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OUTDOOR FRIENDS.N the picture on the cover of this

book you can see Jack and Lou,two children who live in the coun-try, and so have lots of outdoorfriends.

They like to help to feed thefowls and animals, and these soon

get to know those from whom they receive fa-vors of this kind. You see that one of thegeese in the picture seems surprised that theyshould pass by without giving it somethinggood.

But if the geese are to be called friends,dog Fido, whose picture is on the other sideof the next leaf, needs some dearer name thanfriend. A wiser and more knowing dog neverlived, the children think. He is always readyto join them in play, and watches over themas if they had been put specially in his charge.

Not only the children, but all the smallercreatures about the farm are looked on byFido as proper objects of his care. He neverchases or hurts the chickens or other fowls, but


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OUTDOOR FRIENDS.come to their rescue if any danger threatensthem.

I must tell you how patiently he acted to-wards some very saucy hens and chickens.His food used to be brought to him in a can,and placed before his kennel, which was in acorner of the farmyard. These fowls wouldgather round, and try to get some of the con-tents of the can.

Fido was annoyed, of course,e warned them toaway by growlinghowing his teethem. This wouldfrighten themoff for a while,but they sooncame back.The good-na-tured dog then,instead of snap-ing at and bitingsome of them,quietly lifted thef. Pw^UuodJ


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The Dog


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Feeding the Pig


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OUTDOOR FRIENDS.can in his mouth, and took it inside of his ken-nel. There he finished his meal in peace,while the fowls stood outside, afraid to go in.

., __i Did you ever see pigsfed. Such a squeaking andsqualling as they set up assoon as they catch sight oftheir food is never heardfrom any other animals.

Mary, whom you see in the picture onepage back, thinks it great fun now and thento take a pan of meal and milk to the sty, justto see and hear the commotion that takesplace amongst them.

There is one big greedy fellow who almostclimbs out of the sty in his eagerness to gethis share of the treat. The food is all suckedup the moment it is put in the trough, andthen there is a squeal for more.A donkey, called Neddy, whose picture isalso in this book, once succeeded in makingtwo pigs, that were put in the field with him,quit for a while their noisy way of feeding.

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UTDOOR FRIENDS.he heard, oh, such a squeaking He lookedup and saw the pigs fighting for some appleswhich had just been put in the field for them.

If the pigs had been wise, they would have^aten the fruit in silence. When the donkeyfound he could not eat his grass in peace, be-cause the pigs squeaked and squalled so, hegave a loud bray, and ran up to them.He then took one of them by the ear,swinging him off the ground, and after givinghim a good shaking he dropped him. Thepigs had now got such a fright that they madeno more noise, but kept themselves in onecorner of the field, as far from the donkey asthey could.

Here is another story about Neddy. Hislodging-place at night was in a shed, in frontof which was a small yard. On one side ofthe yard was the kitchen garden, separatedfrom the yard by a wall, in which was a dooror gate, fastened by a bolt.

Neddy could go into the yard, but was notsupposed to be able to enter the garden. Onemorning, though, prints of his feet were found


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The Donkey


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Rabb ITS


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OUTDOOR FRIENDS.on the beds andwalks. No onecould guess howthis could be, buta watch was keptthe next night, andNeddy was seen tocome out of hisshed, rear up onhis hind-legs, anddraw back the boltthat fastened thegate into the gar-den.

In a few minuteshe came back bringing a large bunch of car-rots. He took them into his shed, and thenwent back to latch the gate, after which he setabout munching his plunder at his leisure.A lock was put on the gate the next day,and so poor Neddy's supply of stolen goodieswas cut off.

Rabbits are animals that many boys andgirls make friends of; and they are such pretty,


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OUTDOOR FRIENDS,cunning-looking creatures that one can hardlyhelp liking them.

Eddy and John had some very pretty rab-bits for pets. They were so kind to themthat they became very tame and learned somefunny tricks.

At length they trained the rabbits to run ahurdle race, and that made such a funny sightthat all the friends of the boys liked to see it.

The race-course was a ditch which the boyshad made, leading from the rabbit hutchquite a sweep around, and back.

Across the ditch, at short spaces, some lit-tle sticks were placed. When there was to bea race, Eddy raised the door of the hutch andwhistled. Out came the rabbits, hoppingalong as fast as they could go. They jumpedover each stick as they came to it; this madeit a hurdle race you see.

Round the course they went, and back intotheir house again. How the friends did laughand clap their hands. You may be sure theboys were asked to show off their rabbit-racevery often.


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A Visit to the Geese


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Clara and Her Pet Rabbits


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RABBITS.IN the picture on the cover you can seeClara and her pet rabbits.

She has five of them. Two are white, oneblack, one gray, and one black and whitemixed.What pretty long ears they have, and what

soft silky furClara keeps them in a hutch; but she oftenputs them on the ground, and it is such funto see them move and leap about.

They are so tame that they will eat out ofher hand, though I am sorry to say that attimes they are like some naughty boys andgirlsthey fight.

Clara is not like some careless children, whoneglect their pets after they have had them awhile, and they have ceased to be a new play-thing to them.

She sees that their hutch is kept dry andclean, and never forgets to feed them. Cab-bage leaves and carrots are what they like bestto eat, but she also gives them oats andbran.


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SQUIRRELS.


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Squirrels


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THE CAT.PUSSY is surely no stranger to you, for of

all our animal friends she is the one thatmost of us first get acquainted with. It is rareto find a house in which there are childrenthat is without a family cat.

Some folks who do not like her say thatshe is sly and thievish, and perhaps she hasthose faults to some extent, but then thinkof all the virtues she has to make up for them.How neat and tidy she is in her habitsHow quietly she goes about the house Howpatient she is when children play roughly withher She will let Tildasqueeze her, and Tomtease her, andlet Baby evenpull her tailwithout oncescratching.Of course there is no need of mentioning

her usefulness as a rat and mouse catcher.That is generally the first thing that comes in-to our minds whenever we think of the cat.


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The Cat


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The Goat


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JERRY, THE GOAT.THE goat is an active

and good-temperedanimal, and it is no wonderthat it is a great favoritewith children, for it seemsto delight in their company,and to love to receive their

caresses. When trained to draw a little car-riage, it will pull it about cheerfully, as long asit is kindly treated.

But it will stand up for its rights if it thinksit is being imposed upon. I have heard of one,named Jerry, that had always been very good-humored till Fred, his little master, whippedhim, one day, because he could not keep upin a race with a pony that belonged toa young friend of Fred's.

Jerry reared up and backed till the wagontipped over and spilt Fred into a ditch full ofmuddy water. Then he trotted home withthe wagon, while Fred had to follow on foot.A very forlorn-looking figure he was, withthe mud sticking all over him.


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JUDY, THE MONKEY.MONKEYS are very amusing pets-pro-

vided you are willing to put up withmore or less mischief for the sake of the fun.They like particularly to tease all other ani-mals that live near them, and many strangestories are told of their tricks on creaturesmore simple than themselves.

One named Judy lived in the house with acat that had a little white kitten. Judy oftentried to get hold of the kitten, but the catguarded it carefully.

One day Judy found it in the kitchen whilethe mother was out, and took it up. Just thenthe cat came in and sprang at Judy. Outdoors went the mon-key with the kitten,and climbed up tothe roof. There shesat chattering withjoy, and rocking andpatting kitty in herarms as a nurse would a baby. After a whileshe brought it back safe to its mother.


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The Baby Covv


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THE COUNTRY VISIT.

A VISIT to the countryis full of pleasure forto most children, because,3? they like the animals, and;^l birds, and other things

they can see there. Soit was with great joy thatTom, Clara, and Bessie Allen heard from their

parents that they were going to send them topay a long visit to an uncle and aunt wholived on a large farm.

It was a fine sunshiny afternoon when theyarrived at the farm. There were all sorts ofsweet scents in the air from the wild flowers,and the fresh grass, and there were pleasantsounds of lowing cows, and bleating sheep,and the hum of bees in the fields of clover.Their uncle and aunt were glad to seethem, and told them they must turn farmersnow, and run about in the green fields, andget all the fresh country air they could.

Each hour of every day at the farm showedsomething fresh to the delighted children, who


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THE COUNTRY VISIT.soon made friends with all the people at thefarm, and with most of the animals and birds.

They would be up as early as they awoke,but however early they were about, they al-ways found that the farm men were still earlier.

