361_).]
The old gentleman, who often came to chat with Ulick, and to try to
teach him various things, felt quite vexed, and he folded up his paper,
and shut up his camp-stool and went away.
When he had gone an old hen turned round and spoke to Ulick.
"You can hear us, for you have the right sort of ears, but the old man
cannot. It is quite true: the house has gone."
"Where?"
The rabbits were listening, with their long ears erect.
"That I cannot tell, but Nan is going after it."
"Nan! but she is so small."
"Is she?" exclaimed the hen. "You should see her now that she has eaten
the porridge: she is much taller than her mother, and her legs are so
long that she can skim over the ground like an ostrich."
"Then she will get the cat."
"Perhaps. One does not know," answered the hen.
"I hope she will," said a young rabbit.
"I hope she won't," said an old rabbit, "for then she will bring her
back here."
There was a groan amongst the rabbits and the poultry. And then the
Virginian creeper, that was twisting and turning and throwing its leaves
about all over the trellis, began to quiver and shake as if it were
trying to say something, and at last a very tiny voice came from one of
the shoots, and said--
"Should Nan the flying house o'ertake,
She will with it long journeys make,
And come back here no more."
The fowls and rabbits were glad to hear this, but Ulick said--
"Nan shall not overtake the house; Nan shall not have the dear little
cat."
IV.
"Nan will soon be tired," said Ulick; "besides, she does not know where
to go."
"Do you?"
Ulick started, for he could see no one. Still he was not surprised, for
since the rabbits and fowls and Virginian creeper had begun to talk
there was no reason why other things should not also. It must have been
some sensible creature; and he began to consider the point.
No, he did not know where the house had gone; he did not suppose that
even the top of the tallest chimney would be visible, or even the smoke
from it. The house might have gone along the straight road, or have
turned to the right or left, he could not tell. And Ulick sat down upon
a large moss-covered stone, and felt very despondent.
"What's the matter, little man?" asked his big brother Ben, who happened
to come up at the moment. And Ulick told him of his difficulty.
[Illustration: "SHE WAS SO HIGH UP" (_p. 361_).]
"Oh! if that is all," said big Ben, "I will start you on your journey,
for I know which way the house went. I saw it rumbling along the road,
and then it turned off to the right and kept a straight line over the
country; nothing stopped it, hedges, ditches, or anything else."
And he took Ulick's hand, and went out upon the road with him. Ulick
half turned and kissed his hand to his own home.
"What is that for?" asked Ben.
"For 'good-bye,' if I don't come back again. The house might take me
away altogether, you know."
Ben laughed.
"Well, then, boy, start off, for there in the distance over the
corn-fields you can just see the house. There, there--do you see
it--moving along?"
"No--yes--no--yes, yes I do. But what is that?"
V.
"What is that? why, a pole with a flag on the top," said Ben.
"No, no," said Ulick, "that----"
"Why, it's Nan flying along. What long legs she has! She goes so fast
that she seems as if she were in two places at once."
"There are two girls running," said Ulick, "and one seems to be
overtaking the other all the time."
"No, there is but one," answered Ben, "but she is here and there so
quickly that you seem to see her in two places at once--you understand
what I mean. And it looks exactly like two people."
"I don't know," said Ulick; "I am sure there are two Nans. What long
legs!"
"Yes, porridge has done that. You should have had some porridge. You'll
never overtake her."
But Ulick started off. Ben watched him out of sight, and then went home.
[Illustration: "HE HAD A PAPER IN HIS HAND" (_p. 361_).]
VI.
Now, all this time a cat was lying comfortably upon a chair in the house
that was running away.
The chair was covered with red velvet, and there was a bright fire in
the room, that sparkled and glowed and made all the furniture in it
shine.
The cat looked up and then she purred, saying--
"Till there is a place
Where gamekeepers are not,
My house shall not stay
In any spot."
And the house with the cat in it went on and on, until it came to a
far-off place where there were no houses and no gamekeepers, and no fear
of traps. Then it stopped with such a jerk that the front door flew
open, and a woolly dog, with a red morocco collar and very stiff legs,
came in, crying out--
"She is coming, she is coming,
She will like a cup of tea.
She must be quite hot with running,
She is coming after me."
"Who is _she_?" asked the cat.
Then said the dog--
"Little Nan, she ate the porridge,
And she grew quite tall,
But when she has reached your cottage
She will be quite small."
"Why?" asked the cat.
"Because the effect of the porridge only lasts whilst she is running."
"Oh!" responded the cat.
Upon which Nan herself came running in, and she was no larger than when
her mother was kneeling beside her in the garden.
"O my dear, dearest, darling, little pussy-cat! I have found you again,
and we will live together always, and you will let me play with you. I
am so glad to see you again."
The cat purred and rubbed her head against Nan, as much as to say "Yes."
And the woolly dog barked for joy.
[Illustration: "'THERE ARE TWO GIRLS RUNNING,' SAID ULICK" (_p. 363_).]
So Nan had won the race.
Nan looked out of the window and nodded to Ulick, who was panting in the
distance. She also held up the cat for him to see.
There was no longer any need for Ulick to run, for everything round him
was shouting--
"Nan has won the race!"
Yes, he knew that she had, and he wept bitterly and went home again.
Perhaps if he had also eaten the porridge he might have outstripped
Nan.
No one ever saw the house again, though once it returned to the spot
upon which it had stood near Ulick's home. It did not stay long there,
only just long enough for Nan's mother to pack up her clothes and join
her little girl, who was too small to live by herself.
Then the front door shut quite tightly, and the house fled away faster
than ever, and never stopped until it had reached a beautiful island
far, far away in the middle of the sea. There it paused, for no
gamekeepers, or traps, or cruel boys were to be found there. And in the
house on the beautiful island Nan and her mother, and the cat, and the
toy dog lived peacefully and happily for ever and ever.
JULIA GODDARD.
ETHEL'S PINK PLANT;
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.
Ethel was always trying to write poetry, but it was so hard to find
rhymes. When the cat killed the big pink begonia, she did manage to find
a rhyme; and she thought the epitaph looked beautiful printed in violet
ink on a piece of paper--
"Here my poor begonia lies.
Drop a tear and wipe your eyes."
These were the only verses Ethel ever made. Perhaps we are beginning
near the end of the story. You may want to know what the big pink
begonia was, and how the cat killed it.
The beginning of this sad story was a red ribbon bow with a kitten
behind it: the bow was so big and the cat was so little, that the
ribbon looked much more important than the kitten that wore it. Ethel
called the kitten Kafoozalum: Tom talked of the bow with the cat behind
it; to which Ethel retorted: "The ribbon becomes her very much, Tom.
Boys have no taste."
Early in the summer--about the time that the kitten was a weak little
squeaker in a basket of straw with the cat of the house next door--Ethel
was given a plant as a present. There had never before been a begonia in
her mother's greenhouse; and Ethel knew very little about it, except
that any rough treatment would kill it. The begonia grew very fast. It
became a tall plant, with beautiful large reddish-veined leaves, and it
was covered with a cloud of pink blossoms.
One day Ethel ran out of the conservatory in a hurry and left the door
open; and Kafoozalum--the red bow with the kitten behind it--ran into
the conservatory in a hurry, as she had never had the chance before.
Tom, coming home from school, went, watering-pot in hand, to attend to
his geranium-slips; he found the door open, and the kitten nearly on its
head in frantic attempts to roll in the begonia pot.
A few weeks after, all the pink bloom was gone. The begonia, branch and
leaf, died away. There was nothing left but a dry brown stump.
"It is dead!" cried Ethel. "A knock or a rub kills the young shoots.
Mrs. Smith told me so. Kafoozalum rubbed and knocked it enough to kill
it all."
"Tears! tears for the begonia!" laughed Tom. "Why, Ethel, I thought
nothing but the death of Kafoozalum would reduce you to tears."
"Ah! Tom, but you don't know how fond I was of that plant. It was the
only one I ever had. I feel almost as if it was _really alive_ once, and
dead now! I shall make it a grave and bury it."
Tom seemed very much amused at this idea--because the begonia was buried
already in its own pot--and Ethel could not bear his making fun about
it. So she ran away to her mother's room, with tears in her eyes.
"Mother, how do you spell 'begonia'?"
"Why, dear? who are you writing to?"
"My poor begonia is quite dead," sobbed Ethel, with a gulp of grief. "I
want to write its epitaph."
"You mustn't cry about it now, Ethel dear. It could not feel. I shall
get you another next summer."
But the only consolation Ethel could get was the writing of the epitaph.
She worked at this for half an hour, and smeared herself very much with
violet ink.
"Here is laid my pink begonia," was her first attempt.
Tom came into the room to learn his lessons at the other side of the
table.
"Tom," she said, "please don't say your verbs out loud. I can't write
poetry when you do. Tell me a rhyme for begonia. 'Here is laid my pink
begonia.'"
"'Toss it over the wall, or let it alone-will-you?' That is the only
rhyme in the English language," said Tom.
"You are very unkind," said Ethel, leaning her cheek on an inky hand,
and rubbing her hair till it was a wild black mane. Then she tried what
would happen if she began in quite a different way. At last she read out
in sad tones:--
"Here my poor begonia lies,
Drop a tear and wipe your eyes."
To which Tom only answered in a jaunty tone, throwing his penknife out
of his pocket.
"Here's my knife to bury your roots,
Lock the greenhouse, and wipe your boots."
Ethel's mouth gave a little twitch; but she would not laugh when Tom
made fun of her poetry.
She went into the greenhouse, carrying a piece of black stuff and a pair
of scissors, the penknife, and her verses printed in violet.
Then she dug a hole in the earthen floor, under the greenhouse shelf, in
a warm corner near the pipes. Next she dug her begonia root out of the
pot, popped it into the hole, and covered it up, and left a bit of stick
standing upright, holding in a notch the wonderful epitaph.
Tom found her there, drying and smearing her face with an earthy corner
of her pinafore. Tom had Kafoozalum peeping out from under his
jacket-front; but Ethel sobbed afresh at the sight of the red bow with
the kitten behind it.
"Come and take care of my geraniums with me, Ethel," said Tom.
"Oh! boo-hoo-no-no! You are very unkind."
"Why, what have I done? _I_ didn't roll on my head in the begonia pot,
did I, pussy?"
"Oh! boo-hoo--go 'way!"
So Tom went away. But the next time Ethel went into the greenhouse with
a bright face, she could not help laughing at Tom's addition to her
verses. She read:--
"Here my poor begonia lies,
Drop a tear and wipe your eyes--
The door was open--if you had locked it,
The bow with the kitten couldn't have knocked it."
The winter passed; and Ethel's birthday came in the spring.
"Here is a silver pencil for you to write poetry with," said Tom,
mischievously. Poetry or not the silver pencil was worth having, and
Ethel felt that teasing Tom was fond of her. Ah! what could she do
without Tom, or without the teasing either? "Come into the greenhouse,"
he said; "there's a begonia for you."
"Is there? I thought I had all my presents."
She went racing to the greenhouse, and came back with a disappointed
face. "Why do you cheat me, Tom? This is not the first of April."
"Come and see." He led her into the greenhouse to the pink begonia's
grave.
They both stooped down to the corner of the earthen floor near the hot
pipes.
There was a dark red folded leaf growing above the earth.
"Oh, Tom! it is my own dear old plant."
"Yes--it is growing up again for another summer," he said. "I found it
a week ago; but I kept it for a birthday surprise."
"Tom," said Ethel, seizing his arm in her delight, "put my poetry in
your pocket, and let us go and ask mother if we should put it in a pot."
"What? put the poetry in a pot? Whatever for?"
"Oh! no, I didn't mean that at all--I mean----"
"Never mind--here go the verses, though they've served their turn."
