Now, Mr. Merry, if you don’t put this into your Magazine, I hope you will at least say that you have received it. I like the Magazine pretty well, but I didn’t understand what that picture of the big, jumping bull meant at the beginning of the April number. Perhaps you can tell me. Yours, J----S L----N. * * * * * ☞ We are obliged to confess that our friend here has given us a good hint; the animal he mentions was meant for _Taurus_, the Bull, which is the zodiacal sign for April. _Detroit, May 30, 1844._ MR. MERRY,--Will you allow me to tell you that I like your Magazine pretty well--indeed, I may say, very well--but it does not come regular. I go to the post-office a great many times, when it should come, but I am obliged to go away without it. You know “hope deferred makes the heart sick.” So I am often disappointed. Will you do better in this, good Mr. Merry?--and as you tell us many wise things, will you set us an example of punctuality, and oblige your friend, S----L M----LL. ☞ Thanks to S----. I will talk with the publishers about this. The Snow-Drop. MUSIC COMPOSED FOR MERRY’S MUSEUM, BY GEO. J. WEBB. =For one or two voices.= [Illustration: Music] Now the spring is coming on, Now the ice and snow are gone, Come, my little snow-drop root, Will you not begin to shoot? Come, my little snow-drop root, Will you not begin to shoot? Ah! I see your little head Peeping on the flower bed, Looking all so green and gay On this fine and pleasant day. For the mild south wind doth blow, And hath melted all the snow; And the sun shines out so warm, You need not fear another storm. So your pretty flowers show, And your petals white undo; Then you’ll hang your modest head Down upon my flower bed. MERRY’S MUSEUM. Vol. VIII. SEPTEMBER, 1844. No. 3. [Illustration: September] September has come, and it would seem by the picture, that peaches have come with it. This is indeed a fine season for our little friends who are fond of fruit, such as peaches, pears, and plums. Who is there, indeed, that does not like these nice things? But beware, boys and girls; do not indulge in them to excess. Even the best things in this world may be converted into evils by abuse. Even peaches, which are not only delicious but very wholesome, may still become the occasion of disease, if taken in undue quantities.