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St. Nicholas [v15 # 3, January 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Brown Dwarf of Rugen · E. H. Blashfield · il 163 · The Brown Dwarf of Rugen · John Greenleaf Whittier · pm 168 · Sara Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s [Part 2 of 3] · Frances Hodgson Burnett · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 174 · The Amusements of Arab Children · Henry W. Jessup · nf; illus. Harry Fenn 180 · London Christmas Pantomimes · Elizabeth Robins Pannell · nf; illus. Joseph Pennell 190 · “Is Everybody at Home?” · A. Brennan · il 190 · Child Sketches from George Eliot- Felix Holt · Julia Magruder · vi 192 · The Clocks of Rondaine [Part 2 of 2] · Frank Stockton · sl; illus. E. H. Blashfield 197 · Pictures for Little German Readers, No. 2 · Lizbeth Comins · il 197 · Tick Tock · Maria J. Hammond · pm 198 · Poor Mr. Brown · Richard Malcolm Johnston · vi 201 · “We and Our Dollies” · G. Cox · il 202 · Balboa · Nora Perry · pm; illus. Frank Day 204 · An Affluent Aztec: A Hieroglyphic Fragment · J. G. Francis · pm; illus. Anon. 205 · Where the Christmas Tree Grew · Mary Wilkins · ss; illus. Albert E. Sterner 209 · Morning Compliments · Sydney Dayre · pm 210 · How the Yankees Came to Blackwood · Louise Herrick · ss; illus. E. W. Kemble 216 · “He Barks Every Time I Try to Taste It” · Anon. · il 217 · The Peasant King · R. K. Munkittrick · vi; illus. Oliver Herford 220 · A Sympathetic Reader · A. R. Wells · pm 221 · When Grandpapa Was a Baby · R. B. Birch · il 221 · The Letter Cake (A Tiny Christmas Tale) · Sophie May · vi 223 · What Did the Butcher Boy Say? · Julian Ralph · vi 224 · A Girls Military Company · W. R. Hamilton USA, Lieut., · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 228 · Housekeeping Songs, No. 1 · Mary Jacques & Theresa Holmes · sg; illus. Miss L. B. Humphrey 230 · For Very Little Folks-Four Foolish Persons · Joel Stacy · vi 232 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 234 · The Babes in the Woods: A Game · Frank Bellew · nf 236 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 239 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 4, February 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Family Affairs · Mary Hallock Foote · il 243 · Michael and Feodosia (A Story of Russian Life) · Amelia E. Barr · ss; illus. E. H. Blashfield 250 · A Timid Little Woman · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 252 · Sara Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s [Part 3 of 3] · Frances Hodgson Burnett · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 260 · Cupid’s Kettledrum · Clara G. Dolliver · pm; illus. Albertine Randall 263 · Diamondbacks in Paradise · Charles Henry Webb · nf; illus. E. J. Meeker & J. C. Beard 272 · How Polly Saw the Aprons Grow · Delia W. Lyman · ss; illus. E. B. Bensell 276 · She “Displains” It · James Whitcomb Riley · pm 277 · The Story of an Old Bridge · Treadwell Walden · nf; illus. A. Brennan & D. Clinton Peters 288 · Lullaby · E. Cavazza · pm 289 · The Astrologer’s Niece · Tudor Jenks · ss; illus. R. B. Birch 293 · Pictures for Little French Readers, No. 1 · Lizbeth Comins · il 294 · A Legend of Acadia · C. F. Holder · vi; illus. G. W. Edwards 296 · How a Great Sioux Chief Was Named · Lieut. Frederick Schwatka · vi; illus. W. A. Rogers 298 · A Short Cut Homeward · A. Brennan · il 299 · Drill: A Story of School-Boy Life [Part 1 of 6] · John Preston True · sl; illus. F. T. Merrill 304 · The Brownies and the Whale · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 307 · For Very Little Folks- The Story of the Small Rooster · Margaret Eytinge · vi 310 · The Dolls’ Complaint · Anon. · pm 312 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 313 · A February Bill of Fare · Margaret Johnson · il 314 · A Wonderful Wall · S. Mary Norton · vi 316 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 318 · Small Dog’s Fright · Frank Bellew · il 319 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 5, March 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Little Babie Stuart · Van Dyck & T. Johnson · il 323 · An Ancient Haunt of Pirates · Eugene V. Smalley · ss; illus. E. W. Kemble 338 · Tracks in the Snow · Ernest E. Thompson · nf; illus. Ernest E. Thompson 342 · The Hobart Treasure · Helen Campbell · ss; illus. W. H. Drake 347 · Personally Conducted- The People We Meet · Frank R. Stockton · nf 353 · Pansies for Thoughts · F. H. Wheelan · pm; illus. A. R. Wheelan 354 · Tom’s Ride · Robert E. Tener · ss; illus. George Inness, Jr. & F. Remington 359 · The Bronzed Kid Shoes · Marion Douglas · pm 360 · Edward Athoy [Part 1 of 2] · Roy McTavish · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 368 · Ready for Spring Work · Anon. · il; illus. Harry Poore 368 · Good Advice · Emilie Poulsson · pm 369 · Child Sketches from George Eliot- Daniel Deronda · Julia Magruder · vi 371 · A Pig That Nearly Caused a War · Julian Ralph · nf; illus. C. J. Taylor 374 · Two Surprises · R. W. McAlpine · pm; illus. A. L. Brennan 376 · Onatoga’s Sacrifice · John Dimitry · vi; illus. George D. Brush 379 · Drill: A Story of School-Boy Life [Part 2 of 6] · John Preston True · sl; illus. F. T. Merrill 383 · Accidental High Art · Edgar Mayhew Bacon · nf 388 · A Regular Boy · George Cooper · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 390 · For Very Little Folk- Nursery Jingle · A. E. B. · pm 390 · For Very Little Folk- Elsie’s Pet · Janet E. Ruutz-Rees · vi 392 · Some Work for Lent · Louise Stockton · vi 394 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 396 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 398 · The Boy Who Was Sent to the Dentist · Culmer Barnes · il 399 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 6, April 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · An April Day · R. B. Birch · il 403 · What Makes It Rain · George P. Merrill · nf 405 · “Now She’s Off!” · W. P. Bodfish · il 406 · A Rhyme for a Rainy Day · Julia M. Colton · pm; illus. H. A. Ogden 407 · The Red Partridge Tells His Story · Maria Ellery MacKaye · vi; illus. I. R. Wiles 410 · Child Sketches From George Eliot- Silas Marner · Julia Magruder · vi 416 · Easter Morning · Lizbeth Comins · pm 418 · An April Bill of Fare · Margaret Johnson · pm 418 · The Tables Turned (A Wolf-Story Reversed) · Glaucus · vi; illus. Jas. Monks 421 · Trudel’s Siege · Louisa May Alcott · ss; illus. G. W. Edwards 431 · A Little Coffee Tot · Alice Wellington Rollins · pm; illus. Albert E. Sterner 432 · Edward Athoy [Part 2 of 2] · Roy McTavish · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 439 · Pictures for Little French Readers, No. III · Lizbeth Comins · il 439 · From My Window · Emilie Poulsson · pm 440 · The Wreck of the “Lizzie J. Clark” · Louie Lydon · vi 444 · An Amateur Agriculturist: An Aztec Fragment · J. G. Francis · pm; illus. Anon. 444 · Drill: A Story of School-Boy Life [Part 3 of 6] · John Preston True · sl; illus. F. T. Merrill 449 · First Steps · M. M. D. · pm; illus. Mary Hallock Foote 450 · Ben’s Proxy · William O. Stoddard · vi; illus. C. G. Bush 453 · “Ham” Estabrook’s Can Opener · George P. Whittlesey · ss; illus. H. A. Ogden 464 · The Ballad of the Rubber Plant and the Palm · Alice Wellington Rollins · pm; illus. Felix