So the pink plant went into a pot again, and grew more beautiful than
ever; and the only poetry Ethel ever made went into Tom's pocket.
STORIES TOLD IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
_By_ EDWIN HODDER ("OLD MERRY").
VI.--THE MONUMENTS.
As we walk round the building once more, I shall not attempt even to
name the greater number of the Monuments, but confine myself to telling
you something about the more remarkable ones. The earliest monuments
were really the tombs of persons buried here; many of the modern ones
simply commemorate illustrious men and women buried elsewhere.
We will first make the round of the chapels, and begin with that of St.
Benedict, where once an indulgence of two years and forty days could be
obtained by hearing mass at the altar. But the altar has gone, and in
its place rises the stately tomb of Frances Howard, Countess of
Hertford, whose effigy lies where once stood the candlesticks and sacred
host. Close by is the tomb of Archbishop Langham, who was buried here in
1376, with his head towards the altar, little dreaming that that altar
would ever be displaced to make room for the tomb of a heretic lady.
Through an ancient oaken screen we enter the adjacent Chapel of St.
Edmund. Here is the once beautiful tomb of William de Valence, Earl of
Pembroke, and half-brother to Henry III. Some of the monuments in this
chapel are of great interest as examples of ancient art, but there is
not much to say about their occupants. Frances Hokes, who died in 1622,
is represented in Greek costume, and Horace Walpole and others have
highly praised this statue. Close by lies Lady Knollys, who attended
Anna Boleyn on the scaffold. In the monument of Elizabeth Russell we
have the earliest of the sitting figures, which have been so strongly
condemned by many who maintain that a recumbent or bowed figure is the
only proper one for a tomb. Her marble finger points to a death's-head
at her feet, and hence arose the story that she died from a prick of a
needle, and some chose to add that it was a judgment upon her for
working on Sunday. But we must leave the men and women "of high degree"
who throng this chapel, and the tiny alabaster babies of Edward III. in
their little cradle, and pass on to the Chapel of St. Nicholas. This
chapel is rich in monuments of the Elizabethan era, and was once bright
with gold and colouring.
Of the royal tombs in the Chapel of Henry VII. I have already spoken,
but there are some others of great interest. One bay, or chapel, is
nearly filled by the monument of James I.'s favourite "Steenie"--George
Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who was assassinated by Felton at
Portsmouth, in 1628. In another bay are two beautiful modern monuments,
harmonising well with their surroundings: the one of the Duke of
Montpensier, brother of Louis Philippe, the other of the late Dean
Stanley. The Duke of Richmond and his beautiful Duchess, "La Belle
Stuart," occupy a bay with their colossal canopied tomb. Of the other
tombs in the Chapel of Henry VII., we should specially mention that of
General Monk in the south aisle. He had a splendid funeral. For the
three weeks that he lay in state forty gentlemen of good family stood as
mutes with their backs against the wall, twenty each day alternately.
In the Chapel of St. Paul is the once gilded tomb of Lord Bourchier, the
standard-bearer of Henry V. at the battle of Agincourt. The altar has
given place to the tomb of Frances Sydney, the wife of Ratcliff, Earl of
Sussex, who figures in Scott's story of "Kenilworth." Near at hand is
the tomb of Sir Thomas Bromley, the Lord Chancellor, who presided at the
trial of Mary, Queen of Scots. But the chief feature of this chapel is
the colossal marble effigy of James Watt, the celebrated improver of the
steam-engine--a splendid monument, from the chisel of Sir F. Chantrey.
The adjoining chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains the
tomb of one of Cromwell's officers, Colonel Edward Popham. Where the
altar once stood stands the loftiest monument in the Abbey--the tomb of
Queen Elizabeth's Chamberlain, Lord Hundsdon. The old statesman had
waited long for an earldom, which the queen had granted and revoked
three times over. She came at last to see him, and lay the patent and
the robes of a peer on his bed. "Madam," said the old man, "seeing you
counted me not worthy of this honour whilst I was living, I count myself
unworthy of it now that I am dying."
Visitors are not admitted into the beautifully sculptured, but dark,
little chapel of Abbot Islip. Just beyond it we enter what is now called
the eastern aisle of the south transept, formerly the separate chapels.
Here we find the celebrated tomb of Sir Francis Vere. Above the
warrior's effigy, supported by four kneeling knights, is a plain canopy,
upon which lies his helm and breastplate. Looking round, we see many
interesting memorials: Admiral Kempenfelt, who went down in the _Royal
George_; Sir John Franklin, who perished among Polar icebergs: Telford,
the engineer; Sir Humphry Davy, the philosopher: all these and many
others are commemorated in this aisle.
Emerging now into the north transept, we find ourselves amongst what has
been termed "the dead Parliament of Britain." Famous statesmen look down
upon us from their marble pedestals, and beneath the central pavement
are the graves of Chatham, Pitt, Fox, Castlereagh, Canning, Wilberforce,
Grattan, and Palmerston. The magnificent monument to the great Earl of
Chatham cost 6,000 pounds. Close beside it stands the huge pile of
sculpture by Nollekens, in memory of the three captains who fell in
Rodney's famous victory over the French in April, 1782. Nearly opposite
to Chatham's monument is Chantrey's fine statue of Canning. On each side
the transept, and in the contiguous western aisle, the eye rests upon
sculptured marble bearing honoured names--Warren Hastings, Richard
Cobden, Palmerston, Beaconsfield, and others whose lives are part of our
country's history. As we stand here we may well remember the words of
Macaulay: "In no other cemetery do so many great citizens lie within so
narrow a space. High over these venerable graves towers the stately
monument of Chatham, and from above, his effigy, graven by a cunning
hand, seems still, with eagle face and outstretched arm, to bid England
to be of good cheer, and to hurl defiance at her foes."
From the north transept we pass to the nave along the north aisle of the
choir. Here we enter what has been termed a "Musicians' Corner;" amongst
a few other organists and composers lies Henry Purcell, whose epitaph
(written by Dryden) declares that he has gone to "that blessed place
where only his harmonies can be excelled." The sitting figure of the
great philanthropist, William Wilberforce, a little farther on, is not
generally admired.
Passing through the gate into the nave, we see against the choir screen
on our left the monument of Sir Isaac Newton, with a tedious list of his
discoveries. Proceeding along the north aisle we see to the left the new
pulpit for the Sunday evening services, and near it is a brass of
life-size on a slab covering the grave of the eminent engineer, Robert
Stephenson. Another slab close by shows the Victoria Tower and a
ground-plan of the Houses of Parliament. This is the grave of the great
architect, Sir Charles Barry. The famous African explorer, David
Livingstone, lies in the centre of the nave. Turning again to the north
wall we see about the centre of the numerous monuments one to the Right
Hon. Spencer Perceval, First Lord of the Treasury, who was shot in the
House of Commons by Bellingham, in the afternoon of May 11th, 1812. In
this aisle I was going to say lies, but more correctly stands the body
of Ben Jonson, who is buried in an upright position.
At the end of the aisle are the monuments of a few famous statesmen.
Among them are Mackintosh the historian, Tierney the orator, Lord
Holland, Zachary Macaulay, friend of Wilberforce, and father of the
great historian; and Charles James Fox. The great rivals, Fox and Pitt,
as we have seen, are buried near each other in the transept. Their
monuments are also near together--that of Pitt, by Westmacott,
represents the great orator trampling on the French Revolution, in the
attitude well known to the House of Commons at that day.
Passing some immense military memorials of little interest nowadays, and
the busts of Canon Kingsley and the poet Wordsworth, we now turn along
the southern wall of the nave. Here is the monument of the dramatic poet
Congreve, and that of Admiral Tyrrell, who was buried at sea in 1766,
always attracts the notice of visitors. Many allegorical emblems
surround the representation of the Admiral's resurrection from the
depths of the sea. The clouds above are so like pancakes as to have
given the tomb its familiar name of "The Pancake Monument." Farther east
we reach the monument of the unfortunate Major Andre, executed as a spy
by General Washington in the War of Independence. The monument has been
frequently injured and repaired, as the heads of Washington or Andre
have been again and again broken off by persons having strong sympathies
for one side or the other.
In the south aisle of the choir we pass on the left the curious monument
of Thomas Thynne, representing in relief the murder of that gentleman in
Pall Mall. In this aisle also is the monument of the well-known Dr.
Watts. It was erected here a century after his death; and still more
recently two other great Dissenters were commemorated close by--John and
Charles Wesley--the former the founder of the religious society that
bears his name, and the latter justly called "the sweet singer of
Methodism."
Passing the remarkable monument which shows us Admiral Shovel dressed as
a dandy of the period, and reclining on cushions under a canopy, we
enter the south transept, or Poets' Corner. Geoffrey Chaucer was the
pioneer of the children of genius in this hallowed spot. He was buried
here in 1400. Nearly two hundred years passed on, then Spenser was laid
near by. As we gaze round us we behold such a crowd of honoured names
that it is difficult to select any for special mention. Just at our feet
is the black marble slab that covers the grave of Charles Dickens. Close
by lie the historians Grote and Lord Macaulay. Other gravestones cover
the mortal remains of the wit Sheridan, the learned Dr. Johnson, Old
Parr (who lived under ten kings and queens, from Edward IV. to Charles
I.), &c. The monument of Cowley recalls his grand funeral, which was
attended by about a hundred coaches full of nobility and eminent
personages. Close by is a noble bust with the simple inscription--"J.
Dryden." The monuments to Milton and Shakespeare were erected here by
admirers long after their death, and are quite unworthy of their fame.
Gray, Thomson, Goldsmith, and many other poets who were not buried here,
are commemorated on the walls and columns. The beautiful bust of the
poet Longfellow is one of the most recent additions to the interesting
features of Poets' Corner. A tablet to Granville Sharp reminds us how
that good man exerted himself on behalf of the slave Somerset, and
procured from twelve English judges the famous decision "that as soon as
any slave sets his foot on English ground he is free." The allegorical
pile in memory of the "Great Duke of Argyll" strikes the eye of every
visitor. The monument to Dr. Busby, the famous Westminster schoolmaster,
is a fine piece of sculpture. Addison represents Sir Roger de Coverley
as standing before it and saying, "Dr. Busby! a great man; he whipped my
grandfather; a very great man! I should have gone to him myself, if I
had not been a blockhead--a very great man." If we turn round we see the
statue of Addison himself, by Westmacott, in the farther corner of the
transept. He was very fond of meditating in the old Abbey, and in the
_Spectator_ are many beautiful thoughts suggested by his visits to the
place. I will conclude our survey of the tombs with a few of his
words:--"When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy
dies within me; when I read the epitaph of the beautiful every
inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a
tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the
parents themselves I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we
must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those who have deposed
them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men
who divided the world by their contests and disputes, I reflect with
sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and
debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some
that died yesterday and some that died six hundred years ago, I consider
that day when we shall all make our appearance together."
THE BIRDS' PETITION.
We four little birdies, scarce able to fly,
Are starv'd with the cold of the frosty sky;
Through the trees and the hedgerows the white snow is driven,
And lies around everywhere under the heaven;
It hangs on the woods, it covers the wold,
It spreads over city, and hamlet, and hold.
Happy ye little folk! sheltered at home
From the blasts that over the white world roam;
You are merry and gay 'mid your plentiful stores,
Oh, think of us ready to die out of doors!
The ground yields no worm, few berries the trees,
Oh, throw us some crumbs, little folk, if you please!
So, when the summer-time comes with the flowers
Decking the meadows, the wild wood, and bowers,
Every garden and grove shall resound with our song:
Oh, hear now our cry, for the winter is long!
The berries are scarce, so deep lies the snow,
But there's comfort in crumbs for birdies, you know!
