Little Folks (October 1884) / A Magazine for the Young

s she was very quiet and reserved. She was a little afraid of her uncle, as were the whole family; a little in awe of Eddie too, who was still somewhat stately

ome lessons in painting if she wished. Agnes was enthusiastic in her thanks for what was, after all, but a trifling service, and while the lessons lasted Bertie was rather glum, as he had to ramble about alone, and amuse himself as best he could. But Eddie very soon grew tired of a pupil who after three lessons far excelled the teacher, and as a change, proposed teaching her German. Agnes consented, as she would have done to any plan or proj

as left too much alone during the day, as the boys went to school every morning. But Mr. Rivers shook his head impatiently

sad with a beautiful park to wander in? who with an observant eye could walk through the shad

heir beauty and hearts to love them," the child said solemnly o

hought they could get on better without flowers than trees, veget

ve neither trees nor vegetables nor fruit if we had not flowers first. But it's those dear little wild thi

I'll paint splendid figures and grand scenes, like the 'Raising of Lazarus,' or the 'Descent fr

the old masters now, and that no one would b

t to put on the war-paint, I shall make a mess of it." But Eddie indignantly refused to lend his talent to such base uses, and Agnes declared she would paint the face with pleasure, o

hope it's not papa," Eddie cried, hurrying on in advance, Bertie and Agnes following. "He seemed quite well this morning. Oh!

said, as the boys, both startled-looking, rushed into the dining-room. "Your

r. Hurst here

he just called by accident, o

asked for

. Put that down and leave me'; then when I was at the door, he called out, 'Mittens, set the house in order. I'm going on a journey; see to it without delay!' That's every word, Master Edward; but knowing as the master has not been anywhere for so long, and seeing him look pale and troubled like, I

in hushed whispers. Eddie went to the library, and Bertie went out immediately after dinner, and, left to herself, Agnes curled herself up in an easy chair in the dining-room with a book, and after reading for an hour, she fell asleep. It was dusk when she was roused by the sudden ringing of bells and the hurrying of feet across the passage leading to Mr. Rivers' apartments. For a few minutes she sat quite still, pale, frightened, scarcely daring to breathe; then she opened th

ce peered in. It was Bertie. He alone had thought of her, even in his own great sorrow-and Bertie was impulsive and passionate, and felt things deeply. He remembered the poor lonely little girl, and asked Prudenc

me suddenly worse. The doctor had stayed with him, and only sent home his carriage, and when he saw the change he sent for the boys at once. Eddie was in the library, Bertie was out in the grounds. "But it was all the s

ncy; and then Bertie, who had never thought of that, rushed off to the library to suggest it to his brother, wh

you believe it? four gentlemen came from London this evening to see your uncle, and not one of them would believe he was 'gone' till they saw him lying there so still and rest

ggested again; and the housek

ave an old head on young shoulders! Now come and help me to comfort the poor darling boys. Ah! Mis

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Famous Rail

ILWAY TRAINS A

nry F

FLYING D

id the cab-driver

ed, and in a moment the trap of the hansom wa

not only "flying," but at rest. So first we secure a seat and then walk down the platform. We have some minutes to spare; the clock points to 11.38; we must sta

ying (railway) Dutchman," by the time these lines are before them. Come with me and look at our big "iron horse," which will p

eel revolves we travel (say) twenty-five feet, and when we are in full swing we shall go about thirty yards a second! The 11.45 down train from Paddington, and the corresponding up train from Exeter, are the two "Fl

he foot-plate; the engine-tender, full of water and topped with coal, is behind you, the great high boiler with the furnace is in front. That long handle which comes from the middle of the boiler on a level with your little head is the regu

