We were bidden to listen and so we do, Shut up in the narrow and stuffy pew Rehavlng just as well as we can Ye look over there at the preacher-man. We cant understand though we take such pains All sense seems gonefrorn our llttle brains So we just s qtu cats best we may. And wait till the long hour wears away. Oh, how can he have so much to say. The preacher-man such a lovely dav And what in the wbrld he is talking about We do not know and we cant find out. COPTRICrIIT I k i BELFOICT, l.. l l E B CD. CONTENTS . raOE A Miserable Man ......................................... . Anon. r a 2 O 0 E 1 . A Provident Little Bird ..................................... a 76 AQueer Fairy ............................................. l77 A Sparrow in Mid. Atlantic ................................. 104 BobbitsBoat .............................................. 153 Building a Fort ............................................ c 118 c Cant Help It .......................................... 66 Camels ................................................... 166 CarrieJs Picnic ............................................ 197 Carrys Troubles ................................... Edgar Fa ucett 45 Destroying the Cargo ............................... L aurie Lorilzg 98 Dreamin ............................................... . An0 n. 26 Fathers ortrait ........................................... 188 Eirst Ride ......................................... Laurie Lori. n g l 7 Grandmas Story ................................... r 94 Grandmothers Specs ............................. L ouisa . Alcott 36 He Put a Little Sugar in ................................ Ano. 9 . 110 How the Sheep Found He Was Black ........................ 183 Joes Fourth of Julp . ................................ S ara Conant 29 Keeping Robbie Still ...................................... . An0 n. 168 Little Haymaker ................................... Laurie Loring 91 Mother Darlings Family ............................ 160 My p t t l e Friend ................................ L oz isa Alcott 138 Ned S Team ........................................ L auris Loring 40 NellyJs Fault ............................................. . A n0 n. i8 On the Keel ............................................... M 85 Our Little News Boy .. . .......................... Loziisn Jl . AZcott 23 Poor Jack ............................................... A . non . 56 Shine, Sir - S hine ....................... . Nary Hatnes Gilbsrt 8 Skip ..................................................... . An0 n. 65 The Boy Who Took Care of Grandmother ..................... 130 The Pate of Five Little Kittens . An0 n. 124 ............................ . The Girl Who Was Afraid of a Dog ................... Olive 27 orne 1 63 The Greedy Bird that Wanted to Eat a Boy ................. . An0 n. 145 r 1 1 h o Kind Neighbor ........................................ he Sailor BOY ........................................... 3 The Squint-eyed Party ..................................... 47 Tide-Marks ............................................... 128 Two Families .............................................. 192 Washed Ashore ............................................ l50 TVhich ................................................... 100 WillyJs Naughty Day ....................................... 17 1 Uncle Berts Letter ........................................ 69 POETRY . PAGE. A Little Boys Wonder. Song ............................... . An0 n. 106 Dirty Jack ............................................... . An0 n. 10T Going to School ........................................... cc I Had a Sweet Little Doll ......................