[Illustration: BEGGING FOR CRUMBS. _See p. 368._]
[Illustration: THE EDITOR'S POCKET-BOOK.
JOTTINGS AND PENCILLINGS, HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE]
About the Mistletoe.
The mistletoe is a shrub which grows or lives upon certain trees, such
as the apple, pear, and hawthorn. It is found also on limes, poplars,
firs, and sycamores, and, more rarely, on oaks--contrary to the popular
belief. The white berries are full of a thick clammy juice by which the
seeds are fastened to the branches where they take root. The mistletoe
has been the object of a very special regard for centuries, and traces
of this high esteem still survive in the well-known Christmas custom.
One variety of this practice has it that each time a kiss is snatched
under the mistletoe, a berry is plucked from the bush, and that when the
berries have all been removed the privilege ceases. The Druids thought
that the mistletoe which grew upon the oak possessed magical virtues,
and they valued it accordingly. One of their priests in a white robe cut
off the precious bush with a golden knife.
Badges of the Apostles.
The painters of the Middle Ages used to represent the Apostles with
special badges which were generally symbolical of some incident in their
lives. Andrew was depicted with a _cross_, because he was crucified;
Bartholomew with a _knife_, because he was flayed; James the Greater
with a _pilgrim's staff_ and _gourd bottle_, because he was the patron
saint of pilgrims; James the Less with a _fuller's pole_, because he was
slain by Simeon the fuller with a blow on the head with his pole; John
with _a cup and a winged serpent flying out of it_, in allusion to the
tradition that the apostle was challenged by a priest of Diana to drink
a cup of poison. John made the sign of the cross on the cup, whereupon
Satan, like a dragon, flew from it, and the apostle drank the cup with
safety. Judas was represented with a _bag_, because he bare the bag and
"what was put therein;" Jude with a _club_, because he was killed by
that weapon; Matthew with a _hatchet_, because he was slain by one;
Matthias with a _battle-axe_, because after having been stoned he was
beheaded; Paul with a _sword_, because his head was cut off with one;
Peter with a _bunch of keys_ and also with a _cock_, in reference to the
familiar episodes; Philip with a _long staff surmounted by a cross_,
because he died by being hung by the neck to a tall pillar; Simon with a
_saw_, because he was sawn to death; Thomas with a _lance_, because his
body was pierced with a lance.
The Yule Log.
Who has not heard of the huge log (or clog) of wood that is laid in the
fireplace on Christmas Eve amid great pomp and ceremony? It is lighted
with the brand of last year's log which is always carefully preserved
for the purpose. During the burning of the log there is much
merry-making and songs and dances and telling of stories. It was the
subject of several superstitions. If it did not burn all night that was
looked upon as a misfortune, and if a barefooted or squinting person
came to the house while it was burning that also was a bad omen. The
name Yule carries us back to the far-off ages when the heathen nations
of the North held their annual winter festival in honour of the sun.
The Senses of Bees.
Experiments conducted by Sir John Lubbock seem to show that bees have a
preference for blue flowers. Besides this curious display of a colour
sense, there is some reason to believe that these "busy" insects may
possibly possess in a very rude state the power of hearing. Some bees
were trained to come for honey placed on a musical box, on the lawn
close to a window of the house. The box was made to play several hours
daily for a fortnight; it was then brought indoors out of sight, but
close to the open window, about seven yards from its former position.
The bees did not, however, find the honey, though when it was once shown
to them they came promptly enough.
Abolition of Christmas Day.
On December the 24th, 1652, there appeared in a small gazette called the
_Flying Eagle_ one of the most curious statements ever published in
connection with Christmas Day. It told how the House of Commons had that
day been considering the business of the Navy, and how, before it
separated, it had been presented with a "terrible remonstrance" against
Christmas Day. "In consequence of this," the _Flying Eagle_ went on to
say, "Parliament spent some time in consultation about the abolition of
Christmas Day, passed orders to that effect, and resolved to sit on the
following day, which was commonly called Christmas Day."
The Dancing Bird.
The forests of Nicaragua are the home of a dancing bird, variously
called "Toledo" from its whistling note, and "Bailador," or "Dancer,"
from its curious jumping action. A naturalist has described their
remarkable performances. Upon a bare twig about four feet from the
ground, two male Bailadors were seen engaged in a song and dance. They
were about eighteen inches apart, and alternately jumped two feet into
the air, alighting always in the same spot. As soon as one bird alighted
the other bird jumped up, their time being like clockwork in its
regularity, and each "accompanying himself to the tune of
'_to-le-do_'--'_to-le-do_'--'_to-le-do_,' sounding the syllable '_to_'
as he crouched to spring, '_le_' while in the air, and '_do_' as he
alighted." The performance was kept up for more than a minute, when the
birds found they were being watched, and made off.
Americanisms.
A few words current in the United States are being gradually adopted in
England. The number of new words coined in America is said to be very
small indeed, as compared with the number of fresh meanings which
certain words have been made to bear. Of the former "caucus"--a
political committee--and "Yankee" are examples. Of the latter "smart"
used for "clever," and "clever" for "amiable," are specimens. But even
among the different States of the Union, verbal peculiarities are found.
When the new Englander "guesses," the Western "calculates," and the
Southern "reckons," but these various terms are all meant in the one
sense--namely of thinking or supposing. In the New England States,
"ugly" is employed for "ill-natured," and "friends" for "relations."
Some of the words in vogue in the Middle States are survivals of the
original Dutch colonists--as "boss," an employer or manager, and
"loafer," a vagabond. As to the Western States, it has been amusingly
observed that "every prominent person has his own private vocabulary."
Like the Emperor Sigismund the Great, who was "above grammar," the
Western States folk are superior to dictionaries.
Peacock Pie.
On the tables of the squires and nobles was sometimes seen at Christmas
and other festive seasons a peacock pie, but so costly was the dish that
it was only the very wealthy who could face such extravagance. At one
end of the pie the peacock's head, in all its plumage and with beak
richly gilt, appeared above the crust, while at the other end the tail
with feathers outspread made a brave show. The dish, however, was
regarded more in the light of a superb ornament to the table, for it was
not very good eating.
The "Ironsides."
This epithet applied to the famous soldiers of Cromwell was at first
used as a nickname of Cromwell himself. Mr. Picton, in his well-known
life of the Lord Protector, quotes a letter from a Northampton
gentleman, written just before the battle of Naseby. The writer speaks
of King Charles's army as being much impressed with the news "that
_Ironsides was coming_ to join with the Parliament's army." And when
"Ironsides" reached them the cavalry "gave a great shout for joy of his
coming to them."
Migration of Storks.
The storks pass the winter in the warmer climes of Africa. When the time
for migration has arrived, they leave in great flocks, flying at a
considerable height. Their wings are large, and have a great sweep, and
consequently, their flight is powerful. The company of pilgrims, when at
rest, afford much amusement to onlookers, and as they have the habit of
constantly clacking their bills together, it will be easily believed
that the uproar thus caused is a terrible nuisance. Colonel Irby likens
the noise to a rattle, and if you will try to imagine the effect of
hundreds of rattles, you may, perhaps, be able to form some notion of
the disturbance that these storks create at the time when they are
enjoying periods of well-earned repose.
The "Little Folks" Humane Society.
