Children's own library . pers, hisbest, The Tale of Two Cities, and the most popularChristmas Stories. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. The second part of these volumes is of quite a differentcharacter from the preceding volumes. Works on naturalhistory are always favorite reading with the young andRev. J. G. Woods Natural History supplies the juvenilepopulation with a book which is clear in its arrangementand gives accurate information. The illustrations not onlygive the reader a better idea of the creatures than any meredescriptions could possibly do, but are very attractive aswell. While
Children's own library . pers, hisbest, The Tale of Two Cities, and the most popularChristmas Stories. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. The second part of these volumes is of quite a differentcharacter from the preceding volumes. Works on naturalhistory are always favorite reading with the young andRev. J. G. Woods Natural History supplies the juvenilepopulation with a book which is clear in its arrangementand gives accurate information. The illustrations not onlygive the reader a better idea of the creatures than any meredescriptions could possibly do, but are very attractive aswell. While these sketches are necessarily brief, they giveall the necessary information as to the habits and appear-ances of the creatures. This is especially true of the birds INTBODUCTOBY XOTE and animals of the United States. Mr. Woods style isadmirably suited to the children for whom it was intendedand at the same time it is agreeable reading for their elders. • -. - - - - ••- . ->» CHRISTMAS STORIESBy Charles Dickens. THE CRICKET ONTHE HEARTH. CHIRP THE FIRST. The Kettle began it!Dont tell me what said. I knowbetter. M*:s. Peerybinglemay leave it on record tothe end of time that shecouldnt say which of thembegan it; but I say the Ket-tle did. I ought to know, Ihope. The Kettle began it,full five minutes by the little waxy-faced Dutch clockin the corner before the Cricket uttered a chirp. As if the clock hadnt finished striking, and the con-vulsive little Haymaker at the top of it, jerking awayright and left with a scythe, in front of a Moorish Pal- 2 THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. ace, hadnt mowed down half an acre of imaginary grassbefore the Cricket joined in at all! Why, I am not naturally positive. Every one knowsthat. I wouldnt set my own opinion against the opin-ion of Mrs. Peerybingle, unless I were quite sure, onany account whatever. But this is a question of the fact is, that the Kettle began it, at least fiveminutes before the Cricket gave any
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