A Story
_IN FOUR CHIRPS_.
BY
MRS. FREDERICK LOCKER.
_ILLUSTRATED BY RANDOLPH CALDECOTT._
LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS
BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL
NEW YORK: 416 BROOME STREET
1881
LONDON:
R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR,
BREAD STREET HILL, E.C.
TO MY DEAR CHILDREN,
GODFREY AND DOROTHY,
THIS LITTLE STORY IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY THEIR MOTHER.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
CHIRP THE FIRST--WINTER 1
CHIRP THE SECOND--SPRING 22
CHIRP THE THIRD--SUMMER 47
CHIRP THE FOURTH--AUTUMN 69
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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THE BLACKBIRD ON A SMALL WHITE HILLOCK. 4
THE ROBIN'S NEST. 38
THE ROOK. 62
THE THREE FRIENDS--THE ROBIN, THE ROOK, AND THE BLACKBIRD. 84