There are the steam and water "gauges," to tell the "driver" and fireman when the steam is at proper pressure, and when the water is high enough in the boiler. The steam gauge is like a clock, or an Aneroid barometer, right before the driver. Those other handles near it a

d on the engine, vacuum-breaks which can pull us up quickly, and when all the connections are made the "Flying Dutchman" is ready; he is har

the station-

ver touches the small whistle-handle in front; a shrill scream rouses the many sleeping echoes in the roof, where they had got to be

ulled the lever back and the steam goes up with less force through the chimney: working quietly. Away, away, on our iron steed through Ealing and Hanwell-across the viaduct over the River Brent, which runs to Brentford-past the pretty church and the dull lunatic asylum, and so on to Slough, which is passed i

one about thirty-six of his seventy-seven miles; he has been forty-two minutes already, and has got forty-five min

and smoothly, sixty miles an hour, well within himself. He is not tired, he does not pant or whistle, he goes calmly, swiftly alon

s of your powers, and your friends' speedy runs or adventures. We are going to be introduced to "Ligh

ylinders, and everything else connected with the rolling-stock, which brings in money to the shareholders, and proves that if "a rolling stone gathers no moss," rolling-stock

Dutchman," though he flies, is pretty safe; and runs free from accident. We see an engine whose boiler burst the other day, but fortunately hurt no one much. This eng

rks so easily; and then we sit down, and ask the driver whet

the railway which will amuse you. It happened severa

ar the tal

W. R. ('Great Way Round' they used to call us), when a young man entered the carriage, where she was sitting alone, and asked where t

entleman; 'but will you oblige

was mad, but being alarme

He put on a pair of spectacles, and when my aunt dared to look at him he

will rue it.' So my aunt-she was young then-promised, and before they reached Reading

kets, dear?' said

'We don't want to disturb you at al

left the train at Reading. He had committed forgery, but

istol. Here it comes just as the other train came, very punctually. We take a farewell of our friend, and as we pass the sho

gs at

GS AT

STORK

like very wise and profound philosophers that perhaps they view life gravely because they have themselves realised in their own experience how serious a matter it is. In the Gardens they appear to lead a hermit's existen

houses, boxes are sometimes erected on the roofs, and happy is the household which thus secures the patronage of a stork. Some of the people among whom they sojourn during the warm summer days regard the presence of the bird as a kind of safeguard again

y contributions-until they have regained health and strength. To kill a stork is regarded as an offence. In Sweden also the stork is held as holy, there being a legend in that country to the effect that this bird flew around the cross of Christ, crying "Styrka!" "Styrka!" ("Strengthen!" "Strengthen!") But, as Dr. Brewer points out, this tradition clashes with fact, inasmuch as stork's have no voice. For the

s scavenging is of the greatest use. But the adjutant is not endowed with so much wisdom as we should naturally expect such a serviceable bird to possess

s, or stalking very grandly through the wet grass. Sometimes in the dim lamp-light they look as they stand about on the edge of the flat roofs l

e no adjutants appeared in this tank square to feast on the rich supply of frogs; but at last one day an adjutant was seen walking down the grass. With self-important step and craning his long neck forward, he came slowly on, hurrying a little when some frightened frog foolishly made a hop out of his way. At last he reached a gate leading into one of the private compounds, and there he paused. What he saw inside no one can guess, as the grass is kept short; and except in one corner far, far away from the gate, there were not half the fine fat frogs that Mr. Adjutant might have found on his own side of the gate. Whatever he saw, certainly the bird longed to get through. He poked his head through the bars as far as he could on one side, took two steps to the other and tried that, back again to the first, and so on, till that foolish, foolish bird had walked twenty times to and fro.

Colonel Montagu in the case of one which he managed to catch by means of a slight wound in the wing, and which lived with him for upwards of a year. It used to follow its feeder about, and displayed a most inoffensive disposition.

ught down by tributary streams. Surely no picture more suggestive of utter solitude could be imagine

