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Short StoriesBenny's First Drawing.You have perhaps heard of Benjamin West, the celebrated art... Gather The Flowers. Two little girls went into the fields to gather flowers. Bu... A Scene In London. My young readers may have heard about the poor people in Lond... Lettice And Catherine, ... The Remarkable Wreck Of The Thomas Hyke It was half-past one by the clock in the office of the Regi... Or, Honesty Rewarded. At St. Petersburgh, the birth day of any of the royal famil... Margaret And Herbert. In a large family there are often diversity of character an... The Dying Boy. A little boy, by the name of Bertie, was taken very ill, an... My Early Days. My father's house was indeed a pleasant home; and father wa... The Sailor Boy. Yarmouth is the principal trade sea-port town in the county... Jane And Her Lessons. It is a mark of a good scholar to be prompt and studious. S... A Boy Reproved By A Bird. The sparrows often build their nests under the eaves of hou... The Motherless Birds. There were two men who were neighbors to each other, living... The Happy Family. There are a great many novel sights in the streets of Londo... The Bit Of Garden. Young children like to have a small piece of land for a gar... Telling Secrets. There is a company of girls met together, and what can they... Emily's Morning Ramble. In the suburbs of the city of B. stands the beautiful resid... The Glow Worm. On a summer's evening about half an hour after bed time, as... The Pleasant Sail. Down by the sea-coast is the pleasant town of Saco, Where M... The Uncertainty Of Life. Josiah Martin was a young man of whom any mother might have... |
THE HAPPY FAMILY.There are a great many novel sights in the streets of London, for the cheap entertainment of the people. The family circle of different animals and birds is an admirable illustration of the peace which should pervade among families. The proprietor of this little menagerie calls it, "The Happy Family." The house in which they are kept is a simple constructed cage. It is a large square hen-coop, placed on a low hand-cart which a man draws about from one street to another, and gets a few pennys a day from those who stop to look at the domestic happiness of his family. Perhaps the first thing you will see, is a large cat, washing her face, with a number of large rats nestling around her, like kittens, whilst others are climbing up her back and playing with her whiskers. In another corner of the room a dove and a hawk are sitting on the head of a dog which is resting across the neck of a rabbit. The floor is covered with the oddest social circles imaginable--weazles and Guinea pigs, and peeping chickens, are putting their noses together, caressingly. The perches above are covered with birds whose natural antipathies have been subdued into mutual affection by the law of kindness. The grave owl is sitting upright, and meditating in the sun, with a keen-sighted sparrow perched between his ears trying to open the eyes of the sleepy owl with its sharp bill. Children stop to look at this scene, and Mr. Burritt thinks they may carry away lessons which will do them good. They will think on it on their way to school, and at home too, when any thing crosses their will in family or on the play ground. Next: STORY ABOUT AN INDIAN. Previous: FLYING THE KITE.
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