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Title: The Nursery, April 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 4
A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

Author: Various

Release Date: February 20, 2009 [EBook #28132]

Language: English

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THE

NURSERY

_A Monthly Magazine_

FOR YOUNGEST READERS.

VOLUME XXI.--No. 4.

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.

"Why did Elfrida go to Sleep?" 97
The Prairie-Dog 100
Strut 101
Third Lesson in Astronomy 103
The Robbery 104
The Little Recruit 107
One good turn deserves another 109
A Letter from Texas 110
Drawing-Lesson 113
A Story of a Seal 114
Fun in Winter 117
Old Whitey 118
Why do they all Love Freddy? 122
My Rabbits 125
The Council of Buzzards 127

IN VERSE.

The Caterpillars 102
Puss and her Three Kittens 106
Fred and Ned 120
How the Morning comes 124
A Mother Goose Melody (_with music_) 128

[Illustration]

[Illustration: "WHY DID ELFRIDA GO TO SLEEP?"

VOL. XXI.--NO. 4.]

"WHY DID ELFRIDA GO TO SLEEP?"

[Illustration: T]HAT was the question, "Why did Elfrida go to sleep?"
She had been sent to the grocer's in the vil