Broessel 465 · The Brownies in the Academy · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 468 · Housekeeping Songs, No. II · Mary J. Jacques & T. C. H. · sg; illus. Miss L. B. Humphrey 469 · What the Butcher Boy Said · Julian Ralph · vi 470 · For Very Little Folk- Nanny’s Sketching · Alice Carter · pm 472 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 474 · Handiwork for Girls · Ella S. Welch · nf 476 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 478 · What a Little Girl Thinks Would Maker Her Very Happy · Jessie McDermott · il 479 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 7, May 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “Violets, Sweet Violets” · Edward Tayler & Arthur Lucas · il 483 · Two Little Confederates [Part 1 of 6] · Thomas Nelson Page · sl; illus. A. C. Redwood & E. W. Kemble 491 · The Little Moon · Bessie Chandler · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 492 · The Duke’s Jest · Margaret Johnson · pm; illus. Jessie McDermott 494 · Little Rosalie · Harriet Prescott Spofford · ss; illus. W. L. Taylor 502 · Mother is “Goal” · Mary Bruce · pm 502 · A Small and Select May Party · A. Brennan · il 503 · A Moving Story · Sophie Swett · ss; illus. A. B. Davies 509 · Girard College · Alice Maud Fenn · nf; illus. Harry Fenn 516 · Prince Oleg’s Destiny · Henry Tyrrell · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 518 · Ginseng Hunting · John Burroughs · nf; illus. A. C. Warren & C. A. Fries 520 · To My Boy- On Decoration Day · Alice Wellington Rollins · pm 521 · Madame Arachne · Celia Thaxter · vi; illus. A. B. Davies 525 · Ran Away to Home · Noah Brooks · ss; illus. H. W. Hall 530 · Lady Daffodil · Mary E. Sharpe · pm 530 · Pictures for Little French Readers, No. IV · Lizbeth Comins · il 531 · By Proxy · A. R. Wells · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 532 · An Adventure With a Man Eater · Walter Campbell · nf; illus. F. H. Schell 535 · Little Josef Hofmann · Mary Lang · bg 536 · The Child Josef Hofmann · A Fellow-Voyager · vi 538 · Drill: A Story of School-Boy Life [Part 4 of 6] · John Preston True · sl; illus. F. T. Merrill 543 · “Prompting’s Not Fair” · H. A. Ogden · il 544 · May Day · Emma Opper · pm; illus. F. Opper 545 · The Advice of Miss Alcott · John Preston True · vi 546 · A Chinese Market · Yan Phou Lee · nf 548 · Housekeeping Songs, No. III- Drying and Ironing · Mary J. Jacques & T. C. H. · sg; illus. Miss L. B. Humphrey 549 · Riches and Poverty · G. A. Woods · vi 550 · For Very Little Folk- The Story of Morning Glory Seed · Margaret Eytinge · vi 551 · Five Little Maidens · Jessie W. Smith · pm 551 · One Little Shoe · Amy E. Blanchard · pm 552 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 553 · Going for a Swim · Anon. · il 554 · Practical Advice · R. B. Birch · il 554 · Boating · a Very Young Contributor · vi 556 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 559 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 8, June 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “It Was a Splendind Sight When the Gladiators Came Marching In · E. H. Blashfield · il 563 · A Great Show, AD 105 · Prof. Alfred Church · ss; illus. E. H. Blashfield 570 · The Butterfly’s Cousins · Amelie Rives · pm; illus. G. W. Edwards 571 · Two Little Confederates [Part 2 of 6] · Thomas Nelson Page · sl; illus. A. C. Redwood & E. W. Kemble 582 · Cat’s Cradle · Celia Thaxter · ss; illus. Jessie Curtis Shepherd & Culmer Barnes 589 · Caterina and Her Fate · E. Cavazza · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 595 · The Bobolink’s Song · Emilie Poulsson · pm 595 · Dogs of Noted Americans, Part