The American Tract Society's almanac for the year of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 1861 : being the first after bissextile, and until the fourth of July, the eighty-fifth year of the independence of the United States : calculated for Boston, New York, Washington, and Charleston, and four parallels of latitude, adapted for use througout the country . aby says, like little birdie, Mother, let mc fly away. Mother, let mc fly away. Eirdic, rest a little longer, Eaby sleep a little longer, Till the littlo limbs arc stronger ; Till the little limbs are stronger ; So she rests a little longer, If
The American Tract Society's almanac for the year of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 1861 : being the first after bissextile, and until the fourth of July, the eighty-fifth year of the independence of the United States : calculated for Boston, New York, Washington, and Charleston, and four parallels of latitude, adapted for use througout the country . aby says, like little birdie, Mother, let mc fly away. Mother, let mc fly away. Eirdic, rest a little longer, Eaby sleep a little longer, Till the littlo limbs arc stronger ; Till the little limbs are stronger ; So she rests a little longer, If she sleeps a little longer, Then she flics away. Baby too shall fly away. Anecdote of John Wesley. — At one time, when Mr. Wesley wastraveling in Ireland, his carriage became fixed in the mire, and the harnessbroke. While he and his companion were laboring to extricate it, a poorman passed by in great distress. Mr. Wesley called to him, and inquiredthe cause of his distress. He said that he had been unable, through misfor-tune, to pay his rent of twenty shillings, and his family were just beingturned out of doors. Is that all you need ? said Mr. Wesley, handinghim the amount; here, go and be happy. Then, turning to his com-panion, he said, pleasantly, You see now why our carriage stopped hare inthe mud. THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETYS ALMANAC. 41. THE PRAIRIES. Vast, solitary, and sea-like,—here lying low and level, there broken intogentle undulations, yet ever stretching away before you as far as the eyecan reach, — an ocean of fertility and verdure, — few objects in naturesurpass in interest the prairies of the West. No name could more fitlydescribe them thau this French designation, prairie, or meadow. Occasion-ally, along a rivulet, or upon a gentlo ridge elevated a few feet above theordinary level, are patches and fringes of wood, — mostly oak. In thespring, the green carpeting is variegated with flowers of every hue and form,and, in their season, strawberries and o
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