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St. Nicholas [v6 #6, April 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Tithing Man Preserves Order Among the Little Puritans · Geo. F. Barnes · fp 369 · Little Puritans · H. E. Scudder · ar 372 · The Flame of a Street Lamp · Frederic Palmer · vi 374 · A Song of Easter · Celia Thaxter · pm 375 · The Dew in the Rose · Mary Lathbury · vi 375 · Spoiling a Bombshell · John Lewees · vi 377 · The Reward of Virtue · V. Q. Smith · pm 378 · The Boy Astronomer · Harriet Prescott Spofford · sl; illustrated by C. S. Reinhart 383 · The Little Woman and the Big Girl · M. M. D. · pm; illustrated by Kate Greenaway 384 · Eyebright [Part 3 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 389 · Beating the Bounds · Thomas Hughes · ss 396 · A Boarding School · E. Muller · vi 397 · Shower and Flower · Lucy Larcom · pm 398 · King Wichtel the First (translated from the German) · Julius Sturm · vi 401 · A Morning Call from a Panther · David Ker · vi 403 · An Oild Bachelor. A Happy Couple · Anon. · il 403 · Little Housemaids · Olive Thorne · ss; illustrated by Jessie Curtis 411 · Milton · Emma Burt · bg 415 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 6 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 424 · For Very Little Folks: Arthur and Romeo · Anon. · vi 425 · For Very Little Folks: Tick, Tock! Tick, Tock · Anon. · pm 426 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 428 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 431 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v6 #7, May 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The May King · Anon. · fp 433 · The King of May · M. M. D. · pm 434 · The Arithmetic of Gingerbread · Mary B. Willard · vi 436 · Late! · J. G. Francis · il 436 · The Land of the Powder Players · Ernest Ingersoll · ar 441 · The Boy Astronomer at the Observatory · Harriet Prescott Spofford · sl 445 · Sing-Song · Mary Prescott · pm 445 · Eyebright [Part 4 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 451 · The May-Flowers · Annie Moore · vi 452 · Jerry’s Baby Elephant · Mary Handerson · ss 456 · Terrible Adventures of Ourselves and the Marshal · Sherwood Bonner · ss 460 · The Three Wise Couples · Mrs. E. T. Corbett · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 462 · The Gourd and the Oak · Howard Pyle · vi 462 · She Couldn’t (A Story for Big Girls) · Kate Gannett Wells · ss; illustrated by Sol Eytinge, Jr. 469 · The Apples of Iduna · Helen L. Smith · vi 471 · The Big Bear of Wannetola (A True Story) · Dr. I. E. Nagle · vi 474 · My Color · Marcia D. Bradbury · pm 475 · Rudolph Don Pedro Livingstone · F. H. G. B. · ss 479 · A Little Girl’s Wonder · Nora Perry · pm 480 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 7 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 488 · For Very Little Folks: What Katy Found · Anon. · vi 490 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 492 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 494 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v6 #8, June 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Summer Has Come! · Anon. · fp 497 · A Second Trial · Sarah Winter Kellogg · vi 499 · Mignonette · Susan Coolidge · pm 500 · Bossy Ananias · Louise Seymour Houghton · ss 504 · Chub and Hoppergrass · Charles Stuart Pratt · vi 506 · Anna Letitia Barbauld · Kate Brownlee Horton · bg 509 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 8 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 518 · How the Lambkins Went South · Mrs. E. T. Corbett · pm 520 · Longitude Naught · W. L. Sheppard · ar 524 · The Fairies’ Gift · Palmer Cox · pm 526 · A Curious Box of Books · H. D. M. · ar 528 · The Schnitzen · M. A. Edwards · vi 531 · The Shower · Anna Boynton Averill · pm 532 · A Puzzling Picture · C. B. · ar; illustrated by J. F. Runge 533 · Robin Goodfellow and His Friend Bluetree · Howard Pyle · vi 535 · Eyebright [Part 5 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 541 · The Boy and the Brook · L. C. R. · pm 542 · A Fish That Catches Fish · John Lewees · ar 544 · The Royal Bonbon · Nora Perry · vi 547 · Two Little Travelers · Louisa M. Alcott · ar 549 · How a Comet Struck the Earth · Edward C. Kemble · vi 552 · For Very Little Folks: The Little Mothers · Anon. · vi 554 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 