It was a great delight to scamper off to thepoultry yard and the barns to fetch new-laideggs for breakfast, and to hunt in out-of-the-way corners where some of the cunning henshad made their nests.

There was a funny little puppy dog kept inone of the out-buildings who learned to lookfor a greeting from them every morning. Hewas so small that he couldhardly climb down steps ofordinary height, and oftentumbled over himself whenhe ran to meet them.

Then too they would tryto help the men who werefeeding the animals, fromthe long-legged young calf, or baby cow, asBessie called it, to the great big work horses.The baby cow became quite a pet of


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A Young Horse


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THE COUNTRY VISIT.Bessie's, and in the picture on the cover youcan see her with her arm around its neck.

But Tom and Clara's most particular busi-ness was to feed four little guinea-pigs thatwere kept as pets on the farm. They wouldsit down on a platform in the rear of thestable, and the little creatures would climb in-to their arms, and eat a carrot or other vege-table from their hands.

After breakfast they spent the morning inthe barns and lofts climbing into all sorts ofplaces. They would help turn the handle ofthe hay-cutting machine, the sharp blades ofwhich clip up the hay into tiny bits which weremixed with bran, and oats, and other things,and put in the nose-bags to be taken out inthe fields with the horses for them to eat.

Sometimes they would go off with theiraunt to the hen-house to see if a fresh broodof chickens was hatching out, and great wasthe joy of them all when they were told thatthey might carry the basket in which ten fluffylittle chickens were crying peep, peep atbeing taken from their warm nest to the coop


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THE COUNTRY VISIT.on the grass. A great noise was made by thepoor mother-hen as their aunt carried her alongby the legs, for she did not know what wasbeing done to her littleones. But soon they weregot to their new home,and the hen was cluckingin the coop made of abarrel, and the chicks wererunning in and out betweenthe bars.

All the children tried their hands at milkingthe cows, but found they could not do it,although it looked so very easy. Having seenthe cows milked, they also wished, of course,to see how it was that the milk was turned intobutter, so they spent a morning in the dairywith their aunt and Sue, the dairy-maid.

They saw the pans of milk skimmed of theircream, and then saw the cream churned till thebutter came, and were much interested,although they thought that the spoonsful ofthick cream which their aunt gave them nowand then were the best part of it.


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Pigs


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THE COUNTRY VISIT.Some days our young folks would go out

into the pastures to see the sheep and lambsgrazing. They were told not to go too nearthem, for there was a ram

amongst them that was rather^W'^mW^^r-^ cross, and might take al#^i mSlIf ' notlon to use his horns oniy\I2II^^i|them if he thought they^^^^ 5^^-meairt to molest the flock.There were a good many pigs on the farm.

The children did not much admire the big ones,they seemed so dirty and greedy ; but therewere two young ones in a pen with their motherthat used to amuse them very much, they lookedso funny, and gave such squeals of delight whena green apple or anything of that sort wasthrown to them.

Haymaking time soon came on, and gavethe children much to see that was interesting.Later in the season came the harvest, when thewheat crop was reaped. After it was all in thebarn, a steam thrashing machine came andthrashed the wheat, that is, separated the grainfrom the straw.


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THE COUNTRY VISIT.The straw is kept on the farm for the cattle,

but the grain which is to be made into breadis sold either to the millers, or to dealers whoin their turn sell it to them, and the millersgrind it into flour. In the small picture onthis page, you can see an ox-cart loaded withbags of grain which a man is going to take tomarket to sell.The gathering of the apples and other fruitwas the last farm work which the children saw,and they thought it was quite as good fun as

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anything which hadgone before it. Thesummer and early au-tumn were now past,and papa and mammathought it was time theyshould come home, andresume school work.

So one cool but beautiful day, when thetrees were wearing their brightest dress of redand gold, they bade good-by to their uncleand aunt, and to all the good friends theyhad made during their Country Visit.


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Going to Market


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A Treat for the Ducklings


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FARM FAVORITES.HpHE Farm is full of animals cows, andJ- pigs, and horses, ducks, and hens, and

geese and turkeys. I do like the farm $ thereis always something to see and hear in it, andthe animals are all so friendly, as the farmerand his wife are so kind to them.