_THIRTY-FOURTH LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS_
_Officers' Names are printed in Small Capital Letters, and the Names of
their Members are printed beneath. Where a short line, thus "----," is
printed, the end of an Officer's List is indicated._
AGE
48966 Emily L. Neul 16
48967 Martha Hatch 15
48968 Emily Jenn 17
48969 Elzbth. Sardeson 18
48970 Mary Sardeson 16
48971 Edith A. Capes 12
48972 Agnes Pike 19
48973 Emma Warman 13
48974 C. H. Sardeson 11
48975 J. E. Sardeson 13
48976 Kate Probyn 11
48977 Emily Probyn 15
48978 Blanche Probyn 13
48979 F. M. Garrett 12
48980 A. G. Probyn 17
48981 Frank Sorrell 20
48982 Beatrice Sorrell 17
48983 Emmie Mansell 7
48984 Albert Mansell 9
48985 WINNIFRED M.
HODGSON, Sandgate 9
48986 Kate Batchelor 13
48987 Fredk. Wraight 20
48988 Charles Wraight 18
48989 Percy Gordon 9
48990 Kate Gordon 15
48991 Maud Gordon 12
48992 Ella Gordon 10
48993 Violet Gordon 5
48994 Elizbth. Walkely 6
48995 Fredk. Walkely 9
48996 E. E. Walkely 11
48997 M. A. Walkely 7
48998 Nellie Pascoe 5
48999 T. E. Ellen 19
49000 Clara Turner 15
49001 Gussie Hills 8
49002 Charley Hills 8
49003 Albert Hills 10
49004 B. Langford 17
49005 Thos. Langford 14
49006 A. Langford 12
49007 James Hannon 10
49008 Mary Hannon 7
49009 Michael Hannon 5
49010 Esther Hannon 9
49011 Charles Sutton 10
49012 Fanny Sutton 14
49013 Mary Sutton 15
49014 Charles Pope 9
49015 George Pope 11
49016 Emma Richmond 10
49017 Jane Webb 17
49018 Eva Burville 11
49019 M. J. Doughty 15
49020 Richard White 11
49021 Sarah Garby 6
49022 Edith Allebone 8
49023 Annie Allebone 10
49024 Anne Haynes 17
49025 Anne Harnden 19
49026 Nellie Sage 13
49027 B. Fitheridge 7
49028 Annie Phillips 18
49029 Rose Hull 10
49030 Emily Rogers 9
49031 George Keeler 12
49032 M. Cunningham 19
49033 Rosetta Standing 10
49034 Lorie Terry 10
49035 E. Anderson 20
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49036 Ailie M. Tobin 6
49037 LILY M. LITTLEWOOD,
Stoke Newington 15
49038 M. E. Townsend 12
49039 W. S. Townsend 7
49040 A. J. Townsend 14
49041 Jennie Wright 17
49042 A. L. Westbeech 18
49043 B. K. Wright 16
49044 M. G. Wright 15
49045 Ethel M. Wright 13
49046 A. E. Wright 11
49047 Henry J. Stanley 15
49048 Annie S. Biss 16
49049 Robert Blakeney 10
49050 E. Blakeney 13
49051 Flory W. Bailey 8
49052 Norah M. Boyce 10
49053 Annie Boyce 8
49054 Mary Davies 10
49055 Harriet Herbert 18
49056 J. W. Hayden 15
49057 Rupert Hailey 11
49058 George D. Hare 17
49059 Wm. A. Hare 19
49060 B. C. Hare 15
49061 Ada C. Hall 9
49062 Emily G. Kent 14
49063 Fredk. Kent 7
49064 Arthur G. Kent 8
49065 P. W. Kent 12
49066 Edwd. S. Kent 10
49067 Susan King 18
49068 Jas. I. Langley 8
49069 A. B. Littlewood 18
49070 Rosa Maxwell 17
49071 Annie E. Miles 7
49072 P. G. Murray 13
49073 H. V. Oldham 12
49074 Fredk Palmer 8
49075 Willie Palmer 7
49076 A. G. Palmer 12
49077 Wm. Reason 17
49078 Emily Reason 19
49079 Charles Riett 19
49080 B. Scatchord 17
49081 Harold Swinhoe 11
49082 Charles Swinhoe 14
49083 Ethel Swinhoe 8
49084 D. M. Stanley 12
49085 Mabel C. Smith 19
49086 Alice C. Smith 13
49087 Blanche C. Smith 9
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49088 L. E. Lithgow 14
49089 A. M. Gibbons 16
49090 M. L. Gwyer 6
49091 F. M. Hooper 13
49092 E. G. Bamber 10
49093 F. B. Walton 14
49094 Adelaide Walton 11
49095 Henry Blake 12
49096 EMILY M. NEWCOMEN,
Warwick 15
49097 Percy Goodacre 12
49098 Arthur Goodacre 9
49099 H. Goodacre 11
49100 Frank Hirons 14
49101 Rowland Boyes 8
49102 T. Barnett 13
49103 Alice Timns 20
49104 Herbert Rolls 20
49105 Ethel Evans 6
49106 Wm. Boyes 13
49107 E. Richardson 17
49108 Nellie M. Fardon 16
49109 Amy Wackrill 14
49110 Ethel Lightoller 11
49111 Annie Widdows 12
49112 G. J. Wackrill 17
49113 S. E. Trehearn 20
49114 Jane Boyes 11
49115 E. E. Humphries 8
49116 William Kennett 5
49117 Thos. Clements. 6
49118 Elzbth. C. Heath 15
49119 A. J. N. Kennett 7
49120 Lilly Long 13
49121 Alice Griffin 14
49122 Florce. Fardon 13
49123 G. Allibone 15
49124 Emma Hanes 12
49125 Annie Lees 18
49126 A. E. Wilkins 18
49127 Lizzie Randall 15
49128 A. M. Pankhurst 14
49129 E. Bradshaw 18
49130 Annie Bailey 21
49131 Sarah Noon 20
49132 Margaret Jacobs 11
49133 R. Garnham 9
49134 Annie Evans 9
49135 F. Bradshaw 9
49136 M. A. Bradon 11
49137 Elsie Dutton 14
49138 Harriette Dutton 11
49139 Florence Beech 12
49140 Lizzie Beech 8
49141 Maud Beech 10
49142 Frank Beech 11
49143 Esther Lidgett 18
49144 Emily Greenfield 9
49145 Janet Granfield 10
49146 Geo. Bastock 14
49147 W. Marshall 21
49148 W. Jones 20
49149 ALICE B. R. PAVEY,
Charmouth 11
49150 Jane Berry 8
49151 E. H. Berry 11
49152 Harold Hunter 12
49153 Ada Hunter 8
49154 Willie Hazard 8
49155 Harry Hazard 9
49156 Alice Hodder 10
49157 D. Nicholls 19
49158 S. T. B. Rudd 8
49159 Lucy G. Dunn 8
49160 Mary Cozens 10
49161 Annie Lockyer 11
49162 Martha A. Jay 11
49163 Alice L. Jay 9
49164 John W. Jay 7
49165 Fredk. B. Jay 5
49166 Harry Pryer 13
49167 Annie Pryer 12
49168 Emma Pryer 10
49169 Ellen Pryer 9
49170 K. Norris 10
49171 Frances M. Norris 8
49172 A. B. Kerbey 9
49173 F. E. Kerbey 12
49174 G. M. Pavey 9
49175 Mabel S. Jacob 16
49176 A. M. Wynne 13
49177 Mary F. H. Rye 13
49178 L. A. A. Hatchard 14
49179 A. M. Simpson 15
49180 Jennie C. White 13
49181 F. G. Parker 13
49182 F. M. Loughain 10
49183 A. M. Lambert 14
49184 A. M. Furlonge 12
49185 Lizzie Cornick 15
49186 Ida Beatty 17
49187 Constance S. Bell 14
49188 Mary A. Reed 16
49189 Ferry L. Davis 13
49190 F. T. Davis 16
49191 Edith M. Millard 10
49192 C. B. Millard 11
49193 F. Mainwaring 11
49194 E. M. Mainwaring 7
49195 J. M. Venour 8
49196 Ethel A. Lang 11
49197 Evelyn Venour 10
49198 A. M. B. Smith 14
49199 F. C. B. Smith 17
49200 N. B. Smith 15
49201 I. M. Andrews 8
49202 Florce. Berry 6
49203 E. J. C. Andrews 11
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49204 Eva M. Clarke 14
49205 L. M. Breton 13
49206 Ada M. Breton 16
49207 K. A. Patchell 11
49208 Grace Pittock 10
49209 Rose Pittock 9
49210 F. G. Pittock 11
49211 John Gidley 17
49212 Elizbth. C. Gidley 13
49213 M. F. Gidley 12
49214 CHARLES FELTON,
Hunmanby 11
49215 George Coultas 8
49216 Arthur Coultas 10
49217 Fredk. Dosdill 9
49218 George Duke 9
49219 Margt. Thorpe 7
49220 A. E. Thorpe 10
49221 Jane Ratcliffe 18
49222 Gertrude Riddell 14
49223 Florence Boultby 10
49224 Wm. Wightman 17
49225 Nelly Parsons 7
49226 Samuel Swann 17
49227 Ada Ratcliffe 8
49228 Mary Swann 20
49229 John Swann 15
49230 Florce. Bullock 6
49231 Julia Boultby 6
49232 Joshua Swann 9
49233 Teresa Thorpe 12
49234 Anne Cooper 8
49235 Florence Murdy 13
49236 Pollie Murdy 20
49237 George Corner 13
49238 Sarah Corner 16
49239 Harry Wesson 8
49240 Francis Fisk 20
49241 Emma Brown 7
49242 Louisa Swann 6
49243 Clara Richardson 7
49244 Annie Grundy 8
49245 Kate Jenkinson 20
49246 Freddy Crisp 7
49247 May Flower 6
49248 Lina Leibrandt 8
49249 Lena Leibrandt 10
49250 Lizzie Denman 9
49251 John Herbert 10
49252 Walter J. Smith 16
49253 Henry Felton 8
49254 Florence Mather 7
49255 William Thorpe 11
49256 Gerty Adamson 6
49257 William Felton 17
49758 John Joynes 8
49259 L. Newton 11
49260 Herbt. Marchant 19
49261 F. Abbott 16
49262 Ernest Christian 17
49263 Samuel Smith 12
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49264 Fredk. Martin 11
49265 Willie Dickins 10
49266 Mollie Dickins 8
49267 EMILY J. RUTTER,
Chiswick 14
49268 Lizzie Ravenhill 15
49269 Freda Sumpter 12
49270 Therza Sumpter 17
49271 Janet Armstrong 16
49272 Ada Cleave 15
49273 Annie Cleave 14
49274 Emma Armstrong 18
49275 A. Churchman 14
49276 F. Pilkington 16
49277 Eva Line 17
49278 Thomas Downs 10
49279 Ella Harrolt 14
49280 Louise Line 13
49281 Ada L. Davey 13
49282 Kate Green 11
49283 Lizzie Green 19
49284 Sarah Smith 17
49285 Ada Downs 15
49286 Lily Warner 11
49287 Mabel Mills 6
49288 Mabel Seaton 11
49289 Mary A. Greatree 20
49290 Augusta Meyer 11
49291 Albert E. Meyer 17
49292 Josephine Meyer 20
49293 Mary Randall 16
49294 Minnie Purser 15
49295 E. C. Richardson 13
49296 Clara E. White 13
49297 Olive E. Baxter 13
49298 Harry E. Rutter 8
49299 B. C. M. Praeger 11
49300 Maria Elliott 13
49301 Edith Elliott 2
49302 Ada Miles 14
49303 J. Gillingham 14
49304 Kate Foster 13
49305 Annie Knight 10
49306 Alice Lord 15
49307 Isabella Gabrielle 15
49308 Jessie Foster 10
49309 E. P. Richards 15
49310 F. E. Baker 14
49311 Annie E. Jolly 15
49312 Fredk. Meyer 17
49313 Percy Tilly 16
49314 Alice Mills 11
49315 Bertrum Mills 9
49316 C. Lambert 13
49317 A. Mudd 10
49318 E. Mills 8
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49319 Ida Bowker 10
49320 Edward Eldrid 13
49321 H. Bobbins 14
49322 Gabriel Banderet 13
49323 Anna Vivenot 11
49324 Betsy Borton 16
49325 Mary B. Harpin 11
49326 John H. Harpin 9
49327 Emma Wilkinson 15
49328 BERTHA CUNLIFFE,
Manchester 13
49329 Bernard Evans 8
49330 Sarah Stott 12
49331 Mary Brisbane 19
49332 Samuel Brisbane 13
49333 J. Wm. Brisbane 15
49334 Maggie Stott 14
49335 Alice Howell 14
49336 Minnie Atkinson 11
49337 Lizzie Abbott 12
49338 Maggie Brisbane 10
49339 F. M. Webster 13
49340 Minnie Harrison 13
49341 J. Brooksbank 8
49342 Mary Rangeley 15
49343 H. Howell 16
49344 Maud Rangeley 14
49345 Maud M. Steele 9
49346 G. Howell 13
49347 Lilian Steele 13
49348 Kate Howell 6
49349 Christine Lowe 13
49350 Francess Parry 10
49351 Kate Mence 13
49352 Isabella Backwell 9
49353 A. Williamson 12
49354 Daisy Steele 11
49355 Wm. Mather 18
49356 Hetty Bramall 9
49357 J. Brisbane 7
49358 Mary E. Lloyd 12
49359 Jn. L. Mather 4
49360 Anne Powell 13
49361 Annie Mather 8
49362 Ella Chorlton 10
49363 Edith Farnell 13
49364 Edna Rogerson 11
49365 Mary Ogden 12
49366 Lillie Kennington 11
49367 Jessie Mather 10
49368 Agnes Currie 13
49369 Edith Rhodes 16
49370 Clara Emery 12
49371 Arthur Mather 16
49372 Jessie Leech 11
49373 N. Darnborough 12
49374 Annie Stretch 14
49375 Lucy Birchal 10
49376 Emily Mather 12
49377 Sarah Gilbody 12
49378 Gertrude Powell 8
49379 HELEN E. RAY,
Norwich 11
49380 Edward Girling 18