556 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 559 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v6 #9, July 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “The Voice Was So Near That Dru Sprang to her Feet!” · Walter Shirlaw · fp 561 · Dru’s Red Sea · Mrs. Mary Parsons · vi 564 · Nid-Nodding · Lucy Larcom · pm 565 · Dory-Fishing · Frank H. Converse · vi 568 · The Sylvan Party · Alice H. Harrington · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 570 · Green Covers and Brown · Rossiter Johnson · ar 571 · Little Elsie · Anon. · pm 572 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 9 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 581 · A Talk About Royal Children · E. B. T. · ar 585 · Company to Supper · Frances Lee · vi 588 · Blossom Boy of Tokio · Wm. Elliot Griffis · ss 597 · A Poor Little Mother · Mary L. Bolles Branch · pm 597 · The Child and the Image (Suggested by an Actual Incident) · Moncure D. Conway · vi 600 · Blown Away · Charles Barnard · vi 603 · Rattle-Te-Bang · Mary Sparks Wheeler · pm 604 · Eyebright [Part 6 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 613 · Discussing the Muzzle Question · Anon. · il 614 · A Wonderful Child · Hattie S. Russell · pm 614 · Hay-Foot! Straw-Foot! · Anon. · ar 616 · “Glories” · Sarah Winter Kellogg · vi; illustrated by Addie Ledyard 618 · Catching the Cat · Margaret Vandergrift · pm 619 · How to Make a Hammock · Charles L. Norton · ar 622 · Our Music Page: Fourth of July March · Wm. K. Bassford · sg 624 · For Very Little Folks: How Harold Came to Tell Himself a Story · Anon. · vi 626 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 628 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 630 · Young Contributors Department · [Various] · cl 631 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v6 #10, August 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Kaiserblumen · Frederick Dielman · fp 633 · The Kaiserblumen · Celia Thaxter · pm 635 · A Mississippi Chowder · Mary Norwest · ss 639 · What Was It? · Anon. · pm 640 · The Baby’s Morning · Sarah Chester · ss; illustrated by Addie Ledyard 644 · The Aquarium at Brighton · Emma Southwick · ar 646 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 10 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 653 · Avoiding the Heated Term · Anon. · il 654 · The Pease Boys · Mary L. B. Branch · pm; illustrated by Frank Beard 655 · The Game of Lawn Tennis · W. H. Boardman · ar 658 · Becky’s Surprise Day · Helene J. Hicks · vi 661 · On the Beach · Anon. · il 662 · City Sparrows · Edgar Fawcett · pm 662 · Hercules-Jack · E. L. Bynner · ss; illustrated by L. Hopkins 668 · Doing Her Best · Jessie McDermot · il 668 · A Few of Our Habits · M. C. Holmes · ar 670 · Eyebright [Part 7 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 676 · More Un-Natural History · L. Hopkins · il 677 · Two Ways of Seeing · Margaret Vandergrift · pm 677 · Nan, the Newsboy · W. H. Bishop · ss 682 · Agammemnon’s Career · Lucretia Hale · sl 685 · Haste to the Party · Anon. · pm 686 · Back of the Waterfall (A Fish Fairy Tale) · Adelaide F. Samuels · vi; illustrated by Alfred Kappes 689 · On the Well-Sweep · Paul Fort · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 690 · The Child Life of Goethe · Mary Lockwood · bg 696 · For Very Little Folks: Happy Go Lucky · Anon. · vi 698 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 700 · Young Contributors Department · [Various] · cl 701 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 703 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v6 #11, September 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “Oh, How Deep!” · Anon. · fp 705 · Three Drews and a Crew · Sarah J. Prichard · ss; illustrated by F. S. Church 711 · Rosebud · Lucy Larcom · pm 711 · The Chateau D’Oiron · Katherine Cameron · ar 715 · A Soul for Music · S. A. Rankin · il 716 · “Up and Down ’twixt Earth and Sky” · Anon. · pm 716 · Bob’s Missionary Work · Louise Stockton · ss 721 · Eyebright [Part 8 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 727 · A Run After Swordfish · Alexander Young · vi 729 · Helmets and Violets · Ruth Mariner · pm 730 · Try · Constantina E. Brooks · vi 731 · Her Fan and Her Furs · Constance Marion · ss 736 · On Wheels · John Lewees · ar 740 · One Summer Day · A. E. B. · vi 743 · Off for Boy-Land · Emma