The Author.
CONTENTS.
| Chap. | Page | |
| I. | —Summer Pleasures | [9] |
| II. | —A Contrast | [14] |
| III. | —The Snow | [23] |
| IV. | —The Sled and the Skates | [26] |
| V. | —Scripture Instruction | [31] |
| VI. | —Little Samuel | [43] |
| VII. | —The Farewell—The Return Home | [51] |
| VIII. | —God’s Call to the Little Prophet | [56] |
| IX. | —Rupert’s Sunday Ride | [62] |
| X. | —Sunday Evening—Talk with Rupert | [69] |
| XI. | —The Commandments | [72] |
| XII. | —Love makes Obedience easy | [86] |
| XIII. | —Prompt Obedience | [91] |
| XIV. | —The Disobedient Chicken | [98] |
| XV. | —About many good Things | [103] |
| XVI. | —The Obedient Boy | [108] |
| XVII. | —Pierre Merlin | [112] |
| XVIII. | —The Silly Bird | [124] |
| XIX. | —Joy in Heaven—The Runaways | [129] |
| XX. | —The Rescue—Welcome Home | [135] |
| XXI. | —The Little Dogs | [143] |
| XXII. | —Forbidden Fruit | [150] |
| XXIII. | —Happy Children | [160] |
| XXIV. | —The School-house | [165] |
| XXV. | —The Sugar-plums | [171] |
| XXVI. | —The Robins | [177] |
| XXVII. | —The Prophet—His Deliverer | [181] |
| XXVIII. | —Little William | [187] |
LITTLE ALFRED.
CHAPTER I
SUMMER PLEASURES.
Up! let us to the fields away,
And breathe the fresh and balmy air: