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Title: The Nursery, May 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 5
A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

Author: Various

Release Date: February 20, 2009 [EBook #28133]

Language: English

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THE

NURSERY

_A Monthly Magazine_

FOR YOUNGEST READERS.

VOLUME XXI.--No. 5.

BOSTON:
JOHN L. SHOREY, No. 36 BROMFIELD STREET,
1877.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by

JOHN L. SHOREY,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

FRANKLIN PRESS: RAND, AVERY, AND COMPANY, 117 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON.

[Illustration: Contents]

IN PROSE.

The Young Lamplighter 129
Fourth Lesson in Astronomy 131
The Poor Blind Woman 133
"Good-morning, Sir!" 136
Playing April-Fool 138
The Eider-Duck 139
The Trial-Trip 141
Swaddling-Clothes 142
Drawing-Lesson 145
Fanny and Louise 146
True Story of a Bird 149
A Rough Sketch 151
Peter's Pets 153
The Strolling Bear 154
The Parrot and the Sparrow 156

IN VERSE.

"Popping Corn" 132
The Cooper's Song 135
Polliwogs 143
The Toad 148
That Fox 158
Grasshopper Green (_with music_) 160

[Illustration: Decoration]

[Illustration: THE YOUNG LAMPLIGHTER.]

THE YOUNG LAMPLIGHTER.

[Illustration: W]ALLACE is a boy about ten years old, who lives in a
town near Boston. He has a brother Charles, eighteen years of age. These
two brothers are