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: