The Nursery, August 1881, Vol. XXX / A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

VOLUME XXX.—No. 2. BOSTON: THE NURSERY PUBLISHING COMPANY, No. 36 Bromfield Street. 1881.

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1881, by THE NURSERY PUBLISHING COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.


HEN Charley was eight years old, his father gave him, for a birthday present, a nice fishing-line.
The little boy was greatly pleased. He had fished often in a tub of water with a pin-hook; but now, for the first time, he had a real fishing-line and pole, and was able to go a-fishing in earnest.

The very first pleasant day, he got leave from his father to go to the pond and try his luck.
Be sure to bring home a good mess of fish, Charley, said his father.
Oh, yes! papa, said Charley, and with his fishing-pole on his shoulder out he went.