Mrs. Turner

“ Note.—As a matter of fact, a train of gunpowder does not make a terrible noise; it makes hardly any noise at all—a mere pfff! and though John, Sam Bushy, and Dick White are shown to have been hurt as they might have been, a train of gunpowder could not bend Tom's nose, it could only burn it. Probably Mrs. Turner did not often play with explosives herself, and therefore did not know. ”

“ All three tales are capital fun, and admirably suited to children.... We have unreserved praise for this child's book, dainty and attractive in what it contains and in the way in which it is produced."
A CHILD'S ANTHOLOGY A BOOK OF VERSES FOR CHILDREN COMPILED BY EDWARD VERRALL LUCAS With Cover, Title-Page, and End Paper designed in colours by F. D. Bedford Crown 8vo. Cloth Gilt. 6s. ”

“ To hold all her bonnets and tippets and frocks;
In a red leather thread-case that snapp'd when it shut,
She had needles to sew with and scissors to cut;
But Agnes liked better to play with rude boys
Than work with her needle, or play with her toys.
Young ladies should always appear neat and clean,
Yet Agnes was seldom dress'd fit to be seen.
[Pg 66] I saw her one morning attempting to throw
A very large stone, when it fell on her toe:
The boys, who were present and saw what was done,
Set up a loud laugh, and they call'd it fine fun. ”

“ For a list of Children's books and others see the next pages.
"THE DUMPY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN" No. I. The Flamp, The Ameliorator, AND THE Schoolboy's Apprentice BY EDWARD VERRALL LUCAS 18mo. Cloth. 1s. 6d.
The Westminster Gazette.—"Very delightful stories they are. The great difficulty with books for children is that they are often so large, a difficulty which in the case of the bound annual really assumes formidable proportions—especially to the uncle or aunt who is seized by the juvenile press-gang and coerced into reading aloud. ”

“ What is Best for Children 97
Billy Gill's Good Fortune 99
Civil Speech 101
The Cook's Rebuke 103
The Lost Pudding 105
Sammy Smith's Sad Fate 106
Stupid William 107
Poisonous Fruit 109
Harry's Cake 111
Peter's Cake 113
William's Cake 115
How to Make a Christmas Pudding 117
[Pg xiii]
Introduction
The sixty-nine Cautionary Stories that follow have been chosen from five books by Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, written for the pleasure and instruction of our little grandparents and great-grandparents. The books are The Daisy, The Cowslip, The Crocus, The Pink and Short Poems. ”

“ Tom's aunt, when in town,
Had left half a crown
For her nephew (her name was Miss Frazier) ,
Which he thought to have spent,
But now it all went
(And it served him quite right) to the glazier.
Note.—The foregoing story is stated to be "founded on fact."
[Pg 5]
A GUNPOWDER PLOT
"I have got a sad story to tell,"
Said Betty one day to mamma:
"'Twill be long, ma'am, before John is well,
On his eye is so dreadful a scar.
"Master Wilful enticed him away,
To join with some more little boys ”

“ Two Thoughts—The Open Air—The Year—Christmas—The Country Life—Blossoms from Herrick and Blake—Birds—Dogs and Horses—Compressed Natural History—Unnatural History—Poets at Play—Counsel—Old-Fashioned Girls—Marjorie Fleming, Poetess—Old-Fashioned Boys—Looking Forward—From "Hiawatha"—Good Fellows—The Sea and the Island—A Bundle of Stories—Bedtime—A Few Remarks. ”

“ I'll buy The Daisy and The Pink.'
[Pg xv] In our own time Robert's opinion is not very widely shared: most of us would not care to give up a cannon or a doll in order that we might be cautioned; but Mrs. ”