, and said, "We have had a jolly time, word for such a little girl, and she said it quite slowly. "Yes, dear," mamma said, smiling, "and I think I know somebody else who So I said, "You look tired, my little girl: will "A little tired, madam," she said; "but I do not mind, for Marie will be "Yes," said uncle Tom: "I will take the big wagon, and there will be "The boy must be deaf if he does not hear that," said uncle Tom. Then "I cannot go without my Jip," she said to her mother the day before


id: 42158
title: The Nursery, September 1881, Vol. XXX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
txt: ./txt/42158.txt
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summary:
  "COME on deck, all hands, old and young, great and small, sick and well! "Don''t you know?" said the old man. "Hold me up," said little Ellen, "and let me see." EARLY one bright morning, three little girls who were spending the with all the little girls, though their uncle said, that, as Lulu had "Oh, now I know what to call this pet," said Lulu, "I''ll call it _My dear little Boy_,--In a lonely place, just at the last, I came across a most delightful little pet. "Little Bo-peep," said the good old sheep, "You blessed sheep," said little Bo-peep, her: so she said in French, "How much are they, little girl?" "SPEAK for it if you want it," said little Johnny, holding out a piece "Don''t let the old duck swallow your finger, Johnny!" said Ellen. "Jump up on my back, and eat as many as you want," said Jack, ever ready


id: 42156
title: The Nursery, July 1881, Vol. XXX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
txt: ./txt/42156.txt
cache: ./cache/42156.txt
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summary:
  ''Little bird, have you seen a small boy with curly seen a boy with rosy cheeks?'' Away goes the squirrel into a hole without boy, with black eyes, rosy cheeks, and curly hair?'' The butterfly lights watering-trough to the barn as carefully as if he knew that small boys HOW a little boy came to be called by such a queer nickname as "The naughty little boy.") Then she ran down the walk, calling out, "Have you seen our little boy to-day?" He heard the little boy about the room, and, fearing that he "Little boy, you must not meddle," said the blind man again. The little boy is fond of kittens; but he does not like cats. He is so much like the little boy who used to pet me when I was a The little boy did take pity on her little boy soon began to make a pet of her.


id: 42157
title: The Nursery, August 1881, Vol. XXX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
txt: ./txt/42157.txt
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summary:
  "Be sure to bring home a good mess of fish, Charley," said his father. the little door, and said to himself, "Zip Coon! nice little black-and-tan dog, Jack, to play with him. One day, when Sam was playing in the yard, his papa came driving home Pretty soon mamma came to see what Sam had. The goats would jump and run and play, and Sam thought it was But by and by Sam began to get tired of his goats, and his mamma was Mamma said this would never do: so the next day papa found a man who said he would give Sam fifty cents for the white goat. quite a big goat, while Sam was still a very small boy. One day, when they were playing, the goat hit Sam with his head, and that Sam threw an apple at him the goat would eat it, and then look at


id: 42161
title: The Nursery, December 1881, Vol. XXX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
txt: ./txt/42161.txt
cache: ./cache/42161.txt
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summary:
  One day Susan had two little friends visit her,--Willy and Bessie Hill; said as she went towards him was, "Polly wants a cake." The children looked a little at the other birds and pets; but none her dog, and take the parrot, she shook her head, and said, "No, no!" "Let me look at it," said Peter. little boy looked on amazed, not knowing what to do or say. men set to work with their shovels; but for some time no sound came from "Wait a bit," said the farmer: "let me listen." "Stop, my young friend," said Crafty, sitting bolt upright on his And funny little hands: A funny little head little Ann," says Sue, "take hold of my hand and we will have a good "PAPA, what is that funny-looking house, with that great whirligig going with the apple, the kind old lady said, "That was right.


id: 42159
title: The Nursery, October 1881, Vol. XXX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
author: Various
txt: ./txt/42159.txt
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extension: .txt
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summary:
  Edith was four years old, and had come the day before, for the first She was soon in the farmyard, and after feeding the little things with he called a waltz, till his mother said it was quite time to dance off little six-year-old boy. My little boy wished he could fly like a gull, but thought it lay her in her crib for a nap, and by that time the little girl was But one day she was having such a nice time with some little cousins came in, looking very weary, and said, "I don''t want to play out any aunt Sarah used to spend a good many rainy days," said grandma. found, grandma," said Fanny, holding the baby up before her. "Oh," said grandma, laughing, "I made that doll for your mother when she time I am here," said Fanny. ''Tis my own clear little girl come to make a call."


