A handsome CALENDAR, forming a record of facts relating to Literature and Art, will accompany the Annual.

CONTENTS.

PREAMBLE. By the Editor. With Two Illustrations.

Story.CISSIE’S COMING HOME. By the Author of “The Blacksmith of Holsby,” “Spenser’s Wife,” &c., &c. With Four Illustrations.

Poem.MAMMY’S AIN BAIRN. By Matthias Barr. With an Illustration.

Sketch.PICKED UP ON THE COAST: A LITTLE PICTURE IN WORDS. By an Obscure Artist. With Two Illustrations.

Story.UNCLE ARCHIE’S BANKRUPTCY: THE STORY OF A YEAR’S PROBATION. By the Author of “His by Right,” “John Hesketh’s Charge,” &c., &c. With Two Illustrations.

Humorous Poem.MY SCHOOLFELLOWS. By J. D. P.

Essay.SOME MOONLIGHT REFLECTIONS—OF TREES, STEEPLES, AND MEN. A Rigmarole. By Sawer Krawt, Author of a Considerable Quantity of Unpublished MSS. With Three Illustrations.

Poem.NIGHT ADVENTURE. By J. D. P.