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dren's O

N'S OWN GAR

one of the very first steps to securing a strong, healthy, and vigorous growth. A writer once described the pleasure in dry weather of attaching a hose to a main and sending a stream of water over and on to the tops of the young trees and shrubs as well worth ￡100 a year to any lover of Nature. A great drawback to town gardens, or g

planted: those of such important plants as chrysanthemums, pansies, snapdragons, stocks, and wallflowers, in particular; divisions of auriculas and polyanthuses may now be made. If a cold frame be available, utilise the same by keeping cuttings of the very hardy sorts in it until they ha

on has done blooming, cut back each shoot to about two or three buds from its base. Small pieces of grass will periodically need mowing, and this ought to be done with a proper mowing-machine, as a pair of shears invariably causes an irregular and jagged after-growth. All unsightly vegetation, such as dead leaves or

n the Children's Kitchen-garden; however, seeds of such useful salads as lettuce and radish may still be sown; and a few dwarf French beans can be put in if there

d salads-cress, for example-entirely up-rooted, will at once proclaim a slovenly method of gardening. This, above all things, must be avoided. Skilful gardeners, whether amateur or professional, will sever a flower with so much care that its parent plant will scarcely be seen to shake whilst undergoing the operation. In gathering peas, mo

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children love

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KITCHEN, AND WHAT

r of "A Year's Cookery,"

at to-day," said Mrs. Herbert, as she entered the

said Margaret. "If we have to cook meat we mig

est kind of meat then, d

does. Father says there is nothing

ndeed, they have been so accustomed to take pains with it, that now it is

aid Margaret. "The fire does all the work; we put the meat down

rs. Herbert. "The first thing which the cook who intends to roast has to see after is

t a trouble!"

a fire for roasting," said Mary. "I

you know about it,"

als must be pushed to the front, and the space at the back which is made empty must be filled up with knobbly pieces of coal packed closely together, though not so closely that the air

. Herbert, "you evidently know all

"Why do we not make up the fire when we are

right all the time too, and it must not be allowed to get hollow in places. Can you tell

rs go into the dripping-tin," said Mary. "But we ought not to let the fire need mend

nd of fire," said Mrs. Herbert. "Have you heard that red meat wh

say 'This meat is not tender; i

is no such larder the butcher will hang it for us. The time which the meat must hang depends upon the weather. In dry cold weather it may hang a long time-two or three weeks-but in

mean by red m

meats, such as veal, lamb, and pork, will not keep, and they therefore have to be cooked when fre

When we were going to boil the leg of mutton we weighed

uarter of an hour over. If the joint is thick and solid we allow twenty minutes to the pound. In fact, we should always have a little consulta

we give the s

the dripping-tin and screen for us. I should like you to watch her and then try to remember wh

rgaret. "I thought the drip

purpose. Never wash the meat before roasting it. If you do, it will not brown properly, and the juices will be drawn out. Some cooks are very particular to wash meat, and they say that it is dirty not to do s

her. Shall we hang the meat on the hoo

careful, too, to pass the hook through a secure place where there is little juice, for the flesh will give way with cooking, and if you do not provide for this your joint may fall into

that now, thou

ll done. Above all things, however, we must be careful to baste it well. Stand at one side of the fire, take the fat up carefully with the basting-spoon, and pour it over the lean part of the meat. The basting-spoon wi

said Mary. "There is plenty

t to have it a good colour," said Mrs. Herbert. "If we let it r

ls basted the roasting joint, and at last they we

f will be roasted enough, ma'am," at l

ld taste all right, doe

ade by stewing two or three bones and scraps (with no fat whatever), a sprig of parsley, a few rings of onion, which have been fried till brown, an inch of celery, and five or six peppercorns in wate

I thought it would turn out to b

k the joint, pour a couple of table-spoonfuls of this gravy into the dish, put the rest into a gravy tureen, and serve at once. There will be plenty of gravy altogeth

gravy from th

e come to the brown sediment at the bottom. We should mix with the sediment a breakfast-cupful of boiling water, and scrape, with the spoon, any little brown dried

ll enjoy this roast

y so common as it once was, for with the stoves and kitcheners now in use, it is easier to bake, or, as it is called, to roast meat i

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NA WON BA

IRY

bravo!

ngale's; but it was not a nightingale. It was a large brown

d up the scarlet runner that had suddenly shot up out of the ground, and twined

t wings!" adde

sitting

s! how we sho

fly so hig

ersaults, a

raceful b

an emperor, I really think that you might

. It is, you see, all in the name. And I haven't really any power whatever to

ed at the Red Emp

t this scarlet runner sprung up so th

not be," began th

I

t w

how the butterfly and the mannikins had got in

so a book in his hand, and he threw it

a splendid

ed ankle, Peter!

up with bandages, suddenly appeared to be quite as free from pain as his right ankle, wh

ng, pr

ng, gl

ting, now

I will c

dow, through, t

ow can you?"

out of the window, she could see neither him

hey were not there. Where had

a stick ..

I

ulina; it is a

No one else was near, and he was sun

ho! awa

low, swif

ver, heels

ll the mann

listened b

they are rolling along so fast, with Peter in the midst of t

king to me?"

ou hear what I am saying

Emperor, fly away, and tell

y, "and I cannot be ordered by a little

see Peter.

sight, oh qui

loudland su

state of m

get him hom

't get to

t, you're muc

began

fly away. Otherwise I shall stay, and tell

," said Paulina; "whatever you t

hing to do-you must

bbed Paulina. "What shal

your hair with black ribbon, and put on

ever learne

aid the R

V

on which hung a scroll with a face roughly sketched upon it. Paulina had a stick with a bit of

she. "I think it is a

answered

e had flown away. She looked round, but there was n

sun but

one there w

s in red

something g

began to put

Paulina. "And do you know anything o

were drifting hither and thither, and he could not keep

r! What a fall h

seemed to go off in gusts: puff, puff! blow, blow, blow!

id Paulina. "He'll catch cold,

else instead. I saw him standing ov

fighting," mu

clothes," said the voice, "and st

s best suit. How

ed the Wind, for it was the Wind

ars, and ruff

standing asto

ulina. "How can I g

for a short time,

artist. What is the use of wearing a blouse and long stockings, and havin

she had been a few moments before. She did not know where she was, and everything seemed to be going the wr

and palette; and the canvas is stretched and the sketch made. You have nothing to do but to mount

of a figure reclining upon a rock. She was going to say s

you can, for if the painting is not finished before t

any pains, but dabbed away, beginning in the left-hand corner. She scarcely looked at what she was doing; but somehow or other it answered, and the

d a very tiny little voice, that sounded like

ina! I ha

y boy,

and don't lo

the pain

ver the bo

o very high up," answered Paulina; "but I

e is not far off. You will descend as the picture draws near completion, and at the last stroke of

r's voice

was only half the size I ought to be, just for knocking down a boy who came in

mperor also s

I

Then she drew a little backward to take a view of her picture. She closed her eyes for a moment, the better to consider the subject, and when she opened them, the picture, the easel, the palette,

ina there stood

"It's been all a very wonderful jour

issed him

let us

one a

be conten

e bro

e content," said the

Wind, "if not, I shall whirl him

e manniki

y appeared in sight, rolling and pushing along what

was anything

casket

e caver

arfs are wor

t it do

should

u believe it

d over it, and turned somersaul

nd whispered ve

id, I told

s in red

something

nting well

etting of

s gone, and it all seems like a dream; and I've got Peter b

Wind told her; neither did Peter, for whe

n't k

a Go

or's Poc

al Bridge

heading. It is an arch cut, so to speak, out of the rock, and stands upwards of two hundred feet above the ground below. How it originated has been a kind of puzzle, some urging that the rock was hollowed by

ossus o

koned to be one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The Colossus was a gigantic statue in brass of Helios, or the Sun, and stood at the entrance of one of the ports. It was 105 feet high. According to one belief-which, however, is now abandoned-the Colossus best

e Pala

make it comfortable. The palanquin is carried by porters-just as in the drawing given above. The vehicle is furnished inside with a mattress-on which the traveller reclines-and cushions, and

