the misfortune in his youth to be both well-bred and
good- " THE SWALLOW AND THE ROHM looking ; in his old age, he becomes decidedly prolix. Half the ' Come follow, come follow,' number of pages would have sufficed, even for his wrongs, and Thus twitter'd the swallow,
the recital would have been more effective. ,Nay, friend, said the robin,
Of volumes especially intended for children, we have The Old The 'I'd far rather stop in Corner Annual: Pictures, Stories, and Poems for the Year, edited by , But winter is bitter ; " Uncle Charlie" (Griffith, Ferran, and Co.) ; and from the same The snow's cold white glitter
publishers, and under the same editorship, Uncle Charlie's Book of ' Nay, the coldest of weathers
Nursery-Songs. Here we have songs, some old favourites and some And kind hands will strew for me crumbs of bread.'
new candidates for favour, music, and pictures.—Owr Little . But oast winds are spiteful, Dot's Picture-Book (Religious Tract Society) supplies an ample And south winds delightful, store of pictures. There are hundreds of all kinds, sacred and • Brave hearts need no ebelter,
secular, descriptive of many countries and people. The standard But I sloop with my head tuck'd tight under my ;sitar.'
of artistic excellence in them is decidedly high.—In Our Little 'But flowers bloom sweetly,
Dots (same publishers), there are stories as well as pictures. And bright days go fleetly It is no less deserving of praise.—The Light in the Home (same • Nay, hero lies my pleasure, publishers) is meant for somewhat older readers, and has a more My heart's life, my treasure, distinctly religious character.—From Messrs. Griffith, Ferran, And here is the first stanza of " A Puzzle ":- and Co., we have received Some Sweet Stories of Old : Boys of Bible
Story, by the Rev. C. J. Ridgway. The title scarcely expresses Just IL4 little as you—Or fell—
the nature of its contents. The illustrations are good, though . Ton-UM-Vs-4 il-CM,I•ta-toux ? we must except the angel that faces p. 12.
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