49381 Edith M. Bunnett 14
49382 Gerty Langham 10
49383 G. M. Willett 9
49384 Kate Dinnington 12
49385 M. A. Donaldson 9
49386 M. S. Donaldson 10
49387 Grace E. Bush 11
49388 Lucy Morter 12
49389 Mary Green 11
49390 Dora Goodwyn 10
49391 K. M. Ireland 10
49392 C. A. H. Brown 7
49393 Alice Holmes 14
49394 Bessie Hubbard 11
49395 Philip H. Girling 13
49396 Sidney R. Ireland 12
49397 Ethel Griffin 13
49398 Ida J. Smith 9
49399 M. M. Farmar 12
49400 Margaret Cook 11
49401 Helen Cook 12
49402 Amy Salmon 11
49403 J. M. Troughton 10
49404 Lizzie Shepheard 10
49405 Edith A. Mack 14
49406 E. J. Williams 13
49407 Deborah Cook 13
49408 Emma Bond 12
49409 Isabel Johnson 15
49410 M. E. C. Wells 12
49411 Ellen A. Butler 10
49412 A. M. Everett 9
49413 E. K. Chapman 13
49414 Mabel A. Bush 12
49415 M. E. E. Gooding 14
49416 May Saul 10
49417 Louisa Oldfield 13
49418 Edith F. Salmon 15
49419 E. S. Hardingham 12
49420 A. E. Taylor 16
49421 Martha Mase 11
49422 M. H. Smyth 11
49423 Helen L. Turner 9
49424 Lily Girling 14
49425 M. H. Everett 9
49426 Caroline Garrett 9
49427 M. B. Burrows 10
49428 Margaret Girling 11
49429 M. A. O. Self 9
49430 Francis H. Duck 4
49431 BEATRICE E.
BLADES, Sutton 15
49432 Emmie Abbott 13
49433 Amy Balcombe 15
49434 I. M. Balcombe 12
49435 Marian Berry 8
49436 Bessie Berry 7
49437 Alice Binks 16
49438 Agnes Binks 9
49439 Amy Binks 11
49440 Emily Bower 19
49441 Cordelia Bower 17
49442 Nellie Bower 10
49443 Ethel Bosworth 11
49444 Louisa Bracey 12
49445 Mabel Bracey 7
49446 Alice C. Colby 17
49447 Lilian Colyer 16
49448 Alice Colyer 14
49449 Percy Colyer 13
49450 F. E. Colyer 10
49451 Alice Cork 13
49452 A. C. Smith 16
49453 Effie Dresser 15
49454 Nellie Dresser 13
49455 E. R. Dresser 11
49456 Alice Drew 15
49457 Daisy Fisher 11
49458 Winnie Fisher 9
49459 Ethel Gabb 13
49460 Violet Griffith 15
49461 Beatrice Hobbs 15
49462 Constance Home 13
49463 J. E. Houlston 15
49464 Pattie Huskisson 13
49465 Percy Huskisson 15
49466 Maggie Knight 16
49467 Jennie Knight 16
49468 Alice Lancaster 15
49469 Winnie Lancaster 11
49470 M. E. Langridge 16
49471 Edith Larner 12
49472 Ethel Mileham 11
49473 Mary Perry 17
49474 Jessie Miller 14
49475 Maude Rayner 13
49476 Maria Rayner 10
49477 Lizzie Rayner 8
49478 Richard G. Rolls 8
49479 Ethel Turner 11
49480 Mary White 14
49481 Mary Williamson 16
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49482 Amy S. Coulton 13
49483 Maude H. Platts 15
49484 Louisa M. Price 14
49485 A. B. Vine 8
49486 GRACE PETTMAN,
Ramsgate 14
49487 Grace Holladay 12
49488 Lillian Nash 11
49489 Frances Bone 9
49490 Florrie Bone 13
49491 Margaret Palmer 16
49492 Aggie Sutton 12
49493 Florce. Garwood 11
49494 Sally Sutton 10
49495 Anna Wood 18
49496 Nellie Bowers 11
49497 Annie Spain 13
49498 Minnie Spain 6
49499 Harriett Goodson 14
49500 Freddy Goodson 10
49501 Kitty Church 12
49502 Walter Spain 7
49503 Florence Jones 9
49504 Sarah Covern 12
49505 Minnie Nouel 13
49506 Mary L. Nouel 11
49507 Ethelbirt Nouel 9
49508 Ann M. Nouel 6
49509 Florence Newby 12
49510 Mabel Newby 11
49511 F. I. M. Larkin 12
49512 Winifred Barnes 9
49513 James F. Barnes 15
49514 E. M. D. Barnes 13
49515 S. P. Martin 11
49516 Howrd. Musgrove 12
49517 Edwd. Musgrove 13
49518 A. M. Musgrove 9
49519 M. E. Musgrove 8
49520 R. W. Musgrove 5
49521 E. H. Musgrove 11
49522 Percy Makins 9
49523 Leslie Farrier 8
49524 F. C. Archer 17
49525 K. Schwengers 8
49526 Jane Makins 14
49527 Harry Makins 5
49528 Susan Cadman 11
49529 Walter Cadman 6
49530 Joseph Cadman 10
49531 Hilda Cadman 8
49532 Minnie Sherred 5
49533 Samuel Sherred 8
49534 Robert Sherred 11
49535 Annie Sherred 15
49536 Jessie S. Sherred 19
49537 ALBERT ABRAHAM,
Liskeard 13
49538 Thos. H. Pascoe 20
49539 A. E. Morcom 19
49540 Lucy Rich 19
49541 Arthur Pooley 18
49542 S. A. Playne 18
49543 Ernest Cullen 18
49544 Chas. Ainge 17
49545 Ernest J. Snell 16
49546 Ellen Davey 16
49547 Alice Stowe 17
49548 Edward Ainge 15
49549 Alvena Bradford 15
49550 Fredk. E. Moon 15
49551 Wm. Middleton 14
49552 John Broad 14
49553 William Daniel 14
49554 J. Cheynoweth 14
49555 R. S. Truscott 14
49556 Thos. Wonnacott 14
49557 J. E. S. Old 14
49558 Samuel Raby 14
49559 Herbert Dyer 13
49560 John West 13
49561 Percy Snell 13
49562 Arthur Sampson 13
49563 Fredk. Edgcumbe 13
49564 Thomas Roberts 13
49565 Joseph Hill 13
49566 Mark Sampson 12
49567 Charles Rule 12
49568 Arthur Hodges 11
49569 Wm. Stoneman 11
49570 Edmund Skinner 11
49571 John A. Little 11
49572 Joseph H. Pearce 11
49573 Wm. Dunbar 10
49574 Arthur Rule 10
49575 Samuel Sampson 10
49576 Edward Wright 10
49577 Rose Lyne 9
49578 Willmot Wright 8
49579 Percy Lyne 7
49580 William Rowe 19
49581 William Brenton 15
49582 Edith M. Tinney 15
49583 Charles Hambly 14
49584 J. S. Blandford 14
49585 Thos S. Peters 14
49586 D. R. F. Wilson 16
49587 R. G. F. W. Green 15
49588 Geo. A. Northey 14
49589 William Pollard 14
49590 John Martin 13
49591 H. J. Trethewy 12
49592 John B. Old 13
49593 William Grose 12
49594 John Scantlebury 12
49595 Arthur E. Pearse 11
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49596 Eardley Vine 6
49597 Nellie Sykes 8
49598 A. M. Potter 9
49599 Edith Jenkins 14
49600 Nellie Corke 13
49601 Kate Jenkins 12
49602 Herbt. Barham 8
49603 Wm. Worssell 7
49604 Richd. Worssell 10
49605 F. J. Williams 10
49606 A. E. Chapman 12
49607 Robert J. King 11
49608 E. W. Mann 12
49609 C. E. J. Phillips 10
49610 LILIAN STONEHAM,
Ampthill Square,
London 12
49611 May Broom 10
49612 Ernest Stoneham 9
49613 S. W. Stoneham 12
49614 Alice Dorington 9
49615 H. G. Humphries 7
49616 M. E. Humphries 9
49617 L. M. Gossling 7
49618 A. M. Edwards 7
49619 Richd. H. Bendy 8
49620 Katie Hill 6
49621 G. F. Collins 7
49622 E. H. Bendy 6
49623 N. A. J. Saunders 9
49624 M. A. Sanders 8
49625 John S. Gretton 7
49626 F. E. Summerfield 10
49627 E. E. Copping 11
49628 M. L. Summerfield 8
49929 A. C. Stoneham 13
49630 Sarah Neuff 10
49631 G. A. M. Gillott 14
49632 Mildred Jones 13
49633 Louisa Harragan 13
49634 Rosina Wight 11
49635 Kate Carter 10
49636 L. Melvill 10
49637 Ella Wyand 17
49638 Edith Pasmore 13
49639 Amy Carter 12
49640 Lydia Dansie 7
49641 May Soper 11
49642 Alfred Kingsbury 8
49643 Alice Pigot 10
49644 Lilian C. Soper 15
49645 Rosa Soper 13
49646 Blanche Wyatt 14
49647 Helen Melvill 10
49648 Maud Middleton 10
49649 Christabel Jones 8
49650 A. A. Langsford 15
49651 I. Macculloch 14
49652 Ethel Wyand 15
49653 Clara Rowley 10
49654 Gertrude Ellwood 11
49655 Beatrice Jones 14
49656 Louie Appleton 12
49657 H. G. Rowley 15
49658 Annie Davis 11
49659 Alice Loomes 12
49660 Annie Cox 14
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49661 E. Ballefant 8
49662 FLORENCE C. BARRETT,
Poplar, Lond. 12
49663 George Gilley 17
49664 T. H. Shepherd 18
49665 C. E. Peckham 11
49666 Katie Fischer 12
49667 Grace Allen 8
49668 H. E. Worland 11
49669 Sophia A. Gilley 11
49670 Beatrice Merralls 14
49671 Geo. R. Miller 7
49672 H. J. Birleson 16
49673 C. S. Richardson 14
49674 E. H. Merralls 13
49675 Clara Bull 11
49676 John Gilley 9
49677 M. C. Phillips 11
49678 A. H. Oughton 6
49679 Ellen Quantock 13
49680 Wm. Birleson 9
49681 M. A. Woodrow 16
49682 Annie Atkinson 6
49683 Percy A. Bull 9
49684 A. Hatterleys 10
49685 L. E. Abraham 8
49686 A. M. Peckham 10
49687 A. E. Birleson 9
49688 W. T. Merralls 10
49689 E. M. M. George 15
49690 Jane Quantock 12
49691 Sarah E. Evans 9
49692 Samuel Gilley 15
49693 Maude Allen 9
49694 G. C. Peckham 8
49695 A. M. Scotten 12
49696 C. Woodrow 12
49697 Thomas Gilley 13
49698 Harriet Holgate 18
49699 Wm. H. Miller 10
49700 Charlotte Scotten 14
49701 B. W. Allan 20
49702 W. C. M. Barrett 15
49703 Reuben Merralls 8
49704 M. S. Worland 15
49705 G. M. Gilley 18
49706 S. F. Birleson 11
49707 Sarah A. Stains 7
49708 Annie C. George 12
49709 Edith. M. Miller 15
49710 Geo. E. Girard 9
49711 H. J. Abraham 10
49712 A. M. Merralls 7
----
49713 Clara Kemmins 14
49714 Walter Kemmins 10
49715 Cyril Walton 13
49716 O. Schofield 8
49717 Esther Schofield 7
49718 Rosa M. Davies 12
49719 M. L. Struthers 20
49720 A. L. Lowndes 14
49721 F. Masterson 12
49722 Amy Atkins 13
49723 Violet Jackson 15
49724 KATE M. BOYD,
Belfast 10
49725 Frank Ward 7
49726 Robert J. Stewart 6
49727 Bessie Lamble 15
49728 Elias Lamble 12
49729 George Moore 7
49730 Ellen P. Weir 5
49731 Charles Weir 3
49732 Aggie Nesbit 7
49733 David T. Ward 10
49734 John Whiteside 12
49735 Lizzie Whiteside 19
49736 Chas. W. McMidd 16
49737 Alexandra Cosby 11
49738 Jane Mitchell 6
49739 May McKinstry 15
49740 Annie Hamilton 13
49741 Mary Mitchell 9
49742 L. Shaw 6
49743 L. MacDonald 13
49744 Minnie Rainey 9
49745 Sam Fitchie 7
49746 James H. Shaw 11
49747 John Macnamara 15
49748 May Purdon 7
49749 Wm. McDonald 8
49750 Ida Mitchell 14
49751 Edward Purdon 4
49752 James Steward 7
49753 Ellen T. Shaw 8
49754 S. C. Ward 17
49755 Thos. Whiteside 6
49756 L. Chamberlain 8
49757 John Shaw 16
49758 Isabella Frazer 15
49759 D. Richardson 7
49760 S. McKinstry 13
49761 E. J. McMinn 17
49762 M. Chancellor 17
49763 Mary E. Frazer 11
49764 Selina McMinn 10
49765 Wm. McCann 18
49766 David Mitchell 12
49767 Ethel Browne 6
49768 Agnes Gilbert 15
49769 H. MacGregor 7
49770 Hugh Cooper 11
49771 Frances Moore 6
49772 F. MacGregor 5
49773 S. Crawford 14
49774 Isabella Gilbert 10
49775 Annie MacGregor 8
49776 Robert Browne 11
49777 VIOLET ANDERSON,
Kensington 12
49778 Lottie Wilson 5
49779 Geo. Middleton 12
49780 Emma Mugford 9
49781 Rhoda Taylor 10
49782 Frank Coombs 7
49783 Poly Humble 4
49784 John Martin 3
49785 Annie Patinson 4
49786 George Humble 6
49787 Mary Nash 7
49788 Florence Wiles 10
49789 Rosy Hudson 3
49790 Robert Copeland 10
49791 Martha Isaac 10
49792 Annie Turner 10
49793 Nathaniel James 6
49794 M. Raulerson 11
49795 Percy Pollard 4
49796 Arthur Bennett 3
49797 Katie Kinton 4
49798 Lizzie Cannon 6
49799 L. G. Hudson 6
49800 Isabella Bennett 9
49801 Emily Easton 10
49802 Ada Vogan 6
49803 Robert Pollard 11
49804 Frank Galliford 8
49805 Louisa Floyd 2
49806 Jane Vogan 8
49807 Beatrice Mayfield 9
49808 Albert Coomber 10
49809 Rose James 3
49810 Maud Martin 7
49811 Ada Barnes 5
49812 Richard Porch 7
49813 Kate Coomber 12
49814 Clara Cannon 9
49815 Sarah Ball 10
49816 Nellie Dixon 11
49817 Fanny Barnes 7
49818 Charles Ball 5
49819 Ada Ball 13
49820 Eliza James 12
49821 Annie Mayfield 7
49822 Edwd. Pullinger 15
49823 Julia Hudson 9
49824 Lizzie Pattinson 10
49825 Ada Cullingford 11
49826 Albert James 10
49827 Arthur James 8
49828 Amy Baker 11
49829 Arthur Stone 10
49830 Arthur Bennett 5
49831 Louisa Rogers 11
49832 George Barnard 6
49833 William Pullinger 9
49834 Fanny Porch 4
49835 Ada Pollard 13
49836 Annie Utling 7
49837 Rose A. Hudson 3
49838 Thomas Mitchell 14
49839 Rose Pullinger 11
49840 Norah Willison 10
49841 Robert Pullinger 12
49842 Adolphus Ball 6
49843 Alice Allen 13
49844 Alice Vogan 11
49845 Harriett Humble 12
49846 Alice Hall 9
49847 Thomas Pollard 14
49848 Henry Hazell 11
49849 Alice Barnard 4
49850 Edith Taylor 5
49851 Maud Mason 7
49852 Ernest Butter 10
49853 E. E. Rawlerson 13
49854 Florence Hatcher 8
49855 C. Wharton 9
49856 Alice Humphries 9
49857 Harry Mugford 5
49858 George Martin 10
49859 Mirabel Turner 8
----
49860 E. C. M. Wright 11
49861 Eleanor Wright 13
49862 Ethel McMaster 12
49863 Philis England 13
49864 ETHELIND KENNEDY,
Stewartstown 14
49865 Annie Brown 10
49866 R. J. Stevenson 15
49867 C. S. Dudgeon 11
49868 Maggie Simpson 5
49869 Charles Graham 6
49870 K. McGahey 10
49871 John S. McGahey 8
49872 Ethel McGahey 5
49873 Alexander Martin 8
49874 John Megaw 13
49875 M. E. Shepherd 10
49876 Alexndr. Shields 11
49877 H. J. Russell 12
49878 Thomas Nichol 10
49879 M. D. McGhee 11
49880 Emma McGhee 8
49881 Charlotte Reid 10
49882 Wm. Hamilton 5
49883 Robert Hamilton 8
49884 Mary S. Brown 5
49885 J. T. Kempton 9
49886 Hugh Elder 9
49887 Mary J. Turtle 9
49888 Robert J. Turtle 12
49889 Maggie J. Gibson 12
49890 Mary H. Gibson 10
49891 Emma B. Gibson 8
49892 Edith Gibson 5
49893 Sarah Thompson 5
49894 H. Thompson 9
49895 M. J. Thompson 11
49896 W. J. Thompson 13
49897 Chas. Abernethy 13
49898 H. T. Abernethy 10
49899 L. Abernethy 9
49900 M. Abernethy 7
49901 A. Steenson 6
49902 Thos. Bingham 12
49903 Samuel Bingham 11
49904 Sarah J. Bingham 6
49905 Sarah A. Devlin 5
49906 Mary M. Devlin 9
49907 R. J. Devlin 9
49908 Maude C. Woods 14
49909 James Clements 8
49910 John Clements 12
49911 C. Clements 10
49912 R. D. Steenson 12
49913 Minnie Steenson 6
49914 Meta K. Woods 9
49915 Robert S. Woods 7
49916 Sara T. Woods 12
49917 Hugh Peers 8
49918 Hugh Brown 10
49919 Marcus Reid 12
49920 Hannah Martin 6
----
49921 Maud S. Frisby 13
49922 Ethel L. Smith 7
49923 Alice Newton 11
49924 Maud Bullock 9
49925 William Godfry 10
49926 Emily Martin 8
49927 Walter Raine 10
49928 Annie S. Bond 16
49929 Edith H. Bond 8
49930 A. M. Annandale 13
49931 Agnes A. Rose 17
49932 ELIZABETH DOLE,
Bristol 14
49933 Agnes Porter 19
49934 Agnes Place 19
49935 Augusta Harris 18
49936 Lizzie Harries 17
49937 Florence Morgan 17
49938 Alice Sewell 17
49939 Katy Rickens 16
49940 Frances Rebbeck 16
49941 Mary Dole 16
49942 Rachel Dole 16
49943 Constance Wadge 15
49944 Edith J. Sewell 15
49945 Mary Verier 15
49946 Ermy Loxton 15
49947 Susan J. Rickens 15
49948 Rosa Major 15
49949 Anna M. Gibbs 15
49950 Florence Hicks 15
49951 Mabel B. Peirce 15
49952 Marion L. Cundell 15
49953 Marie Heine 14
49954 E. M. Gatcombe 14
49955 Agnes Winstone 14
49956 Eleanor Durston 14
49957 Elizabeth Arney 14
49958 Mabel Major 14
49959 Gertrude I. Sewel 14
49960 Nellie Coe 14
49961 Fanny Gregory 14
49962 Kathleen Place 14
49963 Florence Pope 14
49964 Edith Tyler 14
49965 Maggie Morgans 14
49966 Isabel Nicholson 13
49967 Edith C. Morgan 13
49968 Jessie Slade 13
49969 Mary I. Butler 13
49970 Emily Edis 13
49971 F. Cullingford 13
49972 Lillie Basset 13
49973 Marion K. Bell 13
49974 Mary A. Hicks 13
49975 Janie Jones 12
49976 Florence Hartnell 12
49977 Emma Bennett 12
49978 Beatrice Quick 12
49979 Bessie Hayward 12
49980 George Peirce 11
49981 Katie Bowyer 11
49982 Julia Stuart 11
----
49983 Harry J. Eder 13
49984 Solomon Ososki 13
49985 C. W. Sax 15
49986 William Hunter 13
49987 John Russell 14
49988 John Parker 14
49989 William McMunn 9
49990 William Whisker 13
49991 Arthur S. Everest 8
49992 Henry D. Everest 12
49993 Ellen S. Bull 13
49994 E. Hetherington 8
49995 Jane Robinson 12
49996 D. Monnington 8
49997 Richard Caldecott 7
49998 Ann Hetherington 13
49999 Florence Bodley 10
50000 G. C. Stephens 15
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE "LITTLE FOLKS" HUMANE SOCIETY.
Fifty thousand Officers and Members--such is the printed muster-roll of
The LITTLE FOLKS Humane Society. As most of the Readers of LITTLE FOLKS
are aware, however, this does not comprise all the names on the Register
of the Society--for since this grand total was reached many hundreds of
Children have enrolled themselves; nor does the fact that in future the
publication of the Lists will be discontinued (as announced on page 55
of this Volume) signify that the work of the Society--which has been so
enthusiastically carried on since it commenced in January, 1882--is
accomplished. On the contrary, the Editor earnestly trusts that his
Readers will not only still come forward in large numbers and become
Members, by sending in their "promises" to him, but will also, in the
future as they have in the past, continue to induce their relatives and
friends to enroll themselves under the Society's banner. For it should
be remembered that the Dumb Creation _always_ stands in need of help and
protection; and it is to a great extent by the aid of such associations
as The LITTLE FOLKS Humane Society--founded for the purpose of
inculcating in the minds of children Kindness towards Animals--that the
claims of the weak and defenceless creatures around us are recognised as
they should be.
The names of all who fill up and sign the "form of promise" (which is
again printed on the next page), and send it to the Editor, will, as
heretofore, be duly inscribed on the Register of the Society; and
Certificates of Membership will be forwarded to any who desire to have
them, if _stamped addressed_ envelopes be enclosed for the purpose.
(The limit of age for enrolment is 21).
Members will also be eligible to become Officers of the Society and
receive Officers' Certificates if they induce Fifty other Children to
join, and send in that number of "promises" to the Editor, _all
together_; but the small book and medal hitherto awarded to Officers
will, in future (as stated on page 55), be given only to those who, in
sending up their Fifty "promises," enclose a certificate from a Parent,
Teacher, or other responsible person, stating that the collection of
such "promises" had been commenced _prior_ to July 1, 1884.
The wonderful progress made by The LITTLE FOLKS Humane Society since its
institution in January, 1882, has, the Editor feels sure, been a source
of much gratification to all who have taken part in its work; and while
tendering thanks to the Officers and Members--comprising representatives
of every rank and station, and living in all parts of the globe--who
have so zealously and heartily co-operated with him, he can only express
the hope that in the accounts of the Society which he proposes to give
in LITTLE FOLKS from time to time, he may be able to record the same
satisfactory progress in its growth during future years as he has in
past ones.
The "form of promise" to be signed (which should be copied on half a
sheet of note-paper and forwarded to the Editor, after being filled up,
and attested by a Parent, Teacher, or other responsible person) is as
follows:--
To the Editor of LITTLE FOLKS.
[Here insert full name]
I ..................... hereby undertake, as far as it lies in my power,
to be kind to every living creature that is useful and not harmful to
man.
[Full name]
.........................
[Address]
........................
........................
(Age...........)
Witness [of signature]
.........................
[Date]
.........................
All communications to the Editor in reference to the Society should have
the words, "LITTLE FOLKS Humane Society," on the left-hand top corners
of the envelopes.
TRUE STORIES ABOUT PETS, ANECDOTES, &c.
HOW A WILD DUCK SAVED HER CHILDREN.
Dear MR. EDITOR,--Our river is so shallow that in some parts reeds grow
in it, where wild ducks are very fond of building their nests. Once,
shepherds who were with the cattle, near that river, saw a wild duck,
with eighteen little ones swimming about, and as the little ducks were
so small they thought it would be very easy to catch them. So
accordingly they got into the water, and were trying to catch the young
ones, when they perceived that the old duck, instead of flying away, as
they expected she would do, was turning over in the water as if she were
hurt. The shepherds seeing this, thought it would be very well to catch
her first, as it seemed a very easy thing to do, so they went over to
where she was. Meanwhile the little ducks got safely hidden in the
rushes, and the old one seeing that her children were out of their
enemies' reach, flew into the air and left the shepherds standing with
nothing.
THE PRINCESS SOPHIE GAGARINE
(Aged 12-1/2.)
_8, Place Catharine, Odessa._
THE SAGACITY OF ANTS.
Dear MR. EDITOR,--A friend recently told me that when walking in his
garden one day he noticed an ant seemingly examining a dead caterpillar
which lay on the path. Then it returned to its nest, but soon came back
with several others. These, walking round the caterpillar, examined it
carefully, as did the first. Home they all went; soon they returned with
still more of their companions, then they formed a long column, very
like a rope, and dragged him to the edge of the path. The nest being in
the flower-beds they had to pull him over the tiles surrounding the
garden, but once over this difficulty on they toiled until after a
quarter of an hour's hard work they reached their nest.
