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Short StoriesEdward And Ellen.Edward Ford owned a snug little cottage with a small farm s... A Boy Reproved By A Bird. The sparrows often build their nests under the eaves of hou... Lily Ford. It was now in the latter part of December--two days more an... Gather The Flowers. Two little girls went into the fields to gather flowers. Bu... The Boy Found In The Snow. One winter's night when the evening had shut in very early,... The Portrait Of Flora Purchased. Anna started for her home, and when she had arrived, she sl... The Happy Family. There are a great many novel sights in the streets of Londo... Anecdotes. A poor Arabian of the desert was one day asked, how he came... Harvest Song. Now the golden ear wants the reaper's hand, Banish eve... Comfort And Sobriety. Let me here give you a few maxims to commit to memory:---- ... The Explanation. Lettice's father was a man of education, a scholar, a gentl... Chorus As the manna lay, on the desert ground, So from day to d... Benny's First Drawing. You have perhaps heard of Benjamin West, the celebrated art... The Motherless Birds. There were two men who were neighbors to each other, living... The Sailor Boy. Yarmouth is the principal trade sea-port town in the county... The Market Day. Mrs. Ford had three little children--Lily, Hetty, and a dea... The Lady Or The Tiger? In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, wh... Anecdotes. TRUE BENIFICENCE.--Mark Antony, when very much depressed, a... Remember The Cake. I will tell you an anecdote about Mrs. Hannah More, when sh... Pleasant Play. There are many plays in which children may amuse themselves... |
FLYING THE KITE.Flying the kite is a pleasant amusement for boys, and when we see the kites flying high in the air, we are always reminded of a kite whose history we heard when a little child, and which we give our readers. Shortly after the close of the Revolutionary war, there was a little boy whose parents had left their home and friends in England, on account of their sympathy with the struggle of freedom for their rights in America. Their first home was in Norfolk, Va. This little boy was very much delighted with the American eagle, and he determined to make a kite as much like his favorite bird as he could. He had a friend who was a painter and gilder, and a person of great ingenuity. Together they contrived a beautiful kite representing an eagle of gigantic size. It was painted and gilded in the most beautiful manner, and a small but very brilliant lantern was attached to it just below the breast. They kept their secret very carefully, never suffering any one to enter the room while it was making. On a dark, cloudy, windy night, the kite was flown. Its mechanism was so perfect that it sailed very beautifully. The lantern illuminated every part, and it made a very brilliant appearance. Crowds of people thronged the streets, wondering what the strange visitor was. Some were alarmed, and thought it was an omen of fearful events. Great was their admiration when they discovered that the wonderful bird was the ingenious contrivance of a little boy; and they could scarcely be convinced that what looked so much like a real bird was only an ingenious combination of sticks and painted paper. Next: THE HAPPY FAMILY. Previous: EMILY'S MORNING RAMBLE.
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