I will tell you about some of them. Mypets are pigeons ; these live in a dove-cot.One has a tail like a fan, and tumbles whenhe flies.

Another has a round breast like a ball, andcannot fly well.Another can fly for miles and miles ; if youtake it away fifty miles by train even, and thenlet it go, it will find its way home.

All these birds are very tame, and will feedfrom my hand, as you may see in the pictureon another page.

Just over one leaf there is a picture of therooster strutting about in a very lordly way.He is always ready to fight if another roostershould dispute his claim to be master of theyard ? and when he wins he bears himself with


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FARM FAVORITES.the air of a king a-mong fowls.

Here is a picture ofa nice old hen that wecall Speckle. She hasraised several broodsof little chicks, andseems to enjoy havinga big family to care for.What dear fluffy little puff-balls young

chicks are No one would ever think theycould grow up to be big hens and roosters.But they do grow fast. Why, soon they arenot baby chicks at all, and are able to run a-bout and scratch for themselves.

You know that each little chick, in the firstplace, is hid away in an egg. The old henmust sit on this till the chick is hatched.

Poor Speckle was once fooled by having achina egg put under her along with some others.When the chicks had come out of the others,she tried to break this one with her bill, but itwould not break. At last she had to give up,and walked away in a rage.


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The Rooster


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FARM FAVORITESThere is a cat at the farm whose name is

Slyboots. Her home is in a shed where thefarmer keeps some loose straw and hay, and alarge old basket which makes a cosy bed. Sheis called Slyboots because she has so manycunning tricks for catching rats and mice.

She sometimes catches birds, too, and forthat reason I am not as fond of her as I shouldbe if she let them alone. She often stays awayfrom the house for days hunting them.One day that she did stay at home, she lay

down in the hall near a stand of plants andflowers. She was nearly going to sleep whenshe heard a faint flutter, and there, just overher head, was a bird that had come in at theopen window.

Slyboots crept round under the shadow ofthe plants, and watched the bird till it settledon the edge of a large vase that stood on atable. With one bound she sprang upon it,and by her weight brought the vase to theground, where it broke into twenty pieces.

Slyboots away ran in a dreadful fright, andwe did not see her for many days after that.


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FARM FAVORITES.A very great pet on the farm is a dog called

Rover. He helps to take care of the sheep.He is very mild and gentle, and never hurtsthe animals.A queer duty that Roverhas taken on himself is to findthe eggs when the hens do notput them in their proper nests.

Quite by accident, he oncefound a hen's nest behind atree in a little hole by the root. The henjumped off when Rover came, and ran awaycackling so loud that we all knew that she hadlaid an egg somewhere.When we went up to where she was, we sawthe tree and Rover standing be-side it. Therewas an egg in Rover's mouth, and another inthe nest. Rover seemed puzzled to knowwhat to do, but at last he came up and put theegg down at his master's feet, and never brokeit. Of course he was praised by his masterand made much of.

So ever since that time Rover has taken tohunting for eggs, and bringing them back ; and


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Feeding the Pigeons


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The Turkey


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farm favorites.when we think that the fowls are hiding theirnests, we call Rover and say, Eggs, Rover,Eggs and he rushes away and nearly alwaysfinds some.The pigeons, as I have told you, are my

special pets. My little sister Susy has takenfor her pets a brood of six little ducks. Youcan see her feeding them in the picture on thecover. They have learned to swim already,and when they are in the water make as prettya sight as one could wish to see.On the page just

before this one, youcan see a picture ofthe big turkey gobbler.He is rather handsomeas he struts about withhis tail feathers spreadout, but he is too crossto be made a pet of.

But that is not the casewith a dear, gentle old horse that we have onthe farm, named Betsy. Betsy is now gettingvery old, and knows all about the farm and our


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Farm favorites.ways, because she was born there, and hasnever been away from it, and has always beenkindly treated.

Every one loves Betsy. My little cousinFred, who stayed with us on the farm all lastsummer, grew so fond of her that he used oftento go out to the pasture to share his torenoonluncheon with her.Mamma would give him two biscuits, twoapples, and two lumps of sugar in a little basket,and he would take them to the pasture. Betsysoon learned to expect him, and waited for himat the bars. She knew that half of what wasin the basket was meant for her.