ARCHIBALD HURD.
(Aged 15.)
_Elmcroft, Tottenham Lane,
Hornsey, N._
A KIND HORSE.
Dear MR. EDITOR,--The other day, as I was walking along the road, I saw
a horse do another a deed of kindness. One poor horse was out in the
road without anything to eat, and the other in a field with plenty of
grass. The horse that was in the field picked a mouthful of grass and
put his head over the gate; the poor one then took it out of his mouth
and ate it up. This was done five or six times. The horse then neighed,
as much as to say, "thank you," and walked on.
ARTHUR W. WHITE.
(Aged 11.)
_Stickland School, Blandford._
PRIZE STORY COMPETITION FOR DECEMBER.
In the place of a "Picture Page Wanting Words," the usual Monthly Prizes
are offered for the best Original Stories on the subject of "A Skating
Adventure," namely---a Guinea Book and an Officer's Medal of the LITTLE
FOLKS Legion of Honour for the best Story; and a smaller book and
Officer's Medal for the best Story (on the same subject) relatively to
the age of the Competitor, so that no reader is too young to try for
this second prize. All Competitors must be under the age of 16. The
Stories, which are not to exceed 500 words in length, must be certified
as _strictly original_ by a Parent, Minister, Teacher, or other person
of responsible position, and must reach the Editor on or before the 10th
of December (the 15th of December for Competitors residing abroad). In
addition to the two Prizes and Officers' Medals some of the most
deserving Competitors will be included in a Special List of Honour, and
will be awarded Members' Medals of the LITTLE FOLKS Legion of Honour. It
is particularly requested that each envelope containing a Story should
have the words "December Prize Story Competition" written on the
left-hand top corner of it. (Competitors are referred to a notice
respecting the Silver Medal, which was printed on page 115 of the last
Volume.)
LITTLE DOCTOR MAY.
[Illustration]
Little Daisy playing
'Mid the ripening corn,
Pierced her plump white finger
With a cruel thorn.
Home she flies, eyes clouded
With a mist of tears;
Little bosom trembling
With vague childlike fears.
Brother Leonard lifts her
Lightly from the ground;
May, beside her kneeling,
Tends the swelling wound.
Softly takes a needle--
Knows what she's about--
Pricks, and lo! the hidden
Thorn slips safely out.
Daisy's fears have vanished,
Tears are passed away--
Leonard dubs his sister
Little Doctor May.
[Illustration: Music - A Day in the Snow.]
_Words from_ "LITTLE FOLKS."
_Music by the_ REV. F. PEEL, B.Mus., Oxon
1. Come along, bairnies, laughing and singing,
The echoes all ringing around as you go;
Come, for the fairies with chill little fingers
Have seiz'd on the raindrops and turn'd them to snow.
Come along, bairnies, laughing and singing,
The echoes all ringing around as you go.
2. Come, watch the white flakes softly descending,
Still, never-ending, silent, and slow,
Folding a mantle of beauty around us,
A mantle of flickering, fluttering snow.
3. Come, rosy fingers, gather the treasure!
Bright looks of pleasure I see as you go;
Laughing and singing, The echoes all ringing--
Oh, the delight of a day in the snow!
OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES.
[Illustration]
DOUBLE DIAGONAL PUZZLE.
If definitions of the objects and scene shown above be placed one under
the other in the order indicated, the diagonals, left to right, will
form the names of two well-known cities.
MENTAL HISTORICAL SCENE.
An old man is seen in a dungeon, dressed in rags and covered with mud. A
slave enters with a sword, evidently for the purpose of murdering him,
when he stops suddenly, awed and frightened by the prisoner's face and
stern voice, as he demands if he has the presumption to kill him. Then
the slave rushes from the cell, declaring it impossible to despatch such
a man. Who is the prisoner?
NELLIE ELLIS.
(Aged 15-1/4).
_Frost Hill House,
Liversedge, Yorkshire._
SINGLE ACROSTIC.
The initials read downwards will give the name of a great musician.
My first is one of England's public schools.
My second is one of the continents.
My third is a planet.
My fourth is one of the largest rivers in Europe.
My fifth is one of the Christian festivities.
My sixth is the opposite to rejoice.
MILDRED C. WATSON.
(Aged 12.)
_Harrow-on-the-Hill,
Middlesex._
MISSING-LETTER PUZZLE.
When the missing letters have been supplied, the whole will form a verse
from one of Cowper's poems.
W x e x t x e x r x t x s x w x r x i x r x u x e x ,
B x e x d x n x f x o x t x e x o x a x r x d x ,
S x u x h x w x t x a x i x d x g x a x t x i x n
x o x n x e x o x h x r x o x n x r x s x o x s.
HENRIETTA PUTTOCK.
(Aged 13-1/4)
_Clevelands, Billingshurst, Sussex._
SQUARE WORDS.
1. A volcanic mountain.
2. A sign of sorrow.
3. A designation.
4. An extent of surface.
1. A sweet-scented herb.
2. A thought.
3. Not distant.
4. An article of pastry.
1. A range of mountains.
2. A trial of speed.
3. A portion of land.
4. A mocking look.
LOUIE W. SMITH.
(Aged 15-1/4.)
_11, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow._
BURIED NAMES OF FLOWERS AND TREES.
The initial letters of the following flowers and trees, if put together,
will form the name of a town in England.
1. That pot is made of iron.
2. To and fro several times he went.
3. You can sit in the porch, Ida.
4. Mamma, please may I have that book?
5. That reel may do for the kitten.
A. K. M. WHITE.
(Aged 15.)
_7, Carlton Crescent, Southampton._
CRYPTOGRAPH.
The following will form a well-known verse by Wordsworth.
Nzib szw z orggov ozny,
Rg'h uovvxv dzh dsrgv zh hmld,
Zmw vevibdsviv gszg Nzib dvmg,
Gsv ozny dzh hfiv gl tl.
AMY G. MERSON.
(Aged 14)
_De-la-pole,
Cottingham, near Hull._
RIDDLE-ME-REE.
My first is in ache, but not in sore;
My second is in pippin, but not in core;
My third is in pie, but not in tart;
My fourth is in wheel, but not in cart;
My fifth is in sole, and also in pike;
My whole is a fruit which all of us like.
JANIE WILSON.
(Aged 11-1/2.)
_Jessiefield Offerton, near Stockport._
ARITHMOREM.
1. 5 + reri = a piece of water.
2. 51 + egarf = weak.
3. 54 + lye = bright.
4. 56 + e = bad.
5. 11 + as = an imaginary line.
6. 506 + azr = a mask.
7. 104 + li = polite.
EFFIE E. BELL.
(Aged 14.)
_Market Place, Swaffham._
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
1. A consonant.
2. A fish.
3. A fragment.
4. To comprise.
5. A celebrated musician.
6. To roll down.
7. Not ever.
8. A large expanse of water.
9. A consonant.
H. BELL.
(Aged 13-3/4.)
_St. George's Mount, New Brighton, Cheshire._
PRIZE PUZZLE COMPETITION.
WINTER COMPETITION.
The Puzzles given in the November and the present number of LITTLE FOLKS
form, as announced, the WINTER COMPETITION.
PRIZES.
In the WINTER COMPETITION there will be a First Prize of a Guinea
Volume; a Second Prize of a Half-Guinea Volume; a Third Prize of a
Five-Shilling Volume, awarded in EACH DIVISION, viz., the SENIOR
DIVISION for girls and boys between the ages of 14 and 16 (_inclusive_),
and the JUNIOR DIVISION for those _under_ 14 years of age. There will
also be awards of Bronze Medals of the LITTLE FOLKS Legion of Honour to
the three next highest of the Competitors following the Prize-winners in
_each_ Division.
REGULATIONS.
Solutions of the Puzzles published in this number must reach the Editor
not later than December 8th (December 12th for Competitors residing
abroad), addressed as under:--
_The Editor of "Little Folks,"
La Belle Sauvage Yard,
Ludgate Hill,
London, E.C._
_Answers to Puzzles._
_Junior_ [or _Senior_] _Division_.
Solutions to Puzzles must be accompanied by certificates from a Parent,
Teacher, or other responsible person, stating that they are _the sole
and unaided work_ of the competitor. No assistance must be given by any
other person.
Competitors can be credited only under their own name.
The decision of the Editor of LITTLE FOLKS on all matters must be
considered final.
The names and addresses of Prize and Medal winners will be duly
published in LITTLE FOLKS.
GAME PUZZLE FOR DECEMBER.
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS: A GAME FOR FOUR PLAYERS.
Our readers will all recollect the classical story of Scylla and
Charybdis, the former a maiden changed by Circe into a hideous
sea-monster, who threw herself into the sea and became a rock, the
latter changed by Jupiter into a foaming whirlpool. Vessels which
avoided the rock of Scylla were oft-times prone to fall into the
dangerous whirlpool of Charybdis.
On this legend our Puzzle this month is based, though the two classical
dangers will be now only two little children who will try to seize on
the argosies which their brothers and sisters send through the straits.
To begin which, settle a subject on which you will have your
Competition--Botany, History, Geography, Astronomy, Natural History, or
any other you may select--then cut out a number of pieces of cardboard
about this size--
[Illustration]
For ordinary subjects you may be able to cut out from the largest type
used in the daily or weekly papers, syllables that will meet your
requirements, but for special subjects, such as Botany, Astronomy, &c.,
you will find it better to write your own pieces of cardboard in a good
bold, clear style.
You will want a considerable quantity of syllables, and the words in all
cases should range from simple ones, easy to be discovered, to more
difficult and puzzling words.
Having got a quantity of syllables, arrange them in three groups: (1)
the simple words, (2) the more difficult, (3) the most difficult. Keep
these groups in separate boxes, and these separate boxes again in one
large box marked with the subject of the play.
Four players now arrange themselves thus: two as mariners, one at either
end of the table, and two as Scylla and Charybdis, one on each side of
it.
The ship will consist of a little Japanese tray, or lid of a cardboard
box, with a piece of string fixed at either end to draw it by. In this
are placed the syllables forming two words, and one of the mariners
draws it slowly across the table. As it passes along, Scylla and
Charybdis try to discover the words it contains, and if they can do so
ere it passes they appropriate the cargo, and the ship reaches the
opposite end of the table from which it started empty! It is again
freighted and sent back, this time perhaps its contents are not
discovered. And thus the game goes on till all the words are exhausted,
when a count is made. Suppose 50 words were sent across the straits, the
record might read:
The Mariners gained 27 words
Scylla and Charybdis gained 23 words
-----
The game won by the Mariners by 4 words.
Now we will proceed to give our Puzzle. The syllables given below will
be found, when correctly sorted out and arranged, to form the names of
the characters indicated in the explanatory notes at the foot.
SENIOR DIVISION.
+-----+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+
| ih | igna | van | so | pe | mor | tius | ba |
|-----+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+
| nuc | varn | no | hah | no | car | re | chi |
|-----+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+
| lac | hage | delo | to | nn | tt | aca | ll |
|-----+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+
| nem | nvon | yola | ense | chi | ann | lla | ca |
|-----+------+------+------+-----+------+------+-----+
1. The "Michael Angelo" of Spain.
2. A cruel Roman Emperor, assassinated by a soldier.
3. He is said to have written the lines--
"When Adam delved and Eve span,
Where was then the gentleman."
4. A German physician, whose motto was: "Similia similibus curantur."
5. A page, soldier, philosopher, and Jesuit.
6. A Swedish philosopher.
7. A Florentine painter; he has a celebrated picture in the Louvre,
called "Charity."
