Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive (https://archive.org) GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XXX. June, 1847. No. 6. Table of Contents Fiction, Literature and Articles Boots; Or the Misfortunes of Peter Faber A Chapter on Eating. Part I The Loyalist’s Daughter The Strawberry-Woman The Islets of the Gulf; Or Rose Budd Spectral and Supernatural Appearances The Musician. A Tale Founded upon Fact Review of New Books Poetry and Fashion The Idiot Boy Youthful Love Sonnet from Petrarch, on the Death of Laura Morning Invitation A Prayer Lines on Visiting Broad Street Hotel The Soul’s Search To Lizzie To Ianthé Picture of Tasso Le Follet Transcriber’s Notes can be found at the end of this eBook. * * * * * [Illustration: Drawn by J. Smillie from a sketch by T. Addison Richards. Engraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Smillie. FALLS OF TOCCOA. Graham’s Magazine 1844.] * * * * * [Illustration: Painted by J. W. Wright. Engraved by A. L. Dick. THE HOME BIRD.] * * * * * GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XXX. PHILADELPHIA, June, 1847. No. 6. * * * * * “BOOTS;” OR THE MISFORTUNES OF PETER FABER. BY JOSEPH C. NEAL. [Illustration]