find entertainment."--_Philadelphia Mirror_.

"The contents are better than the title."--_N. Y. Tribune_.

"A volume of light sketches, written in Mr. Willis' most amusing
style, and will be read by everybody."--_Detroit Advertiser_.

"It contains the best specimen of the prose writings of Mr.
Willis."--_Montgomery Gazette_.

"The book is entertaining and spicy--just the kind of reading to
keep one 'wide awake' during the long nights that are now
approaching."--_Phil. News_.

"For laughter without folly, for a specific in innocent mirthfulness
against _ennui_ and _hypo_--as a cordial to the animal spirits when
drooping with care or flagging with excess of labor--this volume of
'Fun-Jottings' bears the palm."--_N. Y. Independent_.

"It is funny and fascinating--a collection of Willis' dashing
sketches--half comic, half pathetic."--_Cincinnati Herald_.

"Mr. Willis' reputation as a story writer, has long been well
established, and lovers of this kind of reading will find a rich
entertainment in this volume."--_Hartford Times_.

THE FARM AND THE FIRESIDE;

OR,

THE ROMANCE OF AGRICULTURE,

BEING

HALF HOURS OF LIFE IN THE COUNTRY, FOR RAINY DAYS AND WINTER EVENINGS.

BY REV. JOHN L. BLAKE, D. D.

AUTHOR OF FARMER'S EVERY-DAY BOOK; THE FARMER AT HOME; AND A GENERAL
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.

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COMMENDATIONS OF THE PERIODICAL PRESS.

From the Ohio Farmer.

DR. BLAKE is justly regarded as one of the best agricultural writers
in the country, and the work before us is one of the most interesting
productions of his pen. Its peculiar merit, as a work for the
fireside, consists in the variety of its topics, its plain and simple,
yet attractive style, its fine engravings, and the interesting romance
which the author has thrown around Rural and Agricultural Life. In
this respect, "The Farm and the Fireside" is a work well adapted to
the youthful mind. We hope it may be extensively read, as it cannot
fail to improve the taste and promote inquiry in the most useful and
practical of all departments of science.

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From the New-York Evangelist.

The aim of the author has been to throw over labor, home and
agricultural life, their true dignity and charm; to introduce the
farmer to the delights and privileges of his lot; to embellish the
cares of toil with those kindly sentiments so naturally associated
with the country an