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St. Nicholas [v4 #8, June 1877] (25¢, quarto) fps. · A June Morning · Anon. · fp 513 · Frank · Francis Beale · ss 516 · Tell Me, Daisy, Ere I Go · Anon. · pm 517 · Pattikin’s House [Part 5 of 5] · Joy Allison · sl 522 · The Mother in the Desert · Susan Coolidge · vi 525 · The Green House with the Gold Nails · Mrs. J. P. Ballard · ar 527 · The Caterpillar · M. F. B. · pm 528 · Tommy’s Cousins · E. Muller · vi 531 · Cecile and Lulu · A. A. Chapman · vi 532 · St. Nicholas’ Day and the Child-Bishops of Salisbury · Melville Egleston · ar 534 · Wild Mice and Their Ways · Ernest Ingersoll · ar 539 · Roses · Edgar Fawcett · pm 539 · Mrs. Peterkin’s Tea Party · Lucretia P. Hale · sl 542 · His Own Master [Part 7 of 11] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl 552 · Spray (A Sketch from Real Life) · J. Reed Sever · vi 554 · The Three Fishers · Laura Richards · pm 555 · Birds in the Spring · Prof W. K. Brooks · ar 558 · Annetta Plummer’s Diary · Abby Morton Diaz · vi 560 · The Naught Little Egyptian · Joel Stacy · pm 562 · The Stars in June · Richard A. Proctor · ar 568 · For Very Little Folks: Tony’s Letter · Anon. · vi 570 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 572 · Young Contributors Department · [Various] · cl 572 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 575 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v4 #9, July 1877] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Nellie in the Light-House · D. V. · fp 577 · Nellie in the Light-House · Susan Archer Weiss · ss 580 · Gunpowder · J. A. Judson · ss 587 · Going to the Sea-Shore · E. F. N. · pm 588 · Whittington Listening to the Bow Bells of London · Miss E. M. S. Scannell · il 588 · And the Sun Smiled · Margaret Eytinge · vi 589 · Hevi · Frank R. Stockton · ss 593 · His Own Master [Part 8 of 11] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl 600 · Wild Mice and Their Ways · Ernest Ingersoll · ar 604 · The Peterkins Celebrate the Fourth of July · Lucretia P. Hale · sl 608 · A Talk About Swimming · Sanford B. Hunt · ar 612 · The Little Brown Seed in the Furrow · Ida Benham · pm 613 · The Stars in July · Richard A. Proctor · ar 616 · A Boy’s Life on a Man-of-War · A Naval Officer · ar 617 · What Made Mr. Tompkins Laugh · Abby Morton Diaz · vi 620 · Going A-Gypsying · John H. Peel · ar 623 · George the Third · Noah Brooks · bg 627 · Dumb Orator · C. P. Cranch · pm 628 · The Giant Planet Jupiter · Richard A. Proctor · ar 632 · For Very Little Folks: Jamie’s Rabbits · Anon. · vi 634 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 636 · Miss Louise’s Mouth · A. R. T. · vi 636 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 639 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v4 #10, August 1877] (25¢, quarto) ifc. · The Coral Fisher’s Wife · Anon. · il 641 · The Coral Fisher and His Wife · Kate Brownlee Horton · ss 644 · Happy Day! · Anon. · il 645 · Mr. Tompkins’ Small Story · Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz · vi 646 · How the Turtle Taught a Lesson · E. S. Thayer · vi 648 · Opening the Lily · Anon. · il 649 · King Trisanku · Henry W. Longfellow · pm 649 · A Dream About Fairies · H. H. · vi 651 · A Pretty Little Boy and a Pretty Little Girl · Anon. · pm 651 · A Village of Wild Beasts · Frank Stockton · ar 661 · Robin’s Rain-Song · Celia Thaxter · pm 662 · The Blue-Coat Boy · Aunt Fanny · ss 666 · His Own Master [Part 9 of 11] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl 673 · John’s First Party · Charles Dudley Warner · vi 676 · The Stars in August · Richard A. Proctor · ar 679 · A Twilight Dance · Anon. · il 680 · Around the World on a Telegraph Wire · E. L. Bynner · pm 683 · The “Swooping Eagle’s” First Exploit · Sarah Winter Kellogg · ss 686 · How Birds Improve in Nest Building · Prof W. K. Brooks · ar 689 · A Summer Ride in Labrador · Mrs. C. E. Groser · ss 696 · For Very Little Folks: Little Peery; Or, What It Came To · Anon. · vi 698 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 700 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 703 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v4 #11, September 1877] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “Hurrah for the Coach!” · Kelly · fp 705 · Young Folks’ Fun in Central Park · Charles Barnard · ar 713 · Gone Astray [Part 1 of 2] · George MacDonald · sl 718 · A Buttercup · K. C. · pm 718 · Drummer Fritz and His Exploits · Howard Pyle · ss 725 · The Fair-Haired Men Who Walked to Donahan · Joel Stacy · pm 726 · Robbie Talks · Olive Thorne · vi 727 · An American Circus in Brittany · Wm. M. F. Round · ar 730 · The Stars in September · Richard A. Proctor · ar 735 · Thistle Puffs · Ina Carol · vi 737 · Panchy · Mrs. Frances M. Lathrop · vi 739 · How I Went A-Drumming · Frank Stockton · ss 745 · Jingles: Kittens · Anon. · pm 745 · A Stir Among the Daisies · Anon. · pm 746 · His Own Master [Part 10 of 11] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl 752 · Peter’s Rabbit-Hunt · Paul Fort · vi 755 · School Luncheons · Little Schoolma’am · ar 760 · For Very Little Folks: One! Two! Three! · Anon. · pm 761 · For Very Little Folks: Good Friends · Anon. · vi 762 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 764 · Young Contributors Department · [Various] · cl 765 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 767 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v4 #12, October 1877] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “Wait Till We Get There, Darling.” · Anon. · fp 769 · Mother · M. M. D. · pm 770 · Gone Astray [Part 2 of 2] · George MacDonald · sl 773 · There’s a Ship on the Sea · Anon. · pm 773 · The Little Girl Who Grew Smaller · Emily H. Leland · ss 780 · Two French Story-Tellers · Donald G. Mitchell · ar 783 · Which Had It? · Sarah Winter Kellogg · ss 788 · “Now It’s Your Turn” · Anon. · il 789 · Hares and Hounds · Kate Brownlee Horton · ar 792 · Haroun Al Raschid · Henry W. Longfellow · pm 792 · Caught by the Snow · William Rideing · vi 796 · Autumn Poetry · Lucy Larcom · ar 802 · A Century Ago · Noah Brooks · vi 805 · “Please Don’t Touch Me!” · Anon. · il 806 · Italian Babies · E. D. Southwick · ar 807 · His Own Master [Part 11 of 11] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl 816 · The Revenge of the Little Hippopotamus · Park Benjamin · pm (r) 818 · The Stars in October · Richard A. Proctor · ar 823 · Bo-Peep · E. Norman Gunnison · pm 824 · For Very Little Folks: What the Parrot Taught the Little Girl · Anon. · vi 826 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 828 · Moss Pictures · J. M. B. · ms 828 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 831 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v5 #1, November 1877] (25¢, quarto) fps. · King Richard II and His Child-Queen · K. F. · fp 1 · A Child Queen · Cecilia Cleveland · bg 3 · Chased by Wolves · George Dudley Lawson · vi 6 · There Was an Old Person of Crewd · Anon. · pm; illustrated by M. W. P. 7 · Mollie’s Boyhood · Sarah Chester · ss 13 · The Largest Volcano in the World · Sarah Coan · ar 15 · Making It Skip · Anon. · pm 16 · The Willow Wand · A. E. W. · pm 18 · The Story That Wouldn’t Be Told · Louise Stockton · vi 19 · Polly: A Before-Christmas Story · Hope Ledyard · vi 21 · Boggs · Anon. · il 22 · The Lord Mayor of London’s Show · Jennie A. Owen · vi 25 · My Girl · John S. Adams · pm 26 · Mars, the Planet of War · Richard Proctor · ar 31 · A Domestic Tragedy—In Two Parts · F. Opper · pm 31 · The Stickleback Bell-Ringers · C. F. Holder · ar 33 · The Cricket on the Hearth · Mrs. Clara Doty Bates · pm 34 · How I Weighed the Thanksgiving Turkey · G. M. Shaw · vi 34 · Nimble Jim and the Magic Melon · J. A. Judson · ss 41 · “Oh, I’m my momma’s lady-girl” · Anon. · pm 42 · A Budget of Home-Made Christmas Gifts · Anon. · ar 64 · For Very Little Folks: Little Tweet · Anon. · vi 66 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 68 · Our Music Page: Can a Little Child Like Me? · Mary Mapes Dodge & Wm. K. Bassford · sg 69 · “The Baby’s Opera” and Walter Crane · [The Editor] · ar 69 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 71 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v5 #2, December 1877] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Holy Family · Ittenbach · fp 73 · The Three Kings · Henry W. Longfellow · pm 75 · Rowing Against Tide · Theodore Winthrop · vi 77 · A Chapter of Butts · Anon. · il 78 · The Lion-Killer (From the French of Duatyeff) · Mary Wager Fisher · vi 81 · Bruno’s Revenge · The Author of “Alice in Wonderland” (by Lewis Carroll) · ss Aunt Judy’s Magazine 1867 88 · The Mocking-Bird and the Donkey (from the Spanish of Mexican poet Jose Rosas) · William Cullen Bryant · pm 89 · The Famous Horses of Venice · Mary Lloyd · ar 91 · Christmas Card · Anon. · il 91 · The Peterkins’ Charades · Lucretia P. Hale · sl 94 · A Double Riddle · J. G. H. · pm 94 · Under the Lilacs [Part 1 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl 104 · A Chat About Pottery · Edwin C. Taylor · ar 109 · Poems by Two Little American Girls · Elaine & Dora Read Goodale · pm 111 · Sweet Marjoram Day (A Fairy Tale) · Frank Stockton · ss 122 · “Sing-A-Sing!” · S. C. Stone · pm 123 · Now or Then? · Gail Hamilton · ar 124 · Jack’s Christmas · Emma K. Parish · ss 128 · Left Out · A. G. W. · pm 129 · Miss Alcott, the Friend of Little Women and Little Men · F. B. S. · bg 132 · The Boy Who Jumped on Trains · Mary Hartwell · pm 134 · The Tower-Mountain [Part 1 of 3] · Gustavus Frankenstein · sl 140 · Singing Pins · Harlan H. Ballard · ar 142 · About the Porpoises · J. D. · ar 143 · The Wild Wind · Clara Raymond · pm 143 · The Magician and His Bee · P. F. · vi 146 · “No Skool Today” · F. Oppen · il 147 · Scrubby’s Beautiful Tree · J. C. Purdy · ss 153 · The Minstrel’s Carol: A Christmas Colloquy · Anon. · pl 156 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 158 · For Very Little Folks: Baby Bo · Anon. · pm 159 · For Very Little Folks: Arthur and His Pony · Anon. · vi 162 · Young Contributors Department · [Various] · cl 164 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 166 · Notices of New Books · [The Editor] · br 166 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v5 #3, January 1878] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Two Ways of Carrying the Mail · S. Graham · fp 170 · The Ravens and the Angels (A Story of the Middle Ages) [Part 1 of 2] · The Author of “Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family” (by Elizabeth Charles) · sl 174 · How the Pony Was Taken · C. W. · vi 176 · Merry Mike · Fleta Forrester · pm 180 · An Agreeable Guest · Susan A. Brown · ar 182 · New Year Card · Ms. L. Greenaway · il 182 · How Kitty Got Her New Hat · E. P. W. · ss 187 · The Stork and the Crane: A Fable · Howard Pyle · vi 189 · Winter Fire-Flies · Mrs. W. N. Clarke · pm 190 · The Arms of Great Britain · Susan Archer Weiss · ar 193 · Under the Lilacs [Part 2 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl 200 · Music on All Fours · Josephine Pollard · pm 202 · A Letter to American Boys · George MacDonald · ar 205 · Annie and the Balls (A Story for Kindergarten Children) · H. E. H. · vi 207 · A Modern William Tell · Hopkins · il 207 · The King and the Three Travelers · Arlo Bates · ss 211 · Something in the Old Clothes Line · Anon. · ar 213 · Tommy’s Dream; or, The Geography Demon · Laura Richards · pm 214 · The Tower-Mountain [Part 2 of 3] · Gustavus Frankenstein · sl 219 · Japanese House That Jack Built · M. D., Our Japanese Artist · il 220 · How to Make an Ice-Boat · J. H. Hubbard · ar 223 · Debby’s Christmas · Ella A. Drinkwater · ss 229 · The Coolest Man in Russia (An Old Soldier’s Reminiscence) · David Ker · vi 231 · Skating · Theodore Winthrop · pm 232 · For Very Little Folks: Three Smart Little Foxes · Anon. · vi 234 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 236 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 236 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v5 #4, February 1878] (25¢, quarto) fps. · After the Snow-Storm · Anon. · fp 241 · The Shepherd-Boy · Emily S. Oakey · pm 242 · The Ravens and the Angels (A Story of the Middle Ages) [Part 2 of 2] · Anon. · sl 248 · A Trip to the Tea Country · William A. Tileston · ar 253 · Treasure Trove · Olive A. Wadsworth · pm 255 · Under the Lilacs [Part 3 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl 262 · Crumbs from Older Learning (Emerson) · Julia E. Sargent · ar 264 · The Old Man and the Nervous Cow · R. E. · vi 267 · The Raid of the Camanches · The Author of “We Boys” · vi 268 · “Little Bo-Peep, She Went to Sleep” · Anon. · il 269 · Solimin: A Ship of the Desert · Susan Coolidge · vi 272 · Belinda Blonde · Laura E. Richards · pm 272 · The London Dust Man · Alexander Wainwright · ar 274 · Huckleberry · Frank Stockton · ss 278 · How Sir William Phips Found the Treasure in the Sea · S. G. W. Benjamin · ar 282 · Some Fishing Birds of Florida · Mrs. Mary Treat · ar 284 · Nan’s Peace Offering · Kate W. Hamilton · ss 288 · The Tower-Mountain [Part 3 of 3] · Gustavus Frankenstein · sl 294 · Gifts for St. Nicholas · Emme E. Brewster · pm 295 · Some Indoor Games at Marbles · L. D. Snook · ar 296 · For Very Little Folks: Tommy’s Three Horses · Anon. · pm 297 · For Very Little Folks: The Chickens That Would Not Be Tame · Anon. · vi 298 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 300 · On the Ice · Anon. · il 300 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 302 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v5 #5, March 1878] (25¢, quarto) fps. · A Horse at Sea · Anon. · fp 305 · Hansa, the Little Lapp Maiden · Katharine Lee · ss 312 · Juno’s Wonderful Troubles · E. Muller · vi 315 · Wishes · Mary Prescott · pm 315 · How Matches Are Made · F. H. C. · ar 317 · Where Aunt Ann Hid the Sugar · Mary L. Bolles Branch · vi 319 · Under the Lilacs [Part 4 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl 325 · A Talk Over the Hard Times · Anon. · il 326 · Common Sense in the Household · Margaret Vandegrift · pm 327 · Secrets of the Atlantic Cable · William H. Rideing · ar 331 · The Canary That Talked Too Much · Margaret Eytinge · vi 332 · A Night with a Bear · Jane G. Austin · vi 335 · Westminster Abbey · Charles W. Squires · ar 339 · Crip’s Garret Day · Sarah J. Prichard · vi 341 · What Happened · Howell Foster · pm 342 · Drifted Into Port [Part 1 of 3] · Edwin Hodder · sl 349 · The News-Carrier · Catherine Boyd · pm 350 · Living Silver · Mary Seymour · vi 352 · The Woods in Winter · P. Y. · vi 354 · Crumbs from Older Reading (Irving) · Julia E. Sargent · ar 356 · The Boy in the Box · Helen C. Barnard · vi 359 · The Cock and the Sun · J. P. B. · pm; illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church 360 · The London Chick-Weed Man · Alexander Wainwright · vi; illustrated by E. Buckman 361 · Johnny · Sargent Flint · vi 364 · A Monument with a Story · Fannie Roper Feudge · ar 366 · Two Ways · Mary C. Bartlett · pm 367 · A Horse at Sea · Anon. · vi 368 · For Very Little Folks: Tidy and Violet; or, the Two Donkeys · Anon. · vi 370 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 372 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 374 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v5 #6, April 1878] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Kitty and the Turkish Merchant · Muller · fp 377 · How Kitty Was Lost in a Turkish Bazaar · Sara Keables Hunt · vi 380 · “I’m a Little Story” · Margaret Eytinge · pm 381 · Easter in Germany · F. E. Corne · ar 386 · Dick Hardin Away at School · Lucy J. Rider · vi 388 · Under the Lilacs [Part 5 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl 395 · The Swallow · Nathan Haskell Dole · pm 396 · The Wild Mustang · Charles Barnard · vi 398 · April’s Sunbeam · Joy Allison · pm 399 · Easter Lilies · Anon. · il 399 · Old Nicolai · Paul Fort · vi 402 · The Professor · Clarence Cook · vi 404 · One Day an Ant Went to Visit Her Neighbor · Anon. · pm 405 · Mousie’s Adventures · Sphinx · il 406 · Four Charades · C. P. Cranch · pm 407 · Wise Catherine and the Kaboutermanneken · Anon. · ss 412 · Open the Snowy Little Bed · Anon. · pm 413 · How Stone-Age Children Played · Charles C. Abbott · ar 415 · The Man Who Didn’t Know When to Stop · M. M. D. · pm 416 · Puck Parker · Lizzie Champney · vi 419 · Easter Eggs · Clara W. Raymond · pm 420 · A Visit to a London Dog Show · Laura Skeel Pomeroy · ar 424 · Kept in · Y. W. · il 425 · Merry Rain · Fleta Forrester · pm 425 · Drifted Into Port [Part 2 of 3] · Edwin Hodder · sl 431 · Seeing Himself as Others See Him · Anon. · il 432 · The Three Wise Women · Mrs. E. T. Corbett · pm 434 · Always Behindhand · M. D. K. · vi 436 · The Three Horse-Shoes; or, Marshal De Saxe and the Dutch Blacksmith · David Ker · vi 438 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 440 · For Very Little Folks: Tabby’s Ride · Anon. · vi 442 · For Very Little Folks: Lullaby · Anon. · pm (r) 444 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 446 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz