What is it to be Polite, ” Early Rising, 107 Pope Julius II., 108 Questions, 123 Old Age, ” The Sun, Moon and Stars, 124 What is Habit, 128 The Chickadee, ” A Long Chapter upon November, 129 Pierre Ramus, 131 The Musical Snuff-Box, 138 John Hancock, 139 The New London Exchange, 143 The Imperial Joss, 145 A Salt Water Scene, 147 The Shoulder of Mutton, ” Stomach of the Horse, 154 Patriotism, 155 The Wooden Horse, 156 Hannibal Crossing the Alps, 157 The Home of our Childhood, 158 Blessing on a Child, ” Varieties, 159 Our Correspondence, 160, 188 December, 161 Christmas, 168 Tasso’s Wish, 170 The Cat and the Mouse, 173 Fable of the Humming Bird and Butterfly, 177 Washington Irving’s Cottage, 179 The Close of the Year, 187 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1843, by S. G. GOODRICH, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. MERRY’S MUSEUM. Vol. VI. JULY, 1843. No. 1. [Illustration] A Midsummer Morning.