I · Gertrude Van Wickham · nf 600 · A Mexican Dog’s Soliloquy · C. W. Sumner · pm 601 · “The Men Who Died” · Ruth Hays · vi 604 · Child Sketches from George Eliot, No. V- Tom and Maggie Tulliver · Julia Magruder · vi 613 · A June Bill of Fare · Margaret Johnson · il 614 · The Rabbit Hunters- An Aztec Fragment · J. G. Francis · pm; illus. Anon. 615 · A Namesake · T. D. Wright · vi; illus. W. H. Drake 617 · Two Little Roses · Julia Ballard · pm 618 · Pictures for Little German Readers, No. III · Lizbeth Comins · il 618 · Drill: A Story of School-Boy Life [Part 5 of 6] · John Preston True · sl; illus. F. T. Merrill 624 · Louisa May Alcott · Louise Chandler Moulton · bg 627 · Housekeeping Songs IV- Kneading Bread · Mary J. Jacques & T. C. H. · sg; illus. Miss L. B. Humphrey 628 · In the Swing · Eudora S. Bumstead · pm 629 · The Interrupted Little Boy · Dr. W. C. Lockwood · vi 630 · For Middle-Aged Little Folk- A Kind Hearted Puss · Anon. · vi; illus. Anon. 631 · For Very Little Folk- About Bebe and Her New Doll · Anon. · vi; illus. Anon. 632 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 634 · The Game of Grommet Pitching · C. W. Miller · nf 636 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 639 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 9, July 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “Ringing in the Fourth” · W. H. Drake · il 643 · Two Little Confederates [Part 3 of 6] · Thomas Nelson Page · sl; illus. A. C. Redwood & E. W. Kemble 649 · Ballad of the Nautilus · E. Cavazza · pm; illus. Irving R. Wiles 650 · Aimee · Mary E. Vandyne · ss; illus. F. H. Lungren 656 · A July Day · Margaret Deland · pm 657 · Child Sketches, No. 5- Tom and Maggie Tulliver · Julia Magruder · vi 666 · Ringing in the Fourth- A Story with a Hero and Without a Moral · Huldah Morgan · ss; illus. W. H. Drake 671 · A July Bill of Fare · Margaret Johnson · il 671 · Dogs of Noted Americans, Part II · Gertrude Van R. Wickham · nf 679 · Drill: A Story of School-Boy Life [Part 6 of 6] · John Preston True · sl; illus. F. T. Merrill 686 · Morning Glories · Isaac Herr · pm 686 · A Pig That Really Caused a War · Willis J. Abbot · nf 687 · Views on Lake George · J. H. Cocks · il 688 · Rodney’s Ride · Elbridge S. Brooks · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 690 · Recollections of the Naval Academy · H. Abert Johnson · nf; A Graduate. 700 · Summer Homes for the Animals · Robert U. Johnson · pm 700 · For Their Country’s Sake · Mrs. C. Emma Cheney · vi; illus. H. Sandham 703 · The Parade · Tudor Jenks · pm 704 · The Brownies’ Kites · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 706 · The Story of the Little Six · Eugene M. Camp · vi 709 · The Toad and the Fireworks · Margaret Eytinge · vi 712 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 714 · A Japanese Lullaby Song · A. V. R. Eastlake · vi 715 · A Summer Idyl · Henry Moore · pm 715 · Safe · Anon. · il 716 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 718 · Hot Weather Babies · Jessie W. Smith · il 719 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 #10, August 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · In the Park · F. H. Lungren · il 723 · The Story of the Sea Serpent from 151 BC to 1887 · Edward Irenaeus Stevenson · nf; illus. G. W. Edwards 729 · Pictures for Little German Readers, No. IV · Lizbeth Comins · il 729 · “Ho, for Slumberland!” · Eben E. Rexford · pm 730 · Two Little Confederates [Part 4 of 6] · Thomas Nelson Page · sl; illus. A. C. Redwood & E. W. Kemble 738 · Sweet Peas · Lizbeth Comins · pm; illus. Anon. 739 · “Mr. Crowley” · Charles Henry Webb · nf; illus. R. B. Birch & J. C. Beard 743 · The Quest · Eudora S. Bumstead · pm 744 · Children and Authors · William H. Rideing · nf; illus. Harper Pennington 749 · Little Ike Templin [Part 1 of 3] · Richard Malcolm Johnston · sl; illus. E. W. Kemble 752 · Between Two Little Robbers · Anon. · il 753 · A Roman Man-O’-War’s Man (AD 121) · E. S. Brooks · vi; illus. J. O. Davidson 755 · The Bell-Buoy’s Story · Lucy G. Morse · ss; illus. A. B. Davies 762 · An Aztec Fragment · J. G. Francis · pm; illus. Anon. 763 · Bob White · Dora Read Goodale · pm 763 · Observing Little Things · John Burroughs · vi 765 · Little Moccasin’s Ride on the Thunder Horse · Colonel Guido Ilges · ss; illus. H. F. Farny 770 · A Young Aggasiz · A. B. Davies · il 771 · The Dear Dolls · Olive Thorne Miller · nf 773 · Another Indian Doll · L. A. Higgins · vi 775 · The Rhyme of the Gowns · Anon. · pm 776 · Tom, Dick and Harry on the Coast of Maine · Daniel Beard · ss 785 · Ramabal · Mary L. B. Branch · vi 786 · Shadow Pantomimes · Herman H. Birney · nf 792 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 793 · The Fisherman’s Daughter · Anon. · il 794 · Summer Boarders · C. F. Siedle · il 794 · Old Dick · Mary Bradley · pm 795 · Wrapping Parcels Without String · Julian Ralph · nf 796 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · cl 796 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 799 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 #11, September 1888] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “If a Body Meet a Body?” · Frank Russell Green · il 804 · Sunshine Land · Edith M. Thomas · pm 805 · Two Little Confederates [Part 5 of 6] · Thomas Nelson Page · sl; illus. A. C. Redwood & E. W. Kemble 813 · A September Bill of Fare · Margaret Johnson · il 814 · All A-Blowing · Kate M. Cleary · pm 814 · Some Stories About the California Lion · E. P. Roe · nf; illus. F. Remington 818 · Pictures for Little German Readers, No. V · Lizbeth Comins · il 819 · Knotholes · Estelle Thomson · vi; illus. Harry C. Edwards 822 · An Eavesdropper · Anna M. Pratt · pm; illus. Laura C. Hills 823 · What Dora Did: A True Story of a Dakota Blizzard · Mrs. M. P. Handy · vi; illus. Harper Pennington 826 · The Pintail · Ernest E. Thompson · nf 827 · Circumvention · Rev. C. R. Talbot · pm 828 · Dick’s Farm Hand · Anna S. Reed · vi; illus. H. W. Hall 831 · Fun for the Fishes · A. L. Brenon · il 832 · A Compromise · A. R. Wells · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 833 · Little Ike Templin [Part 2 of 3] · Richard Malcolm Johnson · sl; illus. E. W. Kemble 837 · Wild Pea-Fowls in British India · Thomas Stevens · nf 839 · A Chinese Story · W. J. Bahmer · pm 840 · Broken Adrift · Charles Barnard · ss; illus. G. W. Edwards 849 · The Water-Ousel’s Address · Henry Tyrrell · pm 851 · How Some Birds Are Cared For · C. F. Holder · nf; illus. Lina Beard 856 · The Mischievous Knix · Langdon E. Mitchell · ss; illus. R. B. Birch 861 · I Had a Little Yellow Bird · E. E. Sterns · pm; illus. Geo. R. Halm 862 · A Lioness of Senegal · Anon. · il 863 · The Pampered Poodle · Joel Stacy · pm; illus. A. L. Brenon 864 · Housekeeping Songs, No. V- Clear Starching · Mary J. Jacques & T. C. H. · sg; illus. Miss L. B. Humphrey 865 · Tilting · A. DeF. L. · pm 866 · What to Do With Old Corks and of Cork Work and Bark Work in General · Charles G. Leland · nf 872 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 874 · The Scent of Dogs · Theo B. Wilson · vi 875 · A School Legend · Edward Shaw · vi 876 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 879 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz

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