Produced by Emmy, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. Music by Linda Cantoni. THE NURSERY _A Monthly Magazine_ FOR YOUNGEST READERS. VOLUME XXI.--No. 2. BOSTON: JOHN L. SHOREY, No. 36 BROMFIELD STREET, 1877. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by JOHN L. SHOREY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. FRANKLIN PRESS: RAND, AVERY, AND COMPANY, 117 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON. [Illustration: Contents] IN PROSE. PAGE "Christmas Presents made here" 33 My Dog Jack 37 Bertie's Steamer 40 A Story about Squirrels 41 What a Little Boy in England says 42 First Lesson in Astronomy 46 Papa's Birthday Present 47 Drawing-Lesson 49 The Rescue 50 The Young Sheep-Owner 52 Emma's Choice 55 Help one another 57 Billy and the Pig 61 Jocko, the Raven 62 IN VERSE. The Petition of the Sparrows 35 Ensign Johnny 39 The Froggies' Party 45 The Faithless Friend 59 Chipperee Chip (_with music_) 64 [Illustration: "CHRISTMAS PRESENTS MADE HERE." VOL. XXI.--NO. 2.] "CHRISTMAS PRESENTS MADE HERE." [Illustration: A]BOUT a year ago, Edwin had a Christmas present of a jig-saw. If Santa Claus brought it, then Santa Claus did a good thing for himself; for last Christmas his pack was loaded down with presents of Edwin's manufacture. Nice little brackets to set up against the wall, nice little bedsteads, book-shelves, toy-houses, frames for pictures, card-baskets,--these are but a few of the great variety of things that Edwin makes with his jig-saw. Many little articles he gives away, for he is a generous boy: but he wants books, and his mother cannot always afford to buy him the books he wants; for she has two children, besides himself, to provide for. So one day when Mr. Topliff, who keeps a great toy-shop, said to Edwin, "I'll pay you well for as many of these toy-houses as you can make," Edwin replied, "I'll go to work just as soon as I have finished this bracket; for a little money is just what I want." Edwin had by practice learned to use his saw with great skill, and he took pains always to do his work well. Gradually he learned to do the finer sort of cabinet-work; and then he puzzled his wits to invent new varieties of toys, and other things often sought for as Christmas presents.