8. A Prussian statesman, author of various works.
9. A Spanish navigator who assisted Pizarro.
10. A Quaker, founder of a colony, author, &c.
11. A celebrated general in Afghanistan, &c.
12. An Italian musical composer who wrote several oratorios, operas, and
masses.
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1. An antiquary who left money to the Oxford University for "a copy of
English verses."
2. Emperor of the East, married the widow of Theodosius the Younger.
3. French historian and member of Legislative Assembly.
4. A self-taught Ayrshire sculptor.
5. A hospodar of Moldavia and Wallachia.
6. A Bishop of Salisbury, astronomer and mathematician.
7. Author of "Rape of the Lock."
8. A Speaker of the House of Commons, Premier, and Home Secretary.
9. A French aeronaut, killed by the explosion of a balloon.
10. The Papal legate who attended the trial of an English Queen.
11. A Swedish Queen who, having abdicated, abjured Lutheranism, and was
pensioned by the Pope.
12. A Lord of the Treasury, Secretary for Colonies, Master of the Mint,
President of Board of Trade, Chancellor of Exchequer, Premier, author,
&c.
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* In order to gain full number of marks Competitors must arrange
the names in the proper order, placing them as numbered in the lights.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
[_The Editor requests that all inquiries and replies intended for
insertion in_ LITTLE FOLKS _should have the words "Questions and
Answers" written on the left-hand top corners of the envelopes
containing them. Only those which the Editor considers suitable and of
general interest to his readers will be printed._]
PRIZE COMPETITIONS, &C.
X Y Z, SWALLOW.--[The names of the winners of the Silver Medals will be
printed in the February Number.--ED.]
LITERATURE.
A LOVER OF POETRY would like to know where the following line occurs,
and by whom it was written:--
"The league long roller thund'ring on the reef."
RAGS AND TATTERS wishes to know where the following lines are taken
from, and who is the author:--
"Till the day break and shadows flee away
In that far future dawn that knows not death."
ETHEL writes, in answer to LITTLE MAID OF ARCADIE, that the quotation--
"Evil is wrought by want of thought,
As well as want of heart"--
is from a poem by Thomas Hood, entitled "The Lady's Dream." Answers also
received from several other readers.
WORK.
NELLY asks if any one could tell her how to make a pretty and simple
lace collar.
COOKERY.
RUBY AND A STRAWBERRY are informed that full directions for making
toffee appear on page 335 of this number.
GENERAL.
PANSY and M. E. would be glad if any one would tell her how to press
flowers, as those she has done have gone brown.
GUMMY would be very pleased if any one could give him a few hints on
satin-painting; has the satin to be prepared before it can be painted
on? if so, how?
VERUS would like to know of a very simple way of making an Aeolian harp,
if any one could tell her.--[The method was described in the May, 1882,
number of LITTLE FOLKS, Vol. XV., p. 319.--ED.]
THE SHAMROCK OF FREILING would be glad to know if any of the readers of
LITTLE FOLKS could tell them how to bleach grass for making Markart
bouquets.
DAFFODIL asks if any one will tell her how to paint on tiles with
water-colours.
NATURAL HISTORY.
EDITH would like to know what is the best food for rabbits, and how
often they ought to be fed. [They should be fed twice a day, every time
clearing away everything and giving quite fresh food. The staple diet
must be what is called "dry food," varied, such as dry crust of bread,
bread soaked in milk and squeezed dry, barley meal mixed with a very
little hot water, oatmeal same way, dry barley or oats. You need not use
all, but vary now and then. Give beside every day a moderate quantity of
fresh green leaves, kept first long enough to dry off all dew or rain,
and begin slightly to wither.]
PARTHENOPE would be glad to know what would be the best food for a
starling in the winter?--[A sort of stock food is made of the
fine-ground oats called "fig-dust," made into a stiff dough with milk
and water, adding every day a pinch of soaked currants or a little
fine-shredded raw beef. Give a little fruit now and then, and a few odd
worms, insects, or snails. A little sopped bread will be taken as a
change, but there must be a little animal food.]
MARY BRAZIER asks what is the best food for a dormouse. She knows that a
little Indian corn is often given.--[You should vary the diet with
wheat, Indian corn, bits of bread-crust, bread-and-milk squeezed dry,
with any kind of nut occasionally, and a few blades of grass or field
weeds.]
ANSWERS TO OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES (_p. 317_).
POETICAL ACROSTIC.--CAMPBELL.
1. C hateaubriand. 2. A lfieri. 3. M ilton.
4. P etraria. 5. B yron. 6. E ulla.
7. L eopardi. 8. L amartine.
MISSING VOWEL PUZZLE.
"Break, break, break,
On thy cold grey stones, O sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me."
DOUBLE GEOGRAPHICAL ACROSTIC.
ITALY--GARDA.
1. I ou G. 2. T arif A.
3. A nadi R. 4. L ichfiel D.
5. Y andill A.
MENTAL HISTORICAL SCENE.
Epaminondas, at the battle of Mantinea.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
"O what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!"
1. Lear. 2. Train. 3. Drain. 4. Weep. 5. Character.
6. Brew. 7. Goad. 8. What. 9. Wife. 10. Drove. 11. Wander.
12. Save. 13. Stew. 14. Sleep. 15. It.
FOUR PICTORIAL PROVERBS.
1. "All are not thieves that dogs bark at."
2. "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
3. "Count not your chickens before they are hatched."
4. "When the cat is away the mice do play."
To My Readers.
"What are you going to give us in the next Volume?" is, I dare say, the
question which is in some of your minds to ask me; so, as usual on
reaching the end of a half-year, I will tell you of a few of the
arrangements made for the New Volume, beginning with the JANUARY Number.
These include:--
A SERIAL STORY by the Author of "A Little Too Clever," "Margaret's
Enemy," "Maid Marjory," &c., to continue from month to month; and a
Second SERIAL STORY, by HENRY FRITH, called "King Charles's Page; or,
Two Children's Adventures in the Time of the Commonwealth," also to run
for six months. The latter is an unusually exciting tale--full of novel
incident and strange adventure. Then there will be
"LEGENDS AND STORIES OF FAMOUS RIVERS," by EDWIN HODDER ("Old Merry"),
in which you will be told many curious tales and wonderful legends
associated with a few of the most celebrated of the world's Rivers.
"SOME NOTABLE PICTURES AND THEIR STORY"--telling, in a bright and chatty
style, about a few of the masterpieces of Art, how they came to be
produced, and what fortunes, good and bad, some of them experienced;
including interesting anecdotes and facts concerning themselves and
their painters.
"ENGLAND'S FORESTS IN DAYS OF OLD"--a series of papers relating the
story of the stirring incidents of which some of the well-known forests
of this country have been the scene.
"BIRDS AND FLOWERS OF THE MONTH"--consisting of full-page Pictures which
M. GIACOMELLI, the well-known French Artist, has specially drawn for
LITTLE FOLKS. One of these will appear in each number of the New Volume,
accompanied by Verses appropriate to the subject.
"BIBLE STORMS BY LAND AND SEA"--a new series of Scripture Stories for
"Our Sunday Afternoons;" and the usual "Bible Exercises" will appear
every month.
"PAGES FOR VERY LITTLE FOLK." In response to repeated requests, I am
glad to announce that this department of LITTLE FOLKS--comprising two
pages of bold pictures and simple stories printed in large type--will be
re-commenced in JANUARY, and continued every month.
MR. PALMER COX, the American Artist, has drawn for LITTLE FOLKS some
more HUMOROUS PICTURES in his well-known style; the Notes and Jottings
by a Practical Writer on the subject of "THE CHILDREN'S OWN GARDEN" will
be given, as well as FAIRY STORIES, with droll and laughable pictures,
every month; and besides STORIES, POEMS, ANECDOTES, and PICTURES of
every kind, all the regular features, such as "THE EDITOR'S
POCKET-BOOK," "SONGS WITH MUSIC," "THE LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PAGES,"
"QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS," &c. &c., will be still maintained.
SEVERAL NEW SPECIAL COMPETITIONS FOR 1885 have been arranged in addition
to the ordinary Monthly Puzzle and "Picture Page" ones. The most
important of these is
A NEW "'LITTLE FOLKS' PAINTING BOOK COMPETITION," in which, as already
briefly announced, a number of PRIZES IN MONEY, BOOKS, and MEDALS will
be offered. It will be open to both Senior and Junior Competitors, and
so arranged that all may have equal opportunities of being successful.
This Competition will be in connection with "THE 'LITTLE FOLKS' PROVERB
PAINTING BOOK," which is now ready; and the full Regulations and the
list of Prizes to be awarded, as well as of those offered in all the
other Special Competitions for 1885, will be printed in the JANUARY
Number. In that number will appear, too, the names of the Prize and
Medal winners in the Competitions for 1884, also those in the Puzzle and
"Picture Page" Competitions announced in the September, October, and
November numbers (including the "Home and Foreign" Competitions).
I am glad to find that the Competitions for the year now closing have
been so popular with you, and I heartily thank you on behalf of the
little ones in the Hospitals--among whom the articles of Needlework,
Dolls, Illuminated Texts, Scrap Albums, Toys of various kinds, and the
hundreds of Illustrated Story-books written by yourselves, which you
have sent to me, will be distributed at Christmas--for all the trouble
and care you have so lovingly bestowed on your work. You are indeed
amply repaid by the rays of gladness which these your gifts will bring
to helpless sufferers!
A COLOURED PICTURE, called "THREE LITTLE KITTENS," will be given with
the JANUARY Number, and the Frontispieces to all the other numbers will
be printed in a bright colour as they have been in the present Volume.
You will also be pleased to hear that it is intended in future to make
all the pages of our Magazine more attractive in appearance, but I need
only just allude to this and leave you to see for yourselves in the
JANUARY Number in what manner it will be effected.
Having thus told you what is to be done for _you_ in the New Volume, I
will only add that I rely on you all to do everything you can for LITTLE
FOLKS by persuading as many of your relatives and friends as possible to
take it in. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Your very sincere Friend,
THE EDITOR.
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| page iii: "September. 179" has been changed to "September, |
| 179" |
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| page iii: "The Discontented Boat. 242" has been changed to |
| "The Discontented Boat, 242" |
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| page iii: Little Toilers of the Night section appears twice, |
| as in the original |
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| page iii: "Peacock Pie, 371:" has been changed to "Peacock |
| Pie, 371;" |
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| page iv: "King-fisher" has been changed to "Kingfisher" |
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| page iv: "Story of Two Brothers, By the" has been changed to |
| "Story of Two Brothers. By the" |
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| page 342: running along to hurt them? has been changed to |
| running along to hurt them?" with closing quotation marks |
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| page 343: "spash of ink" has been changed to "splash of ink" |
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| page 344: "his head among Bab's curls" has been changed to |
| "his hand among Bab's curls" |
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| page 347: "engaged upon, And in the preface" has been |
| changed to "engaged upon, and in the preface" |
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| page 349: FATHER'S COMING.' has been changed to 'FATHER'S |
| COMING.' with an opening quotation mark |
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| page 351: And if we're has been changed to "And if we're |
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| page 360: "procure early blooms" has been changed to |
| "procure early blooms." |
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| page 369: "See p. 68" has been changed to "See p. 368" |
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| page 371: "curious jumping action" has been changed to |
| "curious jumping action." |
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| page 372: "M. J Doughty" has been changed to "M. J. Doughty" |
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| page 372: "W Jones" has been changed to "W. Jones" |
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| page 372: "Elizbth. C Gidley" has been changed to "Elizbth. |
| C. Gidley" |
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| page 372: "Annie E Jolly" has been changed to "Annie E. |
| Jolly" |
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| page 373: "H. G, Humphries" has been changed to "H. G. |
| Humphries" |
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| Gillott" |
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| Girard" |
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