To the eyes that look

Through fancy.—No book

Nor telescope serves so well.

CONTENTS

I.The Princess and the Others[1]
Introduces some people in Garden and Sky.
Meet them now if you like, or come back by and by.
II.The Sailor’s Star[11]
Tells how the Jane Ellen sailed far o’er the sea;
Found a rock, built a ladder, and pleased Little B.
III.The Comet and the Pole Star[42]
On the sands of the seashore you learn what befell
A bad little Comet.—Oh, it punished him well!
IV.Old Sol’s Menagerie[65]
The cages are safe, though you can’t see the bars;
The Zodiac Circus,—Performers all Stars!
V.Major[80]
Here comes a great Wagon. Ahoy! Who goes there?
Did some one say, “Dipper”? Why!—’tis you, Mr. Bear!
VI.The Bee Baby[98]
Were I seeking a spot that was safe for a babe, or
To build me a cot, and would not lose my labor,
I would not choose Xyntli, myself, for a neighbor!
VII.Lady Moon’s Lantern[127]
Rise, rise, Lady Moon! Soar high,—sail over!—
Where is Bee Baby now? Shall I discover?
VIII.Andromeda’s Birthday[133]
Meteors are ripe! A touch makes them fly.
I suspect there’ll be doings to-night in the Sky.
IX.A Surprise Party[149]
It was all Little Bear: (though they all said they all knew it!)
But for him they’d have paid no attention at all to it.
X.Travelers’ Tales[171]
Tip-top o’ the hill!—There’s the fit starting-place
For a highflier journey through direful Space!
XI.Torquillon’s Lair[192]
His spirit was selfish, his ways impolite.
Hey! Ships and Star People! Ye made a brave fight!
Epilogue[230]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Star People and the Jane Ellen[Frontispiece]
They watched with her[4]
Tom Green’s Chanty[26]
Everybody watched him go up and up[30]
“Oh, dear Taffy, let me take care of the Sailor’s Star”[38]
Draco[46]
A more rascally comet you wouldn’t care to see[50]
Orion[56]
Orion’s Dogs and Little Bear[64]
“Shall we not walk together, sir?”[70]
Cassiopeia[76]
“Why, I thought you were a wagon,” he said, “but where are your hortheth?”[86]
Andromeda[98]
They thought only of their flight[116]
His wondering eyes looked from Lady Moon’s shoulder[124]
The small round shadow passed on across the bright lantern of the moon[130]
Three Orions couldn’t have stopped them[146]
Little Bear stopped by the bush[154]
He found Merope sitting alone[180]
The sisters were dancing—the very prettiest and most twirly of the “Sailor’s Knots”[190]
Down the channel he came flying[210]
Standing lightly on the yards, high, high in the air, the twin brothers Castor and Pollux[216]

STAR PEOPLE

I
THE PRINCESS AND THE OTHERS