In the farm-yard, there is a pump, with atrough in front of it from which all the animalsdrink. Without any one teaching her, Betsylearned how to work this pump.One day she wanted a drink, but the troughwas empty. What did she do but take thepump handle in her mouth and work it up anddown with her head till she had drawn waterenough for herself Pretty smart for a horse,wasn't it?


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Nero on Guard


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THE COW.TV/T^ name ls Molly. This is the name

- - A my mistress gave me, and now everyone calls me by it.

Four years ago I was a little calf. Atfirst I was as helpless as a babe, and had tobe fed with my mother's milk.

At that time I was of no use to my mas-ter ; but the children were very fond of me 5and they often came into the field to playwith me.

Sometimes they tied ribbons round myneck, and called me pet names, and we allhad a good romp together in the meadow.Now I am a grown-up cow, and I givemilk to all the little children who live at thefarm.

I do not play with them now as I didwhen I was a calf; but when they offer me abunch of nice clover, I am always glad to eatit.

There comes Nancy, the milk-maid, withthe milk-pail. She is coming to milk me,and I am glad I have plenty to give her.


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THE COW.My master is very kind to me. In win-

ter, when the cold weather comes, I have anice home to livein, with plenty ofclean straw to lieon.

In summer Iam out in thegreen fields all #''the day long. Ihave plenty to eat, and nothing to do.

I do not work like the horse. So theleast I can do is to supply my master withplenty of milk ; indeed it is for my milk thathe keeps me. Perhaps you do not know howuseful milk is. Cream, butter, and cheese areall made from it.

And now little boys and girls, after thislong talk I must go down to the river sideand cool myself.

The good cow marched away down to theriver. She was soon standing in the water,and using her long tail to whisk away theflies that were buzzing about hen


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The Calf


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The Horse


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HOW THE CALF WAS FED.THERE was a calf in the lot, and Al took

the tin pail in his hand and went outto feed it.

Al thought it would be quite as glad to getits breakfast as the pigs were to get theirs.

But the calf did nothing of the kind. Ithad no horns as yet, but there were two knobson its head which would soon grow up intosharp horns, and when Al came out with thetin pail, the calf bent her head and gave thepail a butt with these hard bits of horns.

Well, said Al, I can not force you toeat if you do not want to.

So he went back to the house and set thepail down in the yard, and said to Em, Itried to feed the calf, but she would not eat,and now it is time for me to go off to mywork.

Would not eat ? said Em. I will seeabout that. So she took up the tin pail andwent out to the lot where the calf was tied.Em came up to where the calf was, gaveher one or two pats on the head, and three


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HOW THE CALF WAS FED.strokes down the side, and called her all thepet names she could think of.

Snow-drop, she said,Now. my pet here is a nicebreakfast I havebrought you, and Iwant you to eat itall, so that you cangrow fat and strong.You will, won'tyou ? She was myown dear little pet calf so she was; and no oneshall be cross to her or hurt her. Here ismilk, and bread, and all sorts of nice thingsnow come and eat.And what did that calf do but put her head

in the pail and eat as if she would never gether fill. She licked, and licked, and lickedthe pail, while Em stood by and laughed, andsaid to herself, Well, a calf is just like achild. When it will not eat, you must justcoax it, and pet it, and not scold or use crosswords or looks. It is strange that e-ven thedumb beast feels the force of a kind word.


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A Mischievous Goat


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The Cow


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THE HORSE.IAM sure that all of you know me, andthink that I am a useful sort of creature.

I suppose most of you have had a ride in awagon o r car-riage drawn byme or someother horse.When I wasa boy-horse I wascalled a colt. Ilived then on afarm, and did nowork, but played most of the time in the fields.You may see by the picture on this page thatI was made quite a pet of by the young folkson the farm. Pleasant times, indeed, thosewere with me

But when I was about four years old, I was broken in. You may not know just whatthat means, so I will tell you. It means toteach a horse to work. He must get used tohaving a bit in his mouth, and learn to wear abridle, a collar, a saddle, and a crupper.


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THE HORSE.He must submit to being harnessed, and

hitched to a wagon or carriage. He muststand still when he is told to, and walk or trot,fast or slow, just as his driver wishes.He must not start nor jump at anything hesees, nor bite, nor kick, nor have any will of^is own, but always do his master's bidding.A horse when he feels good is inclined to showhis joy by prancing about, and when tired helikes to lie down ; but he must learn not tofollow these inclinations when he is in harnessor undei the saddle.

