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“ Into the land of nod we'll go.
Oh, dear me!
Right off my knee,
Into a hollow I didn't see;
And baby small,
On steed so tall,
Came near getting a horrid fall.
She's not afraid,
My little maid,
Too oft on her that trick is played;
And good is she
As good can be,
If I'll only trot her upon my knee. ”

“ He never came back; and when he met Bravo afterwards, he was careful not to trouble him.
"In a short time Bravo grew to be so strong and brave, that he could fight his own battles without the aid of his friend Rory."
The three children, who had listened very attentively to the story, now talked it over; and they came to the conclusion that Toss received a good lesson, and was probably a better dog after it. "For," said Herbert, "a dog who abuses a smaller dog is almost as mean as a big boy who tyrannizes over a little boy." ”

“ In vain Bella scolded. In vain Richard coaxed and threatened. Jocko would not come down until he had finished his work; for he was busily engaged in tearing poor Bella's bonnet into fragments.
"As ribbon after ribbon was destroyed, her screams grew louder and louder; and nothing could move her from her determination to kill the monkey, except the promise of a gayer bonnet than the one that Jocko had stolen.
"But Jocko never was forgiven; and the poor fellow would have gone supperless a great many times, had it not been for his devoted young master." ”

“ WHAT BRAVO TOLD RORY.
"Tell us a story, Kate," said Emma.
"Yes, do," chimed in Bertha.
"Will you tell us a story?" said Herbert.
Thus entreated by these dear, good children, I could not refuse. So while their three heads, close together, with their bright faces beaming upon me and upon each other, formed a pretty picture, I told them this story about two shepherd-dogs, Bravo and Rory:—
"When farmer John and his bride moved into their little white house, a mile from the old homestead, they took with them the young dog, Bravo, and left Rory to guard the old house. ”

“ She was thinking of Lily's papa, who loved the little girl so much, that he could not bear to say "No" to any request she might make.
Well, mamma was right. Papa saw that his little girl was bent on going to the party, and so he teased his wife into yielding her consent.
So, when Thursday came, Lily was dressed up in her little white robe, with straw-colored ribbons, and her pretty slippers, and sent in a carriage, with Jane the housemaid, to the party. [99]
It was not quite such a party as I approve of. I do not like to see little girls and boys trying to act like grown-up people. ”

“ So you see the deer is by no means a stupid animal. He knows, better than many a little boy, how to take care of himself, and get out of the way of danger. And now can you tell me in what part of the State of New York are the Adirondack Mountains?
From a correspondent in Springfield, Mo., I have a letter, in which the writer says: "I suppose the Boston boys don't have deer for pets. I have a young one named Billy, and he eats corn out of my pocket. When I come home from school he always runs to meet me. Although he can jump over fences, he never tries to run away. ”

“ Then Bravo said to himself, 'Something must be done. I dare not fight Toss; for he has long teeth, and is a savage dog,—more than a match for me. I think my best plan is to go and tell Rory.' And away he sped, just at sunrise, and came back in time for breakfast, with a cheerful look in his face.
"Now, Rory was steady and brave and wise. He had no love for running round nights: so it surprised his master, when, just as the sun went down that day, Rory started down the road, and up the lane to farmer John's. ”

“ Pansy had a secret, and nobody could find it out. She would come down stairs in the morning, and seat herself at the breakfast-table, and then papa would say, "Well, Pansy, are you going to tell us your secret to-day?" ”

“ When full grown, it sometimes measures nine feet in length."
"Didn't I see one in Barnum's menagerie?"
"I think not, Harry; for the polar bear suffers so much from heat, even in our coldest winters, that it will not live long in this climate.
"There is one thing very interesting in the bear nature, and that is the affection of the female for its young. This has often been noticed. Here is a picture showing an instance of it.
"A Greenland bear with two cubs, was pursued across a field of ice by a party of armed sailors. ”

“ It was a pretty little story that he read; and Emma stood very still, and listened to every word. "Now," said she, "will you please let me have the book, Fred; for my dolly likes stories too, and I want to read to her." So Fred gave her the book, and she sat down and read to her doll.
Wilhelmina Grant.
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THE BEAR AND HER CUBS.
"Are there any people besides Esquimaux in the snow-country?" asked Harry, one day.
"Not many," said I. "There is a small Danish settlement in Greenland; but, with that exception, the Esquimaux [104] and the bears have the country pretty much to themselves." ”