ches.

These little creatures sleep in the daytime, and go out in search of
food, and to play in the night. They eat insects, lizards and crabs.

[Illustration: THE NIGHT MONKEY.]

They are greedy creatures. They leap at one bound on their prey. They
live in warm countries. They make very nice pets.

[Illustration: {BABY WAKING UP.}]

BABY'S NAP.

Now Baby's asleep, mamma can sew--
"Rock-a-by-baby--by-lo, by-lo!"
Baby's asleep and Tommy can tell
Of the cat that was drown'd in the great big well.

"She had the weest, _teentiest_ toes,
And the leastest speck of a blackish nose,
With great, great eyes"--"Coo, coo! coo, coo!"
Baby's awake--and listening too!

HURRAH! HURRAH!

Hurrah for old winter, he's coming at last!
The snow flakes are falling so thick and so fast!
Hurrah! Hurrah!

My skates I have mended, and painted my sled;
Now, boys, you will soon see this chap go ahead!
Hurrah! Hurrah!

I've jolly thick mittens, a brand-new fur cap;
Now, what does it matter if I get a rap?
Hurrah! Hurrah!

I've got such a secret! We've built us a fort!
But you must tell no one, 'twould spoil all our sport.
Hurrah! Hurrah!

Jack, Clement, and Robbie, are garrison men,
And we can defend it against any ten.
Hurrah! Hurrah!

We've made heaps of snowballs, each one round and hard,
They're hid away safe in the old schoolhouse yard.
Hurrah! Hurrah!

Pell-mell through the snow rush the merry boy crowd;
While the bare woodlands echo the hearty and loud
Hurrah! Hurrah!

[Illustration: SOMEWHERE IN LEAFY FORESTS THE WILD DEER ROAM AND
SLEEP.]

MOSES GOES TO A CANDY PARTY.

"No, I _won't_!" said Moses. He felt pretty cross, for he did hate to
have his hair cut.

"Well, then," said his grandma, "you can't go to the candy party."

Moses thought a few moments, and then he jumped up and said, "Well,
grandma, cut it, then."

Now grandma wasn't much of a barber. She was apt to cut his hair so it
hung in scallops. But this time she wanted to cut it very even, as
Moses was going to a party. So she brought out an old wooden bowl th