Just thnik what a disagreeable thing it wouldbe to have a bit in your mouth A piece ofhard, cold metal pressing on your tongue, andheld on by straps about your head so that youcannot get rid of it. I thought it was dread-ful at first, but after a while grew so used to itthat I did not mind it.

It was so with all the other things. It tooktime to make me reconciled to submit to them,but by degrees they seemed easier and easier,and now, as I have a kind master, I amglad that I am able to be useful to him.


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THE REINDEER.

THE Reindeer is found in its wild state inthe northern parts of Europe, Asia, and

America. We know the most of it, however,in Lapland, where it has been tamed, andwhere it takes the place of the horse, the cow,the sheep, and the goat ; for none of theseanimals can live in that cold land, on whichthe sun does not rise during the whole winter.

The reindeer lives chiefly upon lichen, aplant which grows in those regions. Althoughthis lichen may be deeply covered with snow,the reindeer will grub for it with its nose. Itwill also eat the twigs of young trees. Whenthe winter is so hard that there is not enough


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of these foods, the animals die of hunger ; forit is of no use for their masters to lay in astock of food for the winter, as they will noteat anything that is dried.The uses to which the Laplanders put thereindeer are very many. They draw sledges,laden with heavy burdens, over the snow, andgo for many hours at the rate of ten miles anhour. Their flesh is good to eat, andtheir milk to drink, and their tongues are dain-ties. Their fat is used for lighting the housesduring the long winter 5 the skin makes warmbeds and clothing ; the sinews make cords andharness ; and the horns and bones are formedinto spoons, cups, and other useful articles.

THE ELEPHANT.ELEPHANTS are the largest animals in theworld. Their size gives them a majesticappearance, but otherwise they are not hand-some animals. Their eyes, though bright, arevery small ; their tail hangs down like a stiffrope ; their legs are thick and straight ; andtheir feet misshapen. But though clumsy in


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The Reindeer


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Elephants


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looks, these legs and feet are well fitted for use,and the immense animal travels with ease andfreedom.

The most remarkable feature of the elephantis his trunk, which is really his nose and upperlip prolonged till they have the length of a tail.

This trunk is of the greatest possible use tothe elephant ; in fact without it he would dieof thirst and hunger, as his neck is so shortthat he could not stoop his head low enoughto graze or drink.

At the end of the trunk is a finger-like hookwith which objects can be picked up, no matterhow small. The trunk itself can be bent inany direction, and easily carries the animal'sfood to his mouth.

THE CAMEL.THE Arabs call the camel the ship of thedesert, as it can travel over hot sandy

parts of the earth which no other animal cancross. Its spreading feet keep it from sinkingin the sand, and it can store up a supply of


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THE LITTLE HEN-WIFE. A yTY name is Alice. At

-LVA the farm they callme the lit-tle hen-wife.How many henshave you at thefarm ?

We have agreat many $ but Iam too little to look after them all.

I have three hens of my own. One iswhite and two are brown. I feed them everyday.

We have a fine old hen whom I callSpeckle because she has speckled feathers.She has a brood of chickens just now. Thereare ten, and they are only a few days old.

They are pretty little things, covered withsoft feathers. Look how they run to theirmother if any one goes near them

Yes, Alice, even little chickens know thatthey are in safety at their mother's side. Godhas taught them to feel so.


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How often do you get eggs from the hensat the farm ?

I go every morning with my basket, andsometimes I get as many as ten.What do you do with so many every day ? 1 put them in the egg-closet, where they

are kept till we have a large number.Then they are sent to market. Fatherlets me have all the money that is receivedfor the eggs which my own hens lay.

Last year I sold so many eggs and chick-ens that when winter came I was able to buya thick warm shawl for poor old Mary.Who is old Mary ? She used to live at the farm. She was our

maid at one time, but she is too old for worknow.

She lives in a small cottage in the village,and I often go to see her. I take my littlebasket with me, and carry some of my ownfresh eggs to good old Mary.

Thank you, little hen-wife. I think itwould be a good thing for other little girls tokeep hens and chickens, if they made as gooduse of them as you do.


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