Her pleading lip entreats, until,
Unable longer to withstand,

place it in her little hand;

And then, with basket on her arm,
The apple, snug, secured from harm,
She takes a nib and drops it in,

Then bends her head to look within,
And eats and talks, and talks and eats
And pit-a-pats her little feet,
Forever round and round the house,
As brisk and busy as a mouse;
If asked to do a thing she spurns,
Each shoulder gives a shrug by turns;
And if you urge, she will not grant,—
"Ma says I mustn't, and I can't!"

And when the evening draweth near,
And one by one the lights appear,
She lays her little frock aside,

And wrapped in night-gown, large and wide,
Her chattering tongue begins to tease :

"What shall it be about, my pet?

About the mouse that gnawed the net?"

"No, no, tell me about a dog,

Or else about a great big frog!"

When those are told, she asks for more,

And half exhausts my little store.
"Tell me about Red-Riding-Hood?"
And I go on to please her mood;
Until her little sparkling eyes
Grow small and smaller still in size;
Then she repeats her evening prayer,
And thanks her Maker for his care,
Asks him to bless her dear mamma,
And all her friends where'er they are;
To please to take the kindest care,
And make him good of brother Clare
And then she bids a last good night,

And shuts her eyes till morning light.

ONE of the greatest discoveries was that of glass. It was known anciently, but did not come into general use till within about three centuries. It was discovered by accident, by some merchants men

tioned by Pliny, who were driven by a storm to seek shelter on the coast of Syria.

They landed, and made a fire to keep off the wild beasts. In the morning, one of them found a lump of half-transparent matter, which glittered like precious stones. Some, who heard of it, made inquiry as to what it was, and how it was made. The plants that were burned were called KALI. They burnt some of it, but it was of no use till some sand was mixed with it. They found that thus they made glass. The inhabitants of Sidon, a neighboring city, were very eager in pursuing this discovery, and established a manufactory which suppled the neighboring countries. The glass thus made was of course not very elegant, as it was made of such coarse materials. Sand and kali, if melted together, will make glass; but other things must be added to make it good, as manganese, lead and nitre. The best glass is made of flint pulverized, and alkali; but the material is too expensive to be in common use.

The Venetians were preeminent in making glass, for purity and for size. Till the thirteenth century, they were the only people who made large mirrors. Consequently all Europe was obliged to buy it of them, not only mirrors, but drinking vessels, for use as well as elegance.

This convenience was first brought to England in 674, when the monastery of Weremouth was glazed. Fine flint glass was made in 1557. It is now made in the United States.

Glass for windows was for a long time made of a greenish color, but a Londoner made it clear. He made his fortune; and to show it was an important secret, he was offered more than seventeen thousand dollars for it; but he wanted twenty, and as no one gave it, the secret died with him. Paste is glass colored like precious stones. It was once in fashion, but now is not. The French, however, are fond of it.

YES! autumn has come at last. The cool, still nights, the ripe and ripening fruit, the variegated colors upon the forest trees, and, perhaps more than all, the little piece of daylight nipped off from both ends of every day, remind us that the fall of the year, -named so undoubtedly because it is the season when the leaves fall, has come at last. Since I commenced my monthly visits to you I have seen your sleds and your warm mittens thrown aside, I have seen