Huntington Nason · pm 744 · A Queen—M.E. Bennett · Addie Ledyard · pm 745 · Gretelein and Her Queer Stories · Rosamond Dale Owen · vi 747 · So Wise · Adelaide F. Waters · pm 748 · Pirates of the Chiense Coast · J. O. D. · ar 749 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 11 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 757 · Nora’s Oil Well · Sophie Swett · ss 762 · The Frolicsome Fly · S. F. Clarke · vi 765 · “Buttered Pease” in Choctaw · Frederic Palmer · vi 766 · The Story of a Prince · Paul Fort · bg 768 · For Very Little Folks: The Broom Giant · Anon. · vi 770 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 772 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 774 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v6 #12, October 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Trying Charms on Witches’ Night · Anon. · fp 777 · Jimmy’s Cruise in the “Pinafore” · Louisa M. Alcott · ss 783 · Four Little Birds · Anon. · pm 783 · Witches Night · Olive Thorne · vi 784 · Duke Leopold’s Stone · Mary E. Bradley · pm; illustrated by Alfred Frederick 786 · Mr. Carrothers’ Secret · The Author of “Dab Kinzer” (by William O. Stoddard) · ss 792 · Eyebright [Part 9 of ?] · Susan Coolidge · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 798 · The Streamlet · Moncure D. Conway · vi 799 · The Grave in the Forest · Janet Hay · pm 800 · The Railroad in the Air · Charles Barnard · ar 808 · On a Man’s Back · Horace Baker · vi; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 810 · The Lobster’s Victory; or, The Race That Was Not to the Swift · Abbe Reed · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 812 · “No Ma’am, I Didn’t Come to Shoot Birds” · Anon. · il 812 · A Jolly Fellowship [Part 12 of 12] · Frank Stockton · sl; illustrated by J. E. Kelley 818 · “A Little round head and a little red bonnet” · Anon. · pm 818 · The Educational Breakfast at the Peterkins · Lucretia P. Hale · sl 823 · Taking Care of Him Nights · Dora Read Goodale · pm 823 · Noah’s Ark Ashore · F. L. Oswald · ss; illustrated by Hermann Faber 824 · A Curious Monastery · J. L. · ar 831 · The Robin and the Trout (A Fable) · Nathaniel Niles · pm 833 · What Kate Found in the Well · Emma K. Parrish · ss 837 · The School in the Woods · Maurice Thompson · vi 839 · The Burdock Boy and Girl · Mary L. B. Branch · vi 840 · For Very Little Folks: What Happened to Margery Daw · Anon. · vi 842 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 844 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 846 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v7 #1, November 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Little Louis, The Dauphin · Anon. · fp 1 · How Some Dolls Broke the Law · Sarah Winter Kellogg · vi 3 · Adrift on the Ocean · Frank H. Converse · ss 8 · That Dropped Stitch · R. S. T. · pm; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 10 · Two Allies · Edwin C. Taylor · ar 11 · Arbor Vitae or Not? · Ella A. Drinkwater · vi 13 · The Pensive Cricket · Joel Stacy · pm; illustrated by Miss H. A. Daley 14 · Playthings · Olive Thorne · ar 20 · Mrs. McGlinty’s Pigs · Miriam Alden · vi 23 · Jingle · Anon. · pm 24 · Irene and the Yesterdays · “Raja” · vi 28 · Gathering Muscadine in Mississippi · Winnie Weston · vi 30 · A Legend of Harvest · Edwin Fawcett · pm 32 · The Family with Whom Everything Went Wrong · M. M. D. · vi 34 · Hunting Jackrabbits · A Boy · vi 37 · Getting Ready for Thanksgiving · M. E. Winslow · vi 40 · The Boys at Chiron’s School · Evelyn Muller · vi; illustrated by F. S. Church 43 · A Boy’s Remonstrance · C. Perry · pm 44 · Among the Lakes [Part 1 of 2] · William O. Stoddard · sl; A Farmhouse Story. 51 · The Last Dauphin · Alice Wild · bg 55 · The Country School-House · M. E. Bennett · pm 56 · The Gudra’s Daughter · Frank R. Stockton · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 62 · The Little Runaway · Julia C. R. Dorr & Frederick Dielman · pm 64 · The Boy Heroes of Crecy and Poitiers · Treadwell Walden · ar 69 · Cloud-Land · Mary N. Prescott · pm 70 · A Few Pretty Things in Fancy Work · Eliza Howe · ar 74 · St. Martin’s Eve · Anna Eichberg · vi 77 · For Very Little Folks: How Kit Saw the Show · Anon. · ss 82 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 84 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 86 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v7 #2, December 1879] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Making Mamma’s Christmas Present · Knaus · fp 89 · Jack and Jill [Part 1 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 95 · “I Wish I Knew My Letters Well” · M. M. D. · pm 96 · The Great Race · F. E. T. · vi; illustrated by L. Hopkins 98 · Fables · Howard Pyle · vi 99 · The Knight and the Page (A Story of a Long Ago Christmas) · Martha C. Howe · pm 103 · Budsy, the Giant · J. W. De Forest · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 108 · “Consider, Now, a Painter Man” · Joel Stacy · pm 109 · An American King David · J. T. Trowbridge · bg 111 · Christmas Is Coming! · Anon. · il 111 · Watching for an Otter · Maurice Thompson · vi 114 · Christmas at Number One, Crawlin Place · Sargent Flint · vi 117 · The Four Sunbeams · M. K. B. · pm; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 119 · Paul and the Goblin · J. Esten Cooke · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 124 · The King of the Goblins · Anon. · il 125 · My “Sunflower’s” Fan · Emma Bryan · vi 127 · “There Was an Old Man of Cathay” · Frederic Palmer · pm; illustrated by H. W. Peirce 128 · How the Elephants Turned Back · Anon. · vi 129 · Abram Morrison · John Greenleaf Whittier · pm 131 · A Beginning · Sarah Winter Kellogg · vi 134 · The Little First Man and the Little First Woman (An Indian Legend) · William M. Cary · ss 138 · Among the Lakes [Part 2 of 2] · William O. Stoddard · sl 144 · The Story of Pegasus · M. C. · vi; illustrated by J. L. Kelley 146 · Mother Goose and Her Family: A Christmas Recreation (For Sunday-school and Other Festivals) · Edward Eggleston · pl 150 · The Mystery of the Seed · Lucy Larcom · pm 151 · Telegraph Boys · W. A. Linn · ar 159 · How Cruel Is Fate! · Margaret Vandegrift · pm 160 · The Strange Adventures of a Wood Sled · Washington Gladden · ss; illustrated by Sol Eytinge, Jr. 167 · Dressing Mary Ann · M. M. D. · pm; illustrated by Addie Ledyard 170 · How Joe Brought Down the House · Marion Conant · vi 172 · The Funny Mandarin · Palmer Cox · pm 174 · Thorvaldsen · A. P. C. · ss 180 · Chronicles of the Molbos · Anon. · vi 182 · For Very Little Folks: “Each Little Bird Within Its Nest” · Anon. · pm 186 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 188 · Some New Books for Young People · Anon. · br 188 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 190 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v7 #3, January 1880] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark” · H. Wolf · fp 193 · The Proud Little Grain of Wheat · Frances Hodgson Burnett · ss 198 · Japanese Top Spinning · J. Reed Sever · ar 199 · The Dolls’ Baby Show · B. M. B. · ss; illustrated by Jessie Curtis 204 · Bidding the Sun Good Night in Lapland · Joy Allison · pm 205 · Jack and Jill [Part 2 of 11] · Louisa May Alcott · sl; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 214 · The Three Copecks · Paul H. Hayne · pm; illustrated by Ivan Pranishnickoff 217 · The Land of Short Memories · S. S. Colt · vi 218 · The Catcher Caught · Anon. · il 219 · The Practical Fairy · Charles Barnard · ss 223 · Popping Corn · Jennie E. T. Dowe · pm; illustrated by Alfred Kappes 224 · The Shepherd Boy of Vespignano · Agnes Elizabeth Thomson · vi 227 · Ino and Uno · Josephine Pollard · pm 228 · How Hal Went Home · Louise Stockton · ss; illustrated by W. I. Sheppard 232 · The Relay in the Desert · Anon. · ar 233 · Plums (A Fable) · Paul Fort · vi 235 · The Boys Own Phonograph · John Lewees · ar 238 · “There Was a Young Lady of Brooking” · Frederic Palmer · pm; illustrated by H. W. Peirce 238 · The Children’s “Claim” · Mary Hallock Foote · ss 246 · Sow, Sew and So · Rosa Graham · pm 246 · A Strange Music · Louis C. Elson · ss 253 · Blodget’s Orders · George Klingle · vi 254 · Which Will Get It? · Anon. · il 255 · The Sprig of Holly · Frank Stockton · vi 258 · Among the Lakes [Part 1 of 4] · William O. Stoddard · sl St. Nicholas Nov 1879 (+1) 263 · Snow-Ball Warfare · Daniel C. Beard · ar 267 · The Sleeping Princess · John V. Sears · pl 272 · For Very Little Folks: Trot, Dot and Bunny · Anon. · vi 274 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 276 · Ways of Cutting Oranges and Apples · Anon. · ms 276 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 278 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz