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become a wife, Before her husband sought to make her The pink of country polished life, And prim and formal as a Quaker. One day the tutor went abroad, And simple Jenny sadly missed him; When he returned, behind her lord She slyly stole, and fondly kissed him. The husband's anger arose--and red And white his face alternate grew. "Less freedom, ma'am!"--Jane sighed and said, "Oh dear! I didn't know 'twas you!" _A Book about Indians, Animals, and the Woods_ Kuloskap, the Master AND OTHER ALGONKIN LEGENDS AND POEMS By Charles Godfrey Leland, F.R.S.L., _and_ John Dyneley Prince, Ph.D. In the first four cantos are told the legends of the Indian god, Kuloskap, narrating how he created the Indians' world, cared for the interests of his children, dealt with the animal kingdom, and punished the sorcerers. Following these cantos will be found the witchcraft lore, lyrics, and miscellany. The stories take the reader into the heart of nature. In the innermost recesses of the forest he follows the strange doings of wizards, goblins, and witches, and revels in such exquisite lyrics as those that tell of "The Scarlet Tanager and the Leaf," "The Story of Nipon the Summer," "Lox, the Indian Devil," "The Song of the Stars," and others. _Dan Beard_ says: "It is the American Indian's 'King Arthur's Round Table,' 'Robin Hood,' and 'The Arabian Nights.'" _Ernest Thompson-Seton_ says: "... Priceless, unique, irreplaceable." _San Francisco Bulletin_: "It is a valuable contribution to the folk-lore of the world, and of intense interest." _The Independent_: "... Dainty in its woodsy freshness ... has the same beauty as the Norse myths." _12mo, Cloth, 359 pp., Ornamental Cover, Profusely Illustrated with Half-tones by F. Berkeley Smith, Ten Birchbark Tracings by Mr. Leland after Indian Designs, and a Frontispiece in Color by Edwin Willard Deming. $2.00, post-paid._ FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers NEW YORK and LONDON _A Charming Book_ My Musical Memories By REV. H.R. HAWEIS, A.M., _Author of "American Humorists," Etc., Etc._ A volume of personal reminiscences, dealing with early Life and Recollections, Hearing Music, Old Violins, Paganini, Liszt, Wagner, "Parsifal," and other kindred subjects, in a manner both artistic and pleasing, which shows the author to be a person of great critical ab
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