Flam

. In deep water flamingoes swim, but they prefer to wade, for then they can bend down their necks and rake the bottom with their peculiar-shaped bil

rovidenc

lt of timber and brick, and upon the beam supporting the second floor is carved "God's Providence is mine Inheritance, 1652." It is supposed that Chester was

ient M

ogether, as it were, these old-world monsters. You will see the picture of one of them in the new Pocket-book heading. It is called by the long name "Ichthyosaurus"-a Greek term meaning "fish-reptile." This animal was a huge creature something like a cro

of the

rabs and some other peoples. They are, most of them, quite fearless, and even when opposed to British forces have shown a courage worthy of their foes. Armed-like the one drawn in our heading-with spear and shield-for but a

on in

pupils were engaged in drawing likenesses of the same model from various points of view-some in profile, some full face, some nearer and others farther from the light, and so forth. After studying the

Busy

r attentions to clover-fields. Each head of clover contains about sixty separate flower-tubes, in each of which is a portion of sugar not exceeding the five-hundredth part of a grain. Therefore, before one grain of s

f Trees

hey take the young plant, cut off its tap-root, and place it in a basin of good soil kept well watered. Should it grow too rapidly, they dig down and shorte

the "Lak

to Wordsworth, Southey, and Coleridge, because they resided in the lake district of Cumberland and Westmoreland, and because-though their works differed in

uckoo

upon, one of the commonest victims being the hedge-sparrow. For days a sparrow has been watched while it fed a hungry complaining intruder. It used to fly on the cuckoo's back and then, standing on its head and leaning downwards, give it a caterpillar. The tit-bit having been greedily snatched and devoured, the cuckoo would peck fiercely at its tiny attendant-bidding it, as it were, fetch more food and not be long about it. Wordsworth tells us in a famous line that "the child is father of the man," and no a

's fag. (S

over fall to the ground and die, but even if some kind person were to restore them to their home, they would be again bundled out in the same brutal fashion. Having got rid of the children of the rightful owners of the nest the ruthless sneak speedily cries for food; and the parents of the ejected birds actually tend this glutton with the greatest diligence. The young cuckoo is ever gaping for food, and for weeks the poor foster-parents are kept hard at work to supply its h

Whirlpool i

hirls. This is the far-famed Maelstr?m, or whirling-stream. The whirlpool is most active at high and low tide, and when the winds are contrary the disturbance of the sea is so great that few boats can live in it

and the

e reply came "Yes; have you seen it?" To which the further instruction was sent, "Suppose you call him through the telephone." Accordingly the dog was lifted up and the ear-piece placed at its ear. "Jack!

OF THE

ured Fron

ogether on

the moors

e cliffs with

d and wind

e my little q

ily played

e blue as th

orning sun

bright as the

laze of no

let cap was

ghing lips

s was the

er could a

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bound shore

and the waves

a-gulls floa

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with shell

ur happy play

ers gave

e neither pau

be gone ne

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ty, and Certificates of Officership and Membership also forwarded to them if stamped addressed envelopes be enclosed. (The number of Officers and Members now on the Register is about 49,500). The Editor is aware that in certain instances intending Officers find that it takes many months to complete the list of fifty names, which it is necessary to collect in order to become an Officer, and he thinks it probable that the total of Fifty Thousand referred to above will be reached before some of his Readers have been able to obtain this number of "promises" from other children. To meet this difficulty, and in order that the efforts on behalf of the Society

IST OF OFFICER

ames of their Members are printed beneath. Where a short line,

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aidenhair ferns need much water, an

er of moderate thickness. Dip the head of the plant in such water, or syringe it well all over. After this, the plant should be placed in a shady place for about two

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[It can be used in turn with other dry food, but is too fattening to suit any

good, and much is very bad, for nearly all birds. The best food is a mixture of canary, millet, oat-grits, and rape or maw-seed, putting about a dozen gra

a little hemp.-[For food, see above, a little more variety being well. As to taming, it will soon get tame if you spend time often by

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reference to the Picture below. A smaller Book and an Officer's Medal will be given, in addition, for the best Story (on t

July next; in the case of Stories sent from the English Colonies or from Foreign Countries an extension of time to the 15th of July will be allowed. In addition to the Two Prizes and Officers' Medals, some of the most deserving Competitors will be included in a special List of Honour, and will be awarded Members' Medals of the Little Folks L