CONTENTS.—No. XXII
| The Freedom of the Press. By Edward B. Freeland, | 361 |
| The Brothers. An Allegory, | 367 |
| Unuttered. By Kate Putnam, | 377 |
| William Lilly, Astrologer. By Henry Willson, | 379 |
| Jefferson Davis—Repudiation, Recognition, and Slavery. By Hon. Robert J. Walker, | 390 |
| Diary of Frances Krasinska, | 394 |
| Maiden's Dreaming. By E. W. C., | 403 |
| Thirty Days with the Seventy-First Regiment, | 404 |
| Reason, Rhyme, and Rhythm. By Mrs. Martha W. Cook, | 412 |
| Currency and the National Finances. By J. Smith Homans, | 419 |
| October Afternoon in the Highlands, | 433 |
| The Isle of Springs. By Rev. Mr. Starbuck, | 433 |
| The Restoration of the Union. By Hon. F.P. Stanton, | 444 |
| Was He Successful? By Richard B. Kimball, | 452 |
| American Finances and Resources. By Hon. Robt. J. Walker, | 463 |
| Voiceless Singers, | 473 |
| A Detective's Story, | 474 |
| Literary Notices, | 478 |
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